DataSourceObject

DataSourceObject describes how to connect to your data source and which mapping should be applied to the data.

Properties

Property/Type	Description
idString	optionalThe unique identifier of the data source. If not specified, the `id` is autogenerated.
typeString	optionalThe type of the data source. Possible values: `"csv"`, `"json"`, `"flexmonster"`. If not specified, the type will be autodetected.
parserConfigParserConfigObject	optional Describes how to parse your JSON or CSV data.
dataObject[] \| [][]	optional Inline JSON data.
urlString	optional The URL to the Flexmonster server, or to a file or a server-side script with JSON or CSV data.
nameString	optional The name of a data source from the Flexmonster server.
mappingMappingObject	optional The mapping configuration for the data source.
requestHeadersObject	Contains request headers that will be added to the request sent when data is loaded via the `url`.

Example

const dataSource = {
  url: "ws://localhost:9501/",
  name: "sales"
};

const dataset = {
  id: "dataset-0",
  dataSource: dataSource
};

const state = {
  id: "state-0",
  dataset: dataset
};

const flexmonster = fm3.Controls.Flexmonster("#pivot-container", {
  state: state
});