Implement dataset.order

docs/charts/bar.md

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ the color of the bars is generally set this way.
 | [`hoverBorderColor`](#interactions) | [`Color`](../general/colors.md) | - | Yes | `undefined`
 | [`hoverBorderWidth`](#interactions) | `number` | - | Yes | `1`
 | [`label`](#general) | `string` | - | - | `''`
+| [`order`](#general) | `number` | - | - | `0`
 | [`xAxisID`](#general) | `string` | - | - | first x axis
 | [`yAxisID`](#general) | `string` | - | - | first y axis
 
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ the color of the bars is generally set this way.
 | Name | Description
 | ---- | ----
 | `label` | The label for the dataset which appears in the legend and tooltips.
+| `order` | The drawing order of dataset. Also affects order for stacking, tooltip, and legend.
 | `xAxisID` | The ID of the x axis to plot this dataset on.
 | `yAxisID` | The ID of the y axis to plot this dataset on.
 

docs/charts/bubble.md

@@ -49,14 +49,18 @@ The bubble chart allows a number of properties to be specified for each dataset.
 | [`hoverBorderWidth`](#interactions) | `number` | Yes | Yes | `1`
 | [`hoverRadius`](#interactions) | `number` | Yes | Yes | `4`
 | [`hitRadius`](#interactions) | `number` | Yes | Yes | `1`
-| [`label`](#labeling) | `string` | - | - | `undefined`
+| [`label`](#general) | `string` | - | - | `undefined`
+| [`order`](#general) | `number` | - | - | `0`
 | [`pointStyle`](#styling) | `string` | Yes | Yes | `'circle'`
 | [`rotation`](#styling) | `number` | Yes | Yes | `0`
 | [`radius`](#styling) | `number` | Yes | Yes | `3`
 
-### Labeling
+### General
 
-`label` defines the text associated to the dataset and which appears in the legend and tooltips.
+| Name | Description
+| ---- | ----
+| `label` | The label for the dataset which appears in the legend and tooltips.
+| `order` | The drawing order of dataset.
 
 ### Styling
 

docs/charts/line.md

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ The line chart allows a number of properties to be specified for each dataset. T
 | [`fill`](#line-styling) | <code>boolean&#124;string</code> | Yes | - | `true`
 | [`label`](#general) | `string` | - | - | `''`
 | [`lineTension`](#line-styling) | `number` | - | - | `0.4`
+| [`order`](#general) | `number` | - | - | `0`
 | [`pointBackgroundColor`](#point-styling) | `Color` | Yes | Yes | `'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)'`
 | [`pointBorderColor`](#point-styling) | `Color` | Yes | Yes | `'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)'`
 | [`pointBorderWidth`](#point-styling) | `number` | Yes | Yes | `1`
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ The line chart allows a number of properties to be specified for each dataset. T
 | Name | Description
 | ---- | ----
 | `label` | The label for the dataset which appears in the legend and tooltips.
+| `order` | The drawing order of dataset. Also affects order for stacking, tooltip, and legend.
 | `xAxisID` | The ID of the x axis to plot this dataset on.
 | `yAxisID` | The ID of the y axis to plot this dataset on.
 

