[Feature Request] Add universal graph view feature

[dany-nonstop]

Description

I really like the glances graph widgets implementation. After checking the code, it seems the implementation is pretty universal. Every metric widget is basically fetch new data at a refreshInterval, then display on the chart. All the boilerplate code can be simplified to make some universal chart widgets, which can immediately give a big facelift to homepage project.

Could we consider this idea, to help make all widgets more visual? Ideally, for widget developers it could be made as simple as

<widget dataSource='url_to_data_api' display='data|graph'></widget>

to convert their existing number display to chart display.
Many thanks for your consideration!

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To consider your idea of creating a more universal chart widget for the Homepage project, it's important to understand the current guidelines and practices for widget development within the project. Based on the context provided, here are a few points to consider:

1. Development Guidelines: The Homepage project has specific guidelines for developing new features and widgets. Any new feature should be linked to an existing feature request with at least 10 'up-votes' to ensure that it benefits a significant number of users. This is to avoid the addition and maintenance of features that might only be useful to a small group of users.

2. Widget Design Consistency: Widgets should conform to the styling and design choices of other widgets, be only one row of blocks, and be no more than 4 blocks wide. They should also minimize the number of API calls and be 'read-only', meaning they should not make write changes using the relevant tool's API.

3. Current Widget Implementation: The Glances widget, as an example, allows for monitoring various system resources and can display data in both graph and non-graph views. The widget configuration allows developers to specify the metric to be displayed and other options such as chart: false for a graphless view.

4. Community Contributions: The project appreciates community contributions and has a process for submitting bug reports, feature requests, and discussions. It's important to follow these processes to ensure that contributions are considered and managed effectively.

Given these points, your idea of simplifying the widget code to a more universal chart widget could be a valuable contribution to the project. However, it would need to be proposed as a feature request and gain enough community support (at least 10 'up-votes') to be considered for development. Additionally, the implementation would need to adhere to the project's widget guidelines and design principles.

If you decide to move forward with this idea, you should open a discussion or feature request on the project's GitHub repository and gather community feedback. If the idea gains enough support, you could then proceed to develop the feature following the project's contribution guidelines.

Would you like to proceed with creating a feature request for this idea on the Homepage project's GitHub repository? If so, I can guide you on the next steps.

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[nobodyspecial]

This would be awesome.

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