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Built-in Behavior

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What is Behavior

Behavior is the interaction mechanism in G6. It is used with Interaction Mode. This document introduces the Built-in behaviors in G6. Besides, you can register a type of Custom Behavior. The document Interaction Mode introduces how to configure the Behaviors onto the graph.

Built-in Behavior

All the basic graphics Shapes, Items(nodes/edges) can be interacted by events. To achieve it with versatility, there are 14 built-in Behaviors in G6.

drag-combo

Supported by V3.5 or later versions.

  • Description: Allows users to drag combo;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'drag-combo';
    • enableDelegate: Whether activate delegate when dragging combos, which means whether to use a virtual rect moved with the dragging mouse instead of the combo. The effect is shown in the figures below. false by default;
    • delegateStyle: The style of the delegate when dragging the combo with delegate;
    • onlyChangeComboSize: Supported by V3.5 or later vertions. Only Change the size of the prarent combo whose child combo to be dragged, which means do not change the hierarchy structures of combos and nodes. false by default;
    • activeState: The state's name(string) of the entered combo to be dragged over, coordinating with the configuration in comboStateStyles to define the state styles when instantiating a graph. It is empty by default;
    • selectedState: The state's name(string) when combo is selected, 'selected' by default;
    • shouldUpdate(e): Whether allow the behavior happens on the current item (e.item), see the example below for detail.

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['drag-combo'],
  },
});

Configure the styles for enableDelegate or activeState:

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'drag-combo',
        enableDelegate: true,
        activeState: 'actived',
        shouldUpdate: (e) => {
          // Do not allow the combo with id 'combo1' be dragged
          if (e.item && e.item.getModel().id === 'combo1') return false;
          return true;
        },
      },
    ],
  },
  comboStateStyles: {
    actived: {
      stroke: 'red',
      lineWidth: 3,
    },
  },
});

collapse-expand-combo

Supported by V3.5 or later.

  • Description: collapse or expand Combo. If the graph has layout configuration, this behavior will trigger re-layout. If you do not want re-layout the graph after collapsing or expanding a combo, use combo's click listener and graph.collapseExpandCombo API instead;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'collapse-expand-combo';
    • trigger: Specify the trigger for collapsing and expanding a combo. dblclick by default. Options: 'click', 'dblclick';
    • relayout: Whether relayout the graph after collapsing or expanding, true by default.

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['collapse-expand-combo'],
  },
});

Configure the trigger to be 'click':

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'collapse-expand-combo',
        trigger: 'click',
        relayout: false, // do not relayout after collapsing or expanding
      },
    ],
  },
});

drag-canvas

  • Description: Allows users drag canvas;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'drag-canvas';
    • direction: The direction of dragging that is allowed. Options: 'x', 'y', 'both'. 'both' by default;
    • enableOptimize: whether enable optimization, false by default. enableOptimize: true means hiding all edges and the shapes beside keyShapes of nodes while dragging canvas;
    • shouldBegin(e): Whether allow the behavior happen on the current item (e.item);
    • scalableRange: scalable range when drag canvas, zero by default. -1 to 1 means the scalable percentage of the viewport; the image bellow illustrate the situation when it is smaller than -1 or bigger than 1:
    • allowDragOnItem: whether response when the users drag on items(node/edge/combo), false by default;

  • Related timing events:

    • canvas:dragstart: Triggered when drag start. Listened by graph.on('canvas:dragstart', e => {...});
    • canvas:drag: Triggered when dragging. Listened by graph.on('canvas:drag', e => {...});
    • canvas:dragend: Triggered when drag end. Listened by graph.on('canvas:drag', e => {...}).

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['drag-canvas'],
  },
});

By default, the x and y directions are both allowed.

Using Customized Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'drag-canvas',
        direction: 'x',
      },
    ],
  },
});

The canvas can be dragged along x direction only.
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scroll-canvas

  • Description: Scroll the canvas by wheeling, supported after v4.2.6;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'scroll-canvas';
    • direction: The direction of dragging that is allowed. Options: 'x', 'y', 'both'. 'both' by default;
    • enableOptimize: whether enable optimization, false by default. enableOptimize: true means hiding all edges and the shapes beside keyShapes of nodes while dragging canvas;
    • zoomKey: switch to zooming while pressing the key and wheeling. Options: 'shift', 'ctrl', 'alt', 'control';
    • scalableRange: scalable range when drag canvas, zero by default. -1 to 1 means the scalable percentage of the viewport; the image bellow illustrate the situation when it is smaller than -1 or bigger than 1:

  • Related timing events:

    • wheel: Triggered when wheeling. Listened by graph.on('wheel', e => {...}).

