fix: refactored documentation

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

.changeset/busy-clocks-melt.md

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-'@mermaid-js/layout-elk': patch
-'mermaid': patch
----
-
-feat: Exposing elk configuration forceNodeModelOrder and considerModelOrder to the mermaid configuration

.changeset/good-weeks-tickle.md

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': patch
----
-
-fix: sanitize icon labels and icon SVGs
-
-Resolves CVE-2025-54880 reported by @fourcube

.changeset/red-zebras-happen.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': patch
----
-
-fix: Allow equals sign in sequenceDiagram labels

.changeset/spicy-ties-see.md

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-'@mermaid-js/layout-elk': patch
----
-
-Make elk not force node model order, but strongly consider it instead

.changeset/strong-laws-confess.md

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': patch
----
-
-fix: fallback to raw text instead of rendering _Unsupported markdown_ or empty blocks
-
-Instead of printing **Unsupported markdown: XXX**, or empty blocks when using a markdown feature
-that Mermaid does not yet support when `htmlLabels: true`(default) or `htmlLabels: false`,
-fallback to the raw markdown text.

.changeset/tidy-weeks-play.md

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-'mermaid': patch
----
-
-fix: sanitize KATEX blocks
-
-Resolves CVE-2025-54881 reported by @fourcube

.cspell/libraries.txt

@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ Doctave
 DokuWiki
 dompurify
 elkjs
-eslintcache
 fcose
 fontawesome
 Fonticons

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CYPRESS_CACHE_FOLDER: .cache/Cypress
 
-      - name: Setup ESLint cache
-        uses: actions/cache@0400d5f644dc74513175e3cd8d07132dd4860809 # v4.2.4
-        with:
-          path: .eslintcache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-eslint-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-eslint-
-
       - name: Run Linting
         shell: bash
         run: |

.lintstagedrc.mjs

@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ export default {
     'prettier --write',
   ],
   '.cspell/*.txt': ['tsx scripts/fixCSpell.ts'],
-  '**/*.md': ['pnpm cspell'],
   '**/*.jison': ['pnpm -w run lint:jison'],
 };

cypress/helpers/util.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ interface CodeObject {
   mermaid: CypressMermaidConfig;
 }
 
-export const utf8ToB64 = (str: string): string => {
+const utf8ToB64 = (str: string): string => {
   return Buffer.from(decodeURIComponent(encodeURIComponent(str))).toString('base64');
 };
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const batchId: string =
   'mermaid-batch-' +
   (Cypress.env('useAppli')
     ? Date.now().toString()
-    : (Cypress.env('CYPRESS_COMMIT') ?? Date.now().toString()));
+    : Cypress.env('CYPRESS_COMMIT') || Date.now().toString());
 
 export const mermaidUrl = (
   graphStr: string | string[],
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ export const imgSnapshotTest = (
     sequence: {
       ...(_options.sequence ?? {}),
       actorFontFamily: 'courier',
-      noteFontFamily: _options.sequence?.noteFontFamily ?? 'courier',
+      noteFontFamily: _options.sequence?.noteFontFamily
+        ? _options.sequence.noteFontFamily
+        : 'courier',
       messageFontFamily: 'courier',
     },
   };

cypress/integration/other/xss.spec.js

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { imgSnapshotTest, mermaidUrl, utf8ToB64 } from '../../helpers/util.ts';
+import { mermaidUrl } from '../../helpers/util.ts';
 describe('XSS', () => {
   it('should handle xss in tags', () => {
     const str =
@@ -141,37 +141,4 @@ describe('XSS', () => {
     cy.wait(1000);
     cy.get('#the-malware').should('not.exist');
   });
-
-  it('should sanitize icon labels in architecture diagrams', () => {
-    const str = JSON.stringify({
-      code: `architecture-beta
-    group api(cloud)[API]
-    service db "<img src=x onerror=\\"xssAttack()\\">" [Database] in api`,
-    });
-    imgSnapshotTest(utf8ToB64(str), {}, true);
-    cy.wait(1000);
-    cy.get('#the-malware').should('not.exist');
-  });
-
-  it('should sanitize katex blocks', () => {
-    const str = JSON.stringify({
-      code: `sequenceDiagram
-    participant A as Alice<img src="x" onerror="xssAttack()">$$\\text{Alice}$$
-    A->>John: Hello John, how are you?`,
-    });
-    imgSnapshotTest(utf8ToB64(str), {}, true);
-    cy.wait(1000);
-    cy.get('#the-malware').should('not.exist');
-  });
-
-  it('should sanitize labels', () => {
-    const str = JSON.stringify({
-      code: `erDiagram
-    "<img src=x onerror=xssAttack()>" ||--|| ENTITY2 : "<img src=x onerror=xssAttack()>"
-    `,
-    });
-    imgSnapshotTest(utf8ToB64(str), {}, true);
-    cy.wait(1000);
-    cy.get('#the-malware').should('not.exist');
-  });
 });

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

@@ -1053,21 +1053,6 @@ flowchart LR
       });
     });
   });
-
-  it('6647-elk: should keep node order when using elk layout unless it would add crossings', () => {
-    imgSnapshotTest(
-      `---
-config:
-  layout: elk
----
-      flowchart TB
-        a --> a1 & a2 & a3 & a4
-        b --> b1 & b2
-        b2 --> b3
-        b1 --> b4
-      `
-    );
-  });
 });
 
 describe('Title and arrow styling #4813', () => {

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

@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ end
       imgSnapshotTest(
         `flowchart TB
           A(["Start"]) --> n1["Untitled Node"]
-          A --> n2["Untitled Node"]
+          A --> n2["Untitled Node"]     
         `,
         {}
       );
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ end
       imgSnapshotTest(
         `flowchart BT
           n2["Untitled Node"] --> n1["Diamond"]
-          n1@{ shape: diam}
+          n1@{ shape: diam}     
         `,
         {}
       );
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ end
         n2["Untitled Node"] --> n1["Rounded Rectangle"]
         n3["Untitled Node"] --> n1
         n1@{ shape: rounded}
-        n3@{ shape: rect}
+        n3@{ shape: rect}  
     `,
         {}
       );
@@ -1164,26 +1164,4 @@ end
       `
     );
   });
-
-  describe('when rendering unsuported markdown', () => {
-    const graph = `flowchart TB
-    mermaid{"What is\nyourmermaid version?"} --> v10["<11"] --"\`<**1**1\`"--> fine["No bug"]
-    mermaid --> v11[">= v11"] -- ">= v11" --> broken["Affected by https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/issues/5824"]
-    subgraph subgraph1["\`How to fix **fix**\`"]
-        broken --> B["B"]
-    end
-    githost["Github, Gitlab, BitBucket, etc."]
-    githost2["\`Github, Gitlab, BitBucket, etc.\`"]
-    a["1."]
-    b["- x"]
-      `;
-
-    it('should render raw strings', () => {
-      imgSnapshotTest(graph);
-    });
-
-    it('should render raw strings with htmlLabels: false', () => {
-      imgSnapshotTest(graph, { htmlLabels: false });
-    });
-  });
 });

cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js

@@ -1042,4 +1042,167 @@ 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

@@ -131,22 +131,6 @@
 
   <body>
     <pre id="diagram4" class="mermaid">
----
-config:
-  layout: elk
-  elk:
-    mergeEdges: false
-    forceNodeModelOrder: false
-    considerModelOrder: NONE
-
----
-            flowchart TB
-              a --> a1 & a2 & a3 & a4
-              b --> b1 & b2
-              b2 --> b3
-              b1 --> b4</pre
-    >
-    <pre id="diagram4" class="mermaid">
 treemap
 "Section 1"
     "Leaf 1.1": 12

cypress/platform/sidv.html

@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ graph TB
       const { svg } = await mermaid.render('d22', value);
       console.log(svg);
       el.innerHTML = svg;
+      // mermaid.test1('first_slow', 1200).then((r) => console.info(r));
+      // mermaid.test1('second_fast', 200).then((r) => console.info(r));
+      // mermaid.test1('third_fast', 200).then((r) => console.info(r));
+      // mermaid.test1('forth_slow', 1200).then((r) => console.info(r));
     </script>
   </body>
 </html>

cypress/platform/viewer.js

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ const contentLoadedApi = async function () {
       for (let i = 0; i < numCodes; i++) {
         const { svg, bindFunctions } = await mermaid.render('newid' + i, graphObj.code[i], divs[i]);
         div.innerHTML = svg;
-        bindFunctions?.(div);
+        bindFunctions(div);
       }
     } else {
       const div = document.createElement('div');
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ const contentLoadedApi = async function () {
       const { svg, bindFunctions } = await mermaid.render('newid', graphObj.code, div);
       div.innerHTML = svg;
       console.log(div.innerHTML);
-      bindFunctions?.(div);
+      bindFunctions(div);
     }
   }
 };

cypress/timings.json

@@ -2,219 +2,219 @@
   "durations": [
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/configuration.spec.js",
-      "duration": 5815
+      "duration": 5672
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/external-diagrams.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2035
+      "duration": 1990
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/ghsa.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3386
+      "duration": 3186
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/iife.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2089
+      "duration": 1948
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/interaction.spec.js",
-      "duration": 11578
+      "duration": 11938
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/rerender.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2119
+      "duration": 1932
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/other/xss.spec.js",
-      "duration": 27282
+      "duration": 27237
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/appli.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3377
+      "duration": 3170
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/architecture.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 97
+      "duration": 104
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/block.spec.js",
-      "duration": 18137
+      "duration": 17390
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/c4.spec.js",
-      "duration": 5455
+      "duration": 5296
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-elk-v3.spec.js",
-      "duration": 40850
+      "duration": 39004
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-handDrawn-v3.spec.js",
-      "duration": 37964
+      "duration": 37653
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-v2.spec.js",
-      "duration": 23446
+      "duration": 23278
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram-v3.spec.js",
-      "duration": 37207
+      "duration": 36645
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/classDiagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 16531
+      "duration": 15418
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/conf-and-directives.spec.js",
-      "duration": 9385
+      "duration": 9684
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/current.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2697
+      "duration": 2570
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram-unified.spec.js",
-      "duration": 88648
+      "duration": 84687
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/erDiagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 15094
+      "duration": 14819
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/errorDiagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3548
+      "duration": 3371
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-elk.spec.js",
-      "duration": 44889
+      "duration": 39925
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-handDrawn.spec.js",
-      "duration": 30487
+      "duration": 34694
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-icon.spec.js",
-      "duration": 7375
+      "duration": 7137
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-shape-alias.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 24913
+      "duration": 24740
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart-v2.spec.js",
-      "duration": 51927
+      "duration": 42077
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/flowchart.spec.js",
-      "duration": 31676
+      "duration": 30642
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/gantt.spec.js",
-      "duration": 19897
+      "duration": 18085
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/gitGraph.spec.js",
-      "duration": 53450
+      "duration": 50107
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/iconShape.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 287035
+      "duration": 276279
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/imageShape.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 58555
+      "duration": 56505
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/info.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 3179
+      "duration": 3036
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/journey.spec.js",
-      "duration": 7099
+      "duration": 6889
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/kanban.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 7628
+      "duration": 7353
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/katex.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3764
+      "duration": 3580
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/marker_unique_id.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2573
+      "duration": 2508
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/mindmap.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 11269
+      "duration": 10939
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/newShapes.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 148389
+      "duration": 149102
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/oldShapes.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 113395
+      "duration": 113987
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/packet.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 4714
+      "duration": 4060
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/pie.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 6446
+      "duration": 5715
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/quadrantChart.spec.js",
-      "duration": 9133
+      "duration": 8945
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/radar.spec.js",
-      "duration": 5544
+      "duration": 5337
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/requirement.spec.js",
-      "duration": 2709
+      "duration": 2643
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/requirementDiagram-unified.spec.js",
-      "duration": 55647
+      "duration": 52072
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/sankey.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 6751
+      "duration": 6692
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/sequencediagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 36618
+      "duration": 35721
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram-v2.spec.js",
-      "duration": 29642
+      "duration": 26030
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/stateDiagram.spec.js",
-      "duration": 16037
+      "duration": 16333
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/theme.spec.js",
-      "duration": 30006
+      "duration": 29287
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/timeline.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 8451
+      "duration": 8491
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/treemap.spec.ts",
-      "duration": 11996
+      "duration": 12291
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/xyChart.spec.js",
-      "duration": 20627
+      "duration": 20651
     },
     {
       "spec": "cypress/integration/rendering/zenuml.spec.js",
-      "duration": 3472
+      "duration": 3218
     }
   ]
 }

demos/sankey.html

@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
           width: 800
           nodeAlignment: left
       ---
-     sankey
+     sankey   
         a,b,8
         b,c,8
         c,d,8
         d,e,8
-
+        
         x,c,4
-        c,y,4
+        c,y,4 
     </pre>
 
     <h2>Energy flow</h2>

docs/config/setup/defaultConfig/variables/configKeys.md

@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
 
 > `const` **configKeys**: `Set`<`string`>
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts:292](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts#L292)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts:290](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts#L290)

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

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:58](https://github.com/mermaid-
 
 > `optional` **altFontFamily**: `string`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:132](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L132)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:122](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L122)
 
 ---
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:132](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **architecture**: `ArchitectureDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:204](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L204)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:194](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L194)
 
 ---
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:204](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **arrowMarkerAbsolute**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:151](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L151)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:141](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L141)
 
 Controls whether or arrow markers in html code are absolute paths or anchors.
 This matters if you are using base tag settings.
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ This matters if you are using base tag settings.
 
