just another inlet to tributary

inlet.js

var w = 698,
    h = 500,
    root = {},
    data = [root],
    tree = d3.layout.tree().size([w - 20, h - 20]),
    diagonal = d3.svg.diagonal(),
    duration = 750;

var vis = d3.select("svg")
    .attr("width", w)
    .attr("height", h)
  .append("svg:g")
    .attr("transform", "translate(10, 10)");

vis.selectAll("circle")
    .data(tree(root))
  .enter().append("svg:circle")
    .attr("class", "node")
    .attr("r", 3.5)
    .attr("cx", x)
    .attr("cy", y);

function update() {
  if (data.length >= 500) return clearInterval(timer);

  // Add a new datum to a random parent.
  var d = {id: data.length}, parent = data[~~(Math.random() * data.length)];
  if (parent.children) parent.children.push(d); else parent.children = [d];
  data.push(d);

  // Compute the new tree layout. We'll stash the old layout in the data.
  var nodes = tree(root);

  // Update the nodes…
  var node = vis.selectAll("circle.node")
      .data(nodes, nodeId);

  // Enter any new nodes at the parent's previous position.
  node.enter().append("svg:circle")
      .attr("class", "node")
      .attr("r", 3.5)
      .attr("cx", function(d) { return d.parent.data.x0; })
      .attr("cy", function(d) { return d.parent.data.y0; })
    .transition()
      .duration(duration)
      .attr("cx", x)
      .attr("cy", y);

  // Transition nodes to their new position.
  node.transition()
      .duration(duration)
      .attr("cx", x)
      .attr("cy", y);

  // Update the links…
  var link = vis.selectAll("path.link")
      .data(tree.links(nodes), linkId);

  // Enter any new links at the parent's previous position.
  link.enter().insert("svg:path", "circle")
      .attr("class", "link")
      .attr("d", function(d) {
        var o = {x: d.source.data.x0, y: d.source.data.y0};
        return diagonal({source: o, target: o});
      })
    .transition()
      .duration(duration)
      .attr("d", diagonal);

  // Transition links to their new position.
  link.transition()
      .duration(duration)
      .attr("d", diagonal);
}

function linkId(d) {
  return d.source.data.id + "-" + d.target.data.id;
}

function nodeId(d) {
  return d.data.id;
}

function x(d) {
  return d.data.x0 = d.x;
}

function y(d) {
  return d.data.y0 = d.y;
}