Perspective is an interactive visualization component for large, real-time datasets. Originally developed for J.P. Morgan's trading business, Perspective makes it simple to build real-time & user configurable analytics entirely in the browser, or in concert with Python and/or Jupyterlab. Use it to create reports, dashboards, notebooks and applications, with static data or streaming updates via Apache Arrow.
Features
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A fast, memory efficient streaming query engine, written in C++ and compiled to WebAssembly, with read/write/stream support for Apache Arrow.
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A framework-agnostic query configuration UI component, based on Web Components, and a WebWorker and/or WebSocket data engine host for stable interactivity at high frequency.
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A customizable HTML Data Grid plugin, and a Chart plugin built on D3FC.
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Integration with Jupyterlab, both natively in a Python kernel, and as a notebook Widget.
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Cross-language streaming and/or virtualization to the browser via Apache Arrow.
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Runtimes for the browser, Python, and Node.js.
Examples
| Superstore | Olympics | Custom Styles |
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| Editable | Streaming | CSV |
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| IEX Cloud | NYC Citibike | |
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