Table (beta)
Updated 6 years ago to v1.0.0 by Flourish team
How to use this template
This is a beta template, and we would love to know what you think of it! Send us an e-mail if you have any requests, problems or questions.
What's it for?
This template allows you make a template in which your audience can search, filter and explore. Pretty boring, huh? Luckily, we added a way to turn your columns into mini visualisations! For now you can make a basic bar chart, but we'll be adding more visualisation types very soon.
How to get started
- Upload your data
- Done π
- Want to turn your columns into mini bar charts? Go to "Chart columns" on the right hand side and type in the column names
FAQ
Tell me more about those mini visualisations Of course. Let's say you have election results for each state in America. We have a column for state name, population, Republican %, Democrat%.
Now we want to turn Republican % and Democrat% into a bar chart, so we can immediately see the vote results for each state.
- Go to "Chart columns" on the right hand side, and enable "Bar Chart Columns"
- Fill in Democrats %, Republicans %
- This should turn the two columns into a new column with the bar chart
- Give the newly made bar chart a name
Does this table work with a lot of data? It works pretty quickly, even with about 100,000 rows of data. You can optimize it by limiting the columns to search through.
Can I also use this as a searchable tool Yes! Just set the pagination amount to 0, and the pagination amount after search to something more than 0. This will make sure the table is empty on default, and will only fill up once you start searching.
Will there be more visualisation types? Yes! At the moment you can do only basic bar chart, but it will be possible to do spark lines very soon. Watch this space.
So what happens on mobile? We've made it quite flexible for you. You could choose to switch to a mobile blocks view, but if you prefer to keep a table view (with scrollbars) than that's totally fine.
Credits
Created by the Flourish team.
API information
This section documents API usage specific to this template, so for an introduction we suggest you refer to the generic API documentation instead.
template: @flourish/table
version: 1
Template data
There are three different formats in which you can supply data to this template. The most convenient for you to use likely depends on the source of your data, as described below.
1. Array of arrays, and a bindings object
You can supply arrays of arrays to opts.data, which might look
like:
{
data: {
rows: [
[ "RowsColumn1Value1", "RowsColumn2Value1",
[ "RowsColumn1Value2", "RowsColumn2Value2",
[ "RowsColumn1Value3", "RowsColumn2Value3",
...
]
}
}
where each array of arrays represents the rows in a data sheet.
To tell the API how the values from each column should be
associated with the keys that the template is expecting, you must also supply
an object attached to opts.bindings. (The meanings of the
keys in the bindings object are documented
below.) The minimal bindings you can
supply for this template are as shown in this example:
{
template: "@flourish/table",
version: "1",
bindings: {
rows: {
}
},
data: {
rows: [
[ "RowsColumn1Value1", "RowsColumn2Value1",
[ "RowsColumn1Value2", "RowsColumn2Value2",
[ "RowsColumn1Value3", "RowsColumn2Value3",
...
]
}
}
All possible bindings that you can supply are shown in this example:
{
template: "@flourish/table",
version: "1",
bindings: {
rows: {
columns: [0, 1, ...], // index(es) of column(s) in your data
}
},
data: {
rows: [
[ "RowsColumn1Value1", "RowsColumn2Value1",
[ "RowsColumn1Value2", "RowsColumn2Value2",
[ "RowsColumn1Value3", "RowsColumn2Value3",
...
]
}
}
2. Array of objects with arbitrary keys, and a bindings object
This format is most likely useful when you have data from an external source,
such as CSV data loaded from d3-dsv.
You should supply this attached to the opts.data, which might look
like:
{
rows: [
{ "RowsHeader1": ..., "RowsHeader2": ..., ... },
{ "RowsHeader1": ..., "RowsHeader2": ..., ... },
{ "RowsHeader1": ..., "RowsHeader2": ..., ... },
...
]
}
... but with the keys being the column headers from your
source data instead. You must also supply an object attached to
opts.bindings. The minimal bindings you can
supply for this template are as shown in this example:
{
template: "@flourish/table",
version: "1",
bindings: {
rows: {
}
},
data: {
rows: [
{ "RowsHeader1": ..., "RowsHeader2": ..., ... },
{ "RowsHeader1": ..., "RowsHeader2": ..., ... },
{ "RowsHeader1": ..., "RowsHeader2": ..., ... },
...
