ui.timeline

Since 7.0

A component for timelines.

TimeLine widget displays information about events in chronological order. The widget can use any suitable scale representing time, suiting the subject and data. Check TimeLine documentation for more detailed description.

Constructor

webix.ui({
    view:"timeline", width:500,
       type:{
         type:"right",
         lineColor:"orange",
         templateValue:"Some #value#",
         templateDate:function(obj){
           return webix.i18n.longDateFormatStr(obj.date);
         }
       },
    data:time_data
});

Where to start

Based on: Scrollable, RenderStack, DataLoader, DataStore, AtomDataLoader, MouseEvents, EventSystem, AutoTooltip, ui.baseview, Settings, Destruction, BaseBind

Methods

add	adds an item to the store
adjust	adjusts the component to the size of the parent HTML container
attachEvent	attaches the handler to an inner event of the component
bind	binds components
blockEvent	temporarily blocks triggering of ALL events of the calling object
callEvent	calls an inner event
clearAll	removes all items from the component
count	returns the number of currently visible items
customize	redefines the "type" property
define	redefines a single configuration property (or a object with properties)
destructor	destructs the calling object
detachEvent	detaches a handler from an event (which was attached before by the attachEvent method)
disable	disables the calling view (makes it dimmed and unclickable)
enable	enables the calling view that was disabled by the 'disable' method
exists	checks whether an item with the specified ID exists
filter	filters the component
find	returns all rows that match the criterion, or only the first one
getChildViews	returns child views of the calling component
getFirstId	returns the ID of the first item
getFormView	returns master form for the input
getIdByIndex	returns the ID of the item with the specified index
getIndexById	returns the index of the item with the specified ID
getItem	gets the object of the data item with the specified ID
getItemNode	returns HTML element of the item
getLastId	returns the ID of the last item
getNextId	returns the ID of an item that is after the specified item, either directly after or after a number of items (defined by the step)
getNode	returns the main HTML container for the calling object
getParentView	returns the parent view of the component
getPrevId	returns the ID of an item that is before the specified item, either directly before or before a number of items (defined by the step)
getScrollState	returns the scroll position
getTopParentView	returns the top parent view
hasEvent	checks whether the component has the specified event handler
hide	hides the view
isEnabled	checks whether the view is enabled
isVisible	checks whether the view is visible
load	loads data from an external data source
loadNext	sends a request to load the specified number of records to the end of the client-side dataset or to the specified position
locate	gets the id of an item from the specified HTML event
mapEvent	routes events from one object to another
parse	loads data to the component from an inline data source
queryView	returns inner element/elements of a widget that correspond(s) to the defined parameters
refresh	repaints the whole view or a certain item
remove	removes the specified item/items from datastore
render	renders the specified item or the whole component
resize	adjusts the view to a new size
scrollTo	scrolls the data container to a certain position
serialize	serializes data to an array of JSON objects
show	makes the component visible
showItem	scrolls the component to make the specified item visible
sort	sorts datastore
sync	allows syncing two copies of data (all or just a part of it) from one DataCollection to another
unbind	breaks "bind" link
unblockEvent	cancels events blocking that was enabled by the 'blockEvent' command
updateItem	updates the data item with new properties
waitSave	allows to catch the moment when a data operation was saved to the server

Events

onAfterAdd	fires after adding an item to the datastore
onAfterContextMenu	fires after the context menu was called in the item area
onAfterDelete	fires after an item is removed
onAfterLoad	fires after data loading is complete
onAfterRender	occurs immediately after the component has been rendered
onAfterScroll	fires when to component is scrolled in any direction
onAfterSort	fires after sorting dataset
onBeforeAdd	fires before adding an item to the datastore
onBeforeContextMenu	fires before the context menu is called in the item area
onBeforeDelete	fires before an item is removed
onBeforeLoad	fires immediately before data loading has started
onBeforeRender	occurs immediately before the component has been rendered
onBeforeSort	fires before sorting of the dataset
onBindRequest	fires when the component is ready to receive data from the master component
onDataRequest	fires when data from the server is requested for linear data structures (List, DataTable, DataView etc.) to implement dynamic data loading
onDataUpdate	fires when a data item is being updated
onDestruct	occurs when component destroyed
onItemClick	fires when a component item was clicked
onItemDblClick	fires when a component item was double-clicked
onItemRender	for each item rendering, occurs only for items with custom templates
onItemSingleClick	allows distinguishing between single and double-click events
onLoadError	fires when an error occurs during data loading (invalid server side response)
onMouseMove	fires when the mouse was moved over the specified component
onMouseMoving	fires when the mouse was moved over the component
onMouseOut	fires when the mouse was moved out from the specified item
onViewShow	fires when any hidden view is shown

Properties

animate	defines the type of animation, with which the view is shown, if it is a Multiview cell
borderless	used to hide the component borders
click	sets an action happening on a button click
container	an HTML container (or its ID) where the component should be initialized
css	the name of the CSS class or the object with styles that will be applied to the view container
data	JavaScript array containing data for the component
dataFeed	alternative data source for filtered and bound data
datathrottle	sets the polling interval (the time period between the completion of a network request and the next request for data)
datatype	the type of loaded data
disabled	indicates whether an item is enabled
gravity	sets the view gravity
height	sets the height of the component
hidden	defines whether the view will be hidden initially
id	the ID of a widget
item	alias to the type property
layout	defines the way of placement for timeline items
maxHeight	sets the maximum height for the view
maxWidth	sets the maximum width for the view
minHeight	sets the minimal height for the view
minWidth	sets the minimal width for the view
mouseEventDelay	the delay between a real mouse action and invoking the related events
on	allows attaching custom handlers to inner events of the component
onClick	attaches a click handler for component parts with the specified CSS class
onContext	a property used to define custom context-click (right click) handlers for elements in the DataTable cells
onDblClick	attaches a dblclick behavior for component items with the specified CSS class.
onMouseMove	attaches a mousemove behavior for component items with the specified CSS class.
ready	the event handler is called just after the component has been completely initialized
removeMissed	defines how to treat items in case of reloading
save	defines URLs for data saving
scheme	defines schemes for data processing
scroll	enables/disables the scroll bar
scrollSpeed	the time during which the component is scrolled to the specified position (in milliseconds)
template	the component template
templateDate	defines the template for the date section of Timeline
templateDetails	defines the template for the details section of Timeline
templateValue	defines the template for the value section of Timeline
tooltip	sets a popup message next to the item when the cursor points to it
type	an object that specifies items presentation
url	the URL which the component will use to load data after its initialization
width	sets the width of a widget

Other

$getSize	returns the current size of the component
$height	the current height of the view
$setNode	defines HTML element for the component
$setSize	sets the component size
$skin	the method which will be called when skin is defined
$tooltipIn	shows a tooltip
$tooltipMove	defines the tooltip while the cursor moves over a view or an HTML area
$tooltipOut	defines the behavior of a tooltip when the cursor is out of the target widget or HTML area
$view	reference to the top HTML element of the view
$width	the current width of the view
config	all options from the initial component configuration
data	inner DataStore
name	indicates the name of the component (a read-only property)
on_click	redefines default click behavior for component items.
on_context	a property used to define custom context-click (right click) handlers for elements in widgets
on_dblclick	attaches a dblclick behavior for component items with the specified CSS class
on_mouse_move	attaches a mouse move behavior for component items with the specified CSS class
type	set of properties and helpers for item rendering
types	collection of possible types
waitData	eventual result of an asynchronous operation ('promise' object) for the loaded data

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