apexcharts-skill 3.1.0 → 4.0.1

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  1. package/.cursorrules +72 -44
  2. package/README.md +8 -8
  3. package/SKILL.md +98 -70
  4. package/package.json +1 -1
  5. package/references/bar-charts.md +17 -4
  6. package/references/cartesian-charts.md +8 -1
  7. package/references/circular-charts.md +20 -7
  8. package/references/feature-platform.md +83 -22
  9. package/references/financial-charts.md +28 -12
  10. package/references/framework-wrappers.md +41 -7
  11. package/references/grid-charts.md +10 -7
  12. package/references/ssr.md +22 -10
  13. package/references/tree-shaking.md +77 -45
package/SKILL.md CHANGED
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  name: apexcharts
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- AI skill for building ApexCharts.js charts and data visualizations (targets v7).
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  Use when the user asks to create, configure, or troubleshoot any chart using ApexCharts
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  (line, area, bar, pie, donut, radialBar, scatter, bubble, heatmap, candlestick, boxPlot,
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  violin, histogram, radar, polarArea, rangeBar, rangeArea, treemap, funnel, pyramid, gauge,
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  correct data formats, lifecycle, formatters, tree-shaking, SSR, and the feature
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  platform (plugins, canvas renderer, custom series, small multiples, undo/redo,
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  shareable views, themes, crossfilter, annotation authoring, storyboard, streaming,
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- drilldown). Knows which features ship in the default v7 bundle and which are an
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- explicit import. In React /
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+ drilldown, highlight filter). Knows which chart types and features ship in the
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+ default v8 bundle and which need an explicit import or the full bundle. In React /
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  Vue / Angular projects, prefer the framework wrapper packages
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  (`react-apexcharts`, `vue3-apexcharts`, `ng-apexcharts`) over the core API.
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  author: ApexCharts
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- version: "3.1.0"
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- library_version: "7.6.1"
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  category: data-visualization
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  tags: [charts, visualization, javascript, typescript, svg, apexcharts]
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  docs: https://apexcharts.com/docs/
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  > Wrappers handle `destroy()` automatically on unmount, accept reactive props, and forward events as idiomatic framework events. Use the core API directly only when no framework is detected, or when the user explicitly asks for vanilla. See `references/framework-wrappers.md`.
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- > **Targets ApexCharts v7.** Read the next box before writing any feature code: v7's headline change is that the default bundle no longer contains every feature.
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+ > **Targets ApexCharts v8.** Read the next box before writing any chart or feature code: the default bundle does not contain every chart type or feature.
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- > **⚠️ v7.0 breaking change: nine features left the default bundle.** In v6, `import ApexCharts from 'apexcharts'` gave you every feature. In v7 it does not. These nine are **Tier 2**: present in the package, absent from the default bundle, and reachable only through an explicit import.
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+ > **⚠️ v8.0 breaking change: three chart types and four features left the default bundle.** `import ApexCharts from 'apexcharts'` (script tag: `dist/apexcharts.min.js`) registers line, area, scatter, bubble, rangeArea, bar (and `column`), rangeBar, candlestick, boxPlot, histogram, funnel, pyramid, pie, donut, polarArea, radialBar, gauge, radar, heatmap and treemap, plus axes, tooltips and the **Tier 1** features: exports, legend, toolbar, annotations, keyboard navigation, morph, stats, themes (Facet), plugins (Weave) and custom series (Marks). Everything else is **Tier 2**: present in the package, absent from the default bundle, and reachable through its own import next to it.
