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src/marks/text.d.ts

@@ -2,52 +2,238 @@ import type {ChannelValue, ChannelValueIntervalSpec, ChannelValueSpec} from "../
 import type {Interval} from "../interval.js";
 import type {Data, FrameAnchor, MarkOptions, RenderableMark} from "../mark.js";
 
-export type TextAnchor = "start" | "middle" | "end";
-
-export type LineAnchor = "top" | "middle" | "bottom";
-
-export type TextOverflow =
-  | "clip"
-  | "ellipsis"
-  | "clip-start"
-  | "clip-end"
-  | "ellipsis-start"
-  | "ellipsis-middle"
-  | "ellipsis-end";
-
+/** Options for the text mark. */
 export interface TextOptions extends MarkOptions {
+  /**
+   * The horizontal position channel specifying the text’s anchor point,
+   * typically bound to the *x* scale.
+   */
   x?: ChannelValueSpec;
+
+  /**
+   * The vertical position channel specifying the text’s anchor point, typically
+   * bound to the *y* scale.
+   */
   y?: ChannelValueSpec;
+
+  /**
+   * The text contents channel, possibly with line breaks (\n, \r\n, or \r). If
+   * not specified, defaults to the zero-based index [0, 1, 2, …].
+   */
   text?: ChannelValue;
+
+  /**
+   * The frame anchor specifies defaults for **x** and **y**, along with
+   * **textAnchor** and **lineAnchor**, based on the plot’s frame; it may be one
+   * of the four sides (*top*, *right*, *bottom*, *left*), one of the four
+   * corners (*top-left*, *top-right*, *bottom-right*, *bottom-left*), or the
+   * *middle* of the frame.
+   */
   frameAnchor?: FrameAnchor;
-  textAnchor?: TextAnchor;
-  lineAnchor?: LineAnchor;
+
+  /**
+   * The [text anchor][1] controls how text is aligned (typically horizontally)
+   * relative to its anchor point; it is one of *start*, *end*, or *middle*. If
+   * the frame anchor is *left*, *top-left*, or *bottom-left*, the default text
+   * anchor is *start*; if the frame anchor is *right*, *top-right*, or
+   * *bottom-right*, the default is *end*; otherwise it is *middle*.
+   *
+   * [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/text-anchor
+   */
+  textAnchor?: "start" | "middle" | "end";
+
+  /**
+   * The line anchor controls how text is aligned (typically vertically)
+   * relative to its anchor point; it is one of *top*, *bottom*, or *middle*. If
+   * the frame anchor is *top*, *top-left*, or *top-right*, the default line
+   * anchor is *top*; if the frame anchor is *bottom*, *bottom-right*, or
+   * *bottom-left*, the default is *bottom*; otherwise it is *middle*.
+   */
+  lineAnchor?: "top" | "middle" | "bottom";
+
+  /**
+   * The line height in ems; defaults to 1. The line height affects the
+   * (typically vertical) separation between adjacent baselines of text, as well
+   * as the separation between the text and its anchor point.
+   */
   lineHeight?: number;
+
+  /**
+   * The line width in ems (e.g., 10 for about 20 characters); defaults to
+   * infinity, disabling wrapping and clipping.
+   *
+   * If **textOverflow** is null, lines will be wrapped at the specified length.
+   * If a line is split at a soft hyphen (\xad), a hyphen (-) will be displayed
+   * at the end of the line. If **textOverflow** is not null, lines will be
+   * clipped according to the given strategy.
+   */
   lineWidth?: number;
-  textOverflow?: TextOverflow;
+
+  /**
+   * How truncate (or wrap) lines of text longer than the given **lineWidth**;
+   * one of:
+   *
+   * - null (default) - preserve overflowing characters (and wrap if needed)
+   * - *clip* or *clip-end* - remove characters from the end
+   * - *clip-start* - remove characters from the start
+   * - *ellipsis* or *ellipsis-end* - replace characters from the end with an ellipsis (…)
+   * - *ellipsis-start* - replace characters from the start with an ellipsis (…)
+   * - *ellipsis-middle* - replace characters from the middle with an ellipsis (…)
+   *
+   * If no **title** was specified, if text requires truncation, a title
+   * containing the non-truncated text will be implicitly added.
+   */
+  textOverflow?:
+    | null
+    | "clip"
+    | "ellipsis"
+    | "clip-start"
+    | "clip-end"
+    | "ellipsis-start"
+    | "ellipsis-middle"
+    | "ellipsis-end";
+
+  /**
+   * If true, changes the default **fontFamily** to *monospace*, and uses
+   * simplified monospaced text metrics calculations.
+   */
   monospace?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * The [font-family][1]; a constant; defaults to the plot’s font family, which
+   * is typically [*system-ui*][2].
+   *
+   * [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-family
+   * [2]: https://drafts.csswg.org/css-fonts-4/#valdef-font-family-system-ui
+   */
   fontFamily?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The [font size][1] in pixels; either a constant or a channel; defaults to
+   * the plot’s font size, which is typically 10. When a number, it is
+   * interpreted as a constant; otherwise it is interpreted as a channel.
+   *
+   * [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-size
+   */
   fontSize?: ChannelValue;
+
+  /**
+   * The [font style][1]; a constant; defaults to the plot’s font style, which
+   * is typically *normal*.
+   *
+   * [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-style
+   */
   fontStyle?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The [font variant][1]; a constant; if the **text** channel contains numbers
+   * or dates, defaults to *tabular-nums* to facilitate comparing numbers;
+   * otherwise defaults to the plot’s font style, which is typically *normal*.
+   *
+   * [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-variant
+   */
   fontVariant?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The [font weight][1]; a constant; defaults to the plot’s font weight, which
+   * is typically *normal*.
+   *
+   * [1]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-weight
+   */
   fontWeight?: string | number;
+
+  /**
+   * The rotation angle in degrees clockwise; a constant or a channel; defaults
+   * to 0°. When a number, it is interpreted as a constant; otherwise it is
+   * interpreted as a channel.
+   */
   rotate?: ChannelValue;
 }
 
