lsstdarkmatter / dark-matter-graph

Create dark matter graphics

LSST Dark Matter Graphic

This web application uses D3.js to visualize the intertwined elements about probing the nature of dark matter with LSST.

The design concept largely comes from coversations between @kadrlica, @aimalz, and @yymao during the 2017 LSST DESC Sprint Week at ANL (see the discussions in #9, #10, #11, #13, and this table in LSSTDESC/LSSTDarkMatter), and also their conversations with @sazabi4 and @wadawson.

Current web app development is led by @yymao with content curated by @kadrlica. We hope to see more contribution from the community.

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Local Installation

Below are local installation instructions for developers.

1. Clone this repo:

   git clone https://github.com/lsstdarkmatter/dark-matter-graph.git
   cd dark-matter-graph
   

   Or update your local clone if you already have one:

   cd dark-matter-graph
   git pull
   

2. (Optional) Edit data/data.yaml, and then convert it to the json file by running:

   data/prepare_data.py
   

   (See this readme to learn more the format of data.yaml and data.json.)

   Note: this step is slow because it connects to ADS online to resolve references. To speed things up for testing purposes, add option --no-ads to the command.

3. Start a Python http server:

   ./server.py
   

   If the page loads slowly, or does not load the most up-to-date version, try pressing ctrl + shift + R (or cmd + shift + R on a Mac) in your browser.