material_charts 0.0.20

A flutter library for creating and manage industrial standard charts

Material Charts

Material Charts is a Flutter package designed to offer versatile, customizable chart components that adapt to a variety of use cases. It supports Line Charts, Hollow Semi-Circle Charts, Bar Charts, Stacked Bar Charts, and Gantt Charts, with extensive customization, smooth animations, and real-time data updates.

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Available Charts

1. Bar Chart

A beautiful, interactive, and animated bar chart, ideal for visualizing discrete data categories and comparisons.

2. Stacked Bar Chart

A versatile bar chart that visually represents comparisons, progress, featuring customizable colors and interactive elements.

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3. Line Chart

An animated line chart with customizable styling, perfect for showing trends and time series data.

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4. Hollow Semi Circle

A customizable progress meter in a hollow semi-circle format, ideal for displaying percentages and progress.

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5. Gantt Chart

A versatile Gantt chart that visually represents task timelines and progress, featuring customizable colors and interactive elements.

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6. CandleStick Chart

A Flutter widget that represents financial data in the form of candlestick charts, suitable for visualizing stock price movements over time.

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Features

Common Features Across All Charts

• 🎨 Material Design aesthetics
• ✨ Smooth animations with configurable duration and curves
• 📊 Responsive and adaptive layouts
• 🎭 Customizable color schemes
• 💫 Animation completion callbacks
• 📱 Mobile-friendly design
• ♿ Accessibility support

Bar Chart Features

• 📊 Animated bars with hover and tap interactions
• 🏷️ Customizable bar colors and labels
• 📏 Optional gridlines and padding
• 🕒 Animation support with curve control
• 🌈 Gradient or solid color options

Stacked Bar Chart Features

• 📊 Dynamic Stacking
• 🎨 Customizable Segment Colors
• 🏷️ Segment Labels
• 📏 Adjustable Bar Widths and Spacing
• 📅 Animation Support
• 📏 Optional Gridlines
• 📐 Padding Control
• 🌈 Gradient and Solid Color Options
• 🛠️ Custom Y-axis Configuration
• 📊 Responsive Sizing

Line Chart Features

• 📈 Interactive data points
• 📏 Optional gridlines
• 🏷️ Customizable labels
• 📊 Automatic scaling
• 🎯 Point highlighting

Hollow Semi Circle Features

• 📊 Percentage display
• 🎯 Legend support
• 📏 Adjustable hollow radius
• 🎨 Active/inactive segment styling
• 📝 Custom formatters

Gantt Chart Features

• 🗓️ Task Timeline Visualization
• 📊 Interactive Task Bars
• 🏷️ Customizable Labels
• 🔄 Drag-and-Drop Functionality
• 🎨 Custom Color Schemes
• 📅 Date Range Filtering
• 🕒 Animation Support
• ♿ Accessibility Support
• 🎯 Highlighting Current Tasks
• 🌟 Custom Milestones

Candlestick Chart Features

• 📊 Interactive Candlestick Visualization
• 📈 Bullish and Bearish Color Coding
• 🎨 Customizable Candle and Wick Width
• 📅 Date and Price Axis Configuration
• 🌈 Tooltip Styling Options
• 🔄 Animation Support with Curved Transitions
• 📏 Adjustable Spacing Between Candles
• 📊 Optional Gridlines for Clarity
• 📏 Configurable Y-axis and X-axis Dimensions
• 🖌️ Custom Price and Date Formatting
• 📉 Vertical Line Indicators

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Installation

Add the dependency to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  material_charts: latest_version

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Chart Types and Usage

Bar Chart

Code Example

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'material_charts/bar_chart.dart';

MaterialBarChart(
  data: [
    BarChartData(value: 30, label: 'Apples', color: Colors.red),
    BarChartData(value: 70, label: 'Oranges'),
    BarChartData(value: 50, label: 'Bananas', color: Colors.yellow),
  ],
  style: BarChartStyle(
    gridColor: Colors.grey.shade300,
    backgroundColor: Colors.white,
    labelStyle: TextStyle(fontSize: 14, color: Colors.black),
    valueStyle: TextStyle(fontSize: 12, color: Colors.blueGrey),
    barSpacing: 0.3,
    cornerRadius: 6.0,
    gradientEffect: true,
    gradientColors: [Colors.purple, Colors.cyan],
    animationDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 1200),
  ),
  showGrid: true,
  showValues: true,
);

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BarChartData Properties

Property	Type	Description	Default
value	double	Value of the bar	Required
label	String	Name of the bar	Required
color	Color?	Color of the bar	Colors.blue