]
}
}
All possible bindings that you can supply are shown in this example:
{
template: "@flourish/table",
version: "1",
bindings: {
rows: {
columns: ["RowsHeader1", "RowsHeader2", ...],
}
},
data: {
rows: [
{ "RowsHeader1": ..., "RowsHeader2": ..., ... },
{ "RowsHeader1": ..., "RowsHeader2": ..., ... },
{ "RowsHeader1": ..., "RowsHeader2": ..., ... },
...
]
}
}
(As before, the keys containing "Header" would be replaced by column names from your data source.)
3. Array of objects with template-defined keys
There is an alternative format you can use, which is likely to be easier to
use if your data is not from a spreadsheet source. With this alternative format
you supply your data to the template as
an array of objects, attached to opts.data, where the keys must
be those used by the template, as documented below. In this case
there is no need to supply a bindings object, since the key names are already
those expected by the template. The required properties in the data
object are as follows (scroll down for a
description of what each property is):
{
template: "@flourish/table",
version: "1",
data: {
rows: [
{
columns: [...]
},
...
]
},
...
}
And the full list of all possible properties is as follows:
{
template: "@flourish/table",
version: "1",
data: {
rows: [
{
columns: [...]
},
...
]
},
...
}
Meanings of the template data keys:
- rows.columns: columns
Template settings
Options for opts.state.
Table
table_min_width number
Min width. Min: 100
table_border_color color
Border color.
table_border_width number
Border thickness.
sorting.enabled boolean
Enable sorting.
pagination_enabled boolean
Allowed values:
- true (Enabled)
- false (Disabled)
pagination_amount number
Number of rows.
pagination_amount_search number
Number of rows (after search).
Cell styles
cell_height number
Height.
cell_padding number
Padding.
cell_fill_1 color
Background.
cell_fill_2 color
cell_wrap boolean
Wrap text in cell.
cell_border_color color
Color.
cell_border_width number
Thickness.
cell_border_style string
Style. Allowed values:
cell_font_color color
Color.
cell_font_size number
Size.
column_width_mode string
Allowed values:
- auto (Auto)
- equal (Equally spaced)
- fixed (Custom)
column_widths string
Column widths.
header_font_weight string
Text weight. Allowed values:
header_fill color
Background.
header_font_color color
Color.
header_style_default boolean
Allowed values:
- true (Inherit styles)
- false (Custom)
header_height number
Height.
header_padding number
Padding.
header_font_default boolean
Allowed values:
- true (Inherit styles)
- false (Custom)
header_font_size number
Size.
header_border_default boolean
Allowed values:
- true (Inherit styles)
- false (Custom)
header_border_color color
Color.
header_border_width number
Thickness.
header_border_style string
Style. Allowed values:
Charts ππ
bar_columns.enabled boolean
This setting will convert numerical values in your data to a simple visual bar chart Allowed values:
bar_columns.bar_1_columns text
Which columns would you like to turn into bar chart?. Just write down the column names on a new line
bar_columns.bar_1_column_name string
New column name.
bar_columns.bar_1_max_enabled boolean
Max. Use a fixed max value. Set to 0 to use combined total of all used columns Allowed values:
bar_columns.bar_1_max number
Max value.
line_columns.enabled boolean
This setting will convert numerical values in your data to a simple visual line chart Allowed values:
line_columns.line_1_columns text
Which columns would you like to turn into a line chart?. Just write down the column names on a new line
line_columns.line_1_column_name string
New column name.
line_columns.line_1_max_enabled boolean
Max. Use a fixed max value. Set to 0 to use combined total of all used columns Allowed values:
line_columns.line_1_max number
Max value.
line_columns.line_1_width number
Width.
line_columns.line_1_color color
Color.
line_columns.line_1_area boolean
Area. Allowed values:
Colors
color.palette colors
Palette.
color.extend boolean
Auto-extend. Automatically generate additional colours when needed to avoid the palette colours being used more than once. Added colours are based on the average lightness and chroma values of the palette. This works best if the paletteβs colours do not have very high or low saturation.
color.advanced boolean
Fine tune. Fine tune how additional colours are added to the palette.