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['drag-canvas'],
  },
});

By default, the x and y directions are both allowed.

Using Customized Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'drag-canvas',
        direction: 'x',
      },
    ],
  },
});

The canvas can be dragged along x direction only.
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zoom-canvas

  • Description: Zoom the canvas;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'zoom-canvas';
    • sensitivity: The sensitivity of the zooming, range from 1 to 10. 5 by default;
    • minZoom: minimum zoom ratio;
    • maxZoom: maximum zoom ratio;
    • enableOptimize: whether enable the optimization, false by default. If it is assigned to true, the shapes except keyShape will be hide when the ratio is smaller thant optimizeZoom;
    • optimizeZoom: Takes effect when enableOptimize is true. 0.7 by default. See enableOptimize upon.
    • shouldUpdate(e): Whether allow the behavior happen.
    • fixSelectedItems: Fix the line width, fontSize, or overall size of some items while zooming out the canvas. fixSelectedItems is an object with:
    • fixSelectedItems.fixState: The state of the items to be fixed. Set the item state to be the value to make it fix while zooming out. 'selected' by default;
    • fixSelectedItems.fixAll: Fix the overall size of the selected items. fixAll has higher priority than fixSelectedItems.fixLineWidth and fixSelectedItems.fixLabel;
    • fixSelectedItems.fixLineWidth: Fix the lineWidth of the keyShape of the fix item;
    • fixSelectedItems.fixLabel: Fix the fontSize of the item.

  • Related timing events:

    • wheelzoom(e): Triggered when user zoom the graph. Listened by graph.on('wheelzoom', e => {...}).

Tips: Assign values for minZoom and  maxZoom on the graph to limit the zooming ratio.

drag-node

  • Description: Allows users drag nodes;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'drag-node';
    • delegateStyle: The drawing properties when the nodes are dragged. { strokeOpacity: 0.6, fillOpacity: 0.6 } by default;
    • updateEdge: Whether to update all connected edges when dragging nodes. true by default.
    • enableDelegate: Whether activate delegate when dragging nodes, which means whether to use a virtual rect moved with the dragging mouse instead of the node. The effect is shown in the figures below. false by default;
    • enableDebounce: Whether enable updating with debounce while dragging to avoid the frequent calculation. It is a boolean and will be useful for graph with polyline edges. false by default;
    • enableOptimize: Whether to hide the related edges to avoid calculation while dragging nodes. It is a boolean and will be useful for graph with polyline edges. false by default;
    • onlyChangeComboSize:Supported by V3.5 or later vertions. Only Change the size of the prarent combo whose child node to be dragged, which means do not change the hierarchy structures of combos and nodes. false by default;
    • comboActiveState: Supported by V3.5 or later vertions. The state's name(string) of the entered combo to be dragged over, coordinating with the configuration in comboStateStyles to define the state styles when instantiating a graph. It is empty by default;
    • selectedState: Supported by V3.5 or later vertions. The state's name(string) when combo is selected, 'selected' by default;
    • shouldBegin(e): Whether allow the behavior happen;
    • shouldUpdate(e): Whether allow update the node/ delegate's position while dragging;
    • shouldEnd(e): Whether allow update the node/ delegate's position after drag end.

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['drag-node'],
  },
});
img

Activate delegate

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'drag-node',
        enableDelegate: true,
        shouldBegin: (e) => {
          // Do not allow the node with id 'node1' to be dragged
          if (e.item && e.item.getModel().id === 'node1') return false;
        },
      },
    ],
  },
});
img

click-select

  • Description: Select a node by clicking. Cancel the selected state by clicking the node agian or clicking the canvas;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'click-select';
    • multiple: Whether to allow multiple selection. true by default. false means multiple selection is not allowed, and the trigger will not take effect.
    • trigger: Specify which trigger for multiple selection. shift by default, which means multiple selection is activated when the shift button is pressed. Options: 'shift', 'ctrl', 'alt', and so on;
    • shouldBegin(e): Whether allow the behavior happen on the current item (e.item), see the example below;
    • shouldUpdate(e): Whether allow the behavior changes the state and state style of the on the current item (e.item), see the example below.