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BarChartStyle Properties

Property	Type	Description	Default
gridColor	Color	Color of the grid	Colors.grey
backgroundColor	Color	Chart background color	Colors.white
labelStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for bar labels	null
valueStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for bar values	null
barSpacing	double	Spacing between bars (0.0 - 1.0)	0.2
cornerRadius	double	Corner radius of bars	4.0
barColor	Color	Default color for bars	Colors.blue
gradientEffect	bool	Enables gradient on bars	false
gradientColors	List<Color>?	Colors for gradient effect	null
animationDuration	Duration	Animation duration for the bars	Duration(milliseconds: 1500)
animationCurve	Curve	Animation curve for transitions	Curves.easeInOut

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Stacked Bar Chart

Code Example

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:material_charts_tests/material_charts.dart';

final data = [
  const StackedBarData(
    label: 'Q1',
    segments: [
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 30,
          color: Color.fromRGBO(46, 142, 149, 1),
          label: 'Product A'),
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 35,
          color: Color.fromRGBO(46, 142, 149, 0.342),
          label: 'Product B'),
    ],
  ),
  const StackedBarData(
    label: 'Q2',
    segments: [
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 50, color: Color(0xFF605e70), label: 'Product A'),
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 20, color: Color(0xFFa19dc7), label: 'Product B'),
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 15, color: Color(0xFFf3f2fe), label: 'Product C'),
    ],
  ),
  const StackedBarData(
    label: 'Q3',
    segments: [
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 40,
          color: Color.fromRGBO(46, 142, 149, 1),
          label: 'Product A'),
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 15,
          color: Color.fromRGBO(46, 142, 149, 0.342),
          label: 'Product B'),
    ],
  ),
  const StackedBarData(
    label: 'Q4',
    segments: [
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 20, color: Color(0xFF605e70), label: 'Product A'),
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 50, color: Color(0xFFa19dc7), label: 'Product B'),
      StackedBarSegment(
          value: 25, color: Color(0xFFf3f2fe), label: 'Product C'),
    ],
  ),
  // Add more StackedBarData items...
];
MaterialStackedBarChart(
  showGrid: true,
  horizontalGridLines: 5,
  showValues: true,
  data: data,
  width: 400,
  height: 300,
  style: StackedBarChartStyle(
    gridColor: Colors.black,
    // showSegmentLabels: true,
    cornerRadius: 3,
    barSpacing: .7,
    valueStyle: const TextStyle(
      // backgroundColor: Color.fromARGB(68, 255, 255, 255),
      color: Colors.black87,
    ),
    labelStyle: const TextStyle(
      color: Colors.grey,
    ),
    yAxisConfig: YAxisConfig(
      minValue: 0,
      maxValue: 100,
      divisions: 5,
      showGridLines: false,
      labelFormatter: (value) => '${value.toInt()}',
      labelStyle: TextStyle(
        fontSize: 12,
        color: Colors.grey[600],
      ),
    ),
  ),
);

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StackedBarChartData Properties

Class	Description
StackedBarSegment	Represents a single segment in a stacked bar, defined by its value, color, and an optional label.
StackedBarData	Represents the complete data for a single bar, consisting of multiple segments with a common label.
YAxisConfig	Configuration class for customizing the Y-axis, including min/max values, grid lines, and label styles.
StackedBarChartStyle	Configuration class for customizing the appearance of the stacked bar chart, including colors, spacing, and animations.

Detailed Component Description

StackedBarSegment

Property	Type	Description
value	double	The numerical value of the segment contributing to the total.
color	Color	The color used to render this segment in the chart.
label	String?	An optional label to describe the segment, used for tooltips/legends.

StackedBarData

Property	Type	Description
label	String	Label describing the entire bar, often used for X-axis/legend.
segments	List<StackedBarSegment>	List of segments that make up this bar.
totalValue	double	Computes the total value by summing all segment values.

YAxisConfig

Property	Type	Description
minValue	double?	Minimum value displayed on the Y-axis (default: 0).
maxValue	double?	Maximum value displayed on the Y-axis (defaults to largest total).
divisions	int	Number of divisions on the Y-axis (default: 5).
showAxisLine	bool	Whether to display the vertical axis line (default: true).
showGridLines	bool	Whether to display horizontal grid lines (default: true).
labelStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for Y-axis labels.
axisWidth	double	Width allocated for rendering the Y-axis (default: 50.0).
labelFormatter	String Function(double)	Custom formatter for Y-axis values.

