Candlestick Financial Chart in JavaScript with Real-time Data

In this blog post we will build the financial chart that you see below. This is a candlestick chart created with MindFusion Charting for JavaScript. We use data from the platform TraderMade. The data comes in a continuous stream as a WebSocket. The blog post explains how to get the data, how to parse it and how to create and customize the chart. The chart also offers the user to change the data interval and to zoom in/out the chart.

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Render Online Maps Using Your Own Tile Map Files and MindFusion Mapping Library for JavaScript

In this blog post we are going to show you how to use the free mapping files, available for download from various resources and convert them to image files so they can be rendered through the URL http://your_website/files_location/{z}/{x}/{y}.png You will get acquainted with various sources of map data files, different tools to convert and export the files into raster images. Finally, you will use MindFusion’s JS Mapping library to create a map that uses the image files, you have prepared and uploaded on your own server.

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Using MindFusion ToolStrip Library in JavaScript

In this blog post we are going to look at the way you can build the ToolStrip that you see at the image below. We use the ToolStrip control, which is part of MindFusion Pack for JavaScript. Here is the final result:

We will go through the process of creating the toolstrip step-by-step, from scratch, clarifying the most important details.

You can run the sample online at https://mindfusion.eu/samples/javascript/grid/TrainSchedule.html

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Custom Grid Drawing in Charting for JavaScript

In this blog post we will look in short at the steps to build this JavaScript area chart with custom grid:

The line chart uses DateTimeSeries for the data and a standard GridType for the major grid lines. The auxiliary grid lines among them are made with custom drawing: we will discuss in details the code for that.

The sample uses MindFusion Charting library for JavaScript, which also supports TypeScript.

You can see the sample online at https://mindfusion.eu/samples/javascript/chart/CustomGrid/DateTimeSeries.html

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