annotations plugin appears to be working
[dygraphs.git] / dygraph-canvas.js
index a62616a..8cb0040 100644 (file)
 /*global Dygraph:false,RGBColor:false */
 "use strict";
 
+
+/**
+ * @constructor
+ *
+ * This gets called when there are "new points" to chart. This is generally the
+ * case when the underlying data being charted has changed. It is _not_ called
+ * in the common case that the user has zoomed or is panning the view.
+ *
+ * The chart canvas has already been created by the Dygraph object. The
+ * renderer simply gets a drawing context.
+ *
+ * @param {Dyraph} dygraph The chart to which this renderer belongs.
+ * @param {Canvas} element The <canvas> DOM element on which to draw.
+ * @param {CanvasRenderingContext2D} elementContext The drawing context.
+ * @param {DygraphLayout} layout The chart's DygraphLayout object.
+ *
+ * TODO(danvk): remove the elementContext property.
+ */
 var DygraphCanvasRenderer = function(dygraph, element, elementContext, layout) {
   this.dygraph_ = dygraph;
 
@@ -47,7 +65,6 @@ var DygraphCanvasRenderer = function(dygraph, element, elementContext, layout) {
   this.xlabels = [];
   this.ylabels = [];
   this.annotations = [];
-  this.chartLabels = {};
 
   this.area = layout.getPlotArea();
   this.container.style.position = "relative";
@@ -78,6 +95,12 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype.attr_ = function(x) {
   return this.dygraph_.attr_(x);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Clears out all chart content and DOM elements.
+ * This is called immediately before render() on every frame, including
+ * during zooms and pans.
+ * @private
+ */
 DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype.clear = function() {
   var context;
   if (this.isIE) {
@@ -111,18 +134,15 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype.clear = function() {
   removeArray(this.ylabels);
   removeArray(this.annotations);
 
-  for (var k in this.chartLabels) {
-    if (!this.chartLabels.hasOwnProperty(k)) continue;
-    var el = this.chartLabels[k];
-    if (el.parentNode) el.parentNode.removeChild(el);
-  }
   this.xlabels = [];
   this.ylabels = [];
   this.annotations = [];
-  this.chartLabels = {};
 };
 
-
+/**
+ * Checks whether the browser supports the <canvas> tag.
+ * @private
+ */
 DygraphCanvasRenderer.isSupported = function(canvasName) {
   var canvas = null;
   try {
@@ -152,7 +172,11 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype.setColors = function(colors) {
 };
 
 /**
- * Draw an X/Y grid on top of the existing plot
+ * This method is responsible for drawing everything on the chart, including
+ * lines, error bars, fills and axes.
+ * It is called immediately after clear() on every frame, including during pans
+ * and zooms.
+ * @private
  */
 DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function() {
   // Draw the new X/Y grid. Lines appear crisper when pixels are rounded to
@@ -185,6 +209,7 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function() {
       ctx.closePath();
       ctx.stroke();
     }
+    ctx.restore();
   }
 
   if (this.attr_('drawXGrid')) {
@@ -201,13 +226,13 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype.render = function() {
       ctx.closePath();
       ctx.stroke();
     }
+    ctx.restore();
   }
 
   // Do the ordinary rendering, as before
   this._renderLineChart();
   this._renderAxis();
-  this._renderChartLabels();
-  this._renderAnnotations();
+  // this._renderAnnotations();
 };
 
 DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._createIEClipArea = function() {
@@ -380,9 +405,17 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderAxis = function() {
     }
 
     // draw a vertical line on the left to separate the chart from the labels.
+    var axisX;
+    if (this.attr_('drawAxesAtZero')) {
+      var r = this.dygraph_.toPercentXCoord(0);
+      if (r > 1 || r < 0) r = 0;
+      axisX = halfUp(this.area.x + r * this.area.w);
+    } else {
+      axisX = halfUp(this.area.x);
+    }
     context.beginPath();
-    context.moveTo(halfUp(this.area.x), halfDown(this.area.y));
-    context.lineTo(halfUp(this.area.x), halfDown(this.area.y + this.area.h));
+    context.moveTo(axisX, halfDown(this.area.y));
+    context.lineTo(axisX, halfDown(this.area.y + this.area.h));
     context.closePath();
     context.stroke();
 