StackedBarChartStyle

Property	Type	Description
gridColor	Color	Color of the grid lines (default: Colors.grey).
backgroundColor	Color	Background color of the chart container (default: Colors.white).
labelStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for bar labels.
valueStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for value labels displayed on segments.
barSpacing	double	Spacing between bars as a fraction (default: 0.2).
cornerRadius	double	Corner radius applied to bars (default: 4.0).
animationDuration	Duration	Duration of the animation when rendering bars (default: 1500ms).
animationCurve	Curve	Animation curve applied during rendering (default: Curves.easeInOut).
yAxisConfig	YAxisConfig?	Optional Y-axis configuration for detailed control.

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2. Line Chart

Code Usage

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() => runApp(MyApp());

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      home: Scaffold(
        appBar: AppBar(title: Text('Line Chart Example')),
        body: LineChartWidget(),
      ),
    );
  }
}

class LineChartWidget extends StatelessWidget {
  final List<ChartData> data = [
    ChartData(value: 10, label: 'Jan'),
    ChartData(value: 30, label: 'Feb'),
    ChartData(value: 50, label: 'Mar'),
    ChartData(value: 40, label: 'Apr'),
  ];

  final LineChartStyle style = LineChartStyle(
    lineColor: Colors.green,
    pointColor: Colors.red,
    strokeWidth: 3.0,
    animationDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 1000),
    animationCurve: Curves.fastOutSlowIn,
  );

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return Center(
      child: Text(
        'Line Chart Placeholder',
        style: TextStyle(fontSize: 18, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold),
      ),
    );
  }
}

Line Chart Properties

Property	Type	Description	Default
value	double	Value of the data point	Required
label	String	Label associated with the data point	Required

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LineChartStyle Properties

Property	Type	Description	Default
lineColor	Color	Color of the chart line	Colors.blue
gridColor	Color	Color of the chart grid	Colors.grey
pointColor	Color	Color of the data points	Colors.blue
backgroundColor	Color	Background color of the chart	Colors.white
labelStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for labels	null
strokeWidth	double	Width of the chart line	2.0
pointRadius	double	Radius of the data points	4.0
animationDuration	Duration	Duration of the line chart animation	Duration(milliseconds: 1500)
animationCurve	Curve	Curve for animation transitions	Curves.easeInOut

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3. Hollow Semi-Circle Chart

Code Usage

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'material_charts/hollow_semi_circle.dart';

MaterialChartHollowSemiCircle(
  percentage: 75,
  size: 200,
  style: ChartStyle(
    activeColor: Colors.green,
    inactiveColor: Colors.grey.shade300,
    percentageStyle: TextStyle(fontSize: 24, color: Colors.black),
    animationDuration: Duration(milliseconds: 1000),
    animationCurve: Curves.fastOutSlowIn,
  ),
  onAnimationComplete: () {
    print('Animation Completed');
  },
);

4. Hollow Semi-Circle Properties

Property	Type	Description	Default
percentage	double	The percentage value to display	Required
size	double	Diameter of the chart	Required
style	ChartStyle	Configuration for styling the chart	ChartStyle()
onAnimationComplete	VoidCallback?	Callback invoked after animation completes	null

ChartStyle Properties

Property	Type	Description	Default
activeColor	Color	Color for the active segment of the chart	Colors.blue
inactiveColor	Color	Color for the inactive portion	Color(0xFFE0E0E0)
textColor	Color?	Optional color for percentage text	null
percentageStyle	TextStyle?	Style for percentage text	null
legendStyle	TextStyle?	Style for the legend text	null
animationDuration	Duration	Duration of the animation	Duration(milliseconds: 1500)
animationCurve	Curve	Curve used for animation	Curves.easeInOut
showPercentageText	bool	Whether to show the percentage text	true
showLegend	bool	Whether to display a legend	true
percentageFormatter	String Function(double)?	Formatter for percentage text	null
legendFormatter	String Function(String, double)?	Formatter for legend entries	null

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5. Gantt Chart

Code Usage

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:material_charts_tests/material_charts.dart';

