# Dex

**Repository Path**: li-changjian/Dex

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: Dex
- **Description**: Dex : The Data Explorer -- A data visualization tool written in Java/Groovy/JavaFX capable of powerful ETL and publishing web visualizations.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: Apache-2.0
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-12-30
- **Last Updated**: 2020-12-30

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/dexheader.png">

# Dex

Dex : The data explorer is a powerful tool for data science.  It is written in Groovy and Java on top of JavaFX and offers the ability to:

* Read in data from a variety of sources such files, programs and a variety of databases.
* Transform the data in a powerful ways.
* Apply powerful machine learning to the data via SMILE and R integration.
* Visualize the data in over 50 distinct ways.
* Output the data to a variety of databases and file formats.
* Extend Dex from within via templates and internal scripting.  Save the extensions to reuse later.

## Other Resources

* [Main Site](http://dexvis.net)
* [Blog](http://dexvis.wordpress.com)

# Requirements

 - Java 8

# Installation

There are 2 main ways to install Dex.

1. Install via Git by following the instructions below.
2. [Download a stable release](http://dexvis.net/doku.php?id=Download)

The packaged release tends to lag significantly behind the Git version.

## Via Git

### Download:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/PatMartin/Dex.git
```

### Run

```bash
cd Dex
java -jar Dex.jar
```

# Example Visualizations

The following are a small sample of the 50+ data visualizations Dex is capable of generating.

## Ring Network

This visualization was created with Dex to visualize the relationships between Dr Who villans and motivations.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/feb/18/DrWho_Network.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/DrWho_D3Plus_Network.png" height="250"></a>

## Maps

This visualization was created with Dex to visualize internet use across the world over the past 20 years.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/mar/03/Player_WDI_PercentInternetPlotly.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/Player_WDI_InetUsePlotly.png" height="250"></a>

## Time Visualizations

This visualization depicts a small series over time.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/mar/01/examples/ui/Player1.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/Player1Demo.png" height="250"></a>

This visualization depicts a more complex series over time.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/mar/01/examples/ui/Player2.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/Player2Demo.png" height="250"></a>

## Chord Visualizations

This visualization depicts relationships via a Chord diagram over time.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/mar/01/examples/ui/PlayerChord.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/PlayerChordDemo.png" height="250"></a>

## UML Visualizations

A Class Diagram of the various battles within the Game of Thrones.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/feb/18/UML_Thrones_Class.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/Thrones_UML_ClassDiagram.png" height="250"></a>

A Sequence Diagram of the various battles within the Game of Thrones.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/feb/18/UML_Thrones_Seq.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/Thrones_UML_Sequence.png" height="250"></a>

## Network Visualizations

A large network comprised of every word spoken by Donald trump connected by the next word within the Iowa speech.  This network visualization is founded on the high performance VivaGraph.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/feb/24/TrumpIowaSpeech.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/TrumpIowaSpeech.png" height="250"></a>

A vis.js visualization of the battles between the various houses within the Game of Thrones.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/feb/18/Vis_Thrones.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/Vis_Network_Thrones.png" height="250"></a>

## Timelines

A vis.js timeline visualization of the sequence of events that lead up to, and occurred during World War I.

<a href="http://dexvis.net/vis/blog/2016/feb/18/Vis_WWI_Timeline.html"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/WWI_Timeline1.png" height="250"></a>

## 3D Graphs

A 3D graph of some data generated via Dex using a vis.js visual.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUmcVtIOcc0"><img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PatMartin/Dex/master/images/github_docs/VisJSGraph3D.png" height="250"></a>