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  > ```js
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  > import ApexCharts from 'apexcharts'
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  > ```
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  > ```html
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- > <script src=".../dist/apexcharts.js"></script>
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- > <script src=".../dist/features/trellis.js"></script> <!-- script tag -->
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  > ```
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- > | Trellis (small multiples) | `apexcharts/features/trellis` | 25.7 KB |
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- > | Storyboard (scrollytelling) | `apexcharts/features/storyboard` | 8.0 KB |
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- > | Perspectives (shareable views) | `apexcharts/features/perspectives` | 6.7 KB |
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- > | Ink (annotation authoring) | `apexcharts/features/ink` | 6.2 KB |
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- > | Canvas renderer (Strata) | `apexcharts/features/renderer-canvas` | 6.0 KB |
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- > | Linked views & crossfilter | `apexcharts/features/link` | 5.3 KB |
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- > | Measure ruler | `apexcharts/features/measure` | 4.6 KB |
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- > | Rewind (undo / redo) | `apexcharts/features/history` | 3.2 KB |
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- > | Context menu | `apexcharts/features/context-menu` | 2.3 KB |
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+ > | `unit` and its `waffle` alias | `apexcharts/unit` | `dist/unit.js` | 8.0 |
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+ > | `sunburst` | `apexcharts/sunburst` | `dist/sunburst.js` | 8.0 |
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+ > | `violin` | `apexcharts/violin` | `dist/violin.js` | 8.0 |
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+ > | `icicle` | `apexcharts/icicle` | `dist/icicle.js` | 7.6 (new) |
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+ > | `raincloud` | `apexcharts/raincloud` (the violin renderer plus the raincloud feature) | `dist/violin.js`, then `dist/features/raincloud.js` | 7.1 (new); needs violin since 8.0 |
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+ > | `drilldown`, and the `waterfall`, `dumbbell` and `streamgraph` chart types | `apexcharts/features/<name>` | `dist/features/<name>.js` | 8.0 |
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- > The `raincloud` chart type (7.1) is Tier 2 on the same terms: `import 'apexcharts/raincloud'`. Storyboard registers Perspectives, so importing both costs no more than Storyboard alone. **Nothing fails silently**: each warns in the console when its config is present but the module is not, and degrades where it can (a trellis renders as one chart; `renderer: 'canvas'` falls back to SVG). Default bundle: 291,654 B gzipped in 6.10, 252,005 B in 7.0, 264,326 B in 7.1, about 270 KB in 7.6.
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  > **Other v7.0 breaking changes.** (1) `plotOptions.bar.borderRadiusWhenStacked` was dropped as dead config in v7.0 and is a **working option again in v7.4**: `'all'` (the default) rounds both stack ends, `'last'` rounds only the far end and leaves the baseline square. Do not delete it from a config. (2) `dataLabels.animate.enabled` now defaults to `true` (bar/column only): labels ride to their new position on a data update instead of snapping. Set `dataLabels: { animate: { enabled: false } }` for the old behavior. Everything else from v5 and v6 keeps working unchanged.
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- > **Behaviors that are on by default** (both respect `prefers-reduced-motion`): data updates that add/remove points animate coherently, and one-finger kinetic pan is enabled (`chart.pan.inertia`). The two-finger gestures, pinch-zoom and two-finger pan, sit behind `chart.zoom.pinch`, which defaults to `'auto'`: **on only where the toolbar reset button is present**, so an unintended zoom is always undoable. `chart.zoom.allowMouseWheelZoom` is gated the same way. Set `pinch: true` to force the gestures on a toolbar-less chart, or see `chart.zoom.resetControl` (v7.4) for the other way to satisfy the gate.
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+ > **Premium features and licensing.** Nine features are premium: `trellis` (small multiples, 7.0), `storyboard`, `link` (crossfilter / linked views), `ink` (annotation authoring), `measure`, `context-menu`, `perspectives` (shareable views), `history` (undo/redo) and `highlight-filter` (`highlightFilter`, 7.9). Two chart types are premium: `unit` / `waffle`, and `raincloud` (7.1). These still function fully, but render an `APEXCHARTS` trial watermark until an entitled license is set via `ApexCharts.setLicense(key)` (static) or per-chart `chart.license`. They require a `premium` or `enterprise` plan; a `pro` key or the free tier keeps the watermark. Every other chart type and free module is never gated. Premium and Tier 2 are separate axes: since 8.0 every premium item is Tier 2, but not every Tier 2 item is premium (`renderer-canvas`, `drilldown`, `waterfall`, `dumbbell`, `streamgraph`, `sunburst`, `violin` and `icicle` are free and need an import). See the Licensing section in `references/feature-platform.md`.
