# samizdatco/arbor

a graph visualization library using web workers and jQuery

Repository: https://github.com/samizdatco/arbor
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/arbor
Homepage: http://arborjs.org
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-04-10T22:24:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5712, "days_push": 2336, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2658, forks 621 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:07.357527+00:00)

## What it is
Arbor is a JavaScript graph visualization library that provides an efficient force-directed layout algorithm using web workers and jQuery. It handles graph organization and physics while leaving rendering to the developer via canvas, SVG, or positioned HTML elements.

## Use cases
- visualize network graphs in the browser
- force-directed graph layout for web apps
- render interactive node-link diagrams with canvas or SVG
- layout large graphs efficiently with Barnes-Hut n-body simulation
- build custom graph visualizations without a rendering framework

## When to choose
- you want full control over rendering (canvas, SVG, or DOM) instead of a bundled renderer
- you need an efficient force-directed layout for medium-to-large graphs
- your project already uses jQuery and legacy browser support matters

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained library with active support (last release 2020, no license file)
- you want an all-in-one graph visualization framework with built-in rendering and interactions
- your stack is modern ES modules/build tools rather than jQuery script tags

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: data-visualization, graphics
- domain: data-visualization, web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: force-directed-graph, web-workers, jquery, barnes-hut, graph-layout, canvas, svg, javascript

## Member repositories
- samizdatco/arbor (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:07.357527+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:18:26.559076+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/samizdatco/arbor (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:07.357527+00:00, sha e0de3579135e)
  - homepage: http://arborjs.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:01:33.448627+00:00, sha b92dbedbbd0f)
  - site_page: https://arborjs.org/docs/barnes-hut (fetched 2026-08-29T10:01:33.458387+00:00, sha 9282f7794920)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.