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generate_polar_chart

Create polar charts (rose, radar, pie) to visualize numerical differences across categories using radius and angle coordinates.

Instructions

Generate a polar chart (rose, radar, pie) to display numerical differences among different categories using radius and angle in polar coordinates.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
outputNoChart output type. Defaults to 'image'.image
widthNoChart width. Optional, defaults to 500.
heightNoChart height. Optional, defaults to 500.
dataTableYesData for the chart, e.g., [{ category: 'Category 01', value: 10 }].
chartTypeYes
transposeNo
categoryFieldYesDimension field. Must exist in the data.
valueFieldYesMeasure field. Must be numeric and exist in the data.
colorFieldNoColor grouping field. Should not duplicate the dimension field.
chartThemeNoChart theme. Optional, defaults to 'light'.
titleNoChart title text.
subTitleNoChart subtitle text.
titleOrientNoTitle position in the chart.
angleAxisTitleNoAngle axis title.
angleAxisHasGridNoShow grid lines for the angle axis.
angleAxisHasLabelNoShow angle axis labels.
angleAxisHasTickNoShow angle axis ticks.
angleAxisTypeNoAngle axis type: categorical ('band') or continuous ('linear').
radiusAxisHasGridNoShow grid lines for the radius axis.
radiusAxisHasLabelNoShow radius axis labels.
radiusAxisHasTickNoShow radius axis ticks.
radiusAxisTypeNoRadius axis type: categorical ('band') or continuous ('linear').
radiusAxisTitleNoRadius axis title.
backgroundNoChart background color (hex). Optional, defaults to white.
colorsNoColor palette for chart elements.
stackOrPercentNoStacking mode: 'stack' for stacked data, 'percent' for percentage stacking. Requires 'color' field.

