gistfile1.txt

// trying to use this function to plot my values
helpful link => https://codepen.io/apexcharts/pen/QrbEQg


function generateDayWiseTimeSeries(s, count) {
      var values = [[
       <%= @graph_notes.values.collect {|ind| ind[1]} %>,
       <%= @graph_wikis.values.collect {|ind| ind[1]} %>,
      <%= @graph_comments.values.collect {|ind| ind[1]} %>
      ]];
      var i = 0;
      var series = [];
      var x = new Date("11 Nov 2012").getTime();
      while (i < count) {
        series.push([x, values[s][i]]);
        x += 86400000;
        i++;
      }
      return series;
      
      
      //first I want value x to be something like <%= @time %>
      //also I cannot get what line 16 is doing.
      
    

line #16 converts new Date() to unix time.

so I have an instance var @time from rails controller and I want to use it instead...ps..the script is on a template

Leave a comment here, if you need further assistance. I'll refresh this gist in a few minutes :)

Oh, I see:

You want to assign @time to x?

yeah...e.g of time January 14, 2019 13:04

I think the conversion has already been done on line #16, so my guess you're trying to overwrite the @time instance variable?

Though that appears to be a

yeah...e.g of time January 14, 2019 13:04

This is not a unix time, I think it's UTC, so line #16 should be removed

Quick question: if you're getting the date from Rails, why are you redefined the date on line #13?

and replace with?

time changes according to the input selected so it should not be constant

I'm guessing the script you sent me is a .js?

If so, then you could create a helper function that converts the date from Rails to a UTC date

But as long as you're getting it from the Rails (API), you don't have to worry since the API is already validating the type of input

Or maybe I'm not really getting you :'(

and then how will js consume it?

waiting for the link

https://andela.zoom.us/j/217316601

There you go

<script>
console.log('Hello world');
</script>

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date