ariel-rs 0.2.0

# ariel-rs

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A faithful Rust port of [Mermaid JS](https://mermaid.js.org/) — renders diagrams to SVG without a browser, Node.js, or any JavaScript runtime.

## Features

- **28 diagram types** — all Mermaid built-ins
- **Headless** — pure Rust, no DOM, no JS runtime
- **Fast** — renders diagrams in microseconds
- **Accurate** — pixel-tested against Mermaid JS reference output (98-diagram visual regression suite)
- **Themes** — Default, Dark, Forest, Neutral

## Usage

```toml
[dependencies]
ariel-rs = "0.2.0"
```

```rust
use ariel_rs::{render, theme::Theme};

let svg = render("flowchart TD\n    A --> B --> C", Theme::Default);
println!("{}", svg);
```

## Supported diagram types

| Type | Keyword(s) |
|------|-----------|
| Flowchart | `flowchart` / `graph` |
| Sequence | `sequenceDiagram` |
| Class | `classDiagram` / `classDiagram-v2` |
| State | `stateDiagram` / `stateDiagram-v2` |
| Entity Relationship | `erDiagram` |
| Gantt | `gantt` |
| Git | `gitGraph` |
| Pie | `pie` |
| Mindmap | `mindmap` |
| Timeline | `timeline` |
| Quadrant | `quadrantChart` |
| XY Chart | `xychart-beta` / `xychart` |
| C4 | `C4Context` / `C4Container` / `C4Component` / `C4Dynamic` / `C4Deployment` |
| Block | `block-beta` / `block` |
| Packet | `packet-beta` / `packet` |
| Journey | `journey` |
| Requirement | `requirementDiagram` / `requirement` |
| Kanban | `kanban` |
| Sankey | `sankey-beta` / `sankey` |
| Treemap | `treemap-beta` / `treemap` |
| Radar | `radar-beta` / `radar` |
| Venn | `venn-beta` / `vennDiagram` / `venn` |
| Architecture | `architecture-beta` / `architecture` |
| Event Modeling | `eventmodeling` / `event-modeling` |
| Info | `info` |
| Ishikawa | `fishbone` / `ishikawa` |
| Wardley | `wardley` |
| TreeView | `treeView-beta` / `treeView` |

## Error handling

If the input is invalid or the diagram type is unrecognised, `render()` returns a styled error SVG matching Mermaid's browser error format — it never panics.

## Themes

```rust
use ariel_rs::{render, theme::Theme};

let svg = render(source, Theme::Dark);
```

Available themes: `Theme::Default`, `Theme::Dark`, `Theme::Forest`, `Theme::Neutral`.

## Development

### Run tests

```sh
cargo test
```

### Run tests with coverage

```sh
cargo install cargo-tarpaulin
cargo tarpaulin --out Stdout
```

### Visual regression

Requires Node.js.

```sh
cd visual-regression
npm install                                   # first time only
cargo run --bin render_corpus --release        # generate Rust SVGs
node svg_to_png.mjs rust                      # convert to PNG
node compare.mjs                              # compare vs reference
```

## Architecture

ariel-rs uses [dagre-dgl-rs](https://crates.io/crates/dagre-dgl-rs) for directed graph layout (flowcharts, class diagrams, state diagrams, ER diagrams) and implements all other diagram types from scratch.

## Dependencies

| Crate | Purpose |
|-------|---------|
| [`dagre-dgl-rs`](https://crates.io/crates/dagre-dgl-rs) | Directed graph layout |
| [`ab_glyph`](https://crates.io/crates/ab_glyph) | Font metrics for text measurement |
| [`indexmap`](https://crates.io/crates/indexmap) | Deterministic map iteration |
| [`serde_json`](https://crates.io/crates/serde_json) | JSON parsing (corpus loader) |
| [`chrono`](https://crates.io/crates/chrono) | Date handling for gantt diagrams |

## License

MIT © 2026 Rochanglien Infimate