2 class GraphController < ApplicationController
5 COLORS = ['#74CE00', '#005CD9', '#DC0D13', '#131313', '#990033']
6 BACKGROUND_COLORS = ['#74CE00', '#FFFFFF'] #for green and white background
8 def initialize(options)
9 size = options[:size] ? options[:size] : "400x300" #allow custom sizing
10 @graph = options[:graph_type].new(size)
12 @graph.no_data_message = "No Voters"
14 @graph.theme = { :colors => COLORS,
15 :background_colors => ['#e5e5e5', '#FFFFFF'] }
16 @graph.font = File.expand_path('/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/Vera.ttf',
19 if options[:legend_font_size]
20 @graph.legend_font_size = options[:legend_font_size]
23 if options[:title_font_size]
24 @graph.title_font_size = options[:title_font_size]
27 #marker count doesn't include minimum value line, default is 4
28 @graph.marker_count = options[:marker_count] if options[:marker_count]
30 @graph.marker_font_size = options[:marker_font_size] if options[:marker_font_size]
32 @graph.marker_color = options[:marker_color] if options[:marker_color]
34 # fill in the data with the optional data name
35 #Check to see if multiple datasets, if so, fill them all!
36 #Sort by biggest first piece of data.
37 if options[:data].is_a?(Hash)
38 options[:data].sort {|a,b| b[1][0] <=> a[1][0]}.each do |dataset|
39 @graph.data(dataset[0], dataset[1])
41 #if each dataset nameless, will have only multiple arrays
42 elsif options[:data].size > 1 && options[:data].all? {|i| i.is_a?(Array)}
43 options[:data].each do |array|
44 @graph.data( options.fetch(:data_name, "Data"), array)
46 else #one dimensional array, just pass it in
47 @graph.data( options.fetch(:data_name, "Data"), options[:data] )
50 # set the labels or create an empty hash
51 @graph.labels = options[:interval_labels] \
52 if options.has_key?(:interval_labels) and \
53 options[:interval_labels].class == Hash
54 @graph.x_axis_label = options[:x_axis_label] \
55 if options.has_key?(:x_axis_label)
56 @graph.y_axis_label = options[:y_axis_label] \
57 if options.has_key?(:y_axis_label)
58 @graph.title = options[:title] if options.has_key?(:title)
60 @graph.minimum_value = 0.0
65 return([@graph.to_blob, {:disposition => 'inline', :type => 'image/png'}])
70 # produce a graph of votes per day during an election
72 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
73 data, labels = get_votes_per_day_data(@election)
75 graph = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Line,
76 :data_name => @election.name,
78 :interval_labels => labels,
79 :title => "Voters Per Day",
80 :x_axis_label => "Data",
81 :y_axis_label =>"Number of Votes")
82 send_data(*graph.output)
85 #will place votes in a fixed number of intervals, and shows votes over time
86 def votes_per_interval
87 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
88 data, labels, scale = get_votes_per_interval_data(@election)
90 graph = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Line,
91 :data_name => @election.name,
93 :interval_labels => labels,
94 :title => "Voters Over Time",
96 :legend_font_size => 40,
97 :title_font_size => 50,
99 :marker_font_size => 30,
100 :marker_color => '#999999',
101 :x_axis_label => scale,
102 :y_axis_label => "Number of Votes")
103 send_data(*graph.output)
107 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
108 @election.results unless @election.borda_result
109 data, labels = get_borda_points(@election.borda_result)
112 size = "580x300" if @election.candidates.size >= 5
114 if @election.candidates.size >= 5
115 marker_font_size = 17
117 marker_font_size = 20
120 graph = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Bar,
121 :data_name => @election.name,
123 :interval_labels => labels,
125 :title => "Points Per Candidate",
126 :marker_color => '#999999',
127 :marker_font_size => marker_font_size,
128 :y_axis_label => "Points",
129 :x_axis_label => "Candidates")
130 send_data(*graph.output)
132 #Acording to Tufte, small, concomparitive, highly labeled data sets usually
133 #belong in tables. The following is a bar graph...but would it be better
135 def choices_positions
136 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
138 alldata, labels = get_positions_info(@election)
139 @election.results unless @election.condorcet_result || @election.ssd_result
140 ranked_candidates = @election.condorcet_result.ranked_candidates.flatten
143 candidates = @election.candidates.sort.collect {|candidate| candidate.id}
144 candidates.each do |candidate|
145 names[candidate]= (Candidate.find(candidate)).name
148 ranked_candidates.each_with_index \
149 {|candidate, index| legend[names[candidate]] = alldata[index]}
151 graph = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Bar,
153 :interval_labels => labels,
154 :title => "Times Voted in Each Position",
155 :y_axis_label => "Number of Times Ranked",
156 :x_axis_label => "Rank")
157 send_data(*graph.output)
161 @election = Election.find(params[:id])
162 @election.results unless @election.plurality_result || @election.approval_result
163 votes = @election.votes.size
165 names = @election.names_by_id
167 @election.plurality_result.points.each do |candidate, votes|
