Basic

const config = { type: 'scatter', data, options: { plugins: { annotation: { annotations: { annotation1, annotation2 } } } } };

const config = {
  type: 'scatter',
  data,
  options: {
    plugins: {
      annotation: {
        annotations: {
          annotation1,
          annotation2
        }
      }
    }
  }
};

const annotation1 = { type: 'box', backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,150,0,0.02)', borderColor: 'rgba(0,150,0,0.2)', borderRadius: 4, borderWidth: 1, xMax: (ctx) => max(ctx, 0, 'x') + 2, xMin: (ctx) => min(ctx, 0, 'x') - 2, yMax: (ctx) => max(ctx, 0, 'y') + 2, yMin: (ctx) => min(ctx, 0, 'y') - 2 };

const annotation1 = {
  type: 'box',
  backgroundColor: 'rgba(0,150,0,0.02)',
  borderColor: 'rgba(0,150,0,0.2)',
  borderRadius: 4,
  borderWidth: 1,
  xMax: (ctx) => max(ctx, 0, 'x') + 2,
  xMin: (ctx) => min(ctx, 0, 'x') - 2,
  yMax: (ctx) => max(ctx, 0, 'y') + 2,
  yMin: (ctx) => min(ctx, 0, 'y') - 2
};

const annotation2 = { type: 'box', backgroundColor: 'rgba(150,0,0,0.02)', borderColor: 'rgba(150,0,0,0.2)', borderRadius: 4, borderWidth: 1, xMax: (ctx) => max(ctx, 1, 'x') + 2, xMin: (ctx) => min(ctx, 1, 'x') - 2, yMax: (ctx) => max(ctx, 1, 'y') + 2, yMin: (ctx) => min(ctx, 1, 'y') - 2 };

const annotation2 = {
  type: 'box',
  backgroundColor: 'rgba(150,0,0,0.02)',
  borderColor: 'rgba(150,0,0,0.2)',
  borderRadius: 4,
  borderWidth: 1,
  xMax: (ctx) => max(ctx, 1, 'x') + 2,
  xMin: (ctx) => min(ctx, 1, 'x') - 2,
  yMax: (ctx) => max(ctx, 1, 'y') + 2,
  yMin: (ctx) => min(ctx, 1, 'y') - 2
};

function min(ctx, datasetIndex, prop) { const dataset = ctx.chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex]; return dataset.data.reduce((v, point) => Math.min(point[prop], v), Infinity); } function max(ctx, datasetIndex, prop) { const dataset = ctx.chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex]; return dataset.data.reduce((v, point) => Math.max(point[prop], v), -Infinity); }

function min(ctx, datasetIndex, prop) {
  const dataset = ctx.chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex];
  return dataset.data.reduce((v, point) => Math.min(point[prop], v), Infinity);
}
function max(ctx, datasetIndex, prop) {
  const dataset = ctx.chart.data.datasets[datasetIndex];
  return dataset.data.reduce((v, point) => Math.max(point[prop], v), -Infinity);
}

const DATA_COUNT = 8; const MIN = [0, 50]; const MAX = [50, 100]; Utils.srand(8); const data = { datasets: [{ data: Utils.points({count: DATA_COUNT, min: MIN[0], max: MAX[0]}) }, { data: Utils.points({count: DATA_COUNT, min: MIN[1], max: MAX[1]}) }] };

const DATA_COUNT = 8;
const MIN = [0, 50];
const MAX = [50, 100];
Utils.srand(8);
const data = {
  datasets: [{
    data: Utils.points({count: DATA_COUNT, min: MIN[0], max: MAX[0]})
  }, {
    data: Utils.points({count: DATA_COUNT, min: MIN[1], max: MAX[1]})
  }]
};