dat.GUI

A lightweight graphical user interface for changing variables in JavaScript.

Get started with dat.GUI by reading the tutorial at http://workshop.chromeexperiments.com/examples/gui.

Packaged Builds

The easiest way to use dat.GUI in your code is by using the built source at build/dat.gui.min.js. These built JavaScript files bundle all the necessary dependencies to run dat.GUI.

In your head tag, include the following code:

<script type="text/javascript" src="dat.gui.min.js"></script>

Using dat.GUI with require.js

Internally, dat.GUI uses require.js to handle dependency management. If you're making changes to the source and want to see the effects of your changes without building, use require js.

In your head tag, include the following code:

<script data-main="path/to/main" src="path/to/requirejs/require.js"></script>

Then, in path/to/main.js:

require([
  'path/to/gui/module/GUI'
], function(GUI) {

  // No namespace necessary 
  var gui = new GUI();

});

Directory Contents

build: Concatenated source code.
src: Modular code in require.js format. Also includes css, scss, and html, some of which is included during build.
tests: QUnit test suite.
utils: node.js utility scripts for compiling source.

Building your own dat.GUI

In the terminal, enter the following:

$ cd utils
$ node build_gui.js

This will create a namespaced, unminified build of dat.GUI at build/dat.gui.js

To export minified source using Closure Compiler, open utils/build_gui.js and set the minify parameter to true.

Change log

0.5

Moved to requirejs for dependency management.
Changed global namespace from DAT to dat (lowercase).
Added support for color controllers. See Color Controllers.
Added support for folders. See Folders.
Added support for saving named presets. See Presets.
Removed height parameter from GUI constructor. Scrollbar automatically induced when window is too short.
dat.GUI.autoPlace parameter removed. Use new dat.GUI( { autoPlace: false } ). See Custom Placement.
gui.autoListen and gui.listenAll() removed. See Updating The Display Manually.
dat.GUI.load removed. See Saving Values.
Made Controller code completely agnostic of GUI. Controllers can easily be created independent of a GUI panel.

0.4

Migrated from GitHub to Google Code.

Thanks

The following libraries / open-source projects were used in the development of dat.GUI: