NodeJS Demo
This demo shows how to run a yFiles layout algorithm in a Node.js® environment. This makes it possible to run the layout calculation asynchronously, preventing it from blocking the UI.
To transfer the graph structure and layout between the Node.js Express server and the main page, the LayoutExecutorAsync creates a serializable data object on the client-side and sends it to the Node.js server.
On the server-side, the LayoutExecutorAsyncWorker parses this data
object and provides a callback which allows to apply a layout on the parsed graph.
This callback is executed by calling process(data) on the worker which
resolves with a serializable result data object that is supposed to be sent back to
the LayoutExecutorAsync.
On the client-side, the LayoutExecutorAsync waits for the response of the LayoutExecutorAsyncWorker and eventually applies the result to the graph.
Running the demo
First, install the required npm modules in the demo's server directory:
> npm install
Then start the layout server with:
> npm start
Afterwards, open the index.html file via the standard demo server in a
browser to start the demo.