Software/Technologies comparison
This document consist of software and technologies we are comparing or testing for APINF use.
Filterable table packages
From the research we did we ended up with candidates that has Meteor integration in it.
Reactive Table
Source: https://github.com/aslagle/reactive-table
Demo: http://reactive-table.meteor.com/
Pros:
- Active - Last update 7 days ago
- Over 140 stars
- Designed for Meteor
- Very rich documentation
- Bunch of good examples
Meteor Tabular
Source: https://github.com/aldeed/meteor-tabular
Demo: Meteorpad Tabular Demo
Pros:
- Active - Last update 11 days ago
- Over 110 stars
- Designed for Meteor
- Rich documentation
- Number of useful DataTables extensions: http://www.datatables.net/extensions/index
Cons:
- Lack of examples
Chart/graph packages
chart:chart
Atmosphere: https://atmospherejs.com/chart/chart
Documentation: http://www.chartjs.org/docs
Chart package based on Chart.js
- HTML5 Charts (using canvas)
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6 chart options
* Line
- Bar
- Radar
- Polar
- Pie
- Doughnut
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Interactive (e.g. hover)
- Responsive
NVD3.js
Atmosphere: https://atmospherejs.com/nvd3/nvd3
Simplified D3.js charts with many options and examples.
- Based on D3.js
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Simplified API
* Still slightly complicated compared with Chart.js
- Powerful, since based on D3
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Many chart types
- SVG output (as opposed to Canvas)
- Multiple chart types in single view (e.g. Line plus Bar chart )
- Focus and context zooming