Merge branch 'develop' into fix/sequence-diagram-autonumber-arrow-positioning

on-behalf-of: @Mermaid-Chart <hello@mermaidchart.com>

.changeset/brave-baths-behave.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Prevent HTML tags from being escaped in sandbox label rendering

.changeset/brave-memes-flash.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Support edge animation in hand drawn look

.changeset/bumpy-shrimps-stay.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': minor
----
-
-feat: Add custom images and icons support for sequence diagram actors

.changeset/busy-mirrors-try.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Resolved parsing error where direction TD was not recognized within subgraphs

.changeset/chilly-words-march.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Correct viewBox casing and make SVGs responsive

.changeset/clean-wolves-turn.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': patch
----
-
-fix: Render newlines as spaces in class diagrams

.changeset/crazy-loops-matter.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': patch
----
-
-fix: Handle arrows correctly when auto number is enabled

.changeset/curly-apes-prove.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Improve participant parsing and prevent recursive loops on invalid syntax

.changeset/deep-times-make.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': minor
----
-
-Add IDs in architecture diagrams

.changeset/four-eyes-wish.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': patch
----
-
-fix: Ensure edge label color is applied when using classDef with edge IDs

.changeset/hungry-baths-glow.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': minor
----
-
-feat: Added support for new participant types (`actor`, `boundary`, `control`, `entity`, `database`, `collections`, `queue`) in `sequenceDiagram`.

.changeset/hungry-guests-drive.md

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': minor
-'@mermaid-js/layout-tidy-tree': minor
-'@mermaid-js/layout-elk': minor
----
-
-feat: Update mindmap rendering to support multiple layouts, improved edge intersections, and new shapes

.changeset/loud-results-melt.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': minor
+---
+
+feat: Add half-arrowheads (solid & stick) and central connection support

.changeset/proud-colts-smell.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': minor
----
-
-feat: Add IDs in architecture diagrams

.changeset/revert-marked-dependency.md

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': patch
----
-
-chore: revert marked dependency from ^15.0.7 to ^16.0.0
-
-- Reverted marked package version to ^16.0.0 for better compatibility
-- This is a dependency update that maintains API compatibility
-- All tests pass with the updated version

.changeset/short-seals-sort.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': minor
+---
+
+feat: allow to put notes in namespaces on classDiagram

.changeset/slow-lemons-know.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Mindmap breaking in ELK layout

.changeset/sweet-games-build.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix(er-diagram): prevent syntax error when using 'u', numbers, and decimals in node names

.changeset/ten-plums-bet.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'mermaid': patch
+---
+
+fix: Support ComponentQueue_Ext to prevent parsing error

.cspell/code-terms.txt

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+!viewbox
+# It should be viewBox
 # This file contains coding related terms
 ALPHANUM
 antiscript

.cspell/libraries.txt

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ rscratch
 shiki
 Slidev
 sparkline
+speccharts
 sphinxcontrib
 ssim
 stylis

.esbuild/util.ts

@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ export const getBuildConfig = (options: MermaidBuildOptions): BuildOptions => {
 
   const external: string[] = ['require', 'fs', 'path'];
   const outFileName = getFileName(name, options);
+  const { dependencies, version } = JSON.parse(
+    readFileSync(resolve(__dirname, `../packages/${packageName}/package.json`), 'utf-8')
+  );
   const output: BuildOptions = buildOptions({
     ...rest,
     absWorkingDir: resolve(__dirname, `../packages/${packageName}`),
@@ -82,15 +85,13 @@ export const getBuildConfig = (options: MermaidBuildOptions): BuildOptions => {
     chunkNames: `chunks/${outFileName}/[name]-[hash]`,
     define: {
       // This needs to be stringified for esbuild
-      includeLargeFeatures: `${includeLargeFeatures}`,
+      'injected.includeLargeFeatures': `${includeLargeFeatures}`,
+      'injected.version': `'${version}'`,
       'import.meta.vitest': 'undefined',
     },
   });
 
   if (core) {
-    const { dependencies } = JSON.parse(
-      readFileSync(resolve(__dirname, `../packages/${packageName}/package.json`), 'utf-8')
-    );
     // Core build is used to generate file without bundled dependencies.
     // This is used by downstream projects to bundle dependencies themselves.
     // Ignore dependencies and any dependencies of dependencies

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        language: ['javascript']
-        # CodeQL supports [ 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby' ]
+        language: ['javascript', 'actions']
+        # CodeQL supports [ 'actions', 'cpp', 'csharp', 'go', 'java', 'javascript', 'python', 'ruby' ]
         # Learn more about CodeQL language support at https://aka.ms/codeql-docs/language-support
 
     steps:
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@b56ba49b26e50535fa1e7f7db0f4f7b4bf65d80d # v3.28.10
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@5378192d256ef1302a6980fffe5ca04426d43091 # v3.28.21
         with:
           config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config.yml
           languages: ${{ matrix.language }}
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
       # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@b56ba49b26e50535fa1e7f7db0f4f7b4bf65d80d # v3.28.10
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@5378192d256ef1302a6980fffe5ca04426d43091 # v3.28.21
 
       # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
       # 📚 See https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions#jobsjob_idstepsrun
@@ -62,4 +62,4 @@ jobs:
       #   make release
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@b56ba49b26e50535fa1e7f7db0f4f7b4bf65d80d # v3.28.10
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@5378192d256ef1302a6980fffe5ca04426d43091 # v3.28.21

.github/workflows/e2e-applitools.yml

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           args: -X POST "$APPLITOOLS_SERVER_URL/api/externals/github/push?apiKey=$APPLITOOLS_API_KEY&CommitSha=$GITHUB_SHA&BranchName=${APPLITOOLS_BRANCH}$&ParentBranchName=$APPLITOOLS_PARENT_BRANCH"
 
       - name: Cypress run
-        uses: cypress-io/github-action@18a6541367f4580a515371905f499a27a44e8dbe # v6.7.12
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@108b8684ae52e735ff7891524cbffbcd4be5b19f # v6.7.16
         id: cypress
         with:
           start: pnpm run dev

.github/workflows/e2e-timings.yml

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version-file: '.node-version'
       - name: Install dependencies
-        uses: cypress-io/github-action@18a6541367f4580a515371905f499a27a44e8dbe # v6.7.12
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@108b8684ae52e735ff7891524cbffbcd4be5b19f # v6.7.16
         with:
           runTests: false
 
       - name: Cypress run
-        uses: cypress-io/github-action@18a6541367f4580a515371905f499a27a44e8dbe # v6.7.12
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@108b8684ae52e735ff7891524cbffbcd4be5b19f # v6.7.16
         id: cypress
         with:
           install: false
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Commit and create pull request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@18e469570b1cf0dfc11d60ec121099f8ff3e617a
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@0edc001d28a2959cd7a6b505629f1d82f0a6e67d
         with:
           add-paths: |
             cypress/timings.json

.github/workflows/e2e.yml

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: '.node-version'
       - name: Cache snapshots
         id: cache-snapshot
-        uses: actions/cache@0c907a75c2c80ebcb7f088228285e798b750cf8f # v4.2.1
+        uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
         with:
           path: ./cypress/snapshots
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-snapshots-${{ env.targetHash }}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: ${{ steps.cache-snapshot.outputs.cache-hit != 'true' }}
-        uses: cypress-io/github-action@18a6541367f4580a515371905f499a27a44e8dbe # v6.7.12
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@108b8684ae52e735ff7891524cbffbcd4be5b19f # v6.7.16
         with:
           # just perform install
           runTests: false
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ jobs:
       # These cached snapshots are downloaded, providing the reference snapshots.
       - name: Cache snapshots
         id: cache-snapshot
-        uses: actions/cache/restore@0c907a75c2c80ebcb7f088228285e798b750cf8f # v4.2.1
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
         with:
           path: ./cypress/snapshots
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-snapshots-${{ env.targetHash }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        uses: cypress-io/github-action@18a6541367f4580a515371905f499a27a44e8dbe # v6.7.12
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@108b8684ae52e735ff7891524cbffbcd4be5b19f # v6.7.16
         with:
           runTests: false
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
       # Install NPM dependencies, cache them correctly
       # and run all Cypress tests
       - name: Cypress run
-        uses: cypress-io/github-action@18a6541367f4580a515371905f499a27a44e8dbe # v6.7.12
+        uses: cypress-io/github-action@108b8684ae52e735ff7891524cbffbcd4be5b19f # v6.7.16
         id: cypress
         with:
           install: false

.github/workflows/link-checker.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Restore lychee cache
-        uses: actions/cache@0c907a75c2c80ebcb7f088228285e798b750cf8f # v4.2.1
+        uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
         with:
           path: .lycheecache
           key: cache-lychee-${{ github.sha }}

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -36,11 +36,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish to npm
         id: changesets
-        uses: changesets/action@c8bada60c408975afd1a20b3db81d6eee6789308 # v1.4.9
+        uses: changesets/action@06245a4e0a36c064a573d4150030f5ec548e4fcc # v1.4.10
         with:
           version: pnpm changeset:version
           publish: pnpm changeset:publish
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true

.github/workflows/scorecard.yml

@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Run analysis
-        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@f49aabe0b5af0936a0987cfb85d86b75731b0186 # v2.4.1
+        uses: ossf/scorecard-action@4eaacf0543bb3f2c246792bd56e8cdeffafb205a # v2.4.3
         with:
           results_file: results.sarif
           results_format: sarif
           publish_results: true
       - name: Upload artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@4cec3d8aa04e39d1a68397de0c4cd6fb9dce8ec1 # v4.6.1
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4.6.2
         with:
           name: SARIF file
           path: results.sarif
           retention-days: 5
       - name: Upload to code-scanning
-        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@b56ba49b26e50535fa1e7f7db0f4f7b4bf65d80d # v3.28.10
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@5378192d256ef1302a6980fffe5ca04426d43091 # v3.28.21
         with:
           sarif_file: results.sarif

.github/workflows/update-browserlist.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           message: 'chore: update browsers list'
           push: false
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@67ccf781d68cd99b580ae25a5c18a1cc84ffff1f # v7.0.6
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@271a8d0340265f705b14b6d32b9829c1cb33d45e # v7.0.8
         with:
           branch: update-browserslist
           title: Update Browserslist

.github/workflows/validate-lockfile.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: Validate pnpm-lock.yaml
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     paths:
       - 'pnpm-lock.yaml'
       - '**/package.json'
@@ -15,13 +15,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@a7487c7e89a18df4991f7f222e4898a00d66ddda # v4.1.0
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
 
       - name: Validate pnpm-lock.yaml entries
         id: validate # give this step an ID so we can reference its outputs
@@ -55,16 +50,41 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
+      - name: Find existing lockfile validation comment
+        if: always()
+        uses: peter-evans/find-comment@v3
+        id: find-comment
+        with:
+          issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          comment-author: 'github-actions[bot]'
+          body-includes: 'Lockfile Validation Failed'
+
       - name: Comment on PR if validation failed
         if: failure()
-        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v4
+        uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v5
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           issue-number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+          comment-id: ${{ steps.find-comment.outputs.comment-id }}
+          edit-mode: replace
           body: |
+            ❌ **Lockfile Validation Failed**
+
             The following issue(s) were detected:
             ${{ steps.validate.outputs.errors }}
 
             Please address these and push an update.
 
             _Posted automatically by GitHub Actions_
+
+      - name: Delete comment if validation passed
+        if: success() && steps.find-comment.outputs.comment-id != ''
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+            await github.rest.issues.deleteComment({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+              comment_id: ${{ steps.find-comment.outputs.comment-id }},
+            });

.vite/build.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ export const getBuildConfig = ({ minify, core, watch, entryName }: BuildOptions)
     },
     define: {
       'import.meta.vitest': 'undefined',
+      'injected.includeLargeFeatures': 'true',
+      'injected.version': `'0.0.0'`,
     },
     resolve: {
       extensions: [],
@@ -94,10 +96,6 @@ export const getBuildConfig = ({ minify, core, watch, entryName }: BuildOptions)
       }),
       ...visualizerOptions(packageName, core),
     ],
-    define: {
-      // Needs to be string
-      includeLargeFeatures: 'true',
-    },
   };
 
   if (watch && config.build) {

Dockerfile

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ USER 0:0
 RUN corepack enable \
     && corepack enable pnpm
 
-RUN apk add --no-cache git~=2.43.4 \
+RUN apk add --no-cache git~=2.43 \
     && git config --add --system safe.directory /mermaid
 
 ENV NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=8192"

cypress/helpers/util.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ interface CypressConfig {
   listUrl?: boolean;
   listId?: string;
   name?: string;
+  screenshot?: boolean;
 }
 type CypressMermaidConfig = MermaidConfig & CypressConfig;
 
@@ -90,20 +91,33 @@ export const renderGraph = (
 
 export const openURLAndVerifyRendering = (
   url: string,
-  options: CypressMermaidConfig,
+  { screenshot = true, ...options }: CypressMermaidConfig,
   validation?: any
 ): void => {
   const name: string = (options.name ?? cy.state('runnable').fullTitle()).replace(/\s+/g, '-');
 
   cy.visit(url);
   cy.window().should('have.property', 'rendered', true);
+
+  // Handle sandbox mode where SVG is inside an iframe
+  if (options.securityLevel === 'sandbox') {
+    cy.get('iframe').should('be.visible');
+    if (validation) {
+      cy.get('iframe').should(validation);
+    }
+  } else {
     cy.get('svg').should('be.visible');
+    // cspell:ignore viewbox
+    cy.get('svg').should('not.have.attr', 'viewbox');
 
     if (validation) {
       cy.get('svg').should(validation);
     }
+  }
 
+  if (screenshot) {
     verifyScreenshot(name);
+  }
 };
 
 export const verifyScreenshot = (name: string): void => {

cypress/integration/rendering/c4.spec.js

@@ -114,4 +114,28 @@ describe('C4 diagram', () => {
       {}
     );
   });
+  it('C4.6 should render C4Context diagram with ComponentQueue_Ext', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `
+      C4Context
+      title System Context diagram with ComponentQueue_Ext
+
+      Enterprise_Boundary(b0, "BankBoundary0") {
+          Person(customerA, "Banking Customer A", "A customer of the bank, with personal bank accounts.")
+
+          System(SystemAA, "Internet Banking System", "Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.")
+
+          Enterprise_Boundary(b1, "BankBoundary") {
+            ComponentQueue_Ext(msgQueue, "Message Queue", "RabbitMQ", "External message queue system for processing banking transactions")
+            System_Ext(SystemC, "E-mail system", "The internal Microsoft Exchange e-mail system.")
+          }
+        }
+
+      BiRel(customerA, SystemAA, "Uses")
+      Rel(SystemAA, msgQueue, "Sends messages to")
+      Rel(SystemAA, SystemC, "Sends e-mails", "SMTP")
+      `,
+      {}
+    );
+  });
 });

cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-v2.spec.js

@@ -562,6 +562,20 @@ class C13["With Città foreign language"]
       `
     );
   });
+  it('should add notes in namespaces', function () {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `
+      classDiagram
+      note "This is a outer note"
+      note for C1 "This is a outer note for C1"
+      namespace Namespace1 {
+        note "This is a inner note"
+        note for C1 "This is a inner note for C1"
+        class C1
+      }
+      `
+    );
+  });
   it('should render a simple class diagram with no members', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `

cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-v3.spec.js

@@ -709,6 +709,20 @@ class C13["With Città foreign language"]
       `
     );
   });
+  it('should add notes in namespaces', function () {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `
+      classDiagram
+      note "This is a outer note"
+      note for C1 "This is a outer note for C1"
+      namespace Namespace1 {
+        note "This is a inner note"
+        note for C1 "This is a inner note for C1"
+        class C1
+      }
+      `
+    );
+  });
   it('should render a simple class diagram with no members', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `

cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js

@@ -369,4 +369,92 @@ ORDER ||--|{ LINE-ITEM : contains
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('Special characters and numbers syntax', () => {
+    it('should render ER diagram with numeric entity names', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        erDiagram
+          1 ||--|| ORDER : places
+          ORDER ||--|{ 2 : contains
+          2 ||--o{ 3.5 : references
+        `,
+        { logLevel: 1 }
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render ER diagram with "u" character in entity names and cardinality', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        erDiagram
+          CUSTOMER ||--|| u : has
+          u ||--|| ORDER : places
+          PROJECT u--o{ TEAM_MEMBER : "parent"
+        `,
+        { logLevel: 1 }
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render ER diagram with decimal numbers in relationships', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        erDiagram
+          2.5 ||--|| 1.5 : has
+          CUSTOMER ||--o{ 3.14 : references
+          1.0 ||--|{ ORDER : contains
+        `,
+        { logLevel: 1 }
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render ER diagram with numeric entity names and attributes', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        erDiagram
+          1 {
+            string name
+            int value
+          }
+          1 ||--|| ORDER : places
+          ORDER {
+            float price
+            string description
+          }
+        `,
+        { logLevel: 1 }
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render complex ER diagram with mixed special entity names', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+        erDiagram
+          CUSTOMER ||--o{ 1 : places
+          1 ||--|{ u : contains
+          1.5
+          u ||--|| 2.5 : processes
+          2.5 {
+            string id
+            float value
+          }
+          u {
+            varchar(50) name
+            int count
+          }
+        `,
+        { logLevel: 1 }
+      );
+    });
+    it('should render ER diagram with standalone numeric entities', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `erDiagram
+         PRODUCT ||--o{ ORDER-ITEM : has
+         1.5
+         u
+         1
+        `,
+        { logLevel: 1 }
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });

cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-handDrawn.spec.js

@@ -1029,4 +1029,19 @@ graph TD
       }
     );
   });
+
+  it('FDH49: should add edge animation', () => {
+    renderGraph(
+      `
+      flowchart TD
+          A(["Start"]) L_A_B_0@--> B{"Decision"}
+          B --> C["Option A"] & D["Option B"]
+          style C stroke-width:4px,stroke-dasharray: 5
+          L_A_B_0@{ animation: slow } 
+          L_B_D_0@{ animation: fast }`,
+      { look: 'handDrawn', screenshot: false }
+    );
+    cy.get('path#L_A_B_0').should('have.class', 'edge-animation-slow');
+    cy.get('path#L_B_D_0').should('have.class', 'edge-animation-fast');
+  });
 });

cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-v2.spec.js

@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ describe('Flowchart v2', () => {
       { htmlLabels: true, flowchart: { htmlLabels: true }, securityLevel: 'loose' }
     );
   });
+  it('6a: should render complex HTML in labels with sandbox security', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `flowchart TD
+    A[Christmas] -->|Get money| B(Go shopping)
+    B --> C{Let me think}
+    C -->|One| D[Laptop]
+    C -->|Two| E[iPhone]
+    C -->|Three| F[fa:fa-car Car]
+      `,
+      { securityLevel: 'sandbox', flowchart: { htmlLabels: true } }
+    );
+  });
   it('7: should render a flowchart when useMaxWidth is true (default)', () => {
     renderGraph(
       `flowchart TD

cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js

@@ -774,6 +774,21 @@ describe('Graph', () => {
       expect(svg).to.not.have.attr('style');
     });
   });
+  it('40: should add edge animation', () => {
+    renderGraph(
+      `
+      flowchart TD
+          A(["Start"]) L_A_B_0@--> B{"Decision"}
+          B --> C["Option A"] & D["Option B"]
+          style C stroke-width:4px,stroke-dasharray: 5
+          L_A_B_0@{ animation: slow } 
+          L_B_D_0@{ animation: fast }`,
+      { screenshot: false }
+    );
+    // Verify animation classes are applied to both edges
+    cy.get('path#L_A_B_0').should('have.class', 'edge-animation-slow');
+    cy.get('path#L_B_D_0').should('have.class', 'edge-animation-fast');
+  });
   it('58: handle styling with style expressions', () => {
     imgSnapshotTest(
       `
@@ -973,4 +988,19 @@ graph TD
       }
     );
   });
+
+  it('70: should render a subgraph with direction TD', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `
+      flowchart LR
+        subgraph A
+          direction TD
+          a --> b
+        end
+      `,
+      {
+        fontFamily: 'courier',
+      }
+    );
+  });
 });

cypress/integration/rendering/gantt.spec.js

@@ -803,4 +803,34 @@ describe('Gantt diagram', () => {
       {}
     );
   });
+  it('should handle numeric timestamps with dateFormat x', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `
+     gantt
+     title Process time profile (ms)
+     dateFormat x
+     axisFormat %L
+     tickInterval 250millisecond
+
+     section Pipeline
+     Parse JSON p1: 000, 120
+    `,
+      {}
+    );
+  });
+  it('should handle numeric timestamps with dateFormat X', () => {
+    imgSnapshotTest(
+      `
+     gantt
+     title Process time profile (ms)
+     dateFormat X
+     axisFormat %L
+     tickInterval 250millisecond
+
+     section Pipeline
+     Parse JSON p1: 000, 120
+    `,
+      {}
+    );
+  });
 });

cypress/integration/rendering/sequenceDiagram-icon.spec.ts

@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-import { imgSnapshotTest } from '../../helpers/util';
-
-const looks = ['classic'] as const;
-
-looks.forEach((look) => {
-  describe(`SequenceDiagram icon participants in ${look} look`, () => {
-    it(`single participant with icon`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "fa:bell" }
-        Note over Bob: Icon participant`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`two participants, one icon and one normal`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "fa:bell" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: Hello`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`two icon participants`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "fa:bell" }
-        participant Alice@{ type: "icon", icon: "fa:user" }
-        Bob->>Alice: Hello
-        Alice-->>Bob: Hi`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`with markdown htmlLabels:true content`, () => {
-      // html/markdown in messages/notes (participants themselves don't support label/form/w/h)
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "fa:bell" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: This is **bold** </br>and <strong>strong</strong>
-        Note over Bob,Alice: Mixed <em>HTML</em> and **markdown**`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`with markdown htmlLabels:false content`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "fa:bell" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: This is **bold** </br>and <strong>strong</strong>`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, {
-        look,
-        htmlLabels: false,
-        flowchart: { htmlLabels: false },
-      });
-    });
-
-    it(`with styles applied to participant`, () => {
-      // style by participant id
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "fa:bell" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: Styled participant
-`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`with classDef and class application`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "fa:bell" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: Classed participant
-`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-// Colored emoji icon tests (analogous to the flowchart colored icon tests), no direction line.
-describe('SequenceDiagram colored icon participant', () => {
-  it('colored emoji icon without styles', () => {
-    const icon = 'fluent-emoji:tropical-fish';
-    const diagram = `
-    sequenceDiagram
-      participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "${icon}" }
-      Note over Bob: colored emoji icon
-`;
-    imgSnapshotTest(diagram);
-  });
-
-  it('colored emoji icon with styles', () => {
-    const icon = 'fluent-emoji:tropical-fish';
-    const diagram = `
-    sequenceDiagram
-      participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "${icon}" }
-`;
-    imgSnapshotTest(diagram);
-  });
-});
-
-// Mixed scenario: multiple interactions, still no direction line.
-describe('SequenceDiagram icon participant with multiple interactions', () => {
-  const icon = 'fa:bell-slash';
-  it('icon participant interacts with two normal participants', () => {
-    const diagram = `
-    sequenceDiagram
-      participant Bob@{ type: "icon", icon: "${icon}" }
-      participant Alice
-      participant Carol
-      Bob->>Alice: Ping
-      Alice-->>Bob: Pong
-      Bob->>Carol: Notify
-      Note right of Bob: Icon side note`;
-    imgSnapshotTest(diagram);
-  });
-});

cypress/integration/rendering/sequenceDiagram-image.spec.ts

@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-import { imgSnapshotTest } from '../../helpers/util';
-
-const looks = ['classic'] as const;
-
-looks.forEach((look) => {
-  describe(`SequenceDiagram image participants in ${look} look`, () => {
-    it(`single participant with image`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        Note over Bob: Image participant`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`two participants, one image and one normal`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: Hello`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`two image participants`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        participant Alice@{ type: "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        Bob->>Alice: Hello
-        Alice-->>Bob: Hi`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`with markdown htmlLabels:true content`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: This is **bold** </br>and <strong>strong</strong>
-        Note over Bob,Alice: Mixed <em>HTML</em> and **markdown**`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`with markdown htmlLabels:false content`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: This is **bold** </br>and <strong>strong</strong>`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, {
-        look,
-        htmlLabels: false,
-        flowchart: { htmlLabels: false },
-      });
-    });
-
-    it(`with styles applied to participant`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: Styled participant
-`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-
-    it(`with classDef and class application`, () => {
-      const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: Classed participant
-`;
-      imgSnapshotTest(diagram, { look });
-    });
-  });
-});
-
-// Mixed scenario: multiple interactions, still no direction line.
-describe('SequenceDiagram image participant with multiple interactions', () => {
-  const imageUrl = 'https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg';
-  it('image participant interacts with two normal participants', () => {
-    const diagram = `
-      sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ type: "image", "image": "${imageUrl}" }
-        participant Alice
-        participant Carol
-        Bob->>Alice: Ping
-        Alice-->>Bob: Pong
-        Bob->>Carol: Notify
-        Note right of Bob: Image side note`;
-    imgSnapshotTest(diagram);
-  });
-});

cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram-v2.spec.js

@@ -655,5 +655,955 @@ describe('Sequence Diagram Special Cases', () => {
         expect(svg).to.not.have.attr('style');
       });
     });
+
+    describe('Central Connection Rendering Tests', () => {
+      it('should render central connection circles on actor vertical lines', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+          `sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        participant Charlie
+        Alice ()->>() Bob: Central connection
+        Bob ()-->> Charlie: Reverse central connection
+        Charlie ()<<-->>() Alice: Dual central connection`,
+          { look: 'classic', sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should render central connections with different arrow types', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+          `sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ()->>() Bob: Solid open arrow
+        Alice ()-->>() Bob: Dotted open arrow
+        Alice ()-x() Bob: Solid cross
+        Alice ()--x() Bob: Dotted cross
+        Alice ()->() Bob: Solid arrow`,
+          { look: 'classic', sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should render central connections with bidirectional arrows', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+          `sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ()<<->>() Bob: Bidirectional solid
+        Alice ()<<-->>() Bob: Bidirectional dotted`,
+          { look: 'classic', sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should render central connections with activations', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+          `sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        participant Charlie
+        Alice ()->>() Bob: Activate Bob
+        activate Bob
+        Bob ()-->> Charlie: Message to Charlie
+        Bob ()->>() Alice: Response to Alice
+        deactivate Bob`,
+          { look: 'classic', sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should render central connections mixed with normal messages', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+          `sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        participant Charlie
+        Alice ->> Bob: Normal message
+        Bob ()->>() Charlie: Central connection
+        Charlie -->> Alice: Normal dotted message
+        Alice ()<<-->>() Bob: Dual central connection
+        Bob -x Charlie: Normal cross message`,
+          { look: 'classic', sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should render central connections with notes', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+          `sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        participant Charlie
+        Alice ()->>() Bob: Central connection
+        Note over Alice,Bob: Central connection note
+        Bob ()-->> Charlie: Reverse central connection
+        Note right of Charlie: Response note
+        Charlie ()<<-->>() Alice: Dual central connection`,
+          { look: 'classic', sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should render central connections with loops and alternatives', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+          `sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        participant Charlie
+        loop Every minute
+            Alice ()->>() Bob: Central heartbeat
+            Bob ()-->> Charlie: Forward heartbeat
+        end
+        alt Success
+            Charlie ()<<-->>() Alice: Success response
+        else Failure
+            Charlie ()-x() Alice: Failure response
+        end`,
+          { look: 'classic', sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should render central connections with different participant types', () => {
+        imgSnapshotTest(
+          `sequenceDiagram
+          participant Alice
+          actor Bob
+          participant Charlie@{"type":"boundary"}
+          participant David@{"type":"control"}
+          participant Eve@{"type":"entity"}
+          Alice ()->>() Bob: To actor
+          Bob ()-->> Charlie: To boundary
+          Charlie ()->>() David: To control
+          David ()<<-->>() Eve: To entity
+          Eve ()-x() Alice: Back to participant`,
+          { look: 'classic', sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+        );
+      });
+    });
+    describe('Sequence Diagram Rendering with Autonumber and All Arrow Types', () => {
+      describe('Autonumber with All Arrow Types', () => {
+        it('should render all arrow types with autonumbering', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    Alice->>Bob: Solid arrow (->>)
+    Bob-->>Alice: Dotted arrow (-->>)
+    Alice->Charlie: Solid open arrow (->)
+    Charlie-->Dave: Dotted open arrow (-->)
+    Alice-xBob: Solid cross (-x)
+    Bob--xAlice: Dotted cross (--x)
+    Alice-)Charlie: Solid point async (-)
+    Charlie--)Dave: Dotted point async (--)
+    Alice<<->>Bob: Bidirectional solid (<<->>)
+    Charlie<<-->>Dave: Bidirectional dotted (<<-->>)
+    Alice-|\\Bob: Solid top half (-|\\)
+    Bob-|/Alice: Solid bottom half (-|/)
+    Alice-\\\\Charlie: Stick top half (-\\\\)
+    Charlie-//Dave: Stick bottom half (-//)
+    Dave/|-Charlie: Solid top reverse (/|-)
+    Charlie\\|-Bob: Solid bottom reverse (\\|-)
+    Bob//-Alice: Stick top reverse (//-)
+    Alice\\\\-Bob: Stick bottom reverse (\\\\-)
+    Alice--|\\Bob: Dotted solid top (--|\\)
+    Bob--|/Alice: Dotted solid bottom (--|/)
+    Alice--\\\\Charlie: Dotted stick top (--\\\\)
+    Charlie--//Dave: Dotted stick bottom (--//)
+    Dave/|--Charlie: Dotted solid top reverse (/|--)
+    Charlie\\|--Bob: Dotted solid bottom reverse (\\|--)
+    Bob//--Alice: Dotted stick top reverse (//--)
+    Alice\\\\--Bob: Dotted stick bottom reverse (\\\\--)
+    Alice->>()Bob: Solid with central connection
+    Bob()-->>Alice: Dotted with reverse central
+    Alice()->>()Charlie: Dual central connections`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render all arrow types with autonumbering - left to right only', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    Alice->>Bob: Solid arrow (->>)
+    Alice-->>Bob: Dotted arrow (-->>)
+    Alice->Bob: Solid open arrow (->)
+    Alice-->Bob: Dotted open arrow (-->)
+    Alice-xBob: Solid cross (-x)
+    Alice--xBob: Dotted cross (--x)
+    Alice-)Bob: Solid point async (-)
+    Alice--)Bob: Dotted point async (--)
+    Alice<<->>Bob: Bidirectional solid (<<->>)
+    Alice<<-->>Bob: Bidirectional dotted (<<-->>)
+    Alice-|\\Bob: Solid top half (-|\\)
+    Alice-|/Bob: Solid bottom half (-|/)
+    Alice-\\\\Bob: Stick top half (-\\\\)
+    Alice-//Bob: Stick bottom half (-//)
+    Bob/|-Alice: Solid top reverse (/|-)
+    Bob\\|-Alice: Solid bottom reverse (\\|-)
+    Bob//-Alice: Stick top reverse (//-)
+    Bob\\\\-Alice: Stick bottom reverse (\\\\-)
+    Alice--|\\Bob: Dotted solid top (--|\\)
+    Alice--|/Bob: Dotted solid bottom (--|/)
+    Alice--\\\\Bob: Dotted stick top (--\\\\)
+    Alice--//Bob: Dotted stick bottom (--//)
+    Bob/|--Alice: Dotted solid top reverse (/|--)
+    Bob\\|--Alice: Dotted solid bottom reverse (\\|--)
+    Bob//--Alice: Dotted stick top reverse (//--)
+    Bob\\\\--Alice: Dotted stick bottom reverse (\\\\--)
+    Alice->>()Bob: Solid with central connection
+    Alice()-->>Bob: Dotted with reverse central
+    Alice()->>()Bob: Dual central connections`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render central connections with autonumbering', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice->>()Bob: Central connection at destination
+    Bob()->>Alice: Reverse central at source
+    Alice()->>()Bob: Dual central connections
+    Bob->>()Charlie: Another central connection
+    Charlie()-->>Alice: Reverse central dotted
+    Alice()<<-->>()Bob: Dual central bidirectional`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render bidirectional arrows with autonumbering', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice<<->>Bob: Bidirectional solid left to right
+    Bob<<->>Alice: Bidirectional solid right to left
+    Alice<<-->>Charlie: Bidirectional dotted left to right
+    Charlie<<-->>Alice: Bidirectional dotted right to left
+    Bob<<->>Charlie: Bidirectional solid
+    Charlie<<-->>Bob: Bidirectional dotted`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render reverse arrows with autonumbering', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Bob/|-Alice: Solid top reverse left to right
+    Alice/|-Bob: Solid top reverse right to left
+    Bob\\|-Alice: Solid bottom reverse left to right
+    Alice\\|-Bob: Solid bottom reverse right to left
+    Bob//-Alice: Stick top reverse left to right
+    Alice//-Bob: Stick top reverse right to left
+    Bob\\\\-Alice: Stick bottom reverse left to right
+    Alice\\\\-Bob: Stick bottom reverse right to left
+    Bob/|--Alice: Dotted solid top reverse
+    Alice\\|--Bob: Dotted solid bottom reverse
+    Bob//--Alice: Dotted stick top reverse
+    Alice\\\\--Bob: Dotted stick bottom reverse`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('Central Connections with Autonumber - Comprehensive Coverage', () => {
+        it('should render CENTRAL_CONNECTION with normal arrows - left to right', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice->>()Bob: Solid arrow with circle at destination
+    Alice-->>()Bob: Dotted arrow with circle at destination
+    Alice->()Bob: Open arrow with circle at destination
+    Alice--x()Bob: Cross arrow with circle at destination
+    Alice--)()Bob: Close arrow with circle at destination`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render CENTRAL_CONNECTION with normal arrows - right to left', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Bob->>()Alice: Solid arrow with circle at destination (RTL)
+    Charlie-->>()Bob: Dotted arrow with circle at destination (RTL)
+    Bob->()Alice: Open arrow with circle at destination (RTL)
+    Charlie--x()Alice: Cross arrow with circle at destination (RTL)
+    Bob--)()Alice: Close arrow with circle at destination (RTL)`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render CENTRAL_CONNECTION with reverse arrows - left to right', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Bob/|-()Alice: Solid top reverse with circle (LTR)
+    Bob\\|-()Alice: Solid bottom reverse with circle (LTR)
+    Bob//-()Alice: Stick top reverse with circle (LTR)
+    Bob\\\\-()Alice: Stick bottom reverse with circle (LTR)
+    Bob/|--()Alice: Dotted solid top reverse with circle (LTR)
+    Bob\\|--()Alice: Dotted solid bottom reverse with circle (LTR)
+    Bob//--()Alice: Dotted stick top reverse with circle (LTR)
+    Bob\\\\--()Alice: Dotted stick bottom reverse with circle (LTR)`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render CENTRAL_CONNECTION with reverse arrows - right to left', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice/|-()Bob: Solid top reverse with circle (RTL)
+    Alice\\|-()Bob: Solid bottom reverse with circle (RTL)
+    Alice//-()Bob: Stick top reverse with circle (RTL)
+    Alice\\\\-()Bob: Stick bottom reverse with circle (RTL)
+    Alice/|--()Bob: Dotted solid top reverse with circle (RTL)
+    Alice\\|--()Bob: Dotted solid bottom reverse with circle (RTL)
+    Alice//--()Bob: Dotted stick top reverse with circle (RTL)
+    Alice\\\\--()Bob: Dotted stick bottom reverse with circle (RTL)`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render Central_Connection_REVERSE ()->> normal LTR', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()->>Bob: Circle at source with solid arrow
+    Alice()-->>Bob: Circle at source with dotted arrow
+    Alice()->Bob: Circle at source with open arrow
+    Alice()--xBob: Circle at source with cross arrow
+    Alice()--)Bob: Circle at source with close arrow`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render Central_Connection_REVERSE ()->> normal RTL', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Bob()->>Alice: Circle at source with solid arrow (RTL)
+    Charlie()-->>Bob: Circle at source with dotted arrow (RTL)
+    Bob()->Alice: Circle at source with open arrow (RTL)
+    Charlie()--xAlice: Circle at source with cross arrow (RTL)
+    Bob()--)Alice: Circle at source with close arrow (RTL)`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render Central_Connection_REVERSE ()->> reverse LTR', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Bob()/|-Alice: Circle at source with solid top reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()\\|-Alice: Circle at source with solid bottom reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()//-Alice: Circle at source with stick top reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()\\\\-Alice: Circle at source with stick bottom reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()/|--Alice: Circle at source with dotted solid top reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()\\|--Alice: Circle at source with dotted solid bottom reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()//--Alice: Circle at source with dotted stick top reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()\\\\--Alice: Circle at source with dotted stick bottom reverse (LTR)`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render Central_Connection_REVERSE ()->> reverse RTL', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()/|-Bob: Circle at source with solid top reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()\\|-Bob: Circle at source with solid bottom reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()//-Bob: Circle at source with stick top reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()\\\\-Bob: Circle at source with stick bottom reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()/|--Bob: Circle at source with dotted solid top reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()\\|--Bob: Circle at source with dotted solid bottom reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()//--Bob: Circle at source with dotted stick top reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()\\\\--Bob: Circle at source with dotted stick bottom reverse (RTL)`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render Central_Connection_DUAL ()->>() normal LTR', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()->>()Bob: Circles at both ends with solid arrow
+    Alice()-->>()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted arrow
+    Alice()->()Bob: Circles at both ends with open arrow
+    Alice()--x()Bob: Circles at both ends with cross arrow
+    Alice()--)()Bob: Circles at both ends with close arrow`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render Central_Connection_DUAL ()->>() normal RTL', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Bob()->>()Alice: Circles at both ends with solid arrow (RTL)
+    Charlie()-->>()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted arrow (RTL)
+    Bob()->()Alice: Circles at both ends with open arrow (RTL)
+    Charlie()--x()Alice: Circles at both ends with cross arrow (RTL)
+    Bob()--)()Alice: Circles at both ends with close arrow (RTL)`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render Central_Connection_DUAL ()->>() reverse LTR', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Bob()/|-()Alice: Circles at both ends with solid top reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()\\|-()Alice: Circles at both ends with solid bottom reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()//-()Alice: Circles at both ends with stick top reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()\\\\-()Alice: Circles at both ends with stick bottom reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()/|--()Alice: Circles at both ends with dotted solid top reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()\\|--()Alice: Circles at both ends with dotted solid bottom reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()//--()Alice: Circles at both ends with dotted stick top reverse (LTR)
+    Bob()\\\\--()Alice: Circles at both ends with dotted stick bottom reverse (LTR)`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render Central_Connection_DUAL ()->>() reverse RTL', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()/|-()Bob: Circles at both ends with solid top reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()\\|-()Bob: Circles at both ends with solid bottom reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()//-()Bob: Circles at both ends with stick top reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()\\\\-()Bob: Circles at both ends with stick bottom reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()/|--()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted solid top reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()\\|--()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted solid bottom reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()//--()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted stick top reverse (RTL)
+    Alice()\\\\--()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted stick bottom reverse (RTL)`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render mixed central connections with autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    participant David
+
+    Note over Alice,David: Normal arrows with central connections
+    Alice->>()Bob: CENTRAL_CONNECTION LTR
+    Bob->>()Alice: CENTRAL_CONNECTION RTL
+    Alice()->>Bob: CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE LTR
+    Bob()->>Alice: CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE RTL
+    Alice()->>()Bob: CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL LTR
+    Bob()->>()Alice: CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL RTL
+
+    Note over Alice,David: Reverse arrows with central connections
+    Bob/|-()Alice: Reverse with CENTRAL_CONNECTION LTR
+    Alice/|-()Bob: Reverse with CENTRAL_CONNECTION RTL
+    Bob()/|-Alice: Reverse with CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE LTR
+    Alice()/|-Bob: Reverse with CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE RTL
+    Bob()/|-()Alice: Reverse with CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL LTR
+    Alice()/|-()Bob: Reverse with CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL RTL
+
+    Note over Alice,David: Mixed with different participants
+    Alice->>()Charlie: Skip participant
+    Charlie()->>Alice: Back skip
+    Bob()->>()David: Another skip
+    David()->>()Bob: Return skip`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render central connections with bidirectional arrows and autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()<<->>()Bob: Dual central with bidirectional solid LTR
+    Bob()<<->>()Alice: Dual central with bidirectional solid RTL
+    Alice()<<-->>()Bob: Dual central with bidirectional dotted LTR
+    Bob()<<-->>()Alice: Dual central with bidirectional dotted RTL
+    Alice<<->>()Bob: Central at end with bidirectional LTR
+    Bob()<<->>Alice: Central at start with bidirectional RTL`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('Self-Reference Arrows - Comprehensive Coverage', () => {
+        it('should render self-reference with normal arrows - without autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice->>Alice: Solid arrow self-reference
+    Bob-->>Bob: Dotted arrow self-reference
+    Charlie->Charlie: Open arrow self-reference
+    Alice-->Alice: Dotted open arrow self-reference
+    Bob-xBob: Cross arrow self-reference
+    Charlie--xCharlie: Dotted cross self-reference`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with normal arrows - with autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice->>Alice: Solid arrow self-reference
+    Bob-->>Bob: Dotted arrow self-reference
+    Charlie->Charlie: Open arrow self-reference
+    Alice-->Alice: Dotted open arrow self-reference
+    Bob-xBob: Cross arrow self-reference
+    Charlie--xCharlie: Dotted cross self-reference`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with reverse arrows - without autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice/|-Alice: Solid top reverse self-reference
+    Bob\\|-Bob: Solid bottom reverse self-reference
+    Charlie//-Charlie: Stick top reverse self-reference
+    Alice\\\\-Alice: Stick bottom reverse self-reference
+    Bob/|--Bob: Dotted solid top reverse self-reference
+    Charlie\\|--Charlie: Dotted solid bottom reverse self-reference
+    Alice//--Alice: Dotted stick top reverse self-reference
+    Bob\\\\--Bob: Dotted stick bottom reverse self-reference`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with reverse arrows - with autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice/|-Alice: Solid top reverse self-reference
+    Bob\\|-Bob: Solid bottom reverse self-reference
+    Charlie//-Charlie: Stick top reverse self-reference
+    Alice\\\\-Alice: Stick bottom reverse self-reference
+    Bob/|--Bob: Dotted solid top reverse self-reference
+    Charlie\\|--Charlie: Dotted solid bottom reverse self-reference
+    Alice//--Alice: Dotted stick top reverse self-reference
+    Bob\\\\--Bob: Dotted stick bottom reverse self-reference`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with bidirectional arrows - without autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice<<->>Alice: Bidirectional solid self-reference
+    Bob<<-->>Bob: Bidirectional dotted self-reference
+    Charlie<<->>Charlie: Another bidirectional solid
+    Alice<<-->>Alice: Another bidirectional dotted`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with bidirectional arrows - with autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice<<->>Alice: Bidirectional solid self-reference
+    Bob<<-->>Bob: Bidirectional dotted self-reference
+    Charlie<<->>Charlie: Another bidirectional solid
+    Alice<<-->>Alice: Another bidirectional dotted`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with CENTRAL_CONNECTION - without autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice->>()Alice: Solid arrow with circle at destination
+    Bob-->>()Bob: Dotted arrow with circle at destination
+    Charlie->()Charlie: Open arrow with circle at destination
+    Alice--x()Alice: Cross arrow with circle at destination
+    Bob--)()Bob: Close arrow with circle at destination`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with CENTRAL_CONNECTION - with autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice->>()Alice: Solid arrow with circle at destination
+    Bob-->>()Bob: Dotted arrow with circle at destination
+    Charlie->()Charlie: Open arrow with circle at destination
+    Alice--x()Alice: Cross arrow with circle at destination
+    Bob--)()Bob: Close arrow with circle at destination`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE  - without autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()->>Alice: Circle at source with solid arrow
+    Bob()-->>Bob: Circle at source with dotted arrow
+    Charlie()->Charlie: Circle at source with open arrow
+    Alice()--xAlice: Circle at source with cross arrow
+    Bob()--)Bob: Circle at source with close arrow`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE - with autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()->>Alice: Circle at source with solid arrow
+    Bob()-->>Bob: Circle at source with dotted arrow
+    Charlie()->Charlie: Circle at source with open arrow
+    Alice()--xAlice: Circle at source with cross arrow
+    Bob()--)Bob: Circle at source with close arrow`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL - without autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()->>()Alice: Circles at both ends with solid arrow
+    Bob()-->>()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted arrow
+    Charlie()->()Charlie: Circles at both ends with open arrow
+    Alice()--x()Alice: Circles at both ends with cross arrow
+    Bob()--)()Bob: Circles at both ends with close arrow`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL - with autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()->>()Alice: Circles at both ends with solid arrow
+    Bob()-->>()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted arrow
+    Charlie()->()Charlie: Circles at both ends with open arrow
+    Alice()--x()Alice: Circles at both ends with cross arrow
+    Bob()--)()Bob: Circles at both ends with close arrow`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with reverse arrows and CENTRAL_CONNECTION', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice/|-()Alice: Solid top reverse with circle at destination
+    Bob\\|-()Bob: Solid bottom reverse with circle at destination
+    Charlie//-()Charlie: Stick top reverse with circle at destination
+    Alice\\\\-()Alice: Stick bottom reverse with circle at destination
+    Bob/|--()Bob: Dotted solid top reverse with circle at destination
+    Charlie\\|--()Charlie: Dotted solid bottom reverse with circle at destination
+    Alice//--()Alice: Dotted stick top reverse with circle at destination
+    Bob\\\\--()Bob: Dotted stick bottom reverse with circle at destination`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with reverse arrows and CENTRAL_CONNECTION - with autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice/|-()Alice: Solid top reverse with circle at destination
+    Bob\\|-()Bob: Solid bottom reverse with circle at destination
+    Charlie//-()Charlie: Stick top reverse with circle at destination
+    Alice\\\\-()Alice: Stick bottom reverse with circle at destination
+    Bob/|--()Bob: Dotted solid top reverse with circle at destination
+    Charlie\\|--()Charlie: Dotted solid bottom reverse with circle at destination
+    Alice//--()Alice: Dotted stick top reverse with circle at destination
+    Bob\\\\--()Bob: Dotted stick bottom reverse with circle at destination`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-ref reverse Central_Connection_REVERSE no-autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()/|-Alice: Circle at source with solid top reverse
+    Bob()\\|-Bob: Circle at source with solid bottom reverse
+    Charlie()//-Charlie: Circle at source with stick top reverse
+    Alice()\\\\-Alice: Circle at source with stick bottom reverse
+    Bob()/|--Bob: Circle at source with dotted solid top reverse
+    Charlie()\\|--Charlie: Circle at source with dotted solid bottom reverse
+    Alice()//--Alice: Circle at source with dotted stick top reverse
+    Bob()\\\\--Bob: Circle at source with dotted stick bottom reverse`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-ref reverse Central_Connection_REVERSE autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()/|-Alice: Circle at source with solid top reverse
+    Bob()\\|-Bob: Circle at source with solid bottom reverse
+    Charlie()//-Charlie: Circle at source with stick top reverse
+    Alice()\\\\-Alice: Circle at source with stick bottom reverse
+    Bob()/|--Bob: Circle at source with dotted solid top reverse
+    Charlie()\\|--Charlie: Circle at source with dotted solid bottom reverse
+    Alice()//--Alice: Circle at source with dotted stick top reverse
+    Bob()\\\\--Bob: Circle at source with dotted stick bottom reverse`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-ref reverse Central_Connection_DUAL no-autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()/|-()Alice: Circles at both ends with solid top reverse
+    Bob()\\|-()Bob: Circles at both ends with solid bottom reverse
+    Charlie()//-()Charlie: Circles at both ends with stick top reverse
+    Alice()\\\\-()Alice: Circles at both ends with stick bottom reverse
+    Bob()/|--()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted solid top reverse
+    Charlie()\\|--()Charlie: Circles at both ends with dotted solid bottom reverse
+    Alice()//--()Alice: Circles at both ends with dotted stick top reverse
+    Bob()\\\\--()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted stick bottom reverse`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-references, reverse arrows & dual central connection (autonumber).', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()/|-()Alice: Circles at both ends with solid top reverse
+    Bob()\\|-()Bob: Circles at both ends with solid bottom reverse
+    Charlie()//-()Charlie: Circles at both ends with stick top reverse
+    Alice()\\\\-()Alice: Circles at both ends with stick bottom reverse
+    Bob()/|--()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted solid top reverse
+    Charlie()\\|--()Charlie: Circles at both ends with dotted solid bottom reverse
+    Alice()//--()Alice: Circles at both ends with dotted stick top reverse
+    Bob()\\\\--()Bob: Circles at both ends with dotted stick bottom reverse`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('Render self-references with bidirectional central connections (no autonumber).', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()<<->>()Alice: Dual central with bidirectional solid
+    Bob()<<-->>()Bob: Dual central with bidirectional dotted
+    Charlie<<->>()Alice: Central at end with bidirectional
+    Bob()<<->>Bob: Central at start with bidirectional`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference with bidirectional and central connections - with autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+    Alice()<<->>()Alice: Dual central with bidirectional solid
+    Bob()<<-->>()Bob: Dual central with bidirectional dotted
+    Charlie<<->>()Charlie: Central at end with bidirectional
+    Bob()<<->>Bob: Central at start with bidirectional`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render comprehensive self-reference scenario - all arrow types mixed', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+
+    Note over Alice,Charlie: Normal arrows
+    Alice->>Alice: Normal solid
+    Bob-->>Bob: Normal dotted
+    Charlie->Charlie: Normal open
+
+    Note over Alice,Charlie: Reverse arrows
+    Alice/|-Alice: Reverse solid top
+    Bob\\|-Bob: Reverse solid bottom
+
+    Note over Alice,Charlie: Bidirectional arrows
+    Charlie<<->>Charlie: Bidirectional solid
+    Alice<<-->>Alice: Bidirectional dotted
+
+    Note over Alice,Charlie: Central connections
+    Bob->>()Bob: Central at destination
+    Charlie()->>Charlie: Central at source
+    Alice()->>()Alice: Dual central
+
+    Note over Alice,Charlie: Reverse with central
+    Bob()/|-()Bob: Reverse with dual central
+    Charlie/|-()Charlie: Reverse with central at destination
+
+    Note over Alice,Charlie: Bidirectional with central
+    Alice()<<->>()Alice: Bidirectional with dual central`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+
+        it('should render self-reference mixed with regular messages and autonumber', () => {
+          imgSnapshotTest(
+            `%%{init: {'theme':'base'}}%%
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    participant Charlie
+
+    Alice->>Bob: Regular message
+    Bob->>Bob: Self-reference solid
+    Bob-->>Charlie: Regular dotted
+    Charlie()->>()Charlie: Self-ref dual central
+    Charlie->>Alice: Regular back
+    Alice<<->>Alice: Self-ref bidirectional
+    Alice()->>Bob: Regular with central
+    Bob()/|-()Bob: Self-ref reverse dual central
+    Bob-->>Alice: Regular dotted back`,
+            { sequence: { diagramMarginX: 50, diagramMarginY: 10 } }
+          );
+        });
+      });
+    });
   });
 });

cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js

@@ -1053,4 +1053,167 @@ describe('Sequence diagram', () => {
       ]);
     });
   });
+  describe('render new arrow type', () => {
+    it('should render Solid half arrow top', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+    sequenceDiagram
+      Alice -|\\  John: Hello John, how are you? 
+      Alice-|\\  John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice -|\\  John: Test
+      `
+      );
+    });
+    it('should render Solid half arrow bottom', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+    sequenceDiagram
+      Alice-|/John: Hello John, how are you?
+      Alice-|/John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice-|/John: Test
+      `
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Stick half arrow top ', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+     sequenceDiagram
+      Alice-\\\\John: Hello John, how are you?
+      Alice-\\\\John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice-\\\\John: Test
+      `
+      );
+    });
+    it('should render Stick half arrow bottom ', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+       sequenceDiagram
+      Alice-//John: Hello John, how are you?
+      Alice-//John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice-//John: Test
+      `
+      );
+    });
+    it('should render Solid half arrow top reverse ', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+       sequenceDiagram
+      Alice/|-John: Hello Alice, how are you?
+      Alice/|-John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice/|-John: Test
+
+      `
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Solid half arrow bottom reverse ', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `sequenceDiagram
+        Alice \\|- John: Hello Alice, how are you?
+        Alice \\|- John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+        Alice \\|- John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Stick half arrow top reverse ', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+      sequenceDiagram
+      Alice //-John: Hello Alice, how are you?
+      Alice //-John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice //-John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Stick half arrow bottom reverse ', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+       sequenceDiagram
+      Alice \\\\-John: Hello Alice, how are you?
+      Alice \\\\-John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice \\\\-John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Solid half arrow top dotted', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+     sequenceDiagram
+      Alice --|\\John: Hello John, how are you?
+      Alice --|\\John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice --|\\John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Solid half arrow bottom dotted', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+     sequenceDiagram
+      Alice --|/John: Hello John, how are you?
+      Alice --|/John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice --|/John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Stick half arrow top dotted', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+     sequenceDiagram
+      Alice--\\\\John: Hello John, how are you?
+      Alice--\\\\John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice--\\\\John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Stick half arrow bottom dotted', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+     sequenceDiagram
+      Alice--//John: Hello John, how are you?
+      Alice--//John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice--//John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Solid half arrow top reverse dotted', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+  sequenceDiagram
+      Alice/|--John: Hello Alice, how are you?
+      Alice/|--John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice/|--John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Solid half arrow bottom reverse dotted', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+  sequenceDiagram
+      Alice\\|--John: Hello Alice, how are you?
+      Alice\\|--John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice\\|--John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Stick half arrow top reverse dotted ', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+  sequenceDiagram
+      Alice//--John: Hello Alice, how are you?
+      Alice//--John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice//--John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('should render Stick half arrow bottom reverse dotted ', () => {
+      imgSnapshotTest(
+        `
+  sequenceDiagram
+      Alice\\\\--John: Hello Alice, how are you?
+      Alice\\\\--John: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+      Alice\\\\--John: Test`
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });

cypress/platform/knsv2.html

@@ -110,6 +110,48 @@
       config:
         layout: elk
       ---
+      mindmap
+      root((mindmap))
+        Origins
+          Long history
+          ::icon(fa fa-book)
+          Popularisation
+            British popular psychology author Tony Buzan
+        Research
+          On effectiveness<br/>and features
+          On Automatic creation
+            Uses
+                Creative techniques
+                Strategic planning
+                Argument mapping
+        Tools
+              id)I am a cloud(
+                  id))I am a bang((
+                    Tools
+    </pre>
+    <pre id="diagram4" class="mermaid">
+      ---
+      config:
+        layout: elk
+      ---
+      flowchart
+       aid0
+  </pre
+    >
+    <pre id="diagram4" class="mermaid">
+      ---
+      config:
+        layout: elk
+      ---
+      mindmap
+      aid0
+
+    </pre>
+    <pre id="diagram4" class="mermaid">
+      ---
+      config:
+        layout: ogdc
+      ---
       flowchart-elk TB
       c1-->a2
       subgraph one

cypress/platform/yari.html

@@ -603,6 +603,10 @@
       </div>
       <div class="test">
         <pre class="mermaid">
+          ---
+            config:
+              theme: dark
+          ---
           classDiagram
             test ()--() test2
         </pre>

cypress/timings.json

@@ -2,227 +2,227 @@
   "durations": [
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/configuration.spec.js",
-      "duration": 5841
+      "duration": 6099
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/external-diagrams.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2138
+      "duration": 2236
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/ghsa.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3370
+      "duration": 3405
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/iife.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2052
+      "duration": 2176
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/interaction.spec.js",
-      "duration": 12243
+      "duration": 12300
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/rerender.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2065
+      "duration": 2089
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/xss.spec.js",
-      "duration": 31288
+      "duration": 32033
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/appli.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3421
+      "duration": 3672
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/architecture.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 97
+      "duration": 103
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/block.spec.js",
-      "duration": 18500
+      "duration": 18135
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/c4.spec.js",
-      "duration": 5793
+      "duration": 5661
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-elk-v3.spec.js",
-      "duration": 40966
+      "duration": 41456
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-handDrawn-v3.spec.js",
-      "duration": 39176
+      "duration": 38910
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-v2.spec.js",
-      "duration": 23468
+      "duration": 24120
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-v3.spec.js",
-      "duration": 38291
+      "duration": 38454
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 16949
+      "duration": 17099
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/conf-and-directives.spec.js",
-      "duration": 9480
+      "duration": 9844
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/current.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2753
+      "duration": 2951
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram-unified.spec.js",
-      "duration": 88028
+      "duration": 90081
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 15615
+      "duration": 19496
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/errorDiagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3706
+      "duration": 3829
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-elk.spec.js",
-      "duration": 43905
+      "duration": 42517
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-handDrawn.spec.js",
-      "duration": 31217
+      "duration": 31541
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-icon.spec.js",
-      "duration": 7531
+      "duration": 7749
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-shape-alias.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 25423
+      "duration": 25230
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-v2.spec.js",
-      "duration": 49664
+      "duration": 49359
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js",
-      "duration": 32525
+      "duration": 33028
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/gantt.spec.js",
-      "duration": 20915
+      "duration": 22271
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/gitGraph.spec.js",
-      "duration": 53556
+      "duration": 51837
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/iconShape.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 283038
+      "duration": 285060
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/imageShape.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 59434
+      "duration": 59517
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/info.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 3101
+      "duration": 3501
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/journey.spec.js",
-      "duration": 7099
+      "duration": 7405
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/kanban.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 7567
+      "duration": 7975
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/katex.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3817
+      "duration": 4312
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/marker_unique_id.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2624
+      "duration": 2630
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/mindmap-tidy-tree.spec.js",
-      "duration": 4246
+      "duration": 4541
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/mindmap.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 11967
+      "duration": 12134
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/newShapes.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 151914
+      "duration": 151160
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/oldShapes.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 116698
+      "duration": 118044
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/packet.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 4967
+      "duration": 5166
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/pie.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 6700
+      "duration": 7074
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/quadrantChart.spec.js",
-      "duration": 8963
+      "duration": 9518
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/radar.spec.js",
-      "duration": 5540
+      "duration": 5846
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/requirement.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2782
+      "duration": 3089
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/requirementDiagram-unified.spec.js",
-      "duration": 54797
+      "duration": 55361
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/sankey.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 6914
+      "duration": 7236
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram-v2.spec.js",
-      "duration": 20481
+      "duration": 26057
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 38490
+      "duration": 48401
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram-v2.spec.js",
-      "duration": 30766
+      "duration": 30364
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 16705
+      "duration": 16862
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/theme.spec.js",
-      "duration": 30928
+      "duration": 30553
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/timeline.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 8424
+      "duration": 8962
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/treemap.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 12533
+      "duration": 12486
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/xyChart.spec.js",
-      "duration": 21197
+      "duration": 21718
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/zenuml.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3455
+      "duration": 3882
     }
   ]
 }

cypress/tsconfig.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "es2020",
     "lib": ["es2020", "dom"],
-    "types": ["cypress", "node", "@argos-ci/cypress/dist/support.d.ts"],
+    "types": ["cypress", "node", "@argos-ci/cypress/support"],
     "allowImportingTsExtensions": true,
     "noEmit": true
   },

demos/classchart.html

@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
       }
       Admin --> Report : generates
     </pre>
+    <hr />
     <pre class="mermaid">
     classDiagram
       namespace Company.Project.Module {
@@ -240,6 +241,20 @@
       Bike --> Square : "Logo Shape"
 
     </pre>
+    <hr />
+    <pre class="mermaid">
+      classDiagram
+        note "This is a outer note"
+        note for Class1 "This is a outer note for Class1"
+        namespace ns {
+          note "This is a inner note"
+          note for Class1 "This is a inner note for Class1"
+          class Class1
+          class Class2
+        }
+    </pre>
+    <hr />
+
     <script type="module">
       import mermaid from './mermaid.esm.mjs';
       mermaid.initialize({

demos/er-multiline.html

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       rel="stylesheet"
     />
     <link
-      href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.1/css/all.min.css"
+      href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.5.2/css/all.min.css"
       rel="stylesheet"
     />
     <link

docs/community/contributing.md

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ In GitHub, you first [**fork a mermaid repository**](https://github.com/mermaid-
 
 Then you **clone** a copy to your local development machine (e.g. where you code) to make a copy with all the files to work with.
 
-> **💡 Tip** > [Here is a GitHub document that gives an overview of the process](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo).
+> **💡 Tip**
+> [Here is a GitHub document that gives an overview of the process](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo).
 
 ```bash
 git clone git@github.com/your-fork/mermaid

docs/community/intro.md

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ mindmap
 
 ## Join the Development
 
-> **💡 Tip** > **Check out our** [**detailed contribution guide**](./contributing.md).
+> **💡 Tip**
+> **Check out our** [**detailed contribution guide**](./contributing.md).
 
 Where to start:
 
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ Where to start:
 
 ## A Question Or a Suggestion?
 
-> **💡 Tip** > **Have a look at** [**how to open an issue**](./questions-and-suggestions.md).
+> **💡 Tip**
+> **Have a look at** [**how to open an issue**](./questions-and-suggestions.md).
 
 If you have faced a vulnerability [report it to us](./security.md).
 

docs/config/directives.md

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ While directives allow you to change most of the default configuration settings,
 Mermaid basically supports two types of configuration options to be overridden by directives.
 
 1. _General/Top Level configurations_ : These are the configurations that are available and applied to all the diagram. **Some of the most important top-level** configurations are:
-
    - theme
    - fontFamily
    - logLevel

docs/config/setup/mermaid/interfaces/ParseOptions.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # Interface: ParseOptions
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:76](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L76)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:88](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L88)
 
 ## Properties
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:76](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mer
 
 > `optional` **suppressErrors**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:81](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L81)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:93](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L93)
 
 If `true`, parse will return `false` instead of throwing error when the diagram is invalid.
 The `parseError` function will not be called.

docs/config/setup/mermaid/interfaces/ParseResult.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # Interface: ParseResult
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:84](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L84)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:96](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L96)
 
 ## Properties
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:84](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mer
 
 > **config**: [`MermaidConfig`](MermaidConfig.md)
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:92](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L92)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:104](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L104)
 
 The config passed as YAML frontmatter or directives
 
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ The config passed as YAML frontmatter or directives
 
 > **diagramType**: `string`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:88](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L88)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:100](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L100)
 
 The diagram type, e.g. 'flowchart', 'sequence', etc.

docs/config/setup/mermaid/interfaces/RenderResult.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # Interface: RenderResult
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:102](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L102)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:114](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L114)
 
 ## Properties
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:102](https://github.com/mermaid-js/me
 
 > `optional` **bindFunctions**: (`element`) => `void`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:120](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L120)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:132](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L132)
 
 Bind function to be called after the svg has been inserted into the DOM.
 This is necessary for adding event listeners to the elements in the svg.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ bindFunctions?.(div); // To call bindFunctions only if it's present.
 
 > **diagramType**: `string`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:110](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L110)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:122](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L122)
 
 The diagram type, e.g. 'flowchart', 'sequence', etc.
 
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ The diagram type, e.g. 'flowchart', 'sequence', etc.
 
 > **svg**: `string`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:106](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L106)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/types.ts:118](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/types.ts#L118)
 
 The svg code for the rendered graph.

docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ To add an integration to this list, see the [Integrations - create page](./integ
   - [GitHub Writer](https://github.com/ckeditor/github-writer)
   - [SVG diagram generator](https://github.com/SimonKenyonShepard/mermaidjs-github-svg-generator)
 - [GitLab](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/markdown.html#diagrams-and-flowcharts) ✅
+- [GNU Octave](https://octave.org/) ✅
+  - [octave_mermaid_js](https://github.com/CNOCTAVE/octave_mermaid_js) ✅
 - [Mermaid Plugin for JetBrains IDEs](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/20146-mermaid)
 - [MonsterWriter](https://www.monsterwriter.com/) ✅
 - [Joplin](https://joplinapp.org) ✅
@@ -272,6 +274,7 @@ Communication tools and platforms
   - [reveal.js-mermaid-plugin](https://github.com/ludwick/reveal.js-mermaid-plugin)
 - [Reveal CK](https://github.com/jedcn/reveal-ck)
   - [reveal-ck-mermaid-plugin](https://github.com/tmtm/reveal-ck-mermaid-plugin)
+- [speccharts: Turn your test suites into specification diagrams](https://github.com/arnaudrenaud/speccharts)
 - [Vitepress Plugin](https://github.com/sametcn99/vitepress-mermaid-renderer)
 
 <!--- cspell:ignore Blazorade HueHive --->

docs/ecosystem/mermaid-chart.md

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Try the Ultimate AI, Mermaid, and Visual Diagramming Suite by creating an accoun
 - **Plugins** - A plugin system for extending the functionality of Mermaid.
 
   Official Mermaid Chart plugins:
-
   - [Mermaid Chart GPT](https://chatgpt.com/g/g-684cc36f30208191b21383b88650a45d-mermaid-chart-diagrams-and-charts)
   - [Confluence](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1234056/mermaid-chart-for-confluence?hosting=cloud&tab=overview)
   - [Jira](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1234810/mermaid-chart-for-jira?tab=overview&hosting=cloud)
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ Try the Ultimate AI, Mermaid, and Visual Diagramming Suite by creating an accoun
 
 ## Plans
 
-- **Free** - A free plan that includes three diagrams.
+- **Free** - A free plan that includes six diagrams.
 
 - **Pro** - A paid plan that includes unlimited diagrams, access to the collaboration feature, and more.
 

docs/news/announcements.md

@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ The Mermaid Chart team is excited to introduce a new Visual Editor for Flowchart
 Learn more:
 
 - Visual Editor For Flowcharts
-
   - [Blog post](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-releases-new-visual-editor-for-flowcharts)
 
   - [Demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aja0gijoO0)
 
 - Visual Editor For Sequence diagrams
-
   - [Blog post](https://www.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-chart-unveils-visual-editor-for-sequence-diagrams)
 
   - [Demo video](https://youtu.be/imc2u5_N6Dc)

docs/news/blog.md

@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@
 
 # Blog
 
+## [The Essential Guide to Mermaid Chart Plugin for VS Code \[08/2025\]](https://docs.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/the-essential-guide-to-mermaid-chart-plugin-for-vs-code-08-2025)
+
+9/9/2025 • 5 mins
+
+Creating diagrams in VS Code has never been easier—the Mermaid VS Code plugin transforms text-based syntax into clear, professional visuals right inside your editor. With live previews, smart editing, and AI-powered diagram generation, it removes the friction from visualization so you can focus on coding.
+
+## [How to Create Perfect Flowcharts Using AI in 2025 Step-by-Step Guide](https://docs.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/how-to-create-perfect-flowcharts-using-ai-in-2025-step-by-step-guide)
+
+7/22/2025 • 8 mins
+
+In 2025, AI tools make creating flowcharts faster and easier than ever. With Mermaid’s AI flowchart generator, you can turn plain text into clear, accurate diagrams in seconds. This guide walks through how it works and how to get the most out of it for technical and business workflows alike.
+
 ## [Mermaid introduces the Visual Editor for Entity Relationship diagrams](https://docs.mermaidchart.com/blog/posts/mermaid-introduces-the-visual-editor-for-entity-relationship-diagrams)
 
 7/15/2025 • 7 mins

docs/syntax/architecture.md

@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ architecture-beta
 ## Icons
 
 By default, architecture diagram supports the following icons: `cloud`, `database`, `disk`, `internet`, `server`.
-Users can use any of the 200,000+ icons available in iconify.design, or [add custom icons](../config/icons.md).
+Users can use any of the 200,000+ icons available in iconify.design, or add other custom icons, by [registering an icon pack](../config/icons.md).
 
 After the icons are installed, they can be used in the architecture diagram by using the format "name:icon-name", where name is the value used when registering the icon pack.
 

docs/syntax/c4.md

@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ The following unfinished features are not supported in the short term.
 - [ ] Legend
 
 - [x] System Context
-
   - [x] Person(alias, label, ?descr, ?sprite, ?tags, $link)
   - [x] Person_Ext
   - [x] System(alias, label, ?descr, ?sprite, ?tags, $link)
@@ -153,7 +152,6 @@ The following unfinished features are not supported in the short term.
   - [x] System_Boundary
 
 - [x] Container diagram
-
   - [x] Container(alias, label, ?techn, ?descr, ?sprite, ?tags, $link)
   - [x] ContainerDb
   - [x] ContainerQueue
@@ -163,7 +161,6 @@ The following unfinished features are not supported in the short term.
   - [x] Container_Boundary(alias, label, ?tags, $link)
 
 - [x] Component diagram
-
   - [x] Component(alias, label, ?techn, ?descr, ?sprite, ?tags, $link)
   - [x] ComponentDb
   - [x] ComponentQueue
@@ -172,18 +169,15 @@ The following unfinished features are not supported in the short term.
   - [x] ComponentQueue_Ext
 
 - [x] Dynamic diagram
-
   - [x] RelIndex(index, from, to, label, ?tags, $link)
 
 - [x] Deployment diagram
-
   - [x] Deployment_Node(alias, label, ?type, ?descr, ?sprite, ?tags, $link)
   - [x] Node(alias, label, ?type, ?descr, ?sprite, ?tags, $link): short name of Deployment_Node()
   - [x] Node_L(alias, label, ?type, ?descr, ?sprite, ?tags, $link): left aligned Node()
   - [x] Node_R(alias, label, ?type, ?descr, ?sprite, ?tags, $link): right aligned Node()
 
 - [x] Relationship Types
-
   - [x] Rel(from, to, label, ?techn, ?descr, ?sprite, ?tags, $link)
   - [x] BiRel (bidirectional relationship)
   - [x] Rel_U, Rel_Up

docs/syntax/classDiagram.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ title: Animal example
 classDiagram
     note "From Duck till Zebra"
     Animal <|-- Duck
-    note for Duck "can fly\ncan swim\ncan dive\ncan help in debugging"
+    note for Duck "can fly<br>can swim<br>can dive<br>can help in debugging"
     Animal <|-- Fish
     Animal <|-- Zebra
     Animal : +int age
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ title: Animal example
 classDiagram
     note "From Duck till Zebra"
     Animal <|-- Duck
-    note for Duck "can fly\ncan swim\ncan dive\ncan help in debugging"
+    note for Duck "can fly<br>can swim<br>can dive<br>can help in debugging"
     Animal <|-- Fish
     Animal <|-- Zebra
     Animal : +int age

docs/syntax/gantt.md

@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ gantt
   weekday monday
 ```
 
-> **Warning** > `millisecond` and `second` support was added in v10.3.0
+> **Warning**
+> `millisecond` and `second` support was added in v10.3.0
 
