Fuel gauge

Example

View example on CodePen
<script>
    // Create the Fuel chart. The arguments are: the minimum value, the maximum value, and the actual value.
    new RGraph.Fuel({
        id: 'cvs',
        min: 0,
        max: 100,
        value: 67,
        options: {
            needleColor: 'blue',
            colors: ['#ddf'],
            labelsEmpty: 'Empty!',
            labelsFull: 'Full',
            icon: '/images/water.jpg'
        }
    }).draw();
</script>

Properties

You can use these properties to control how the chart appears. You can set them by including them in the options section of the configuration as shown above.

Chart configuration properties

PropertyDescriptionDefault
centerxIf required, you can position the Fuel Gauge using this instead of the margins.null
centeryIf required, you can position the Fuel Gauge using this instead of the margins.null
radiusIf required, you can size the Fuel Gauge using this instead of the margins.null
centerx
If required, you can position the Fuel Gauge using this instead of the margins.
Default: null

centery
If required, you can position the Fuel Gauge using this instead of the margins.
Default: null

radius
If required, you can size the Fuel Gauge using this instead of the margins.
Default: null

Color properties

PropertyDescriptionDefault
colorsThe color of the Fuel Gauge. Note that despite there being only one color, this is still an array.['red']
colors
The color of the Fuel Gauge. Note that despite there being only one color, this is still an array.
Default: ['red']

Margin properties

PropertyDescriptionDefault
marginLeftThe left margin of the chart, (the margin is where the labels and title are)).5
marginRightThe right margin of the chart, (the margin is where the labels and title are).5
marginTopThe top margin of the chart, (the margin is where the labels and title are).5
marginBottomThe bottom margin of the chart, (the margin is where the labels and title are).5
marginLeft
The left margin of the chart, (the margin is where the labels and title are)).
Default: 5

marginRight
The right margin of the chart, (the margin is where the labels and title are).
Default: 5

marginTop
The top margin of the chart, (the margin is where the labels and title are).
Default: 5

marginBottom
The bottom margin of the chart, (the margin is where the labels and title are).
Default: 5

Needle properties

PropertyDescriptionDefault
needleColorThe color of the needle (not including the bulb at the bottom). Note that this is not an array - it's just a string.red
needleRadiusOffsetBy increasing this you can shorten the needle and by decreasing it you can lengthen the needle.45
needleColor
The color of the needle (not including the bulb at the bottom). Note that this is not an array - it's just a string.
Default: red

needleRadiusOffset
By increasing this you can shorten the needle and by decreasing it you can lengthen the needle.
Default: 45

Labels and text properties

PropertyDescriptionDefault
labelsEmptyThe text that's used as the empty label.E
labelsEmptyOffsetxThis allows you finer-grained control in the horizontal direction over the text positioning if you need it. 0
labelsEmptyOffsetyThis allows you finer-grained control in the vertical direction over the text positioning if you need it. 0
labelsFullThe text used as the full label.F
labelsFullOffsetxThis allows you finer-grained control in the horizontal direction over the text positioning if you need it. 0
labelsFullOffsetyThis allows you finer-grained control in the vertical direction over the text positioning if you need it. 0
labelsColorThe color used for the text on the chart.null
labelsFontThe font used for the text.null
labelsSizeThe size of the text.null
labelsBoldWhether the labels are bold or not.null
labelsItalicWhether the labels are italic or not.null
textColorThe color used for the text on the chart.black
textFontThe font used for the text.Arial
textSizeThe size of the text.12
textBoldWhether the labels are bold or not.false
textItalicWhether the labels are italic or not.false
textAccessibleA new feature in 2016 that allows you to use dom text in place of canvas text. It makes for much higher quality text that you can also select if desired (for copy/paste operations). It won't fit all situations and you can read more about the DOM text feature here. A good way to control borders/margins/padding etc is not to set them on the canvas but to wrap the canvas in a div and set them on that like this:
<div style="margin-left: 50px; display: inline-block">
    <canvas id="cvs" width="650" height="250"></canvas>
</div>
false
textAccessibleOverflowThis can be visible or hidden and it controls whether the text is clipped to the edges of the canvas. It defaults to be visible and means you can set small margins if you wish.visible
textAccessiblePointereventsThis controls whether the dom text responds to mouse-based events or not (it sets the pointer-events css property to none).true
textThis allows you to add custom text to your chart if you want to. There's a dedicated page that describes this option here.null
labelsEmpty
The text that's used as the empty label.
Default: E

labelsEmptyOffsetx
This allows you finer-grained control in the horizontal direction over the text positioning if you need it.
Default: 0

labelsEmptyOffsety
This allows you finer-grained control in the vertical direction over the text positioning if you need it.
Default: 0

labelsFull
The text used as the full label.
Default: F

labelsFullOffsetx
This allows you finer-grained control in the horizontal direction over the text positioning if you need it.
Default: 0

labelsFullOffsety
This allows you finer-grained control in the vertical direction over the text positioning if you need it.
Default: 0

labelsColor
The color used for the text on the chart.
Default: null

labelsFont
The font used for the text.
Default: null

labelsSize
The size of the text.
Default: null

labelsBold
Whether the labels are bold or not.
Default: null

labelsItalic
Whether the labels are italic or not.
Default: null

textColor
The color used for the text on the chart.
Default: black

textFont
The font used for the text.
Default: Arial

textSize
The size of the text.
Default: 12

textBold
Whether the labels are bold or not.
Default: false

textItalic
Whether the labels are italic or not.
Default: false

textAccessible
A new feature in 2016 that allows you to use dom text in place of canvas text. It makes for much higher quality text that you can also select if desired (for copy/paste operations). It won't fit all situations and you can read more about the DOM text feature here. A good way to control borders/margins/padding etc is not to set them on the canvas but to wrap the canvas in a div and set them on that like this:
<div style="margin-left: 50px; display: inline-block">
    <canvas id="cvs" width="650" height="250"></canvas>
</div>

