diff --git a/.changeset/light-flowers-judge.md b/.changeset/light-flowers-judge.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6378a9b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/light-flowers-judge.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Make flowchart elk detector regex match less greedy
diff --git a/.changeset/rare-women-fly.md b/.changeset/rare-women-fly.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46d08dd10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/rare-women-fly.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Add escaped class literal name on namespace
diff --git a/.changeset/silver-eyes-build.md b/.changeset/silver-eyes-build.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76f0a0125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/silver-eyes-build.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+chore: migrate to class-based ArchitectureDB implementation
diff --git a/.changeset/vast-buses-see.md b/.changeset/vast-buses-see.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc2a0e6c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/vast-buses-see.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+chore: Update packet diagram to use new class-based database structure
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-timings.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-timings.yml
index 5040bb8e4..ef009fa2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-timings.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-timings.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Commit and create pull request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@2e50522bdf313efe32e5628afead9048374012ed
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@07cbaebb4bfc9c5d7db426ea5a5f585df29dd0a0
         with:
           add-paths: |
             cypress/timings.json
diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js
index e7d201b5d..bd2a96b34 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js
@@ -495,4 +495,34 @@ describe('Class diagram', () => {
       cy.get('a').should('have.attr', 'target', '_blank').should('have.attr', 'rel', 'noopener');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Include char sequence "graph" in text (#6795)', () => {
+    it('has a label with char sequence "graph"', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        classDiagram
+          class Person {
+            +String name
+            -Int id
+            #double age
+            +Text demographicProfile
+          }
+        `,
+        { flowchart: { defaultRenderer: 'elk' } }
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should handle backticks for namespace and class names', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `
+      classDiagram
+          namespace \`A::B\` {
+              class \`IPC::Sender\`
+          }
+          RenderProcessHost --|> \`IPC::Sender\`
+      `,
+      {}
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js b/cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js
index cbfec8218..8f6193f96 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js
@@ -354,4 +354,19 @@ ORDER ||--|{ LINE-ITEM : contains
       { logLevel: 1 }
     );
   });
+
+  describe('Include char sequence "graph" in text (#6795)', () => {
+    it('has a label with char sequence "graph"', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        erDiagram
+          p[Photograph] {
+            varchar(12) jobId
+            date dateCreated
+          }
+        `,
+        { flowchart: { defaultRenderer: 'elk' } }
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/cypress/integration/rendering/mindmap.spec.ts b/cypress/integration/rendering/mindmap.spec.ts
index 731f861ee..d76e58c56 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/rendering/mindmap.spec.ts
+++ b/cypress/integration/rendering/mindmap.spec.ts
@@ -246,5 +246,22 @@ Word!\`]
       );
     });
   });
+  describe('Include char sequence "graph" in text (#6795)', () => {
+    it('has a label with char sequence "graph"', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        mindmap
+          root
+            Photograph
+              Waterfall
+              Landscape
+            Geography
+              Mountains
+              Rocks
+        `,
+        { flowchart: { defaultRenderer: 'elk' } }
+      );
+    });
+  });
   /* The end */
 });
diff --git a/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md b/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
index cc5dbad1a..e86abfd81 100644
--- a/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
+++ b/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ Blogging frameworks and platforms
   - [Mermaid](https://nextra.site/docs/guide/mermaid)
 - [WordPress](https://wordpress.org)
   - [MerPRess](https://wordpress.org/plugins/merpress/)
+  - [WP Documentation](https://wordpress.org/themes/wp-documentation/)
 
 ### CMS/ECM
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/diagram-orchestration.spec.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/diagram-orchestration.spec.ts
index 3ec2d861f..f4f7c58bc 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/diagram-orchestration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/diagram-orchestration.spec.ts
@@ -78,5 +78,41 @@ describe('diagram-orchestration', () => {
       flowchart: 1 "pie" pie: 2 "pie"`)
       ).toBe('pie');
     });
+
+    it('should detect proper diagram when defaultRenderer is elk for flowchart', () => {
+      expect(
+        detectType('mindmap\n  root\n    Photograph\n      Waterfall', {
+          flowchart: { defaultRenderer: 'elk' },
+        })
+      ).toBe('mindmap');
+      expect(
+        detectType(
+          `
+          classDiagram
+            class Person {
+              +String name
+              -Int id
+              #double age
+              +Text demographicProfile
+            }
+          `,
+          { flowchart: { defaultRenderer: 'elk' } }
+        )
+      ).toBe('class');
+      expect(
+        detectType(
+          `
+          erDiagram
+            p[Photograph] {
+              varchar(12) jobId
+              date dateCreated
+            }
+          `,
+          {
+            flowchart: { defaultRenderer: 'elk' },
+          }
+        )
+      ).toBe('er');
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architecture.spec.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architecture.spec.ts
index d0405d025..49cc18a07 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architecture.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architecture.spec.ts
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 import { it, describe, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { db } from './architectureDb.js';
 import { parser } from './architectureParser.js';
-
-const {
-  clear,
-  getDiagramTitle,
-  getAccTitle,
-  getAccDescription,
-  getServices,
-  getGroups,
-  getEdges,
-  getJunctions,
-} = db;
-
+import { ArchitectureDB } from './architectureDb.js';
 describe('architecture diagrams', () => {
+  let db: ArchitectureDB;
   beforeEach(() => {
-    clear();
+    db = new ArchitectureDB();
+    // @ts-expect-error since type is set to undefined we will have error
+    parser.parser?.yy = db;
   });
 
   describe('architecture diagram definitions', () => {
@@ -36,7 +27,7 @@ describe('architecture diagrams', () => {
     it('should handle title on the first line', async () => {
       const str = `architecture-beta title Simple Architecture Diagram`;
       await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-      expect(getDiagramTitle()).toBe('Simple Architecture Diagram');
+      expect(db.getDiagramTitle()).toBe('Simple Architecture Diagram');
     });
 
     it('should handle title on another line', async () => {
@@ -44,7 +35,7 @@ describe('architecture diagrams', () => {
             title Simple Architecture Diagram
             `;
       await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-      expect(getDiagramTitle()).toBe('Simple Architecture Diagram');
+      expect(db.getDiagramTitle()).toBe('Simple Architecture Diagram');
     });
 
