Google Chart API Wrappers

   By chris on December 11th 2007 in /dev/random | 1,699 views

Google released their Google Chart API and spawned a flurry of activity culminating in wrappers for these languages:

Please note: as the day grows long chances are more and more of these will spring up like beautiful flowers after a desert rainstorm (I expect at least half a dozen for PHP by Jan 1). This list is just the first one’s I’ve found for each language, not necessarily the best implementation. As always when dealing with a new technology, pace yourself and exercise abundant google-fu.

Update: And a tutorial on how to use the Google Chart API from within Cocoa: Google Chart API Fun with Cocoa and F-Script. I assume this is an academic exercise since sane OS X developers would probably use something like GraphX and skip the HTTP round-trips.

Speaking of which, hey Apple: whatever happened to opening up the GraphKit/Graphite framework?

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2 Responses to “Google Chart API Wrappers”

  1. rapidadverbssuck responded on 13 Dec 2007 at 3:14 am #

    It’s unclear to me whether they used a wrapper, I’m not too familiar with programming, but someone has actually already put the API to good use, if you want to see an example of an application–it’s kind of dorky but pretty cool. Really illustrates the power and simplicity of the API. Also, the proprietary algorithm they use here is amazingly accurate! It’s at http://lovegraph.thefootnotes.com — worth checking out. By the way, love the blog, keep up the good work!

  2. rapidadverbssuck responded on 13 Dec 2007 at 5:23 am #

    I know it’s not classy to double post, but I gave the wrong address; it’s actually: http://lovegraph.thefootnotes.net
    Sorry!