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apexcharts / ng-apexcharts

ng-apexcharts is an implementation of apexcharts for angular. It comes with one simple component that enables you to use apexcharts in an angular project.
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Request for Canvas Rendering Option #333

Closed Sariln closed 5 months ago

Sariln commented 5 months ago

I would like to request the addition of a Canvas rendering option in ApexCharts. Currently, ApexCharts uses SVG for rendering charts, which is great for static or semi-static visualizations. However, for use cases involving frequent updates, animations, or large datasets, Canvas rendering could potentially provide better performance compared to SVG.

Canvas is a pixel-based rendering method that can handle frequent redrawing and manipulations more efficiently than SVG, which treats each element as a separate DOM node. This could be beneficial for real-time data visualizations, animations with many moving objects, or visualizing large datasets.

While Canvas has trade-offs compared to SVG, offering a Canvas rendering option alongside the existing SVG rendering could cater to a wider range of use cases where performance is a priority.

Thank you for considering this feature request.

junedchhipa commented 5 months ago

Sorry, but that would require a major rewrite of the library. Both SVG and canvas uses a very different way of drawing shapes, so interchanging one with the other wouldn't be possible.