     it('should handle accessibility title and description', async () => {
@@ -53,8 +44,8 @@ describe('architecture diagrams', () => {
             accDescr: Accessibility Description
             `;
       await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-      expect(getAccTitle()).toBe('Accessibility Title');
-      expect(getAccDescription()).toBe('Accessibility Description');
+      expect(db.getAccTitle()).toBe('Accessibility Title');
+      expect(db.getAccDescription()).toBe('Accessibility Description');
     });
 
     it('should handle multiline accessibility description', async () => {
@@ -64,7 +55,7 @@ describe('architecture diagrams', () => {
             }
             `;
       await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-      expect(getAccDescription()).toBe('Accessibility Description');
+      expect(db.getAccDescription()).toBe('Accessibility Description');
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureDb.ts
index c7bd64e21..4764671e8 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureDb.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureDb.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
+import { getConfig as commonGetConfig } from '../../config.js';
 import type { ArchitectureDiagramConfig } from '../../config.type.js';
 import DEFAULT_CONFIG from '../../defaultConfig.js';
-import { getConfig as commonGetConfig } from '../../config.js';
+import type { DiagramDB } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import type { D3Element } from '../../types.js';
-import { ImperativeState } from '../../utils/imperativeState.js';
+import { cleanAndMerge } from '../../utils.js';
 import {
   clear as commonClear,
   getAccDescription,
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ import {
 } from '../common/commonDb.js';
 import type {
   ArchitectureAlignment,
-  ArchitectureDB,
   ArchitectureDirectionPair,
   ArchitectureDirectionPairMap,
   ArchitectureEdge,
@@ -33,330 +33,333 @@ import {
   isArchitectureService,
   shiftPositionByArchitectureDirectionPair,
 } from './architectureTypes.js';
-import { cleanAndMerge } from '../../utils.js';
 
 const DEFAULT_ARCHITECTURE_CONFIG: Required<ArchitectureDiagramConfig> =
   DEFAULT_CONFIG.architecture;
+export class ArchitectureDB implements DiagramDB {
+  private nodes: Record<string, ArchitectureNode> = {};
+  private groups: Record<string, ArchitectureGroup> = {};
+  private edges: ArchitectureEdge[] = [];
+  private registeredIds: Record<string, 'node' | 'group'> = {};
+  private dataStructures?: ArchitectureState['dataStructures'];
+  private elements: Record<string, D3Element> = {};
 
-const state = new ImperativeState<ArchitectureState>(() => ({
-  nodes: {},
-  groups: {},
-  edges: [],
-  registeredIds: {},
-  config: DEFAULT_ARCHITECTURE_CONFIG,
-  dataStructures: undefined,
-  elements: {},
-}));
-
-const clear = (): void => {
-  state.reset();
-  commonClear();
-};
-
-const addService = function ({
-  id,
-  icon,
-  in: parent,
-  title,
-  iconText,
-}: Omit<ArchitectureService, 'edges'>) {
-  if (state.records.registeredIds[id] !== undefined) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `The service id [${id}] is already in use by another ${state.records.registeredIds[id]}`
-    );
-  }
-  if (parent !== undefined) {
-    if (id === parent) {
-      throw new Error(`The service [${id}] cannot be placed within itself`);
-    }
-    if (state.records.registeredIds[parent] === undefined) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `The service [${id}]'s parent does not exist. Please make sure the parent is created before this service`
-      );
-    }
-    if (state.records.registeredIds[parent] === 'node') {
-      throw new Error(`The service [${id}]'s parent is not a group`);
-    }
+  constructor() {
+    this.clear();
   }
 
-  state.records.registeredIds[id] = 'node';
+  public clear(): void {
+    this.nodes = {};
+    this.groups = {};
+    this.edges = [];
+    this.registeredIds = {};
+    this.dataStructures = undefined;
+    this.elements = {};
+    commonClear();
+  }
 
-  state.records.nodes[id] = {
+  public addService({
     id,
-    type: 'service',
     icon,
+    in: parent,
+    title,
     iconText,
-    title,
-    edges: [],
-    in: parent,
-  };
-};
-
-const getServices = (): ArchitectureService[] =>
-  Object.values(state.records.nodes).filter<ArchitectureService>(isArchitectureService);
-
-const addJunction = function ({ id, in: parent }: Omit<ArchitectureJunction, 'edges'>) {
-  state.records.registeredIds[id] = 'node';
-
-  state.records.nodes[id] = {
-    id,
-    type: 'junction',
-    edges: [],
-    in: parent,
-  };
-};
-
-const getJunctions = (): ArchitectureJunction[] =>
-  Object.values(state.records.nodes).filter<ArchitectureJunction>(isArchitectureJunction);
-
-const getNodes = (): ArchitectureNode[] => Object.values(state.records.nodes);
-
-const getNode = (id: string): ArchitectureNode | null => state.records.nodes[id];
-
-const addGroup = function ({ id, icon, in: parent, title }: ArchitectureGroup) {
-  if (state.records.registeredIds[id] !== undefined) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `The group id [${id}] is already in use by another ${state.records.registeredIds[id]}`
-    );
-  }
-  if (parent !== undefined) {
-    if (id === parent) {
-      throw new Error(`The group [${id}] cannot be placed within itself`);
-    }
-    if (state.records.registeredIds[parent] === undefined) {
+  }: Omit<ArchitectureService, 'edges'>): void {
+    if (this.registeredIds[id] !== undefined) {
       throw new Error(
-        `The group [${id}]'s parent does not exist. Please make sure the parent is created before this group`
+        `The service id [${id}] is already in use by another ${this.registeredIds[id]}`
       );
     }
-    if (state.records.registeredIds[parent] === 'node') {
-      throw new Error(`The group [${id}]'s parent is not a group`);
+    if (parent !== undefined) {
+      if (id === parent) {
+        throw new Error(`The service [${id}] cannot be placed within itself`);
+      }
+      if (this.registeredIds[parent] === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `The service [${id}]'s parent does not exist. Please make sure the parent is created before this service`
+        );
+      }
+      if (this.registeredIds[parent] === 'node') {
+        throw new Error(`The service [${id}]'s parent is not a group`);
+      }
     }
+
+    this.registeredIds[id] = 'node';
+
+    this.nodes[id] = {
+      id,
+      type: 'service',
+      icon,
+      iconText,
+      title,
+      edges: [],
+      in: parent,
+    };
   }
 