MaterialGanttChart exampleChart() {
  // Example timeline data points
  final timelineData = [
    GanttData(
      startDate: DateTime(2024, 1, 1),
      endDate: DateTime(2024, 1, 15),
      label: 'Project Start',
      description: 'Initial project planning phase',
      color: Colors.blue,
      icon: Icons.start,

      tapContent:
          'Additional details for the project start phase...', // Optional tap content
    ),
    GanttData(
      startDate: DateTime(2024, 1, 16),
      endDate: DateTime(2024, 1, 20),
      label: 'Kickoff Meeting',
      description: 'Project initiation and goal setting.',
      color: Colors.blue,
      icon: Icons.event,
    ),
    GanttData(
      startDate: DateTime(2024, 1, 20),
      endDate: DateTime(2024, 2, 1),
      label: 'Design Phase',
      description: 'UI/UX design and prototype creation.',
      color: Colors.orange,
      icon: Icons.design_services,
    ),
    GanttData(
      startDate: DateTime(2024, 2, 1),
      endDate: DateTime(2024, 3, 20),
      label: 'Development Phase',
      description: 'Implementation of core features.',
      color: Colors.green,
      icon: Icons.code,
    ),
    GanttData(
      startDate: DateTime(2024, 3, 21),
      endDate: DateTime(2024, 4, 5),
      label: 'Testing & QA',
      description: 'Bug fixing and quality checks.',
      color: Colors.red,
      icon: Icons.bug_report,
    ),
    GanttData(
      startDate: DateTime(2024, 4, 6),
      endDate: DateTime(2024, 4, 15),
      tapContent: "Tap",
      label: 'Release',
      description: 'Deployment and client delivery.',
      color: Colors.purple,
      icon: Icons.rocket_launch,
    ),
  ];

  // Timeline chart styling
  const style = GanttChartStyle(
    lineColor: Color.fromRGBO(96, 125, 139, 1),
    lineWidth: 8,
    pointRadius: 6,
    connectionLineWidth: 3,
    showConnections: true,
    pointColor: Colors.blue,
    connectionLineColor: Colors.grey,
    backgroundColor: Colors.white,
    labelStyle: TextStyle(
        fontSize: 14, fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, color: Colors.black87),
    dateStyle: TextStyle(fontSize: 12, color: Colors.grey),
    animationDuration: Duration(seconds: 2),
    animationCurve: Curves.easeInOut,
    verticalSpacing: 90.0, // Adjust spacing for readability
    // horizontalPadding: 120.0,
  );

  // Create the timeline chart widget
  return MaterialGanttChart(
    data: timelineData,
    width: 700,
    height: 800,
    style: style,
    onPointTap: (point) {
      debugPrint('Tapped on ${point.label}');
    },
  );
}

GanttData Properties

Property	Type	Description	Default
startDate	DateTime	Start date of the task	Required
endDate	DateTime	End date of the task	Required
label	String	Name or label of the task	Required
description	String?	Optional description of the task	null
color	Color?	Color used to represent the task	null
icon	IconData?	Icon associated with the task	null
tapContent	String?	Content displayed when tapping the task	null

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GanttChartStyle Properties

Property	Type	Description	Default
lineColor	Color	Color of the timeline lines	Colors.blue
pointColor	Color	Color of data points along the timeline	Colors.blue
connectionLineColor	Color	Color of connecting lines between tasks	Colors.grey
backgroundColor	Color	Background color of the chart	Colors.white
labelStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for task labels	null
dateStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for date labels	null
descriptionStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for task descriptions	null
lineWidth	double	Thickness of the timeline lines	2.0
pointRadius	double	Radius of data points	4.0
connectionLineWidth	double	Width of connecting lines	1.0
animationDuration	Duration	Duration of animation transitions	Duration(milliseconds: 1500)
animationCurve	Curve	Curve used for animations	Curves.easeInOut
showConnections	bool	Whether to display connections between tasks	true
dateFormat	DateFormat?	Format for displaying dates	null
verticalSpacing	double	Space between timeline rows	120.0
horizontalPadding	double	Padding between tasks and chart boundaries	32.0
labelOffset	double	Offset for task labels	25.0
timelineYOffset	double	Offset for the vertical position of the timeline	60.0

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6. CandleStick Chart

Code Usage

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:material_charts_tests/material_charts.dart';


List<CandlestickData> volatileStockData = [
    CandlestickData(
      date: DateTime(2024, 1, 1),
      open: 100,
      high: 110,
      low: 95,
      close: 105,
    ),
    ...
  ];
MaterialCandlestickChart(
    data: volatileStockData,
    width: 400,
    height: 300,
    backgroundColor: Color.fromRGBO(39, 50, 51, 1),
    style: const CandlestickStyle(
      verticalLineColor: Colors.white,
      verticalLineWidth: 1,
      bullishColor: Color.fromARGB(255, 66, 148, 69),
      bearishColor: Color.fromARGB(255, 185, 51, 42),
      candleWidth: 2,
      spacing: 0.2,
      tooltipStyle: TooltipStyle(
        backgroundColor: Colors.grey,
        textStyle: TextStyle(
          fontWeight: FontWeight.w500,
          color: Colors.black,
        ),
        borderRadius: 10,
      ),
    ),
    axisConfig: const ChartAxisConfig(
      labelStyle: TextStyle(
        color: Colors.white,
        fontSize: 10,
        fontWeight: FontWeight.w500,
      ),
      priceDivisions: 5,
      dateDivisions: 6,
    ),
    showGrid: true,
  );

