2 class GraphController < ApplicationController
5 COLORS = ['#74CE00', '#005CD9', '#DC0D13', '#131313', '#A214A4', 'EFF80E',
6 '90E5E6', 'F58313', '437D3D', '0E026C']
7 BACKGROUND_COLORS = ['#74CE00', '#FFFFFF'] #for green and white background
9 def initialize(options)
10 size = options[:size] ? options[:size] : "400x300" #allow custom sizing
11 @graph = options[:graph_type].new(size)
13 @graph.no_data_message = "No Voters"
15 @graph.theme = { :colors => COLORS,
16 :background_colors => ['#e5e5e5', '#FFFFFF'] }
17 @graph.font = File.expand_path('/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/Vera.ttf',
20 if options[:legend_font_size]
21 @graph.legend_font_size = options[:legend_font_size]
24 if options[:title_font_size]
25 @graph.title_font_size = options[:title_font_size]
28 #marker count doesn't include minimum value line, default is 4
29 @graph.marker_count = options[:marker_count] if options[:marker_count]
31 @graph.marker_font_size = options[:marker_font_size] if options[:marker_font_size]
33 @graph.marker_color = options[:marker_color] if options[:marker_color]
35 # fill in the data with the optional data name
36 #Check to see if multiple datasets, if so, fill them all!
37 #Sort by biggest first piece of data.
38 if options[:data].is_a?(Hash)
39 options[:data].sort {|a,b| b[1][0] <=> a[1][0]}.each do |dataset|
40 @graph.data(dataset[0], dataset[1])
42 #if each dataset nameless, will have only multiple arrays
43 elsif options[:data].size > 1 && options[:data].all? {|i| i.is_a?(Array)}
44 options[:data].each do |array|
45 @graph.data( options.fetch(:data_name, "Data"), array)
47 else #one dimensional array, just pass it in
48 @graph.data( options.fetch(:data_name, "Data"), options[:data] )
51 # set the labels or create an empty hash
52 @graph.labels = options[:interval_labels] \
53 if options.has_key?(:interval_labels) and \
54 options[:interval_labels].class == Hash
55 @graph.x_axis_label = options[:x_axis_label] \
56 if options.has_key?(:x_axis_label)
57 @graph.y_axis_label = options[:y_axis_label] \
58 if options.has_key?(:y_axis_label)
59 @graph.title = options[:title] if options.has_key?(:title)
61 @graph.minimum_value = 0.0
66 return([@graph.to_blob, {:disposition => 'inline', :type => 'image/png'}])
71 # produce a graph of votes per day during an election
73 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
74 data, labels = get_votes_per_day_data(@election)
76 graph = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Line,
77 :data_name => @election.name,
79 :interval_labels => labels,
80 :title => "Voters Per Day",
81 :x_axis_label => "Data",
82 :y_axis_label =>"Number of Votes")
83 send_data(*graph.output)
86 #will place votes in a fixed number of intervals, and shows votes over time
87 def votes_per_interval
88 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
89 data, labels, scale = get_votes_per_interval_data(@election)
91 graph = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Line,
92 :data_name => @election.name,
94 :interval_labels => labels,
95 :title => "Voters Over Time",
97 :legend_font_size => 40,
98 :title_font_size => 50,
100 :marker_font_size => 30,
101 :marker_color => '#999999',
102 :x_axis_label => scale,
103 :y_axis_label => "Number of Votes")
104 send_data(*graph.output)
108 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
109 @election.results unless @election.borda_result
110 data, labels = get_borda_points(@election.borda_result)
113 size = "580x300" if @election.candidates.size >= 5
115 if @election.candidates.size >= 5
116 marker_font_size = 17
118 marker_font_size = 20
121 graph = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Bar,
122 :data_name => @election.name,
124 :interval_labels => labels,
126 :title => "Points Per Candidate",
127 :marker_color => '#999999',
128 :marker_font_size => marker_font_size,
129 :y_axis_label => "Points",
130 :x_axis_label => "Candidates")
131 send_data(*graph.output)
133 #Acording to Tufte, small, concomparitive, highly labeled data sets usually
134 #belong in tables. The following is a bar graph...but would it be better
136 def choices_positions
137 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
139 alldata, labels = get_positions_info(@election)
140 @election.results unless @election.condorcet_result || @election.ssd_result
141 ranked_candidates = @election.condorcet_result.ranked_candidates.flatten
144 candidates = @election.candidates.sort.collect {|candidate| candidate.id}
145 candidates.each do |candidate|
146 names[candidate]= (Candidate.find(candidate)).name
149 ranked_candidates.each_with_index \
150 {|candidate, index| legend[names[candidate]] = alldata[index]}
152 graph = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Bar,
154 :interval_labels => labels,
155 :title => "Times Voted in Each Position",
156 :y_axis_label => "Number of Times Ranked",
157 :x_axis_label => "Rank")
158 send_data(*graph.output)
162 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
163 @election.results unless @election.plurality_result || @election.approval_result
164 votes = @election.votes.size
166 names = @election.names_by_id