-  state.records.registeredIds[id] = 'group';
-
-  state.records.groups[id] = {
-    id,
-    icon,
-    title,
-    in: parent,
-  };
-};
-const getGroups = (): ArchitectureGroup[] => {
-  return Object.values(state.records.groups);
-};
-
-const addEdge = function ({
-  lhsId,
-  rhsId,
-  lhsDir,
-  rhsDir,
-  lhsInto,
-  rhsInto,
-  lhsGroup,
-  rhsGroup,
-  title,
-}: ArchitectureEdge<string>) {
-  if (!isArchitectureDirection(lhsDir)) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Invalid direction given for left hand side of edge ${lhsId}--${rhsId}. Expected (L,R,T,B) got ${lhsDir}`
-    );
-  }
-  if (!isArchitectureDirection(rhsDir)) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `Invalid direction given for right hand side of edge ${lhsId}--${rhsId}. Expected (L,R,T,B) got ${rhsDir}`
-    );
+  public getServices(): ArchitectureService[] {
+    return Object.values(this.nodes).filter(isArchitectureService);
   }
 
-  if (state.records.nodes[lhsId] === undefined && state.records.groups[lhsId] === undefined) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `The left-hand id [${lhsId}] does not yet exist. Please create the service/group before declaring an edge to it.`
-    );
-  }
-  if (state.records.nodes[rhsId] === undefined && state.records.groups[lhsId] === undefined) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `The right-hand id [${rhsId}] does not yet exist. Please create the service/group before declaring an edge to it.`
-    );
+  public addJunction({ id, in: parent }: Omit<ArchitectureJunction, 'edges'>): void {
+    this.registeredIds[id] = 'node';
+
+    this.nodes[id] = {
+      id,
+      type: 'junction',
+      edges: [],
+      in: parent,
+    };
   }
 
-  const lhsGroupId = state.records.nodes[lhsId].in;
-  const rhsGroupId = state.records.nodes[rhsId].in;
-  if (lhsGroup && lhsGroupId && rhsGroupId && lhsGroupId == rhsGroupId) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `The left-hand id [${lhsId}] is modified to traverse the group boundary, but the edge does not pass through two groups.`
-    );
-  }
-  if (rhsGroup && lhsGroupId && rhsGroupId && lhsGroupId == rhsGroupId) {
-    throw new Error(
-      `The right-hand id [${rhsId}] is modified to traverse the group boundary, but the edge does not pass through two groups.`
-    );
+  public getJunctions(): ArchitectureJunction[] {
+    return Object.values(this.nodes).filter(isArchitectureJunction);
   }
 