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- | Dumbbell *(v7.1)* | `'dumbbell'` | **One series per measure**, sharing x categories: `[{ name, data: [{ x, y }] }, ...]`. Not `[low, high]` pairs. | `series: [{ name: '2020', data: [{ x: 'Backend', y: 92 }] }, { name: '2025', data: [{ x: 'Backend', y: 118 }] }]` |
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- | Streamgraph *(v7.1)* | `'streamgraph'` | Same as area: `[{ name, data: [{ x, y }] }]`. Stacking, baseline and band order are the chart's job, so do **not** set `chart.stacked`. | `series: [{ name: 'Drama', data: [{ x: '2024-01-01', y: 32 }] }]` |
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+ | Waterfall *(v7.1, Tier 2 since v8)* | `'waterfall'` | `[{ name, data: [{ x, y }] }]` where **`y` is the signed delta**, not a running total. A running-total row carries `isSubtotal` (sum since the last cut) or `isTotal` (sum from zero) and **omits `y`**. Needs `import 'apexcharts/features/waterfall'`. | `series: [{ data: [{ x: 'Revenue', y: 8786 }, { x: 'Costs', y: -2786 }, { x: 'Gross', isSubtotal: true }] }]` |
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+ | Dumbbell *(v7.1, Tier 2 since v8)* | `'dumbbell'` | **One series per measure**, sharing x categories: `[{ name, data: [{ x, y }] }, ...]`. Not `[low, high]` pairs. Needs `import 'apexcharts/features/dumbbell'`. | `series: [{ name: '2020', data: [{ x: 'Backend', y: 92 }] }, { name: '2025', data: [{ x: 'Backend', y: 118 }] }]` |
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+ | Streamgraph *(v7.1, Tier 2 since v8)* | `'streamgraph'` | Same as area: `[{ name, data: [{ x, y }] }]`. Stacking, baseline and band order are the chart's job, so do **not** set `chart.stacked`. Needs `import 'apexcharts/features/streamgraph'`. | `series: [{ name: 'Drama', data: [{ x: '2024-01-01', y: 32 }] }]` |
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- **Unit / Waffle *(v6.6, premium)*** render one mark per unit of value (dot clusters, pictograms, waffles, beeswarms). Same flat-array + `labels` shape as pie; layout is chosen through `plotOptions.unit.layout`. A per-mark object form (`series: [{ name, data: [{ value, x, z, name, fillColor, id }] }]`) gives each mark its own color, position, size, and tooltip. `waffle` is a preset alias of `unit` (grid layout). Both render an `APEXCHARTS` watermark until an entitled license is set. See `references/circular-charts.md`.
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+ **Unit / Waffle *(v6.6, premium, Tier 2 since v8)*** need `import 'apexcharts/unit'` (both types). They render one mark per unit of value (dot clusters, pictograms, waffles, beeswarms). Same flat-array + `labels` shape as pie; layout is chosen through `plotOptions.unit.layout`. A per-mark object form (`series: [{ name, data: [{ value, x, z, name, fillColor, id }] }]`) gives each mark its own color, position, size, and tooltip. `waffle` is a preset alias of `unit` (grid layout). Both render an `APEXCHARTS` watermark until an entitled license is set. See `references/circular-charts.md`.
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+ **Sunburst *(v6.7, free, Tier 2 since v8)*** draws tree-structured data as concentric rings (a nested pie / donut) and needs `import 'apexcharts/sunburst'`. It uses the axis-style `[{ data: [...] }]` wrapper, but each datum is an `{ x, y, children }` node nested to any depth:
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+ **Icicle *(v7.6, free, Tier 2)*** is the same partition in cartesian coordinates: one band per depth level, each child sized inside its parent's extent. Same data shape as the sunburst, and it also reads an existing `drilldown` config as plain data (no drilldown runtime needed). Labels stay horizontal at every depth and same-depth siblings line up across branches, which is what makes it the better pick for deep trees, call stacks and path funnels.
