Unlock the Power of Gantt Charts with Frappe Gantt

What is Frappe Gantt?

Frappe Gantt is a lightweight JavaScript library designed to simplify the process of creating interactive Gantt charts. With its intuitive API and extensive feature set, developers can easily create custom Gantt charts tailored to their specific needs.

Key Features of Frappe Gantt

  • Adjustable progress indicators
  • Customizable task duration
  • Multiple time scales (half day, day, week, month)
  • Task popup with detailed information

Building a Gantt Chart with Frappe Gantt

To get started, create a new HTML file and include the Frappe Gantt library. Then, define your tasks and timeline using JavaScript objects.


const tasks = [
  {
    id: 'task1',
    name: 'Buy hosting',
    start_date: '2023-01-22',
    end_date: '2023-01-23'
  },
  {
    id: 'task2',
    name: 'Draw wireframes',
    start_date: '2023-01-23',
    end_date: '2023-01-25'
  }
];

Next, create a Gantt chart instance and pass the tasks array to the constructor.


const gantt = new Gantt('#gantt-container', tasks, {
  // Customization options
});

Customizing the Gantt Chart

Frappe Gantt provides an extensive range of customization options, including:

  • Custom task popup HTML
  • Task bar colors and heights
  • Dependency arrow styles
  • Time scale settings

For example, you can customize the task popup HTML by passing a function to the custom_popup_html option.


const gantt = new Gantt('#gantt-container', tasks, {
  custom_popup_html: (task) => {
    return `
${task.name}
`;
  }
});

Getting Started with Frappe Gantt

Ready to start building your own Gantt charts? Check out the Frappe Gantt documentation and examples to get started.

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