window.onload = function(){ //canvas initialization var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas"); var ctx = canvas.getContext("2d"); //dimensions var W = canvas.width; var H = canvas.height; //Variables var degrees = 0; var new_degrees = 0; var difference = 0; var color = "#b2c831"; //green looks better to me var bgcolor = "#222"; var text; var animation_loop, redraw_loop; function init() { //Clear the canvas everytime a chart is drawn ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H); //Background 360 degree arc ctx.beginPath(); ctx.strokeStyle = bgcolor; ctx.lineWidth = 30; ctx.arc(W/2, H/2, 100, 0, Math.PI*2, false); //you can see the arc now ctx.stroke(); //gauge will be a simple arc //Angle in radians = angle in degrees * PI / 180 var radians = degrees * Math.PI / 180; ctx.beginPath(); ctx.strokeStyle = color; ctx.lineWidth = 30; //The arc starts from the rightmost end. If we deduct 90 degrees from the angles //the arc will start from the topmost end ctx.arc(W/2, H/2, 100, 0 - 90*Math.PI/180, radians - 90*Math.PI/180, false); //you can see the arc now ctx.stroke(); //Lets add the text ctx.fillStyle = color; ctx.font = "50px open sans"; text = Math.floor(degrees/360*100) + "%"; //Lets center the text //deducting half of text width from position x text_width = ctx.measureText(text).width; //adding manual value to position y since the height of the text cannot //be measured easily. There are hacks but we will keep it manual for now. ctx.fillText(text, W/2 - text_width/2, H/2 + 15); } function draw() { //Cancel any movement animation if a new chart is requested if(typeof animation_loop != undefined) clearInterval(animation_loop); //random degree from 0 to 360 new_degrees = Math.round(Math.random()*360); difference = new_degrees - degrees; //This will animate the gauge to new positions //The animation will take 1 second //time for each frame is 1sec / difference in degrees animation_loop = setInterval(animate_to, 1000/difference); } //function to make the chart move to new degrees function animate_to() { //clear animation loop if degrees reaches to new_degrees if(degrees == new_degrees) clearInterval(animation_loop); if(degrees < new_degrees) degrees++; else degrees--; init(); } //Lets add some animation for fun draw(); redraw_loop = setInterval(draw, 2000); //Draw a new chart every 2 seconds }