168 @election.plurality_result.points.each do |candidate, votes|
169 data[names[candidate]] = votes
172 pie = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Pie,
173 :title => "Percentage of First Place Votes",
175 send_data(*pie.output)
180 def get_positions_info(election)
183 rank_labels = Hash.new
185 #attach the ranking to the candidate's array to which is belongs
186 #creating a key if necessary
187 election.votes.each do |vote|
188 vote.rankings.each do |ranking|
190 unless buckets.has_key?(ranking.candidate_id)
191 buckets[ranking.candidate_id] = []
193 buckets[ranking.candidate_id] << ranking.rank
198 #count how many times each candidate has been ranked at a certain level
199 buckets.each_pair do |id, array|
200 (1..election.candidates.size).each do |i|
201 buckets2[id] = [] unless buckets2.has_key?(id)
202 buckets2[id] << (array.find_all {|rank| rank == i}).size
206 #sort by amount of 1st place votes
207 sorted_data = buckets2.values.sort {|a,b| b[0] <=> a[0]}
209 election.votes.each do |vote|
210 vote.rankings.size.times do |i|
211 rank_labels[i] = (i+1).to_s
215 return sorted_data, rank_labels
218 # generate the data and labels for each graph
219 def get_votes_per_day_data(election)
220 voter_days = Array.new
221 unique_days = Array.new
222 total_per_day = Array.new
223 election_days = Hash.new
225 #turn election startdate into date object, and create the range of election
226 startdate = Date.parse(election.startdate.to_s)
227 election_range = startdate..Date.today
229 # create a hash with all the dates of the election in String format
230 # referenced by their order in the election
231 election_range.each_with_index do |day, index|
232 election_days[index] = day.to_s
235 # Now I need to create an array with all the times votes were made
236 election.votes.each do |vote|
237 next unless vote.time
238 voter_days << Date.parse(vote.time.to_s)
242 # Now I need to count how many times each each date appears in voter_days,
243 # and put that number into a votes_per_day array, the 'data' for the graph
244 #Create an array of unique days from voter_days
245 voter_days.each do |day|
246 unless unique_days.any? {|date| date.eql?(day)}
252 #find all dates where those days = date at current index, put size of returned
253 #array into total_per_day
254 unique_days.each_with_index do |date, index|
255 total_per_day << (voter_days.select {|day| day.eql?(date)}).size
258 # return the data and the labels
259 return total_per_day, election_days
263 def get_votes_per_interval_data(election)
264 labels_hash = Hash.new
266 total_per_interval = Array.new
269 starttime = election.startdate
270 timedelta = Time.now - starttime
272 interval_length = timedelta/numcols
274 # Make a hash, buckets, indexed by time intervals and containing empty arrays
275 # The time object must come first in addition!
276 # i would start at 0, i+1 goes from 1 up till numcols
277 numcols.times {|i| buckets[starttime + ((i+1)*interval_length)] = []}
279 # Put votes into bucket according to the time interval to which they belong,
280 # referenced by their key
281 # Will build a graph over time, as each successive interval will have more
283 election.votes.each do |vote|
284 next unless vote.time
285 buckets.keys.sort.each do |inter|
287 buckets[inter] << vote
292 total_per_interval = buckets.keys.sort.collect {|key| buckets[key].size}
294 # Create the hash for the labels. Each graph has ten columns, and three
296 if timedelta < 2.hours #under two hours use minutes for labels
297 labels_hash[0] = "Start"
298 labels_hash[(numcols/2)-1] = fmt_decimal((timedelta/120)) #halfway
299 labels_hash[numcols-1] = fmt_decimal((timedelta/60))
300 interval_type = "Minutes After Start"
301 elsif timedelta < 2.days #more than 2 hours means use hours for labels
302 labels_hash[0] = "Start"
303 labels_hash[(numcols/2)-1] = fmt_decimal((timedelta/7200))
304 labels_hash[numcols-1] = fmt_decimal((timedelta/3600))
305 interval_type = "Hours After Start (Up to 48)"
306 else #more than 2 days means use dates for labels
307 labels_hash[0] = (Date.parse(starttime.to_s)).to_s
308 labels_hash[(numcols/2)-1] = (Date.parse((starttime + (timedelta/2)).to_s)).to_s
309 labels_hash[numcols-1] = (Date.today).to_s
310 interval_type = "The Date"
313 # Make sure to return an array for data and hash for labels
314 return total_per_interval, labels_hash, interval_type
317 def fmt_decimal(number)
318 sprintf( "%0.1f", number)
321 def get_borda_points(result)
325 #Populate points with an sorted array from election.votes hash
326 #biggest to smallest will go from left to right
327 points = result.points.sort do |a, b|
329 end.collect {|i| i[1]}
332 result.ranked_candidates.each_with_index do |candidate, index|
333 labels[index] = Candidate.find(candidate).name
336 return points, labels
339 #most vote result objects require an array of vote arrays, which this will make
340 def make_preference_tally(election)
341 preference_tally = Array.new
342 @election.voters.each do |voter|
343 next unless voter.voted?
344 preference_tally << voter.vote.rankings.sort.collect \
345 { |ranking| ranking.candidate.id }
347 return preference_tally