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- # Default bundle (every chart type except raincloud and icicle, plus the Tier 1 features)
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+ # Default bundle (the standard chart types plus the Tier 1 features; see the box at the top)
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- # Per-type entry points (registers specific chart types + core)
199
+ # Per-type entry points (registers specific chart types + core, plus any feature the type needs; no legend, toolbar or exports unless you import them).
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+ # For a Tier 2 type (unit, sunburst, violin, icicle, raincloud) the usual form is
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+ # import 'apexcharts/<type>' next to the default bundle.
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+ import ApexCharts from 'apexcharts/violin' # violin (Tier 2 since v8). Carries no bar renderer: on this lean path also import 'apexcharts/bar'
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+ import ApexCharts from 'apexcharts/raincloud' # raincloud (v7.1, premium): violin + the raincloud feature; on this lean path also import 'apexcharts/bar'
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227
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234
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235
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238
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239
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240
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242
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250
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251
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253
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254
+ import 'apexcharts/features/highlight-filter' # (v7.9) Part-of-whole highlight, highlightFilter (premium)
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  import 'apexcharts/features/trellis' # (v7.0) Small multiples (premium)
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  import 'apexcharts/features/storyboard' # Scrollytelling (premium; registers perspectives)
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  import 'apexcharts/features/history' # Undo/redo (Rewind, premium)
251
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  import 'apexcharts/features/context-menu' # Right-click / long-press context menu (premium)
252
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264
+ import 'apexcharts/raincloud' # (v7.1) raincloud (premium): the violin renderer plus the raincloud feature. features/raincloud alone works only where violin is already registered (v8)
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254
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255
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256
268
  # SSR (server-side rendering)
257
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258
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269
+ import ApexCharts from 'apexcharts/ssr' # Node.js: renderToString, renderToHTML. Also the only entry with hydrate() (browser-safe)
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261
- **Note (v7):** `apexcharts` gives you every chart type except `raincloud` and `icicle`, plus the Tier 1 features. The nine Tier 2 features, `raincloud` and `icicle` need their own import **whatever entry point you started from**. `apexcharts/features/all` is the Tier 1 set, so it is not a shortcut past this. Tree-shaking entries (`/core`, `/line`, etc.) are for reducing bundle size below the default.
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+ **Note (v8):** `apexcharts` gives you the standard chart types and the Tier 1 features. The Tier 2 chart types (`unit` / `waffle`, `sunburst`, `violin`, `icicle`, `raincloud`) and Tier 2 features need their own import **unless you started from `apexcharts/full`**. `apexcharts/features/all` is the Tier 1 set, so it is not a shortcut past this. Tree-shaking entries (`/core`, `/line`, etc.) are for reducing bundle size below the default. On the lean core, `violin` and `raincloud` also need `apexcharts/bar`, and a boxPlot or violin of raw observations needs `apexcharts/features/stats` (the console says so).
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- **Per-point data label offsets (v6.8):** `dataLabels.offsetX` and `dataLabels.offsetY` accept `number | ((opts) => number)`. The function receives `{ series, seriesIndex, dataPointIndex, w }` (same signature as `dataLabels.style.colors` functions), so colliding labels from two series at the same x can be pushed apart, e.g. `offsetY: ({ seriesIndex }) => (seriesIndex === 0 ? -12 : 12)`. Keep it pure; it may be called more than once per label.
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+ **Per-point data label offsets (v6.8):** `dataLabels.offsetX` and `dataLabels.offsetY` accept `number | ((opts) => number)`. The function receives `{ series, seriesIndex, dataPointIndex, w }` (same signature as `dataLabels.style.colors` functions). Use it for deliberate placement; keep it pure, since it may be called more than once per label. Collisions do not need it: since v7.8 `dataLabels.avoidOverlap` (on by default) nudges labels that land on each other apart along the value axis, across series as well as within one, after the offsets are applied (radial types keep their own placement). Tune it with `{ gap, maxShift, hide }`, or set `avoidOverlap: false` to keep each label exactly at its mark and offset.
