r2d3(data = jsonlite::read_json("bullets.json"), d3_version = 3, container = "div", dependencies = c("d3_bullet.js"), script = "bullets.js")

bullets.js

// !preview r2d3 data = jsonlite::read_json("bullets.json"), d3_version = 3, container = "div", dependencies = c("d3_bullet.js")

// Based on https://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/4061961

var margin = {top: 10, right: 40, bottom: 40, left: 130};
var width = width - margin.left - margin.right;
var height = Math.floor(height / data.length) - margin.top - margin.bottom;

div.attr("class", "bullets");

var chart = d3.bullet(margin.bottom)
  .width(width)
  .height(height);
  
var svg = div.selectAll("svg")
    .data(data)
  .enter().append("svg")
    .attr("class", "bullet")
    .attr("width", width + margin.left + margin.right)
    .attr("height", height + margin.top + margin.bottom)
  .append("g")
    .attr("transform", "translate(" + margin.left + "," + margin.top + ")")
    .call(chart);

var title = svg.append("g")
    .style("text-anchor", "end")
    .attr("transform", "translate(-6," + height / 2 + ")");

title.append("text")
    .attr("class", "title")
    .text(function(d) { return d.title; });

title.append("text")
    .attr("class", "subtitle")
    .attr("dy", "1em")
    .text(function(d) { return d.subtitle; });

d3.selectAll("button").on("click", function() {
  svg.datum(randomize).call(chart.duration(1000)); // TODO automatic transition
});

function randomize(d) {
  if (!d.randomizer) d.randomizer = randomizer(d);
  d.ranges = d.ranges.map(d.randomizer);
  d.markers = d.markers.map(d.randomizer);
  d.measures = d.measures.map(d.randomizer);
  return d;
}

function randomizer(d) {
  var k = d3.max(d.ranges) * .2;
  return function(d) {
    return Math.max(0, d + k * (Math.random() - .5));
  };
}

d3_bullet.js

(function() {

// Chart design based on the recommendations of Stephen Few. Implementation
// based on the work of Clint Ivy, Jamie Love, and Jason Davies.
// http://projects.instantcognition.com/protovis/bulletchart/
d3.bullet = function(ticksHeight) {
  var orient = "left", // TODO top & bottom
      reverse = false,
      duration = 0,
      ranges = bulletRanges,
      markers = bulletMarkers,
      measures = bulletMeasures,
      width = 380,
      height = 30,
      tickFormat = null;

  // For each small multiple…
  function bullet(g) {
    g.each(function(d, i) {
      var rangez = ranges.call(this, d, i).slice().sort(d3.descending),
          markerz = markers.call(this, d, i).slice().sort(d3.descending),
          measurez = measures.call(this, d, i).slice().sort(d3.descending),
          g = d3.select(this);

      // Compute the new x-scale.
      var x1 = d3.scale.linear()
          .domain([0, Math.max(rangez[0], markerz[0], measurez[0])])
          .range(reverse ? [width, 0] : [0, width]);

      // Retrieve the old x-scale, if this is an update.
      var x0 = this.__chart__ || d3.scale.linear()
          .domain([0, Infinity])
          .range(x1.range());

      // Stash the new scale.
      this.__chart__ = x1;

      // Derive width-scales from the x-scales.
      var w0 = bulletWidth(x0),
          w1 = bulletWidth(x1);

      // Update the range rects.
      var range = g.selectAll("rect.range")
          .data(rangez);

      range.enter().append("rect")
          .attr("class", function(d, i) { return "range s" + i; })
          .attr("width", w0)
          .attr("height", height)
          .attr("x", reverse ? x0 : 0)
        .transition()
          .duration(duration)
          .attr("width", w1)
          .attr("x", reverse ? x1 : 0);

      range.transition()
          .duration(duration)
          .attr("x", reverse ? x1 : 0)
          .attr("width", w1)
          .attr("height", height);

      // Update the measure rects.
      var measure = g.selectAll("rect.measure")
          .data(measurez);

      measure.enter().append("rect")
          .attr("class", function(d, i) { return "measure s" + i; })
          .attr("width", w0)
          .attr("height", height / 3)
          .attr("x", reverse ? x0 : 0)
          .attr("y", height / 3)
        .transition()
          .duration(duration)
          .attr("width", w1)
          .attr("x", reverse ? x1 : 0);

      measure.transition()
          .duration(duration)
          .attr("width", w1)
          .attr("height", height / 3)
          .attr("x", reverse ? x1 : 0)
          .attr("y", height / 3);

