[Network] Hierarchical layout algorithm degradation

[floatingpurr]

I'm using version 4.21 and I'm trying to draw a quite huge tree (i.e., ~1k nodes, ~1k edges).

The problem is that I get something like this: (JSFiddle)

Instead of the following more ordered tree that I get with version 4.19 (JSFiddle)

Stackoverflow references:

• An answer by YakovL (Issue images come from there)
• Another question by Maciejg

[YakovL]

Although somewhat obvious, it's worth mentioning that this is about hierarchical layout (I suggest to put that into the title because this way it's much easier to find especially if a duplicate issue is created)

[YakovL]

I'd call this hierarchical layout algorithm degradation; took place between 4.19.1 and 4.20.0 according to Maciejg. Would be nice if this behaviour were at least switchable (to the previous one).

[YakovL]

Another such issue at SO, and for now the best thing I can recommend is

The easy way is to downgrade vis.js to 4.19.1.

The hard way is to analyse the changes between the versions, contribute to the issue by reproting what you have found, forking the repo and making some rollback about those changes (and may be making a pull request).

[YakovL]

Question about a similar problem at SO, just to note that the issue is topical

[ynahmany]

Hi, any update on this issue ? Thanks in advance!