nv.models.cumulativeLineChart = function() {

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

  var lines = nv.models.line()
    , xAxis = nv.models.axis()
    , yAxis = nv.models.axis()
    , legend = nv.models.legend()
    , controls = nv.models.legend()
    ;

  var margin = {top: 30, right: 30, bottom: 50, left: 60}
    , color = nv.utils.defaultColor()
    , width = null
    , height = null
    , showLegend = true
    , tooltips = true
    , showControls = true
    , rescaleY = true
    , tooltip = function(key, x, y, e, graph) {
        return '<h3>' + key + '</h3>' +
               '<p>' +  y + ' at ' + x + '</p>'
      }
    , x //can be accessed via chart.xScale()
    , y //can be accessed via chart.yScale()
    , id = lines.id()
    , noData = 'No Data Available.'
    , dispatch = d3.dispatch('tooltipShow', 'tooltipHide')
    ;

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

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


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

   var dx = d3.scale.linear()
     , index = {i: 0, x: 0}
     ;

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

    nv.tooltip.show([left, top], content, null, null, offsetElement);
  };


  var indexDrag = d3.behavior.drag()
                    .on('dragstart', dragStart)
                    .on('drag', dragMove)
                    .on('dragend', dragEnd);

  function dragStart(d,i) {}

  function dragMove(d,i) {
    d.x += d3.event.dx;
    d.i = Math.round(dx.invert(d.x));

    d3.select(this).attr('transform', 'translate(' + dx(d.i) + ',0)');
  }

  function dragEnd(d,i) {
    chart.update();
  }

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


  function chart(selection) {
    selection.each(function(data) {
      var container = d3.select(this).classed('nv-chart-' + id, true),
          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 = lines.xScale();
      y = lines.yScale();


      if (!rescaleY) {
        var seriesDomains = data
          .filter(function(series) { return !series.disabled })
          .map(function(series,i) {
            var initialDomain = d3.extent(series.values, lines.y());

            return [
              (initialDomain[0] - initialDomain[1]) / (1 + initialDomain[1]),
              (initialDomain[1] - initialDomain[0]) / (1 + initialDomain[0])
            ];
          });

        var completeDomain = [
          d3.min(seriesDomains, function(d) { return d[0] }),
          d3.max(seriesDomains, function(d) { return d[1] })
        ]

        lines.yDomain(completeDomain);
      } else {
        lines.yDomain(null);
      }


      dx  .domain([0, data[0].values.length - 1]) //Assumes all series have same length
          .range([0, availableWidth])
          .clamp(true);

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


      var data = indexify(index.i, data);


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

      var wrap = container.selectAll('g.nv-wrap.nv-cumulativeLine').data([data]);
      var gEnter = wrap.enter().append('g').attr('class', 'nvd3 nv-wrap nv-cumulativeLine').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-linesWrap');
      gEnter.append('g').attr('class', 'nv-legendWrap');
      gEnter.append('g').attr('class', 'nv-controlsWrap');

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


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

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

        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(0,' + (-margin.top) +')')
      }

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


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

      if (showControls) {
        var controlsData = [
          { key: 'Re-scale y-axis', disabled: !rescaleY }
        ];

        controls.width(140).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)

      lines
        //.x(function(d) { return d.x })
        .y(function(d) { return d.display.y })
        .width(availableWidth)
        .height(availableHeight)
        .color(data.map(function(d,i) {
          return d.color || color(d, i);
        }).filter(function(d,i) { return !data[i].disabled }));



      var linesWrap = g.select('.nv-linesWrap')
          .datum(data.filter(function(d) { return !d.disabled }))

      d3.transition(linesWrap).call(lines);


      var indexLine = linesWrap.selectAll('.nv-indexLine')
          .data([index]);
      indexLine.enter().append('rect').attr('class', 'nv-indexLine')
          .attr('width', 3)
          .attr('x', -2)
          .attr('fill', 'red')
          .attr('fill-opacity', .5)
          .call(indexDrag)

      indexLine
          .attr('transform', function(d) { return 'translate(' + dx(d.i) + ',0)' })
          .attr('height', availableHeight)

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


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

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

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


      yAxis
        .scale(y)
        .ticks( availableHeight / 36 )
        .tickSize( -availableWidth, 0);

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

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


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

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

        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;
            wrap.selectAll('.nv-series').classed('disabled', false);
            return d;
          });
        }

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

/*
      //
      legend.dispatch.on('legendMouseover', function(d, i) {
        d.hover = true;
        selection.transition().call(chart)
      });

      legend.dispatch.on('legendMouseout', function(d, i) {
        d.hover = false;
        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)
  //------------------------------------------------------------

  lines.dispatch.on('elementMouseover.tooltip', function(e) {
    e.pos = [e.pos[0] +  margin.left, e.pos[1] + margin.top];
    dispatch.tooltipShow(e);
  });

  lines.dispatch.on('elementMouseout.tooltip', 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.lines = lines;
  chart.legend = legend;
  chart.xAxis = xAxis;
  chart.yAxis = yAxis;

  d3.rebind(chart, lines, 'defined', 'isArea', 'x', 'y', 'size', 'xDomain', 'yDomain', 'forceX', 'forceY', 'interactive', 'clipEdge', 'clipVoronoi', 'id');

  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 width;
    width = _;
    return chart;
  };

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

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

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


  //============================================================
  // Functions
  //------------------------------------------------------------

  /* Normalize the data according to an index point. */
  function indexify(idx, data) {
    return data.map(function(line, i) {
      var v = lines.y()(line.values[idx], idx);

      line.values = line.values.map(function(point, pointIndex) {
        point.display = {'y': (lines.y()(point, pointIndex) - v) / (1 + v) };
        return point;
      })
      /*
      TODO: implement check below, and disable series if series loses 100% or more cause divide by 0 issue
      if (v < -.9) {
        //if a series loses more than 100%, calculations fail.. anything close can cause major distortion (but is mathematically currect till it hits 100)
      }
      */
      return line;
    })
  }

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


  return chart;
}