-  const edge = {
+  public getNodes(): ArchitectureNode[] {
+    return Object.values(this.nodes);
+  }
+
+  public getNode(id: string): ArchitectureNode | null {
+    return this.nodes[id] ?? null;
+  }
+
+  public addGroup({ id, icon, in: parent, title }: ArchitectureGroup): void {
+    if (this.registeredIds?.[id] !== undefined) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `The group id [${id}] is already in use by another ${this.registeredIds[id]}`
+      );
+    }
+    if (parent !== undefined) {
+      if (id === parent) {
+        throw new Error(`The group [${id}] cannot be placed within itself`);
+      }
+      if (this.registeredIds?.[parent] === undefined) {
+        throw new Error(
+          `The group [${id}]'s parent does not exist. Please make sure the parent is created before this group`
+        );
+      }
+      if (this.registeredIds?.[parent] === 'node') {
+        throw new Error(`The group [${id}]'s parent is not a group`);
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.registeredIds[id] = 'group';
+
+    this.groups[id] = {
+      id,
+      icon,
+      title,
+      in: parent,
+    };
+  }
+  public getGroups(): ArchitectureGroup[] {
+    return Object.values(this.groups);
+  }
+  public addEdge({
     lhsId,
-    lhsDir,
-    lhsInto,
-    lhsGroup,
     rhsId,
+    lhsDir,
     rhsDir,
+    lhsInto,
     rhsInto,
+    lhsGroup,
     rhsGroup,
     title,
-  };
-
-  state.records.edges.push(edge);
-  if (state.records.nodes[lhsId] && state.records.nodes[rhsId]) {
-    state.records.nodes[lhsId].edges.push(state.records.edges[state.records.edges.length - 1]);
-    state.records.nodes[rhsId].edges.push(state.records.edges[state.records.edges.length - 1]);
-  }
-};
-
-const getEdges = (): ArchitectureEdge[] => state.records.edges;
-
-/**
- * Returns the current diagram's adjacency list, spatial map, & group alignments.
- * If they have not been created, run the algorithms to generate them.
- * @returns
- */
-const getDataStructures = () => {
-  if (state.records.dataStructures === undefined) {
-    // Tracks how groups are aligned with one another. Generated while creating the adj list
-    const groupAlignments: Record<
-      string,
-      Record<string, Exclude<ArchitectureAlignment, 'bend'>>
-    > = {};
-
-    // Create an adjacency list of the diagram to perform BFS on
-    // Outer reduce applied on all services
-    // Inner reduce applied on the edges for a service
-    const adjList = Object.entries(state.records.nodes).reduce<
-      Record<string, ArchitectureDirectionPairMap>
-    >((prevOuter, [id, service]) => {
-      prevOuter[id] = service.edges.reduce<ArchitectureDirectionPairMap>((prevInner, edge) => {
-        // track the direction groups connect to one another
-        const lhsGroupId = getNode(edge.lhsId)?.in;
-        const rhsGroupId = getNode(edge.rhsId)?.in;
-        if (lhsGroupId && rhsGroupId && lhsGroupId !== rhsGroupId) {
-          const alignment = getArchitectureDirectionAlignment(edge.lhsDir, edge.rhsDir);
-          if (alignment !== 'bend') {
-            groupAlignments[lhsGroupId] ??= {};
-            groupAlignments[lhsGroupId][rhsGroupId] = alignment;
-            groupAlignments[rhsGroupId] ??= {};
-            groupAlignments[rhsGroupId][lhsGroupId] = alignment;
-          }
-        }
-
-        if (edge.lhsId === id) {
-          // source is LHS
-          const pair = getArchitectureDirectionPair(edge.lhsDir, edge.rhsDir);
-          if (pair) {
-            prevInner[pair] = edge.rhsId;
-          }
-        } else {
-          // source is RHS
-          const pair = getArchitectureDirectionPair(edge.rhsDir, edge.lhsDir);
-          if (pair) {
-            prevInner[pair] = edge.lhsId;
-          }
-        }
-        return prevInner;
-      }, {});
-      return prevOuter;
-    }, {});
-
-    // Configuration for the initial pass of BFS
-    const firstId = Object.keys(adjList)[0];
-    const visited = { [firstId]: 1 };
-    // If a key is present in this object, it has not been visited
-    const notVisited = Object.keys(adjList).reduce(
-      (prev, id) => (id === firstId ? prev : { ...prev, [id]: 1 }),
-      {} as Record<string, number>
-    );
-
-    // Perform BFS on the adjacency list
-    const BFS = (startingId: string): ArchitectureSpatialMap => {
-      const spatialMap = { [startingId]: [0, 0] };
-      const queue = [startingId];
-      while (queue.length > 0) {
-        const id = queue.shift();
-        if (id) {
-          visited[id] = 1;
-          delete notVisited[id];
-          const adj = adjList[id];
-          const [posX, posY] = spatialMap[id];
-          Object.entries(adj).forEach(([dir, rhsId]) => {
-            if (!visited[rhsId]) {
-              spatialMap[rhsId] = shiftPositionByArchitectureDirectionPair(
-                [posX, posY],
-                dir as ArchitectureDirectionPair
-              );
-              queue.push(rhsId);
-            }
-          });
-        }
-      }
-      return spatialMap;
-    };
-    const spatialMaps = [BFS(firstId)];
-
-    // If our diagram is disconnected, keep adding additional spatial maps until all disconnected graphs have been found
-    while (Object.keys(notVisited).length > 0) {
-      spatialMaps.push(BFS(Object.keys(notVisited)[0]));
+  }: ArchitectureEdge): void {
+    if (!isArchitectureDirection(lhsDir)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Invalid direction given for left hand side of edge ${lhsId}--${rhsId}. Expected (L,R,T,B) got ${String(lhsDir)}`
+      );
     }
-    state.records.dataStructures = {
-      adjList,
-      spatialMaps,
-      groupAlignments,
+    if (!isArchitectureDirection(rhsDir)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Invalid direction given for right hand side of edge ${lhsId}--${rhsId}. Expected (L,R,T,B) got ${String(rhsDir)}`
+      );
+    }
+
+    if (this.nodes[lhsId] === undefined && this.groups[lhsId] === undefined) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `The left-hand id [${lhsId}] does not yet exist. Please create the service/group before declaring an edge to it.`
+      );
+    }
+    if (this.nodes[rhsId] === undefined && this.groups[rhsId] === undefined) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `The right-hand id [${rhsId}] does not yet exist. Please create the service/group before declaring an edge to it.`
+      );
+    }
+
+    const lhsGroupId = this.nodes[lhsId].in;
+    const rhsGroupId = this.nodes[rhsId].in;
+    if (lhsGroup && lhsGroupId && rhsGroupId && lhsGroupId == rhsGroupId) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `The left-hand id [${lhsId}] is modified to traverse the group boundary, but the edge does not pass through two groups.`
+      );
+    }
+    if (rhsGroup && lhsGroupId && rhsGroupId && lhsGroupId == rhsGroupId) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `The right-hand id [${rhsId}] is modified to traverse the group boundary, but the edge does not pass through two groups.`
+      );
+    }
+
+    const edge = {
+      lhsId,
+      lhsDir,
+      lhsInto,
+      lhsGroup,
+      rhsId,
+      rhsDir,
+      rhsInto,
+      rhsGroup,
+      title,
     };
+
+    this.edges.push(edge);
+    if (this.nodes[lhsId] && this.nodes[rhsId]) {
+      this.nodes[lhsId].edges.push(this.edges[this.edges.length - 1]);
+      this.nodes[rhsId].edges.push(this.edges[this.edges.length - 1]);
+    }
   }
-  return state.records.dataStructures;
-};
 
-const setElementForId = (id: string, element: D3Element) => {
-  state.records.elements[id] = element;
-};
-const getElementById = (id: string) => state.records.elements[id];
+  public getEdges(): ArchitectureEdge[] {
+    return this.edges;
+  }
 
-const getConfig = (): Required<ArchitectureDiagramConfig> => {
-  const config = cleanAndMerge({
-    ...DEFAULT_ARCHITECTURE_CONFIG,
-    ...commonGetConfig().architecture,
-  });
-  return config;
-};
+  /**
+   * Returns the current diagram's adjacency list, spatial map, & group alignments.
+   * If they have not been created, run the algorithms to generate them.
+   * @returns
+   */
+  public getDataStructures() {
+    if (this.dataStructures === undefined) {
+      // Tracks how groups are aligned with one another. Generated while creating the adj list
+      const groupAlignments: Record<
+        string,
+        Record<string, Exclude<ArchitectureAlignment, 'bend'>>
+      > = {};
 
