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title: "Introduction to visNetwork"
author: "B. Thieurmel - DataStorm"
date: "`r Sys.Date()`"
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**visNetwork** is a R package for network visualization, using **vis.js** javascript library (https://visjs.org). All the remarks and bugs returns are welcome on github : https://github.com/datastorm-open/visNetwork.
## Minimal example
**visNetwork** needs at least two informations :
* a nodes data.frame, with *id* column
* a edges data.frame, with *from* and *to* columns
```{r}
require(visNetwork, quietly = TRUE)
# minimal example
nodes <- data.frame(id = 1:3)
edges <- data.frame(from = c(1,2), to = c(1,3))
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%")
```
## Find help
Besides the help R functions, a vignette is available, and you can access and read the full javascript API :
```{r, eval = FALSE}
# javascript api
visDocumentation()
vignette("Introduction-to-visNetwork") # with CRAN version
# shiny examples
shiny::runApp(system.file("shiny", package = "visNetwork"))
```
Or visit our online documentation : http://datastorm-open.github.io/visNetwork/.
## Simple individual nodes and edges customization
* Adding more variables on nodes data.frame. See **_visNodes_** for available options.
```{r}
nodes <- data.frame(id = 1:10,
label = paste("Node", 1:10), # add labels on nodes
group = c("GrA", "GrB"), # add groups on nodes
value = 1:10, # size adding value
shape = c("square", "triangle", "box", "circle", "dot", "star",
"ellipse", "database", "text", "diamond"), # control shape of nodes
title = paste0("
", 1:10,"
Node !
"), # tooltip (html or character)
color = c("darkred", "grey", "orange", "darkblue", "purple"),# color
shadow = c(FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, TRUE, TRUE)) # shadow
head(nodes)
```
* Adding more variables on edges data.frame. See **_visEdges_** for available options.
```{r}
edges <- data.frame(from = sample(1:10, 8), to = sample(1:10, 8),
label = paste("Edge", 1:8), # add labels on edges
length = c(100,500), # length
arrows = c("to", "from", "middle", "middle;to"), # arrows
dashes = c(TRUE, FALSE), # dashes
title = paste("Edge", 1:8), # tooltip (html or character)
smooth = c(FALSE, TRUE), # smooth
shadow = c(FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, TRUE)) # shadow
head(edges)
```
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%")
```
## Global nodes/edges configuration
* Set global options for nodes and edges using **_visNodes_** and **_visEdges_**, and use options per group using **_visGroups_**.
```{r}
nodes <- data.frame(id = 1:5, group = c(rep("A", 2), rep("B", 3)))
edges <- data.frame(from = c(2,5,3,3), to = c(1,2,4,2))
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visNodes(shape = "square") %>% # square for all nodes
visEdges(arrows ="to") %>% # arrow "to" for all edges
visGroups(groupname = "A", color = "darkblue") %>% # darkblue for group "A"
visGroups(groupname = "B", color = "red") # red for group "B"
```
# Network configuration
Configuration options are available in *visOptions*, *visInteraction*, *visLayout*, *visHierarchicalLayout*, *visPhysics* :
## Example Data
```{r, echo=TRUE}
nb <- 10
nodes <- data.frame(id = 1:nb, label = paste("Label", 1:nb),
group = sample(LETTERS[1:3], nb, replace = TRUE), value = 1:nb,
title = paste0("", 1:nb,"
Tooltip !
"), stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
edges <- data.frame(from = trunc(runif(nb)*(nb-1))+1,
to = trunc(runif(nb)*(nb-1))+1,
value = rnorm(nb, 10), label = paste("Edge", 1:nb),
title = paste0("", 1:nb,"
Edge Tooltip !
