var points = [
[240, 100],
[290, 200],
[340, 50],
[390, 150],
[90, 150],
[140, 50],
[190, 200]
];
var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
.attr("width", 500)
.attr("height", 300);
var path = svg.append("path")
.data([points])
.attr("d", d3.svg.line()
.tension(0) // Catmull–Rom
.interpolate("cardinal-closed"));
var color = d3.scale.category10();
var data = [0.9, 1, 0.8, 0.75, 1.2];
svg.selectAll(".point")
.data(points)
.enter().append("circle")
.attr("r", 4)
.attr("transform", function(d) {
return "translate(" + d + ")";
});
var circle = svg.selectAll("foo")
.data(data)
.enter()
.append("circle")
.attr("r", 13)
.attr("fill", function(d, i) {
return color(i)
})
.attr("transform", "translate(" + points[0] + ")");
circle.transition()
.duration(10000)
.attrTween("transform", function(d) {
return translateAlong(d, path.node())()
});
// Returns an attrTween for translating along the specified path element.
function translateAlong(d, path) {
var l = path.getTotalLength() * d;
return function(d, i, a) {
return function(t) {
var p = (t * l) < path.getTotalLength() ?
path.getPointAtLength(t * l) : path.getPointAtLength(t * l - path.getTotalLength());
return "translate(" + p.x + "," + p.y + ")";
};
};
}
path {
fill: none;
stroke: #000;
stroke-width: 3px;
}
circle {
stroke: #fff;
stroke-width: 3px;
}
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