docs/charts/mixed.md

@@ -70,3 +70,29 @@ At this point we have a chart rendering how we'd like. It's important to note th
     }
 }
 {% endchartjs %}
+
+## Drawing order
+
+ By default, datasets are drawn so that first one is top-most. This can be altered by specifying `order` option to datasets. `order` defaults to `0`.
+
+ ```javascript
+var mixedChart = new Chart(ctx, {
+    type: 'bar',
+    data: {
+        datasets: [{
+            label: 'Bar Dataset',
+            data: [10, 20, 30, 40],
+            // this dataset is drawn below
+            order: 1
+        }, {
+            label: 'Line Dataset',
+            data: [10, 10, 10, 10],
+            type: 'line',
+            // this dataset is drawn on top
+            order: 2
+        }],
+        labels: ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April']
+    },
+    options: options
+});
+```

docs/charts/polar.md

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ All these values, if `undefined`, fallback to the associated [`elements.arc.*`](
 ### Border Alignment
 
 The following values are supported for `borderAlign`.
+
 * `'center'` (default)
 * `'inner'`
 

docs/charts/radar.md

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ They are often useful for comparing the points of two or more different data set
 {% endchartjs %}
 
 ## Example Usage
+
 ```javascript
 var myRadarChart = new Chart(ctx, {
     type: 'radar',
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ The radar chart allows a number of properties to be specified for each dataset.
 | [`borderWidth`](#line-styling) | `number` | Yes | - | `3`
 | [`fill`](#line-styling) | <code>boolean&#124;string</code> | Yes | - | `true`
 | [`label`](#general) | `string` | - | - | `''`
+| [`order`](#general) | `number` | - | - | `0`
 | [`lineTension`](#line-styling) | `number` | - | - | `0`
 | [`pointBackgroundColor`](#point-styling) | `Color` | Yes | Yes | `'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)'`
 | [`pointBorderColor`](#point-styling) | `Color` | Yes | Yes | `'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)'`
@@ -94,6 +96,7 @@ The radar chart allows a number of properties to be specified for each dataset.
 | Name | Description
 | ---- | ----
 | `label` | The label for the dataset which appears in the legend and tooltips.
+| `order` | The drawing order of dataset.
 
