How To Visualize Time-Series Data in JavaScript With Chart.js and InfluxDB
In this article, you’ll learn how to import data from InfluxDB and visualize it using Chart.js
Time-series data refers to data that is repeatedly collected over a specified time period like a second, a minute, or even a day. For instance, the price of a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is a good example of time-series data. It fluctuates every minute, and if you try to save the price every 60 seconds, you’ll run into scalability issues. Your database is going to be ever-growing, and after a point, working with will be inefficient.
To work with time-series data, you need a database known as Time-Series Database (TSDB). TSDBs are optimized for storing time-series data and make it easier to work with them. InfluxDB provides an open source TSDB to work efficiently with time-series data.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to use Chart.js in tandem with InfluxDB’a JavaScript Client for visualization.
If you want to clone the project and follow along in your own editor, here is the link to the GitHub repo.
What is InfluxDB?
InfluxDB provides solutions for developers to store time-series data and efficiently query them. It supports…