  • Related timing events:

    • 'nodeselectchange': Triggered when the set of selected items changed. Listened by graph.on('nodeselectchange', e => {...}). The fields of the parameter e are:
    • e.target: The current manipulated item;
    • e.selectedItems: The set of selected items after this operation;
    • e.select: A boolean tag to distinguish if the current operation is select(true) or deselect (false).

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['click-select'],
  },
});

// Triggered when the set of selected items changed
graph.on('nodeselectchange', (e) => {
  // The current manipulated item
  console.log(e.target);
  // The set of selected items after this operation
  console.log(e.selectedItems);
  // A boolean tag to distinguish if the current operation is select(`true`) or deselect (`false`)
  console.log(e.select);
});

Press Shift button to select more items.
img

Using Customized Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'click-select',
        trigger: 'ctrl',
      },
      // Whether allow the behavior happen on the item. If it returns false, the current manipulated item will not be selected and the timing event 'nodeselectchange' will not be triggered as well
      shouldBegin: e => {
        // Do not allow the behavior happen when the clicked shape has name 'text-shape'
        if (e.target.get('name') === 'text-shape') return false;
        // Do not allow the behavior happen when the clicked item has id 'text-shape'
        if (e.item.getModel().id === 'id1') return false;
        return true;
      },
      // Whehter allow the behavior change the state or state styles of the current manipulated item. If it returns false, the state and state styles of the current item will not be changed. But the timing event 'nodeselectchange' will still be triggered
      shouldUpdate: e => {
        // The item's state and state style will not be changed if its id is 'id2'
        if (e.item.getModel().id === 'id2') return false;
        return true;
      }
    ],
  },
});

// Triggered when the set of selected items changed
graph.on('nodeselectchange', e => {
  // The current manipulated item
  console.log(e.target);
  // The set of selected items after this operation
  console.log(e.selectedItems);
  // A boolean tag to distinguish if the current operation is select(`true`) or deselect (`false`)
  console.log(e.select);
});

With the configuration above, users are allowed to select more than one nodes when pressing Ctrl. You can also assign Alt for it. But the multiple selection is turned off when multiple is false, and the trigger will not take effect any more.

tooltip

  • Description: The tooltip for node;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'tooltip';
    • formatText(model): Format function, returns a text string or an HTML element;
    • offset: the offset of the tooltip to the mouse.
    • shouldBegin(e): Whether allow the tooltip the show up;
    • shouldUpdate(e): Whether allow the tooltip to be updated.

  • Related timing events:

    • tooltipchange: Triggered when the tooltip is changed. Listened by graph.on('tooltipchange', e => {...}).
const graph = new G6.Graph({
  container: 'mountNode',
  width: 500,
  height: 500,
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'tooltip',
        formatText(model) {
          return model.xxx;
        },
        offset: 10,
      },
    ],
  },
});

Tips: Since there are no styles for tooltip in G6, you need to define the styles for it as:

.g6-tooltip {
  padding: 10px 6px;
  color: #444;
  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
  border: 1px solid #e2e2e2;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

edge-tooltip

The usage of edge-tooltip is similar to tooltip. It will be activated when the user hover the mouse onto an edge.

  • Description: The tooltip for edge;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'edge-tooltip';
    • formatText(model): Format function, returns a text string or an HTML element;
    • offset: the offset of the tooltip to the mouse;
    • shouldBegin(e): Whether allow the tooltip the show up;
    • shouldUpdate(e): Whether allow the tooltip to be updated.