 ## Output in compact mode
 

docs/syntax/sequenceDiagram.md

@@ -194,46 +194,6 @@ sequenceDiagram
     Bob->>Alice: Queue response
 ```
 
-### Icon
-
-If you want to use a custom icon for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below. The `icon` value can be a FontAwesome icon name, emoji, or other supported icon identifier.
-
-```mermaid-example
-sequenceDiagram
-    participant Alice@{ "type" : "icon", "icon": "fa:bell" }
-    participant Bob
-    Alice->>Bob: Icon participant
-    Bob->>Alice: Response to icon
-```
-
-```mermaid
-sequenceDiagram
-    participant Alice@{ "type" : "icon", "icon": "fa:bell" }
-    participant Bob
-    Alice->>Bob: Icon participant
-    Bob->>Alice: Response to icon
-```
-
-### Image
-
-If you want to use a custom image for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below. The `image` value should be a valid image URL.
-
-```mermaid-example
-sequenceDiagram
-    participant Alice@{ "type" : "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-    participant Bob
-    Alice->>Bob: Image participant
-    Bob->>Alice: Response to image
-```
-
-```mermaid
-sequenceDiagram
-    participant Alice@{ "type" : "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-    participant Bob
-    Alice->>Bob: Image participant
-    Bob->>Alice: Response to image
-```
-
 ### Aliases
 
 The actor can have a convenient identifier and a descriptive label.
@@ -369,7 +329,11 @@ Messages can be of two displayed either solid or with a dotted line.
 [Actor][Arrow][Actor]:Message text
 ```
 
-There are ten types of arrows currently supported:
+Lines can be solid or dotted, and can end with various types of arrowheads, crosses, or open arrows.
+
+#### Supported Arrow Types
+
+**Standard Arrow Types**
 
 | Type     | Description                                          |
 | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
@@ -384,6 +348,58 @@ There are ten types of arrows currently supported:
 | `-)`     | Solid line with an open arrow at the end (async)     |
 | `--)`    | Dotted line with a open arrow at the end (async)     |
 
+**Half-Arrows (v\<MERMAID_RELEASE_VERSION>+)**
+
+The following half-arrow types are supported for more expressive sequence diagrams. Both solid and dotted variants are available by increasing the number of dashes (`-` → `--`).
+
+---
+
+| Type    | Description                                          |
+| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
+| `-\|\`  | Solid line with top half arrowhead                   |
+| `--\|\` | Dotted line with top half arrowhead                  |
+| `-\|/`  | Solid line with bottom half arrowhead                |
+| `--\|/` | Dotted line with bottom half arrowhead               |
+| `/\|-`  | Solid line with reverse top half arrowhead           |
+| `/\|--` | Dotted line with reverse top half arrowhead          |
+| `\\-`   | Solid line with reverse bottom half arrowhead        |
+| `\\--`  | Dotted line with reverse bottom half arrowhead       |
+| `-\\`   | Solid line with top stick half arrowhead             |
+| `--\\`  | Dotted line with top stick half arrowhead            |
+| `-//`   | Solid line with bottom stick half arrowhead          |
+| `--//`  | Dotted line with bottom stick half arrowhead         |
+| `//-`   | Solid line with reverse top stick half arrowhead     |
+| `//--`  | Dotted line with reverse top stick half arrowhead    |
+| `\\-`   | Solid line with reverse bottom stick half arrowhead  |
+| `\\--`  | Dotted line with reverse bottom stick half arrowhead |
+
+## Central Connections (v\<MERMAID_RELEASE_VERSION>+)
+
+Mermaid sequence diagrams support **central lifeline connections** using a `()`.
+This is useful to represent messages or signals that connect to a central point, rather than from one actor directly to another.
+
+To indicate a central connection, append `()` to the arrow syntax.
+
+#### Basic Syntax
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+    Alice->>()John: Hello John
+    Alice()->>John: How are you?
+    John()->>()Alice: Great!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+    Alice->>()John: Hello John
+    Alice()->>John: How are you?
+    John()->>()Alice: Great!
+```
+
 ## Activations
 
 It is possible to activate and deactivate an actor. (de)activation can be dedicated declarations:

package.json

@@ -63,73 +63,73 @@
     ]
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@applitools/eyes-cypress": "^3.44.9",
-    "@argos-ci/cypress": "^5.0.2",
+    "@applitools/eyes-cypress": "^3.56.3",
+    "@argos-ci/cypress": "^6.2.1",
     "@changesets/changelog-github": "^0.5.1",
-    "@changesets/cli": "^2.27.12",
-    "@cspell/eslint-plugin": "^8.19.4",
-    "@cypress/code-coverage": "^3.12.49",
+    "@changesets/cli": "^2.29.7",
+    "@cspell/eslint-plugin": "^9.3.0",
+    "@cypress/code-coverage": "^3.14.7",
     "@eslint/js": "^9.26.0",
-    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^12.1.2",
-    "@types/cors": "^2.8.17",
-    "@types/express": "^5.0.0",
+    "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^12.1.4",
+    "@types/cors": "^2.8.19",
+    "@types/express": "^5.0.5",
     "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.9",
     "@types/jsdom": "^21.1.7",
-    "@types/lodash": "^4.17.15",
+    "@types/lodash": "^4.17.20",
     "@types/mdast": "^4.0.4",
-    "@types/node": "^22.13.5",
+    "@types/node": "^22.19.0",
     "@types/rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^5.0.3",
-    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^3.0.6",
-    "@vitest/spy": "^3.0.6",
-    "@vitest/ui": "^3.0.6",
+    "@vitest/coverage-v8": "^3.2.4",
+    "@vitest/spy": "^3.2.4",
+    "@vitest/ui": "^3.2.4",
     "ajv": "^8.17.1",
     "chokidar": "3.6.0",
-    "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
+    "concurrently": "^9.2.1",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "cpy-cli": "^5.0.0",
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
-    "cspell": "^9.1.3",
-    "cypress": "^14.5.1",
+    "cspell": "^9.3.0",
+    "cypress": "^14.5.4",
     "cypress-image-snapshot": "^4.0.1",
-    "cypress-split": "^1.24.14",
-    "esbuild": "^0.25.0",
+    "cypress-split": "^1.24.25",
+    "esbuild": "^0.25.12",
     "eslint": "^9.26.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^10.1.8",
-    "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^4.3.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-cypress": "^5.2.0",
     "eslint-plugin-html": "^8.1.3",
-    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^28.14.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^50.8.0",
+    "eslint-plugin-jest": "^29.0.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^61.1.12",
     "eslint-plugin-json": "^4.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-lodash": "^8.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-markdown": "^5.1.0",
     "eslint-plugin-no-only-tests": "^3.3.0",
     "eslint-plugin-tsdoc": "^0.4.0",
-    "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^59.0.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^62.0.0",
     "express": "^5.1.0",
-    "globals": "^16.0.0",
-    "globby": "^14.0.2",
+    "globals": "^16.4.0",
+    "globby": "^14.1.0",
     "husky": "^9.1.7",
-    "jest": "^30.0.4",
+    "jest": "^30.1.3",
     "jison": "^0.4.18",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "jsdom": "^26.1.0",
     "langium-cli": "3.3.0",
-    "lint-staged": "^16.1.2",
+    "lint-staged": "^16.1.6",
     "markdown-table": "^3.0.4",
     "nyc": "^17.1.0",
     "path-browserify": "^1.0.1",
-    "prettier": "^3.5.2",
-    "prettier-plugin-jsdoc": "^1.3.2",
+    "prettier": "^3.6.2",
+    "prettier-plugin-jsdoc": "^1.3.3",
     "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
-    "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^6.0.3",
-    "start-server-and-test": "^2.0.10",
+    "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "^6.0.5",
+    "start-server-and-test": "^2.1.2",
     "tslib": "^2.8.1",
-    "tsx": "^4.7.3",
+    "tsx": "^4.20.6",
     "typescript": "~5.7.3",
     "typescript-eslint": "^8.38.0",
-    "vite": "^7.0.3",
+    "vite": "^7.0.8",
     "vite-plugin-istanbul": "^7.0.0",
-    "vitest": "^3.0.6"
+    "vitest": "^3.2.4"
   },
   "nyc": {
     "report-dir": "coverage/cypress"

packages/mermaid-example-diagram/package.json

@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^7.0.4",
+    "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^7.1.1",
     "d3": "^7.9.0",
     "khroma": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
+    "concurrently": "^9.2.1",
     "mermaid": "workspace:*",
     "rimraf": "^6.0.1"
   },

packages/mermaid-layout-elk/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # @mermaid-js/layout-elk
 
+## 0.2.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- [#6802](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6802) [`c8e5027`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/c8e50276e877c4de7593a09ec458c99353e65af8) Thanks [@darshanr0107](https://github.com/darshanr0107)! - feat: Update mindmap rendering to support multiple layouts, improved edge intersections, and new shapes
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`33bc4a0`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/33bc4a0b4e2ca6d937bb0a8c4e2081b1362b2800), [`e0b45c2`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/e0b45c2d2b41c2a9038bf87646fa3ccd7560eb20), [`012530e`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/012530e98e9b8b80962ab270b6bb3b6d9f6ada05), [`c8e5027`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/c8e50276e877c4de7593a09ec458c99353e65af8)]:
+  - mermaid@11.11.0
+
 ## 0.1.9
 
 ### Patch Changes

packages/mermaid-layout-elk/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mermaid-js/layout-elk",
-  "version": "0.1.9",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "description": "ELK layout engine for mermaid",
   "module": "dist/mermaid-layout-elk.core.mjs",
   "types": "dist/layouts.d.ts",
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
     "elk",
     "mermaid"
   ],
-  "scripts": {},
+  "scripts": {
+    "clean": "rimraf dist"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid"

packages/mermaid-layout-elk/src/render.ts

@@ -67,7 +67,22 @@ export const render = async (
 
     // Add the element to the DOM
     if (!node.isGroup) {
-      const child = node as NodeWithVertex;
+      // const child = node as NodeWithVertex;
+      const child: NodeWithVertex = {
+        id: node.id,
+        width: node.width,
+        height: node.height,
+        // Store the original node data for later use
+        label: node.label,
+        isGroup: node.isGroup,
+        shape: node.shape,
+        padding: node.padding,
+        cssClasses: node.cssClasses,
+        cssStyles: node.cssStyles,
+        look: node.look,
+        // Include parentId for subgraph processing
+        parentId: node.parentId,
+      };
       graph.children.push(child);
       nodeDb[node.id] = node;
 
@@ -150,7 +165,7 @@ export const render = async (
         domId: { node: () => any; attr: (arg0: string, arg1: string) => void };
       }) {
         if (node) {
-          nodeDb[node.id] = node;
+          nodeDb[node.id] ??= {};
           nodeDb[node.id].offset = {
             posX: node.x + relX,
             posY: node.y + relY,
@@ -860,11 +875,13 @@ export const render = async (
     log.info('APA01 layout result:', JSON.stringify(g, null, 2));
   } catch (error) {
     log.error('APA01 ELK layout error:', error);
+    log.error('APA01 elkGraph that caused error:', JSON.stringify(elkGraph, null, 2));
     throw error;
   }
 
   // debugger;
   await drawNodes(0, 0, g.children, svg, subGraphsEl, 0);
+
   g.edges?.map(
     (edge: {
       sources: (string | number)[];

packages/mermaid-layout-tidy-tree/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# @mermaid-js/layout-tidy-tree
+
+## 0.2.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- [#6802](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6802) [`c8e5027`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/c8e50276e877c4de7593a09ec458c99353e65af8) Thanks [@darshanr0107](https://github.com/darshanr0107)! - feat: Update mindmap rendering to support multiple layouts, improved edge intersections, and new shapes
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Updated dependencies [[`33bc4a0`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/33bc4a0b4e2ca6d937bb0a8c4e2081b1362b2800), [`e0b45c2`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/e0b45c2d2b41c2a9038bf87646fa3ccd7560eb20), [`012530e`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/012530e98e9b8b80962ab270b6bb3b6d9f6ada05), [`c8e5027`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/c8e50276e877c4de7593a09ec458c99353e65af8)]:
+  - mermaid@11.11.0

packages/mermaid-layout-tidy-tree/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mermaid-js/layout-tidy-tree",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "description": "Tidy-tree layout engine for mermaid",
   "module": "dist/mermaid-layout-tidy-tree.core.mjs",
   "types": "dist/layouts.d.ts",
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
     "mermaid",
     "layout"
   ],
-  "scripts": {},
+  "scripts": {
+    "clean": "rimraf dist"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid"

packages/mermaid-zenuml/package.json

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@zenuml/core": "^3.35.2"
+    "@zenuml/core": "^3.41.6"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "mermaid": "workspace:^"

packages/mermaid/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,44 @@
 # mermaid
 
+## 11.12.1
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#7107](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/7107) [`cbf8946`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/cbf89462acecac7a06f19843e8d48cb137df0753) Thanks [@shubhamparikh2704](https://github.com/shubhamparikh2704)! - fix: Updated the dependency dagre-d3-es to 7.0.13 to fix GHSA-cc8p-78qf-8p7q
+
+## 11.12.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- [#6921](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6921) [`764b315`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/764b315dc16d0359add7c6b8e3ef7592e9bdc09c) Thanks [@quilicicf](https://github.com/quilicicf)! - feat: Add IDs in architecture diagrams
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#6950](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6950) [`a957908`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/a9579083bfba367a4f4678547ec37ed7b61b9f5b) Thanks [@shubhamparikh2704](https://github.com/shubhamparikh2704)! - chore: Fix mindmap rendering in docs and apply tidytree layout
+
+- [#6826](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6826) [`1d36810`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/1d3681053b9168354e48e5763023b6305cd1ca72) Thanks [@darshanr0107](https://github.com/darshanr0107)! - fix: Ensure edge label color is applied when using classDef with edge IDs
+
+- [#6945](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6945) [`d318f1a`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/d318f1a13cd7429334a29c70e449074ec1cb9f68) Thanks [@darshanr0107](https://github.com/darshanr0107)! - fix: Resolve gantt chart crash due to invalid array length
+
+- [#6918](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6918) [`cfe9238`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/cfe9238882cbe95416db1feea3112456a71b6aaf) Thanks [@shubhamparikh2704](https://github.com/shubhamparikh2704)! - chore: revert marked dependency from ^15.0.7 to ^16.0.0
+  - Reverted marked package version to ^16.0.0 for better compatibility
+  - This is a dependency update that maintains API compatibility
+  - All tests pass with the updated version
+
+## 11.11.0
+
+### Minor Changes
+
+- [#6704](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6704) [`012530e`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/012530e98e9b8b80962ab270b6bb3b6d9f6ada05) Thanks [@omkarht](https://github.com/omkarht)! - feat: Added support for new participant types (`actor`, `boundary`, `control`, `entity`, `database`, `collections`, `queue`) in `sequenceDiagram`.
+
+- [#6802](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6802) [`c8e5027`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/c8e50276e877c4de7593a09ec458c99353e65af8) Thanks [@darshanr0107](https://github.com/darshanr0107)! - feat: Update mindmap rendering to support multiple layouts, improved edge intersections, and new shapes
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- [#6905](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6905) [`33bc4a0`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/33bc4a0b4e2ca6d937bb0a8c4e2081b1362b2800) Thanks [@darshanr0107](https://github.com/darshanr0107)! - fix: Render newlines as spaces in class diagrams
+
+- [#6886](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6886) [`e0b45c2`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/e0b45c2d2b41c2a9038bf87646fa3ccd7560eb20) Thanks [@darshanr0107](https://github.com/darshanr0107)! - fix: Handle arrows correctly when auto number is enabled
+
 ## 11.10.0
 
 ### Minor Changes
@@ -154,7 +193,6 @@
 ### Minor Changes
 
 - [#6408](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6408) [`ad65313`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/ad653138e16765d095613a6e5de86dc5e52ac8f0) Thanks [@ashishjain0512](https://github.com/ashishjain0512)! - fix: restore curve type configuration functionality for flowcharts. This fixes the issue where curve type settings were not being applied when configured through any of the following methods:
-
   - Config
   - Init directive (%%{ init: { 'flowchart': { 'curve': '...' } } }%%)
   - LinkStyle command (linkStyle default interpolate ...)
@@ -173,14 +211,12 @@
 ### Minor Changes
 
 - [#6187](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6187) [`7809b5a`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/7809b5a93fae127f45727071f5ff14325222c518) Thanks [@ashishjain0512](https://github.com/ashishjain0512)! - Flowchart new syntax for node metadata bugs
-
   - Incorrect label mapping for nodes when using `&`
   - Syntax error when `}` with trailing spaces before new line
 
 - [#6136](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6136) [`ec0d9c3`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/ec0d9c389aa6018043187654044c1e0b5aa4f600) Thanks [@knsv](https://github.com/knsv)! - Adding support for animation of flowchart edges
 
