nv.models.stackedAreaChart = function() {

  //============================================================
  // Public Variables with Default Settings
  //------------------------------------------------------------

  var stacked = nv.models.stackedArea()
    , xAxis = nv.models.axis()
    , yAxis = nv.models.axis()
    , legend = nv.models.legend()
    , controls = nv.models.legend()
    ;

  var margin = {top: 30, right: 25, bottom: 50, left: 60}
    , width = null
    , height = null
    , color = nv.utils.defaultColor() // a function that takes in d, i and returns color
    , showControls = true
    , showLegend = true
    , tooltips = true
    , tooltip = function(key, x, y, e, graph) {
        return '<h3>' + key + '</h3>' +
               '<p>' +  y + ' on ' + x + '</p>'
      }
    , x //can be accessed via chart.xScale()
    , y //can be accessed via chart.yScale()
    , yAxisTickFormat = d3.format(',.2f')
    , noData = 'No Data Available.'
    , dispatch = d3.dispatch('tooltipShow', 'tooltipHide')
    ;

  xAxis
    .orient('bottom')
    .tickPadding(5)
    ;
  yAxis
    .orient('left')
    ;

  //============================================================


  //============================================================
  // Private Variables
  //------------------------------------------------------------

  var showTooltip = function(e, offsetElement) {
    var left = e.pos[0] + ( offsetElement.offsetLeft || 0 ),
        top = e.pos[1] + ( offsetElement.offsetTop || 0),
        x = xAxis.tickFormat()(stacked.x()(e.point, e.pointIndex)),
        y = yAxis.tickFormat()(stacked.y()(e.point, e.pointIndex)),
        content = tooltip(e.series.key, x, y, e, chart);

    nv.tooltip.show([left, top], content, e.value < 0 ? 'n' : 's', null, offsetElement);
  };

  //============================================================


  function chart(selection) {
    selection.each(function(data) {
      var container = d3.select(this),
          that = this;

      var availableWidth = (width  || parseInt(container.style('width')) || 960)
                             - margin.left - margin.right,
          availableHeight = (height || parseInt(container.style('height')) || 400)
                             - margin.top - margin.bottom;

      chart.update = function() { chart(selection) };
      chart.container = this;

      //------------------------------------------------------------
      // Display No Data message if there's nothing to show.

      if (!data || !data.length || !data.filter(function(d) { return d.values.length }).length) {
        var noDataText = container.selectAll('.nv-noData').data([noData]);

        noDataText.enter().append('text')
          .attr('class', 'nvd3 nv-noData')
          .attr('dy', '-.7em')
          .style('text-anchor', 'middle');

        noDataText
          .attr('x', margin.left + availableWidth / 2)
          .attr('y', margin.top + availableHeight / 2)
          .text(function(d) { return d });

        return chart;
      } else {
        container.selectAll('.nv-noData').remove();
      }

      //------------------------------------------------------------


      //------------------------------------------------------------
      // Setup Scales

      x = stacked.xScale();
      y = stacked.yScale();

      //------------------------------------------------------------


      //------------------------------------------------------------
      // Setup containers and skeleton of chart

      var wrap = container.selectAll('g.nv-wrap.nv-stackedAreaChart').data([data]);
      var gEnter = wrap.enter().append('g').attr('class', 'nvd3 nv-wrap nv-stackedAreaChart').append('g');
      var g = wrap.select('g');

      gEnter.append('g').attr('class', 'nv-x nv-axis');
      gEnter.append('g').attr('class', 'nv-y nv-axis');
      gEnter.append('g').attr('class', 'nv-stackedWrap');
      gEnter.append('g').attr('class', 'nv-legendWrap');
      gEnter.append('g').attr('class', 'nv-controlsWrap');

      //------------------------------------------------------------


      //------------------------------------------------------------
      // Legend

      if (showLegend) {
        legend
          .width( availableWidth / 2 );

        g.select('.nv-legendWrap')
            .datum(data)
            .call(legend);

        if ( margin.top != legend.height()) {
          margin.top = legend.height();
          availableHeight = (height || parseInt(container.style('height')) || 400)
                             - margin.top - margin.bottom;
        }

        g.select('.nv-legendWrap')
            .attr('transform', 'translate(' + ( availableWidth / 2 ) + ',' + (-margin.top) +')');
      }

      //------------------------------------------------------------


      //------------------------------------------------------------
      // Controls

      if (showControls) {
        var controlsData = [
          { key: 'Stacked', disabled: stacked.offset() != 'zero' },
          { key: 'Stream', disabled: stacked.offset() != 'wiggle' },
          { key: 'Expanded', disabled: stacked.offset() != 'expand' }
        ];

        controls.width(280).color(['#444', '#444', '#444']);
        g.select('.nv-controlsWrap')
            .datum(controlsData)
            .attr('transform', 'translate(0,' + (-margin.top) +')')
            .call(controls);
      }

      //------------------------------------------------------------


      wrap.attr('transform', 'translate(' + margin.left + ',' + margin.top + ')');


      //------------------------------------------------------------
      // Main Chart Component(s)

      stacked
        .width(availableWidth)
        .height(availableHeight)

      var stackedWrap = g.select('.nv-stackedWrap')
          .datum(data);
      d3.transition(stackedWrap).call(stacked);

