Diagon is an interactive interpreter that transforms structured textual expressions into ASCII and Unicode diagrams. Rather than constructing every character manually, users describe the information they want to represent and let the program generate the corresponding diagram.
The application is particularly useful for technical documentation, mathematical explanations and diagrams that must remain readable in plain-text environments.
Diagon provides a command-line interface as well as an interactive browser application. The command-line tool can accept expressions through standard input, making it suitable for scripts and other automated workflows.
The project is written in C++ and also exposes its functionality through a JavaScript interface. This allows its diagram generators to be integrated into other applications and development tools.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Transforms structured text expressions into ASCII and Unicode diagrams.
- Generates mathematical notation including fractions, roots and summations.
- Creates sequence diagrams illustrating interactions between participants.
- Produces tree diagrams and hierarchical representations.
- Generates flowcharts and graph visualisations.
- Creates formatted tables and other structured illustrations.
- Supports different character representations for generated diagrams.
- Provides an interactive browser interface.
- Accepts input through a command-line interpreter.
- Offers JavaScript integration for other applications.
- Supports integration with compatible text editors.
Website: github.com/ArthurSonzogni/Diagon
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Developer: Arthur Sonzogni
License: MIT License
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