  • Related timing events:

    • tooltipchange: Triggered when the tooltip is changed. Listened by graph.on('tooltipchange', e => {...}).

activate-relations

  • Description: Highlight the node and its related nodes and edges when the mouse enter the node;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'activate-relations';
    • trigger: 'mouseenter'. mousenter means acitvating when the mouse enter a node; click means activating when the mouse click a node;
    • activeState: 'active'. The state name when the node is activated. When activate-relations is activated, the related nodes and edges will have this state. active by default. It can be combined with nodeStyle and edgeStyle of graph to enrich the visual effect;
    • inactiveState: 'inactive'. The state name when of the node is inactivated. All the nodes and edges which are not activated by activate-relations will have this state. inactive by default. It can be combined with nodeStyle and edgeStyle of graph to enrich the visual effect;
    • resetSelected: Whether to reset the selected nodes when highlight the related nodes. false by default, which means the selected state will not be covered by activate-relations;
    • shouldUpdate(e): Whether allow the behavior happen.

  • Related timing event:

    • 'afteractivaterelations': Triggered when the activated items changed. Listened by graph.on('afteractivaterelations', evt => {...}). The fields of the parameter e:
    • e.item: The current manipulated item;
    • e.action: A string tag to distinguish whether the current action is 'activate' or 'deactivate'.


Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['activate-relations'],
  },
});

graph.on('afteractivaterelations', (e) => {
  // The current manipulated item
  console.log(e.item);
  // A string tag to distinguish whether the current action is `'activate'` or `'deactivate'`
  console.log(e.action);
});

The selected state of the selected node will be maintained after the activate-relations operation by default.
img

Using Customized Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'activate-relations',
        resetSelected: true,
      },
    ],
  },
});

graph.on('afteractivaterelations', (e) => {
  // The current manipulated item
  console.log(e.item);
  // A string tag to distinguish whether the current action is `'activate'` or `'deactivate'`
  console.log(e.action);
});

Assign true to resetSelected to reset the selected states for nodes after the activate-relations operation.

img

brush-select

  • Description: Allows uers to select nodes by brushing;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'brush-select';
    • brushStyle: The styles of the marquee. It contains four configurations: fill、fillOpacity、stroke and lineWidth;
    • onSelect(nodes): The callback function when selecting a node. nodes is the selected ndoes;
    • onDeselect(nodes): The callback function when canceling selections. nodes is the selected ndoes;
    • selectedState: The state of the selected nodes. 'selected' by default;
    • includeEdges: Whether to select the edges when selecting by brushing. true by default. false means do not select the edges.
    • trigger: The trigger button for this operation. 'shift' by default, which means the select by brushing operation will be activated by pressing Shift button. Options: 'shift', 'ctrl' / 'control', 'alt' and 'drag', not case sensitive:
    • 'shift': Select by brushing when Shift is pressed;
    • 'ctrl' / 'control': Select by brushing when Ctrl is pressed;
    • 'alt': Select by brushing when Alt is pressed;
    • 'drag': Select by brushing without any pressed buttons. Note that it will conflict with the drag-canvas;
    • shouldUpdate(e): Whether allow the behavior happen on the current manipulated item (e.item). See the example below.

  • Related timing events:

    • 'nodeselectchange': Triggered when the set of selected items changed. Listened by graph.on('nodeselectchange', e => {...}). The fields of the parameter e:
    • e.selectedItems: The set of selected items after the operation;
    • e.select: A boolean tag to distinguish whether the current operation is select(true) or deselect(false).

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['brush-select'],
  },
});

// Triggered when the set of selected items changed
graph.on('nodeselectchange', (e) => {
  // The set of selected items after the operation
  console.log(e.selectedItems);
  // A boolean tag to distinguish whether the current operation is select(`true`) or deselect(`false`)
  console.log(e.select);
});

Select by brushing when the Shift button is pressed by default. And the edges are selectable as well.
img

Using Customized Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'brush-select',
        trigger: 'ctrl',
        includeEdges: false,
      },
      // Whether allow the behavior happen on the current manipulated item (e.item). If it returns false, the item will not be selected and the timing event 'nodeselectchange' will not be triggered
      shouldUpdate: e => {
        // Do not allow the behavior happen on the node/edge/combo with id 'id2'
        if (e.item.getModel().id === 'id2') return false;
        return true;
      }
    ],
  },
});

// Triggered when the set of selected items changed
graph.on('nodeselectchange', e => {
  // The set of selected items after the operation
  console.log(e.selectedItems);
  // A boolean tag to distinguish whether the current operation is select(`true`) or deselect(`false`)
  console.log(e.select);
});