 - [#6373](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/6373) [`05bdf0e`](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/05bdf0e20e2629fe77513218fbd4e28e65f75882) Thanks [@ashishjain0512](https://github.com/ashishjain0512)! - Upgrade Requirement and ER diagram to use the common renderer flow
-
   - Added support for directions
   - Added support for hand drawn look
 

packages/mermaid/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mermaid",
-  "version": "11.10.0",
+  "version": "11.12.1",
   "description": "Markdown-ish syntax for generating flowcharts, mindmaps, sequence diagrams, class diagrams, gantt charts, git graphs and more.",
   "type": "module",
   "module": "./dist/mermaid.core.mjs",
@@ -67,32 +67,32 @@
     ]
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^7.0.4",
-    "@iconify/utils": "^3.0.1",
+    "@braintree/sanitize-url": "^7.1.1",
+    "@iconify/utils": "^3.0.2",
     "@mermaid-js/parser": "workspace:^",
     "@types/d3": "^7.4.3",
-    "cytoscape": "^3.29.3",
+    "cytoscape": "^3.33.1",
     "cytoscape-cose-bilkent": "^4.1.0",
     "cytoscape-fcose": "^2.2.0",
     "d3": "^7.9.0",
     "d3-sankey": "^0.12.3",
-    "dagre-d3-es": "7.0.11",
-    "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
-    "dompurify": "^3.2.5",
-    "katex": "^0.16.22",
+    "dagre-d3-es": "7.0.13",
+    "dayjs": "^1.11.19",
+    "dompurify": "^3.3.0",
+    "katex": "^0.16.25",
     "khroma": "^2.1.0",
     "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
-    "marked": "^16.0.0",
+    "marked": "^16.3.0",
     "roughjs": "^4.6.6",
     "stylis": "^4.3.6",
     "ts-dedent": "^2.2.0",
     "uuid": "^11.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@adobe/jsonschema2md": "^8.0.2",
+    "@adobe/jsonschema2md": "^8.0.7",
     "@iconify/types": "^2.0.0",
     "@types/cytoscape": "^3.21.9",
-    "@types/cytoscape-fcose": "^2.2.4",
+    "@types/cytoscape-fcose": "^2.2.5",
     "@types/d3-sankey": "^0.12.4",
     "@types/d3-scale": "^4.0.9",
     "@types/d3-scale-chromatic": "^3.1.0",
@@ -101,34 +101,34 @@
     "@types/jsdom": "^21.1.7",
     "@types/katex": "^0.16.7",
     "@types/lodash-es": "^4.17.12",
-    "@types/micromatch": "^4.0.9",
+    "@types/micromatch": "^4.0.10",
     "@types/stylis": "^4.2.7",
     "@types/uuid": "^10.0.0",
     "ajv": "^8.17.1",
-    "canvas": "^3.1.0",
+    "canvas": "^3.2.0",
     "chokidar": "3.6.0",
-    "concurrently": "^9.1.2",
+    "concurrently": "^9.2.1",
     "csstree-validator": "^4.0.1",
-    "globby": "^14.0.2",
+    "globby": "^14.1.0",
     "jison": "^0.4.18",
-    "js-base64": "^3.7.7",
+    "js-base64": "^3.7.8",
     "jsdom": "^26.1.0",
     "json-schema-to-typescript": "^15.0.4",
     "micromatch": "^4.0.8",
     "path-browserify": "^1.0.1",
-    "prettier": "^3.5.2",
+    "prettier": "^3.6.2",
     "remark": "^15.0.1",
     "remark-frontmatter": "^5.0.0",
     "remark-gfm": "^4.0.1",
     "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
-    "start-server-and-test": "^2.0.10",
-    "type-fest": "^4.35.0",
-    "typedoc": "^0.28.9",
-    "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "^4.8.0",
+    "start-server-and-test": "^2.1.2",
+    "type-fest": "^4.41.0",
+    "typedoc": "^0.28.14",
+    "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "^4.8.1",
     "typescript": "~5.7.3",
     "unist-util-flatmap": "^1.0.0",
     "unist-util-visit": "^5.0.0",
-    "vitepress": "^1.0.2",
+    "vitepress": "^1.6.4",
     "vitepress-plugin-search": "1.0.4-alpha.22"
   },
   "files": [

packages/mermaid/src/diagram-api/diagram-orchestration.ts

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const addDiagrams = () => {
     }
   );
 
-  if (includeLargeFeatures) {
+  if (injected.includeLargeFeatures) {
     registerLazyLoadedDiagrams(flowchartElk, mindmap, architecture);
   }
 

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/parser/c4Component.spec.js

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import c4Db from '../c4Db.js';
+import c4 from './c4Diagram.jison';
+import { setConfig } from '../../../config.js';
+
+setConfig({
+  securityLevel: 'strict',
+});
+
+describe.each([
+  ['Component', 'component'],
+  ['ComponentDb', 'component_db'],
+  ['ComponentQueue', 'component_queue'],
+  ['Component_Ext', 'external_component'],
+  ['ComponentDb_Ext', 'external_component_db'],
+  ['ComponentQueue_Ext', 'external_component_queue'],
+])('parsing a C4 %s', function (macroName, elementName) {
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    c4.parser.yy = c4Db;
+    c4.parser.yy.clear();
+  });
+
+  it('should parse a C4 diagram with one Component correctly', function () {
+    c4.parser.parse(`C4Component
+title Component diagram for Internet Banking Component
+${macroName}(ComponentAA, "Internet Banking Component", "Technology", "Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.")`);
+
+    const yy = c4.parser.yy;
+
+    const shapes = yy.getC4ShapeArray();
+    expect(shapes.length).toBe(1);
+    const onlyShape = shapes[0];
+
+    expect(onlyShape).toMatchObject({
+      alias: 'ComponentAA',
+      descr: {
+        text: 'Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.',
+      },
+      label: {
+        text: 'Internet Banking Component',
+      },
+      techn: {
+        text: 'Technology',
+      },
+      typeC4Shape: {
+        text: elementName,
+      },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('should handle a trailing whitespaces after Component', function () {
+    const whitespace = ' ';
+    const rendered = c4.parser.parse(`C4Component${whitespace}
+title Component diagram for Internet Banking Component${whitespace}
+${macroName}(ComponentAA, "Internet Banking Component", "Technology", "Allows customers to view information about their bank accounts, and make payments.")${whitespace}`);
+
+    expect(rendered).toBe(true);
+  });
+});

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/parser/c4Diagram.jison

@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ accDescr\s*"{"\s*                         { this.begin("acc_descr_multiline");}
 "UpdateRelStyle"                          { this.begin("update_rel_style"); return 'UPDATE_REL_STYLE';}
 "UpdateLayoutConfig"                      { this.begin("update_layout_config"); return 'UPDATE_LAYOUT_CONFIG';}
 
-<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config><<EOF>>                return "EOF_IN_STRUCT";
-<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config>[(][ ]*[,]             { this.begin("attribute"); return "ATTRIBUTE_EMPTY";}
-<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config>[(]                    { this.begin("attribute"); }
-<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config,attribute>[)]          { this.popState();this.popState();}
+<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext_queue,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config><<EOF>>                return "EOF_IN_STRUCT";
+<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext_queue,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config>[(][ ]*[,]             { this.begin("attribute"); return "ATTRIBUTE_EMPTY";}
+<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext_queue,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config>[(]                    { this.begin("attribute"); }
+<person,person_ext,system_ext_queue,system_ext_db,system_ext,system_queue,system_db,system,boundary,enterprise_boundary,system_boundary,container_ext_db,container_ext_queue,container_ext,container_queue,container_db,container,container_boundary,component_ext_db,component_ext_queue,component_ext,component_queue,component_db,component,node,node_l,node_r,rel,birel,rel_u,rel_d,rel_l,rel_r,rel_b,rel_index,update_el_style,update_rel_style,update_layout_config,attribute>[)]          { this.popState();this.popState();}
 
 <attribute>",,"                           { return 'ATTRIBUTE_EMPTY';}
 <attribute>","                            { }

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDb.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
   ClassRelation,
   ClassNode,
   ClassNote,
+  ClassNoteMap,
   ClassMap,
   NamespaceMap,
   NamespaceNode,
@@ -33,15 +34,16 @@ const sanitizeText = (txt: string) => common.sanitizeText(txt, getConfig());
 
 export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
   private relations: ClassRelation[] = [];
-  private classes = new Map<string, ClassNode>();
+  private classes: ClassMap = new Map<string, ClassNode>();
   private readonly styleClasses = new Map<string, StyleClass>();
-  private notes: ClassNote[] = [];
+  private notes: ClassNoteMap = new Map<string, ClassNote>();
   private interfaces: Interface[] = [];
   // private static classCounter = 0;
   private namespaces = new Map<string, NamespaceNode>();
   private namespaceCounter = 0;
 
-  private functions: any[] = [];
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-function-type
+  private functions: Function[] = [];
 
   constructor() {
     this.functions.push(this.setupToolTips.bind(this));
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
       annotations: [],
       styles: [],
       domId: MERMAID_DOM_ID_PREFIX + name + '-' + classCounter,
-    } as ClassNode);
+    });
 
     classCounter++;
   }
@@ -155,12 +157,12 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
 
   public clear() {
     this.relations = [];
-    this.classes = new Map();
-    this.notes = [];
+    this.classes = new Map<string, ClassNode>();
+    this.notes = new Map<string, ClassNote>();
     this.interfaces = [];
     this.functions = [];
     this.functions.push(this.setupToolTips.bind(this));
-    this.namespaces = new Map();
+    this.namespaces = new Map<string, NamespaceNode>();
     this.namespaceCounter = 0;
     this.direction = 'TB';
     commonClear();
@@ -178,7 +180,12 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
     return this.relations;
   }
 
-  public getNotes() {
+  public getNote(id: string | number): ClassNote {
+    const key = typeof id === 'number' ? `note${id}` : id;
+    return this.notes.get(key)!;
+  }
+
+  public getNotes(): ClassNoteMap {
     return this.notes;
   }
 
@@ -279,16 +286,19 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
     }
   }
 
-  public addNote(text: string, className: string) {
+  public addNote(text: string, className: string): string {
+    const index = this.notes.size;
     const note = {
-      id: `note${this.notes.length}`,
+      id: `note${index}`,
       class: className,
       text: text,
+      index: index,
     };
-    this.notes.push(note);
+    this.notes.set(note.id, note);
+    return note.id;
   }
 
-  public cleanupLabel(label: string) {
+  public cleanupLabel(label: string): string {
     if (label.startsWith(':')) {
       label = label.substring(1);
     }
@@ -354,7 +364,7 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
     });
   }
 
-  public getTooltip(id: string, namespace?: string) {
+  public getTooltip(id: string, namespace?: string): string | undefined {
     if (namespace && this.namespaces.has(namespace)) {
       return this.namespaces.get(namespace)!.classes.get(id)!.tooltip;
     }
@@ -534,10 +544,11 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
 
     this.namespaces.set(id, {
       id: id,
-      classes: new Map(),
-      children: {},
+      classes: new Map<string, ClassNode>(),
+      notes: new Map<string, ClassNote>(),
+      children: new Map<string, NamespaceNode>(),
       domId: MERMAID_DOM_ID_PREFIX + id + '-' + this.namespaceCounter,
-    } as NamespaceNode);
+    });
 
     this.namespaceCounter++;
   }
@@ -555,16 +566,23 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
    *
    * @param id - ID of the namespace to add
    * @param classNames - IDs of the class to add
+   * @param noteNames - IDs of the notes to add
    * @public
    */
-  public addClassesToNamespace(id: string, classNames: string[]) {
+  public addClassesToNamespace(id: string, classNames: string[], noteNames: string[]) {
     if (!this.namespaces.has(id)) {
       return;
     }
     for (const name of classNames) {
       const { className } = this.splitClassNameAndType(name);
-      this.classes.get(className)!.parent = id;
-      this.namespaces.get(id)!.classes.set(className, this.classes.get(className)!);
+      const classNode = this.getClass(className);
+      classNode.parent = id;
+      this.namespaces.get(id)!.classes.set(className, classNode);
+    }
+    for (const noteName of noteNames) {
+      const noteNode = this.getNote(noteName);
+      noteNode.parent = id;
+      this.namespaces.get(id)!.notes.set(noteName, noteNode);
     }
   }
 
@@ -617,9 +635,7 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
     const edges: Edge[] = [];
     const config = getConfig();
 
-    for (const namespaceKey of this.namespaces.keys()) {
-      const namespace = this.namespaces.get(namespaceKey);
-      if (namespace) {
+    for (const namespace of this.namespaces.values()) {
       const node: Node = {
         id: namespace.id,
         label: namespace.id,
@@ -627,26 +643,24 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
         padding: config.class!.padding ?? 16,
         // parent node must be one of [rect, roundedWithTitle, noteGroup, divider]
         shape: 'rect',
-          cssStyles: ['fill: none', 'stroke: black'],
+        cssStyles: [],
         look: config.look,
       };
       nodes.push(node);
     }
-    }
 
-    for (const classKey of this.classes.keys()) {
-      const classNode = this.classes.get(classKey);
-      if (classNode) {
-        const node = classNode as unknown as Node;
-        node.parentId = classNode.parent;
-        node.look = config.look;
+    for (const classNode of this.classes.values()) {
+      const node: Node = {
+        ...classNode,
+        type: undefined,
+        isGroup: false,
+        parentId: classNode.parent,
+        look: config.look,
+      };
       nodes.push(node);
     }
-    }
 
-    let cnt = 0;
-    for (const note of this.notes) {
-      cnt++;
+    for (const note of this.notes.values()) {
       const noteNode: Node = {
         id: note.id,
         label: note.text,
@@ -660,14 +674,15 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
           `stroke: ${config.themeVariables.noteBorderColor}`,
         ],
         look: config.look,
+        parentId: note.parent,
       };
       nodes.push(noteNode);
 
-      const noteClassId = this.classes.get(note.class)?.id ?? '';
+      const noteClassId = this.classes.get(note.class)?.id;
 
       if (noteClassId) {
         const edge: Edge = {
-          id: `edgeNote${cnt}`,
+          id: `edgeNote${note.index}`,
           start: note.id,
           end: noteClassId,
           type: 'normal',
@@ -697,7 +712,7 @@ export class ClassDB implements DiagramDB {
       nodes.push(interfaceNode);
     }
 
-    cnt = 0;
+    let cnt = 0;
     for (const classRelation of this.relations) {
       cnt++;
       const edge: Edge = {

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classDiagram.spec.ts

@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class C13["With Città foreign language"]
                      note "This is a keyword: ${keyword}. It truly is."
                   `;
       parser.parse(str);
-      expect(classDb.getNotes()[0].text).toEqual(`This is a keyword: ${keyword}. It truly is.`);
+      expect(classDb.getNote(0).text).toEqual(`This is a keyword: ${keyword}. It truly is.`);
     });
 
     it.each(keywords)(
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ class C13["With Città foreign language"]
                       note "${keyword}"`;
 
         parser.parse(str);
-        expect(classDb.getNotes()[0].text).toEqual(`${keyword}`);
+        expect(classDb.getNote(0).text).toEqual(`${keyword}`);
       }
     );
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class C13["With Città foreign language"]
                    `;
 
       parser.parse(str);
-      expect(classDb.getNotes()[0].text).toEqual(`This is a keyword: ${keyword}. It truly is.`);
+      expect(classDb.getNote(0).text).toEqual(`This is a keyword: ${keyword}. It truly is.`);
     });
 
     it.each(keywords)(
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ class C13["With Città foreign language"]
                     `;
 
         parser.parse(str);
-        expect(classDb.getNotes()[0].text).toEqual(`${keyword}`);
+        expect(classDb.getNote(0).text).toEqual(`${keyword}`);
       }
     );
 

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classRenderer-v2.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import utils, { getEdgeId } from '../../utils.js';
 import { interpolateToCurve, getStylesFromArray } from '../../utils.js';
 import { setupGraphViewbox } from '../../setupGraphViewbox.js';
 import common from '../common/common.js';
-import type { ClassRelation, ClassNote, ClassMap, NamespaceMap } from './classTypes.js';
+import type { ClassRelation, ClassMap, ClassNoteMap, NamespaceMap } from './classTypes.js';
 import type { EdgeData } from '../../types.js';
 
 const sanitizeText = (txt: string) => common.sanitizeText(txt, getConfig());
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ export const addNamespaces = function (
 
     g.setNode(vertex.id, node);
     addClasses(vertex.classes, g, _id, diagObj, vertex.id);
+    const classes: ClassMap = diagObj.db.getClasses();
+    const relations: ClassRelation[] = diagObj.db.getRelations();
+    addNotes(vertex.notes, g, relations.length + 1, classes, vertex.id);
 
     log.info('setNode', node);
   });
@@ -144,16 +147,17 @@ export const addClasses = function (
  * @param classes - Classes
  */
 export const addNotes = function (
-  notes: ClassNote[],
+  notes: ClassNoteMap,
   g: graphlib.Graph,
   startEdgeId: number,
-  classes: ClassMap
+  classes: ClassMap,
+  parent?: string
 ) {
   log.info(notes);
 
-  notes.forEach(function (note, i) {
-    const vertex = note;
-
+  [...notes.values()]
+    .filter((note) => note.parent === parent)
+    .forEach(function (vertex) {
       const cssNoteStr = '';
 
       const styles = { labelStyle: '', style: '' };
@@ -181,10 +185,14 @@ export const addNotes = function (
       g.setNode(vertex.id, node);
       log.info('setNode', node);
 
+      if (parent) {
+        g.setParent(vertex.id, parent);
+      }
+
       if (!vertex.class || !classes.has(vertex.class)) {
         return;
       }
-    const edgeId = startEdgeId + i;
+      const edgeId = startEdgeId + vertex.index;
 
       const edgeData: EdgeData = {
         id: `edgeNote${edgeId}`,
@@ -329,7 +337,7 @@ export const draw = async function (text: string, id: string, _version: string,
   const namespaces: NamespaceMap = diagObj.db.getNamespaces();
   const classes: ClassMap = diagObj.db.getClasses();
   const relations: ClassRelation[] = diagObj.db.getRelations();
-  const notes: ClassNote[] = diagObj.db.getNotes();
+  const notes: ClassNoteMap = diagObj.db.getNotes();
   log.info(relations);
   addNamespaces(namespaces, g, id, diagObj);
   addClasses(classes, g, id, diagObj);

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classRenderer.js

@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export const draw = function (text, id, _version, diagObj) {
     );
   });
 
-  const notes = diagObj.db.getNotes();
+  const notes = diagObj.db.getNotes().values();
   notes.forEach(function (note) {
     log.debug(`Adding note: ${JSON.stringify(note)}`);
     const node = svgDraw.drawNote(diagram, note, conf, diagObj);

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classTypes.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export interface ClassNode {
   id: string;
   type: string;
   label: string;
-  shape: string;
+  shape: 'classBox';
   text: string;
   cssClasses: string;
   methods: ClassMember[];
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ export interface ClassNote {
   id: string;
   class: string;
   text: string;
+  index: number;
+  parent?: string;
 }
 
 export interface ClassRelation {
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ export interface NamespaceNode {
   id: string;
   domId: string;
   classes: ClassMap;
+  notes: ClassNoteMap;
   children: NamespaceMap;
 }
 