@@ -433,8 +466,16 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderAxis = function() {
     }
 
     context.beginPath();
-    context.moveTo(halfUp(this.area.x), halfDown(this.area.y + this.area.h));
-    context.lineTo(halfUp(this.area.x + this.area.w), halfDown(this.area.y + this.area.h));
+    var axisY;
+    if (this.attr_('drawAxesAtZero')) {
+      var r = this.dygraph_.toPercentYCoord(0, 0);
+      if (r > 1 || r < 0) r = 1;
+      axisY = halfDown(this.area.y + r * this.area.h);
+    } else {
+      axisY = halfDown(this.area.y + this.area.h);
+    }
+    context.moveTo(halfUp(this.area.x), axisY);
+    context.lineTo(halfUp(this.area.x + this.area.w), axisY);
     context.closePath();
     context.stroke();
   }
@@ -443,123 +484,6 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderAxis = function() {
 };
 
 
-DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderChartLabels = function() {
-  var div, class_div;
-
-  // Generate divs for the chart title, xlabel and ylabel.
-  // Space for these divs has already been taken away from the charting area in
-  // the DygraphCanvasRenderer constructor.
-  if (this.attr_('title')) {
-    div = document.createElement("div");
-    div.style.position = 'absolute';
-    div.style.top = '0px';
-    div.style.left = this.area.x + 'px';
-    div.style.width = this.area.w + 'px';
-    div.style.height = this.attr_('titleHeight') + 'px';
-    div.style.textAlign = 'center';
-    div.style.fontSize = (this.attr_('titleHeight') - 8) + 'px';
-    div.style.fontWeight = 'bold';
-    class_div = document.createElement("div");
-    class_div.className = 'dygraph-label dygraph-title';
-    class_div.innerHTML = this.attr_('title');
-    div.appendChild(class_div);
-    this.container.appendChild(div);
-    this.chartLabels.title = div;
-  }
-
-  if (this.attr_('xlabel')) {
-    div = document.createElement("div");
-    div.style.position = 'absolute';
-    div.style.bottom = 0;  // TODO(danvk): this is lazy. Calculate style.top.
-    div.style.left = this.area.x + 'px';
-    div.style.width = this.area.w + 'px';
-    div.style.height = this.attr_('xLabelHeight') + 'px';
-    div.style.textAlign = 'center';
-    div.style.fontSize = (this.attr_('xLabelHeight') - 2) + 'px';
-
-    class_div = document.createElement("div");
-    class_div.className = 'dygraph-label dygraph-xlabel';
-    class_div.innerHTML = this.attr_('xlabel');
-    div.appendChild(class_div);
-    this.container.appendChild(div);
-    this.chartLabels.xlabel = div;
-  }
-
-  var that = this;
-  function createRotatedDiv(axis, classes, html) {
-    var box = {
-      left: 0,
-      top: that.area.y,
-      width: that.attr_('yLabelWidth'),
-      height: that.area.h
-    };
-    // TODO(danvk): is this outer div actually necessary?
-    div = document.createElement("div");
-    div.style.position = 'absolute';
-    if (axis == 1) {
-      div.style.left = box.left;
-    } else {
-      div.style.right = box.left;
-    }
-    div.style.top = box.top + 'px';
-    div.style.width = box.width + 'px';
