Add Secondary Edges

edges.js

data.relations.forEach(function(relation){
  console.log(typeof(relation) + "and "  + relation.first_name);

  graphData.nodes[relation.person_id] = {
    color: 'green',
    shape: 'dot',
    label: relation.first_name + " " + relation.middle_name + " " + relation.last_name
    }

    // This line right here always adds the edge to data.person_id... 
    //but when you move to a new relation we need to add a new node to relations
    // Since we always add to the graphData.edges[data.person_id] the new nodes will always be connected to just that person.
    graphData.edges[data.person_id][relation.person_id] = {};                     
    
    //Example for a new relation
    graphData.edges[data.new_relation][relation.person_id] = {}
});

rescursive_edges.js

// need a placeholder for 1. 

var buildPersonNode = function(person) {
  graphData.nodes[data.person_id] = {
    color: "red",
    shape: "dot",
    label: data.first_name + " " + data.middle_name + " " + data.last_name
  };

  graphData.edges[data.person_id] = {};
  data.relations.forEach(function(relation){
    console.log(typeof(relation) + "and "  + relation.first_name);
    graphData.nodes[relation.person_id] = {
      color: 'green',
      shape: 'dot',
      label: relation.first_name + " " + relation.middle_name + " " + relation.last_name
    }
    graphData.edges[data.person_id][relation.person_id] = {};                     
    });
    buildPersonNode(relation);
  }
}

$.get('api/1').success(function(data){
  buildPersonNode(data);
  sys.graft(graphData);
}