+/** Options for the textX mark. */
 export interface TextXOptions extends Omit<TextOptions, "y"> {
+  /**
+   * The vertical position of the text’s anchor point, typically bound to the
+   * *y* scale.
+   */
   y?: ChannelValueIntervalSpec;
+
+  /**
+   * An interval (such as *day* or a number), to transform **y** values to the
+   * middle of the interval.
+   */
   interval?: Interval;
 }
 
+/** Options for the textY mark. */
 export interface TextYOptions extends Omit<TextOptions, "x"> {
+  /**
+   * The horizontal position of the text’s anchor point, typically bound to the
+   * *x* scale.
+   */
   x?: ChannelValueIntervalSpec;
+
+  /**
+   * An interval (such as *day* or a number), to transform **x** values to the
+   * middle of the interval.
+   */
   interval?: Interval;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns a new text mark for the given *data* and *options*. The **text**
+ * channel specifies the textual contents of the mark, which may be preformatted
+ * with line breaks (\n, \r\n, or \r), or wrapped or clipped using the
+ * **lineWidth** and **textOverflow** options.
+ *
+ * If **text** contains numbers or dates, a default formatter will be applied,
+ * and the **fontVariant** will default to *tabular-nums* instead of *normal*.
+ * For more control, consider [*number*.toLocaleString][1],
+ * [*date*.toLocaleString][2], [d3-format][3], or [d3-time-format][4]. If
+ * **text** is not specified, it defaults to the identity function for primitive
+ * data (such as numbers, dates, and strings), and to the zero-based index [0,
+ * 1, 2, …] for objects (so that something identifying is visible by default).
+ *
+ * If either **x** or **y** is not specified, the default is determined by the
+ * **frameAnchor** option. If none of **x**, **y**, and **frameAnchor** are
+ * specified, *data* is assumed to be an array of pairs [[*x₀*, *y₀*], [*x₁*,
+ * *y₁*], [*x₂*, *y₂*], …] such that **x** = [*x₀*, *x₁*, *x₂*, …] and **y** =
+ * [*y₀*, *y₁*, *y₂*, …].
+ *
+ * [1]: https://observablehq.com/@mbostock/number-formatting
+ * [2]: https://observablehq.com/@mbostock/date-formatting
+ * [3]: https://github.com/d3/d3-format
+ * [4]: https://github.com/d3/d3-time-format
+ */
 export function text(data?: Data, options?: TextOptions): Text;
 
+/**
+ * Like text, but **x** defaults to the identity function, assuming that *data*
+ * = [*x₀*, *x₁*, *x₂*, …]. For example to display tick label-like marks at the
+ * top of the frame:
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * Plot.textX([10, 15, 20, 25, 30], {frameAnchor: "top"})
+ * ```
+ *
+ * If an **interval** is specified, such as *day*, **y** is transformed to the
+ * middle of the interval.
+ */
 export function textX(data?: Data, options?: TextXOptions): Text;
 
+/**
+ * Like text, but **y** defaults to the identity function, assuming that *data*
+ * = [*y₀*, *y₁*, *y₂*, …]. For example to display tick label-like marks on the
+ * right of the frame:
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * Plot.textY([10, 15, 20, 25, 30], {frameAnchor: "right"})
+ * ```
+ *
+ * If an **interval** is specified, such as *day*, **x** is transformed to the
+ * middle of the interval.
+ */
 export function textY(data?: Data, options?: TextYOptions): Text;
 
+/** The text mark. */
 export class Text extends RenderableMark {}

test/plots/text-overflow.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ export async function textOverflow() {
     "👁️‍🗨️👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👁️‍🗨️👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👁️‍🗨️👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👁️‍🗨️👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👁️‍🗨️👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩👁️‍🗨️👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩", // composed emoji
     "🧑🏾.👨🏻.👧🏼.👦🏽.🧒🏿.🧑🏾.👨🏻.👧🏼.👦🏽.🧒🏿" // fitz modifiers
   ];
-  const options: Plot.TextOverflow[] = ["clip-start", "clip-end", "ellipsis-start", "ellipsis-middle", "ellipsis-end"];
+  const options: Plot.TextOptions["textOverflow"][] = [
+    "clip-start",
+    "clip-end",
+    "ellipsis-start",
+    "ellipsis-middle",
+    "ellipsis-end"
+  ];
   return Plot.plot({
     width: 800,
     marginLeft: 180,