Line & Scatter
Threshold Alert Monitor
Metric monitoring with warning and critical threshold zones.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
# === STYLE CONFIG ===
COLORS = {
'metric': '#1E293B',
'normal': '#10B981',
'warning': '#F59E0B',
'critical': '#EF4444',
'background': '#FFFFFF',
'text': '#1E293B',
'text_muted': '#64748B',
'grid': '#F1F5F9',
}
# === DATA ===
np.random.seed(42)
hours = np.arange(0, 24)
cpu_usage = 45 + 20 * np.sin(hours * 0.3) + np.random.normal(0, 8, 24)
cpu_usage = np.clip(cpu_usage, 20, 95)
warning_threshold = 70
critical_threshold = 85
# === FIGURE ===
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 6), dpi=100)
ax.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])
fig.patch.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])
# === THRESHOLD ZONES ===
ax.axhspan(0, warning_threshold, color=COLORS['normal'], alpha=0.08)
ax.axhspan(warning_threshold, critical_threshold, color=COLORS['warning'], alpha=0.08)
ax.axhspan(critical_threshold, 100, color=COLORS['critical'], alpha=0.08)
ax.axhline(y=warning_threshold, color=COLORS['warning'], linewidth=1.5,
linestyle='--', alpha=0.7)
ax.axhline(y=critical_threshold, color=COLORS['critical'], linewidth=1.5,
linestyle='--', alpha=0.7)
# Labels
ax.text(23.5, warning_threshold + 2, 'Warning', fontsize=8,
color=COLORS['warning'], ha='right')
ax.text(23.5, critical_threshold + 2, 'Critical', fontsize=8,
color=COLORS['critical'], ha='right')
# === METRIC LINE ===
ax.plot(hours, cpu_usage, color=COLORS['metric'], linewidth=2, zorder=3)
# Color points by zone
for h, cpu in zip(hours, cpu_usage):
if cpu >= critical_threshold:
color = COLORS['critical']
elif cpu >= warning_threshold:
color = COLORS['warning']
else:
color = COLORS['normal']
ax.scatter([h], [cpu], color=color, s=50, edgecolors='white',
linewidths=1.5, zorder=4)
# === AXES ===
ax.set_xlim(-0.5, 24)
ax.set_ylim(0, 100)
ax.set_xticks([0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24])
ax.set_xticklabels(['00:00', '04:00', '08:00', '12:00', '16:00', '20:00', '24:00'])
ax.set_xlabel('Time', fontsize=10, color=COLORS['text'], labelpad=10)
ax.set_ylabel('CPU Usage (%)', fontsize=10, color=COLORS['text'], labelpad=10)
# === STYLING ===
ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['left'].set_color(COLORS['grid'])
ax.spines['bottom'].set_color(COLORS['grid'])
ax.yaxis.grid(True, color=COLORS['grid'], linewidth=1)
ax.set_axisbelow(True)
ax.tick_params(axis='both', colors=COLORS['text_muted'], labelsize=9, length=0, pad=8)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Pairwise Data
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