Usage examples

This guide lists examples of Flexmonster usage in Vue 2. They are provided within our sample Vue 2 project.

Creating the pivot table

The Pivot table demo demonstrates how to embed Flexmonster into your project with the <Pivot> component. See the source code:

• For Vue 2 + ES6
• For Vue 2 + TypeScript

Notice how initialization parameters are specified in <Pivot>:

<Pivot
  ref="pivot"
  toolbar
  v-bind:height="600"
  v-bind:report="'https://cdn.flexmonster.com/github/demo-report.json'"
  v-bind:shareReportConnection="{
    url: 'https://olap.flexmonster.com:9500',
  }"
  v-bind:beforetoolbarcreated="customizeToolbar"
></Pivot>

Learn more about <Pivot> and its parameters: The <Pivot> component.

Handling events

The Handling events example focuses on Flexmonster events. See the source code:

• For Vue 2 + ES6
• For Vue 2 + TypeScript

The example provides a toggle button to subscribe to all the events and unsubscribe from them.

Under the component, there is a log output. When an event is triggered, the output shows info about that event.

Event handling is implemented in the <script> section. To subscribe to an event, we use the on() method:

this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.on(eventName, () => {
  // Handle the event
});

((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
.flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).on(eventName, () => {
  // Handle the event
});

To unsubscribe from an event, we use the off() method:

this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.off(eventName);

((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
.flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).off(eventName);

See the full list of Flexmonster events in our documentation.

Learn more about using Flexmonster events in Vue 2.

Using API calls

The Using API calls section is about interacting with the component through API calls. See the source code:

• For Vue 2 + ES6
• For Vue 2 + TypeScript

Use the toggle buttons to enable the read-only mode or switch between the grid and charts.

Check out the <script> section to see how the API calls are used:

• The showGrid() and showCharts() methods allow switching between the views:
  

  ES6

  showChart: function () {
    this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.showCharts("column");
  },
  showGrid: function () {
    this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.showGrid();
  }

  TypeScript

  showChart(): void {
    ((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
    .flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).showCharts("column");
  },
  showGrid(): void {
    ((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
    .flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).showGrid();
  }

• The setOptions() API call is used to make Flexmonster read-only:
  

  ES6

  readOnly: function () {
    this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.setOptions({
      readOnly: true
    });
    this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.refresh();
  }

  TypeScript

  readOnly(): void {
    ((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
    .flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).setOptions({
      readOnly: true,
    });
    ((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
    .flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).refresh();
  }

See the full list of Flexmonster API calls.

Learn more about using Flexmonster methods in Vue 2.

Updating data

The Updating data section shows how to refresh data at runtime. See the source code:

• For Vue 2 + ES6
• For Vue 2 + TypeScript

Each time you click the Update data button, the dataset is updated and loaded to Flexmonster using the updateData() API call:

updateTheData: function () {
  this.data = [
    // Updated data
  ];
  // Updating the data in Flexmonster
  this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.updateData({ data: this.data });
}

updateTheData(): void {
  this.data = [
    // Updated data
  ];
  // Updating the data in Flexmonster
  ((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
  .flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).updateData({ data: this.data });
}

Learn more about using Flexmonster methods in Vue 2.

Customizing the Toolbar

The Customizing the Toolbar section contains an example of Toolbar customization. See the source code:

• For Vue 2 + ES6
• For Vue 2 + TypeScript

Flexmonster is subscribed to the beforetoolbarcreated event in the <template> section:

<Pivot 
  ref="pivot"
  ...
  v-bind:beforetoolbarcreated="customizeToolbar"
  ...
></Pivot>

The customizeToolbar() handler is defined as follows:

customizeToolbar: function (toolbar) {
  var tabs = toolbar.getTabs();
  toolbar.getTabs = () => {
    tabs = [];
    // Add new tab
    tabs.push({
      id: "fm-tab-newtab",
      title: "New Tab",
      handler: this.showInfo,
      icon: toolbar.icons.open,
    });
    return tabs;
  };
}

customizeToolbar(toolbar: Flexmonster.Toolbar): void {
  var tabs: Flexmonster.ToolbarTab[] = toolbar.getTabs();
  toolbar.getTabs = () => {
    tabs = [];
    // Add new tab
    tabs.push({
      id: "fm-tab-newtab",
      title: "New Tab",
      handler: this.showInfo,
      icon: toolbar.icons.open,
    });
    return tabs;
  };
}

As a result, a new tab with custom functionality is added.

Learn more about customizing the Toolbar.

