Mermaid Diagrams – armchair dot tech

July 18, 2021 | TAGS: #markdown #mermaid

Examples

The following are some examples of the diagrams, charts and graphs that can be made using Mermaid. Click here to jump into the full syntax.

Flowchart

flowchart LR

A[Hard] -->|Text| B(Round)
B --> C{Decision}
C -->|One| D[Result 1]
C -->|Two| E[Result 2]

will be rendered as:

flowchart LR

A[Hard] -->|Text| B(Round)
B --> C{Decision}
C -->|One| D[Result 1]
C -->|Two| E[Result 2]

Sequence diagram

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!

will be rendered as:

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!

Gantt chart

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

will be rendered as:

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

Class diagram

classDiagram
Class01 <|-- AveryLongClass : Cool
<<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 {
  <<service>>
  int id
  size()
}

will be rendered as:

classDiagram
Class01 <|-- AveryLongClass : Cool
<<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 {
  <<service>>
  int id
  size()
}

State diagram

stateDiagram-v2
[*] --> Still
Still --> [*]
Still --> Moving
Moving --> Still
Moving --> Crash
Crash --> [*]

will be rendered as:

stateDiagram-v2
[*] --> Still
Still --> [*]
Still --> Moving
Moving --> Still
Moving --> Crash
Crash --> [*]

Pie chart

pie
"Dogs" : 386
"Cats" : 85.9
"Rats" : 15

will be rendered as:

pie
"Dogs" : 386
"Cats" : 85.9
"Rats" : 15

User Journey diagram

  journey
    title My working day
    section Go to work
      Make tea: 5: Me
      Go upstairs: 3: Me
      Do work: 1: Me, Cat
    section Go home
      Go downstairs: 5: Me
      Sit down: 3: Me

will be rendered as:

  journey
    title My working day
    section Go to work
      Make tea: 5: Me
      Go upstairs: 3: Me
      Do work: 1: Me, Cat
    section Go home
      Go downstairs: 5: Me
      Sit down: 3: Me

C4 diagram

C4Context
title System Context diagram for Internet Banking System

Person(customerA, "Banking Customer A", "A customer of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
Person(customerB, "Banking Customer B")
Person_Ext(customerC, "Banking Customer C")
System(SystemAA, "Internet Banking System", "Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.")

Person(customerD, "Banking Customer D", "A customer of the bank, <br/> with personal bank accounts.")

Enterprise_Boundary(b1, "BankBoundary") {

  SystemDb_Ext(SystemE, "Mainframe Banking System", "Stores all of the core banking information about customers, accounts, transactions, etc.")

  System_Boundary(b2, "BankBoundary2") {
    System(SystemA, "Banking System A")
    System(SystemB, "Banking System B", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
  }

  System_Ext(SystemC, "E-mail system", "The internal Microsoft Exchange e-mail system.")
  SystemDb(SystemD, "Banking System D Database", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")

  Boundary(b3, "BankBoundary3", "boundary") {
    SystemQueue(SystemF, "Banking System F Queue", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
    SystemQueue_Ext(SystemG, "Banking System G Queue", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
  }
}

BiRel(customerA, SystemAA, "Uses")
BiRel(SystemAA, SystemE, "Uses")
Rel(SystemAA, SystemC, "Sends e-mails", "SMTP")
Rel(SystemC, customerA, "Sends e-mails to")

will be rendered as:

C4Context
title System Context diagram for Internet Banking System

Person(customerA, "Banking Customer A", "A customer of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
Person(customerB, "Banking Customer B")
Person_Ext(customerC, "Banking Customer C")
System(SystemAA, "Internet Banking System", "Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.")

Person(customerD, "Banking Customer D", "A customer of the bank, <br/> with personal bank accounts.")

Enterprise_Boundary(b1, "BankBoundary") {

  SystemDb_Ext(SystemE, "Mainframe Banking System", "Stores all of the core banking information about customers, accounts, transactions, etc.")

  System_Boundary(b2, "BankBoundary2") {
    System(SystemA, "Banking System A")
    System(SystemB, "Banking System B", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
  }

  System_Ext(SystemC, "E-mail system", "The internal Microsoft Exchange e-mail system.")
  SystemDb(SystemD, "Banking System D Database", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")

  Boundary(b3, "BankBoundary3", "boundary") {
    SystemQueue(SystemF, "Banking System F Queue", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
    SystemQueue_Ext(SystemG, "Banking System G Queue", "A system of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
  }
}

BiRel(customerA, SystemAA, "Uses")
BiRel(SystemAA, SystemE, "Uses")
Rel(SystemAA, SystemC, "Sends e-mails", "SMTP")
Rel(SystemC, customerA, "Sends e-mails to")