Ask HN: Which framework should I use for a real-time modular dashboard?

#1

Post by bukka » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 9:22 PM UTC

I have the idea and the concept, I just cannot figure out which framework to go for. I did get into the basics of the most popular ones (AngularJS, BackboneJS), however I feel like I do not have enough knowledge to determine which one is more suitable for this project. Since I do not have enough time to go in-depth with all I will ask those who are experienced to help me decide.

The dashboard should:

- Display real time stats

- Be modular

- Be mobile friendly

Thanks for anyone willing to help.

Re: Ask HN: Which framework should I use for a real-time modular dashboard?

#2

Post by sidmitra » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 9:42 PM UTC

Take a look at http://shopify.github.io/dashing/

You might not even need to make one on your own, or at worst you can re-use a lot of it for your use case. It uses batman.js i think.

Here's a demo: http://dashingdemo.herokuapp.com/sample

Re: Ask HN: Which framework should I use for a real-time modular dashboard?

#3

Post by bukka » Thu, Aug 08, 2013, 9:51 PM UTC

sidmitra wrote: post #2

Take a look at http://shopify.github.io/dashing/ You might not even need to make one on your own, or at worst you can re-use a lot of it for your use case. It uses batman.js i think. Here's a demo: http://dashingdemo.herokuapp.com/sample

I actually ran into this while doing some research. One thing that worries me about using this framework is how much freedom would I get? I really need custom widgets, such as chat, videos, images and many other types. Do you think this will handle the large amount of custom code on top of it?

Re: Ask HN: Which framework should I use for a real-time modular dashboard?

#4

Post by sidmitra » Fri, Aug 09, 2013, 11:28 PM UTC

bukka wrote: post #3

sidmitra wrote: post #2

Take a look at http://shopify.github.io/dashing/ You might not even need to make one on your own, or at worst you can re-use a lot of it for your use case. It uses batman.js i think. Here's a demo: http://dashingdemo.herokuapp.com/sample

I actually ran into this while doing some research. One thing that worries me about using this framework is how much freedom would I get? I really need custom widgets, such as chat, videos, images and many other types. Do you think this will handle the large amount of custom code on top of it?

I don't see anything that would stop you from implementing it in that framework. It does have a some users, and if shopify uses it then it must be fairly stable and useful.

Re: Ask HN: Which framework should I use for a real-time modular dashboard?

#5

Post by citrik » Tue, Aug 13, 2013, 2:03 AM UTC

I've been working on something similar, Here's the list of candidates I have so far...

This was just posted but it has some useful info. http://chartio.com/blog/2013/08/informationdashboarddesign

The D3 charting library has some really unusual diagrams that seem like they would add an extra dimension to a dashboard. https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Gallery

Kibana 3 looks like it could be useful, It also led me to the Logstash library which looks helpful. http://three.kibana.org

I've not built the system yet so I don't have much practical experience with these libraries, but they seem like my leading candidates for the display side of the project.