React-highcharts recipes

Using with highcharts package

Thanks @mblakele for writing this out.

First install both libraries:

npm install highcharts --save
npm install react-highcharts --save

Now use them together:

var React = require('react');

var Highcharts = require('highcharts');

// Expects that Highcharts was loaded in the code.
var ReactHighcharts = require('react-highcharts');

var config = {
  /* HighchartsConfig */		
};

React.render(<ReactHighcharts config = {config}></ReactHighcharts>, document.body);		

Rendering react-highcharts on node.

There is no simple way to render Highcharts in node, so contributions are welcome to this section.

At this point the simplest solution would be to have a node-specific Highcharts version which would do nothing but return an empty div when rendered.

// In the browser Highcharts comes from the outside. In node we load fake highcharts.
if(!Highcharts){
  global.highcharts = require('react-highcharts/src/fakeHighcharts.js');  
}

Browser will have real Highcharts instead, and would rerender the chart on top of it.

Resize react-highcharts when printing website.

Since highcharts doesn't reflow upon print media query. Wrap your chart in RedrawOnPrint component.

  import ReactHighcharts from 'react-highcharts/bundle/ReactHighcharts';
  import RedrawOnPrint from 'react-highcharts/dist/RedrawOnPrint';

  class MyComponent extends React.Component {
    render() {
      return (
        <RedrawOnPrint>
          <ReactHighcharts config = {config} />
        </RedrawOnPrint>
      );
    }
  }