PMSI-AlignAlytics/dimple

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2720 stars · 541 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Dimple is an object-oriented JavaScript API built on top of d3.js for creating flexible axis-based charts. It is designed to let analysts without deep JavaScript expertise build standard business analytics visualizations while still exposing core d3 objects for advanced customization.

Use cases

• create bar charts from business data
• build line charts for time series analysis
• make pie and donut charts for reports
• generate axis-based charts without writing raw d3 code
• add interactive charts to dashboards
• visualize csv data in the browser

When to choose

• you need standard business charts (bar, line, pie) with minimal JavaScript knowledge
• you want a simpler API over d3.js for analysts
• you need charts that can be extended with raw d3 when requirements grow
• you are building browser-based analytics dashboards

When to avoid

• you need cutting-edge chart types or modern framework integrations (the project has seen little recent activity)
• you require full control and are comfortable with d3.js directly
• you need server-side or non-browser rendering
• you need a license with clear terms (the repository has no standard license assertion)

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

data-visualization charts data-visualization analytics browser d3js charting business-analytics object-oriented-api javascript-library business-intelligence javascript

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