"Timeline" with just Numeric Value

[FTInterritus7624]

Hi there,

I was trying to build a 'timeline' when given just a min and max value rather than a start/end date. As I was going about it, there was no doubt that I had to make certain adjustments to the built in types and functions that dnd-timeline had to offer. Essentially having to create my own versions of these types and functions (e.g. ItemDefinition, generateItems, groupItemstoRow).

This pretty much led me down a rabbit hole of customizing everything that had to do with Relevance and/or datetime especially when I came across having to look into potentially customizing my own useItem as it appears to rely on the type Relevance and time-related functions in pieces of the code. So before I continue the rabbit hole, I just wanted to ask, if dnd-timeline offers a simpler way to handle min-max numeric values (whether it be time axis or items), or would it require a bit of customization/overhaul as I've been doing?

Thanks!

[samuelarbibe]

Hey!
That's a pretty fun idea.

The library was initially planned to be used only with dates, but does use numbers instead of dates internally for performance purposes (see #19)

There should be no problem using numbers instead of dates and make the library more generic, it just means the library pivots to a different direction.

Let me look into it this weekend and update you.

In the meantime, I can recommend using the library like suggested, with dates, but creating the dates with any number of your choice.

{
  start: new Date(min),
  end: new Date(max)
}

[samuelarbibe]

Update: a new version has been release, version 2.0.0, and it now supports using plain number ranges instead of date ranges.
Thank you for the great Idea! 💡

#32

There should now be no problem to use it without using dates.
Please update me!

[FTInterritus7624]

Very excited to try this out!