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# Dashboard Component Documentation
This document describes the enhanced components added to the Dashboard for an improved visualization experience.
## New Components
### 1. WordCloud
The WordCloud component visualizes categories or topics based on their frequency. The size of each word corresponds to its frequency in the data.
**File:** `components/WordCloud.tsx`
**Features:**
- Dynamic sizing based on frequency
- Colorful display with a pleasing color palette
- Responsive design
- Interactive hover effects
### 2. GeographicMap
This component displays a world map with circles representing the number of sessions from each country.
**File:** `components/GeographicMap.tsx`
**Features:**
- Interactive map using React Leaflet
- Circle sizes scaled by session count
- Tooltips showing country names and session counts
- Responsive design
### 3. MetricCard
A modern, visually appealing card for displaying key metrics.
**File:** `components/MetricCard.tsx`
**Features:**
- Multiple design variants (default, primary, success, warning, danger)
- Support for trend indicators
- Icons and descriptions
- Clean, modern styling
### 4. DonutChart
An enhanced donut chart with better styling and a central text display capability.
**File:** `components/DonutChart.tsx`
**Features:**
- Customizable colors
- Center text area for displaying summaries
- Interactive tooltips with percentages
- Well-balanced legend display
### 5. ResponseTimeDistribution
Visualizes the distribution of response times as a histogram.
**File:** `components/ResponseTimeDistribution.tsx`
**Features:**
- Color-coded bars (green for fast, yellow for medium, red for slow)
- Target time indicator
- Automatic binning of response times
- Clear labeling and scales
## Dashboard Enhancements
The dashboard has been enhanced with:
1. **Improved Layout**: Better use of space and responsive grid layouts
2. **Visual Hierarchies**: Clear heading styles and consistent spacing
3. **Color Coding**: Semantic use of colors to indicate statuses
4. **Interactive Elements**: Better button styles with loading indicators
5. **Data Context**: More complete view of metrics with additional visualizations
6. **Geographic Insights**: Map view of session distribution by country
7. **Language Analysis**: Improved language distribution visualization
8. **Category Analysis**: Word cloud for category popularity
9. **Performance Metrics**: Response time distribution for better insight into system performance
## Usage Notes
- The geographic map and response time distribution use simulated data where actual data is not available
- All components are responsive and will adjust to different screen sizes
- The dashboard automatically refreshes data when using the refresh button
- Admin users have access to additional controls at the bottom of the dashboard