-export const db: ArchitectureDB = {
-  clear,
-  setDiagramTitle,
-  getDiagramTitle,
-  setAccTitle,
-  getAccTitle,
-  setAccDescription,
-  getAccDescription,
-  getConfig,
+      // Create an adjacency list of the diagram to perform BFS on
+      // Outer reduce applied on all services
+      // Inner reduce applied on the edges for a service
+      const adjList = Object.entries(this.nodes).reduce<
+        Record<string, ArchitectureDirectionPairMap>
+      >((prevOuter, [id, service]) => {
+        prevOuter[id] = service.edges.reduce<ArchitectureDirectionPairMap>((prevInner, edge) => {
+          // track the direction groups connect to one another
+          const lhsGroupId = this.getNode(edge.lhsId)?.in;
+          const rhsGroupId = this.getNode(edge.rhsId)?.in;
+          if (lhsGroupId && rhsGroupId && lhsGroupId !== rhsGroupId) {
+            const alignment = getArchitectureDirectionAlignment(edge.lhsDir, edge.rhsDir);
+            if (alignment !== 'bend') {
+              groupAlignments[lhsGroupId] ??= {};
+              groupAlignments[lhsGroupId][rhsGroupId] = alignment;
+              groupAlignments[rhsGroupId] ??= {};
+              groupAlignments[rhsGroupId][lhsGroupId] = alignment;
+            }
+          }
 
-  addService,
-  getServices,
-  addJunction,
-  getJunctions,
-  getNodes,
-  getNode,
-  addGroup,
-  getGroups,
-  addEdge,
-  getEdges,
-  setElementForId,
-  getElementById,
-  getDataStructures,
-};
+          if (edge.lhsId === id) {
+            // source is LHS
+            const pair = getArchitectureDirectionPair(edge.lhsDir, edge.rhsDir);
+            if (pair) {
+              prevInner[pair] = edge.rhsId;
+            }
+          } else {
+            // source is RHS
+            const pair = getArchitectureDirectionPair(edge.rhsDir, edge.lhsDir);
+            if (pair) {
+              prevInner[pair] = edge.lhsId;
+            }
+          }
+          return prevInner;
+        }, {});
+        return prevOuter;
+      }, {});
+
+      // Configuration for the initial pass of BFS
+      const firstId = Object.keys(adjList)[0];
+      const visited = { [firstId]: 1 };
+      // If a key is present in this object, it has not been visited
+      const notVisited = Object.keys(adjList).reduce(
+        (prev, id) => (id === firstId ? prev : { ...prev, [id]: 1 }),
+        {} as Record<string, number>
+      );
+
+      // Perform BFS on the adjacency list
+      const BFS = (startingId: string): ArchitectureSpatialMap => {
+        const spatialMap = { [startingId]: [0, 0] };
+        const queue = [startingId];
+        while (queue.length > 0) {
+          const id = queue.shift();
+          if (id) {
+            visited[id] = 1;
+            delete notVisited[id];
+            const adj = adjList[id];
+            const [posX, posY] = spatialMap[id];
+            Object.entries(adj).forEach(([dir, rhsId]) => {
+              if (!visited[rhsId]) {
+                spatialMap[rhsId] = shiftPositionByArchitectureDirectionPair(
+                  [posX, posY],
+                  dir as ArchitectureDirectionPair
+                );
+                queue.push(rhsId);
+              }
+            });
+          }
+        }
+        return spatialMap;
+      };
+      const spatialMaps = [BFS(firstId)];
+
+      // If our diagram is disconnected, keep adding additional spatial maps until all disconnected graphs have been found
+      while (Object.keys(notVisited).length > 0) {
+        spatialMaps.push(BFS(Object.keys(notVisited)[0]));
+      }
+      this.dataStructures = {
+        adjList,
+        spatialMaps,
+        groupAlignments,
+      };
+    }
+    return this.dataStructures;
+  }
+
+  public setElementForId(id: string, element: D3Element): void {
+    this.elements[id] = element;
+  }
+
+  public getElementById(id: string): D3Element {
+    return this.elements[id];
+  }
+
+  public getConfig(): Required<ArchitectureDiagramConfig> {
+    return cleanAndMerge({
+      ...DEFAULT_ARCHITECTURE_CONFIG,
+      ...commonGetConfig().architecture,
+    });
+  }
+
+  public getConfigField<T extends keyof ArchitectureDiagramConfig>(
+    field: T
+  ): Required<ArchitectureDiagramConfig>[T] {
+    return this.getConfig()[field];
+  }
+
+  public setAccTitle = setAccTitle;
+  public getAccTitle = getAccTitle;
+  public setDiagramTitle = setDiagramTitle;
+  public getDiagramTitle = getDiagramTitle;
+  public getAccDescription = getAccDescription;
+  public setAccDescription = setAccDescription;
+}
 
 /**
  * Typed wrapper for resolving an architecture diagram's config fields. Returns the default value if undefined
  * @param field - the config field to access
  * @returns
  */
-export function getConfigField<T extends keyof ArchitectureDiagramConfig>(
-  field: T
-): Required<ArchitectureDiagramConfig>[T] {
-  return getConfig()[field];
-}
+// export function getConfigField<T extends keyof ArchitectureDiagramConfig>(
+//   field: T
+// ): Required<ArchitectureDiagramConfig>[T] {
+//   return db.getConfig()[field];
+// }
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureDiagram.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureDiagram.ts
index 82dacd3e1..1d390a3ab 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureDiagram.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureDiagram.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import type { DiagramDefinition } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import { parser } from './architectureParser.js';
-import { db } from './architectureDb.js';
+import { ArchitectureDB } from './architectureDb.js';
 import styles from './architectureStyles.js';
 import { renderer } from './architectureRenderer.js';
 
 export const diagram: DiagramDefinition = {
   parser,
-  db,
+  get db() {
+    return new ArchitectureDB();
+  },
   renderer,
   styles,
 };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureParser.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureParser.ts
index a7159d907..58820dad4 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureParser.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureParser.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
 import type { Architecture } from '@mermaid-js/parser';
 import { parse } from '@mermaid-js/parser';
-import { log } from '../../logger.js';
 import type { ParserDefinition } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
+import { log } from '../../logger.js';
 import { populateCommonDb } from '../common/populateCommonDb.js';
-import type { ArchitectureDB } from './architectureTypes.js';
-import { db } from './architectureDb.js';
+import { ArchitectureDB } from './architectureDb.js';
 
