WebCola [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
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JavaScript constraint based layout for high-quality graph visualization and exploration
using D3.js and other web-based graphics libraries.
[Homepage with code and more examples](https://ialab.it.monash.edu/webcola)
Note: While D3 adaptor supports both D3 v3 and D3 v4, WebCoLa's interface is styled like D3 v3. Follow the setup in our homepage for more details.
Installation
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#### Browser:
```html
```
The minified version can also be accessed from [jsDelivr](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/tgdwyer/WebCola/WebCola/cola.min.js).
#### Npm:
npm install webcola --save
You can also install it through npm by first adding it to `package.json`:
"dependencies": {
"webcola": "latest"
}
Then by running `npm install`.
#### Bower:
bower install webcola --save
If you use TypeScript, you can get complete TypeScript definitions by installing [tsd 0.6](https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/tsd) and running `tsd link`.
Building
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*Linux/Mac/Windows Command Line:*
- install [node.js](http://nodejs.org)
- from the WebCola directory:
npm install
- build, minify and test:
npm run build
npm run test
This creates the `cola.js` and `cola.min.js` files in the `dist` directory and runs tests.
*Visual Studio:*
- get the [typescript plugin](http://www.typescriptlang.org/#Download)
- open webcola.sln
Running
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*Linux/Mac/Windows Command Line:*
Install the Node.js http-server module:
npm install -g http-server
After installing http-server, we can serve out the example content in the WebCola directory.
npm run website
http-server website
The default configuration of http-server will serve the exampes on [http://localhost:8080](http://localhost:8080).