-    div.style.height = box.height + 'px';
-    div.style.fontSize = (that.attr_('yLabelWidth') - 2) + 'px';
-
-    var inner_div = document.createElement("div");
-    inner_div.style.position = 'absolute';
-    inner_div.style.width = box.height + 'px';
-    inner_div.style.height = box.width + 'px';
-    inner_div.style.top = (box.height / 2 - box.width / 2) + 'px';
-    inner_div.style.left = (box.width / 2 - box.height / 2) + 'px';
-    inner_div.style.textAlign = 'center';
-
-    // CSS rotation is an HTML5 feature which is not standardized. Hence every
-    // browser has its own name for the CSS style.
-    var val = 'rotate(' + (axis == 1 ? '-' : '') + '90deg)';
-    inner_div.style.transform = val;        // HTML5
-    inner_div.style.WebkitTransform = val;  // Safari/Chrome
-    inner_div.style.MozTransform = val;     // Firefox
-    inner_div.style.OTransform = val;       // Opera
-    inner_div.style.msTransform = val;      // IE9
-
-    if (typeof(document.documentMode) !== 'undefined' &&
-        document.documentMode < 9) {
-      // We're dealing w/ an old version of IE, so we have to rotate the text
-      // using a BasicImage transform. This uses a different origin of rotation
-      // than HTML5 rotation (top left of div vs. its center).
-      inner_div.style.filter =
-          'progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(rotation=' +
-          (axis == 1 ? '3' : '1') + ')';
-      inner_div.style.left = '0px';
-      inner_div.style.top = '0px';
-    }
-
-    class_div = document.createElement("div");
-    class_div.className = classes;
-    class_div.innerHTML = html;
-
-    inner_div.appendChild(class_div);
-    div.appendChild(inner_div);
-    return div;
-  }
-
-  var div;
-  if (this.attr_('ylabel')) {
-    div = createRotatedDiv(1, 'dygraph-label dygraph-ylabel',
-                           this.attr_('ylabel'));
-    this.container.appendChild(div);
-    this.chartLabels.ylabel = div;
-  }
-  if (this.attr_('y2label') && this.dygraph_.numAxes() == 2) {
-    div = createRotatedDiv(2, 'dygraph-label dygraph-y2label',
-                           this.attr_('y2label'));
-    this.container.appendChild(div);
-    this.chartLabels.y2label = div;
-  }
-};
-
-
 DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderAnnotations = function() {
   var annotationStyle = {
     "position": "absolute",
@@ -583,7 +507,8 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderAnnotations = function() {
   var points = this.layout.annotated_points;
   for (var i = 0; i < points.length; i++) {
     var p = points[i];
-    if (p.canvasx < this.area.x || p.canvasx > this.area.x + this.area.w) {
+    if (p.canvasx < this.area.x || p.canvasx > this.area.x + this.area.w ||
+        p.canvasy < this.area.y || p.canvasy > this.area.y + this.area.h) {
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -630,13 +555,13 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderAnnotations = function() {
     div.style.borderColor = this.colors[p.name];
     a.div = div;
 
