maxGraph/README.md

# maxGraph

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maxGraph is a TypeScript library which can display and allow interaction with vector diagrams. At a high level, it provides: 
- **Nodes**, also known as **vertices** which are typically represented by shapes like rectangles.
- **Edges** which can be lines and arrows which normally point between one node and another.

It provides many of the diagramming features which would be expected by a piece of presentation software like Microsoft® PowerPoint™
or LibreOffice® Impress such as being able to resize, move or rotate nodes, but has a stronger focus on automatic layout
algorithms and applications of [Graph Theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_theory). It is suited towards software
which requires finer-grained customization of functionality than off-the-shelf packages.


The `maxGraph` library uses no third-party software, it requires no plugins and can be integrated in virtually any framework (it's vanilla JS).

`maxGraph` is the successor of [mxGraph](https://github.com/jgraph/mxgraph) which is now end of life.
At first, it provides the same features as mxGraph and adds
- TypeScript support
- maintained npm package
- modern modular, tree shakable, version of mxGraph to reduce the whole package size

New features will follow.


## Browser support

Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Chromium based browsers (Brave, Opera, ....) for mobile and desktop.

## Project status

`maxGraph` is under active development and is in **alpha**. Please try it in your application and [submit an issue](https://github.com/maxGraph/maxGraph/issues)
if you think that something is not working.

You can also test the project by running the [Storybook examples](#development) or [build the npm package locally](#build-local-npm-package) to get the latest changes.

## Install

Install the latest version of `maxGraph` from the [npm registry](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@maxgraph/core).

npm
```
npm install @maxgraph/core
```

yarn
```
yarn add @maxgraph/core
```

pnpm
```
pnpm add @maxgraph/core
```

## Getting Started

Assuming your page defines an element with the id `graph-container`, the following will display a rectangle connected to an orange circle.
```typescript
import {type CellStyle, Graph, InternalEvent} from '@maxgraph/core';

const container = <HTMLElement>document.getElementById('graph-container');
// Disables the built-in context menu
InternalEvent.disableContextMenu(container);

const graph = new Graph(container);
graph.setPanning(true); // Use mouse right button for panning
// Gets the default parent for inserting new cells. This
// is normally the first child of the root (ie. layer 0).
const parent = graph.getDefaultParent();

// Adds cells to the model in a single step
graph.batchUpdate(() => {
  const vertex01 = graph.insertVertex(parent, null, 'a regular rectangle', 10, 10, 100, 100);
  const vertex02 = graph.insertVertex(parent, null, 'a regular ellipse', 350, 90, 50, 50, <CellStyle>{shape: 'ellipse', fillColor: 'orange'});
  graph.insertEdge(parent, null, 'a regular edge', vertex01, vertex02);
});
```

You will see something like in the following _maxGraph panning_ demo:

![maxGraph panning demo](docs/maxgraph_demo.gif "maxGraph panning demo")

For more details, have a look at the [storybook stories](packages/html/stories).


## TypeScript support

maxGraph is written in TypeScript and provides type definitions so maxGraph can be easily integrated into TypeScript projects.

`maxGraph` requires **TypeScript 3.8** or greater.

## Support

For usage question, please open a new [discussion](https://github.com/maxGraph/maxGraph/discussions/categories/q-a) on GitHub. You can also use
[GitHub discussions](https://github.com/maxGraph/maxGraph/discussions) for other topics like `maxGraph` development or to get the latest news.

Until we provide a complete documentation, you can check the mxGraph resources
- mxGraph documentation: [Github pages branch](https://jgraph.github.io/mxgraph/). The key resources are the JavaScript user manual, the JavaScript examples and the JavaScript API specification.
- [mxgraph tag on Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/mxgraph). Please ensure your questions adhere to the [SO guidelines](http://stackoverflow.com/help/on-topic), otherwise it is likely to be closed.


## Migrating from mxGraph

`maxGraph` APIs are not fully compatible with mxGraph APIs. The concepts are the same, so experienced mxGraph users should be able to switch from mxGraph to maxGraph without issues.

For a complete guide, see the [dedicated migration page](packages/docs/migrate-from-mxgraph.md).


## History

On 2020-11-09, the development on `mxGraph` stopped and `mxGraph` became effectively end of life.

On 2020-11-12, a fork of the `mxGraph` was created with a call to Contributors.

> 12 Nov 2020.
> 
> If you are interested in becoming a maintainer of mxGraph please comment on issue [#1](https://github.com/maxGraph/maxGraph/issues/1)
> 
> Initial objectives:
> 
> - The first priority is to maintain a working version of mxGraph and its **npm package**
> - The ambitious stretch goal is to refactor the codebase to create a modern modular, tree shakable, version of mxGraph to reduce the whole package size.
> 
> -- Colin Claverie

The project was then [renamed on 2021-06-02](https://github.com/maxGraph/maxGraph/discussions/47) into `maxGraph` due to [licensing issue](https://github.com/maxGraph/maxGraph/discussions/23).

Starting from the mxGraph 4.2.2 release, we
- moved code to ES9
- removed Internet Explorer specific code
- migrated to TypeScript, based on the work initiated in [typed-mxgraph](https://github.com/typed-mxgraph/typed-mxgraph)
- migrated the examples to [Storybook](https://storybook.js.org/)


## Development

### Clean former mxGraph tags

Ensure you don't have the former mxGraph tags locally (see [#92](https://github.com/maxGraph/maxGraph/issues/92) fore more details):
```
git fetch --all --tags --prune
```

### Setting up local development environment

In the project root directory, execute

```sh
$ npm install
```

To watch the core package, execute

```sh
$ npm run dev
```

and select `@mxgraph/core`.

To run the html(vanilla-js) version of [Storybook](https://storybook.js.org/), execute

```sh
$ npm run dev
```

and select `@mxgraph/html`.

Since both commands are in watch mode, so it's recommended to open two terminals and run them separately. When a file is saved from the core package, the html storybook will be automatically updated.


### <a id="build-local-npm-package"></a> Building the npm package for usage in external project

Run
- from the project root: `npm install`
- then, from the `packages/core` folder: `npm pack`

The `packages/core` folder or the generated `packages/core/maxgraph-core-***.tgz` file are now ready for use in an external project, using [npm link](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/commands/npm-link) or `npm install`.

Examples of use can be found in the [maxgraph-integration-examples](https://github.com/maxGraph/maxgraph-integration-examples) repository.

### Release

See the dedicated [release](packages/docs/release.md) page.