Method buildOrUpdateScales

src/core/core.controller.js:316–380

* Builds a map of scale ID to scale object for future lookup.

()

	 * Builds a map of scale ID to scale object for future lookup.
	 */
  buildOrUpdateScales() {
    const options = this.options;
    const scaleOpts = options.scales;
    const scales = this.scales;
    const updated = Object.keys(scales).reduce((obj, id) => {
      obj[id] = false;
      return obj;
    }, {});
    let items = [];

    if (scaleOpts) {
      items = items.concat(
        Object.keys(scaleOpts).map((id) => {
          const scaleOptions = scaleOpts[id];
          const axis = determineAxis(id, scaleOptions);
          const isRadial = axis === 'r';
          const isHorizontal = axis === 'x';
          return {
            options: scaleOptions,
            dposition: isRadial ? 'chartArea' : isHorizontal ? 'bottom' : 'left',
            dtype: isRadial ? 'radialLinear' : isHorizontal ? 'category' : 'linear'
          };
        })
      );
    }

    each(items, (item) => {
      const scaleOptions = item.options;
      const id = scaleOptions.id;
      const axis = determineAxis(id, scaleOptions);
      const scaleType = valueOrDefault(scaleOptions.type, item.dtype);

      if (scaleOptions.position === undefined || positionIsHorizontal(scaleOptions.position, axis) !== positionIsHorizontal(item.dposition)) {
        scaleOptions.position = item.dposition;
      }

      updated[id] = true;
      let scale = null;
      if (id in scales && scales[id].type === scaleType) {
        scale = scales[id];
      } else {
        const scaleClass = registry.getScale(scaleType);
        scale = new scaleClass({
          id,
          type: scaleType,
          ctx: this.ctx,
          chart: this
        });
        scales[scale.id] = scale;
      }

      scale.init(scaleOptions, options);
    });
    // clear up discarded scales
    each(updated, (hasUpdated, id) => {
      if (!hasUpdated) {
        delete scales[id];
      }