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477
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- ✅ **CORRECT** — stacking only works on bar and area:
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+ ✅ **CORRECT**: stacking works on bar, area and line:
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495
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496
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485
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509
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523
+ ### Pitfall 11: RadialBar values outside the min/max domain
510
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511
- ❌ **WRONG** — raw values (renders incorrectly):
525
+ ❌ **WRONG**: raw values on the default 0 to 100 domain (each arc is clamped to full):
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513
527
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515
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516
- ✅ **CORRECT** — use percentages 0–100:
530
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533
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534
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535
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560
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561
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579
 
563
- **(b) *(v7)* The full bundle no longer carries the nine Tier 2 features.** This one catches people who never tree-shook anything, and it is the most common v6 → v7 upgrade failure.
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+ **(b) *(v8)* The default bundle does not carry the Tier 2 chart types and features.** This one catches people who never tree-shook anything. It is the most common upgrade failure: v6 to v7 for the nine 7.0 features, v7 to v8 for unit, sunburst, violin, drilldown, waterfall, dumbbell and streamgraph.
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582
+ ❌ **WRONG**: the config is right, the module is absent, so `render()` rejects and nothing draws:
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  ```js
567
584
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568
- new ApexCharts(el, { chart: { type: 'line' }, series, trellis: { by: 'region' } })
585
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569
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  ```js
573
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574
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591
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577
- Same for `storyboard`, `perspectives`, `ink`, `renderer: 'canvas'`, `link`, `measure`, `history`, `contextMenu`, and the `raincloud` chart type. Check the console: each one names both import routes when its config is present without it. `icicle` is the exception to the "warns and degrades" rule: an unregistered chart type **throws**, and the thrown message names both routes.
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+ The console names the import in every case (since 7.9.1 the minified bundle prints it too), but what the chart does depends on what is missing:
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+ - **A Tier 2 chart type** (`unit`, `waffle`, `sunburst`, `violin`, `icicle`, and `raincloud`, which draws through violin): `render()` rejects and nothing draws. An `updateOptions`, `updateSeries` or `appendSeries` that asks for one is refused, and the chart stays as it was.
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+ - **`waterfall`, `dumbbell` or `streamgraph`** without its feature (or a `raincloud` on a page that has violin but not the raincloud feature): one warning and an empty plot.
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+ - **A Tier 2 feature** (`drilldown`, `highlightFilter`, `trellis`, `storyboard`, `perspectives`, `ink`, `renderer: 'canvas'`, `link`, `measure`, `history`, `contextMenu`): the chart draws without it, with a warning when its config is present. A trellis renders as one plain chart; a drilldown chart draws its root level and never navigates, and `chart.drillDown()` throws.
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589
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612
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590
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  ApexCharts.hydrateAll() // or hydrate(document.querySelector('[data-apexcharts-hydrate]'))
591
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+ In a browser, `apexcharts`, `apexcharts/client` and `apexcharts/full` have no `hydrate` / `hydrateAll`, and the types declare them on every entry, so TypeScript does not catch the mistake.
