DIY - Diagram It Yourselft is a markdown language to easily describe the diagrams in your code documentation (interaction, dependance, workflow), on wiki pages or just to share diagrams with others people. Do not use specific software to share diagram with people, use DIY and discover a new approach: The DaaC (Diagram as a Code) ;)
For example draw this:
by writing this:
desktop(link: DIY program)
box(name: DIY program; position: 1,0; link: Diagram, Parser, Interpretor)
circle(name: Diagram; position: 1,2)
box(name: Parser; position: 2, 0)
box(name: Interpretor; position: 2, 1; link: Grid Management, SvgRender)
box(name: Grid Management; position: 3, 0)
box(name: SvgRender; position: 3, 1)
github(position: 3,3)
- GUI sucks : I want to edit my diagram from my text editor
- Less is more : I do not want to write a book for simple diagrams
- It's Beautiful : I want a beautiful theme by default. Tired of ugly diagrams
- It's Ugly : AAAH, the default theme sucks, let me make it myself - not implemented in 0.1.0
- Code sucks : Bah, code sucks, give me a GUI - not implemented in 0.1.0
- Cross-platform : I'm sick of files that you can't edit without installing a gas-factory
You need python 2.7.x. Python 3 not tested yet.
- Download the lastest stable version here (Alpha version: 0.1.0). For the dev version : Download
- Unzip archive
- the tools is into diy-diagram-it-yourself/bin/diy
If you want to use DIY everywhere just add it into your path:
export PATH=${PATH}:/path/to/unizpped-archive/diy-diagram-it-yourself/bin
To test diy you can create a demo.diy file contaning:
box(name: DIY Language; position: 0,0; link: DIY Program)
circle(name: DIY Program; position: 1,0; link: SVG Diagram)
box(name: SVG Diagram; position: 2, 0 )
and run:
diy -i demo.diy
diagram.svg is now available in your working directory.
Next ? See documentation
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