plotly / plotly/dash

[BUG] DCC graph rendering of 'relative' bar inconsistent

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Description

Describe your context
fig.show() has consistent relative bar positions. dcc.Graph (on the same data) mixes relative and overlaid within the same graph

dash                      3.2.0
dash-bootstrap-components 2.0.3
dash-bootstrap-templates  2.1.0
dash-core-components      2.0.0
dash_daq                  0.6.0
dash-html-components      2.0.0
dash-table                5.0.0

Describe the bug
Dataframe driven dataset, many columns, some negative and some positive. Set with relative barmode.

fig.update_layout(barmode='relative', bargap=0, showlegend=False,)

When calling from fig.show(), the results are properly relative

fig = netchart()
fig.show()

When calling from a dash webpage, with dcc.graph on the same data, the resulting figure is partially stacked and partially displayed as overlaid data

from . import dashboard_charts
dcc.Graph(figure=dashboard_charts.netchart(), id="ret-netchart")

Expected behavior

Both should correctly display relative data, dcc.Graph should not render two different barmodes within the same dataset when only one was specified.

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fig.show()
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dcc.Graph
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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue through dcc.Graph using the reported versions and compare it with fig.show() for the same relative bar chart. Trace how dcc.Graph receives and renders the figure, then verify that all bars use relative positioning consistently in the browser without changing the figure's barmode.

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Assessment

Tech stack
plotly, python
Domain
data-visualization, frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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