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+// anyplot.ai
+// dumbbell-basic: Basic Dumbbell Chart
+// Library: highcharts 12.6.0 | JavaScript 22.23.0
+// Quality: 89/100 | Created: 2026-06-30
+
+//# anyplot-orientation: landscape
+
+const t = window.ANYPLOT_TOKENS;
+
+// Data — Employee satisfaction scores (0–10) before/after a workplace wellness initiative
+const departments = ["Engineering", "Marketing", "Sales", "HR", "Finance", "Operations", "Legal", "Product"];
+const scoreBefore = [6.2, 5.8, 6.5, 7.1, 5.4, 6.8, 6.0, 6.9];
+const scoreAfter  = [7.7, 7.4, 8.0, 8.3, 7.0, 8.2, 7.3, 8.4];
+
+// Sort ascending by improvement so the largest improvement appears at top
+const sortIdx = departments.map((_, i) => i)
+  .sort((a, b) => (scoreAfter[a] - scoreBefore[a]) - (scoreAfter[b] - scoreBefore[b]));
+const labels  = sortIdx.map(i => departments[i]);
+const vBefore = sortIdx.map(i => scoreBefore[i]);
+const vAfter  = sortIdx.map(i => scoreAfter[i]);
+const n       = labels.length;
+
+// [score, categoryIndex] pairs — x = score, y = integer row index
+const afterData  = vAfter.map((v,  i) => [v, i]);
+const beforeData = vBefore.map((v, i) => [v, i]);
+
+const chart = Highcharts.chart("container", {
+  chart: {
+    type: "scatter",
+    backgroundColor: "transparent",
+    animation: false,
+    style: { fontFamily: "inherit" },
+    marginLeft: 160,
+    marginRight: 50,
+    marginTop: 90,
+    marginBottom: 70,
+  },
+  credits: { enabled: false },
+  colors: t.palette,
+  title: {
+    text: "dumbbell-basic · javascript · highcharts · anyplot.ai",
+    style: { color: t.ink, fontSize: "22px", fontWeight: "600" },
+  },
+  subtitle: {
+    text: "Employee satisfaction before/after workplace wellness initiative",
+    style: { color: t.inkSoft, fontSize: "14px" },
+  },
+  xAxis: {
+    title: {
+      text: "Satisfaction Score (0–10)",
+      style: { color: t.inkSoft, fontSize: "16px" },
+    },
+    lineColor: t.inkSoft,
+    tickColor: t.inkSoft,
+    gridLineColor: t.grid,
+    gridLineWidth: 1,
+    min: 4.5,
+    max: 9.5,
+    tickInterval: 1,
+    labels: { style: { color: t.inkSoft, fontSize: "14px" } },
+  },
+  yAxis: {
+    title: { text: null },
+    min: -0.5,
+    max: n - 0.5,
+    tickPositions: labels.map((_, i) => i),
+    labels: {
+      formatter() { return labels[this.value] || ""; },
+      style: { color: t.inkSoft, fontSize: "14px" },
+    },
+    lineColor: t.inkSoft,
+    tickColor: t.inkSoft,
+    gridLineColor: "transparent",
+  },
+  legend: {
+    verticalAlign: "top",
+    align: "right",
+    layout: "vertical",
+    itemStyle: { color: t.inkSoft, fontSize: "14px" },
+    itemHoverStyle: { color: t.ink },
+  },
+  plotOptions: {
+    series: { animation: false },
+    scatter: {
+      marker: { radius: 9, lineWidth: 0 },
+    },
+  },
+  series: [
+    {
+      name: "After",
+      data: afterData,
+      color: t.palette[0],
+      marker: { symbol: "circle" },
+      zIndex: 5,
+    },
+    {
+      name: "Before",
+      data: beforeData,
+      color: t.palette[1],
+      marker: { symbol: "circle" },
+      zIndex: 5,
+    },
+  ],
+});
+
+// Draw connecting lines between Before and After dots via the SVG renderer
+const renderer = chart.renderer;
+const plotLeft  = chart.plotLeft;
+const plotTop   = chart.plotTop;
+
+// Build a lookup from category index → before-series point
+const beforeByIdx = {};
+chart.series[1].data.forEach(p => { beforeByIdx[p.y] = p; });
+
+// Improvement per sorted row (label top 3 for focal point)
+const diffs = vAfter.map((v, i) => +(v - vBefore[i]).toFixed(1));
+const topN  = 3;
+
+chart.series[0].data.forEach((afterPt) => {
+  const beforePt = beforeByIdx[afterPt.y];
+  if (!beforePt) return;
+
+  renderer.path([
+    "M", plotLeft + beforePt.plotX, plotTop + beforePt.plotY,
+    "L", plotLeft + afterPt.plotX,  plotTop + afterPt.plotY,
+  ])
+    .attr({ stroke: t.inkSoft, "stroke-width": 2.5, "stroke-opacity": 0.35 })
+    .add();
+
+  // Annotate top-improvement rows with the gain value
+  if (afterPt.y >= n - topN) {
+    const midX = plotLeft + (beforePt.plotX + afterPt.plotX) / 2;
+    const midY = plotTop + afterPt.plotY - 14;
+    renderer.text(`+${diffs[afterPt.y].toFixed(1)}`, midX, midY)
+      .attr({ align: "center", zIndex: 6, fill: t.inkSoft })
+      .css({ fontSize: "11px", fontWeight: "700" })
+      .add();
+  }
+});
diff --git a/plots/dumbbell-basic/metadata/javascript/highcharts.yaml b/plots/dumbbell-basic/metadata/javascript/highcharts.yaml