By the configurations above, the operation is activated when the Ctrl button is pressed, and the edges will not be selected during the process.
img

**Conflict Configuration: **

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      'drag-canvas',
      {
        type: 'brush-select',
        trigger: 'drag',
      },
    ],
  },
});

When the trigger in brush-select is assigned to drag, an the drag-canvas exists in this mode, their operation will conflict.
img

It is obvious that the selecting by brushing is activated while dragging the canvas. To avoid this situation, we can assign other values for trigger in brush-select. Besides, the following solution also works:

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['drag-canvas'],
    brush: [
      {
        type: 'brush-select',
        trigger: 'drag',
      },
    ],
  },
});

It is a solution to put these two conflicting events into two mdoes. They will be activated on different graph modes. Dragging operation corresponds to drag-canvas in the default mode. When user switch the state to brush mode by graph.setModel('brush'), the dragging operation will be responsed by brush-select instead. Refer to Mode for more information.

lasso-select

  • Description: Allows uers to select nodes by drawing a line over or around objects.

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'lasso-select';
    • delegateStyle: The styles of the marquee. It contains four configurations: fill、fillOpacity、stroke and lineWidth;
    • onSelect(nodes, edges): The callback function when selecting a node. nodes is the selected ndoes, edges is the selected edges;
    • onDeselect(nodes, edges): The callback function when canceling selections. nodes is the deselected ndoes, edges is the deselected edges;
    • selectedState: The state of the selected nodes. 'selected' by default;
    • includeEdges: Whether to select the edges when selecting by brushing. true by default. false means do not select the edges.
    • trigger: The trigger button for this operation. 'shift' by default, which means the select by brushing operation will be activated by pressing Shift button. Options: 'shift', 'ctrl' / 'control', 'alt' and 'drag', not case sensitive:
    • 'shift': Select by brushing when Shift is pressed;
    • 'ctrl' / 'control': Select by brushing when Ctrl is pressed;
    • 'alt': Select by brushing when Alt is pressed;
    • 'drag': Select by brushing without any pressed buttons. Note that it will conflict with the drag-canvas;
    • shouldUpdate(e): Whether allow the behavior happen on the current manipulated item (e.item). See the example below.

  • Related timing events:

    • 'nodeselectchange': Triggered when the set of selected items changed. Listened by graph.on('nodeselectchange', e => {...}). The fields of the parameter e:
    • e.selectedItems: The set of selected items after the operation, include nodes and edges;
    • e.select: A boolean tag to distinguish whether the current operation is select(true) or deselect(false).

The configuration of lasso-select behavior is the same as that of brush-select behavior.

collapse-expand

  • Description: Collapse or expand a subtree on a treeGraph;
  • Attension: If you want to collapse a subtree by default when render the Graph in the first time, you can assign collapsed: true to the root of the subtree in its data. If you want to control the subtree to collapse/expand by code, you can also assign the collapsed for the root of the subtree and call treeGraph.layout() to make it take effect;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'collapse-expand';
    • trigger: The operation for collapsing and expanding. Options: click and dblclick. click by default;
    • onChange: The callback function after collapsing or expanding. Warining: it will be removed from V3.1.2;
    • shouldBegin(e): Whether allow this behavior happen on the current item (e.item).

  • Related timing event:

    • itemcollapsed: Triggered when collapse-expand happens. Listened by graph.on('itemcollapsed', e => {...}). The fields of the parameter e:
    • e.item: The current manipulated item;
    • e.collapsed: A boolean flag to distinguish whether the current operaition is collapsing(true) or expanding(false).

Usage

const graph = new G6.TreeGraph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'collapse-expand',
        trigger: 'click',
        onChange(item, collapsed) {
          const data = item.get('model').data;
          data.collapsed = collapsed;
          return true;
        },
        shouldBegin: (e) => {
          // Nothing happens when the current item has id 'node1'
          if (e.item && e.item.getModel().id === 'node1') return false;
          return true;
        },
      },
      'drag-canvas',
      'zoom-canvas',
    ],
  },
});

graph.on('itemcollapsed', (e) => {
  // The current manipulated item
  console.log(e.item);
  // A boolean flag to distinguish whether the current operaition is collapsing(`true`) or expanding(`false`)
  console.log(e.collapsed);
});

collapse-expand-group

  • Description: Collapse or expand a node group;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'collapse-expand-group'
    • trigger: The operation for collapsing and expanding. Options: click and dblclick. dblclick by default, which means double click.

