Sankey Paths can be plotted outside the plot area

When a link is plotted from a source node to the right of a target node on the diagram (the path loops around and goes upstream), then the path can be plotted outside the plot area. I have data that does this to such an extent that the hover information is not showing.

library(plotly)

fig <- plot_ly(
  type = "sankey",
  orientation = "h",
  
  node = list(
    label = c("A1", "A2", "B1", "B2", "C1", "C2"),
    color = c("blue", "blue", "blue", "blue", "blue", "blue"),
    pad = 15,
    thickness = 20,
    line = list(
      color = "black",
      width = 0.5
    )
  ),
  
# With your example, I added the 7th values in each of the vectors in the link list.
  link = list(
    source = c(0,1,0,2,3,3,4),
    target = c(2,3,3,4,4,5,3),
    value =  c(8,4,2,8,4,2,40)
  )
)
fig <- fig %>% layout(
  title = "Basic Sankey Diagram",
  font = list(
    size = 10
  )
)

fig

Exécutez l’exemple R fourni avec le lien Sankey allant d’une source située à droite vers une cible en amont, puis inspectez le point d’entrée du rendu Sankey responsable du placement du chemin. C’est terminé lorsque le chemin en boucle reste dans la zone de tracé et que ses informations au survol sont visibles.