color.hue_rotation_angle number
Hue rotation for added colours. Angle, in degrees in HCL colourspace, between one generated colour and the next. The default value, ~360/(Golden ratio), ensures adjacent hues are not too similar. Max: 360
color.custom_palette text
Custom overrides. Type the name of the entity whose colour you want to set, a colon and then a colour (using a name, hex-code or rgb declaration). Multiple colours can be set using multiple lines. For example:
Party 1: red
Party 2: #4455AA
Party 3: rgb(30,168,26)
Mobile view
mobile.view boolean
Mobile view. Allowed values:
mobile.breakpoint number
Mobile breakpoint width. Min: 10
mobile.cell_font_size number
Text size. Min: 1
mobile.pagination_amount number
Pagination Amount. Min: 1
Search
search_enabled boolean
Allowed values:
- true (Enabled)
- false (Disabled)
search_placeholder string
Placeholder.
search_columns string
Columns to search in. On default, the search bar will only search through the first column of your data. If you want to include more columns, add them here. Just write down the column names, separated by a ;
no_results_text string
Text when there are no results.
search_resize boolean
Resize table after searching. Allowed values:
Popup
popup.show_popups boolean
Popups. Allowed values:
popup.is_custom boolean
Popup contents. Allowed values:
popup.custom_template text
Popup content. The text to appear in the popup. You can use {{column_name}} to add a value from your data. It must be in a selected column, but you can add columns to βMetadataβ if you just want to include them for use in the popup. Advanced users can include HTML to apply layouts, formatting, images, etc.
popup.show_pointer boolean
Pointer.
popup.show_shadow boolean
Shadow.
popup.style_popups boolean
Custom styling.
popup.text_color color
Text colour.
popup.align string
Alignment. Allowed values:
popup.font_size number
Font size. Min: 1
popup.fill_color color
Fill colour.
popup.opacity number
Fill opacity. Max: 1
popup.padding number
Padding.
popup.border_radius number
Radius. Corner radius of popup
Number formatting
localization.input_decimal_separator string
Decimal separator in data sheet. Used for interpreting your data. Only change if data is not displaying on the chart as expected. Allowed values:
localization.output_separators string
Number format to display. How the numbers should appear on chart labels Allowed values:
Layout
Layout
layout.body_font font
Font.
layout.max_width number
Maximum width. Leave blank to stretch to container width Min: 50
layout.background_color color
Background.
layout.margin number
Margin.
layout.layout_order string
Layout order. Allowed values:
layout.space_between_sections string
Space between sections. Allowed values:
layout.space_between_sections_custom number
Custom. Max: 100
Header
layout.header_align string
Alignment. Allowed values:
layout.title string
layout.title_styling boolean
Change title styles.
layout.title_size string
Size. Allowed values:
layout.title_size_custom number
Custom. Specify a custom responsive font size. Best results will be with values between 1.2 and 3
layout.title_weight string
Weight. Allowed values:
layout.title_color color
Color.
layout.title_line_height number
Line height. Max: 3
layout.subtitle string
layout.subtitle_styling boolean
Change subtitle styles.
layout.subtitle_size string
Size. Allowed values:
layout.subtitle_size_custom number
Custom. Specify a custom responsive font size. Best results will be with values between 1.2 and 3
layout.subtitle_weight string
Weight. Allowed values:
layout.subtitle_color color
Color.
layout.subtitle_line_height number
Line height. Max: 3
layout.subtitle_space_above string
Space above. Allowed values:
layout.subtitle_space_above_custom number
Custom. Max: 100
layout.text string
layout.text_styling boolean
Change text styles.
layout.text_size string
Size. Allowed values:
layout.text_size_custom number
Custom. Specify a custom responsive font size. Best results will be with values between 1.2 and 3
layout.text_weight string
Weight. Allowed values:
layout.text_color color
Color.
layout.text_line_height number
Line height. Max: 3
layout.text_space_above string
Space above. Allowed values:
layout.text_space_above_custom number
Custom. Max: 100
Footer
layout.source_name string
Source name.
layout.source_url string
Source url.
layout.multiple_sources boolean
Multiple sources.
layout.source_name_2 string
Source name.
layout.source_url_2 string
Source url.
layout.source_name_3 string
Source name.
layout.source_url_3 string
Source url.
layout.source_label string
Source label.
layout.note string
Note.
layout.size number
Size.
layout.color color
Color.
layout.footer_align string
Alignment. Allowed values:
layout.logo_url url
Image.
layout.logo_link_url string
Link.
layout.logo_height number
Height.
layout.logo_margin number
Margin.
layout.logo_order string
Position. Allowed values:
layout.footer_align_vertical string
V. align. Allowed values:
