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# mermaid [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/mermaid-js/mermaid) [![NPM](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/mermaid)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/mermaid) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/mermaid-js/mermaid/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/mermaid-js/mermaid?branch=master) [![Join our Slack!](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?message=join%20chat&color=9cf&logo=slack&label=slack)](https://join.slack.com/t/mermaid-talk/shared_invite/enQtNzc4NDIyNzk4OTAyLWVhYjQxOTI2OTg4YmE1ZmJkY2Y4MTU3ODliYmIwOTY3NDJlYjA0YjIyZTdkMDMyZTUwOGI0NjEzYmEwODcwOTE) [![This project is using Percy.io for visual regression testing.](https://percy.io/static/images/percy-badge.svg)](https://percy.io/Mermaid/mermaid)
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__mermaid is a Javascript based diagramming and charting tool. It generates diagrams flowcharts and more, using markdown-inspired text for ease and speed.__
For more information and help in gettin started, please view our [documentation](http://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/) and start simplifying yours. Play with our [live editor](https://mermaidjs.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/) or jump straight to the [installation and usage](http://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/usage).
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:trophy: _"The most exciting use of technology"_ - [JS Open Source Awards (2019)](https://osawards.com/javascript/#nominees)
__The following are some examples of the diagrams, charts and graphs that can be made using mermaid and the Markdown-inspired text specific to it. Click here jump into the [text syntax](https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/n00b-syntaxReference).__
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<!-- <Flowchart> -->
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<b>Flow</b></br>
[<a href="http://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/flowchart">docs</a> - <a href="https://mermaidjs.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoiZ3JhcGggVERcbiAgICBBW0hhcmRdIC0tPnxUZXh0fCBCKFJvdW5kKVxuICAgIEIgLS0-IEN7RGVjaXNpb259XG4gICAgQyAtLT58T25lfCBEW1Jlc3VsdCAxXVxuICAgIEMgLS0-fFR3b3wgRVtSZXN1bHQgMl0iLCJtZXJtYWlkIjp7InRoZW1lIjoiZGVmYXVsdCJ9fQ">live editor</a>]
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<td><pre>
graph TD
A[Hard] -->|Text| B(Round)
B --> C{Decision}
C -->|One| D[Result 1]
C -->|Two| E[Result 2]
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<td align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/master/img/gray-flow.png" />
</td>
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<!-- </Flowchart> -->
<!-- <Sequence> -->
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<b>Sequence</b><br />
[<a href="http://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/sequenceDiagram">docs</a> - <a href="https://mermaidjs.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoic2VxdWVuY2VEaWFncmFtXG5BbGljZS0-PkpvaG46IEhlbGxvIEpvaG4sIGhvdyBhcmUgeW91P1xubG9vcCBIZWFsdGhjaGVja1xuICAgIEpvaG4tPj5Kb2huOiBGaWdodCBhZ2FpbnN0IGh5cG9jaG9uZHJpYVxuZW5kXG5Ob3RlIHJpZ2h0IG9mIEpvaG46IFJhdGlvbmFsIHRob3VnaHRzIVxuSm9obi0tPj5BbGljZTogR3JlYXQhXG5Kb2huLT4-Qm9iOiBIb3cgYWJvdXQgeW91P1xuQm9iLS0-PkpvaG46IEpvbGx5IGdvb2QhIiwibWVybWFpZCI6eyJ0aGVtZSI6ImRlZmF1bHQifX0">live editor</a>]
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<td><pre>
sequenceDiagram
Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
loop Healthcheck
John->>John: Fight against hypochondria
end
Note right of John: Rational thoughts!
John-->>Alice: Great!
John->>Bob: How about you?
Bob-->>John: Jolly good!
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<td align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/master/img/gray-sequence.png" />
</td>
</tr>
<!-- </Sequence> -->
<!-- <Gantt> -->
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<b>Gantt</b><br />
[<a href="http://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/gantt">docs</a> - <a href="https://mermaidjs.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoiZ2FudHRcbnNlY3Rpb24gU2VjdGlvblxuQ29tcGxldGVkIDpkb25lLCAgICBkZXMxLCAyMDE0LTAxLTA2LDIwMTQtMDEtMDhcbkFjdGl2ZSAgICAgICAgOmFjdGl2ZSwgIGRlczIsIDIwMTQtMDEtMDcsIDNkXG5QYXJhbGxlbCAxICAgOiAgICAgICAgIGRlczMsIGFmdGVyIGRlczEsIDFkXG5QYXJhbGxlbCAyICAgOiAgICAgICAgIGRlczQsIGFmdGVyIGRlczEsIDFkXG5QYXJhbGxlbCAzICAgOiAgICAgICAgIGRlczUsIGFmdGVyIGRlczMsIDFkXG5QYXJhbGxlbCA0ICAgOiAgICAgICAgIGRlczYsIGFmdGVyIGRlczQsIDFkIiwibWVybWFpZCI6eyJ0aGVtZSI6ImRlZmF1bHQifX0">live editor</a>]
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gantt
section Section
Completed :done, des1, 2014-01-06,2014-01-08
Active :active, des2, 2014-01-07, 3d
Parallel 1 : des3, after des1, 1d
Parallel 2 : des4, after des1, 1d
Parallel 3 : des5, after des3, 1d
Parallel 4 : des6, after des4, 1d
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<td align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/master/img/gray-gantt.png" />
</td>
</tr>
<!-- </Gantt> -->
<!-- <Class> -->
<tr><td colspan=2 align="center">
<b>Class</b><br />
[<a href="http://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/classDiagram">docs</a> - <a href="https://mermaidjs.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoiY2xhc3NEaWFncmFtXG5DbGFzczAxIDx8LS0gQXZlcnlMb25nQ2xhc3MgOiBDb29sXG48PGludGVyZmFjZT4-IENsYXNzMDFcbkNsYXNzMDkgLS0-IEMyIDogV2hlcmUgYW0gaT9cbkNsYXNzMDkgLS0qIEMzXG5DbGFzczA5IC0tfD4gQ2xhc3MwN1xuQ2xhc3MwNyA6IGVxdWFscygpXG5DbGFzczA3IDogT2JqZWN0W10gZWxlbWVudERhdGFcbkNsYXNzMDEgOiBzaXplKClcbkNsYXNzMDEgOiBpbnQgY2hpbXBcbkNsYXNzMDEgOiBpbnQgZ29yaWxsYVxuY2xhc3MgQ2xhc3MxMCB7XG4gID4-c2VydmljZT4-XG4gIGludCBpZFxuICBzaXplKClcbn0iLCJtZXJtYWlkIjp7InRoZW1lIjoiZGVmYXVsdCJ9fQ">live editor</a>]
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<td><pre>
classDiagram
Class01 &lt;|-- AveryLongClass : Cool
&lt;&lt;interface>> Class01
Class09 --> C2 : Where am i?
