`controllers.*.js` and `core.datasetController.js` are now importable (no more function export), that's why there is so many changes mainly due to one indentation level removed. Split code for `bar/horizontalBar` and `doughnut/pie` in separate files, added a global controllers import (`src/controllers/index.js`) and add tests to check that all dataset controllers are correctly registered under `chart.controllers.{type}`.
Default options can now be accessed by importing `core/core.defaults`. The returned object acts as a singleton and is populated when importing classes that expose their own default values (meaning that importing only `code.defaults` results in an empty object). Also make `Chart.Ticks` and `Chart.Interaction` importable since existing defaults rely on these values.
Add the `defaults._set` method that make easier declaring new defaults by merging given values with existing ones for a specific scope (`global`, `scale`, `bar`, etc).
Properly export helpers and remove dependencies to `Chart.helpers`. Helpers can now be accessed from `src/helpers/index.js` (`var helpers = require('path/to/helpers/index')`, instead of `var helpers = Chart.helpers`).
For consistency with `valueOrDefault`, `valueAtIndexOrDefault` now returns null if `value` (expected array) is null. Also get rid of the superfluous `get` prefix in `getValueOrDefault` and `getValueAtIndexOrDefault`.
The `fill` option now accepts the index of the target dataset (number) or a string starting by "+" or "-" followed by a number representing the dataset index relative to the current one (e.g. `fill: "-2"` on dataset at index 3 will fill to dataset at index 1). It's also possible to "propagate" the filling to the target of an hidden dataset (`options.plugins.filler.propagate`). Fill boundaries `zero`, `top` and `bottom` have been deprecated and replaced by `origin`, `start` and `end`.
Implementation has been moved out of the line element into a new plugin (`src/plugins/plugin.filler.js`) and does not rely anymore on the deprecated model `scaleTop`, `scaleBottom` and `scaleZero` values. Drawing Bézier splines has been refactored in the canvas helpers (note that `Chart.helpers.canvas` is now an alias of `Chart.canvasHelpers`).
Add 3 new examples and extend utils with a pseudo-random number generator that can be initialized with `srand`. That makes possible to design examples starting always with the same initial data.
In order to take full advantage of the new plugin hooks called before and after a dataset is drawn, all drawing operations must happen on stable meta data, so make sure that transitions are performed before.
In order to simulate real-time chart updates (i.e. horizontal animation), it's necessary to distinguish a removed or added value from a simple update. The dataset controller now hooks array methods that alter the data array length to synchronize metadata accordingly. Also remove the duplicate calls of updateBezierControlPoints() for line and radar charts.
Now that the aspect ratio is correctly handled, fix samples for charts with aspect ratio of 1 which was vertically too large. Also fix the default aspect ratio for radar charts which wasn't applied when creating a chart directly using new Chart(ctx, { type: 'radar' }).
This change allows for smaller minified code in the final version, resulting in a smaller file size. Some files had previously used _this, but that has been changed to me to keep consistency throughout the project.
Data controllers should now rarely implement addElements and addElementAndReset but instead should define dataElementType (and optionally datasetElementType). Also remove some dead code (e.g. numBars, colorForNewElement, etc.).
Updated all chart types to use the helper.getHoverColor. Pattern fills can now be specified for both fill and line portions of a chart. Updates chartjs/Chart.js#1323
Meta info are now scoped by chart and moved under the dataset._meta map { chart.id -> meta }. Meta for a specific chart (and dataset) can be accessed using chart.getDatasetMeta(datasetIndex) or from the dataset controller using getMeta(). Note that helpers.uid() now generates an int (instead of a string) to make lookups in the _meta map faster.
