George Berdovskiy
Software Engineer
Description
PureChart is a Ruby gem I created to provide an easy way to generate beautiful and responsive charts in Ruby on Rails applications. Frustrated with existing solutions, which tend to be heavy and complicated, I designed PureChart to render fully configurable charts using only HTML, CSS, and SVG graphics. The project already has 70 stars on GitHub, and will hopefully continue to grow.
Features
Declarative Styling
PureChart removes the need to write complex CSS. Instead, you can define every aspect of a chart's appearance - from fonts and colors to axis lines - in simple and reusable YAML or JSON configuration files.
Lightweight and Performant
By generating charts with pure HTML/CSS, PureChart avoids the overhead of large JavaScript libraries, ensuring faster load times and a lighter footprint for your applications.
Variety of Charts
The gem supports a wide range of essential chart types, including bar charts, line graphs, pie charts, scatter plots, and lollipop charts.
Seamless Rails Integration
Installation is as simple as adding the PureChart gem. Charts are easily embedded into any view using straightforward helper methods that take data directly from your controller.