def creatDict(self): #insert other arguments
'Create a Json dictionary incorporating queried data and the Highcharts functions.'
# organize 2-D list into a 1-D list
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# orgDataIndex = 0
# for col in queriedData:
# for row in queriedData: # this may be inverted order to organize by
# organizedData[orgDataIndex].add(queriedData[row][col])
# orgDataIndex += 1
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# create chart object--set appropriate chart options using the Highcharts functions (ie add_data_set) based on what options were passed to QueriedData constructor
chart = Highchart()
chart.title(self.title)
for row in self.queriedData:
orgDataIndex = 0
for element in range(1, len(row)): # access individual elements of the list that is within the outer list (how the 2d list is build)
# ^ skip first column because it has the name of the variable, not a value
self.organizedData[orgDataIndex].append(element)
orgDataIndex += 1
chart.add_data_set(self.organizedData, series_type=self.sType, name=self.queriedData[row][0]) # name is assumed to be in the 0th column of each row
chart.set_options(EXAMPLE_CONFIG) # add further configs
# current EXAMPLE_CONFIG provides default visual options; can be found in examples.py
# Using chart.__export_options__(), create a Json dictionary (member variable)
return chart.__export_options__() # return new json dictionary