Implementation Reference

  • The core handler logic for generating polar charts. Destructures options, configures polar-specific axes (angle, radius), generates VChart spec using @visactor/generate-vchart, and renders to image/html/spec based on output.
    export async function generateChartByType(chartType: string, options: any) { const { title, subTitle, titleOrient, xAxisType, xAxisOrient, xAxisTitle, xAxisHasGrid, xAxisHasLabel, xAxisHasTick, yAxisType, yAxisOrient, yAxisTitle, yAxisHasGrid, yAxisHasLabel, yAxisHasTick, leftYAxisTitle, leftYAxisHasGrid, leftYAxisHasLabel, leftYAxisHasTick, rightYAxisTitle, rightYAxisHasGrid, rightYAxisHasLabel, rightYAxisHasTick, angleAxisTitle, angleAxisHasGrid, angleAxisHasLabel, angleAxisHasTick, angleAxisType, radiusAxisHasGrid, radiusAxisHasLabel, radiusAxisHasTick, radiusAxisType, radiusAxisTitle, output, width, height, ...res } = options; const opts = { ...res }; const titleObj = filterValidAttributes({ text: title, subText: subTitle, orient: titleOrient, }); const xAxisObj = filterValidAttributes({ type: xAxisType, orient: xAxisOrient, title: xAxisTitle, hasGrid: xAxisHasGrid, hasLabel: xAxisHasLabel, hasTick: xAxisHasTick, }); const yAxisObj = filterValidAttributes({ type: yAxisType, orient: yAxisOrient, title: yAxisTitle, hasGrid: yAxisHasGrid, hasLabel: yAxisHasLabel, hasTick: yAxisHasTick, }); const leftYAxisObj = filterValidAttributes({ title: leftYAxisTitle, hasGrid: leftYAxisHasGrid, hasLabel: leftYAxisHasLabel, hasTick: leftYAxisHasTick, }); const rightYAxisObj = filterValidAttributes({ title: rightYAxisTitle, hasGrid: rightYAxisHasGrid, hasLabel: rightYAxisHasLabel, hasTick: rightYAxisHasTick, }); const angleAxisObj = filterValidAttributes({ title: angleAxisTitle, hasGrid: angleAxisHasGrid, hasLabel: angleAxisHasLabel, hasTick: angleAxisHasTick, type: angleAxisType, }); const radiusAxisObj = filterValidAttributes({ hasGrid: radiusAxisHasGrid, hasLabel: radiusAxisHasLabel, hasTick: radiusAxisHasTick, type: radiusAxisType, title: radiusAxisTitle, }); const cell: Record<string, string> = {}; [ "xField", "yField", "colorField", "categoryField", "valueField", "wordField", "sizeField", "timeField", "sourceField", "targetField", "setsField", "radiusField", ].forEach((fieldName) => { if (isValid(options[fieldName])) { cell[fieldName.replace("Field", "")] = options[fieldName]; delete opts[fieldName]; } }); opts.cell = cell; if (!isEmpty(titleObj)) { opts.title = titleObj; } const axes = [ xAxisObj, yAxisObj, leftYAxisObj, rightYAxisObj, angleAxisObj, radiusAxisObj, ]; if (axes.some((axis) => !isEmpty(axis))) { opts.axes = axes.filter((axis) => !isEmpty(axis)); } const { spec } = generateChart(options.chartType ?? chartType, opts); if (!spec) { return null; } if (output === "spec") { if (isValid(width)) { spec.width = width; } if (isValid(height)) { spec.height = height; } return { spec: spec, }; } return gentrateChartImageOrHtml(output, spec, { width: `${width ?? 500}px`, height: `${height ?? 500}px`, }); }
  • MCP CallToolRequest handler that dispatches generate_polar_chart to chartType='polar', validates input with polar.schema, calls generateChartByType, and returns the chart output as MCP content.
    server.setRequestHandler(CallToolRequestSchema, async request => { const toolName = request.params.name; const chartType = Object.keys(Charts).find( key => (Charts as any)[key].tool.name === toolName ); if (!chartType) { throw new McpError( ErrorCode.MethodNotFound, `Unknown tool: ${request.params.name}.` ); } try { // Validate input using Zod before generating chart const args = request.params.arguments || {}; // Select the appropriate schema based on the chart type const schema = Charts[chartType as keyof typeof Charts].schema; if (schema) { const result = schema.safeParse(args); if (!result.success) { throw new McpError( ErrorCode.InvalidParams, `Invalid parameters: ${result.error.message}` ); } } const res = await generateChartByType(chartType, args); if (res && (res as any).spec) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: JSON.stringify((res as any).spec, null, 2), }, ], }; } if (res && (res as any).image) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: (res as any).image, }, ], }; } if (res && (res as any).html) { return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: (res as any).html, }, ], }; } return { content: [ { type: 'text', text: 'Failed to generate chart', }, ], }; } catch (error: any) { if (error instanceof McpError) { throw error; } throw new McpError( ErrorCode.InternalError, `Failed to generate chart: ${error?.message || 'Unknown error.'}` ); } });
  • Zod schema for input validation of generate_polar_chart tool parameters, including data, fields, chartType (rose/radar/pie), and polar-specific axis configurations.
    const schema = z.object({ output: ChartOutputSchema, width: WidthSchema, height: HeightSchema, dataTable: z .array(z.any()) .describe( "Data for the chart, e.g., [{ category: 'Category 01', value: 10 }]." ) .nonempty({ message: "Data must not be empty." }), chartType: z.enum(["rose", "radar", "pie"]), transpose: z.boolean().optional(), categoryField: XFieldSchema, valueField: YFieldSchema, colorField: ColorFieldSchema, chartTheme: ThemeSchema, title: TitleTextSchema, subTitle: TitleSubTextSchema, titleOrient: TitleOrientSchema, angleAxisTitle: AngleAxisTitleSchema, angleAxisHasGrid: AngleAxisHasGridSchema, angleAxisHasLabel: AngleAxisHasLabelSchema, angleAxisHasTick: AngleAxisHasTickSchema, angleAxisType: AngleAxisTypeSchema, radiusAxisHasGrid: RadiusAxisHasGridSchema, radiusAxisHasLabel: RadiusAxisHasLabelSchema, radiusAxisHasTick: RadiusAxisHasTickSchema, radiusAxisType: RadiusAxisTypeSchema, radiusAxisTitle: RadiusAxisTitleSchema, background: BackgroundSchema, colors: ColorsSchema, stackOrPercent: StackSchema, });
  • Tool registration metadata: name, description, and JSON schema derived from Zod schema.
    const tool = { name: "generate_polar_chart", description: "Generate a polar chart (rose, radar, pie) to display numerical differences among different categories using radius and angle in polar coordinates.", inputSchema: convertZodToJsonSchema(schema), }; export const polar = { schema, tool, };
  • src/server.ts:34-37 (registration)
    Registers generate_polar_chart in MCP tools list by including polar.tool from imported Charts.
    server.setRequestHandler(ListToolsRequestSchema, async () => { return { tools: Object.values(Charts).map(chart => (chart as any).tool), };

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