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['collapse-expand-group'],
  },
});

Using Customized Configuration
Assign trigger to click, the collapsing or expanding a node group will be triggered by click.

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      {
        type: 'collapse-expand-group',
        trigger: 'click',
      },
    ],
  },
});
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drag-group

  • Description: Allows users drag node group;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'drag-group';
    • delegateStyle: The style of the delegate when dragging the group.

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['drag-group'],
  },
});

drag-node-with-group

  • Description: Allow users to drag the nodes in the group;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'drag-node-with-group';
    • delegateStyle: The style of the delegate when dragging the node.
    • maxMultiple;
    • minMultiple;
    • shouldBegin(e): Whether allow the current node (e.item) to be dragged.

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['drag-node-with-group'],
  },
});

create-edge

  • Description: create edge by interaction;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'create-edge';
    • trigger: Specify the trigger for creating an edge, options: 'click', 'drag'. The default value is 'click', which means the user is allowed to creat an edge by clicking two end nodes as source and target node respectively. 'drag' means the user is allowed to create an edge by 'dragging' from a source node to a target ndoe. Note that trigger: 'drag' cannot create a self-loop edge;
    • key: The assistant trigger key from the keyboard. If it is undefined or unset, only trigger decides the triggering interaction from user. Otherwise, this behavior will be triggered by trigger only when key is pressed. Options: 'shift', 'ctrl', 'control', 'alt', 'meta', undefined;
    • edgeConfig: The edge configurations for the edges created by this behavior, the configurations are the same as the edge, ref to Edge Configurations. To modify the configurations for different added edges, listener to 'aftercreateedge' and update the edge.
    • shouldBegin(e): Whether allow the behavior begins with the condition e;
    • shouldEnd(e): Whether allow the behavior ends under the condition e;

  • Related timing event:

    • 'aftercreateedge': Triggered after the creating process is finished. Listen to it by graph.on('aftercreateedge', e => {...}), where the parameter e has a property edge which is the created edge.

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['create-edge'],
  },
});
graph.on('aftercreateedge', (e) => {
  console.log(e.edge);
});

Using Customized Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      // takes effect when the 'shift' is been pressing and drag from a node to another
      {
        type: 'create-edge',
        trigger: 'drag',
        key: 'shift',
        edgeConfig: {
          type: 'cubic',
          style: {
            stroke: '#f00',
            lineWidth: 2,
            // ... // other edge style configurations
          },
          // ... // other edge configurations
        },
      },
    ],
  },
});

shortcuts-call

  • Description: allow the end-user to call a function of Graph with shortcuts keys. e.g. press down 'control' and '1' on keyboard to make the graph fit the canvas. Attention: make sure the focus is on the canvas when the end-user is pressing keys to call the function;

  • Configurations:

    • type: 'shortcuts-call';
    • trigger: the subject key to trigger the behavior, options: 'shift', 'alt', 'ctrl', 'control';
    • combinedKey: the vice key for combination with trigger to trigger the behavior. When the trigger is pressed down, press the combinedKey will call the graph function with name functionName. If combinedKey is not specified or assigned with undefined, pressing the trigger down will call the function;
    • functionName: the name of the Graph function to be called. If the name is wrong or it is not a function of the Graph, the keydown events will not be triggered.
    • functionParams: the parameters or the called function. Make sure the parameters are correct for the function to be called according to corresponding docs, errors might occur otherwise.

Using Default Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: ['shortcuts-call'],
  },
});

Using Customized Configuration

const graph = new G6.Graph({
  modes: {
    default: [
      // Press 'alt' and 'm' to call graph.moveTo(10, 10). Be sure that the fucos is on the canvas when press the keys
      {
        type: 'shortcuts-call',
        // subject key
        trigger: 'alt',
        // vice key
        combinedKey: 'm',
        // move the graph to 10,10
        functionName: 'moveTo',
        functionParams: [10, 10],
      },
    ],
  },
});