// canvas vars
var canvas=document.getElementById("canvas");
var ctx=canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.font='14px arial';
var cw=canvas.width;
var ch=canvas.height;
function reOffset(){
var BB=canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
offsetX=BB.left;
offsetY=BB.top;
}
var offsetX,offsetY;
reOffset();
window.onscroll=function(e){ reOffset(); }
window.onresize=function(e){ reOffset(); }
var isDrilled=false;
var isDown=false;
var startX,startY;
// graph vars
var axisY=ch/3;
var points=[];
// DEMO: add random data points
var demoPointCount=50;
for(var i=0;i<demoPointCount;i++){
points.push({y:Math.random()*150-75});
}
// draw the full data graph
draw(points,axisY);
// listen to mouse events
window.onmousedown=(function(e){handleMouseDown(e);});
window.onmousemove=(function(e){handleMouseMove(e);});
window.onmouseup=(function(e){handleMouseUpOut(e);});
window.onmouseout=(function(e){handleMouseUpOut(e);});
function draw(pts,axisY,startX,mouseX,drillStart,drillEnd){
// redraw the given pts data
ctx.clearRect(0,0,cw,ch);
ctx.beginPath();
ctx.moveTo(0,pts[0].y+axisY);
for(var i=0;i<pts.length;i++){
var x=cw/(pts.length-1)*i;
ctx.lineTo(x,pts[i].y+axisY);
}
ctx.stroke();
// used when highlighting a drilldown section of full data
if(startX && mouseX){
ctx.globalAlpha=0.10;
ctx.fillStyle='black';
ctx.fillRect(startX,0,mouseX-startX,ch);
ctx.globalAlpha=1.00;
}else if(drillStart && drillEnd){
ctx.fillText('Viewing '+drillStart+' - '+drillEnd+'. Click to return to all data view.',10,20);
}else{
ctx.fillText('Drag to select data to drill into.',10,20);
}
}
function handleMouseDown(e){
// if displaying drilled data, return to full data
if(isDrilled){
isDrilled=false;
draw(points,axisY);
return;
}
// tell the browser we're handling this event
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
// start mouse position
startX=parseInt(e.clientX-offsetX);
startY=parseInt(e.clientY-offsetY);
// Put your mousedown stuff here
isDown=true;
}
function handleMouseUpOut(e){
if(!isDown){return;}
// tell the browser we're handling this event
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
// mouse position
mouseX=parseInt(e.clientX-offsetX);
mouseY=parseInt(e.clientY-offsetY);
// Put your mouseup stuff here
isDown=false;
isDrilled=true;
// normalize
if(mouseX<startX){ var t=startX; startX=mouseX; mouseX=t; }
// fetch highlighted start & end data points
drillStart=parseInt(startX/cw*points.length);
drillEnd=parseInt(mouseX/cw*points.length);
var subset=points.slice(drillStart,drillEnd+1);
// draw the data subset
draw(subset,axisY,null,null,drillStart,drillEnd);
}
function handleMouseMove(e){
if(!isDown){return;}
// tell the browser we're handling this event
e.preventDefault();
e.stopPropagation();
// mouse position
mouseX=parseInt(e.clientX-offsetX);
mouseY=parseInt(e.clientY-offsetY);
// Put your mousemove stuff here
draw(points,axisY,startX,mouseX);
}
body{ background-color:white; }
#canvas{border:1px solid red; }
<canvas id="canvas" width=512 height=512></canvas>