      //------------------------------------------------------------


      //------------------------------------------------------------
      // Setup Axes

      xAxis
        .scale(x)
        .ticks( availableWidth / 100 )
        .tickSize( -availableHeight, 0);

      g.select('.nv-x.nv-axis')
          .attr('transform', 'translate(0,' + availableHeight + ')');
      d3.transition(g.select('.nv-x.nv-axis'))
          .call(xAxis);

      yAxis
        .scale(y)
        .ticks(stacked.offset() == 'wiggle' ? 0 : availableHeight / 36)
        .tickSize(-availableWidth, 0)
        .setTickFormat(stacked.offset() == 'expand' ? d3.format('%') : yAxisTickFormat);

      d3.transition(g.select('.nv-y.nv-axis'))
          .call(yAxis);

      //------------------------------------------------------------


      //============================================================
      // Event Handling/Dispatching (in chart's scope)
      //------------------------------------------------------------

      stacked.dispatch.on('areaClick.toggle', function(e) {
        if (data.filter(function(d) { return !d.disabled }).length === 1)
          data = data.map(function(d) {
            d.disabled = false;
            return d
          });
        else
          data = data.map(function(d,i) {
            d.disabled = (i != e.seriesIndex);
            return d
          });

        selection.transition().call(chart);
      });

      legend.dispatch.on('legendClick', function(d,i) {
        d.disabled = !d.disabled;

        if (!data.filter(function(d) { return !d.disabled }).length) {
          data.map(function(d) {
            d.disabled = false;
            return d;
          });
        }

        selection.transition().call(chart);
      });

      controls.dispatch.on('legendClick', function(d,i) {
        if (!d.disabled) return;

        controlsData = controlsData.map(function(s) {
          s.disabled = true;
          return s;
        });
        d.disabled = false;

        switch (d.key) {
          case 'Stacked':
            stacked.style('stack');
            break;
          case 'Stream':
            stacked.style('stream');
            break;
          case 'Expanded':
            stacked.style('expand');
            break;
        }

        selection.transition().call(chart);
      });

      dispatch.on('tooltipShow', function(e) {
        if (tooltips) showTooltip(e, that.parentNode);
      });

    });


    return chart;
  }


  //============================================================
  // Event Handling/Dispatching (out of chart's scope)
  //------------------------------------------------------------

  stacked.dispatch.on('tooltipShow', function(e) {
    //disable tooltips when value ~= 0
    //// TODO: consider removing points from voronoi that have 0 value instead of this hack
    if (!Math.round(stacked.y()(e.point) * 100)) {  // 100 will not be good for very small numbers... will have to think about making this valu dynamic, based on data range
      setTimeout(function() { d3.selectAll('.point.hover').classed('hover', false) }, 0);
      return false;
    }

    e.pos = [e.pos[0] + margin.left, e.pos[1] + margin.top],
    dispatch.tooltipShow(e);
  });

  stacked.dispatch.on('tooltipHide', function(e) {
    dispatch.tooltipHide(e);
  });

  dispatch.on('tooltipHide', function() {
    if (tooltips) nv.tooltip.cleanup();
  });

  //============================================================


  //============================================================
  // Expose Public Variables
  //------------------------------------------------------------

  // expose chart's sub-components
  chart.dispatch = dispatch;
  chart.stacked = stacked;
  chart.legend = legend;
  chart.controls = controls;
  chart.xAxis = xAxis;
  chart.yAxis = yAxis;

  d3.rebind(chart, stacked, 'x', 'y', 'size', 'xScale', 'yScale', 'xDomain', 'yDomain', 'sizeDomain', 'interactive', 'offset', 'order', 'style', 'clipEdge', 'forceX', 'forceY', 'forceSize', 'interpolate');

  chart.margin = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return margin;
    margin.top    = typeof _.top    != 'undefined' ? _.top    : margin.top;
    margin.right  = typeof _.right  != 'undefined' ? _.right  : margin.right;
    margin.bottom = typeof _.bottom != 'undefined' ? _.bottom : margin.bottom;
    margin.left   = typeof _.left   != 'undefined' ? _.left   : margin.left;
    return chart;
  };

  chart.width = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return getWidth;
    width = _;
    return chart;
  };

  chart.height = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return getHeight;
    height = _;
    return chart;
  };

  chart.color = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return color;
    color = nv.utils.getColor(_);
    legend.color(color);
    stacked.color(color);
    return chart;
  };

  chart.showControls = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return showControls;
    showControls = _;
    return chart;
  };

  chart.showLegend = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return showLegend;
    showLegend = _;
    return chart;
  };

  chart.tooltip = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return tooltip;
    tooltip = _;
    return chart;
  };

  chart.tooltips = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return tooltips;
    tooltips = _;
    return chart;
  };

  chart.tooltipContent = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return tooltip;
    tooltip = _;
    return chart;
  };

  chart.noData = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return noData;
    noData = _;
    return chart;
  };

  yAxis.setTickFormat = yAxis.tickFormat;
  yAxis.tickFormat = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return yAxisTickFormat;
    yAxisTickFormat = _;
    return yAxis;
  };

  //============================================================

  return chart;
}