How to use chart.js with knockout.js to create dynamic charts?

@muriel.schmidt 

To create dynamic charts using Chart.js and Knockout.js, follow these steps:

1. Install Chart.js and Knockout.js in your project, either by downloading the library files and including them in your project or by using a package manager like npm or yarn.
2. Create an HTML file with the Chart.js canvas element where the chart will be displayed, and a section where the dynamic data will be updated:

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<canvas id="myChart" width="400" height="400"></canvas>

<div>
  <label>Data 1</label>
  <input type="text" data-bind="value: data1" />
  <label>Data 2</label>
  <input type="text" data-bind="value: data2" />
</div>

1. Create a Knockout ViewModel with the dynamic data properties and a computed function that updates the chart data whenever the dynamic data changes:

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function ChartViewModel() {
  var self = this;

  self.data1 = ko.observable(10);
  self.data2 = ko.observable(20);

  self.updateChart = ko.computed(function() {
    var data = {
      labels: ["Data 1", "Data 2"],
      datasets: [{
        data: [self.data1(), self.data2()]
      }]
    };

    var ctx = document.getElementById('myChart').getContext('2d');
    new Chart(ctx, {
      type: 'bar',
      data: data
    });
  });
}

ko.applyBindings(new ChartViewModel());

1. Initialize the Knockout ViewModel and bind it to the HTML elements using the ko.applyBindings function.
2. Now, whenever the data1 or data2 values are updated in the input fields, the chart will be automatically updated to reflect the new data.

By following these steps, you can create dynamic charts using Chart.js and Knockout.js in your web application.