ECharts is a popular web toolkit as I know; We can quickly build very fancy web charts with it; In our scenario (OLAP front-end), ECharts directly connect with Apache Kylin REST server within JavaScript, no middleware layer needed; This framework is very agile and lightweight.
Glad to see it can benefit more by joining Apache incubator. 2018-01-11 21:24 GMT+08:00 Tan,Zhongyi <tanzhon...@baidu.com>: > Thanks， willem， > > I will contact you. > > > > 在 2018/1/11 下午7:27， "Willem Jiang" <willem.ji...@gmail.com> 写入: > > >It's great to see that ECharts be a part of Apache incubating project. > >As Wu Shen and I are in Beijing, we could share you some experiences of > >incubating project setup things. > > > >Willem Jiang > > > >Blog: http://willemjiang.blogspot.com (English) > > http://jnn.iteye.com (Chinese) > >Twitter: willemjiang > >Weibo: 姜宁willem > > > >On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 2:16 PM, Tan,Zhongyi <tanzhon...@baidu.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> Glad to hear that, > >> > >> I will add apache eagle to Echarts proposal document also. > >> > >> thanks > >> > >> 在 2018/1/8 下午12:31， "Hao Chen" <h...@apache.org> 写入: > >> > >> >Great to hear that ECharts is coming to ASF! > >> > > >> >ECharts is a great chart library with good documentation and well > >> >community > >> >support. In Apache Eagle, we use ECharts a lot for monitoring > >>dashboards > >> >and data visualization. > >> > > >> > > >> >Welcome and Good luck! > >> > > >> > > >> >Hao Chen > >> > > >> > > >> >On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 11:33 AM, Tan,Zhongyi <tanzhon...@baidu.com> > >> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Hi， wusheng & skywalking team， > >> >> > >> >> Glad to hear that your project is already using echarts. > >> >> If meet any problem or have any feature request, please let us know. > >> >> Thanks > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> I will update the proposal to add your project there. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> 在 2018/1/7 下午6:18， "吴晟 Sheng Wu" <wu.sh...@foxmail.com> 写入: > >> >> > >> >> >Hi, ECharts community team. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Glad your guys bringing the project to Apache. SkyWalking 's next > >> >>release > >> >> >will use some ECharts charts for our APM visualization. (already in > >> >> >developing branch) > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >So if you like, you can put `Apache SkyWalking (Incubating)` in your > >> >> >"Relationships with Other Apache Products" section. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >This is a good and useful project. Welcome and gook luck. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >------------------ > >> >> >Sheng Wu > >> >> >Apache SkyWalking creator and PPMC member > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >------------------ Original ------------------ > >> >> >From: "Tan,Zhongyi";<tanzhon...@baidu.com>; > >> >> >Date: Fri, Jan 5, 2018 06:00 PM > >> >> >To: "general@incubator.apache.org"<general@incubator.apache.org>; > >> >> > > >> >> >Subject: [PROPOSAL] ECharts - proposal for Apache Incubation > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Hi, Dear Apache Incubator Community, > >> >> > > >> >> >Please accept the follow proposal for presentation and discussion: > >> >> > > >> >> >https://wiki.apache.org/incubator/EChartsProposal > >> >> > > >> >> >ECharts is a charting and data visualization library written in > >> >> >JavaScript . > >> >> >It has been an open source project on github since 2013， and is one > >>of > >> >> >the > >> >> >most popular repositories in topic of data visualization category in > >> >> >github. > >> >> > > >> >> >Best regards. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >Below is the proposal also. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >= ECharts Proposal = > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Abstract === > >> >> > > >> >> >ECharts is a charting and data visualization library written in > >> >> >JavaScript. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Proposal === > >> >> > > >> >> >ECharts provides a powerful, interactive charting and data > >> >>visualization > >> >> >library > >> >> >and framework for web browser, mobile App and backend usage. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Background === > >> >> > > >> >> >A primary goal of data visualization is to communicate information > >> >> >clearly and > >> >> >efficiently via statistical graphics, plots and other graphics. > >> >> > > >> >> >Numerical data may be presented in dots, lines, or bars, to visually > >> >> >communicate > >> >> >a quantitative message. Effective visualization helps users to > >>analyze > >> >> >data . > >> >> >It makes complex data more readable, understandable.[1] > >> >> > > >> >> >Now data visualization concerns mainly about presentation and > >> >>propagation > >> >> >in web, > >> >> >ECharts uses JavaScript as its basic programing language. It brings > >> >>great > >> >> >compatibility across multiple platforms, not only in web browsers, > >>but > >> >> >also > >> >> >in mobile Apps via embedded web engine or in backend environment via > >> >>the > >> >> >techniques > >> >> >of headless browser. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Rationale === > >> >> > > >> >> >ECharts encapsulates the underlying data transformation, control > >>flow, > >> >> >visual > >> >> >encoding and rendering, receiving the visualization requirements > >>with > >> >> >declarative language, > >> >> >and produces interactive charts and components. We will highlight > >>the > >> >> >features below to > >> >> >illustrate the power that ECharts already has, and our concerns and > >>our > >> >> >visions: > >> >> > > >> >> > * User Diversity: > >> >> >ECharts expects that its users are not only web developers, but also > >> >> >people with lesser programing skills. So ECharts enables users to > >> >> >describe data and settings with declarative language, which lowers > >> >> >the barrier but without losing the power, and benefit to transfer > >> >> >and store. > >> >> > > >> >> > * Configurable Interactions: > >> >> >ECharts has provided plenty of interactions and aims at providing > >>more. > >> >> >Both human interactions and the interactions with upper program are > >> >> >supported and can be configurable. > >> >> > > >> >> > * Large Data: > >> >> >Although the browser environment and JavaScript bring some > >>performance > >> >> >limits in visualizing large data or performing animations, ECharts > >>have > >> >> >been adopting various optimization techniques to rise the upper > >>limit > >> >> >of the amount of data that it can process, and keep improving the > >> >> >fluency of interactions and animations. > >> >> > > >> >> > * Cross-Platform: > >> >> >The underlying render engine of ECharts can be switched between > >> >> >HTMLCanvas, SVG, or VML, which provides good compatibility and > >>brings > >> >> >opportunities to optimize performance according to different > >>platform > >> >> >and usage scenarios. Besides, ECharts can also works in backend > >> >> >environment via headless techniques. > >> >> > > >> >> >ECharts can be created using headless browsers to pregenerate > >>reports > >> >>on > >> >> >more powerful machines for better performance on resource-limited > >> >>devices > >> >> > > >> >> > *Extension and Customization: > >> >> >ECharts provides extension mechanisms to make new types of chart and > >> >> >components, > >> >> >adopt other layout algorithms, or even adopt other render > >>techniques. > >> >> >Various developers have contributed different types of extensions > >>based > >> >> >on ECharts.[2] > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Current Status === > >> >> > > >> >> >ECharts has been an open source project on GitHub[3] since 2013. > >> >> >Currently it has more than 20k stars, more than 50k monthly > >> >>downloads[4] > >> >> >in NPM, and is one of the most popular repositories in topic of data > >> >> >visualization category in GitHub.[5] And it has been used in many > >> >> >products of Baidu and other companies such as Alibaba, Tencent, > >> >>Netease, > >> >> >XinHua News Agency,National Bureau of Statistics of China, Sina, > >> >> >State Grid Corporation of China, Lenovo, Ctrip etc. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Meritocracy === > >> >> >The ECharts project already operates on meritocratic principles. > >> >> >It was originally created by Lin Zhifeng in 2013,adding developers > >> >> >worldwide and has accepted multiple major patches from a diverse set > >> >> >of contributors. > >> >> > > >> >> >We will follow ASF meritocratic principles to encourage more > >> >> >developers to contribute in this project. We know that only active > >>and > >> >> >committed developers from a diverse set of backgrounds can make > >>ECharts > >> >> >a successful project. We are also improving the project > >>documentation > >> >> >and code to help new developers to get started quickly. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Community === > >> >> > > >> >> >ECharts has been building an active community for the last four > >>years. > >> >> >Currently, the community includes over 50 contributors . > >> >> >The core developers of our project are listed below. > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Core Developers === > >> >> > > >> >> > * Su Shuang (https://github.com/100pah sushuang0...@gmail.com ) > >> >> > * Shen Yi (https://github.com/pissang shenyi....@gmail.com ) > >> >> > * Zhang Wenli (https://github.com/Ovilia m...@zhangwenli.com ) > >> >> > * Li Deqing (https://github.com/deqingli annong...@gmail.com) > >> >> > * Dong Rui (https://github.com/erik168 error...@gmail.com) > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Alignment === > >> >> > > >> >> >ECharts is popular in data visualization and charting on web > >>projects. > >> >> >And ASF has many famous web projects and big data related projects. > >> >> >We believe that ASF is a perfect choice to help ECharts project to > >> >> >attract more developers and have more cooperation with existing > >> >>projects. > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Known Risks === > >> >> >==== Orphaned products ==== > >> >> >Given the current level of investment in ECharts and the > >>stakeholders > >> >> >using it - the risk of the project being abandoned is minimal. > >> >> >Baidu, for example, is in active development to use ECharts in many > >>of > >> >> >its services and many large corporations including Alibaba, Tencent, > >> >> >Huawei, Sina, Lenovo use it in their production applications. > >> >> > > >> >> >==== Inexperience with Open Source ==== > >> >> >ECharts has been an active open source project for more than 4 > >>years. > >> >> >During that time, the project has attracted 50+ contributors. > >> >> > > >> >> >==== Homogenous Developers ==== > >> >> >The most of core developers are from Baidu, but after ECharts was > >>open > >> >> >sourced, > >> >> >ECharts received a lot of bug fixes and enhancements from other > >> >> >developers not working at Baidu. > >> >> >And the founder of ECharts,Lin Zhifeng still contributes a lot > >>after he > >> >> >left Baidu. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Reliance on Salaried Developers === > >> >> >Although some of the developers are salaried, the project is > >>personally > >> >> >initiated from > >> >> >the beginning. The core developers have been dedicated to this > >>project > >> >> >for four years > >> >> >and have kept the project independent with developers around the > >>world > >> >> >involved. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Relationships with Other Apache Products === > >> >> > > >> >> >We have not found an existing charting project in Apache yet. And > >>there > >> >> >is potential > >> >> >cooperation with some existing Apache projects big data related. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== A Excessive Fascination with the Apache Brand === > >> >> > > >> >> >Our interests and motivations are based on the factors mentioned in > >>the > >> >> >Rationale > >> >> >section rather than the publicity. Furthermore, the brand of ECharts > >> >>has > >> >> >been successful > >> >> >in the past years on their own and we would be happy to keep on this > >> >> >path. We are honored > >> >> > at getting the opportunity to join the ASF, with the understanding > >>to > >> >> >ensure its brand > >> >> >policies are respected.Also we expect that Apache brand will help to > >> >> >attract more contributors. > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Documentation === > >> >> > > >> >> >[1] Data Visualization: > >> >> >https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_visualization > >> >> > > >> >> >[2] ECharts Extensions: > >> >> >https://github.com/ecomfe/ECharts#resources > >> >> > > >> >> >[3] ECharts Information: > >> >> >https://github.com/ecomfe/ECharts > >> >> >https://ecomfe.github.io/echarts-doc/public/en/index.html > >> >> > > >> >> >[4] ECharts in NPM: > >> >> >https://www.npmjs.com/package/echarts > >> >> > > >> >> >[5] GitHub Data Visualization Topic: > >> >> >https://github.com/topics/data-visualization > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Initial Source === > >> >> > > >> >> >ECharts has been developed since 2013. It currently has an active > >> >> >developer and user community > >> >> >with a codebase in JavaScript.We currently use Github to maintain > >>our > >> >> >source code and > >> >> >track issues at https://github.com/ecomfe/ECharts. > >> >> >We need to move our respository to Apache infrastructure. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Source and Intellectual Property Submission Plan === > >> >> >ECharts source code is available under BSD-3 license and owned by > >> >>Baidu. > >> >> >We will work with the committers to get ICLAs signed. > >> >> >We will provide a Software Grant Agreement from an authorized signer > >> >> >per https://www.apache.org/licenses/software-grant-template.pdf > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== External Dependencies === > >> >> > > >> >> >All The dependencies are released under Apache compatible licenses, > >> >> >including BSD and MIT. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Required Resources === > >> >> > > >> >> >==== Mailing List: ==== > >> >> >There are currently no mailing lists. > >> >> >The usual mailing lists are expected to be set up when entering > >> >> >incubation: > >> >> > > >> >> > * priv...@echarts.incubator.apache.org > >> >> > * d...@echarts.incubator.apache.org > >> >> > * comm...@echarts.incubator.apache.org > >> >> > > >> >> >==== Git Repositories: ==== > >> >> >Upon entering incubation: > >>https://github.com/apache/incubator-echarts > >> >> >After incubation, we want to move the existing repo from > >> >> >github/ecomfe/echarts to Apache infrastructure. > >> >> > > >> >> >==== Issue Tracking: ==== > >> >> >ECharts currently uses GitHub to track issues. there are more than > >>7k > >> >> >issues. > >> >> >Would like to continue to do so while we discuss migration > >> >>possibilities > >> >> >with the ASF Infra committee. > >> >> > > >> >> >==== URL: ==== > >> >> >Currently the website url is > >> >> >https://ecomfe.github.io/echarts-doc/public/en/index.html. > >> >> > It will be moved to http://echarts.incubator.apache.org/ to follow > >> >> >incubator conventions. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Initial Committers === > >> >> > * Lin Zhifeng (https://github.com/kener kener.linf...@gmail.com) > >> >> > * Su Shuang (https://github.com/100pah sushuang0...@gmail.com) > >> >> > * Shen Yi (https://github.com/pissang shenyi....@gmail.com) > >> >> > * Zhang Wenli (https://github.com/Ovilia m...@zhangwenli.com) > >> >> > * Li Deqing (https://github.com/deqingli annong...@gmail.com) > >> >> > * Wang Junting > >> >> > * Dong Rui (https://github.com/erik168 error...@gmail.com) > >> >> > * Huang Houjin (https://github.com/chriswong w...@foxmail.com) > >> >> > > >> >> >=== Sponsors: === > >> >> > > >> >> >==== Champion: ==== > >> >> > * Kevin A. McGrail > >> >> > > >> >> >==== Mentors: ==== > >> >> > * Daniel Gruno > >> >> > * John D. Ament > >> >> > > >> >> >==== Sponsoring Entity ==== > >> >> >We are requesting the Incubator to sponsor this project. > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > >> >> >For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > -- Best regards, Shaofeng Shi 史少锋