@@ -187,4 +190,5 @@ export interface StyleClass {
 }
 
 export type ClassMap = Map<string, ClassNode>;
+export type ClassNoteMap = Map<string, ClassNote>;
 export type NamespaceMap = Map<string, NamespaceNode>;

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/parser/classDiagram.jison

@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ statement
     ;
 
 namespaceStatement
-    : namespaceIdentifier STRUCT_START classStatements STRUCT_STOP          { yy.addClassesToNamespace($1, $3); }
-    | namespaceIdentifier STRUCT_START NEWLINE classStatements STRUCT_STOP  { yy.addClassesToNamespace($1, $4); }
+    : namespaceIdentifier STRUCT_START classStatements STRUCT_STOP          { yy.addClassesToNamespace($1, $3[0], $3[1]); }
+    | namespaceIdentifier STRUCT_START NEWLINE classStatements STRUCT_STOP  { yy.addClassesToNamespace($1, $4[0], $4[1]); }
     ;
 
 namespaceIdentifier
@@ -284,9 +284,12 @@ namespaceIdentifier
     ;
 
 classStatements
-    : classStatement                            {$$=[$1]}
-    | classStatement NEWLINE                    {$$=[$1]}
-    | classStatement NEWLINE classStatements    {$3.unshift($1); $$=$3}
+    : classStatement                            {$$=[[$1], []]}
+    | classStatement NEWLINE                    {$$=[[$1], []]}
+    | classStatement NEWLINE classStatements    {$3[0].unshift($1); $$=$3}
+    | noteStatement                             {$$=[[], [$1]]}
+    | noteStatement NEWLINE                     {$$=[[], [$1]]}
+    | noteStatement NEWLINE classStatements     {$3[1].unshift($1); $$=$3}
     ;
 
 classStatement
@@ -333,8 +336,8 @@ relationStatement
     ;
 
 noteStatement
-    : NOTE_FOR className noteText  { yy.addNote($3, $2); }
-    | NOTE noteText                { yy.addNote($2); }
+    : NOTE_FOR className noteText  { $$ = yy.addNote($3, $2); }
+    | NOTE noteText                { $$ = yy.addNote($2); }
     ;
 
 classDefStatement

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/styles.js

@@ -13,6 +13,30 @@ const getStyles = (options) =>
 
 }
 
+  .cluster-label text {
+    fill: ${options.titleColor};
+  }
+  .cluster-label span {
+    color: ${options.titleColor};
+  }
+  .cluster-label span p {
+    background-color: transparent;
+  }
+
+  .cluster rect {
+    fill: ${options.clusterBkg};
+    stroke: ${options.clusterBorder};
+    stroke-width: 1px;
+  }
+
+  .cluster text {
+    fill: ${options.titleColor};
+  }
+
+  .cluster span {
+    color: ${options.titleColor};
+  }
+
 .nodeLabel, .edgeLabel {
   color: ${options.classText};
 }

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/common.spec.ts

@@ -70,6 +70,31 @@ describe('Sanitize text', () => {
     });
     expect(result).not.toContain('javascript:alert(1)');
   });
+
+  it('should allow HTML tags in sandbox mode', () => {
+    const htmlStr = '<p>This is a <strong>bold</strong> text</p>';
+    const result = sanitizeText(htmlStr, {
+      securityLevel: 'sandbox',
+      flowchart: { htmlLabels: true },
+    });
+    expect(result).toContain('<p>');
+    expect(result).toContain('<strong>');
+    expect(result).toContain('</strong>');
+    expect(result).toContain('</p>');
+  });
+
+  it('should remove script tags in sandbox mode', () => {
+    const maliciousStr = '<p>Hello <script>alert(1)</script> world</p>';
+    const result = sanitizeText(maliciousStr, {
+      securityLevel: 'sandbox',
+      flowchart: { htmlLabels: true },
+    });
+    expect(result).not.toContain('<script>');
+    expect(result).not.toContain('alert(1)');
+    expect(result).toContain('<p>');
+    expect(result).toContain('Hello');
+    expect(result).toContain('world');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('generic parser', () => {

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/common.ts

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export const removeScript = (txt: string): string => {
 const sanitizeMore = (text: string, config: MermaidConfig) => {
   if (config.flowchart?.htmlLabels !== false) {
     const level = config.securityLevel;
-    if (level === 'antiscript' || level === 'strict') {
+    if (level === 'antiscript' || level === 'strict' || level === 'sandbox') {
       text = removeScript(text);
     } else if (level !== 'loose') {
       text = breakToPlaceholder(text);
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ const renderKatexUnsanitized = async (text: string, config: MermaidConfig): Prom
     return text.replace(katexRegex, 'MathML is unsupported in this environment.');
   }
 
-  if (includeLargeFeatures) {
+  if (injected.includeLargeFeatures) {
     const { default: katex } = await import('katex');
     const outputMode =
       config.forceLegacyMathML || (!isMathMLSupported() && config.legacyMathML)

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.jison

@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ accDescr\s*"{"\s*                                { this.begin("acc_descr_multili
 \}\|                            return 'ONE_OR_MORE';
 "one"                           return 'ONLY_ONE';
 "only one"                      return 'ONLY_ONE';
-"1"                             return 'ONLY_ONE';
+[0-9]+\.[0-9]+                  return 'DECIMAL_NUM';
+"1"(?=\s+[A-Za-z_"'])           return 'ONLY_ONE';
+"1"                             return 'ENTITY_ONE';
+[0-9]+                          return 'NUM';
 \|\|                            return 'ONLY_ONE';
 o\|                             return 'ZERO_OR_ONE';
 o\{                             return 'ZERO_OR_MORE';
 \|\{                            return 'ONE_OR_MORE';
-\s*u                            return 'MD_PARENT';
+u(?=[\.\-\|])                   return 'MD_PARENT';
 \.\.                            return 'NON_IDENTIFYING';
 \-\-                            return 'IDENTIFYING';
 "to"                            return 'IDENTIFYING';
@@ -80,13 +83,15 @@ o\{                             return 'ZERO_OR_MORE';
 \-\.                            return 'NON_IDENTIFYING';
 <style>([^\x00-\x7F]|\w|\-|\*)+ return 'STYLE_TEXT';
 <style>';'                      return 'SEMI';
-([^\x00-\x7F]|\w|\-|\*)+        return 'UNICODE_TEXT';
-[0-9]                           return 'NUM';
+([^\x00-\x7F]|\w|\-|\*|\.)+      return 'UNICODE_TEXT';
 .                               return yytext[0];
 <<EOF>>                         return 'EOF';
 
 /lex
 
+%left 'ONLY_ONE'
+%left 'ZERO_OR_ONE' 'ZERO_OR_MORE' 'ONE_OR_MORE' 'MD_PARENT'
+
 %start start
 %% /* language grammar */
 
@@ -228,6 +233,9 @@ styleComponent: STYLE_TEXT | NUM | COLON | BRKT;
 entityName
     : 'ENTITY_NAME'      { $$ = $1.replace(/"/g, ''); }
     | 'UNICODE_TEXT' { $$ = $1; }
+    | 'NUM' { $$ = $1; }
+    | 'DECIMAL_NUM' { $$ = $1; }
+    | 'ENTITY_ONE' { $$ = $1; }
     ;
 
 attributes

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/er/parser/erDiagram.spec.js

@@ -1001,4 +1001,90 @@ describe('when parsing ER diagram it...', function () {
       }
     );
   });
+
+  describe('syntax fixes for special characters and numbers', function () {
+    describe('standalone entity names', function () {
+      it('should allow number "1" as standalone entity', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nCUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : has\n1`);
+      });
+
+      it('should allow character "u" as standalone entity', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nCUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : has\nu`);
+      });
+
+      it('should allow decimal numbers as standalone entities', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nCUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : has\n2.5`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nCUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : has\n1.5`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nCUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : has\n0.1`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nCUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : has\n99.99`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('entity names with attributes', function () {
+      it('should allow "u" as entity name with attributes', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nu {\nstring name\nint id\n}`);
+      });
+
+      it('should allow number "1" as entity name with attributes', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n1 {\nstring name\nint id\n}`);
+      });
+
+      it('should allow decimal numbers as entity names with attributes', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n2.5 {\nstring name\nint id\n}`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n1.5 {\nstring value\n}`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('entity names in relationships', function () {
+      it('should allow "u" in relationships', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nCUSTOMER ||--|| u : has`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nu ||--|| ORDER : places`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nu ||--|| v : connects`);
+      });
+
+      it('should allow numbers in relationships', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nCUSTOMER ||--|| 1 : has`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n1 ||--|| ORDER : places`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n1 ||--|| 2 : connects`);
+      });
+
+      it('should allow decimal numbers in relationships', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\nCUSTOMER ||--|| 2.5 : has`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n1.5 ||--|| ORDER : places`);
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(`erDiagram\n2.5 ||--|| 5.5 : connects`);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('mixed scenarios', function () {
+      it('should handle complex diagram with special entity names', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(
+          `erDiagram
+              CUSTOMER ||--o{ 1 : places
+              1 ||--|{ u : contains
+              u {
+                string name
+                int quantity
+              }
+              "2.5" ||--|| ORDER : processes
+              ORDER {
+                int id
+                date created
+              }
+        `
+        );
+      });
+
+      it('should handle attributes with numbers in names (but not starting)', function () {
+        erDiagram.parser.parse(
+          `erDiagram
+              ENTITY {
+                string name1
+                int value2
+                float point3_5
+              }
+        `
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/flow.jison

@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ that id.
 .*direction\s+BT[^\n]*       return 'direction_bt';
 .*direction\s+RL[^\n]*       return 'direction_rl';
 .*direction\s+LR[^\n]*       return 'direction_lr';
+.*direction\s+TD[^\n]*       return 'direction_td';
 
 [^\s\"]+\@(?=[^\{\"])               { return 'LINK_ID'; }
 [0-9]+                       return 'NUM';
@@ -626,6 +627,8 @@ direction
     { $$={stmt:'dir', value:'RL'};}
     | direction_lr
     { $$={stmt:'dir', value:'LR'};}
+    | direction_td
+    { $$={stmt:'dir', value:'TD'};}
     ;
 
 %%

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/flowchart/parser/subgraph.spec.js

@@ -309,4 +309,21 @@ describe('when parsing subgraphs', function () {
     expect(subgraphA.nodes).toContain('a');
     expect(subgraphA.nodes).not.toContain('c');
   });
+  it('should correctly parse direction TD inside a subgraph', function () {
+    const res = flow.parser.parse(`
+      graph LR
+        subgraph WithTD
+          direction TD
+          A1 --> A2
+        end
+    `);
+
+    const subgraphs = flow.parser.yy.getSubGraphs();
+    expect(subgraphs.length).toBe(1);
+    const subgraph = subgraphs[0];
+
+    expect(subgraph.dir).toBe('TD');
+    expect(subgraph.nodes).toContain('A1');
+    expect(subgraph.nodes).toContain('A2');
+  });
 });

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/gantt/ganttDb.js

@@ -268,7 +268,9 @@ const fixTaskDates = function (startTime, endTime, dateFormat, excludes, include
 
 const getStartDate = function (prevTime, dateFormat, str) {
   str = str.trim();
-
+  if ((dateFormat.trim() === 'x' || dateFormat.trim() === 'X') && /^\d+$/.test(str)) {
+    return new Date(Number(str));
+  }
   // Test for after
   const afterRePattern = /^after\s+(?<ids>[\d\w- ]+)/;
   const afterStatement = afterRePattern.exec(str);

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/info/infoDb.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import type { InfoFields, InfoDB } from './infoTypes.js';
-import packageJson from '../../../package.json' assert { type: 'json' };
 
 export const DEFAULT_INFO_DB: InfoFields = {
-  version: packageJson.version + (includeLargeFeatures ? '' : '-tiny'),
+  version: injected.version + (injected.includeLargeFeatures ? '' : '-tiny'),
 } as const;
 
 export const getVersion = (): string => DEFAULT_INFO_DB.version;

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/packet/renderer.ts

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const draw: DrawDefinition = (_text, id, _version, diagram: Diagram) => {
   const svgWidth = bitWidth * bitsPerRow + 2;
   const svg: SVG = selectSvgElement(id);
 
-  svg.attr('viewbox', `0 0 ${svgWidth} ${svgHeight}`);
+  svg.attr('viewBox', `0 0 ${svgWidth} ${svgHeight}`);
   configureSvgSize(svg, svgHeight, svgWidth, config.useMaxWidth);
 
   for (const [word, packet] of words.entries()) {

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/radar/renderer.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { Diagram } from '../../Diagram.js';
 import type { RadarDiagramConfig } from '../../config.type.js';
 import type { DiagramRenderer, DrawDefinition, SVG, SVGGroup } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
 import { selectSvgElement } from '../../rendering-util/selectSvgElement.js';
+import { configureSvgSize } from '../../setupGraphViewbox.js';
 import type { RadarDB, RadarAxis, RadarCurve } from './types.js';
 
 const draw: DrawDefinition = (_text, id, _version, diagram: Diagram) => {
@@ -53,11 +54,9 @@ const drawFrame = (svg: SVG, config: Required<RadarDiagramConfig>): SVGGroup =>
     x: config.marginLeft + config.width / 2,
     y: config.marginTop + config.height / 2,
   };
-  // Initialize the SVG
-  svg
-    .attr('viewbox', `0 0 ${totalWidth} ${totalHeight}`)
-    .attr('width', totalWidth)
-    .attr('height', totalHeight);
+  configureSvgSize(svg, totalHeight, totalWidth, config.useMaxWidth ?? true);
+
+  svg.attr('viewBox', `0 0 ${totalWidth} ${totalHeight}`);
   // g element to center the radar chart
   return svg.append('g').attr('transform', `translate(${center.x}, ${center.y})`);
 };

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/parser/sequenceDiagram.jison

@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@
 <CONFIG>[^\}]+                                                  { return 'CONFIG_CONTENT'; }
 <CONFIG>\}                                                      { this.popState(); this.popState(); return 'CONFIG_END'; }
 <ID>[^\<->\->:\n,;@\s]+(?=\@\{)                                 { yytext = yytext.trim(); return 'ACTOR'; }
-<ID>[^\<->\->:\n,;@]+?([\-]*[^\<->\->:\n,;@]+?)*?(?=((?!\n)\s)+"as"(?!\n)\s|[#\n;]|$) { yytext = yytext.trim(); this.begin('ALIAS'); return 'ACTOR'; }
+<ID>[^<>:\n,;@\s]+(?=\s+as\s)                                   { yytext = yytext.trim(); this.begin('ALIAS'); return 'ACTOR'; }
+<ID>[^<>:\n,;@]+(?=\s*[\n;#]|$)                                 { yytext = yytext.trim(); this.popState(); return 'ACTOR'; }
+<ID>[^<>:\n,;@]*\<[^\n]*                                        { this.popState(); return 'INVALID'; }
 "box"															{ this.begin('LINE'); return 'box'; }
 "participant"                                                   { this.begin('ID'); return 'participant'; }
 "actor"                                                   		{ this.begin('ID'); return 'participant_actor'; }
 "create"                                                        return 'create';
 "destroy"                                                       { this.begin('ID'); return 'destroy'; }
-<ID>[^<\->\->:\n,;]+?([\-]*[^<\->\->:\n,;]+?)*?(?=((?!\n)\s)+"as"(?!\n)\s|[#\n;]|$)     { yytext = yytext.trim(); this.begin('ALIAS'); return 'ACTOR'; }
 <ALIAS>"as"                                                     { this.popState(); this.popState(); this.begin('LINE'); return 'AS'; }
 <ALIAS>(?:)                                                     { this.popState(); this.popState(); return 'NEWLINE'; }
 "loop"                                                          { this.begin('LINE'); return 'loop'; }
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ accDescr\s*"{"\s*                                { this.begin("acc_descr_multili
 "off"															return 'off';
 ","                                                             return ',';
 ";"                                                             return 'NEWLINE';
-[^+<\->\->:\n,;]+((?!(\-x|\-\-x|\-\)|\-\-\)))[\-]*[^\+<\->\->:\n,;]+)*             { yytext = yytext.trim(); return 'ACTOR'; }
+[^\/\\\+\()\+<\->\->:\n,;]+((?!(\-x|\-\-x|\-\)|\-\-\)|\-\|\\|\-\\|\-\/|\-\/\/|\-\|\/|\/\|\-|\\\|\-|\/\/\-|\\\\\-|\/\|\-|\-\-\|\\|\-\-|\(\)))[\-]*[^\+<\->\->:\n,;]+)*             { yytext = yytext.trim(); return 'ACTOR'; } //final_4.11
 "->>"                                                           return 'SOLID_ARROW';
 "<<->>"                                                           return 'BIDIRECTIONAL_SOLID_ARROW';
 "-->>"                                                          return 'DOTTED_ARROW';
@@ -89,10 +90,36 @@ accDescr\s*"{"\s*                                { this.begin("acc_descr_multili
 \-\-[x]                                                         return 'DOTTED_CROSS';
 \-[\)]                                                          return 'SOLID_POINT';
 \-\-[\)]                                                        return 'DOTTED_POINT';
+
+//normal-dotted
+\-\-\|\\                                                        return 'SOLID_ARROW_TOP_DOTTED';
+\-\-\|\/                                                        return 'SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_DOTTED';
+\-\-\\\\                                                        return 'STICK_ARROW_TOP_DOTTED';
+\-\-\/\/                                                        return 'STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_DOTTED';
+
+//reverse-dotted
+\/\|\-\-                                                          return 'SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED';
+\\\|\-\-                                                          return 'SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED';
+\/\/\-\-                                                          return 'STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED';
+\\\\\-\-                                                          return 'STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED';
+
+//normal
+\-\|\\                                                          return 'SOLID_ARROW_TOP';
+\-\|\/                                                          return 'SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM';
+\-\\\\                                                          return 'STICK_ARROW_TOP';
+\-\/\/                                                          return 'STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM';
+
+//reverse
+\/\|\-                                                          return 'SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE';
+\\\|\-                                                          return 'SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE';
+\/\/\-                                                          return 'STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE';
+\\\\\-                                                          return 'STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE';
+
 ":"(?:(?:no)?wrap:)?[^#\n;]*                                    return 'TXT';
 ":"                             								return 'TXT';
 "+"                                                             return '+';
 "-"                                                             return '-';
+"()"                                                            return '()';
 <<EOF>>                                                         return 'NEWLINE';
 .                                                               return 'INVALID';
 
