Simple Gantt chart with R (plotting multiple lines)

Question

I want to create a very simple Gantt chart with RShiny and ggplot2. I don't want to use packages or predefined Gantt charts like here. I rather want create the chart by plotting multiple lines one above the other and all parallel. It shouldn't be very difficult, but I have trouble with the data frame behind the chart.

I have a very simple data frame e.g.:

test_df_1 <- data.frame("x_1" = c(1,2,3),
                        "x_2" = c(2,4,5),
                         "y" = c(1,2,3),
                         "group" = c("A","B","C"))

The lines should be from 1 to 2 for y = 1, from 2 to 4 for y = 2, etc. With these lines of code I get an empty plot (but no error message):

  output$test <- renderPlot({
       df_test <- data.frame(x_1=unlist(test_df_1$x_1), x_2=unlist(test_df_1$x_2), 
                             y=unlist(test_df_1$y), group=unlist(test_df_1$group))

       ggplot(data=df_test, aes(x=x_1, y=y, group=y)) +
          geom_line() +
          theme_bw()
       })

I'm sure about the fact, that I have not "imported" x_2 into ggplot. But I don't know how to do it.

When I try the data frame in a slightly different order (which I actually don't want):

test_df_2 <- data.frame("x_1" = c(1,2,2,4,3,5),
                        "y" = c(1,1,2,2,3,3),
                         "group" = c("A","","B","","C",""))

And plot it:

  output$test <- renderPlot({
       df_test <- data.frame(x_1=unlist(test_df_2$x_1), 
                             y=unlist(test_df_2$y), group=unlist(test_df_2$group))

       ggplot(data=df_test, aes(x=x_1, y=y, group=y)) +
          geom_line() +
          theme_bw()
       })

I get the expected result.

How do I get the desired multiple line plot with the structure of the first data frame (test_df_1 )?

From [R for Data Science](https://r4ds.had.co.nz/tidy-data.html) _dplyr, ggplot2, and all the other packages in the tidyverse are designed to work with tidy data ..._, so you need to transfer `test_df_1` to something similar to `test_df_2` — A. Suliman, Aug 12 '19 at 13:33

David Klotz · Accepted Answer · 2019-08-12T14:27:28.837

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ggplot(data=df_test) +
  geom_linerange(aes(x = y, ymin = x_1, ymax = x_2)) +
  coord_flip()+
  theme_bw()

or without flipping:

ggplot(df_test, aes(x = x_1, y = y, group = group)) + 
  geom_segment(aes(xend = x_2, yend = y))

edited Aug 12 '19 at 14:27

answered Aug 12 '19 at 13:18

David Klotz

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Great! First one works perfect. But at "without flipping" the lines are arranged vertical. – DerDressing Aug 13 '19 at 06:39
That's bizarre, because I get the same plot for each version – David Klotz Aug 13 '19 at 11:51

Simple Gantt chart with R (plotting multiple lines)

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