 > `optional` **block**: `BlockDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:211](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L211)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:201](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L201)
 
 ---
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:211](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **c4**: `C4DiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:208](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L208)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:198](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L198)
 
 ---
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:208](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **class**: `ClassDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:197](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L197)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:187](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L187)
 
 ---
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:197](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **darkMode**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:123](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L123)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:113](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L113)
 
 ---
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:123](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **deterministicIds**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:184](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L184)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:174](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L174)
 
 This option controls if the generated ids of nodes in the SVG are
 generated randomly or based on a seed.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ should not change unless content is changed.
 
 > `optional` **deterministicIDSeed**: `string`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:191](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L191)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:181](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L181)
 
 This option is the optional seed for deterministic ids.
 If set to `undefined` but deterministicIds is `true`, a simple number iterator is used.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ You can set this attribute to base the seed on a static string.
 
 > `optional` **dompurifyConfig**: `Config`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:213](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L213)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:203](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L203)
 
 ---
 
@@ -115,24 +115,12 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:213](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:91](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L91)
 
-#### considerModelOrder?
-
-> `optional` **considerModelOrder**: `"NONE"` | `"NODES_AND_EDGES"` | `"PREFER_EDGES"` | `"PREFER_NODES"`
-
-Preserves the order of nodes and edges in the model file if this does not lead to additional edge crossings. Depending on the strategy this is not always possible since the node and edge order might be conflicting.
-
 #### cycleBreakingStrategy?
 
 > `optional` **cycleBreakingStrategy**: `"GREEDY"` | `"DEPTH_FIRST"` | `"INTERACTIVE"` | `"MODEL_ORDER"` | `"GREEDY_MODEL_ORDER"`
 
 This strategy decides how to find cycles in the graph and deciding which edges need adjustment to break loops.
 
-#### forceNodeModelOrder?
-
-> `optional` **forceNodeModelOrder**: `boolean`
-
-The node order given by the model does not change to produce a better layout. E.g. if node A is before node B in the model this is not changed during crossing minimization. This assumes that the node model order is already respected before crossing minimization. This can be achieved by setting considerModelOrder.strategy to NODES_AND_EDGES.
-
 #### mergeEdges?
 
 > `optional` **mergeEdges**: `boolean`
@@ -151,7 +139,7 @@ Elk specific option affecting how nodes are placed.
 
 > `optional` **er**: `ErDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:199](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L199)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:189](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L189)
 
 ---
 
@@ -159,7 +147,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:199](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **flowchart**: `FlowchartDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:192](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L192)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:182](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L182)
 
 ---
 
@@ -167,7 +155,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:192](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **fontFamily**: `string`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:131](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L131)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:121](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L121)
 
 Specifies the font to be used in the rendered diagrams.
 Can be any possible CSS `font-family`.
@@ -179,7 +167,7 @@ See <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/font-family>
 
 > `optional` **fontSize**: `number`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:215](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L215)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:205](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L205)
 
 ---
 
@@ -187,7 +175,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:215](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **forceLegacyMathML**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:173](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L173)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:163](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L163)
 
 This option forces Mermaid to rely on KaTeX's own stylesheet for rendering MathML. Due to differences between OS
 fonts and browser's MathML implementation, this option is recommended if consistent rendering is important.
@@ -199,7 +187,7 @@ If set to true, ignores legacyMathML.
 
 > `optional` **gantt**: `GanttDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:194](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L194)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:184](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L184)
 
 ---
 
@@ -207,7 +195,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:194](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **gitGraph**: `GitGraphDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:207](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L207)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:197](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L197)
 
 ---
 
@@ -225,7 +213,7 @@ Defines the seed to be used when using handDrawn look. This is important for the
 
 > `optional` **htmlLabels**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:124](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L124)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:114](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L114)
 
 ---
 
@@ -233,7 +221,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:124](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **journey**: `JourneyDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:195](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L195)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:185](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L185)
 
 ---
 
@@ -241,7 +229,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:195](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **kanban**: `KanbanDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:206](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L206)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:196](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L196)
 
 ---
 
@@ -259,7 +247,7 @@ Defines which layout algorithm to use for rendering the diagram.
 
 > `optional` **legacyMathML**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:166](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L166)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:156](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L156)
 
 This option specifies if Mermaid can expect the dependent to include KaTeX stylesheets for browsers
 without their own MathML implementation. If this option is disabled and MathML is not supported, the math
@@ -272,7 +260,7 @@ fall back to legacy rendering for KaTeX.
 
 > `optional` **logLevel**: `0` | `2` | `1` | `"trace"` | `"debug"` | `"info"` | `"warn"` | `"error"` | `"fatal"` | `3` | `4` | `5`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:137](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L137)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:127](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L127)
 
 This option decides the amount of logging to be used by mermaid.
 
@@ -292,7 +280,7 @@ Defines which main look to use for the diagram.
 
 > `optional` **markdownAutoWrap**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:216](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L216)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:206](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L206)
 
 ---
 
@@ -320,7 +308,7 @@ The maximum allowed size of the users text diagram
 
 > `optional` **mindmap**: `MindmapDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:205](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L205)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:195](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L195)
 
 ---
 
@@ -328,7 +316,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:205](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **packet**: `PacketDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:210](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L210)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:200](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L200)
 
 ---
 
@@ -336,7 +324,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:210](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **pie**: `PieDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:200](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L200)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:190](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L190)
 
 ---
 
@@ -344,7 +332,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:200](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **quadrantChart**: `QuadrantChartConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:201](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L201)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:191](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L191)
 
 ---
 
@@ -352,7 +340,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:201](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **radar**: `RadarDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:212](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L212)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:202](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L202)
 
 ---
 
@@ -360,7 +348,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:212](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **requirement**: `RequirementDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:203](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L203)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:193](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L193)
 
 ---
 
@@ -368,7 +356,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:203](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **sankey**: `SankeyDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:209](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L209)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:199](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L199)
 
 ---
 
@@ -376,7 +364,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:209](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **secure**: `string`\[]
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:158](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L158)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:148](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L148)
 
 This option controls which `currentConfig` keys are considered secure and
 can only be changed via call to `mermaid.initialize`.
@@ -388,7 +376,7 @@ This prevents malicious graph directives from overriding a site's default securi
 
 > `optional` **securityLevel**: `"strict"` | `"loose"` | `"antiscript"` | `"sandbox"`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:141](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L141)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:131](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L131)
 
 Level of trust for parsed diagram
 
@@ -398,7 +386,7 @@ Level of trust for parsed diagram
 
 > `optional` **sequence**: `SequenceDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:193](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L193)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:183](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L183)
 
 ---
 
@@ -406,7 +394,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:193](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **startOnLoad**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:145](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L145)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:135](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L135)
 
