Mermaid

Mermaid is a library helping you to generate diagram and flowcharts from text, in a similar manner as Markdown.

Usage

Just insert your Mermaid code in the mermaid shortcode like this:

{{< mermaid [ align=("left"|"right"|"center"|"justify") ] >}}
classDiagram
    Person *-- Dog
{{< /mermaid >}}

You can set an optional align attribute which defaults to "center".

If you don’t need alignment you can use the alternative syntax using code fences if you have turned off guessSyntax for the markup.highlight setting (see below):

```mermaid
classDiagram
    Person *-- Dog
```

The generated graphs can be be panned by dragging them and zoomed by using the mousewheel. On mobile devices you can use finger gestures.

Examples

Flowchart

graph LR; A[Hard edge] -->|Link text| B(Round edge) B --> C{Decision} C -->|One| D[Result one] C -->|Two| E[Result two]
Show markup
{{< mermaid align="left" >}}
graph LR;
    A[Hard edge] -->|Link text| B(Round edge)
    B --> C{<strong>Decision</strong>}
    C -->|One| D[Result one]
    C -->|Two| E[Result two]
{{< /mermaid >}}

Sequence

sequenceDiagram participant Alice participant Bob Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you? loop Healthcheck John->John: Fight against hypochondria end Note right of John: Rational thoughts
prevail... John-->Alice: Great! John->Bob: How about you? Bob-->John: Jolly good!
Show markup
{{< mermaid >}}
sequenceDiagram
    participant Alice
    participant Bob
    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
    loop Healthcheck
        John->John: Fight against hypochondria
    end
    Note right of John: Rational thoughts <br/>prevail...
    John-->Alice: Great!
    John->Bob: How about you?
    Bob-->John: Jolly good!
{{< /mermaid >}}

GANTT

gantt dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD title Adding GANTT diagram functionality to Mermaid section A section Completed task :done, des1, 2014-01-06,2014-01-08 Active task :active, des2, 2014-01-09, 3d Future task : des3, after des2, 5d Future task2 : des4, after des3, 5d section Critical tasks Completed task in the critical line :crit, done, 2014-01-06,24h Implement parser and jison :crit, done, after des1, 2d Create tests for parser :crit, active, 3d Future task in critical line :crit, 5d Create tests for renderer :2d Add to Mermaid :1d
Show markup
{{< mermaid >}}
gantt
        dateFormat  YYYY-MM-DD
        title Adding GANTT diagram functionality to Mermaid
        section A section
        Completed task            :done,    des1, 2014-01-06,2014-01-08
        Active task               :active,  des2, 2014-01-09, 3d
        Future task               :         des3, after des2, 5d
        Future task2              :         des4, after des3, 5d
        section Critical tasks
        Completed task in the critical line :crit, done, 2014-01-06,24h
        Implement parser and jison          :crit, done, after des1, 2d
        Create tests for parser             :crit, active, 3d
        Future task in critical line        :crit, 5d
        Create tests for renderer           :2d
        Add to Mermaid                      :1d
{{< /mermaid >}}

Class

classDiagram Class01 <|-- AveryLongClass : Cool Class03 *-- Class04 Class05 o-- Class06 Class07 .. Class08 Class09 --> C2 : Where am i? Class09 --* C3 Class09 --|> Class07 Class07 : equals() Class07 : Object[] elementData Class01 : size() Class01 : int chimp Class01 : int gorilla Class08 <--> C2: Cool label
Show markup
{{< mermaid >}}
classDiagram
    Class01 <|-- AveryLongClass : Cool
    Class03 *-- Class04
    Class05 o-- Class06
    Class07 .. Class08
    Class09 --> C2 : Where am i?
    Class09 --* C3
    Class09 --|> Class07
    Class07 : equals()
    Class07 : Object[] elementData
    Class01 : size()
    Class01 : int chimp
    Class01 : int gorilla
    Class08 <--> C2: Cool label
{{< /mermaid >}}

State

stateDiagram-v2 open: Open Door closed: Closed Door locked: Locked Door open --> closed: Close closed --> locked: Lock locked --> closed: Unlock closed --> open: Open
Show markup
```mermaid
stateDiagram-v2
    open: Open Door
    closed: Closed Door
    locked: Locked Door
    open   --> closed: Close
    closed --> locked: Lock
    locked --> closed: Unlock
    closed --> open: Open
```

Configuration

Mermaid is configured with default settings. You can customize Mermaid’s default settings for all of your files thru a JSON object in your config.toml or override these settings sidewise thru your pages frontmatter.

This JSON object is forwarded into Mermaid’s mermaid.initialize() function.

See Mermaid documentation for all allowed settings.

Also, if you want to use mermaid codefences, you have to turn off guessSyntax for the markup.highlight setting.

Warning

Due to limitations with Mermaid, it is currently not possible to use Mermaid code fences in an initially collapsed expand shortcode. This is a know issue and can’t be fixed by this theme.

Example

[params]
  mermaidInitialize = "{ \"theme\": \"dark\" }"

[markup]
  [markup.highlight]
    # if set to `guessSyntax = true`, there will be no unstyled code even if no language
    # was given BUT mermaid code fences will not work anymore! So this is a mandatory
    # setting for your site
    guessSyntax = false

or pages frontmatter

+++
mermaidInitialize = "{ \"theme\": \"dark\" }"
+++