Default: false

textAccessibleOverflow
This can be visible or hidden and it controls whether the text is clipped to the edges of the canvas. It defaults to be visible and means you can set small margins if you wish.
Default: visible

textAccessiblePointerevents
This controls whether the dom text responds to mouse-based events or not (it sets the pointer-events css property to none).
Default: true

text
This allows you to add custom text to your chart if you want to. There's a dedicated page that describes this option here.
Default: null

Scale properties

PropertyDescriptionDefault
scaleVisibleInstead of the Full/Empty labels you can set this to true to show a scale instead.false
scaleLabelsCountWhen you're showing a scale this controls how many labels are shown.5
scaleDecimalsThis determines how many decimal places are shown in the scale. 0
scaleUnitsPreThe units that the y-axis is measured in. This string is displayed before the actual number, allowing you to specify values such as $50.none
scaleUnitsPostThe units that the y-axis is measured in. This string is displayed after the actual number, allowing you to specify values such as 50ms.none
scalePointThe character that's used as the decimal separator..
scaleThousandThe character that's used as the thousand separator.,
scaleVisible
Instead of the Full/Empty labels you can set this to true to show a scale instead.
Default: false

scaleLabelsCount
When you're showing a scale this controls how many labels are shown.
Default: 5

scaleDecimals
This determines how many decimal places are shown in the scale.
Default: 0

scaleUnitsPre
The units that the y-axis is measured in. This string is displayed before the actual number, allowing you to specify values such as $50.
Default: none

scaleUnitsPost
The units that the y-axis is measured in. This string is displayed after the actual number, allowing you to specify values such as 50ms.
Default: none

scalePoint
The character that's used as the decimal separator.
Default: .

scaleThousand
The character that's used as the thousand separator.
Default: ,

Interactive features properties

PropertyDescriptionDefault
contextmenuThe context menu. For more details see the contextmenu documentation page.null
annotatableWhether annotations are enabled for the chart (ie you can draw on the chart interactively.false
annotatableColorIf you do not allow the use of the palette, then this will be the only color allowed for annotations.black
annotatableLinewidthThis is the linewidth of the annotations.1
adjustableWhether the Fuel chart is adjustable or not.false
contextmenu
The context menu. For more details see the contextmenu documentation page.
Default: null

annotatable
Whether annotations are enabled for the chart (ie you can draw on the chart interactively.
Default: false

annotatableColor
If you do not allow the use of the palette, then this will be the only color allowed for annotations.
Default: black

annotatableLinewidth
This is the linewidth of the annotations.
Default: 1

adjustable
Whether the Fuel chart is adjustable or not.
Default: false

Miscellaneous properties

PropertyDescriptionDefault
iconThis should be a URL that represents the image to use as the icon on the chart. The default fuel icon is a data: URL, though you can specify any valid image URL.[A data: URL of a fuel icon]
iconRedrawIf false then the chart is NOT redrawn when the image/icon loads. You may need to set this to false if you use the adjusting feature.true
cleartoThis is used in animations and effects as the default color to use when the canvas.null
responsiveThis option is new to the July 2023 release (v6.13) and allows you to inline the responsive configuration instead of appending it on to the end of the object it as a function. The documentation and demo pages have been updated to use this new option. You can read more about the responsive feature by reading the responsive configuration page.null
icon
This should be a URL that represents the image to use as the icon on the chart. The default fuel icon is a data: URL, though you can specify any valid image URL.
Default: [A data: URL of a fuel icon]

iconRedraw
If false then the chart is NOT redrawn when the image/icon loads. You may need to set this to false if you use the adjusting feature.
Default: true

clearto
This is used in animations and effects as the default color to use when the canvas.
Default: null

responsive
This option is new to the July 2023 release (v6.13) and allows you to inline the responsive configuration instead of appending it on to the end of the object it as a function. The documentation and demo pages have been updated to use this new option. You can read more about the responsive feature by reading the responsive configuration page.
Default: null

Methods

obj.get(name)
An accessor that you can use to retrieve the values of properties.

obj.set(name, value)
An accessor that you can use to set the values of properties.

obj.getAngle(value)

This method can be used to get an appropriate angle for a value when you're doing custom drawing on the chart. It returns null if the value is out of range.

obj.on(event, function)

This method can be used to set an event listener on an object. It operates similarly to the jquery on function. The first argument is the event that you wish to attach to and the second is the handler function. For example:

.on('draw', function (obj)
{
    // Put event code here
});
The exec option and method

The exec function is documented here.

obj.responsive(configuration)

The responsive function helps your charts respond to different browser window sizes and screen resolutions. For example, for smaller screens, you might want to have angled labels or show shorter versions of them completely.

Update: There is now the responsive configuration option available to you and this is now the preferred method of configuration.

The responsive function and configuration option are documented on their own page here.

Events

RGraph supports custom events that allow you to easily add interactivity to your charts if required. The following events are available:

For example:
new RGraph.Fuel({
    id: 'cvs',
    min: 0,
    max: 50,
    value: 34,
    options: {
    }
}).on('draw', function (obj)
{
    console.log('The draw event has fired');
    
}).draw();

Effects

These effects are available and can be used instead of the draw function. There are also generic effects available which you can see here: Generic effects and transitions
<script>
    //
    // Optional callback function that's called when the effect is complete
    //
    function myCallback (obj)
    {
        // ...
    }

    new RGraph.Fuel({
        id: 'cvs',
        min: 0,
        max: 100,
        value: 56,
        options: {
        }
    }).grow({frames: 60}, myCallback);
</script>