var BarChart = React.createClass({ barHeight: 40, barMargin: 5, getInitialState: function() { return {points: []}; }, componentDidMount: function() { $.get(this.props.url, function(res){ this.setState({points: res}); }.bind(this)) }, height: function() { if (this.state.points.length === 0) { return 0; } else { return this.y(this.state.points.length) - this.barMargin; } }, y: function(i) { return i*(this.barHeight + this.barMargin); }, render: function() { var renderPoint = function(point, i) { return ( {point.item + ": " + point.value} ); }.bind(this) return ( {this.state.points.map(renderPoint)} ); } });