Customizing the grid

The Customizing the grid example demonstrates how to highlight a certain measure on the grid using customizeCell. See the source code:

• For Vue 2 + ES6
• For Vue 2 + TypeScript

Check out the <template> section to see how customizeCell is defined:

<Pivot
  ref="pivot"
  ...
  v-bind:customizeCell="customizeCellFunction"
  ...
></Pivot>

The customizeCellFunction() is defined in the <script> section. This function applies custom CSS to the cells with the "Price" measure:

customizeCellFunction: function (cell, data) {
  if (data.measure && data.measure.name == "Price") {
    let backgroundColor = "#00A45A";
    let textShadowColor = "#095231";
    let borderColor = "#009552";
    cell.style["background-color"] = backgroundColor;
    cell.style["color"] = "white";
    cell.style["font-weight"] = "bold";
    cell.style["text-shadow"] = `0px 2px 3px ${textShadowColor}`;
    cell.style["border-bottom"] = `1px solid ${borderColor}`;
    cell.style["border-right"] = `1px solid ${borderColor}`;
  }
}

customizeCellFunction(
  cell: Flexmonster.CellBuilder,
  data: Flexmonster.CellData
): void {
  if (data.measure && data.measure.uniqueName == "Price") {
    let backgroundColor = "#00A45A";
    let textShadowColor = "#095231";
    let borderColor = "#009552";
    cell.style = {
      ...cell.style,
      background-color: backgroundColor,
      color: "white",
      font-weight: "bold",
      text-shadow: `0px 2px 3px ${textShadowColor}`,
      border-bottom: `1px solid ${borderColor}`,
      border-right: `1px solid ${borderColor}`,
    };
  }
}

Learn more about customizing the grid.

Integrating with Highcharts

See an example of Highcharts integration in the With Highcharts section:

• Vue 2 + ES6
• Vue 2 + TypeScript

In the <template> section, we add a container for Highcharts and subscribe Flexmonster to the reportcomplete event:

<Pivot
  ref="pivot"
  ...
  v-bind:reportcomplete="reportComplete"
  ...
></Pivot>

<div class="chart-container">
  <div id="highcharts-container"></div>
</div>

The Highcharts module and Flexmonster Connector for Highcharts are imported in the <script> section:

// Importing Highcharts
import Highcharts from "highcharts";
// Importing Flexmonster Connector for Highcharts
import "flexmonster/lib/flexmonster.highcharts.js";

The <script> section also contains the chart-drawing function and the reportComplete() handler:

drawChart: function () {
  this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.highcharts.getData(
    // Creating and configuring the chart
  );
},
reportComplete: function () {
  this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.off("reportcomplete");
  this.drawChart();
}

drawChart(): void {
  ((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
  .flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).highcharts?.getData(
    // Creating and configuring the chart
  );
},
reportComplete(): void {
  ((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
  .flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).off("reportcomplete");
  this.drawChart();
}

Learn more about integration with Highcharts.

Integrating with amCharts

Our sample project contains examples of integration with amCharts 5 and amCharts 4.

amCharts 5

The With amCharts section provides a dashboard with Flexmonster and amCharts 5. See the source code:

• In Vue 2 + ES6
• In Vue 2 + TypeScript

In the <template> section, we add a container for amCharts and subscribe Flexmonster to the reportcomplete event:

<Pivot
  ref="pivot"
  ...
  v-bind:reportcomplete="reportComplete"
  ...
></Pivot>

<div class="chart-container">
  <div id="amcharts-container" style="width: 100%; height: 500px;"></div>
</div>

The amCharts 5 library and Flexmonster Connector for amCharts are imported in the <script> section:

// Importing amCharts
import * as am5 from "@amcharts/amcharts5";
import * as am5xy from "@amcharts/amcharts5/xy";
import am5themes_Animated from "@amcharts/amcharts5/themes/Animated";

// Importing Flexmonster Connector for amCharts
import "flexmonster/lib/flexmonster.amcharts.js";

The <script> section also contains the reportComplete() handler and chart-drawing functions:

reportComplete: function () {
  this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.off("reportcomplete");
  this.drawChart();
},
drawChart: function () {
  // Running Flexmonster's getData method for amCharts
  this.$refs.pivot.flexmonster.amcharts.getData(
    {},
    this.createChart.bind(this),
    this.updateChart.bind(this)
  );
},
createChart: function (chartData, rawData) {
  // Creating and configuring the chart
},
updateChart: function (chartData, rawData) {
  // Updating the chart
}

reportComplete(): void {
  ((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
  .flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).off("reportcomplete");
  this.drawChart();
},
drawChart(): void {
  // Running Flexmonster's getData method for amCharts
  ((this.$refs.pivot as typeof Pivot)
  .flexmonster as Flexmonster.Pivot).amcharts?.getData(
    {},
    this.createChart.bind(this),
    this.updateChart.bind(this)
  );
},
createChart(
  chartData: Flexmonster.GetDataValueObject,
  rawData: Flexmonster.GetDataValueObject
): void {
  // Creating and configuring the chart
},
updateChart(
  chartData: Flexmonster.GetDataValueObject,
  rawData: Flexmonster.GetDataValueObject
): void {
  // Updating the chart
}

Learn more about integration with amCharts.

amCharts 4

The example with amCharts 4 is hidden from the project's side menu, but you can still access it via a direct link: http://localhost:5173/with-amcharts4 (the project's port can be different).

Here is the example's source code:

• In Vue 2 + ES6
• In Vue 2 + TypeScript

It is very similar to the code of the amCharts 5 example:

• In the <template> section, we add a container for amCharts and subscribe to the reportcomplete event.
• In the <script> section, we:
  1. Import amCharts 4 and Flexmonster Connector for amCharts.
  2. Define the reportcomplete event's handler and chart-drawing functions.

Learn more about integration with amCharts.

See also

• Integration with Vue 2
• Using methods and events
• About the <Pivot> component