antvis/X6

Features

• Interactive Diagramming Engines - Provides a comprehensive engine for the manual creation and interactive editing of flowcharts, mind maps, and organizational charts.
• Interactive Diagramming Libraries - Serves as a comprehensive library for building interactive, browser-rendered diagrams like flowcharts and mind maps.
• Visual Diagram Editors - Provides a full toolkit for creating visual diagram editors with built-in alignment guides, minimaps, and selection tools.
• Custom Diagram Editor Development - Provides a toolkit for building custom visual editors for flowcharts and mind maps using SVG and HTML rendering.
• Hybrid SVG-HTML Rendering Engines - Implements a rendering engine that manages nodes and edges through a programmable canvas using both SVG and HTML.
• Node and Edge Customizations - Offers a framework for defining the appearance and behavior of nodes and edges using CSS and frontend frameworks.
• Graph State Synchronization - An architectural pattern that keeps the visual representation in sync with the underlying business logic and data.
• Logic-Rendering Decouplers - Decouples the visual graph representation from the underlying business logic and data models.
• Canvas Pan and Zoom Controls - Implements interactive viewport manipulation for panning and zooming across the workflow canvas.
• Connectivity Graph State Managers - Provides a state management system that decouples the visual graph representation from the underlying business logic.
• Spatial Graph Models - Maintains a mathematical representation of positions and sizes to calculate element placement and collision.
• Event-Driven Interaction Handlers - Translates raw mouse and keyboard input events into application-specific state changes via a centralized event bus.
• Hybrid Native-HTML UI Rendering - Renders visual elements using a hybrid approach, combining SVG for connections and HTML for complex node content.
• Relationship Edge Styling - Implements visual customization for connections, including labels, custom markers, and rounded corners.
• Edge Path Calculations - Computes geometric paths between node handles for curved and orthogonal edge rendering.
• Custom Element Registrations - Provides a registration mechanism for defining custom node and edge types within the diagramming framework.
• Interactive Canvas Initialization - Provides a process for creating an interactive drawing area with configurable dimensions, zoom limits, and automatic resizing.
• Edge Routing Algorithms - Implements orthogonal and curved edge routing algorithms to manage visual flow and avoid element overlaps.
• Graph Layout Algorithms - Provides automatic graph layout capabilities using elliptical, concentric circle, and tree patterns.
• Graph Node Visualizations - Renders complex data structures using specialized node styles, edge routing, and automated layout algorithms.
• Large Scale Graph Rendering - Optimizing the display of massive datasets using virtual scrolling and asynchronous drawing to maintain browser performance.
• Registry-Based Extensibility - Uses a central registration system to define custom node and edge behaviors and visual templates.
• Virtualized Rendering - Optimizes the display of large diagrams by rendering only the elements currently visible within the viewport.
• Container Nesting - Supports nesting nodes within parent containers to manage movement restrictions and automatic resizing.
• Custom Node Geometries - Provides capabilities to define custom node shapes and appearance using SVG, HTML, and CSS.
• Visual Workflow Builders - Provides a graphical interface for constructing logic and data flow sequences via a drag-and-drop canvas.
• Editor Extensibility Frameworks - Allows developers to register custom nodes, edges, and canvas tools to extend the editor's core functionality.
• Interaction Controls - Defines high-level editor interaction logic, including node snapping, nesting, and overlap offsets during movement.
• Graph-State UI Components - Develops specialized frontend components that synchronize a visual diagram state with underlying application data.
• Node Grouping and Nesting - Manages structural hierarchies where child nodes inherit movement and constraints from a container node.
• Programmatic Element Editing - Includes a suite of tools for modifying visual elements, including lasso selection, alignment guides, and minimaps.
• User Interaction Patterns - Implements common diagramming interaction patterns such as box-selection for bulk dragging and context-aware menus.
• Rendering Optimizations - Optimizes the rendering of large datasets through virtual scrolling and asynchronous drawing to maintain performance.

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