GUIDE
- Left-click and drag the background to move the graph
- Left-click and drag the nodes to reorganize
- Left-click a node to view first level connections
- Double left-click a node to navigate to its page
- Double left-click the background to zoom in
- Right-click the background to zoom out
sigma.utils.pkg('sigma.canvas.nodes');
sigma.canvas.nodes.image = (function() {
var _cache = {},
_loading = {},
_callbacks = {};
// Return the renderer itself:
var renderer = function(node, context, settings) {
var args = arguments,
prefix = settings('prefix') || '',
size = node[prefix + 'size'],
color = node.color || settings('defaultNodeColor'),
url = node.url;
if (_cache[url]) {
context.save();
// Draw the clipping disc:
context.beginPath();
context.arc(
node[prefix + 'x'],
node[prefix + 'y'],
node[prefix + 'size'],
0,
Math.PI * 2,
true
);
context.closePath();
context.clip();
// Draw the image
context.drawImage(
_cache[url],
node[prefix + 'x'] - size,
node[prefix + 'y'] - size,
2 * size,
2 * size
);
// Quit the "clipping mode":
context.restore();
// Draw the border:
context.beginPath();
context.arc(
node[prefix + 'x'],
node[prefix + 'y'],
node[prefix + 'size'],
0,
Math.PI * 2,
true
);
context.lineWidth = 1;
context.strokeStyle = node.color || settings('defaultNodeColor');
context.stroke();
} else {
sigma.canvas.nodes.image.cache(url);
sigma.canvas.nodes.def.apply(
sigma.canvas.nodes,
args
);
}
};
// Let's add a public method to cache images, to make it possible to
// preload images before the initial rendering:
renderer.cache = function(url, callback) {
if (callback)
_callbacks[url] = callback;
if (_loading[url])
return;
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function() {
_loading[url] = false;
_cache[url] = img;
if (_callbacks[url]) {
_callbacks[url].call(this, img);
delete _callbacks[url];
}
};
_loading[url] = true;
img.src = url;
};
return renderer;
})();
var i,
s,
o,
offset_left = 0.5,
N = 1,
E = 40,
C = 5,
d = 0.5,
cs = [],
g = {
nodes: [],
edges: []
};
if (!sigma.classes.graph.hasMethod('neighbors')){
sigma.classes.graph.addMethod('neighbors', function(nodeId) {
var k,
neighbors = {},
index = this.allNeighborsIndex[nodeId] || {};
for (k in index)
neighbors[k] = this.nodesIndex[k];
return neighbors;
});
}
//adding the central node
g.nodes.push({
id: 176578,
label: 'Farah Rahal',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/research_pasteur-farah-rahal-photo-farah-150x150.jpg',
x: 0,
y: 0,
size: 30,
color: '#DDDDDD'
});
var biggest_node_size = 0;
N=1
// adding node
var x_node = Math.cos(2 * 0 * Math.PI / N) * 10;
var y_node = Math.sin(2 * 0 * Math.PI / N) * 10;
g.nodes.push({
id: 143968,
label: 'TEAM: Translational Immunology',
x: x_node,
y: y_node,
type: 'image',
url: '',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/team/translational-immunology/',
size: 35,
color: '#DDDDDD'
});
//link content to central post
g.edges.push({
id: 176578143968,
size: 0.5,
source: 176578,
target: 143968,
});
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 3900,
label: 'Vincent Bondet',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/research.pasteur.fr_vincent-bondet-photo-150x150.jpg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/vincent-bondet/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 1439683900,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 3900 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 104985,
label: 'Violaine Saint-André',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/research_pasteur-portraitcoupe-1-150x150.jpeg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/violaine-saint-andre/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968104985,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 104985 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 3895,
label: 'Vincent Rouilly',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/research_pasteur-vincent-rouilly-portrait-vincentrouilly-20200909-150x150.jpg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/vincent-rouilly/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 1439683895,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 3895 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 150760,
label: 'Etienne Villain',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/research_pasteur-enetienne-villainfretienne-villain-etienne-150x150.jpg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/etienne-villain/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968150760,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 150760 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 168834,
label: 'Elizabeth Maloney',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/research_pasteur-elizabeth-maloney-elizabeth-150x150.jpeg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/elizabeth-maloney/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968168834,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 168834 });
//check if content already exist
// update node size depending on the amount of edges
g.nodes.forEach(function(n) {
if (n.id == 176578) {
n.size = n.size + 8;
}
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968176578,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 176578 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 180861,
label: 'Thomas Moreau',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/research_pasteur-thomas-150x150.jpeg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/thomas-moreau/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968180861,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 180861 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 183172,
label: 'Jamie Sugrue',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/research_pasteur-jamie-150x150.jpeg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/jamie-sugrue/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968183172,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 183172 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 190145,
label: 'Anthony Bertrand',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/research_pasteur-photo-anthonybertrand-150x150.jpeg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/anthony-bertrand/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968190145,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 190145 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 191759,
label: 'Marie Robert',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/research_pasteur-photo-mr-150x150.jpg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/marie-robert/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968191759,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 191759 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 214574,
