nv.models.distribution = function() {
  "use strict";
  //============================================================
  // Public Variables with Default Settings
  //------------------------------------------------------------

  var margin = {top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, left: 0}
    , width = 400 //technically width or height depending on x or y....
    , size = 8
    , axis = 'x' // 'x' or 'y'... horizontal or vertical
    , getData = function(d) { return d[axis] }  // defaults d.x or d.y
    , color = nv.utils.defaultColor()
    , scale = d3.scale.linear()
    , domain
    ;

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


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

  var scale0;

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


  function chart(selection) {
    selection.each(function(data) {
      var availableLength = width - (axis === 'x' ? margin.left + margin.right : margin.top + margin.bottom),
          naxis = axis == 'x' ? 'y' : 'x',
          container = d3.select(this);


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

      scale0 = scale0 || scale;

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


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

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

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

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


      var distWrap = g.selectAll('g.nv-dist')
          .data(function(d) { return d }, function(d) { return d.key });

      distWrap.enter().append('g');
      distWrap
          .attr('class', function(d,i) { return 'nv-dist nv-series-' + i })
          .style('stroke', function(d,i) { return color(d, i) });

      var dist = distWrap.selectAll('line.nv-dist' + axis)
          .data(function(d) { return d.values })
      dist.enter().append('line')
          .attr(axis + '1', function(d,i) { return scale0(getData(d,i)) })
          .attr(axis + '2', function(d,i) { return scale0(getData(d,i)) })
      distWrap.exit().selectAll('line.nv-dist' + axis)
          .transition()
          .attr(axis + '1', function(d,i) { return scale(getData(d,i)) })
          .attr(axis + '2', function(d,i) { return scale(getData(d,i)) })
          .style('stroke-opacity', 0)
          .remove();
      dist
          .attr('class', function(d,i) { return 'nv-dist' + axis + ' nv-dist' + axis + '-' + i })
          .attr(naxis + '1', 0)
          .attr(naxis + '2', size);
      dist
          .transition()
          .attr(axis + '1', function(d,i) { return scale(getData(d,i)) })
          .attr(axis + '2', function(d,i) { return scale(getData(d,i)) })


      scale0 = scale.copy();

    });

    return chart;
  }


  //============================================================
  // Expose Public Variables
  //------------------------------------------------------------
  chart.options = nv.utils.optionsFunc.bind(chart);
  
  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.axis = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return axis;
    axis = _;
    return chart;
  };

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

  chart.getData = function(_) {
    if (!arguments.length) return getData;
    getData = d3.functor(_);
    return chart;
  };

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

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


  return chart;
}