168 data[names[candidate]] = votes
171 pie = GruffGraff.new( :graph_type => Gruff::Pie,
172 :title => "Percentage of First Place Votes",
174 send_data(*pie.output)
179 def get_positions_info(election)
182 rank_labels = Hash.new
184 #attach the ranking to the candidate's array to which is belongs
185 #creating a key if necessary
186 election.votes.each do |vote|
187 vote.rankings.each do |ranking|
189 unless buckets.has_key?(ranking.candidate_id)
190 buckets[ranking.candidate_id] = []
192 buckets[ranking.candidate_id] << ranking.rank
197 #count how many times each candidate has been ranked at a certain level
198 buckets.each_pair do |id, array|
199 (1..election.candidates.size).each do |i|
200 buckets2[id] = [] unless buckets2.has_key?(id)
201 buckets2[id] << (array.find_all {|rank| rank == i}).size
205 #sort by amount of 1st place votes
206 sorted_data = buckets2.values.sort {|a,b| b[0] <=> a[0]}
208 election.votes.each do |vote|
209 vote.rankings.size.times do |i|
210 rank_labels[i] = (i+1).to_s
214 return sorted_data, rank_labels
217 # generate the data and labels for each graph
218 def get_votes_per_day_data(election)
219 voter_days = Array.new
220 unique_days = Array.new
221 total_per_day = Array.new
222 election_days = Hash.new
224 #turn election startdate into date object, and create the range of election
225 startdate = Date.parse(election.startdate.to_s)
226 election_range = startdate..Date.today
228 # create a hash with all the dates of the election in String format
229 # referenced by their order in the election
230 election_range.each_with_index do |day, index|
231 election_days[index] = day.to_s
234 # Now I need to create an array with all the times votes were made
235 election.votes.each do |vote|
236 next unless vote.time
237 voter_days << Date.parse(vote.time.to_s)
241 # Now I need to count how many times each each date appears in voter_days,
242 # and put that number into a votes_per_day array, the 'data' for the graph
243 #Create an array of unique days from voter_days
244 voter_days.each do |day|
245 unless unique_days.any? {|date| date.eql?(day)}
251 #find all dates where those days = date at current index, put size of returned
252 #array into total_per_day
253 unique_days.each_with_index do |date, index|
254 total_per_day << (voter_days.select {|day| day.eql?(date)}).size
257 # return the data and the labels
258 return total_per_day, election_days
262 def get_votes_per_interval_data(election)
263 labels_hash = Hash.new
265 total_per_interval = Array.new
268 starttime = election.startdate
269 timedelta = Time.now - starttime
271 interval_length = timedelta/numcols
273 # Make a hash, buckets, indexed by time intervals and containing empty arrays
274 # The time object must come first in addition!
275 # i would start at 0, i+1 goes from 1 up till numcols
276 numcols.times {|i| buckets[starttime + ((i+1)*interval_length)] = []}
278 # Put votes into bucket according to the time interval to which they belong,
279 # referenced by their key
280 # Will build a graph over time, as each successive interval will have more
282 election.votes.each do |vote|
283 next unless vote.time
284 buckets.keys.sort.each do |inter|
286 buckets[inter] << vote
291 total_per_interval = buckets.keys.sort.collect {|key| buckets[key].size}
293 # Create the hash for the labels. Each graph has ten columns, and three
295 if timedelta < 2.hours #under two hours use minutes for labels
296 labels_hash[0] = "Start"
297 labels_hash[(numcols/2)-1] = fmt_decimal((timedelta/120)) #halfway
298 labels_hash[numcols-1] = fmt_decimal((timedelta/60))
299 interval_type = "Minutes After Start"
300 elsif timedelta < 2.days #more than 2 hours means use hours for labels
301 labels_hash[0] = "Start"
302 labels_hash[(numcols/2)-1] = fmt_decimal((timedelta/7200))
303 labels_hash[numcols-1] = fmt_decimal((timedelta/3600))
304 interval_type = "Hours After Start (Up to 48)"
305 else #more than 2 days means use dates for labels
306 labels_hash[0] = (Date.parse(starttime.to_s)).to_s
307 labels_hash[(numcols/2)-1] = (Date.parse((starttime + (timedelta/2)).to_s)).to_s
308 labels_hash[numcols-1] = (Date.today).to_s
309 interval_type = "The Date"
312 # Make sure to return an array for data and hash for labels
313 return total_per_interval, labels_hash, interval_type
316 def fmt_decimal(number)
317 sprintf( "%0.1f", number)
320 def get_borda_points(result)
324 #Populate points with an sorted array from election.votes hash
325 #biggest to smallest will go from left to right
326 points = result.points.sort do |a, b|
328 end.collect {|i| i[1]}
331 result.ranked_candidates.each_with_index do |candidate, index|
332 labels[index] = Candidate.find(candidate).name
335 return points, labels
338 #most vote result objects require an array of vote arrays, which this will make
339 def make_preference_tally(election)
340 preference_tally = Array.new
341 @election.voters.each do |voter|
342 next unless voter.voted?
343 preference_tally << voter.vote.rankings.sort.collect \
344 { |ranking| ranking.candidate.id }
346 return preference_tally