 Dictates whether mermaid starts on Page load
 
@@ -416,7 +404,7 @@ Dictates whether mermaid starts on Page load
 
 > `optional` **state**: `StateDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:198](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L198)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:188](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L188)
 
 ---
 
@@ -424,7 +412,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:198](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **suppressErrorRendering**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:222](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L222)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:212](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L212)
 
 Suppresses inserting 'Syntax error' diagram in the DOM.
 This is useful when you want to control how to handle syntax errors in your application.
@@ -462,7 +450,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:65](https://github.com/mermaid-
 
 > `optional` **timeline**: `TimelineDiagramConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:196](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L196)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:186](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L186)
 
 ---
 
@@ -470,7 +458,7 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:196](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **wrap**: `boolean`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:214](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L214)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:204](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L204)
 
 ---
 
@@ -478,4 +466,4 @@ Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:214](https://github.com/mermaid
 
 > `optional` **xyChart**: `XYChartConfig`
 
-Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:202](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L202)
+Defined in: [packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts:192](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/master/packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts#L192)

docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Content Management Systems/Enterprise Content Management
 - [Grav CMS](https://getgrav.org/)
   - [Mermaid Diagrams Plugin](https://github.com/DanielFlaum/grav-plugin-mermaid-diagrams)
   - [GitLab Markdown Adapter](https://github.com/Goutte/grav-plugin-gitlab-markdown-adapter)
-- [Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware](https://tiki.org)
+- [Tiki](https://tiki.org)
   - [Tracker Entity Relationship Diagram](https://doc.tiki.org/Tracker-Entity-Relationship-Diagram)
 - [VitePress](https://vitepress.vuejs.org/)
   - [Plugin for Mermaid.js](https://emersonbottero.github.io/vitepress-plugin-mermaid/)

docs/syntax/pie.md

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Drawing a pie chart is really simple in mermaid.
 
 **Note:**
 
-> Pie chart values must be **positive numbers greater than zero**.
+> Pie chart values must be **positive numbers greater than zero**.\
 > **Negative values are not allowed** and will result in an error.
 
 \[pie] \[showData] (OPTIONAL)

docs/syntax/sequenceDiagram.md

@@ -209,7 +209,11 @@ 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                                          |
 | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
@@ -224,6 +228,58 @@ 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**
+
+The following half-arrow types are now 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
+
+Mermaid sequence diagrams now 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:

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

@@ -766,10 +766,7 @@ export const render = async (
     id: 'root',
     layoutOptions: {
       'elk.hierarchyHandling': 'INCLUDE_CHILDREN',
-      'elk.layered.crossingMinimization.forceNodeModelOrder':
-        data4Layout.config.elk?.forceNodeModelOrder,
-      'elk.layered.considerModelOrder.strategy': data4Layout.config.elk?.considerModelOrder,
-
+      'elk.layered.crossingMinimization.forceNodeModelOrder': true,
       'elk.algorithm': algorithm,
       'nodePlacement.strategy': data4Layout.config.elk?.nodePlacementStrategy,
       'elk.layered.mergeEdges': data4Layout.config.elk?.mergeEdges,

packages/mermaid/src/config.type.ts

@@ -109,16 +109,6 @@ export interface MermaidConfig {
       | 'INTERACTIVE'
       | 'MODEL_ORDER'
       | 'GREEDY_MODEL_ORDER';
-    /**
-     * The node order given by the model does not change to produce a better layout. E.g. if node A is before node B in the model this is not changed during crossing minimization. This assumes that the node model order is already respected before crossing minimization. This can be achieved by setting considerModelOrder.strategy to NODES_AND_EDGES.
-     *
-     */
-    forceNodeModelOrder?: boolean;
-    /**
-     * Preserves the order of nodes and edges in the model file if this does not lead to additional edge crossings. Depending on the strategy this is not always possible since the node and edge order might be conflicting.
-     *
-     */
-    considerModelOrder?: 'NONE' | 'NODES_AND_EDGES' | 'PREFER_EDGES' | 'PREFER_NODES';
   };
   darkMode?: boolean;
   htmlLabels?: boolean;

packages/mermaid/src/dagre-wrapper/createLabel.js

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { select } from 'd3';
-import { getConfig } from '../diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
-import { evaluate, sanitizeText } from '../diagrams/common/common.js';
 import { log } from '../logger.js';
-import { replaceIconSubstring } from '../rendering-util/createText.js';
+import { getConfig } from '../diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
+import { evaluate } from '../diagrams/common/common.js';
 import { decodeEntities } from '../utils.js';
+import { replaceIconSubstring } from '../rendering-util/createText.js';
 
 /**
  * @param dom
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ function applyStyle(dom, styleFn) {
  * @param {any} node
  * @returns {SVGForeignObjectElement} Node
  */
-function addHtmlLabel(node, config) {
+function addHtmlLabel(node) {
   const fo = select(document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'foreignObject'));
   const div = fo.append('xhtml:div');
 
   const label = node.label;
   const labelClass = node.isNode ? 'nodeLabel' : 'edgeLabel';
   const span = div.append('span');
-  span.html(sanitizeText(label, config));
+  span.html(label);
   applyStyle(span, node.labelStyle);
   span.attr('class', labelClass);
 
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ const createLabel = async (_vertexText, style, isTitle, isNode) => {
   if (typeof vertexText === 'object') {
     vertexText = vertexText[0];
   }
-  const config = getConfig();
-  if (evaluate(config.flowchart.htmlLabels)) {
+  if (evaluate(getConfig().flowchart.htmlLabels)) {
     // TODO: addHtmlLabel accepts a labelStyle. Do we possibly have that?
     vertexText = vertexText.replace(/\\n|\n/g, '<br />');
     log.debug('vertexText' + vertexText);
@@ -60,7 +59,7 @@ const createLabel = async (_vertexText, style, isTitle, isNode) => {
       label,
       labelStyle: style.replace('fill:', 'color:'),
     };
-    let vertexNode = addHtmlLabel(node, config);
+    let vertexNode = addHtmlLabel(node);
     // vertexNode.parentNode.removeChild(vertexNode);
     return vertexNode;
   } else {

packages/mermaid/src/defaultConfig.ts

@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ const config: RequiredDeep<MermaidConfig> = {
     // mergeEdges is needed here to be considered
     mergeEdges: false,
     nodePlacementStrategy: 'BRANDES_KOEPF',
-    forceNodeModelOrder: false,
-    considerModelOrder: 'NODES_AND_EDGES',
   },
   themeCSS: undefined,
 