      // Update the marker lines.
      var marker = g.selectAll("line.marker")
          .data(markerz);

      marker.enter().append("line")
          .attr("class", "marker")
          .attr("x1", x0)
          .attr("x2", x0)
          .attr("y1", height / 6)
          .attr("y2", height * 5 / 6)
        .transition()
          .duration(duration)
          .attr("x1", x1)
          .attr("x2", x1);

      marker.transition()
          .duration(duration)
          .attr("x1", x1)
          .attr("x2", x1)
          .attr("y1", height / 6)
          .attr("y2", height * 5 / 6);

      // Compute the tick format.
      var format = tickFormat || x1.tickFormat(8);

      // Update the tick groups.
      var tick = g.selectAll("g.tick")
          .data(x1.ticks(8), function(d) {
            return this.textContent || format(d);
          });

      // Initialize the ticks with the old scale, x0.
      var tickEnter = tick.enter().append("g")
          .attr("class", "tick")
          .attr("transform", bulletTranslate(x0))
          .style("opacity", 1e-6);

      tickEnter.append("line")
          .attr("y1", height)
          .attr("y2", height + ticksHeight / 4);

      tickEnter.append("text")
          .attr("text-anchor", "middle")
          .attr("dy", "0.5em")
          .attr("y", height + ticksHeight / 2)
          .text(format);

      // Transition the entering ticks to the new scale, x1.
      tickEnter.transition()
          .duration(duration)
          .attr("transform", bulletTranslate(x1))
          .style("opacity", 1);

      // Transition the updating ticks to the new scale, x1.
      var tickUpdate = tick.transition()
          .duration(duration)
          .attr("transform", bulletTranslate(x1))
          .style("opacity", 1);

      tickUpdate.select("line")
          .attr("y1", height)
          .attr("y2", height + ticksHeight / 4);

      tickUpdate.select("text")
          .attr("y", height + ticksHeight / 2);

      // Transition the exiting ticks to the new scale, x1.
      tick.exit().transition()
          .duration(duration)
          .attr("transform", bulletTranslate(x1))
          .style("opacity", 1e-6)
          .remove();
    });
    d3.timer.flush();
  }

  // left, right, top, bottom
  bullet.orient = function(x) {
    if (!arguments.length) return orient;
    orient = x;
    reverse = orient == "right" || orient == "bottom";
    return bullet;
  };

  // ranges (bad, satisfactory, good)
  bullet.ranges = function(x) {
    if (!arguments.length) return ranges;
    ranges = x;
    return bullet;
  };

  // markers (previous, goal)
  bullet.markers = function(x) {
    if (!arguments.length) return markers;
    markers = x;
    return bullet;
  };

  // measures (actual, forecast)
  bullet.measures = function(x) {
    if (!arguments.length) return measures;
    measures = x;
    return bullet;
  };

  bullet.width = function(x) {
    if (!arguments.length) return width;
    width = x;
    return bullet;
  };

  bullet.height = function(x) {
    if (!arguments.length) return height;
    height = x;
    return bullet;
  };

  bullet.tickFormat = function(x) {
    if (!arguments.length) return tickFormat;
    tickFormat = x;
    return bullet;
  };

  bullet.duration = function(x) {
    if (!arguments.length) return duration;
    duration = x;
    return bullet;
  };

  return bullet;
};

function bulletRanges(d) {
  return d.ranges;
}

function bulletMarkers(d) {
  return d.markers;
}

function bulletMeasures(d) {
  return d.measures;
}

function bulletTranslate(x) {
  return function(d) {
    return "translate(" + x(d) + ",0)";
  };
}

function bulletWidth(x) {
  var x0 = x(0);
  return function(d) {
    return Math.abs(x(d) - x0);
  };
}

})();

bullets.css


.bullet { font: 10px sans-serif; }
.bullet .marker { stroke: #000; stroke-width: 2px; }
.bullet .tick line { stroke: #666; stroke-width: .5px; }
.bullet .range.s0 { fill: #eee; }
.bullet .range.s1 { fill: #ddd; }
.bullet .range.s2 { fill: #ccc; }
.bullet .measure.s0 { fill: lightsteelblue; }
.bullet .measure.s1 { fill: steelblue; }
.bullet .title { font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; }
.bullet .subtitle { fill: #999; }

.bullets { line-height: 0; }