-    Dygraph.addEvent(div, 'click',
+    this.dygraph_.addEvent(div, 'click',
         bindEvt('clickHandler', 'annotationClickHandler', p, this));
-    Dygraph.addEvent(div, 'mouseover',
+    this.dygraph_.addEvent(div, 'mouseover',
         bindEvt('mouseOverHandler', 'annotationMouseOverHandler', p, this));
-    Dygraph.addEvent(div, 'mouseout',
+    this.dygraph_.addEvent(div, 'mouseout',
         bindEvt('mouseOutHandler', 'annotationMouseOutHandler', p, this));
-    Dygraph.addEvent(div, 'dblclick',
+    this.dygraph_.addEvent(div, 'dblclick',
         bindEvt('dblClickHandler', 'annotationDblClickHandler', p, this));
 
     this.container.appendChild(div);
@@ -657,6 +582,197 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderAnnotations = function() {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Returns a predicate to be used with an iterator, which will
+ * iterate over points appropriately, depending on whether
+ * connectSeparatedPoints is true. When it's false, the predicate will
+ * skip over points with missing yVals.
+ */
+DygraphCanvasRenderer._getIteratorPredicate = function(connectSeparatedPoints) {
+  return connectSeparatedPoints ? DygraphCanvasRenderer._predicateThatSkipsEmptyPoints : null;
+}
+
+DygraphCanvasRenderer._predicateThatSkipsEmptyPoints =
+  function(array, idx) { return array[idx].yval !== null; }
+
+DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._drawStyledLine = function(
+    ctx, i, setName, color, strokeWidth, strokePattern, drawPoints,
+    drawPointCallback, pointSize) {
+  // TODO(konigsberg): Compute attributes outside this method call.
+  var stepPlot = this.attr_("stepPlot");
+  var firstIndexInSet = this.layout.setPointsOffsets[i];
+  var setLength = this.layout.setPointsLengths[i];
+  var points = this.layout.points;
+  if (!Dygraph.isArrayLike(strokePattern)) {
+    strokePattern = null;
+  }
+  var drawGapPoints = this.dygraph_.attr_('drawGapEdgePoints', setName);
+
+  ctx.save();
+
+  var iter = Dygraph.createIterator(points, firstIndexInSet, setLength,
+      DygraphCanvasRenderer._getIteratorPredicate(this.attr_("connectSeparatedPoints")));
+
+  var pointsOnLine;
+  var strategy;
+  if (!strokePattern || strokePattern.length <= 1) {
+    strategy = trivialStrategy(ctx, color, strokeWidth);
+  } else {
+    strategy = nonTrivialStrategy(this, ctx, color, strokeWidth, strokePattern);
+  }
+  pointsOnLine = this._drawSeries(ctx, iter, strokeWidth, pointSize, drawPoints, drawGapPoints, stepPlot, strategy);
+  this._drawPointsOnLine(ctx, pointsOnLine, drawPointCallback, setName, color, pointSize);
+
+  ctx.restore();
+};
+
+var nonTrivialStrategy = function(renderer, ctx, color, strokeWidth, strokePattern) {
+  return new function() {
+    this.init = function() {  };
+    this.finish = function() { };
+    this.startSegment = function() {
+       ctx.beginPath();
+       ctx.strokeStyle = color;
+       ctx.lineWidth = strokeWidth;
+    };
+    this.endSegment = function() {
+      ctx.stroke(); // should this include closePath?
+    };
+    this.drawLine = function(x1, y1, x2, y2) {
+      renderer._dashedLine(ctx, x1, y1, x2, y2, strokePattern);
+    };
+    this.skipPixel = function(prevX, prevY, curX, curY) {
+      // TODO(konigsberg): optimize with http://jsperf.com/math-round-vs-hack/6 ?
+      return (Math.round(prevX) == Math.round(curX) &&
+           Math.round(prevY) == Math.round(curY));
+    };
+  };
+};
+
+var trivialStrategy = function(ctx, color, strokeWidth) {
+  return new function() {
+    this.init = function() {
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.strokeStyle = color;
+      ctx.lineWidth = strokeWidth;
+    };
+    this.finish = function() {
+      ctx.stroke(); // should this include closePath?
+    };
+    this.startSegment = function() { };
+    this.endSegment = function() { };
+    this.drawLine = function(x1, y1, x2, y2) {
+      ctx.moveTo(x1, y1);
+      ctx.lineTo(x2, y2);
+    };
+    // don't skip pixels.
+    this.skipPixel = function() {
+      return false;
+    };
+  };
+};
+
+DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._drawPointsOnLine = function(ctx, pointsOnLine, drawPointCallback, setName, color, pointSize) {
+  for (var idx = 0; idx < pointsOnLine.length; idx++) {
+    var cb = pointsOnLine[idx];
+    ctx.save();
+    drawPointCallback(
+        this.dygraph_, setName, ctx, cb[0], cb[1], color, pointSize);
+    ctx.restore();
+  }
+}
+
+DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._drawSeries = function(
+    ctx, iter, strokeWidth, pointSize, drawPoints, drawGapPoints,
+    stepPlot, strategy) {
+
+  var prevCanvasX = null;
+  var prevCanvasY = null;
+  var nextCanvasY = null;
+  var isIsolated; // true if this point is isolated (no line segments)
+  var point; // the point being processed in the while loop
+  var pointsOnLine = []; // Array of [canvasx, canvasy] pairs.
+  var first = true; // the first cycle through the while loop
+
+  strategy.init();
+
+  while(iter.hasNext()) {
+    point = iter.next();
+    if (point.canvasy === null || point.canvasy != point.canvasy) {
+      if (stepPlot && prevCanvasX !== null) {
+        // Draw a horizontal line to the start of the missing data
+        strategy.startSegment();
+        strategy.drawLine(prevX, prevY, point.canvasx, prevY);
+        strategy.endSegment();
+      }
+      prevCanvasX = prevCanvasY = null;
+    } else {
+      nextCanvasY = iter.hasNext() ? iter.peek().canvasy : null;
+      // TODO: we calculate isNullOrNaN for this point, and the next, and then, when
+      // we iterate, test for isNullOrNaN again. Why bother?
+      var isNextCanvasYNullOrNaN = nextCanvasY === null || nextCanvasY != nextCanvasY;
+      isIsolated = (!prevCanvasX && isNextCanvasYNullOrNaN);
+      if (drawGapPoints) {
+        // Also consider a point to be "isolated" if it's adjacent to a
+        // null point, excluding the graph edges.
+        if ((!first && !prevCanvasX) ||
+            (iter.hasNext() && isNextCanvasYNullOrNaN)) {
+          isIsolated = true;
+        }
+      }
+      if (prevCanvasX !== null) {
+        if (strategy.skipPixel(prevCanvasX, prevCanvasY, point.canvasx, point.canvasy)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        if (strokeWidth) {
+          strategy.startSegment();
+          if (stepPlot) {
+            strategy.drawLine(prevCanvasX, prevCanvasY, point.canvasx, prevCanvasY);
+            prevCanvasX = point.canvasx;
+          }
+          strategy.drawLine(prevCanvasX, prevCanvasY, point.canvasx, point.canvasy);      
+          strategy.endSegment();
+        }
+      }
+      if (drawPoints || isIsolated) {
+        pointsOnLine.push([point.canvasx, point.canvasy]);
+      }
+      prevCanvasX = point.canvasx;
+      prevCanvasY = point.canvasy;
+    }
+    first = false;
+  }
+  strategy.finish();
+  return pointsOnLine;
+};
+
+DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._drawLine = function(ctx, i) {
+  var setNames = this.layout.setNames;
+  var setName = setNames[i];
+
+  var strokeWidth = this.dygraph_.attr_("strokeWidth", setName);
+  var borderWidth = this.dygraph_.attr_("strokeBorderWidth", setName);
+  var drawPointCallback = this.dygraph_.attr_("drawPointCallback", setName) ||
+      Dygraph.Circles.DEFAULT;
+
+  if (borderWidth && strokeWidth) {
+    this._drawStyledLine(ctx, i, setName,
+        this.dygraph_.attr_("strokeBorderColor", setName),
+        strokeWidth + 2 * borderWidth,
+        this.dygraph_.attr_("strokePattern", setName),
+        this.dygraph_.attr_("drawPoints", setName),
+        drawPointCallback,
+        this.dygraph_.attr_("pointSize", setName));
+  }
+
+  this._drawStyledLine(ctx, i, setName,
+      this.colors[setName],
+      strokeWidth,
+      this.dygraph_.attr_("strokePattern", setName),
+      this.dygraph_.attr_("drawPoints", setName),
+      drawPointCallback,
+      this.dygraph_.attr_("pointSize", setName));
+};
 