label: 'Jingwen Fan',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/research_pasteur-jingwen-fan-e1701426620712-150x150.jpg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/jingwen-fan/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968214574,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 214574 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 219265,
label: 'Alexandra Serris',
type: 'image',
url: '',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/alexandra-serris/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968219265,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 219265 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 235939,
label: 'Quentin Richier',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/research_pasteur-quentin-quentin-150x150.jpg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/quentin-richier/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968235939,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 235939 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 237173,
label: 'Auxence Desrentes',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/research_pasteur-photo-auxence-desrentes-photo-auxence-desrentes-150x150.jpeg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/auxence-desrentes/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968237173,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 237173 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 239810,
label: 'Arcange Shannon',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/research_pasteur-enarcange-shannonfrarcange-shannon-arc-pic-pro2-150x150.jpeg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/arcange-shannon/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968239810,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 239810 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 243281,
label: 'Andrea Checcoli',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/research_pasteur-andrea-checcoli-img-0573-150x150.jpg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/andrea-checcoli/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968243281,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 243281 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 249399,
label: 'Gabriel LESNE',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/research_pasteur-gabriel-lesne-photo-gabriel-lesne-150x150.jpg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/gabriel-lesne/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968249399,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 249399 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 249979,
label: 'Sehee Rim',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/research_pasteur-sehee-rim-sehee-rim-150x150.jpg',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/sehee-rim/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 143968249979,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 249979 });
//check if content already exist
if (x_node<0){
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
x_site = x_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
if (y_node<0){
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) - offset_left;
}else{
y_site = y_node + ((Math.random() * 2)-1) + offset_left;
}
// adding site
g.nodes.push({
id: 7844,
label: 'Darragh Duffy',
type: 'image',
url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/research_pasteur-duffy_photo-1-150x150.png',
page_url: 'https://research.pasteur.fr/en/member/darragh-duffy/',
x: x_site,
y: y_site,
size: 10,
color: '#dddddd'
});
//link to content
g.edges.push({
id: 1439687844,
size: 0.5,
source: 143968,
target: 7844 });
var s = new sigma({
//container: document.getElementById('graph-main'),
graph: g,
renderer: {
// IMPORTANT:
// This works only with the canvas renderer, so the
// renderer type set as "canvas" is necessary here.
container: document.getElementById('graph-main'),
type: 'canvas'
},
settings: {
minNodeSize: 6,
maxNodeSize: 35,
mouseWheelEnabled: false,
font: 'Montserrat',
labelThreshold:25,
borderSize:1,
defaultNodeBorderColor: '#999',
sideMargin:25,
}
});
// We first need to save the original colors of our
// nodes and edges, like this:
s.graph.nodes().forEach(function(n) {
n.originalColor = n.color;
});
s.graph.edges().forEach(function(e) {
e.originalColor = e.color;
});
// When a node is clicked, we check for each node
// if it is a neighbor of the clicked one. If not,
// we set its color as grey, and else, it takes its
// original color.
// We do the same for the edges, and we only keep
// edges that have both extremities colored.
s.bind('clickNode', function(e) {
var nodeId = e.data.node.id,
toKeep = s.graph.neighbors(nodeId);
toKeep[nodeId] = e.data.node;
s.graph.nodes().forEach(function(n) {
if (toKeep[n.id])
n.color = '#35a9f5';
else
n.color = '#dddddd';
});
s.graph.edges().forEach(function(e) {
if (toKeep[e.source] && toKeep[e.target])
e.color = '#35a9f5';
else
e.color = '#dddddd';
});
// Since the data has been modified, we need to
// call the refresh method to make the colors
// update effective.
s.refresh();
});
// When the stage is clicked, we just color each
// node and edge with its original color.
s.bind('clickStage', function(e) {
s.graph.nodes().forEach(function(n) {
n.color = n.originalColor;
});
s.graph.edges().forEach(function(e) {
e.color = e.originalColor;
});
// Same as in the previous event:
s.refresh();
});
s.bind("doubleClickNode", function (e) {
$("#canvas-wrap, .sigma-scene, .sigma-mouse").val();
ajax_load_page( e.data.node.page_url );
});
var c = s.camera;
s.bind("rightClickStage", function (e) {
sigma.misc.animation.camera(c, {
ratio: c.ratio * c.settings('zoomingRatio')
}, {
duration: 200
});
});
// Configure the noverlap layout:
var noverlapListener = s.configNoverlap({
nodeMargin: 10,
scaleNodes: 0.3,
gridSize: 1,
easing: 'quadraticInOut', // animation transition function
duration: 4000 // animation duration. Long here for the purposes of this example only
});
// Bind the events:
noverlapListener.bind('start stop interpolate', function(e) {
//console.log(e.type);
if(e.type === 'start') {
//console.time('noverlap');
}
if(e.type === 'interpolate') {
//console.timeEnd('noverlap');
}
});
// Start the layout:
s.startNoverlap();
//s.refresh();
// Initialize the dragNodes plugin:
var dragListener = sigma.plugins.dragNodes(s, s.renderers[0]);
dragListener.bind('startdrag', function(event) {
});
dragListener.bind('drag', function(event) {
});
dragListener.bind('drop', function(event) {
});
dragListener.bind('dragend', function(event) {
});