 const populateDb = (ast: Architecture, db: ArchitectureDB) => {
   populateCommonDb(ast, db);
-  ast.groups.map(db.addGroup);
+  ast.groups.map((group) => db.addGroup(group));
   ast.services.map((service) => db.addService({ ...service, type: 'service' }));
   ast.junctions.map((service) => db.addJunction({ ...service, type: 'junction' }));
   // @ts-ignore TODO our parser guarantees the type is L/R/T/B and not string. How to change to union type?
-  ast.edges.map(db.addEdge);
+  ast.edges.map((edge) => db.addEdge(edge));
 };
 
 export const parser: ParserDefinition = {
+  parser: {
+    // @ts-expect-error - ArchitectureDB is not assignable to DiagramDB
+    yy: undefined,
+  },
   parse: async (input: string): Promise<void> => {
     const ast: Architecture = await parse('architecture', input);
     log.debug(ast);
+    const db = parser.parser?.yy;
+    if (!(db instanceof ArchitectureDB)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'parser.parser?.yy was not a ArchitectureDB. This is due to a bug within Mermaid, please report this issue at https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues.'
+      );
+    }
     populateDb(ast, db);
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureRenderer.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureRenderer.ts
index 1505b1950..b29567236 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/architectureRenderer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { registerIconPacks } from '../../rendering-util/icons.js';
 import type { Position } from 'cytoscape';
 import cytoscape from 'cytoscape';
 import type { FcoseLayoutOptions } from 'cytoscape-fcose';
@@ -7,9 +6,10 @@ import { select } from 'd3';
 import type { DrawDefinition, SVG } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import type { Diagram } from '../../Diagram.js';
 import { log } from '../../logger.js';
+import { registerIconPacks } from '../../rendering-util/icons.js';
 import { selectSvgElement } from '../../rendering-util/selectSvgElement.js';
 import { setupGraphViewbox } from '../../setupGraphViewbox.js';
-import { getConfigField } from './architectureDb.js';
+import type { ArchitectureDB } from './architectureDb.js';
 import { architectureIcons } from './architectureIcons.js';
 import type {
   ArchitectureAlignment,
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import type {
   NodeSingularData,
 } from './architectureTypes.js';
 import {
-  type ArchitectureDB,
   type ArchitectureDirection,
   type ArchitectureEdge,
   type ArchitectureGroup,
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ registerIconPacks([
 ]);
 cytoscape.use(fcose);
 
-function addServices(services: ArchitectureService[], cy: cytoscape.Core) {
+function addServices(services: ArchitectureService[], cy: cytoscape.Core, db: ArchitectureDB) {
   services.forEach((service) => {
     cy.add({
       group: 'nodes',
@@ -54,15 +53,15 @@ function addServices(services: ArchitectureService[], cy: cytoscape.Core) {
         icon: service.icon,
         label: service.title,
         parent: service.in,
-        width: getConfigField('iconSize'),
-        height: getConfigField('iconSize'),
+        width: db.getConfigField('iconSize'),
+        height: db.getConfigField('iconSize'),
       } as NodeSingularData,
       classes: 'node-service',
     });
   });
 }
 
-function addJunctions(junctions: ArchitectureJunction[], cy: cytoscape.Core) {
+function addJunctions(junctions: ArchitectureJunction[], cy: cytoscape.Core, db: ArchitectureDB) {
   junctions.forEach((junction) => {
     cy.add({
       group: 'nodes',
@@ -70,8 +69,8 @@ function addJunctions(junctions: ArchitectureJunction[], cy: cytoscape.Core) {
         type: 'junction',
         id: junction.id,
         parent: junction.in,
-        width: getConfigField('iconSize'),
-        height: getConfigField('iconSize'),
+        width: db.getConfigField('iconSize'),
+        height: db.getConfigField('iconSize'),
       } as NodeSingularData,
       classes: 'node-junction',
     });
@@ -257,7 +256,8 @@ function getAlignments(
 }
 
 function getRelativeConstraints(
-  spatialMaps: ArchitectureSpatialMap[]
+  spatialMaps: ArchitectureSpatialMap[],
+  db: ArchitectureDB
 ): fcose.FcoseRelativePlacementConstraint[] {
   const relativeConstraints: fcose.FcoseRelativePlacementConstraint[] = [];
   const posToStr = (pos: number[]) => `${pos[0]},${pos[1]}`;
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function getRelativeConstraints(
                 [ArchitectureDirectionName[
                   getOppositeArchitectureDirection(dir as ArchitectureDirection)
                 ]]: currId,
-                gap: 1.5 * getConfigField('iconSize'),
+                gap: 1.5 * db.getConfigField('iconSize'),
               });
             }
           });
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ function layoutArchitecture(
           style: {
             'text-valign': 'bottom',
             'text-halign': 'center',
-            'font-size': `${getConfigField('fontSize')}px`,
+            'font-size': `${db.getConfigField('fontSize')}px`,
           },
         },
         {
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ function layoutArchitecture(
           selector: '.node-group',
           style: {
             // @ts-ignore Incorrect library types
-            padding: `${getConfigField('padding')}px`,
+            padding: `${db.getConfigField('padding')}px`,
           },
         },
       ],
@@ -393,14 +393,14 @@ function layoutArchitecture(
     renderEl.remove();
 
     addGroups(groups, cy);
-    addServices(services, cy);
-    addJunctions(junctions, cy);
+    addServices(services, cy, db);
+    addJunctions(junctions, cy, db);
     addEdges(edges, cy);
     // Use the spatial map to create alignment arrays for fcose
     const alignmentConstraint = getAlignments(db, spatialMaps, groupAlignments);
 
     // Create the relative constraints for fcose by using an inverse of the spatial map and performing BFS on it
-    const relativePlacementConstraint = getRelativeConstraints(spatialMaps);
+    const relativePlacementConstraint = getRelativeConstraints(spatialMaps, db);
 
     const layout = cy.layout({
       name: 'fcose',
@@ -415,7 +415,9 @@ function layoutArchitecture(
         const { parent: parentA } = nodeData(nodeA);
         const { parent: parentB } = nodeData(nodeB);
         const elasticity =
-          parentA === parentB ? 1.5 * getConfigField('iconSize') : 0.5 * getConfigField('iconSize');
+          parentA === parentB
+            ? 1.5 * db.getConfigField('iconSize')
+            : 0.5 * db.getConfigField('iconSize');
         return elasticity;
       },
       edgeElasticity(edge: EdgeSingular) {
@@ -535,11 +537,11 @@ export const draw: DrawDefinition = async (text, id, _version, diagObj: Diagram)
 
   const cy = await layoutArchitecture(services, junctions, groups, edges, db, ds);
 