 ### Point Styling
 

docs/charts/scatter.md

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var scatterChart = new Chart(ctx, {
 ```
 
 ## Dataset Properties
+
 The scatter chart supports all of the same properties as the [line chart](./line.md#dataset-properties).
 
 ## Data Structure

src/controllers/controller.bar.js

@@ -208,21 +208,27 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 	 */
 	_getStacks: function(last) {
 		var me = this;
-		var chart = me.chart;
 		var scale = me._getIndexScale();
+		var metasets = scale._getMatchingVisibleMetas(me._type);
 		var stacked = scale.options.stacked;
-		var ilen = last === undefined ? chart.data.datasets.length : last + 1;
+		var ilen = metasets.length;
 		var stacks = [];
 		var i, meta;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < ilen; ++i) {
-			meta = chart.getDatasetMeta(i);
-			if (meta.bar && chart.isDatasetVisible(i) &&
-				(stacked === false ||
-				(stacked === true && stacks.indexOf(meta.stack) === -1) ||
-				(stacked === undefined && (meta.stack === undefined || stacks.indexOf(meta.stack) === -1)))) {
+			meta = metasets[i];
+			// stacked   | meta.stack
+			//           | found | not found | undefined
+			// false     |   x   |     x     |     x
+			// true      |       |     x     |
+			// undefined |       |     x     |     x
+			if (stacked === false || stacks.indexOf(meta.stack) === -1 ||
+				(stacked === undefined && meta.stack === undefined)) {
 				stacks.push(meta.stack);
 			}
+			if (meta.index === last) {
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
 		return stacks;
@@ -297,24 +303,26 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 		var scale = me._getValueScale();
 		var isHorizontal = scale.isHorizontal();
 		var datasets = chart.data.datasets;
+		var metasets = scale._getMatchingVisibleMetas(me._type);
 		var value = scale._parseValue(datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
 		var minBarLength = scale.options.minBarLength;
 		var stacked = scale.options.stacked;
 		var stack = meta.stack;
 		var start = value.start === undefined ? 0 : value.max >= 0 && value.min >= 0 ? value.min : value.max;
 		var length = value.start === undefined ? value.end : value.max >= 0 && value.min >= 0 ? value.max - value.min : value.min - value.max;
+		var ilen = metasets.length;
 		var i, imeta, ivalue, base, head, size, stackLength;
 
 		if (stacked || (stacked === undefined && stack !== undefined)) {
-			for (i = 0; i < datasetIndex; ++i) {
-				imeta = chart.getDatasetMeta(i);
+			for (i = 0; i < ilen; ++i) {
+				imeta = metasets[i];
 
-				if (imeta.bar &&
-					imeta.stack === stack &&
-					imeta.controller._getValueScaleId() === scale.id &&
-					chart.isDatasetVisible(i)) {
+				if (imeta.index === datasetIndex) {
+					break;
+				}
 
-					stackLength = scale._parseValue(datasets[i].data[index]);
+				if (imeta.stack === stack) {
+					stackLength = scale._parseValue(datasets[imeta.index].data[index]);
 					ivalue = stackLength.start === undefined ? stackLength.end : stackLength.min >= 0 && stackLength.max >= 0 ? stackLength.max : stackLength.min;
 
 					if ((value.min < 0 && ivalue < 0) || (value.max >= 0 && ivalue > 0)) {

src/controllers/controller.line.js

@@ -183,14 +183,21 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 		var yScale = me._yScale;
 		var sumPos = 0;
 		var sumNeg = 0;
-		var i, ds, dsMeta;
+		var rightValue = +yScale.getRightValue(value);
+		var metasets = chart._getSortedVisibleDatasetMetas();
+		var ilen = metasets.length;
+		var i, ds, dsMeta, stackedRightValue;
 
 		if (yScale.options.stacked) {
-			for (i = 0; i < datasetIndex; i++) {
-				ds = chart.data.datasets[i];
-				dsMeta = chart.getDatasetMeta(i);
-				if (dsMeta.type === 'line' && dsMeta.yAxisID === yScale.id && chart.isDatasetVisible(i)) {
-					var stackedRightValue = Number(yScale.getRightValue(ds.data[index]));
+			for (i = 0; i < ilen; ++i) {
+				dsMeta = metasets[i];
+				if (dsMeta.index === datasetIndex) {
+					break;
+				}
+
+				ds = chart.data.datasets[dsMeta.index];
+				if (dsMeta.type === 'line' && dsMeta.yAxisID === yScale.id) {
+					stackedRightValue = +yScale.getRightValue(ds.data[index]);
 					if (stackedRightValue < 0) {
 						sumNeg += stackedRightValue || 0;
 					} else {
@@ -199,14 +206,11 @@ module.exports = DatasetController.extend({
 				}
 			}
 
-			var rightValue = Number(yScale.getRightValue(value));
 			if (rightValue < 0) {
 				return yScale.getPixelForValue(sumNeg + rightValue);
 			}
-			return yScale.getPixelForValue(sumPos + rightValue);
 		}
-
-		return yScale.getPixelForValue(value);
+		return yScale.getPixelForValue(sumPos + rightValue);
 	},
 
 	updateBezierControlPoints: function() {

src/core/core.controller.js

@@ -154,6 +154,14 @@ function positionIsHorizontal(position) {
 	return position === 'top' || position === 'bottom';