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/architecture/svgDraw.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { getConfig } from '../../diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
 import { createText } from '../../rendering-util/createText.js';
 import { getIconSVG } from '../../rendering-util/icons.js';
 import type { D3Element } from '../../types.js';
-import { sanitizeText } from '../common/common.js';
 import type { ArchitectureDB } from './architectureDb.js';
 import { architectureIcons } from './architectureIcons.js';
 import {
@@ -272,7 +271,6 @@ export const drawServices = async function (
   elem: D3Element,
   services: ArchitectureService[]
 ): Promise<number> {
-  const config = getConfig();
   for (const service of services) {
     const serviceElem = elem.append('g');
     const iconSize = db.getConfigField('iconSize');
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ export const drawServices = async function (
           width: iconSize * 1.5,
           classes: 'architecture-service-label',
         },
-        config
+        getConfig()
       );
 
       textElem
@@ -322,7 +320,7 @@ export const drawServices = async function (
         .attr('class', 'node-icon-text')
         .attr('style', `height: ${iconSize}px;`)
         .append('div')
-        .html(sanitizeText(service.iconText, config));
+        .html(service.iconText);
       const fontSize =
         parseInt(
           window

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

@@ -311,8 +311,9 @@ export const hasKatex = (text: string): boolean => (text.match(katexRegex)?.leng
  * @returns Object containing \{width, height\}
  */
 export const calculateMathMLDimensions = async (text: string, config: MermaidConfig) => {
+  text = await renderKatex(text, config);
   const divElem = document.createElement('div');
-  divElem.innerHTML = await renderKatexSanitized(text, config);
+  divElem.innerHTML = text;
   divElem.id = 'katex-temp';
   divElem.style.visibility = 'hidden';
   divElem.style.position = 'absolute';
@@ -324,7 +325,14 @@ export const calculateMathMLDimensions = async (text: string, config: MermaidCon
   return dim;
 };
 
-const renderKatexUnsanitized = async (text: string, config: MermaidConfig): Promise<string> => {
+/**
+ * Attempts to render and return the KaTeX portion of a string with MathML
+ *
+ * @param text - The text to test
+ * @param config - Configuration for Mermaid
+ * @returns String containing MathML if KaTeX is supported, or an error message if it is not and stylesheets aren't present
+ */
+export const renderKatex = async (text: string, config: MermaidConfig): Promise<string> => {
   if (!hasKatex(text)) {
     return text;
   }
@@ -365,20 +373,6 @@ const renderKatexUnsanitized = async (text: string, config: MermaidConfig): Prom
   );
 };
 
-/**
- * Attempts to render and return the KaTeX portion of a string with MathML
- *
- * @param text - The text to test
- * @param config - Configuration for Mermaid
- * @returns String containing MathML if KaTeX is supported, or an error message if it is not and stylesheets aren't present
- */
-export const renderKatexSanitized = async (
-  text: string,
-  config: MermaidConfig
-): Promise<string> => {
-  return sanitizeText(await renderKatexUnsanitized(text, config), config);
-};
-
 export default {
   getRows,
   sanitizeText,

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

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 "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;]|$)     { yytext = yytext.trim(); this.begin('ALIAS'); return 'ACTOR'; }
+<ID>[^\<->\->:\n,;]+?([\-]*[^\<->\->:\n,;]+?)*?(?=((?!\n)\s)+"as"(?!\n)\s|[#\n;]|$)     { 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'; }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ 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';
@@ -84,10 +84,36 @@ 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';
 
@@ -297,6 +323,20 @@ 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
 	{ $$ = [$1,$3,{type: 'addMessage', from:$1.actor, to:$3.actor, signalType:$2, msg:$4}]}
 	;
@@ -313,6 +353,27 @@ signaltype
 	: SOLID_OPEN_ARROW  { $$ = 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

@@ -62,6 +62,30 @@ 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 = {
@@ -218,7 +242,8 @@ 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 ?? '');
@@ -245,6 +270,7 @@ export class SequenceDB implements DiagramDB {
       wrap: message?.wrap ?? this.autoWrap(),
       type: messageType,
       activate,
+      centralConnection: centralConnection ?? 0,
     });
     return true;
   }
@@ -537,6 +563,12 @@ 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;
@@ -580,7 +612,14 @@ 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!",
@@ -350,26 +356,6 @@ Bob-->Alice-in-Wonderland:I am good thanks!`);
     expect(messages[1].from).toBe('Bob');
   });
 
-  it('should handle equals in participant names', async () => {
-    const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
-sequenceDiagram
-participant Alice=Wonderland
-participant Bob
-Alice=Wonderland->Bob:Hello Bob, how are - you?
-Bob-->Alice=Wonderland:I am good thanks!`);
-
-    const actors = diagram.db.getActors();
-    expect([...actors.keys()]).toEqual(['Alice=Wonderland', 'Bob']);
-    expect(actors.get('Alice=Wonderland').description).toBe('Alice=Wonderland');
-    expect(actors.get('Bob').description).toBe('Bob');
-
-    const messages = diagram.db.getMessages();
-
-    expect(messages.length).toBe(2);
-    expect(messages[0].from).toBe('Alice=Wonderland');
-    expect(messages[1].from).toBe('Bob');
-  });
-
   it('should alias participants', async () => {
     const diagram = await Diagram.fromText(`
 sequenceDiagram
@@ -2058,4 +2044,34 @@ 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();
+  });
 });

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

@@ -281,6 +281,43 @@ const drawNote = async function (elem: any, noteModel: NoteModel) {
   bounds.models.addNote(noteModel);
 };
 