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+library: highcharts
+language: javascript
+specification_id: dumbbell-basic
+created: '2026-06-30T23:00:04Z'
+updated: '2026-06-30T23:18:52Z'
+generated_by: claude-sonnet
+workflow_run: 28480907844
+issue: 945
+language_version: 22.23.0
+library_version: 12.6.0
+preview_url_light: https://storage.googleapis.com/anyplot-images/plots/dumbbell-basic/javascript/highcharts/plot-light.png
+preview_url_dark: https://storage.googleapis.com/anyplot-images/plots/dumbbell-basic/javascript/highcharts/plot-dark.png
+preview_html_light: https://storage.googleapis.com/anyplot-images/plots/dumbbell-basic/javascript/highcharts/plot-light.html
+preview_html_dark: https://storage.googleapis.com/anyplot-images/plots/dumbbell-basic/javascript/highcharts/plot-dark.html
+quality_score: 89
+review:
+  strengths:
+  - Sorting by improvement delta and annotating the top-3 rows turns a simple before/after
+    chart into a readable ranking that immediately answers 'who benefited most?'
+  - 'SVG renderer path drawing for connecting lines is idiomatic core-Highcharts:
+    bypasses the unavailable highcharts-more dumbbell type without any workaround
+    or CDN fallback.'
+  - Full theme-adaptive chrome via t.ink / t.inkSoft / t.grid — both renders are visually
+    correct with zero dark-on-dark failures.
+  - 'Perfect Imprint palette application: brand green (#009E73) for the positive ''After''
+    outcome is semantically apt.'
+  weaknesses:
+  - All satisfaction deltas are positive — adding one department that barely improved
+    or slightly regressed would better showcase the dumbbell chart's ability to show
+    directional variation, not just magnitude.
+  - Annotation font (11px) is slightly smaller than the 14px tick label baseline;
+    aligning it to 13–14px would improve consistency across the text hierarchy.
+  - 'The legend box frame is visible (default Highcharts border); removing it (legend:
+    { borderWidth: 0 }) would polish the minimal-chrome aesthetic.'
+  image_description: |-
+    Light render (plot-light.png):
+      Background: Warm off-white (#FAF8F1) — correct theme surface.
+      Chrome: Title "dumbbell-basic · javascript · highcharts · anyplot.ai" at 22px bold dark text — fully readable. Subtitle "Employee satisfaction before/after workplace wellness initiative" at 14px inkSoft — readable. X-axis title "Satisfaction Score (0–10)" at 16px — readable. Y-axis category labels (Marketing, Finance, Product, Sales, Engineering, Operations, Legal, HR) at 14px — all readable. X-axis tick labels 5–9 at 14px — readable. Legend labels "After" and "Before" at 14px — readable. Annotation labels +1.6, +1.6, +1.5 at 11px — readable but slightly small.
+      Data: Brand green (#009E73) dots for "After" series; Imprint lavender (#C475FD) for "Before" series. SVG-rendered connecting lines at opacity 0.35. Horizontal dumbbell layout with 8 departments sorted ascending by improvement.
+      Legibility verdict: PASS
+
+    Dark render (plot-dark.png):
+      Background: Warm near-black (#1A1A17) — correct theme surface.
+      Chrome: All text rendered in light color via t.ink / t.inkSoft tokens. Title, subtitle, axis labels, tick labels, category labels, and legend text are all light-colored and clearly readable against the dark background. No dark-on-dark failures detected.
+      Data: Data colors identical to light render — green (#009E73) for After, lavender (#C475FD) for Before. Both colors remain clearly visible and distinguishable on the dark surface.
+      Legibility verdict: PASS
+  criteria_checklist:
+    visual_quality:
+      score: 29
+      max: 30
+      items:
+      - id: VQ-01
+        name: Text Legibility
+        score: 7
+        max: 8
+        passed: true
+        comment: 'All font sizes explicitly set; both themes fully readable. Minor
+          deduction: annotation labels at 11px slightly below 14px baseline.'
+      - id: VQ-02
+        name: No Overlap
+        score: 6
+        max: 6
+        passed: true
+        comment: No collisions between text, dots, or annotations in either render.
+      - id: VQ-03
+        name: Element Visibility
+        score: 6
+        max: 6
+        passed: true
+        comment: Marker radius 9px CSS appropriate for 8 rows; connecting lines clearly
+          visible at stroke-width 2.5.
+      - id: VQ-04
+        name: Color Accessibility
+        score: 2
+        max: 2
+        passed: true
+        comment: Green vs lavender provides strong hue and luminance contrast; CVD-safe.
