Mermrender
Dev tools
diagram generator
SHOW HN2019
220points
18comments
#171of 2,195 in 2019
Top 8%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 7 comments about the project. Thread score +0.22.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful, minimal syntax for embedding diagrams
From 2 comments
That is a clever method for embedding, and I like the minimal syntax. We've been using Plectica[1] for these sorts of diagrams and finding it to be pretty great. Not sure if they…
montroser on HNThis is nice. Good stuff. I've always automated my Markdeep[1] documentation's inline PlantUML diagrams with a few scripts here and there (simply looks for .puml files, exports…
jerieljan on HN
Objections
GitHub does not natively support Mermaid; GitLab already does
From 2 comments
FWIW Gitlab already renders Mermaid natively, and it's totally client-side (done in the browser) which means there's no rendering server to install, no image to host differently…
bestouff on HNUnfortunately Github doesn't support Mermaid language natively. Meanwhile, I've created an extension (Firefox & Chrome) that adds support for it:…
alexmercier on HN
Requests
Add PlantUML support
From 2 comments
Great work! Would you be interested in adding capabilities for PlantUML? The syntax is very similar. If so, I'll donate $50 to you or your favorite charity. Demo diagrams with…
jph on HNHey there! Not a bad idea. Can you make an issue on the repo?
rschachte on HN
Questions
How do local embeds become hosted GitHub user content assets?
From 1 comment
Question: how does the local embed link translate into an asset uploaded to github user content?…
KuhlMensch on HN
Alternatives named
Mermaid in GitLab
From 1 comment
FWIW Gitlab already renders Mermaid natively, and it's totally client-side (done in the browser) which means there's no rendering server to install, no image to host differently…
bestouff on HN
PlantText
From 1 comment
I will chip in as a happy user of PlantText[1]. It allows you to edit PlantUML diagrams, renders them, and you can either download them as PNGs, SVG, or ASCII. I'm pretty sure…
adamhepner on HN
Plectica
From 1 comment
That is a clever method for embedding, and I like the minimal syntax. We've been using Plectica[1] for these sorts of diagrams and finding it to be pretty great. Not sure if they…
montroser on HN
nomnoml
From 1 comment
Readers may also want to check out nomnoml.com. It’s definitely a more stripped down version of Mermrender. I used it for my thesis paper and was happy enough with it. I’ll…
askme2 on HN
WebSequenceDiagrams
From 1 comment
Used WSD web sequence diagram at Amazon, handy, never thought it was too much of a pain to snip it out and embed that somewhere; but I get the idea.
SlowRobotAhead on HN