http://drupal.org/project/google_chart_tools can/should be used to replace the current (6.x) implementation of charts.

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crimsondryad’s picture

crimsondryad commented

What statistics will be generated?

In a corporate environment, we are very cautious about having potentially confidential information sent out to a third party. I like the Google Chart Tools...they look cool. Though coolness isn't the only criteria. Privacy in a walled garden environment is also an issue. If this was implemented, we would definitely prefer to have it configurable so we can turn it off. There should also be a notice displayed stating that this will send information out to a third party and that the site owner should be aware of Google's privacy policies before using this tool.

z.stolar’s picture

z.stolar commented

If you look at the current (D6) Commons, you'll find a nice looking dashboard of content statistics. AFAIK, these are also generated by Google today, so there shouldn't be any change of policies.

crimsondryad’s picture

crimsondryad commented

As I mentioned, it needs to be configurable so folks who care about privacy can protect theirs easily.

z.stolar’s picture

z.stolar commented

Thanks @crimsondryad: this sounds fair enough, but IMHO should be added as part of the installation process of GCT, and not in Commons. I opened an issue for that: #1733940: Add a privacy disclaimer. Let's separate the two discussions.

So I get back to the original issue: should http://drupal.org/project/google_chart_tools be used to power the statistics of Drupal Commons?

crimsondryad’s picture

crimsondryad commented

Ok, privacy disclaimer is good. :) That at least tells people what is happening with their info. But we still need to be able to turn off this functionality easily. So again....so if this module is included with Commons, we need a way to easily disable it.

z.stolar’s picture

z.stolar commented

Agreed. Since this is supposed to power a dedicated statistics section, it should be easy to turn it on/off.

z.stolar’s picture

z.stolar commented

http://drupal.org/project/google_chart_tools just had a round of fixes and improvements. FYI.

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ezra-g commented

Note that Commons 6.x uses http://drupal.org/project/quant, which uses the Chart API, which supports Google Charts.

My assumption is that we'd use the 7.x version of Quant, though I'm certainly open to other proposals.

crimsondryad’s picture

crimsondryad commented

I checked out quant and the google_chart_tools modules. quant looks like it will provide more of what is needed in a community site out of the box ( when/who registered, what nodes were created, etc). google_chart_tools is more generic. The question is will google_chart_tools be used for other stuff? If not, quant seems like the best answer. If it will, then maybe keeping things a generic as possible and using features to create the extra reports is the way to go.

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Pierre.Vriens commented
Version: » 6.x-2.x-dev
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+1 for the extremely valid point in #1! I have the same concerns when it comes to picking a Drupal module that supports charting. The libraries (and their licenses) they depend on seem to me more important then the features the modules and/or the libraries have to offer.

To whom it may concern: I'm a new maintainer, of both chart and charts. Checkout the chart project page to see what can happen (in this case by April 2015) if you're using/relying on external services.

Refer to my Comparison of charting modules for more charting modules to be considered ... And to #2368793: Chart 2.0 to get an idea of what I'm working on these days as it related to charting in Drupal.