+const drawCentralConnection = function (
+  elem: any,
+  msg: any,
+  msgModel: any,
+  diagObj: Diagram,
+  startx: number,
+  stopx: number,
+  lineStartY: number
+) {
+  const actors = diagObj.db.getActors();
+  const [fromLeft] = activationBounds(msg.from, actors);
+  const [toLeft] = activationBounds(msg.to, actors);
+  const isArrowToRight = fromLeft <= toLeft;
+
+  const g = elem.append('g');
+
+  const drawCircle = (cx: number) => {
+    g.append('circle')
+      .attr('cx', cx)
+      .attr('cy', lineStartY)
+      .attr('r', 5)
+      .attr('width', 10)
+      .attr('height', 10);
+  };
+
+  if (msg.centralConnection === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION) {
+    const cx = isArrowToRight ? stopx + 8 : stopx - 8;
+    drawCircle(cx);
+  } else if (msg.centralConnection === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL) {
+    const offset = isArrowToRight ? 8 : -8;
+    drawCircle(stopx + offset);
+    drawCircle(startx - 2.75); // second circle (near start)
+  } else {
+    drawCircle(startx - 2.75);
+  }
+};
+
 const messageFont = (cnf) => {
   return {
     fontFamily: cnf.messageFontFamily,
@@ -366,7 +403,7 @@ async function boundMessage(_diagram, msgModel): Promise<number> {
  * @param lineStartY - The Y coordinate at which the message line starts
  * @param diagObj - The diagram object.
  */
-const drawMessage = async function (diagram, msgModel, lineStartY: number, diagObj: Diagram) {
+const drawMessage = async function (diagram, msgModel, lineStartY: number, diagObj: Diagram, msg) {
   const { startx, stopx, starty, message, type, sequenceIndex, sequenceVisible } = msgModel;
   const textDims = utils.calculateTextDimensions(message, messageFont(conf));
   const textObj = svgDrawCommon.getTextObj();
@@ -432,6 +469,9 @@ const drawMessage = async function (diagram, msgModel, lineStartY: number, diagO
     line.attr('y1', lineStartY);
     line.attr('x2', stopx);
     line.attr('y2', lineStartY);
+    if (msg.centralConnection) {
+      drawCentralConnection(diagram, msg, msgModel, diagObj, startx, stopx, lineStartY);
+    }
   }
   // Make an SVG Container
   // Draw the line
@@ -440,7 +480,15 @@ const drawMessage = async function (diagram, msgModel, lineStartY: number, diagO
     type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED_CROSS ||
     type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED_POINT ||
     type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED_OPEN ||
-    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_TOP_DOTTED ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_BOTTOM_DOTTED ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP_DOTTED ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM_DOTTED ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED
   ) {
     line.style('stroke-dasharray', '3, 3');
     line.attr('class', 'messageLine1');
@@ -456,6 +504,51 @@ const drawMessage = async function (diagram, msgModel, lineStartY: number, diagO
   line.attr('stroke-width', 2);
   line.attr('stroke', 'none'); // handled by theme/css anyway
   line.style('fill', 'none'); // remove any fill colour
+
+  if (type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_TOP || type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_TOP_DOTTED) {
+    line.attr('marker-end', 'url(' + url + '#solidTopArrowHead)');
+  }
+  if (
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_BOTTOM ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_BOTTOM_DOTTED
+  ) {
+    line.attr('marker-end', 'url(' + url + '#solidBottomArrowHead)');
+  }
+  if (type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP || type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP_DOTTED) {
+    line.attr('marker-end', 'url(' + url + '#stickTopArrowHead)');
+  }
+  if (
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM_DOTTED
+  ) {
+    line.attr('marker-end', 'url(' + url + '#stickBottomArrowHead)');
+  }
+
+  if (
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED
+  ) {
+    line.attr('marker-start', 'url(' + url + '#solidBottomArrowHead)');
+  }
+  if (
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED
+  ) {
+    line.attr('marker-start', 'url(' + url + '#solidTopArrowHead)');
+  }
+  if (
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED
+  ) {
+    line.attr('marker-start', 'url(' + url + '#stickBottomArrowHead)');
+  }
+  if (
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE ||
+    type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED
+  ) {
+    line.attr('marker-start', 'url(' + url + '#stickTopArrowHead)');
+  }
+
   if (type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID || type === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED) {
     line.attr('marker-end', 'url(' + url + '#arrowhead)');
   }
@@ -824,6 +917,10 @@ export const draw = async function (_text: string, id: string, _version: string,
   svgDraw.insertArrowCrossHead(diagram);
   svgDraw.insertArrowFilledHead(diagram);
   svgDraw.insertSequenceNumber(diagram);
+  svgDraw.insertSolidTopArrowHead(diagram);
+  svgDraw.insertSolidBottomArrowHead(diagram);
+  svgDraw.insertStickTopArrowHead(diagram);
+  svgDraw.insertStickBottomArrowHead(diagram);
 
   /**
    * @param msg - The message to draw.
@@ -864,6 +961,12 @@ export const draw = async function (_text: string, id: string, _version: string,
       case diagObj.db.LINETYPE.ACTIVE_START:
         bounds.newActivation(msg, diagram, actors);
         break;
+      case diagObj.db.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION:
+        bounds.newActivation(msg, diagram, actors);
+        break;
+      case diagObj.db.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE:
+        bounds.newActivation(msg, diagram, actors);
+        break;
       case diagObj.db.LINETYPE.ACTIVE_END:
         activeEnd(msg, bounds.getVerticalPos());
         break;
@@ -1022,7 +1125,7 @@ export const draw = async function (_text: string, id: string, _version: string,
             createdActors,
             destroyedActors
           );
-          messagesToDraw.push({ messageModel: msgModel, lineStartY: lineStartY });
+          messagesToDraw.push({ messageModel: msgModel, lineStartY: lineStartY, msg });
           bounds.models.addMessage(msgModel);
         } catch (e) {
           log.error('error while drawing message', e);
@@ -1035,6 +1138,27 @@ export const draw = async function (_text: string, id: string, _version: string,
         diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_OPEN,
         diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED_OPEN,
         diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_TOP,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_BOTTOM,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_TOP_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_BOTTOM_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM_DOTTED,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+
         diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED,
         diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_CROSS,
         diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED_CROSS,
@@ -1054,7 +1178,7 @@ export const draw = async function (_text: string, id: string, _version: string,
   await drawActors(diagram, actors, actorKeys, false);
 
   for (const e of messagesToDraw) {
-    await drawMessage(diagram, e.messageModel, e.lineStartY, diagObj);
+    await drawMessage(diagram, e.messageModel, e.lineStartY, diagObj, e.msg);
   }
   if (conf.mirrorActors) {
     await drawActors(diagram, actors, actorKeys, true);
@@ -1430,6 +1554,27 @@ const buildMessageModel = function (msg, actors, diagObj) {
       diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_OPEN,
       diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED_OPEN,
       diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID,
+
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_TOP,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_BOTTOM,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM,
+
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_TOP_DOTTED,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_BOTTOM_DOTTED,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP_DOTTED,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM_DOTTED,
+
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE,
+
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+      diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+
       diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED,
       diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_CROSS,
       diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED_CROSS,
@@ -1447,6 +1592,12 @@ const buildMessageModel = function (msg, actors, diagObj) {
   let startx = isArrowToRight ? fromRight : fromLeft;
   let stopx = isArrowToRight ? toLeft : toRight;
 
+  if (
+    msg.centralConnection === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION_REVERSE ||
+    msg.centralConnection === diagObj.db.LINETYPE.CENTRAL_CONNECTION_DUAL
+  ) {
+    startx += 4;
+  }
   // As the line width is considered, the left and right values will be off by 2.
   const isArrowToActivation = Math.abs(toLeft - toRight) > 2;
 
@@ -1480,7 +1631,30 @@ const buildMessageModel = function (msg, actors, diagObj) {
      * Shorten the length of arrow at the end and move the marker forward (using refX) to have a clean arrowhead
      * This is not required for open arrows that don't have arrowheads
      */
-    if (![diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_OPEN, diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED_OPEN].includes(msg.type)) {
+    if (
+      ![
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_OPEN,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.DOTTED_OPEN,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_TOP_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_BOTTOM_DOTTED,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE,
+      ].includes(msg.type)
+    ) {
       stopx += adjustValue(3);
     }
 