+      - id: VQ-05
+        name: Layout & Canvas
+        score: 4
+        max: 4
+        passed: true
+        comment: Explicit margins produce well-balanced whitespace. Canvas gate passed.
+      - id: VQ-06
+        name: Axis Labels & Title
+        score: 2
+        max: 2
+        passed: true
+        comment: X-axis 'Satisfaction Score (0-10)' descriptive with units; Y-axis
+          null (self-labeling categories).
+      - id: VQ-07
+        name: Palette Compliance
+        score: 2
+        max: 2
+        passed: true
+        comment: After = t.palette[0] (#009E73), Before = t.palette[1] (#C475FD).
+          Background transparent over pageBg. Both themes correct.
+    design_excellence:
+      score: 13
+      max: 20
+      items:
+      - id: DE-01
+        name: Aesthetic Sophistication
+        score: 5
+        max: 8
+        passed: true
+        comment: 'Above default: intentional semantic palette use, sorted data, selective
+          annotations. Not publication-ready.'
+      - id: DE-02
+        name: Visual Refinement
+        score: 4
+        max: 6
+        passed: true
+        comment: Connecting lines at 0.35 opacity; horizontal grid suppressed; no
+          marker outlines. Solid refinement, legend border remains.
+      - id: DE-03
+        name: Data Storytelling
+        score: 4
+        max: 6
+        passed: true
+        comment: Sort by improvement creates ranking narrative; top-3 annotations
+          add focal layer; subtitle provides context.
+    spec_compliance:
+      score: 15
+      max: 15
+      items:
+      - id: SC-01
+        name: Plot Type
+        score: 5
+        max: 5
+        passed: true
+        comment: Correct horizontal dumbbell / connected dot plot.
+      - id: SC-02
+        name: Required Features
+        score: 4
+        max: 4
+        passed: true
+        comment: Two distinct-color dots per category, connecting lines, horizontal
+          orientation, sorted by difference.
+      - id: SC-03
+        name: Data Mapping
+        score: 3
+        max: 3
+        passed: true
+        comment: Categories on Y-axis, satisfaction score on X-axis, all 8 rows visible.
+      - id: SC-04
+        name: Title & Legend
+        score: 3
+        max: 3
+        passed: true
+        comment: Title exactly 'dumbbell-basic · javascript · highcharts · anyplot.ai'.
+          Legend labels 'After' and 'Before' match series.
+    data_quality:
+      score: 14
+      max: 15
+      items:
+      - id: DQ-01
+        name: Feature Coverage
+        score: 5
+        max: 6
+        passed: true
+        comment: '8 departments with varying improvement magnitudes (1.3-1.6). Minor
+          deduction: all diffs positive, no mixed-direction variation.'
+      - id: DQ-02
+        name: Realistic Context
+        score: 5
+        max: 5
+        passed: true
+        comment: Employee satisfaction before/after wellness initiative with named
+          real-world departments. Neutral, credible.
+      - id: DQ-03
+        name: Appropriate Scale
+        score: 4
+        max: 4
+        passed: true
+        comment: Baseline 5.4-7.1, post-initiative 7.0-8.4 on 0-10 scale. Improvements
+          of 1.3-1.6 realistic for successful program.
+    code_quality:
+      score: 10
+      max: 10
+      items:
+      - id: CQ-01
+        name: KISS Structure
+        score: 3
+        max: 3
+        passed: true
+        comment: 'Linear: data → sort → Highcharts.chart() → SVG renderer loop. No
+          functions or classes.'
+      - id: CQ-02
+        name: Reproducibility
+        score: 2
+        max: 2
+        passed: true
+        comment: All data hardcoded; deterministic sort; no RNG.
+      - id: CQ-03
+        name: Clean Imports
+        score: 2
+        max: 2
+        passed: true
+        comment: No imports; uses only Highcharts global and window.ANYPLOT_TOKENS.
+      - id: CQ-04
+        name: Code Elegance
+        score: 2
+        max: 2
+        passed: true
+        comment: Clean, well-commented, appropriately complex. SVG renderer used correctly.
+      - id: CQ-05
+        name: Output & API
+        score: 1
+        max: 1
+        passed: true
+        comment: Harness emits plot-light.png/dark.png + HTML. Current Highcharts
+          12.6.0 API.
+    library_mastery:
+      score: 8
+      max: 10
+      items:
+      - id: LM-01
+        name: Idiomatic Usage
+        score: 5
+        max: 5
+        passed: true
+        comment: Scatter series (correct core-bundle approach when dumbbell requires
+          highcharts-more), animation:false both locations, no explicit size, credits
+          disabled.
+      - id: LM-02
+        name: Distinctive Features
+        score: 3
+        max: 5
+        passed: true
+        comment: Uses chart.renderer.path() for connecting lines and renderer.text()
+          for annotations — distinctly Highcharts SVG-renderer features.
+  verdict: APPROVED
+impl_tags:
+  dependencies: []
+  techniques:
+  - annotations
+  - html-export
+  patterns:
+  - data-generation
+  - iteration-over-groups
+  dataprep: []
+  styling:
+  - alpha-blending