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  ### Pitfall 16: updateOptions vs updateSeries vs appendData
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@@ -638,7 +663,7 @@ await chart.updateOptions({ title: { text: 'New Title' } })
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  | `exportToCSV(options?)` | Trigger CSV download. |
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  | `toggleDataPointSelection(seriesIndex, dataPointIndex?)` | Select/deselect data point. |
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- | `rowSeries(opts?)` | *(v6.9)* Returns the raw rows behind this chart's marks as a unit-chart series (one cluster per mark), or `null` when the type has no row source (works for histogram / boxPlot / violin, needs `apexcharts/features/stats`). `opts.maxRows` caps the output (default 3000). |
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+ | `rowSeries(opts?)` | *(v6.9)* Returns the raw rows behind this chart's marks as a unit-chart series (one cluster per mark), or `null` when the type has no row source (works for histogram / boxPlot / violin, needs `apexcharts/features/stats`). `opts.maxRows` caps the output (default 3000). Drawing the result needs the `unit` type, Tier 2 since v8 (`import 'apexcharts/unit'`). |
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  | `removeEventListener(name, handler)` | Unsubscribe from chart event. |
@@ -657,6 +682,7 @@ await chart.updateOptions({ title: { text: 'New Title' } })
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  | `chart.storyboard.bind({ beats }) / goTo() / unbind()` | storyboard | Scroll-driven choreography. |
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  | `chart.drillDown(id) / drillUp() / drillToRoot()` | drilldown | Navigate the drill-down hierarchy. |
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+ | `chart.highlightFilter.set(parts) / clear() / valueAt(i, j) / isActive()` | highlight-filter | *(v7.9)* Set or remove the highlighted parts (each resolves when drawn), read one part. `chart.highlightFilter` is `null` without the feature. |
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@@ -675,7 +701,7 @@ await chart.updateOptions({ title: { text: 'New Title' } })
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  | `ApexCharts.registerUnitLayout(name, fn) / unregisterUnitLayout(name)` | *(v6.9)* Register a named unit-chart layout, referenceable via `plotOptions.unit.positions: '<name>'` with `layout: 'custom'`. |
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  | `ApexCharts.crossfilter({ id, records }) / getCrossfilter(id)` | *(v6, Link)* Create / fetch a crossfilter engine. |
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  | **Weave** (plugins) | 1 | `apexcharts/features/weave` | Publish reusable chart plugins against a stable `ApexCharts.registerPlugin({ name, setup })` API; activate per chart with `plugins: [{ name }]`. Contract is at **v6** (v7.5): `info`/`categories`/`markDerived` (v2), `reserve` (v3), `pointer` (v4), `claim`/`drawn`/`declare`/`can` (v6). Declare the **lowest** `apiVersion` you can run on and feature-detect the rest: a host older than the version you declare skips your plugin outright. |
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  | **Marks** (custom series) | 1 | `apexcharts/features/marks` | `ApexCharts.registerSeriesType(name, { renderItem })` for first-class custom marks (lollipop, bullet). Baseline is `scales.y(0)`, **not** `api.zeroY`. |
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  | **Facet** (themes/tokens) | 1 | `apexcharts/features/facet` | `theme: { follow: 'os', name }`, `--apx-*` CSS custom props, `ApexCharts.registerTheme`. |
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  | **Cadence** (easing) | core | none | `chart.animations.easing` accepts a named curve, cubic-bezier array, or function; `ApexCharts.registerEasing`. |
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  | **Print layout** | core | none | *(v7.1)* `chart: { print: { enabled, width } }`. The paper box cannot be measured from JS (`clientWidth` and `matchMedia` both report the screen during `beforeprint`), so the chart is re-laid out at a known width for the sheet and restored after. **On by default** at `width: 700` (suits A4 / Letter portrait); a chart already narrower is left alone. `print: false` restores the pre-7.1 behavior. |
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  | **Marker batching** | core | none | *(v7.0)* `markers: { largeDatasetThreshold: n }`. Above `n` points, a series' markers are drawn as one path per marker size instead of one element per point. **Opt-in, default `0` (off)**, because merged marker paths are not pixel-identical: overlapping markers lose their individual outlines and dense clusters read flatter. Also covers the markers `showNullDataPoints` adds, which is what makes a null-heavy series slow even at `size: 0`. |
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  | **Trellis** (small multiples) | **2** | `apexcharts/features/trellis` | *(v7.0, premium)* `trellis: { by: 'region', minPanelWidth }` splits the series into a grid of real charts sharing one scale, legend, toolbar and crosshair. Also `row` × `column` for 2-D grids. |
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  ## Chart Types Covered
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  **Alias note:** `funnel` and `pyramid` are first-class `chart.type` aliases that render through the bar engine. Use them directly as `chart.type`; you do **not** need `plotOptions.bar.isFunnel`. `plotOptions.funnel` carries the funnel-specific shape options.
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