What a retention window keeps and frees. Sample data: stored traces by age, a 60-day cut keeps 222 GB and frees 90 GB, against today's 90 days.
Installation
- 1
Set up the registry once
Your token in .env and @chartory in components.json. Skip this when another chart is already installed.
Installation guide - 2
Add the chart
One command adds the Retention cut component to your project.
npx shadcn add @chartory/retention-cut - 3
Use it
Pass your rows. The props are the Figma properties.
usage.tsximport { RetentionCut } from "@/components/chartory/retention-cut"<RetentionCut data={traceStorage} size="m" legend/>
Props
<RetentionCut>
Every prop but data is a Figma property with the same name and values.
RetentionCutData
The data prop: one object for the whole chart.
RetentionCutPin
One object per entry in pins.
The data as a JSON Schema: schemas/retention-cut.json
Retention cut chart: a React and Figma chart in four sizes
What does a retention cut chart show?
A retention cut chart shows stored data by age with a cut line at the retention window, so you see what would be kept, what would be freed and which items fall on each side. Use it for logs, traces and backups.
Chartory ships it as a Figma component and a React component with the same name. The code installs from the shadcn registry with one command and lands in your project as a file you own.
What is the Retention cut component?
It is one <RetentionCut> component. Its props are the Figma properties with the same names and values, and the props table above lists them. The data is size by age, a retention window.
Sizes XS, S, M and L re-lay the chart out from the data instead of scaling it, so labels stay readable at every size.
When should I use it?
- Is there a retention window? Yes means the retention cut fits.
- Is it by age? Yes means the retention cut fits.
- Do named items matter? Yes means the retention cut fits.
When does another type fit better?
- Plain storage by item. Use Treemap instead.
- Usage against plan limits. Use Limit tracks instead.
- Just the total by age. Use Area chart instead.
Retention cut questions
Installing, data, Figma and plans.
Yes. It installs through the shadcn registry with the shadcn CLI, and the file lands in your project.
Add your token and the @chartory registry once, then run npx shadcn add @chartory/retention-cut. The Installation guide has the steps.
Yes. Connect the Chartory MCP server and ask for the retention cut chart; the agent runs the same command and you review the diff.
Size by age, a retention window. The sample data comes with the component, and the props table lists every field.
XS, S, M and L, in Figma and in code. Each size is laid out again from the data, so text and lines keep their size.
Yes. chart/130-retention-cut has the same properties as the component.
Yes. Every paint is a token, so the chart follows light and dark mode and the collection you pick.
Code and Complete. Figma has the Figma file only.