 /**
  * Actually draw the lines chart, including error bars.
@@ -664,12 +780,8 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderAnnotations = function() {
  * @private
  */
 DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderLineChart = function() {
-  var isNullOrNaN = function(x) {
-    return (x === null || isNaN(x));
-  };
-
   // TODO(danvk): use this.attr_ for many of these.
-  var context = this.elementContext;
+  var ctx = this.elementContext;
   var fillAlpha = this.attr_('fillAlpha');
   var errorBars = this.attr_("errorBars") || this.attr_("customBars");
   var fillGraph = this.attr_("fillGraph");
@@ -677,24 +789,23 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderLineChart = function() {
   var stepPlot = this.attr_("stepPlot");
   var points = this.layout.points;
   var pointsLength = points.length;
-  var point, i, j, prevX, prevY, prevYs, color, setName, newYs, err_color, rgb, yscale, axis;
+  var point, i, prevX, prevY, prevYs, color, setName, newYs, err_color, rgb, yscale, axis;
 
-  var setNames = [];
-  for (var name in this.layout.datasets) {
-    if (this.layout.datasets.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
-      setNames.push(name);
-    }
-  }
+  var setNames = this.layout.setNames;
   var setCount = setNames.length;
 
   // TODO(danvk): Move this mapping into Dygraph and get it out of here.
-  this.colors = {};
-  for (i = 0; i < setCount; i++) {
-    this.colors[setNames[i]] = this.colorScheme_[i % this.colorScheme_.length];
-  }
+  this.colors = this.dygraph_.colorsMap_;
+  // for (i = 0; i < setCount; i++) {
+  //   this.colors[setNames[i]] = this.colorScheme_[i % this.colorScheme_.length];
+  // }
 
   // Update Points
   // TODO(danvk): here
+  //
+  // TODO(bhs): this loop is a hot-spot for high-point-count charts. These
+  // transformations can be pushed into the canvas via linear transformation
+  // matrices.
   for (i = pointsLength; i--;) {
     point = points[i];
     point.canvasx = this.area.w * point.x + this.area.x;
@@ -702,8 +813,8 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderLineChart = function() {
   }
 
   // create paths
-  var ctx = context;
   if (errorBars) {
+    ctx.save();
     if (fillGraph) {
       this.dygraph_.warn("Can't use fillGraph option with error bars");
     }
@@ -713,8 +824,13 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderLineChart = function() {
       axis = this.dygraph_.axisPropertiesForSeries(setName);
       color = this.colors[setName];
 
+      var firstIndexInSet = this.layout.setPointsOffsets[i];
+      var setLength = this.layout.setPointsLengths[i];
+
+      var iter = Dygraph.createIterator(points, firstIndexInSet, setLength,
+          DygraphCanvasRenderer._getIteratorPredicate(this.attr_("connectSeparatedPoints")));
+
       // setup graphics context
-      ctx.save();
       prevX = NaN;
       prevY = NaN;
       prevYs = [-1, -1];
@@ -725,9 +841,9 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderLineChart = function() {
                             fillAlpha + ')';
       ctx.fillStyle = err_color;
       ctx.beginPath();
-      for (j = 0; j < pointsLength; j++) {
-        point = points[j];
-        if (point.name == setName) {
+      while (iter.hasNext()) {
+        point = iter.next();
+        if (point.name == setName) { // TODO(klausw): this is always true
           if (!Dygraph.isOK(point.y)) {
             prevX = NaN;
             continue;
@@ -763,8 +879,11 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderLineChart = function() {
       }
       ctx.fill();
     }
+    ctx.restore();
   } else if (fillGraph) {
-    var baseline = [];  // for stacked graphs: baseline for filling
+    ctx.save();
+    var baseline = {};  // for stacked graphs: baseline for filling
+    var currBaseline;
 
     // process sets in reverse order (needed for stacked graphs)
     for (i = setCount - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
@@ -775,9 +894,13 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderLineChart = function() {
       if (axisY < 0.0) axisY = 0.0;
       else if (axisY > 1.0) axisY = 1.0;
       axisY = this.area.h * axisY + this.area.y;
+      var firstIndexInSet = this.layout.setPointsOffsets[i];
+      var setLength = this.layout.setPointsLengths[i];
+
+      var iter = Dygraph.createIterator(points, firstIndexInSet, setLength,
+          DygraphCanvasRenderer._getIteratorPredicate(this.attr_("connectSeparatedPoints")));
 
