Curved Link Reshaping

This sample is a modification of the State Chart sample that makes use of the CurvedLinkReshapingTool that is defined in its own file, as CurvedLinkReshapingTool.js.

Note that unlike the standard case of a Bezier-curved Link that is Part.reshapable, there is only one reshape handle When the user drags that handle, the value of Link.curviness is modified, causing the link to be curved differently. This sample also defines a TwoWay Binding on that property, thereby saving the curviness to the model data. Unlike the regular State Chart sample, there is no Binding on Link.points, which is no longer needed when the curviness is the only modified property.

Diagram Model saved in JSON format:

{ "class": "go.GraphLinksModel",
  "nodeKeyProperty": "id",
  "nodeDataArray": [
    { "id": 0, "loc": "120 120", "text": "Initial" },
    { "id": 1, "loc": "330 120", "text": "First down" },
    { "id": 2, "loc": "226 376", "text": "First up" },
    { "id": 3, "loc": "60 276", "text": "Second down" },
    { "id": 4, "loc": "226 226", "text": "Wait" }
  ],
  "linkDataArray": [
    { "from": 0, "to": 0, "text": "up or timer", "curviness": -20 },
    { "from": 0, "to": 1, "text": "down", "curviness": 20 },
    { "from": 1, "to": 0, "text": "up (moved)\nPOST", "curviness": 20 },
    { "from": 1, "to": 1, "text": "down", "curviness": -20 },
    { "from": 1, "to": 2, "text": "up (no move)" },
    { "from": 1, "to": 4, "text": "timer" },
    { "from": 2, "to": 0, "text": "timer\nPOST" },
    { "from": 2, "to": 3, "text": "down" },
    { "from": 3, "to": 0, "text": "up\nPOST\n(dblclick\nif no move)" },
    { "from": 3, "to": 3, "text": "down or timer", "curviness": 20 },
    { "from": 4, "to": 0, "text": "up\nPOST" },
    { "from": 4, "to": 4, "text": "down" }
  ]
}

GoJS Features in this sample

Links

The Link class is used to implement a visual relationship between nodes. Links are normally created by the presence of link data objects in the GraphLinksModel.linkDataArray or by a parent key reference as the value of the TreeModel.nodeParentKeyProperty of a node data object in a TreeModel. More information can be found in the GoJS Intro.

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Tools

Tools handle all input events, such as mouse and keyboard interactions, in a Diagram. There are many kinds of predefined Tool classes that implement all of the common operations that users do.

For flexibility and simplicity, all input events are canonicalized as InputEvents and redirected by the diagram to go to the Diagram.currentTool. By default the Diagram.currentTool is an instance of ToolManager held as the Diagram.toolManager. The ToolManager implements support for all mode-less tools. The ToolManager is responsible for finding another tool that is ready to run and then making it the new current tool. This causes the new tool to process all of the input events (mouse, keyboard, and touch) until the tool decides that it is finished, at which time the diagram's current tool reverts back to the Diagram.defaultTool, which is normally the ToolManager, again.

More information can be found in the GoJS Intro.

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Buttons

GoJS defines several Panels for common uses. These include "Button", "TreeExpanderButton", "SubGraphExpanderButton", "PanelExpanderButton", "ContextMenuButton", and "CheckBoxButton". "ContextMenuButton"s are typically used inside of "ContextMenu" Panels; "CheckBoxButton"s are used in the implementation of "CheckBox" Panels.

These predefined panels can be used as if they were Panel-derived classes in calls to GraphObject.make. They are implemented as simple visual trees of GraphObjects in Panels, with pre-set properties and event handlers.

More information can be found in the GoJS Intro.

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GoJS Extensions

GoJS can be extended in a variety of ways. The most common way to change the standard behavior is to set properties on the GraphObject, Diagram, CommandHandler, Tool, or Layout. But when the desired property does not exist, you might need to override methods of CommandHandler, Tool, Layout, Link, or Node. Methods that you can override are documented in the API reference. Various features of GoJS can be overriden, either by replacing a method on an instance (a feature of JavaScript) or by defining a subclass. You should not modify the prototypes of any of the GoJS classes.

In addition to our samples, GoJS provides an extensions gallery, showcasing the creation of custom tools and layouts. Those classes and samples are written in TypeScript, available at ../extensionsJSM/, as ECMAScript/JavaScript modules -- these use the ../release/go-module.js library. We recommend that you copy the files that you need into your project, so that you can adjust how they refer to the GoJS library that you choose and so that you can include them into your own building and packaging procedures.

More information can be found in the GoJS Intro.

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