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AG Charts Technology Stack
This document outlines the preferred technologies and architectural constraints for the AG Charts monorepo.
Critical Requirement: Zero Runtime Dependencies
The main AG Charts libraries (ag-charts-core, ag-charts-community, ag-charts-enterprise) MUST have ZERO third-party runtime dependencies. Only internal AG Charts packages and dev dependencies for build/test tooling are allowed.
Core Libraries
| Package |
Runtime Dependencies |
Purpose |
ag-charts-types |
NONE (zero dependencies) |
TypeScript type definitions |
ag-charts-core |
ag-charts-types only |
Core rendering engine and utilities |
ag-charts-locale |
NONE (zero dependencies) |
Internationalization (40+ languages) |
ag-charts-community |
ag-charts-core, ag-charts-types, ag-charts-locale |
MIT licensed charts library |
ag-charts-enterprise |
ag-charts-community, ag-charts-core |
Commercial charts with advanced features |
Core Technologies:
- TypeScript: Primary language with strict mode enabled
- Canvas API: Custom high-performance rendering with scene graph
- Pure JavaScript: No external runtime dependencies
Framework Wrappers
| Package |
Runtime Dependencies |
Peer Dependencies |
ag-charts-react |
ag-charts-community |
react ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0 |
ag-charts-angular |
ag-charts-community, tslib |
@angular/common >= 17.0.0, @angular/core >= 17.0.0 |
ag-charts-vue3 |
ag-charts-community |
vue ^3.5.0 |
Documentation Website (ag-charts-website)
| Technology |
Purpose |
| Astro (v5.8.2) |
Static site generator |
| Markdoc |
Content authoring for documentation |
| React |
Interactive components within Astro |
| Vite |
Development server and build tool |
| Prism.js |
Syntax highlighting |
| Algolia |
Documentation search |
| Nanostores |
Lightweight state management |
| Cheerio |
Server-side HTML parsing |
Development & Build Tools
| Tool |
Purpose |
Used By |
| Nx (v20.3.1) |
Monorepo orchestration and caching |
All packages |
| TypeScript (v5.4.5) |
Type checking and compilation |
All packages |
| SWC |
Fast transpilation |
Build system |
| ESBuild |
High-performance bundling |
Production builds |
| Jest |
Unit testing with visual snapshots |
Core libraries |
| Playwright |
E2E testing |
Website |
| Vitest |
Fast unit testing |
Website components |
| ESLint |
Code linting with custom rules |
All packages |
| Prettier |
Code formatting |
All packages |
| Size Limit |
Bundle size monitoring |
Core libraries |
Version Requirements
- Node.js: ^22.21.1
- Yarn: ^1.22.21
- Build Target: ES2020 (excludes IE)
- TypeScript: Strict mode enabled across all packages
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