Pre-fetch cache for visualization modification

A method executed by a client computing device that is in communication with a server computing device, the method comprising:

• displaying a visualization on a display, the visualization has a first visualization state that at least partially defines the visualization;
• receiving, from the server computing device, a transformation that, when applied to the visualization, causes the visualization to have a second visualization state that differs from the first visualization state;
• storing the transformation in a pre-fetch cache on the client computing device;
• detecting a request to modify the visualization;
• responsive to detecting the request, identifying that the transformation in the pre-fetch cache satisfies the request;
• and
• responsive to identifying that the transformation in the pre-fetch cache satisfies the request, updating the visualization using the transformation in the pre-fetch cache such that the visualization has the second visualization state.

A computer-readable storage medium on a client computing device, the computer-readable storage medium comprises instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform acts comprising:

• displaying a visualization on a display, the visualization has a first visualization state;
• receiving, from a server computing device in network communication with the client computing device, a tree of transformations, each transformation in the tree of transformations corresponds to a respective visualization state;
• receiving, from the server computing device, a plurality of rules, each rule maps respective visualization states to one another by way of a respective command;
• detecting an interaction with respect to the visualization displayed on the display;
• responsive to detecting the interaction, generating a command, the command being indicative of a modification to be made to the visualization;
• identifying a rule in the plurality of rules that includes the first visualization state and the command;
• based upon the rule, identifying a transformation in the tree of transformations that facilitates performance of the modification to be made to the visualization;
• and
• rendering the modification of the visualization on the display based upon the transformation in the tree of transformations.