Convert Mermaid code block in Markdown file to SVG

[superj80820]

When Markdown on some platforms like Github does not support Mermaid, the power and convenience of Mermaid cannot be used.

So I often have to convert Mermaid in different tools. Ex. Use mermaid-live-editor to export PNG

This makes development a lot more COPY/PASTE.

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So I wrote mermaid-js-converter, which can use command line to convert Mermaid code block strings in Markdown files to SVG.

How to use

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The code of this tool is very simple. I created this issue because I thought it might help people who have the same problem as me.

If Mermaid Author thinks this is a cool tool, I am very willing to contribute it.

Thank you.

[chaodaiG]

GitHub now supports mermaid: https://github.blog/2022-02-14-include-diagrams-markdown-files-mermaid/

Note to anyone who is trying to use mermaid-js-converter, this tool publishes your diagram onto mermaid-live-editor, so use it with caution if your diagram contains info that you don't want to expose to the public yet

[snomos]

GitHub now supports mermaid: https://github.blog/2022-02-14-include-diagrams-markdown-files-mermaid/

As far as I have been able to find out, this support does not extend to GitHub Pages. Thus we still need services like the one mentioned in this issue. Or a simple GitHub Action that will do the conversion on the fly, and can be easily included in GH Pages workflows. None of the existing actions I have found fits that bill.

[msuzoagu]

As @snomos points out, this

GitHub now supports mermaid: https://github.blog/2022-02-14-include-diagrams-markdown-files-mermaid/

but it appears that a related issue from 2018 is now on someone's radar at Github's parent company so hopefully this issue can be resolved.

[jgreywolf]

Closing as this appears to be an information post