       // setup graphics context
-      ctx.save();
       prevX = NaN;
       prevYs = [-1, -1];
       yscale = axis.yscale;
@@ -787,29 +910,58 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderLineChart = function() {
                             fillAlpha + ')';
       ctx.fillStyle = err_color;
       ctx.beginPath();
-      for (j = 0; j < pointsLength; j++) {
-        point = points[j];
-        if (point.name == setName) {
+      while(iter.hasNext()) {
+        point = iter.next();
+        if (point.name == setName) { // TODO(klausw): this is always true
           if (!Dygraph.isOK(point.y)) {
             prevX = NaN;
             continue;
           }
           if (stackedGraph) {
-            var lastY = baseline[point.canvasx];
-            if (lastY === undefined) lastY = axisY;
-            baseline[point.canvasx] = point.canvasy;
+            currBaseline = baseline[point.canvasx];
+            var lastY;
+            if (currBaseline === undefined) {
+              lastY = axisY;
+            } else {
+              if(stepPlot) {
+                lastY = currBaseline[0];
+              } else {
+                lastY = currBaseline;
+              }
+            }
             newYs = [ point.canvasy, lastY ];
+
+            if(stepPlot) {
+              // Step plots must keep track of the top and bottom of
+              // the baseline at each point.
+              if(prevYs[0] === -1) {
+                baseline[point.canvasx] = [ point.canvasy, axisY ];
+              } else {
+                baseline[point.canvasx] = [ point.canvasy, prevYs[0] ];
+              }
+            } else {
+              baseline[point.canvasx] = point.canvasy;
+            }
+
           } else {
             newYs = [ point.canvasy, axisY ];
           }
           if (!isNaN(prevX)) {
             ctx.moveTo(prevX, prevYs[0]);
+
             if (stepPlot) {
               ctx.lineTo(point.canvasx, prevYs[0]);
+              if(currBaseline) {
+                // Draw to the bottom of the baseline
+                ctx.lineTo(point.canvasx, currBaseline[1]);
+              } else {
+                ctx.lineTo(point.canvasx, newYs[1]);
+              }
             } else {
               ctx.lineTo(point.canvasx, newYs[0]);
+              ctx.lineTo(point.canvasx, newYs[1]);
             }
-            ctx.lineTo(point.canvasx, newYs[1]);
+
             ctx.lineTo(prevX, prevYs[1]);
             ctx.closePath();
           }
@@ -819,82 +971,102 @@ DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._renderLineChart = function() {
       }
       ctx.fill();
     }
+    ctx.restore();
   }
 
   // Drawing the lines.
-  var firstIndexInSet = 0;
-  var afterLastIndexInSet = 0;
-  var setLength = 0;
   for (i = 0; i < setCount; i += 1) {
-    setLength = this.layout.setPointsLengths[i];
-    afterLastIndexInSet += setLength;
-    setName = setNames[i];
-    color = this.colors[setName];
-    var strokeWidth = this.dygraph_.attr_("strokeWidth", setName);
-
-    // setup graphics context
-    context.save();
-    var pointSize = this.dygraph_.attr_("pointSize", setName);
-    prevX = null;
-    prevY = null;
-    var drawPoints = this.dygraph_.attr_("drawPoints", setName);
-    for (j = firstIndexInSet; j < afterLastIndexInSet; j++) {
-      point = points[j];
-      if (isNullOrNaN(point.canvasy)) {
-        if (stepPlot && prevX !== null) {
-          // Draw a horizontal line to the start of the missing data
-          ctx.beginPath();
-          ctx.strokeStyle = color;
-          ctx.lineWidth = this.attr_('strokeWidth');
-          ctx.moveTo(prevX, prevY);
-          ctx.lineTo(point.canvasx, prevY);
-          ctx.stroke();
-        }
-        // this will make us move to the next point, not draw a line to it.
-        prevX = prevY = null;
-      } else {
-        // A point is "isolated" if it is non-null but both the previous
-        // and next points are null.
-        var isIsolated = (!prevX && (j == points.length - 1 ||
-                                     isNullOrNaN(points[j+1].canvasy)));
-        if (prevX === null) {
-          prevX = point.canvasx;
-          prevY = point.canvasy;
-        } else {
-          // Skip over points that will be drawn in the same pixel.
-          if (Math.round(prevX) == Math.round(point.canvasx) &&
-              Math.round(prevY) == Math.round(point.canvasy)) {
-            continue;
-          }
-          // TODO(antrob): skip over points that lie on a line that is already
-          // going to be drawn. There is no need to have more than 2
-          // consecutive points that are collinear.
-          if (strokeWidth) {
-            ctx.beginPath();
-            ctx.strokeStyle = color;
-            ctx.lineWidth = strokeWidth;
-            ctx.moveTo(prevX, prevY);
-            if (stepPlot) {
-              ctx.lineTo(point.canvasx, prevY);
-            }
-            prevX = point.canvasx;
-            prevY = point.canvasy;
-            ctx.lineTo(prevX, prevY);
-            ctx.stroke();
-          }
-        }
+    this._drawLine(ctx, i);
+  }
+};
 
