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QUESTION: possible to load the bubbletree data dynamically?
I love the visualization, but is it possible to load the data dynamically? I want to change what children nodes may show up based on nodes which have been selected.
Do I have to load the entire hierarchy before the bubbletree is rendered or can I change the children as the user clicks?
I just joined the site today (Aug 23 2013) and your question reflects exactly the end state of what I wish to accomplish as well Henry. Let me know if you have made any progress or have some helpful tips as I have a steep learning curve ahead of me still.
+1 for me as well.
This is something that we will be developing in-house for our current project (which uses the BubbleTree library). If I figure out how to make this work (and remember to come back), I will post a solution here.
@rdinnik: I wish I had better news for you.
I engineered a solution at Gartner for this problem, but they own the work. It was NOT a trivial issue. The primary problem here is that this library draws essentially orbits of things around other things; imagine trying to determine the exact position of Pluto in its orbit without knowing the size or position of the sun or the other planets.
Bottom line is, yes, it can be done. No, it wasn't trivial. It took me about 300 labor hours to get it right.