@@ -1488,9 +1662,14 @@ const buildMessageModel = function (msg, actors, diagObj) {
      * Shorten start position of bidirectional arrow to accommodate for second arrowhead
      */
     if (
-      [diagObj.db.LINETYPE.BIDIRECTIONAL_SOLID, diagObj.db.LINETYPE.BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED].includes(
-        msg.type
-      )
+      [
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.BIDIRECTIONAL_SOLID,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE,
+        diagObj.db.LINETYPE.SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE,
+      ].includes(msg.type)
     ) {
       startx -= adjustValue(3);
     }

packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js

@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
+import common, { calculateMathMLDimensions, hasKatex, renderKatex } from '../common/common.js';
+import * as svgDrawCommon from '../common/svgDrawCommon.js';
+import { ZERO_WIDTH_SPACE, parseFontSize } from '../../utils.js';
 import { sanitizeUrl } from '@braintree/sanitize-url';
 import * as configApi from '../../config.js';
-import { ZERO_WIDTH_SPACE, parseFontSize } from '../../utils.js';
-import common, {
-  calculateMathMLDimensions,
-  hasKatex,
-  renderKatexSanitized,
-} from '../common/common.js';
-import * as svgDrawCommon from '../common/svgDrawCommon.js';
 
 export const ACTOR_TYPE_WIDTH = 18 * 2;
 const TOP_ACTOR_CLASS = 'actor-top';
@@ -91,13 +87,13 @@ const popupMenuToggle = function (popId) {
 
 export const drawKatex = async function (elem, textData, msgModel = null) {
   let textElem = elem.append('foreignObject');
-  const linesSanitized = await renderKatexSanitized(textData.text, configApi.getConfig());
+  const lines = await renderKatex(textData.text, configApi.getConfig());
 
   const divElem = textElem
     .append('xhtml:div')
     .attr('style', 'width: fit-content;')
     .attr('xmlns', 'http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml')
-    .html(linesSanitized);
+    .html(lines);
   const dim = divElem.node().getBoundingClientRect();
 
   textElem.attr('height', Math.round(dim.height)).attr('width', Math.round(dim.width));
@@ -969,7 +965,7 @@ const _drawTextCandidateFunc = (function () {
       .append('div')
       .style('text-align', 'center')
       .style('vertical-align', 'middle')
-      .html(await renderKatexSanitized(content, configApi.getConfig()));
+      .html(await renderKatex(content, configApi.getConfig()));
 
     byTspan(content, s, x, y, width, height, textAttrs, conf);
     _setTextAttrs(text, textAttrs);
@@ -1103,6 +1099,77 @@ const _drawMenuItemTextCandidateFunc = (function () {
   };
 })();
 
+/**
+ * Setup arrow head and define the marker. The result is appended to the svg.
+ *
+ * @param elem
+ */
+export const insertSolidTopArrowHead = function (elem) {
+  elem
+    .append('defs')
+    .append('marker')
+    .attr('id', 'solidTopArrowHead')
+    .attr('refX', 7.9)
+    .attr('refY', 7.25)
+    .attr('markerUnits', 'userSpaceOnUse')
+    .attr('markerWidth', 12)
+    .attr('markerHeight', 12)
+    .attr('orient', 'auto-start-reverse')
+    .append('path')
+    .attr('d', 'M 0 0 L 10 8 L 0 8 z'); // this is actual shape for arrowhead
+};
+
+export const insertSolidBottomArrowHead = function (elem) {
+  elem
+    .append('defs')
+    .append('marker')
+    .attr('id', 'solidBottomArrowHead')
+    .attr('refX', 7.9)
+    .attr('refY', 0.75)
+    .attr('markerUnits', 'userSpaceOnUse')
+    .attr('markerWidth', 12)
+    .attr('markerHeight', 12)
+    .attr('orient', 'auto-start-reverse')
+    .append('path')
+    .attr('d', 'M 0 0 L 10 0 L 0 8 z');
+};
+
+export const insertStickTopArrowHead = function (elem) {
+  elem
+    .append('defs')
+    .append('marker')
+    .attr('id', ' stickTopArrowHead')
+    .attr('refX', 7.5)
+    .attr('refY', 7)
+    .attr('markerUnits', 'userSpaceOnUse')
+    .attr('markerWidth', 12)
+    .attr('markerHeight', 12)
+    .attr('orient', 'auto-start-reverse')
+    .append('path')
+    .attr('d', 'M 0 0 L 7 7')
+    .attr('stroke', 'black')
+    .attr('stroke-width', 1.5)
+    .attr('fill', 'none');
+};
+
+export const insertStickBottomArrowHead = function (elem) {
+  elem
+    .append('defs')
+    .append('marker')
+    .attr('id', ' stickBottomArrowHead')
+    .attr('refX', 7.5)
+    .attr('refY', 0)
+    .attr('markerUnits', 'userSpaceOnUse')
+    .attr('markerWidth', 12)
+    .attr('markerHeight', 12)
+    .attr('orient', 'auto-start-reverse')
+    .append('path')
+    .attr('d', 'M 0 7 L 7 0')
+    .attr('stroke', 'black')
+    .attr('stroke-width', 1.5)
+    .attr('fill', 'none');
+};
+
 export default {
   drawRect,
   drawText,
@@ -1125,4 +1192,8 @@ export default {
   getNoteRect,
   fixLifeLineHeights,
   sanitizeUrl,
+  insertSolidTopArrowHead,
+  insertSolidBottomArrowHead,
+  insertStickTopArrowHead,
+  insertStickBottomArrowHead,
 };

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

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface Message {
   type?: number;
   activate?: boolean;
   placement?: string;
+  centralConnection?: number;
 }
 
 export interface AddMessageParams {
@@ -50,6 +51,8 @@ export interface AddMessageParams {
     | 'destroyParticipant'
     | 'activeStart'
     | 'activeEnd'
+    | 'centralConnection'
+    | 'centralConnectionReverse'
     | 'addNote'
     | 'addLinks'
     | 'addALink'

packages/mermaid/src/docs/ecosystem/integrations-community.md

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Content Management Systems/Enterprise Content Management
 - [Grav CMS](https://getgrav.org/)
   - [Mermaid Diagrams Plugin](https://github.com/DanielFlaum/grav-plugin-mermaid-diagrams)
   - [GitLab Markdown Adapter](https://github.com/Goutte/grav-plugin-gitlab-markdown-adapter)
-- [Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware](https://tiki.org)
+- [Tiki](https://tiki.org)
   - [Tracker Entity Relationship Diagram](https://doc.tiki.org/Tracker-Entity-Relationship-Diagram)
 - [VitePress](https://vitepress.vuejs.org/)
   - [Plugin for Mermaid.js](https://emersonbottero.github.io/vitepress-plugin-mermaid/)

packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/pie.md

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Drawing a pie chart is really simple in mermaid.
 
 **Note:**
 
-> Pie chart values must be **positive numbers greater than zero**.
+> Pie chart values must be **positive numbers greater than zero**.  
 > **Negative values are not allowed** and will result in an error.
 