Class09 --* C3
Class09 --|> Class07
Class07 : equals()
Class07 : Object[] elementData
Class01 : size()
Class01 : int chimp
Class01 : int gorilla
class Class10 {
&lt;&lt;service>>
int id
size()
}
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<td align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/master/img/gray-class.png" />
</td>
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<!-- </Class> -->
<!-- <State> -->
<tr><td colspan=2 align="center">
<b>State</b><br />
[<a href="http://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/stateDiagram">docs</a> - <a href="https://mermaidjs.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoic3RhdGVEaWFncmFtXG4gICAgWypdIC0tPiBTdGlsbFxuICAgIFN0aWxsIC0tPiBbKl1cbiAgICBTdGlsbCAtLT4gTW92aW5nXG4gICAgTW92aW5nIC0tPiBTdGlsbFxuICAgIE1vdmluZyAtLT4gQ3Jhc2hcbiAgICBDcmFzaCAtLT4gWypdIiwibWVybWFpZCI6eyJ0aGVtZSI6ImRlZmF1bHQifX0">live editor</a>]
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<td><pre>
stateDiagram
[*] --> Still
Still --> [*]
Still --> Moving
Moving --> Still
Moving --> Crash
Crash --> [*]
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<td align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/master/img/gray-state.png" />
</td>
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<!-- </State> -->
<!-- <Pie> -->
<tr><td colspan=2 align="center">
<b>Pie</b><br />
[<a href="http://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/pie">docs</a> - <a href="https://mermaidjs.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoicGllXG5cIkRvZ3NcIiA6IDQyLjk2XG5cIkNhdHNcIiA6IDUwLjA1XG5cIlJhdHNcIiA6IDEwLjAxIiwibWVybWFpZCI6eyJ0aGVtZSI6ImRlZmF1bHQifX0">live editor</a>]
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<td><pre>
pie
"Dogs" : 386
"Cats" : 85
"Rats" : 15
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<td align="center">
<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/master/img/gray-pie.png" />
</td>
</tr>
<!-- </Pie> -->
<!-- <Git> -->
<tr><td colspan=2 align="center">
<b>Git</b><br />
[experimental - <a href="https://mermaidjs.github.io/mermaid-live-editor/#/edit/eyJjb2RlIjoiZ2l0R3JhcGg6XG5vcHRpb25zXG57XG4gICAgXCJub2RlU3BhY2luZ1wiOiAxNTAsXG4gICAgXCJub2RlUmFkaXVzXCI6IDEwXG59XG5lbmRcbmNvbW1pdFxuYnJhbmNoIG5ld2JyYW5jaFxuY2hlY2tvdXQgbmV3YnJhbmNoXG5jb21taXRcbmNvbW1pdFxuY2hlY2tvdXQgbWFzdGVyXG5jb21taXRcbmNvbW1pdFxubWVyZ2UgbmV3YnJhbmNoXG4iLCJtZXJtYWlkIjp7InRoZW1lIjoiZGVmYXVsdCJ9fQ">live editor</a>]
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<td colspan="2" align="center"><i>Coming soon!</i></td>
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</table>
## Related projects
- [Command Line Interface](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid.cli)
- [Live Editor](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid-live-editor)
# Contributors [![Help wanted](https://img.shields.io/github/labels/mermaid-js/mermaid/Help%20wanted!)](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22Help+wanted%21%22) [![Contributors](https://img.shields.io/github/contributors/mermaid-js/mermaid)](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/graphs/contributors) [![Commits](https://img.shields.io/github/commit-activity/m/mermaid-js/mermaid)](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/graphs/contributors)
Mermaid is a growing community and is always accepting new contributors. There's a lot of different ways to help out and we're always looking for extra hands! Look at [this issue](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/866) if you want to know where to start helping out.
Detailed information about how to contribute can be found in the [contribution guide](CONTRIBUTING.md)
# Appreciation
A quick note from Knut Sveidqvist:
>*Many thanks to the [d3](http://d3js.org/) and [dagre-d3](https://github.com/cpettitt/dagre-d3) projects for providing the graphical layout and drawing libraries!*
>*Thanks also to the [js-sequence-diagram](http://bramp.github.io/js-sequence-diagrams) project for usage of the grammar for the sequence diagrams. Thanks to Jessica Peter for inspiration and starting point for gantt rendering.*
>*Thank you to [Tyler Long](https://github.com/tylerlong) who has been a collaborator since April 2017.*
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>*Thank you to the ever-growing list of [contributors](https://github.com/knsv/mermaid/graphs/contributors) that brought the project this far!*
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*Mermaid was created by Knut Sveidqvist for easier documentation.*