Multicolor series - Highcharts module

Plugin developed by Black Label.

Go to project page to see this module in action: https://blacklabel.github.io/multicolor_series/.

General prerequisites

• For version 3.0.0: Highcharts v11.3.0+
• For version 2.4.0 - 3.0.0: Highcharts v10.0.0 - v11.2.0
• For version 2.3.0: Highcharts v9.2.0 - v9.3.3
• For version 2.x.x: Highcharts v4.2.2 - v9.2.0
• For version 1.x.x: Highcharts v4.0.0 - v4.2.2

Installation

NPM

Get the package from NPM in your app:

npm install highcharts-multicolor-series

If Highcharts is not already installed, get the package with Highcharts:

npm install highcharts highcharts-multicolor-series

CDN

Add a script tag below the Highcharts script tag:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/highcharts-multicolor-series"></script>

Usage and demos

Basic usage example:

The Live example is available here.

Highcharts.chart('container', {
  series: [{
    type: 'coloredline',
    data: [{
      y: 70,
      segmentColor: 'blue'
    }, {
      y: 20,
      segmentColor: 'green'
    }, {
      y: 40,
      segmentColor: 'yellow'
    }, {
      y: 50,
      segmentColor: 'red'
    }, {
      y: 10,
      segmentColor: 'pink'
    }]
  }]
});

Basic usage example with Typescript (React):

The Live example is available here.

import * as Highcharts from "highcharts";
import HighchartsReact from "highcharts-react-official";

// Implement the package module.
import MulticolorSeries from "highcharts-multicolor-series";
MulticolorSeries(Highcharts);

// The package allows you to import both `Highcharts.SeriesMulticolorLineOptions` and
// `Highcharts.SeriesMulticolorAreaOptions` interfaces, accordingly to the series.
// Interfaces extend the default series options.

const App = () => {
  // Type the chart options.
  const options: Highcharts.Options = {
    series: [
      {
        type: "coloredarea",
        data: [
          {
            y: 40,
            segmentColor: "red"
          },
          {
            y: 60,
            segmentColor: "blue"
          },
          {
            y: 30,
            segmentColor: "yellow"
          },
          {
            y: 10,
            segmentColor: "green"
          },
          {
            y: 50,
            segmentColor: "brown"
          },
          {
            y: 20,
            segmentColor: "pink"
          },
          {
            y: 70,
            segmentColor: "orange"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  };

  return <HighchartsReact highcharts={Highcharts} options={options} />;
};

export default App;

Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Defaults | Description | | --------- | :----: | :--------: | :--------: | ----------- | | series.type | String | yes | - | Set it to "coloredline" or "coloredarea" to use multicolor series. | | point.segmentColor | String | no | - | Controls line color between n and n+1 point, independent from point.color, which changes marker color. |

Changelog

The changelog is available here.

Development

To ensure best compatibility, it is recommended to use pnpm as a package manager.

Tests

This package contains tests for the proper elements rendering. To run tests, type:

npm run test

License

This package is licensed under MIT.

The package is built on top of the Highcharts library which requires a commercial license. Non-commercial use may qualify for a free educational or personal license. Read more about licenses here.