Chart data can now be entirely replaced using `chart.data = {...}` thanks to the new property setter (instead of using `chart.config.data = {}`). Also update the documentation, as suggested by @ldaguise and @kennethkalmer, with a note about versions prior 2.6.
Make all `before` hooks cancellable (except `beforeInit`), meaning that if any plugin return explicitly `false`, the current action is not performed. Ensure that `init` hooks are called before `update` hooks and add associated calling order unit tests. Deprecate `Chart.PluginBase` in favor of `IPlugin` (no more an inheritable class) and document plugin hooks (also rename `extension` by `hook`).
Refactoring to put browser specific code in a new class, BrowserPlatform.
BrowserPlatform implements IPlatform. Chart.Platform is the constructor for the platform object that is attached to the chart instance.
Plugins are notified about the event using the `onEvent` call. The legend plugin was converted to use onEvent instead of the older private `handleEvent` method.
Wrote test to check that plugins are notified about events
Adds a lot of new information to the docs that will help developers better utilize the entire Chart.js library
List of implemented changes:
- Reverse option for legends (resolves#3102)
- Information about chart resizing (resolves#3023)
- Mixed chart types (resolves#2825) (resolves#2431)
- Chart library comparison table (resolves#2605)
- getDetasetMeta function information (resolves#2521)
- Popular Extensions (resolves#2365)
Add `beforeDatasetsUpdate` and `afterDatasetsUpdate` plugin notifications during the chart update. Plugins are able to cancel the datasets update by explicitly returning false to `beforeDatasetsUpdate`. For consistency, rename `(before|after)DatasetDraw` to `(before|after)DatasetsDraw`.