-  await drawEdges(edgesElem, cy);
-  await drawGroups(groupElem, cy);
+  await drawEdges(edgesElem, cy, db);
+  await drawGroups(groupElem, cy, db);
   positionNodes(db, cy);
 
-  setupGraphViewbox(undefined, svg, getConfigField('padding'), getConfigField('useMaxWidth'));
+  setupGraphViewbox(undefined, svg, db.getConfigField('padding'), db.getConfigField('useMaxWidth'));
 };
 
 export const renderer = { draw };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/svgDraw.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/svgDraw.ts
index b10a451fe..f384defd8 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/svgDraw.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/svgDraw.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-import { getIconSVG } from '../../rendering-util/icons.js';
 import type cytoscape from 'cytoscape';
 import { getConfig } from '../../diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
 import { createText } from '../../rendering-util/createText.js';
+import { getIconSVG } from '../../rendering-util/icons.js';
 import type { D3Element } from '../../types.js';
-import { db, getConfigField } from './architectureDb.js';
+import type { ArchitectureDB } from './architectureDb.js';
 import { architectureIcons } from './architectureIcons.js';
 import {
   ArchitectureDirectionArrow,
@@ -16,14 +16,17 @@ import {
   isArchitectureDirectionY,
   isArchitecturePairXY,
   nodeData,
-  type ArchitectureDB,
   type ArchitectureJunction,
   type ArchitectureService,
 } from './architectureTypes.js';
 
-export const drawEdges = async function (edgesEl: D3Element, cy: cytoscape.Core) {
-  const padding = getConfigField('padding');
-  const iconSize = getConfigField('iconSize');
+export const drawEdges = async function (
+  edgesEl: D3Element,
+  cy: cytoscape.Core,
+  db: ArchitectureDB
+) {
+  const padding = db.getConfigField('padding');
+  const iconSize = db.getConfigField('iconSize');
   const halfIconSize = iconSize / 2;
   const arrowSize = iconSize / 6;
   const halfArrowSize = arrowSize / 2;
@@ -183,13 +186,17 @@ export const drawEdges = async function (edgesEl: D3Element, cy: cytoscape.Core)
   );
 };
 
-export const drawGroups = async function (groupsEl: D3Element, cy: cytoscape.Core) {
-  const padding = getConfigField('padding');
+export const drawGroups = async function (
+  groupsEl: D3Element,
+  cy: cytoscape.Core,
+  db: ArchitectureDB
+) {
+  const padding = db.getConfigField('padding');
   const groupIconSize = padding * 0.75;
 
-  const fontSize = getConfigField('fontSize');
+  const fontSize = db.getConfigField('fontSize');
 
-  const iconSize = getConfigField('iconSize');
+  const iconSize = db.getConfigField('iconSize');
   const halfIconSize = iconSize / 2;
 
   await Promise.all(
@@ -266,7 +273,7 @@ export const drawServices = async function (
 ): Promise<number> {
   for (const service of services) {
     const serviceElem = elem.append('g');
-    const iconSize = getConfigField('iconSize');
+    const iconSize = db.getConfigField('iconSize');
 
     if (service.title) {
       const textElem = serviceElem.append('g');
@@ -350,7 +357,7 @@ export const drawJunctions = function (
 ) {
   junctions.forEach((junction) => {
     const junctionElem = elem.append('g');
-    const iconSize = getConfigField('iconSize');
+    const iconSize = db.getConfigField('iconSize');
 
     const bkgElem = junctionElem.append('g');
     bkgElem
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/class.spec.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/class.spec.js
index fe0077a29..7d4922561 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/class.spec.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/class.spec.js
@@ -15,4 +15,12 @@ describe('class diagram', function () {
       expect(() => parser.parse(`classDiagram\nnamespace ${prop} {\n\tclass A\n}`)).not.toThrow();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('backtick escaping', function () {
+    it('should handle backtick-quoted namespace names', function () {
+      expect(() =>
+        parser.parse(`classDiagram\nnamespace \`A::B\` {\n\tclass \`IPC::Sender\`\n}`)
+      ).not.toThrow();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison
index 83d9bd48e..0f971c8b9 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ classLabel
 
 namespaceName
     : alphaNumToken { $$=$1; }
+    | classLiteralName { $$=$1; }
     | alphaNumToken DOT namespaceName { $$=$1+'.'+$3; }
     | alphaNumToken namespaceName { $$=$1+$2; }
     ;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/detector.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/detector.ts
index 6688ffd8c..f0b2ac8ff 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/detector.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/elk/detector.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const detector: DiagramDetector = (txt, config = {}): boolean => {
     // If diagram explicitly states flowchart-elk
     /^\s*flowchart-elk/.test(txt) ||
     // If a flowchart/graph diagram has their default renderer set to elk
-    (/^\s*flowchart|graph/.test(txt) && config?.flowchart?.defaultRenderer === 'elk')
+    (/^\s*(flowchart|graph)/.test(txt) && config?.flowchart?.defaultRenderer === 'elk')
   ) {
     config.layout = 'elk';
     return true;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/db.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/db.ts
index d7b550472..863bd79e1 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/db.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/db.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { getConfig as commonGetConfig } from '../../config.js';
 import type { PacketDiagramConfig } from '../../config.type.js';
 import DEFAULT_CONFIG from '../../defaultConfig.js';
+import type { DiagramDB } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import { cleanAndMerge } from '../../utils.js';
 import {
   clear as commonClear,
@@ -11,49 +12,42 @@ import {
   setAccTitle,
   setDiagramTitle,
 } from '../common/commonDb.js';
-import type { PacketDB, PacketData, PacketWord } from './types.js';
-
-const defaultPacketData: PacketData = {
-  packet: [],
-};
-
-let data: PacketData = structuredClone(defaultPacketData);
-
+import type { PacketWord } from './types.js';
 const DEFAULT_PACKET_CONFIG: Required<PacketDiagramConfig> = DEFAULT_CONFIG.packet;
 