 }
 
+function compare2Level(l1, l2) {
+	return function(a, b) {
+		return a[l1] === b[l1]
+			? a[l2] - b[l2]
+			: a[l1] - b[l1];
+	};
+}
+
 var Chart = function(item, config) {
 	this.construct(item, config);
 	return this;
@@ -422,6 +430,8 @@ helpers.extend(Chart.prototype, /** @lends Chart */ {
 				meta = me.getDatasetMeta(datasetIndex);
 			}
 			meta.type = type;
+			meta.order = dataset.order || 0;
+			meta.index = datasetIndex;
 
 			if (meta.controller) {
 				meta.controller.updateIndex(datasetIndex);
@@ -513,11 +523,7 @@ helpers.extend(Chart.prototype, /** @lends Chart */ {
 		// Do this before render so that any plugins that need final scale updates can use it
 		plugins.notify(me, 'afterUpdate');
 
-		me._layers.sort(function(a, b) {
-			return a.z === b.z
-				? a._idx - b._idx
-				: a.z - b.z;
-		});
+		me._layers.sort(compare2Level('z', '_idx'));
 
 		if (me._bufferedRender) {
 			me._bufferedRequest = {
@@ -712,23 +718,49 @@ helpers.extend(Chart.prototype, /** @lends Chart */ {
 		me.tooltip.transition(easingValue);
 	},
 
+	/**
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	_getSortedDatasetMetas: function(filterVisible) {
+		var me = this;
+		var datasets = me.data.datasets || [];
+		var result = [];
+		var i, ilen;
+
+		for (i = 0, ilen = datasets.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
+			if (!filterVisible || me.isDatasetVisible(i)) {
+				result.push(me.getDatasetMeta(i));
+			}
+		}
+
+		result.sort(compare2Level('order', 'index'));
+
+		return result;
+	},
+
+	/**
+	 * @private
+	 */
+	_getSortedVisibleDatasetMetas: function() {
+		return this._getSortedDatasetMetas(true);
+	},
+
 	/**
 	 * Draws all datasets unless a plugin returns `false` to the `beforeDatasetsDraw`
 	 * hook, in which case, plugins will not be called on `afterDatasetsDraw`.
 	 * @private
 	 */
 	drawDatasets: function(easingValue) {
 		var me = this;
+		var metasets, i;
 
 		if (plugins.notify(me, 'beforeDatasetsDraw', [easingValue]) === false) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		// Draw datasets reversed to support proper line stacking
-		for (var i = (me.data.datasets || []).length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-			if (me.isDatasetVisible(i)) {
-				me.drawDataset(i, easingValue);
-			}
+		metasets = me._getSortedVisibleDatasetMetas();
+		for (i = metasets.length - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+			me.drawDataset(metasets[i], easingValue);
 		}
 
 		plugins.notify(me, 'afterDatasetsDraw', [easingValue]);
@@ -739,12 +771,11 @@ helpers.extend(Chart.prototype, /** @lends Chart */ {
 	 * hook, in which case, plugins will not be called on `afterDatasetDraw`.
 	 * @private
 	 */
-	drawDataset: function(index, easingValue) {
+	drawDataset: function(meta, easingValue) {
 		var me = this;
-		var meta = me.getDatasetMeta(index);
 		var args = {
 			meta: meta,
-			index: index,
+			index: meta.index,
 			easingValue: easingValue
 		};
 
@@ -824,7 +855,9 @@ helpers.extend(Chart.prototype, /** @lends Chart */ {
 				controller: null,
 				hidden: null,			// See isDatasetVisible() comment
 				xAxisID: null,
-				yAxisID: null
+				yAxisID: null,
+				order: dataset.order || 0,
+				index: datasetIndex
 			};
 		}
 

src/core/core.interaction.js

@@ -25,17 +25,13 @@ function getRelativePosition(e, chart) {
  * @param {function} handler - the callback to execute for each visible item
  */
 function parseVisibleItems(chart, handler) {
-	var datasets = chart.data.datasets;
-	var meta, i, j, ilen, jlen;
+	var metasets = chart._getSortedVisibleDatasetMetas();
+	var metadata, i, j, ilen, jlen, element;
 
-	for (i = 0, ilen = datasets.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
-		if (!chart.isDatasetVisible(i)) {
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		meta = chart.getDatasetMeta(i);
-		for (j = 0, jlen = meta.data.length; j < jlen; ++j) {
-			var element = meta.data[j];
+	for (i = 0, ilen = metasets.length; i < ilen; ++i) {
+		metadata = metasets[i].data;
+		for (j = 0, jlen = metadata.length; j < jlen; ++j) {
+			element = metadata[j];
 			if (!element._view.skip) {
 				handler(element);
 			}
@@ -120,15 +116,12 @@ function indexMode(chart, e, options) {
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	chart.data.datasets.forEach(function(dataset, datasetIndex) {
-		if (chart.isDatasetVisible(datasetIndex)) {
-			var meta = chart.getDatasetMeta(datasetIndex);
-			var element = meta.data[items[0]._index];
+	chart._getSortedVisibleDatasetMetas().forEach(function(meta) {
+		var element = meta.data[items[0]._index];
 
-			// don't count items that are skipped (null data)
-			if (element && !element._view.skip) {
-				elements.push(element);
-			}
+		// don't count items that are skipped (null data)
+		if (element && !element._view.skip) {
+			elements.push(element);
 		}
 	});