"))
```
## Add legend
It's possible to add more custom legend on nodes / edges ! Default on groups (like in previous versions) :
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>% visLegend()
```
Or passing data :
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visLegend(useGroups = FALSE, addNodes = data.frame(label = "Nodes", shape = "circle"),
addEdges = data.frame(label = "link", color = "black"))
```
## Highlight nearest
You can highlight nearest nodes and edges clicking on a node with **highlightNearest** option :
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visOptions(highlightNearest = TRUE)
```
It's now possible to control the degree of depth (visNetwork >= 0.1.2) :
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visOptions(highlightNearest = list(enabled =TRUE, degree = 2))
```
## Select by node id
You can also select nodes by id/label with a list with **nodesIdSelection** :
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visOptions(highlightNearest = TRUE, nodesIdSelection = TRUE)
```
## Select by a column
And select some nodes by the values of a column using **selectedBy** option :
```{r}
# can be the column you want
nodes$sel <- sample(c("sel1", "sel2"), nrow(nodes), replace = TRUE)
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visOptions(selectedBy = "sel")
```
## Directed Network
```{r, echo = FALSE}
nodes <- data.frame(id = 1:nb, label = paste("Label", 1:nb),
group = sample(1:nb, nb, replace = TRUE), value = 1:nb,
title = paste0("", 1:nb,"
Tooltip !
"), stringsAsFactors = FALSE)
edges <- data.frame(from = trunc(runif(nb)*(nb-1))+1,
to = trunc(runif(nb)*(nb-1))+1,
title = paste0("", 1:nb,"
Edge Tooltip !
"))
```
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visEdges(arrows = 'from')
```
## Custom navigation
*vis.js* propose some navigation tools :
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visInteraction(navigationButtons = TRUE)
```
## Data Manipulation
And some data manipulation tools :
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visOptions(manipulation = TRUE)
```
## Hierarchical Layout
You can use and control hierarchical layout with *visHierarchicalLayout* and *visLayout* :
```{r, echo = TRUE}
nodes <- data.frame(id = 1:7)
edges <- data.frame(
from = c(1,2,2,2,3,3),
to = c(2,3,4,5,6,7)
)
```
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visEdges(arrows = "from") %>%
visHierarchicalLayout()
# same as visLayout(hierarchical = TRUE)
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visEdges(arrows = "from") %>%
visHierarchicalLayout(direction = "LR")
```
## Freeze network
```{r}
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visInteraction(dragNodes = FALSE, dragView = FALSE, zoomView = FALSE)
```
# Additional features
## Use font awesome icons in your network
You can use **Font Awesome** icons using groups or nodes options. **Font Awesome** library (https://fontawesome.com/) is not part of default dependencies. use addFontAwesome() if needed.
```{r, eval = FALSE}
# don't run here
nodes <- data.frame(id = 1:3, group = c("B", "A", "B"))
edges <- data.frame(from = c(1,2), to = c(2,3))
visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%") %>%
visGroups(groupname = "A", shape = "icon", icon = list(code = "f0c0", size = 75)) %>%
visGroups(groupname = "B", shape = "icon", icon = list(code = "f007", color = "red")) %>%
visLegend() %>%
addFontAwesome()
```
## Visualize rpart object
New *visTree* function allows to visualize and customize a *rpart* classification and regression tree. Have a look to *visTreeEditor* to edity and get back network, or to *visTreeModuleServer* to use custom tree module in R.
```{r, eval = T}
library(rpart)
# Complex tree
data("solder")
res <- rpart(Opening~., data = solder, control = rpart.control(cp = 0.00005))
visTree(res, height = "800px", nodesPopSize = TRUE, minNodeSize = 10, maxNodeSize = 30)
```
## Use in Shiny
With *visNetworkOutput* and *renderVisNetwork*. Using with shiny, and enabled options *nodesIdSelection*, you can access to new input with current selection value. Morevoer, you can do a lot of things with *visNetworkProxy*
```{r, eval = FALSE}
output$mynetwork <- renderVisNetwork({... visOptions(nodesIdSelection = TRUE)}) # created input$mynetwork_selected
```
And with *selectedBy*, new input __input$mynetwork_selectedBy__.
## Physics, tooltip, events,
You can also control :
* physics of network : *visPhysics*
* events : *visEvents*
## Export
```{r, eval = FALSE}
network <- visNetwork(nodes, edges, width = "100%")
visSave(network, file = "network.html")
```
## Use DOT language data
```{r}
visNetwork(dot = 'dinetwork {1 -> 1 -> 2; 2 -> 3; 2 -- 4; 2 -> 1 }', width = "100%")
```
## Use gephi json export file
```{r, eval = FALSE}
# don't run here
visNetwork(gephi = 'WorldCup2014.json')
```