-const getConfig = (): Required<PacketDiagramConfig> => {
-  const config = cleanAndMerge({
-    ...DEFAULT_PACKET_CONFIG,
-    ...commonGetConfig().packet,
-  });
-  if (config.showBits) {
-    config.paddingY += 10;
+export class PacketDB implements DiagramDB {
+  private packet: PacketWord[] = [];
+
+  public getConfig() {
+    const config = cleanAndMerge({
+      ...DEFAULT_PACKET_CONFIG,
+      ...commonGetConfig().packet,
+    });
+    if (config.showBits) {
+      config.paddingY += 10;
+    }
+    return config;
   }
-  return config;
-};
 
-const getPacket = (): PacketWord[] => data.packet;
-
-const pushWord = (word: PacketWord) => {
-  if (word.length > 0) {
-    data.packet.push(word);
+  public getPacket() {
+    return this.packet;
   }
-};
 
-const clear = () => {
-  commonClear();
-  data = structuredClone(defaultPacketData);
-};
+  public pushWord(word: PacketWord) {
+    if (word.length > 0) {
+      this.packet.push(word);
+    }
+  }
 
-export const db: PacketDB = {
-  pushWord,
-  getPacket,
-  getConfig,
-  clear,
-  setAccTitle,
-  getAccTitle,
-  setDiagramTitle,
-  getDiagramTitle,
-  getAccDescription,
-  setAccDescription,
-};
+  public clear() {
+    commonClear();
+    this.packet = [];
+  }
+
+  public setAccTitle = setAccTitle;
+  public getAccTitle = getAccTitle;
+  public setDiagramTitle = setDiagramTitle;
+  public getDiagramTitle = getDiagramTitle;
+  public getAccDescription = getAccDescription;
+  public setAccDescription = setAccDescription;
+}
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/diagram.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/diagram.ts
index a73a77c05..84a7bca8f 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/diagram.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/diagram.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 import type { DiagramDefinition } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
-import { db } from './db.js';
+import { PacketDB } from './db.js';
 import { parser } from './parser.js';
 import { renderer } from './renderer.js';
 import { styles } from './styles.js';
 
 export const diagram: DiagramDefinition = {
   parser,
-  db,
+  get db() {
+    return new PacketDB();
+  },
   renderer,
   styles,
 };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts
index b03ffe4d1..fd7b3211a 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/packet.spec.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 import { it, describe, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { db } from './db.js';
+import { PacketDB } from './db.js';
 import { parser } from './parser.js';
 
-const { clear, getPacket, getDiagramTitle, getAccTitle, getAccDescription } = db;
-
 describe('packet diagrams', () => {
+  let db: PacketDB;
   beforeEach(() => {
-    clear();
+    db = new PacketDB();
+    if (parser.parser) {
+      parser.parser.yy = db;
+    }
   });
 
   it('should handle a packet-beta definition', async () => {
     const str = `packet-beta`;
     await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-    expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('[]');
+    expect(db.getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('[]');
   });
 
   it('should handle a packet definition', async () => {
     const str = `packet`;
     await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-    expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('[]');
+    expect(db.getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('[]');
   });
 
   it('should handle diagram with data and title', async () => {
@@ -29,10 +31,10 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
     0-10: "test"
     `;
     await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-    expect(getDiagramTitle()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Packet diagram"');
-    expect(getAccTitle()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Packet accTitle"');
-    expect(getAccDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Packet accDescription"');
-    expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    expect(db.getDiagramTitle()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Packet diagram"');
+    expect(db.getAccTitle()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Packet accTitle"');
+    expect(db.getAccDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"Packet accDescription"');
+    expect(db.getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       [
         [
           {
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
     11: "single"
     `;
     await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-    expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    expect(db.getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       [
         [
           {
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
     +16: "word"
     `;
     await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-    expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    expect(db.getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       [
         [
           {
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
     +16: "word"
     `;
     await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-    expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    expect(db.getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       [
         [
           {
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
     11-90: "multiple"
     `;
     await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-    expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    expect(db.getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       [
         [
           {
@@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ describe('packet diagrams', () => {
     17-63: "multiple"
     `;
     await expect(parser.parse(str)).resolves.not.toThrow();
-    expect(getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    expect(db.getPacket()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       [
         [
           {
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/parser.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/parser.ts
index 1dcccd636..689d86fb3 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/parser.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/parser.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ import { parse } from '@mermaid-js/parser';
 import type { ParserDefinition } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import { log } from '../../logger.js';
 import { populateCommonDb } from '../common/populateCommonDb.js';
-import { db } from './db.js';
+import { PacketDB } from './db.js';
 import type { PacketBlock, PacketWord } from './types.js';
 
 const maxPacketSize = 10_000;
 
-const populate = (ast: Packet) => {
+const populate = (ast: Packet, db: PacketDB) => {
   populateCommonDb(ast, db);
   let lastBit = -1;
   let word: PacketWord = [];
@@ -91,9 +91,17 @@ const getNextFittingBlock = (
 };
 
 export const parser: ParserDefinition = {
+  // @ts-expect-error - PacketDB is not assignable to DiagramDB
+  parser: { yy: undefined },
   parse: async (input: string): Promise<void> => {
     const ast: Packet = await parse('packet', input);
+    const db = parser.parser?.yy;
+    if (!(db instanceof PacketDB)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        'parser.parser?.yy was not a PacketDB. This is due to a bug within Mermaid, please report this issue at https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues.'
+      );
+    }
     log.debug(ast);
-    populate(ast);
+    populate(ast, db);
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
index e192a0387..92a87b7ed 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Blogging frameworks and platforms
   - [Mermaid](https://nextra.site/docs/guide/mermaid)
 - [WordPress](https://wordpress.org)
   - [MerPRess](https://wordpress.org/plugins/merpress/)
+  - [WP Documentation](https://wordpress.org/themes/wp-documentation/)
 
 ### CMS/ECM