CandleStickChart Properties

Class	Description
CandlestickData	Represents data for a single candlestick, including opening, high, low, closing prices, and optional volume.
TooltipStyle	Configuration class for styling tooltips displayed on the chart.
CandlestickStyle	Configuration class for customizing the appearance of the candlestick chart, including colors and sizes.
ChartAxisConfig	Configuration for chart axes, including divisions, label styles, and custom formatters.
MaterialCandlestickChart	The main widget that renders the candlestick chart with data, styles, and configuration options.

Detailed Component Description

MaterialCandlestickChart

Property	Type	Description
data	List<CandlestickData>	List of candlestick data to render.
width	double	Width of the chart.
height	double	Height of the chart.
backgroundColor	Color?	Optional background color for the chart.
style	CandlestickStyle	Style configuration for the chart.
axisConfig	ChartAxisConfig	Axis configuration for the chart.
padding	EdgeInsets	Padding around the chart.
showGrid	bool	Flag to show or hide the grid.
onAnimationComplete	VoidCallback?	Callback executed when the animation completes.

CandlestickData

Property	Type	Description
date	DateTime	The date/time of the candlestick.
open	double	The opening price of the candlestick.
high	double	The highest price during the candlestick period.
low	double	The lowest price during the candlestick period.
close	double	The closing price of the candlestick.
volume	double?	Optional volume data associated with the candlestick.
isBullish	bool	Indicates whether the candlestick is bullish (green) or bearish (red).

TooltipStyle

Property	Type	Description
backgroundColor	Color	Background color of the tooltip.
borderColor	Color	Color of the tooltip border.
borderRadius	double	Radius for rounded corners of the tooltip.
textStyle	TextStyle	Text style used for displaying tooltip content.
padding	EdgeInsets	Padding inside the tooltip.

CandlestickStyle

Property	Type	Description
bullishColor	Color	Color used for bullish candlesticks.
bearishColor	Color	Color used for bearish candlesticks.
candleWidth	double	Width of the candlestick.
wickWidth	double	Width of the candlestick wick.
spacing	double	Spacing between candlesticks.
animationDuration	Duration	Duration of the animation for rendering the candlestick.
animationCurve	Curve	Animation curve for rendering.
verticalLineColor	Color	Color for the vertical line indicating the current price.
verticalLineWidth	double	Width of the vertical line.
tooltipStyle	TooltipStyle	Styling configuration for the tooltip.

ChartAxisConfig

Property	Type	Description
priceDivisions	int	Number of price divisions on Y-axis.
dateDivisions	int	Number of date divisions on X-axis.
labelStyle	TextStyle?	Text style for axis labels.
yAxisWidth	double	Width reserved for the Y-axis.
xAxisHeight	double	Height reserved for the X-axis.
priceFormatter	String Function(double)	Custom formatter for price labels.
dateFormatter	String Function(DateTime)	Custom formatter for date labels.

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Best Practices

1. Responsive Design

   • Use flexible widths and heights.
   • Test on multiple screen sizes and orientations.

2. Performance

   • Avoid datasets larger than 100 bars.
   • Use smooth animations to improve UX.

3. Accessibility

   • Provide labels and colors with proper contrast.
   • Add meaningful alt-text where applicable.

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Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. Chart Not Rendering

   • Verify that the data list is not empty.
   • Ensure valid size parameters are provided.

2. Animation Issues

   • Check if animation duration is reasonable.
   • Confirm that the widget is disposed correctly.

3. Style Not Applying

   • Verify the style properties and parent widget constraints.

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Contributing

We welcome contributions! Follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch.
3. Commit your changes.
4. Push to your branch.
5. Open a Pull Request.

Refer to our Contributing Guide for details.

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Future Charts (Coming Soon)

• 🥧 Pie Chart
• 📈 Area Chart
• 🎯 Radar Chart
• 📊 Scatter Plot

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License

BSD 3-Clause License

Copyright (c) 2024, Material Charts
All rights reserved.

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Support

• 📚 Documentation
• 💬 GitHub Issues
• 📧 Email Support

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Credits

Developed with 💙 by [vishnudas-bluefox]

Special thanks to all contributors!

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This version includes all charts' information and styling details, ensuring completeness and consistency.