Template Catalog¶

SlideFlow ships a built-in chart template catalog for common business reporting patterns. These templates are available out of the box with no template_paths configuration.

Bars¶

Template	Purpose	Key parameters
`bars/bar_basic`	Single-series bar chart	`title`, `x_column`, `y_column`
`bars/bar_grouped`	Two-series grouped bars	`title`, `x_column`, `y1_column`, `y2_column`
`bars/bar_stacked`	Two-series stacked bars	`title`, `x_column`, `y1_column`, `y2_column`

Lines and Areas¶

Template	Purpose	Key parameters
`lines_areas/line_basic`	Single trend line	`title`, `x_column`, `y_column`
`lines_areas/line_multi`	Two trend lines	`title`, `x_column`, `y1_column`, `y2_column`
`lines_areas/area_stacked`	Stacked area trend	`title`, `x_column`, `y1_column`, `y2_column`
`lines_areas/scatter_trend`	Scatter trend view	`title`, `x_column`, `y_column`

Composition¶

Template	Purpose	Key parameters
`composition/donut_breakdown`	Donut composition	`title`, `label_column`, `value_column`
`composition/funnel_stage`	Stage conversion funnel	`title`, `stage_column`, `value_column`
`composition/waterfall_delta`	Contribution waterfall	`title`, `label_column`, `value_column`
`composition/heatmap_matrix`	Matrix intensity heatmap	`title`, `x_column`, `y_column`, `z_column`

Distribution¶

Template	Purpose	Key parameters
`distribution/histogram_distribution`	Histogram	`title`, `value_column`
`distribution/box_distribution`	Box plot	`title`, `group_column`, `value_column`

KPI Cards¶

Template	Purpose	Key parameters
`kpi_cards/kpi_card_single`	Single KPI indicator	`title`, `value_column`, `value_row_index` (default `0`)
`kpi_cards/kpi_card_delta`	KPI indicator with delta	`title`, `value_column`, `reference_column`, `value_row_index` (default `0`), `reference_row_index` (default `0`)

Tables and Combo¶

Template	Purpose	Key parameters
`tables/table_ranked`	Ranked table	`title`, `column_1`, `column_2`
`combo/combo_bar_line`	Bar + line dual-axis combo	`title`, `x_column`, `bar_column`, `line_column`

Usage example¶

- type: "template"
  config:
    template_name: "bars/bar_basic"
    data_source:
      type: "csv"
      name: "sales"
      file_path: "./data/sales.csv"
    template_config:
      title: "Revenue by Month"
      x_column: "month"
      y_column: "revenue"

Discovery and inspection¶

slideflow templates list --details
slideflow templates info bars/bar_basic