Display appropriate "no data" messages

app/controllers/graphs_controller.rb

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ class GraphsController < ApplicationController
     menu_item :issues, :only => [:issue_growth, :old_issues]
 
     before_filter :find_version, :only => [:target_version_graph]
+    before_filter :confirm_issues_exist, :only => [:issue_growth]
     before_filter :find_open_issues, :only => [:old_issues, :issue_age_graph]
-    before_filter :find_optional_project, :only => [:issue_growth, :issue_growth_graph]
     
     helper IssuesHelper
 
@@ -63,12 +63,10 @@ class GraphsController < ApplicationController
     
     # Displays total number of issues over time
     def issue_growth
-        render_404 if @project && @project.issues.empty?
     end
     
     # Displays created vs update date on open issues over time    
     def old_issues
-        render_404 if @project && @project.issues.empty?
         @issues_by_created_on = @issues.sort {|a,b| a.created_on<=>b.created_on} 
         @issues_by_updated_on = @issues.sort {|a,b| a.updated_on<=>b.updated_on}
     end
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ class GraphsController < ApplicationController
         graph.add_data({
             :data => created_on_line.sort.flatten,
             :title => l(:field_created_on)
-        })
+        }) unless issues_by_created_on.empty?
         
         # Generate the closed_on line
         updated_count = 0
@@ -182,7 +180,7 @@ class GraphsController < ApplicationController
         graph.add_data({
             :data => updated_on_line.sort.flatten,
             :title => l(:field_updated_on)
-        })
+        }) unless issues_by_updated_on.empty?
         
         # Compile the graph
         headers["Content-Type"] = "image/svg+xml"
@@ -259,6 +257,19 @@ class GraphsController < ApplicationController
     ############################################################################
     private
             
+    def confirm_issues_exist
+        find_optional_project
+        if !@project.nil?
+            ids = [@project.id]
+            ids += @project.descendants.active.visible.collect(&:id)
+            @issues = Issue.visible.find(:first, :conditions => ["#{Project.table_name}.id IN (?)", ids])
+        else
+            @issues = Issue.visible.find(:first)
+        end
+    rescue ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound
+        render_404
+    end
+    
     def find_open_issues
         find_optional_project
         if !@project.nil?

app/views/graphs/issue_growth.html.erb

@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 <h2><%= l(:label_graphs_issue_growth) %></h2>
+<% unless @issues.nil? %>
     <%= tag("embed", :width => "100%", :height => 300, :type => "image/svg+xml", :src => url_for(:controller => 'graphs', :action => 'issue_growth_graph')) if @project.nil? %>
     <%= tag("embed", :width => "100%", :height => 300, :type => "image/svg+xml", :src => url_for(:controller => 'graphs', :action => 'issue_growth_graph', :project_id => @project.id)) unless @project.nil? %>
+<% else %>
+    <%= render :partial => 'issues/list_simple', :locals => { :issues => @issues } %>
+<% end %>
 
 <% content_for :sidebar do %>
     <%= render :partial => 'issues/sidebar' %>

app/views/graphs/old_issues.html.erb

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <h2><%= l(:label_graphs_old_issues) %></h2>
+<% unless @issues_by_created_on.empty? %>
     <%= tag("embed", :width => "100%", :height => 300, :type => "image/svg+xml", :src => url_for(:controller => 'graphs', :action => 'issue_age_graph')) if @project.nil? %>
     <%= tag("embed", :width => "100%", :height => 300, :type => "image/svg+xml", :src => url_for(:controller => 'graphs', :action => 'issue_age_graph', :project_id => @project.id)) unless @project.nil? %>
+<% end %>
 
 <div class="splitcontentleft">
 	<h3 class="icon icon-time"><%= l(:label_issues_by, :value => l(:field_created_on)) %></h3>

config/locales/en.yml

@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ en:
   label_graphs_issue_growth: Total issues over time
   label_graphs_issue_status_flow: Recent status changes (within 24 hours)
   label_graphs_assigned_to_status_flow: Recent assignment changes (within 24 hours)
+  warning_no_issues: There are no issues to graph.
+  

lib/issues_sidebar_graph_hook.rb

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class IssuesSidebarGraphHook < Redmine::Hook::ViewListener
         output << link_to(l(:label_graphs_issue_growth), {:controller => 'graphs', :action => 'issue_growth', :only_path => true})
         output << "<br/>"
         return output
-  	elsif !context[:project].nil? && !context[:project].issues.empty?
+  	elsif !context[:project].nil?
         output = "<h3>#{l(:label_graphs)}</h3>"
         output << link_to(l(:label_graphs_old_issues), {:controller => 'graphs', :action => 'old_issues', :project_id => context[:project], :only_path => true})
         output << "<br/>"