Bullet Chart

A bullet chart shows a measure against a target and qualitative ranges, packing KPI-versus-goal context into a compact bar.

CustomChartDef bullet_chart {
  label: 'Bullet Chart'
  description: 'Use this chart to compare target, pace, and current values across categories in a compact bullet chart layout.'

  fields {
    field category {
      label: 'Category'
      type: 'dimension'
      data_type: 'string'
      sort {
        apply_order: 1
        direction: 'asc'
      }
    }

    field target {
      label: 'Target'
      type: 'measure'
      data_type: 'number'
      sort {
        apply_order: 2
        direction: 'desc'
      }
    }

    field pace {
      label: 'Pace'
      type: 'measure'
      data_type: 'number'
      sort {
        apply_order: 3
        direction: 'desc'
      }
    }

    field current {
      label: 'Current'
      type: 'measure'
      data_type: 'number'
      sort {
        apply_order: 4
        direction: 'desc'
      }
    }
  }

  options {
    option show_tooltip {
      label: 'Show tooltip'
      type: 'toggle'
      default_value: true
    }

    option current_bar_height {
      label: 'Current bar height'
      type: 'number-input'
      default_value: 8
    }

    option target_tick_thickness {
      label: 'Target tick thickness'
      type: 'number-input'
      default_value: 2
    }
  }

  template: @vgl {
    "$schema": "https://vega.github.io/schema/vega-lite/v5.json",
    "description": "A reusable target-vs-pace-vs-current bullet-style comparison chart.",
    "data": {"values": @{values}},
    "width": "container",
    "height": "container",
    "transform": [
      {
        "calculate": "datum['@{fields.target.name}']",
        "as": "target_value"
      },
      {
        "calculate": "datum['@{fields.pace.name}']",
        "as": "pace_value"
      },
      {
        "calculate": "datum['@{fields.current.name}']",
        "as": "current_value"
      },
      {
        "calculate": "datum['@{fields.category.name}']",
        "as": "category_value"
      },
      {
        "fold": ["target_value", "pace_value", "current_value"],
        "as": ["series_key", "series_value"]
      },
      {
        "calculate": "{'target_value':'Target','pace_value':'Pace','current_value':'Current'}[datum.series_key]",
        "as": "series_label"
      },
      {
        "calculate": "indexof(['Target','Pace','Current'], datum.series_label)",
        "as": "series_order"
      }
    ],
    "encoding": {
      "y": {
        "field": "category_value",
        "type": "ordinal",
        "title": null,
        "axis": {
          "labelOverlap": true,
          "domain": false,
          "ticks": false,
          "grid": false,
          "labelPadding": 8
        }
      },
      "x": {
        "field": "series_value",
        "type": "quantitative",
        "stack": null,
        "axis": {
          "title": null,
          "domain": false,
          "tickColor": "#E5E7EB",
          "grid": true,
          "gridColor": "#F3F4F6",
          "gridOpacity": 1
        }
      },
      "order": {
        "field": "series_order",
        "type": "quantitative",
        "sort": "ascending"
      },
      "tooltip": [
        {
          "field": "category_value",
          "type": "nominal",
          "title": "Category"
        },
        {
          "field": "current_value",
          "type": "quantitative",
          "title": "Current"
        },
        {
          "field": "pace_value",
          "type": "quantitative",
          "title": "Pace"
        },
        {
          "field": "target_value",
          "type": "quantitative",
          "title": "Target"
        }
      ]
    },
    "layer": [
      {
        "mark": "bar",
        "params": [
          {
            "name": "series_hover",
            "select": {
              "type": "point",
              "fields": ["series_label"]
            },
            "bind": {"legend": "pointerover"}
          }
        ],
        "encoding": {
          "color": {
            "field": "series_label",
            "type": "nominal",
            "legend": {
              "title": null,
              "orient": "top",
              "direction": "horizontal",
              "symbolType": "square",
              "symbolSize": 80,
              "labelLimit": 140,
              "symbolOpacity": 1
            },
            "scale": {
              "domain": ["Target", "Pace", "Current"],
              "range": ["#9CA3AF", "#E5E7EB", "#4F46E5"]
            }
          },
          "opacity": {
            "value": 0
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "transform": [
          {
            "filter": "datum.series_label === 'Pace'"
          }
        ],
        "mark": {
          "type": "bar",
          "tooltip": @{options.show_tooltip.value}
        },
        "encoding": {
          "color": {
            "field": "series_label",
            "type": "nominal",
            "legend": null,
            "scale": {
              "domain": ["Target", "Pace", "Current"],
              "range": ["#9CA3AF", "#E5E7EB", "#4F46E5"]
            }
          },
          "opacity": {
            "condition": {
              "param": "series_hover",
              "value": 1
            },
            "value": 0.25
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "transform": [
          {
            "filter": "datum.series_label === 'Current'"
          }
        ],
        "mark": {
          "type": "bar",
          "height": @{options.current_bar_height.value},
          "tooltip": @{options.show_tooltip.value}
        },
        "encoding": {
          "color": {
            "field": "series_label",
            "type": "nominal",
            "legend": null,
            "scale": {
              "domain": ["Target", "Pace", "Current"],
              "range": ["#9CA3AF", "#E5E7EB", "#4F46E5"]
            }
          },
          "opacity": {
            "condition": {
              "param": "series_hover",
              "value": 1
            },
            "value": 0.25
          }
        }
      },
      {
        "transform": [
          {
            "filter": "datum.series_label === 'Target'"
          }
        ],
        "mark": {
          "type": "tick",
          "thickness": @{options.target_tick_thickness.value},
          "tooltip": @{options.show_tooltip.value}
        },
        "encoding": {
          "color": {
            "field": "series_label",
            "type": "nominal",
            "legend": null,
            "scale": {
              "domain": ["Target", "Pace", "Current"],
              "range": ["#9CA3AF", "#E5E7EB", "#4F46E5"]
            }
          },
          "opacity": {
            "condition": {
              "param": "series_hover",
              "value": 1
            },
            "value": 0.25
          }
        }
      }
    ],
    "config": {
      "background": null,
      "view": {
        "stroke": null
      },
      "axis": {
        "labelFontSize": 12,
        "titleFontSize": 12,
        "labelFontWeight": 400,
        "titleFontWeight": 500
      },
      "legend": {
        "labelFontSize": 12,
        "titleFontSize": 12,
        "labelFontWeight": 400,
        "symbolStrokeWidth": 0
      },
      "bar": {
        "cornerRadius": 2
      },
      "tick": {
        "thickness": 2,
        "size": 22
      }
    }
  };;
}