# Recommended Graph module?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-graph-module/81809>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 14, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-graph-module/81809 "2007-01-14T23:18:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/piegut)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-graph-module/81809/1 "2007-01-14T23:18:23Z")

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Hi All,

I’m looking for a recommendation for a powerful graphing module. I’ve  
tried Gruff, and it doesn’t do what my clients are looking for. In  
particular, their requirements include:

- arbitrary colour selection
- arbitrary graph sizing
- legend displayed or hidden
- stacked bar type
- horizontal bar type
- 3D exploded pie type

Preferably, it would be something that produces an image, so I can slot  
it into my existing controller that produces graphs using the Gruff  
module. My clients will consider both free and commercial modules - we  
just need something good, and in a hurry.

Yours,  
Duncan B.

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**Author:** ![piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/piegut)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-graph-module/81809/2 "2007-01-15T00:24:16Z")

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Does this help?

[http://scruffy.rubyforge.org/](http://scruffy.rubyforge.org/)

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**Author:** ![piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/piegut)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-graph-module/81809/3 "2007-01-15T00:52:51Z")

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One of the things that first attracted me to Ruby on Rails was the  
helpful, friendly community … long may that continue 🙂

Re. Scruffy: it looks like it’ll do what I want, except that as I  
understand it, the current release doesn’t have pie charts.

Re. ZiYa. Well. I’m not a great fan of Flash myself, but it looks like  
it does absolutely everything I need, & in a beautiful fashion. I’ll be  
recommending it to my clients tonight, & integrating it with the site  
tomorrow. Thanks for the heads-up 🙂

On a rambling note … this was my first RoR contract, a six-week rush  
job to implement a site from scratch after their last developer bailed  
taking the code with him. Not an easy task, but it’s nearly done now  
🙂

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**Author:** ![piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/piegut)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-graph-module/81809/4 "2007-01-15T01:30:18Z")

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Duncan B. wrote:

> One of the things that first attracted me to Ruby on Rails was the  
> helpful, friendly community … long may that continue 🙂
> 
> Re. Scruffy: it looks like it’ll do what I want, except that as I  
> understand it, the current release doesn’t have pie charts.

Not yet, but it must be close:  
[http://www.ibrasten.com/articles/tag/scruffy](http://www.ibrasten.com/articles/tag/scruffy)

> Re. ZiYa. Well. I’m not a great fan of Flash myself, but it looks like  
> it does absolutely everything I need, & in a beautiful fashion. I’ll be  
> recommending it to my clients tonight, & integrating it with the site  
> tomorrow. Thanks for the heads-up 🙂

Oooo - nice. I will add that to my library. Thanks Tom.

> On a rambling note … this was my first RoR contract, a six-week rush  
> job to implement a site from scratch after their last developer bailed  
> taking the code with him. Not an easy task, but it’s nearly done now  
> 🙂

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**Author:** ![piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@piegut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/piegut)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-graph-module/81809/5 "2007-01-15T00:25:35Z")

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[http://ziya.liquidrail.com/rdoc/index.html](http://ziya.liquidrail.com/rdoc/index.html)

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**Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommended-graph-module/81809/6 "2007-01-15T01:45:25Z")

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> Not yet, but it must be close:  
> [HugeDomains.com](http://www.ibrasten.com/articles/tag/scruffy)

It is … but 0.3.0 isn’t up on RubyForge, yet. Given that we’re hoping  
to have whatever I choose integrated with the product by tomorrow night  
(six-week deadline and all) it’s vital that it’s all ready to go now 🙂