@@ -119,6 +146,7 @@ line
 	: SPACE statement { $$ = $2 }
 	| statement { $$ = $1 }
 	| NEWLINE { $$=[]; }
+	| INVALID { $$=[]; }
 	;
 
 box_section
@@ -304,6 +332,20 @@ signal
 	{ $$ = [$1,$4,{type: 'addMessage', from:$1.actor, to:$4.actor, signalType:$2, msg:$5},
 	             {type: 'activeEnd', signalType: yy.LINETYPE.ACTIVE_END, actor: $1.actor}
 	             ]}
+    | actor signaltype '()' actor text2
+	{ $$ = [$1,$4,{type: 'addMessage', from:$1.actor, to:$4.actor, signalType:$2, msg:$5, activate: true, centralConnection: yy.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION},
+	              {type: 'centralConnection', signalType: yy.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION, actor: $4.actor, }
+	             ]}
+    
+	| actor '()' signaltype actor text2
+	{ $$ = [$1,$4,{type: 'addMessage', from:$1.actor, to:$4.actor, signalType:$3, msg:$5, activate: false, centralConnection: yy.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE},
+	              {type: 'centralConnectionReverse', signalType: yy.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE, actor: $1.actor}
+	             ]}
+	| actor '()' signaltype '()' actor text2
+	{ $$ = [$1,$5,{type: 'addMessage', from:$1.actor, to:$5.actor, signalType:$3, msg:$6, activate: true, centralConnection: yy.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL},
+	 			 {type: 'centralConnection', signalType: yy.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION, actor: $5.actor, },
+				 {type: 'centralConnectionReverse', signalType: yy.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE, actor: $1.actor}
+	             ]}
 	| actor signaltype actor text2
 	{ $$ = [$1,$3,{type: 'addMessage', from:$1.actor, to:$3.actor, signalType:$2, msg:$4}]}
 	;
@@ -337,6 +379,27 @@ signaltype
 	: SOLID_OPEN_ARROW  { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID_OPEN; }
 	| DOTTED_OPEN_ARROW { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.DOTTED_OPEN; }
 	| SOLID_ARROW       { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID; }
+	
+	| SOLID_ARROW_TOP    { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID_TOP; }
+	| SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID_BOTTOM; }
+	| STICK_ARROW_TOP    { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP; }
+	| STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM; }
+
+	| SOLID_ARROW_TOP_DOTTED    { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID_TOP_DOTTED; }	
+	| SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_DOTTED { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID_BOTTOM_DOTTED; }
+	| STICK_ARROW_TOP_DOTTED    { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP_DOTTED; }
+	| STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_DOTTED { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM_DOTTED; }
+
+	| SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE    { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE; }
+	| SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE; }
+	| STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE    { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE; }
+	| STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE; }
+
+	| SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED    { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED; }
+	| SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED; }
+	| STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED    { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED; }
+	| STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED; }
+
   | BIDIRECTIONAL_SOLID_ARROW       { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.BIDIRECTIONAL_SOLID; }
 	| DOTTED_ARROW      { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.DOTTED; }
 	| BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED_ARROW      { $$ = yy.LINETYPE.BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED; }

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDb.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import {
   setAccTitle,
   setDiagramTitle,
 } from '../common/commonDb.js';
-import type { Actor, AddMessageParams, Box, Message, Note, ParticipantMetaData } from './types.js';
+import type { Actor, AddMessageParams, Box, Message, Note } from './types.js';
+import type { ParticipantMetaData } from '../../types.js';
 
 interface SequenceState {
   prevActor?: string;
@@ -63,6 +64,30 @@ const LINETYPE = {
   PAR_OVER_START: 32,
   BIDIRECTIONAL_SOLID: 33,
   BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED: 34,
+
+  SOLID_TOP: 41,
+  SOLID_BOTTOM: 42,
+  STICK_TOP: 43,
+  STICK_BOTTOM: 44,
+
+  SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE: 45,
+  SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE: 46,
+  STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE: 47,
+  STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE: 48,
+
+  SOLID_TOP_DOTTED: 51,
+  SOLID_BOTTOM_DOTTED: 52,
+  STICK_TOP_DOTTED: 53,
+  STICK_BOTTOM_DOTTED: 54,
+
+  SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED: 55,
+  SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED: 56,
+  STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED: 57,
+  STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED: 58,
+
+  CENTRAL_CONNECTION: 59,
+  CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE: 60,
+  CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL: 61,
 } as const;
 
 const ARROWTYPE = {
@@ -85,8 +110,6 @@ export const PARTICIPANT_TYPE = {
   ENTITY: 'entity',
   PARTICIPANT: 'participant',
   QUEUE: 'queue',
-  ICON: 'icon',
-  IMAGE: 'image',
 } as const;
 
 export class SequenceDB implements DiagramDB {
@@ -187,7 +210,6 @@ export class SequenceDB implements DiagramDB {
       actorCnt: null,
       rectData: null,
       type: type ?? 'participant',
-      doc: doc,
     });
     if (this.state.records.prevActor) {
       const prevActorInRecords = this.state.records.actors.get(this.state.records.prevActor);
@@ -246,7 +268,8 @@ export class SequenceDB implements DiagramDB {
     idTo?: Message['to'],
     message?: { text: string; wrap: boolean },
     messageType?: number,
-    activate = false
+    activate = false,
+    centralConnection?: number
   ) {
     if (messageType === this.LINETYPE.ACTIVE_END) {
       const cnt = this.activationCount(idFrom ?? '');
@@ -273,6 +296,7 @@ export class SequenceDB implements DiagramDB {
       wrap: message?.wrap ?? this.autoWrap(),
       type: messageType,
       activate,
+      centralConnection: centralConnection ?? 0,
     });
     return true;
   }
@@ -565,6 +589,12 @@ export class SequenceDB implements DiagramDB {
         case 'activeStart':
           this.addSignal(param.actor, undefined, undefined, param.signalType);
           break;
+        case 'centralConnection':
+          this.addSignal(param.actor, undefined, undefined, param.signalType);
+          break;
+        case 'centralConnectionReverse':
+          this.addSignal(param.actor, undefined, undefined, param.signalType);
+          break;
         case 'activeEnd':
           this.addSignal(param.actor, undefined, undefined, param.signalType);
           break;
@@ -608,7 +638,14 @@ export class SequenceDB implements DiagramDB {
               this.state.records.lastDestroyed = undefined;
             }
           }
-          this.addSignal(param.from, param.to, param.msg, param.signalType, param.activate);
+          this.addSignal(
+            param.from,
+            param.to,
+            param.msg,
+            param.signalType,
+            param.activate,
+            param.centralConnection
+          );
           break;
         case 'boxStart':
           this.addBox(param.boxData);

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceDiagram.spec.js

@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ describe('more than one sequence diagram', () => {
       [
         {
           "activate": false,
+          "centralConnection": 0,
           "from": "Alice",
           "id": "0",
           "message": "Hello Bob, how are you?",
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ describe('more than one sequence diagram', () => {
         },
         {
           "activate": false,
+          "centralConnection": 0,
           "from": "Bob",
           "id": "1",
           "message": "I am good thanks!",
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ describe('more than one sequence diagram', () => {
       [
         {
           "activate": false,
+          "centralConnection": 0,
           "from": "Alice",
           "id": "0",
           "message": "Hello Bob, how are you?",
@@ -140,6 +143,7 @@ describe('more than one sequence diagram', () => {
         },
         {
           "activate": false,
+          "centralConnection": 0,
           "from": "Bob",
           "id": "1",
           "message": "I am good thanks!",
@@ -160,6 +164,7 @@ describe('more than one sequence diagram', () => {
       [
         {
           "activate": false,
+          "centralConnection": 0,
           "from": "Alice",
           "id": "0",
           "message": "Hello John, how are you?",
@@ -169,6 +174,7 @@ describe('more than one sequence diagram', () => {
         },
         {
           "activate": false,
+          "centralConnection": 0,
           "from": "John",
           "id": "1",
           "message": "I am good thanks!",
@@ -181,6 +187,254 @@ describe('more than one sequence diagram', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('Central Connection Parsing', () => {
+  describe('when parsing central connection syntax', () => {
+    it('should parse actor ()->>() actor syntax as CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ()->>() Bob: Hello Bob, how are you?
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(3); // addMessage + centralConnection + centralConnectionReverse
+
+      // Find the actual message (type: 'addMessage')
+      const actualMessage = messages.find((msg) => msg.type !== undefined && msg.from && msg.to);
+      expect(actualMessage).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        message: 'Hello Bob, how are you?',
+        centralConnection: 61, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL
+        activate: true,
+        type: 0, // SOLID (based on test output)
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse actor ()-->>() actor syntax as CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ()-->>() Bob: Hello Bob, how are you?
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(3); // addMessage + centralConnection + centralConnectionReverse
+
+      const actualMessage = messages.find((msg) => msg.type !== undefined && msg.from && msg.to);
+      expect(actualMessage).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        message: 'Hello Bob, how are you?',
+        centralConnection: 61, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL
+        activate: true,
+        type: 1, // DOTTED (based on test output)
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse actor ->>() actor syntax as CENTRAL_CONNECTION', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ->>() Bob: Hello Bob, how are you?
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(2); // addMessage + centralConnection (no activation for this pattern)
+
+      const actualMessage = messages.find((msg) => msg.type !== undefined && msg.from && msg.to);
+      expect(actualMessage).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        message: 'Hello Bob, how are you?',
+        centralConnection: 59, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION
+        activate: true,
+        type: 0, // SOLID (based on actual parsing)
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse actor ()-->> actor syntax as CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ()-->> Bob: Hello Bob, how are you?
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(2); // addMessage + centralConnectionReverse
+
+      const actualMessage = messages.find((msg) => msg.type !== undefined && msg.from && msg.to);
+      expect(actualMessage).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        message: 'Hello Bob, how are you?',
+        centralConnection: 60, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE
+        activate: false,
+        type: 1, // DOTTED (based on test output)
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse actor ()->> actor syntax as CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ()->> Bob: Hello Bob, how are you?
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(2); // addMessage + centralConnectionReverse
+
+      const actualMessage = messages.find((msg) => msg.type !== undefined && msg.from && msg.to);
+      expect(actualMessage).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        message: 'Hello Bob, how are you?',
+        centralConnection: 60, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE
+        activate: false,
+        type: 0, // SOLID (based on test output)
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse actor ()<<-->>() actor syntax as CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ()<<-->>() Bob: Hello Bob, how are you?
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(3); // addMessage + centralConnection + centralConnectionReverse
+
+      const actualMessage = messages.find((msg) => msg.type !== undefined && msg.from && msg.to);
+      expect(actualMessage).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        message: 'Hello Bob, how are you?',
+        centralConnection: 61, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL
+        activate: true,
+        type: 34, // BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse actor ()<<->>() actor syntax as CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ()<<->>() Bob: Hello Bob, how are you?
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(3); // addMessage + centralConnection + centralConnectionReverse
+
+      const actualMessage = messages.find((msg) => msg.type !== undefined && msg.from && msg.to);
+      expect(actualMessage).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        message: 'Hello Bob, how are you?',
+        centralConnection: 61, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL
+        activate: true,
+        type: 33, // BIDIRECTIONAL_SOLID
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should handle multiple central connection types in one diagram', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        participant Charlie
+        Alice ()->>() Bob: Message 1
+        Bob ()-->> Charlie: Message 2
+        Charlie ()<<-->>() Alice: Message 3
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(8); // 3 addMessages + 5 central connection markers
+
+      // Filter to get only the actual messages
+      const actualMessages = messages.filter((msg) => msg.type !== undefined && msg.from && msg.to);
+      expect(actualMessages).toHaveLength(3);
+
+      expect(actualMessages[0]).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        centralConnection: 61, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL (()->>())
+      });
+
+      expect(actualMessages[1]).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Bob',
+        to: 'Charlie',
+        centralConnection: 60, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE (()-->>)
+      });
+
+      expect(actualMessages[2]).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Charlie',
+        to: 'Alice',
+        centralConnection: 61, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL (()<<-->>())
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should handle central connections with different arrow types', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ()-x() Bob: Cross message
+        Alice ()--x() Bob: Dotted cross message
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(6); // 2 addMessages + 4 central connection markers
+
+      const actualMessages = messages.filter((msg) => msg.type !== undefined && msg.from && msg.to);
+      expect(actualMessages).toHaveLength(2);
+
+      expect(actualMessages[0]).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        centralConnection: 61, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL (()-x())
+        type: 3, // SOLID_CROSS
+      });
+
+      expect(actualMessages[1]).toMatchObject({
+        from: 'Alice',
+        to: 'Bob',
+        centralConnection: 61, // CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL (()--x())
+        type: 4, // DOTTED_CROSS
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not break existing parsing without central connections', async () => {
+      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+        sequenceDiagram
+        participant Alice
+        participant Bob
+        Alice ->> Bob: Normal message
+        Bob -->> Alice: Normal dotted message
+        Alice -x Bob: Normal cross message
+      `);
+
+      const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+      expect(messages).toHaveLength(3);
+
+      messages.forEach((msg) => {
+        expect(msg.centralConnection).toBe(0); // No central connection
+      });
+
+      expect(messages[0].type).toBe(0); // SOLID (based on actual parsing)
+      expect(messages[1].type).toBe(1); // DOTTED (based on actual parsing)
+      expect(messages[2].type).toBe(3); // SOLID_CROSS
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('when parsing a sequenceDiagram', function () {
   let diagram;
   beforeEach(async function () {
@@ -2058,6 +2312,36 @@ Bob->>Alice:Got it!
     expect(messages[0].from).toBe('Alice');
     expect(messages[0].to).toBe('Bob');
   });
+
+  it('1 should parse ', async () => {
+    const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+    sequenceDiagram
+    actor Bob
+    actor Alice
+        Bob -|\\ Alice: Hello Alice, how are you?
+        Bob -|/ Alice: Hello Alice, how are you?
+        Bob -// Alice: Hello Alice, how are you?
+        Bob -\\\\ Alice: Hello Alice, how are you?
+        
+        Bob \\|- Alice: Hello Alice, how are you?
+        Bob /|- Alice: Hello Alice, how are you?
+        Bob //- Alice: Hello Alice, how are you?
+        Bob \\\\- Alice: Hello Alice, how are you?        
+    `);
+
+    const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+  });
+
+  it('2 should parse ', async () => {
+    const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+    sequenceDiagram
+    actor Bob
+    actor Alice
+      Alice ()<<->>() Bob: hey?
+    `);
+
+    const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
+  });
   describe('when parsing extended participant syntax', () => {
     it('should parse participants with different quote styles and whitespace', async () => {
       const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
@@ -2325,74 +2609,17 @@ Bob->>Alice:Got it!
       expect(actors.get('E').type).toBe('entity');
       expect(actors.get('E').description).toBe('E');
     });
-  });
-
-  describe('image and icon participant parsing', () => {
-    it('should parse image participant with image URL', async () => {
-      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
+    it('should handle fail parsing when alias token causes conflicts in participant definition', async () => {
+      let error = false;
+      try {
+        await Diagram.fromText(`
         sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ "type": "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        Bob->>Bob: test
+        participant SAS MyServiceWithMoreThan20Chars <br> service decription
        `);
-      const actors = diagram.db.getActors();
-      expect(actors.get('Bob').type).toBe('image');
-      expect(actors.get('Bob').doc.image).toBe(
-        'https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg'
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should parse icon participant with icon name', async () => {
-      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
-        sequenceDiagram
-        participant Alice@{ "type": "icon", "icon": "fa:bell" }
-        Alice->>Alice: test
-      `);
-      const actors = diagram.db.getActors();
-      expect(actors.get('Alice').type).toBe('icon');
-      expect(actors.get('Alice').doc.icon).toBe('fa:bell');
-    });
-
-    it('should parse two image participants', async () => {
-      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
-        sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ "type": "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        participant Alice@{ "type": "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/11/29/09/32/animal-1867121_1280.jpg" }
-        Bob->>Alice: Hello
-        Alice-->>Bob: Hi
-      `);
-      const actors = diagram.db.getActors();
-      expect(actors.get('Bob').type).toBe('image');
-      expect(actors.get('Bob').doc.image).toBe(
-        'https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg'
-      );
-      expect(actors.get('Alice').type).toBe('image');
-      expect(actors.get('Alice').doc.image).toBe(
-        'https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2016/11/29/09/32/animal-1867121_1280.jpg'
-      );
-    });
-
-    it('should parse image participant with normal participant', async () => {
-      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
-        sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ "type": "image", "image": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2020/02/22/18/49/paper-4871356_1280.jpg" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: Hello
-      `);
-      const actors = diagram.db.getActors();
-      expect(actors.get('Bob').type).toBe('image');
-      expect(actors.get('Alice').type).toBe('participant');
-    });
-
-    it('should parse icon participant with normal participant', async () => {
-      const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
-        sequenceDiagram
-        participant Bob@{ "type": "icon", "icon": "fa:bell" }
-        participant Alice
-        Bob->>Alice: Hello
-      `);
-      const actors = diagram.db.getActors();
-      expect(actors.get('Bob').type).toBe('icon');
-      expect(actors.get('Alice').type).toBe('participant');
+      } catch (e) {
+        error = true;
+      }
+      expect(error).toBe(true);
     });
   });
 });