mermaid-previewer
Advanced tools
Basic CLI tool for previewing live edits to Mermaid.js Diagrams
To install the CLI tool using NPM:
npm install -g mermaid-previewer
mermaid <diagram file>
The <diagram file> is a required option which should simply be the name of the .mmd Mermaid.js
Diagram file.
The .mmd file extension is required.
Running the CLI tool will open a local preview server, displaying the diagram preview in the browser. Any changes to the target diagram file will automatically refresh the preview.
The preview also includes an 'Export' button. Clicking this will export the diagram to the same location as the original target diagram file as a JPEG.
--port: Sets the preview server port (default: 9510)
--help: Displays the help output
--version: Displays the current version
Pull Requests are welcome! Check out the CONTRIBUTING.md file for project details.
FAQs
Simple CLI tool for previewing live edits to Mermaid.js Diagrams
The npm package mermaid-previewer receives a total of 5 weekly downloads. As such, mermaid-previewer popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that mermaid-previewer demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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