-        if (drawPoints || isIsolated) {
-          ctx.beginPath();
-          ctx.fillStyle = color;
-          ctx.arc(point.canvasx, point.canvasy, pointSize,
-                  0, 2 * Math.PI, false);
-          ctx.fill();
-        }
-      }
-    }
-    firstIndexInSet = afterLastIndexInSet;
+/**
+ * This does dashed lines onto a canvas for a given pattern. You must call
+ * ctx.stroke() after to actually draw it, much line ctx.lineTo(). It remembers
+ * the state of the line in regards to where we left off on drawing the pattern.
+ * You can draw a dashed line in several function calls and the pattern will be
+ * continous as long as you didn't call this function with a different pattern
+ * in between.
+ * @param ctx The canvas 2d context to draw on.
+ * @param x The start of the line's x coordinate.
+ * @param y The start of the line's y coordinate.
+ * @param x2 The end of the line's x coordinate.
+ * @param y2 The end of the line's y coordinate.
+ * @param pattern The dash pattern to draw, an array of integers where even 
+ * index is drawn and odd index is not drawn (Ex. [10, 2, 5, 2], 10 is drawn 5
+ * is drawn, 2 is the space between.). A null pattern, array of length one, or
+ * empty array will do just a solid line.
+ * @private
+ */
+DygraphCanvasRenderer.prototype._dashedLine = function(ctx, x, y, x2, y2, pattern) {
+  // Original version http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4576724/dotted-stroke-in-canvas
+  // Modified by Russell Valentine to keep line history and continue the pattern
+  // where it left off.
+  var dx, dy, len, rot, patternIndex, segment;
+
+  // If we don't have a pattern or it is an empty array or of size one just
+  // do a solid line.
+  if (!pattern || pattern.length <= 1) {
+    ctx.moveTo(x, y);
+    ctx.lineTo(x2, y2);
+    return;
   }
 
-  context.restore();
+  // If we have a different dash pattern than the last time this was called we
+  // reset our dash history and start the pattern from the begging 
+  // regardless of state of the last pattern.
+  if (!Dygraph.compareArrays(pattern, this._dashedLineToHistoryPattern)) {
+    this._dashedLineToHistoryPattern = pattern;
+    this._dashedLineToHistory = [0, 0];
+  }
+  ctx.save();
+
+  // Calculate transformation parameters
+  dx = (x2-x);
+  dy = (y2-y);
+  len = Math.sqrt(dx*dx + dy*dy);
+  rot = Math.atan2(dy, dx);
+
+  // Set transformation
+  ctx.translate(x, y);
+  ctx.moveTo(0, 0);
+  ctx.rotate(rot);
+
+  // Set last pattern index we used for this pattern.
+  patternIndex = this._dashedLineToHistory[0];
+  x = 0;
+  while (len > x) {
+    // Get the length of the pattern segment we are dealing with.
+    segment = pattern[patternIndex];
+    // If our last draw didn't complete the pattern segment all the way we 
+    // will try to finish it. Otherwise we will try to do the whole segment.
+    if (this._dashedLineToHistory[1]) {
+      x += this._dashedLineToHistory[1];
+    } else {
+      x += segment;
+    }
+    if (x > len) {
+      // We were unable to complete this pattern index all the way, keep
+      // where we are the history so our next draw continues where we left off
+      // in the pattern.
+      this._dashedLineToHistory = [patternIndex, x-len];
+      x = len;
+    } else {
+      // We completed this patternIndex, we put in the history that we are on
+      // the beginning of the next segment.
+      this._dashedLineToHistory = [(patternIndex+1)%pattern.length, 0];
+    }
+
+    // We do a line on a even pattern index and just move on a odd pattern index.
+    // The move is the empty space in the dash.
+    if(patternIndex % 2 === 0) {
+      ctx.lineTo(x, 0);
+    } else {
+      ctx.moveTo(x, 0);
+    }
+    // If we are not done, next loop process the next pattern segment, or the
+    // first segment again if we are at the end of the pattern.
+    patternIndex = (patternIndex+1) % pattern.length;
+  }
+  ctx.restore();
 };