feat: support AnyChart charting library #545
Description
Summary
Add support for AnyChart as a third-party charting library that maidr can work with.
Background
AnyChart is a commercial JavaScript charting library used in enterprise data visualization. It renders charts as SVG. chart2music provides an AnyChart integration example, though chart2music notes that AnyChart does not fully support external visual syncing due to limited API exposure for tooltip/highlight control.
What This Involves
- Binder/Adapter: Create an adapter that extracts data from AnyChart chart instances and generates the MAIDR JSON schema.
- SVG Highlighting: AnyChart renders SVG elements that can potentially be targeted with CSS selectors.
- Chart Types: AnyChart supports line, bar, column, area, pie, scatter, heatmap, treemap, stock, Gantt, map, and many more.
Considerations
- chart2music found that AnyChart has limited API for externally triggering tooltip/highlight behavior, which may limit visual sync capabilities.
- AnyChart has its own data model and API for accessing chart data.
- Commercial licensing considerations for testing and examples.
Reference
- chart2music AnyChart example: https://codepen.io/chart2music/full/abYGoME
- AnyChart: https://www.anychart.com/