 [pie] [showData] (OPTIONAL)

packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/sequenceDiagram.md

@@ -144,7 +144,11 @@ 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                                          |
 | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
@@ -159,6 +163,49 @@ 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**
+
+The following half-arrow types are now 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
+
+Mermaid sequence diagrams now 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!
+```
+
 ## Activations
 
 It is possible to activate and deactivate an actor. (de)activation can be dedicated declarations:

packages/mermaid/src/mermaid.spec.ts

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('when using mermaid and ', () => {
         [Error: Parse error on line 2:
         ...equenceDiagramAlice:->Bob: Hello Bob, h...
         ----------------------^
-        Expecting 'SOLID_OPEN_ARROW', 'DOTTED_OPEN_ARROW', 'SOLID_ARROW', 'BIDIRECTIONAL_SOLID_ARROW', 'DOTTED_ARROW', 'BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED_ARROW', 'SOLID_CROSS', 'DOTTED_CROSS', 'SOLID_POINT', 'DOTTED_POINT', got 'TXT']
+        Expecting '()', 'SOLID_OPEN_ARROW', 'DOTTED_OPEN_ARROW', 'SOLID_ARROW', 'SOLID_ARROW_TOP', 'SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM', 'STICK_ARROW_TOP', 'STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM', 'SOLID_ARROW_TOP_DOTTED', 'SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_DOTTED', 'STICK_ARROW_TOP_DOTTED', 'STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_DOTTED', 'SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE', 'SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE', 'STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE', 'STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE', 'SOLID_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED', 'SOLID_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED', 'STICK_ARROW_TOP_REVERSE_DOTTED', 'STICK_ARROW_BOTTOM_REVERSE_DOTTED', 'BIDIRECTIONAL_SOLID_ARROW', 'DOTTED_ARROW', 'BIDIRECTIONAL_DOTTED_ARROW', 'SOLID_CROSS', 'DOTTED_CROSS', 'SOLID_POINT', 'DOTTED_POINT', got 'TXT']
       `);
     });
 

packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.spec.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
-import { sanitizeText } from '../diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
-import mermaid from '../mermaid.js';
 import { replaceIconSubstring } from './createText.js';
+import mermaid from '../mermaid.js';
 
 describe('replaceIconSubstring', () => {
   it('converts FontAwesome icon notations to HTML tags', async () => {
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ describe('replaceIconSubstring', () => {
     ]);
     const input = 'Icons galore: fa:fa-bell';
     const output = await replaceIconSubstring(input);
-    const expected = sanitizeText(staticBellIconPack.icons.bell.body);
+    const expected = staticBellIconPack.icons.bell.body;
     expect(output).toContain(expected);
   });
 });

packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/createText.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 // @ts-nocheck TODO: Fix types
 import { select } from 'd3';
 import type { MermaidConfig } from '../config.type.js';
+import { getConfig, sanitizeText } from '../diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
 import type { SVGGroup } from '../diagram-api/types.js';
-import common, { hasKatex, renderKatexSanitized, sanitizeText } from '../diagrams/common/common.js';
+import common, { hasKatex, renderKatex } from '../diagrams/common/common.js';
 import type { D3TSpanElement, D3TextElement } from '../diagrams/common/commonTypes.js';
 import { log } from '../logger.js';
 import { markdownToHTML, markdownToLines } from '../rendering-util/handle-markdown-text.js';
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@ import { decodeEntities } from '../utils.js';
 import { getIconSVG, isIconAvailable } from './icons.js';
 import { splitLineToFitWidth } from './splitText.js';
 import type { MarkdownLine, MarkdownWord } from './types.js';
-import { getConfig } from '../config.js';
 
 function applyStyle(dom, styleFn) {
   if (styleFn) {
@@ -19,15 +19,7 @@ function applyStyle(dom, styleFn) {
   }
 }
 
-async function addHtmlSpan(
-  element,
-  node,
-  width,
-  classes,
-  addBackground = false,
-  // TODO: Make config mandatory
-  config: MermaidConfig = getConfig()
-) {
+async function addHtmlSpan(element, node, width, classes, addBackground = false) {
   const fo = element.append('foreignObject');
   // This is not the final width but used in order to make sure the foreign
   // object in firefox gets a width at all. The final width is fetched from the div
@@ -35,12 +27,13 @@ async function addHtmlSpan(
   fo.attr('height', `${10 * width}px`);
 
   const div = fo.append('xhtml:div');
-  const sanitizedLabel = hasKatex(node.label)
-    ? await renderKatexSanitized(node.label.replace(common.lineBreakRegex, '\n'), config)
-    : sanitizeText(node.label, config);
+  let label = node.label;
+  if (node.label && hasKatex(node.label)) {
+    label = await renderKatex(node.label.replace(common.lineBreakRegex, '\n'), getConfig());
+  }
   const labelClass = node.isNode ? 'nodeLabel' : 'edgeLabel';
   const span = div.append('span');
-  span.html(sanitizedLabel);
+  span.html(label);
   applyStyle(span, node.labelStyle);
   span.attr('class', `${labelClass} ${classes}`);
 
@@ -63,6 +56,9 @@ async function addHtmlSpan(
     bbox = div.node().getBoundingClientRect();
   }
 
+  // fo.style('width', bbox.width);
+  // fo.style('height', bbox.height);
+
   return fo.node();
 }
 
@@ -185,14 +181,9 @@ function updateTextContentAndStyles(tspan: any, wrappedLine: MarkdownWord[]) {
 /**
  * Convert fontawesome labels into fontawesome icons by using a regex pattern
  * @param text - The raw string to convert
- * @param config - Mermaid config
  * @returns string with fontawesome icons as svg if the icon is registered otherwise as i tags
  */
-export async function replaceIconSubstring(
-  text: string,
-  // TODO: Make config mandatory
-  config: MermaidConfig = {}
-): Promise<string> {
+export async function replaceIconSubstring(text: string) {
   const pendingReplacements: Promise<string>[] = [];
   // cspell: disable-next-line
   text.replace(/(fa[bklrs]?):fa-([\w-]+)/g, (fullMatch, prefix, iconName) => {
@@ -202,7 +193,7 @@ export async function replaceIconSubstring(
         if (await isIconAvailable(registeredIconName)) {
           return await getIconSVG(registeredIconName, undefined, { class: 'label-icon' });
         } else {
-          return `<i class='${sanitizeText(fullMatch, config).replace(':', ' ')}'></i>`;
+          return `<i class='${sanitizeText(fullMatch).replace(':', ' ')}'></i>`;
         }
       })()
     );
@@ -245,7 +236,7 @@ export const createText = async (
     // TODO: addHtmlLabel accepts a labelStyle. Do we possibly have that?
 
     const htmlText = markdownToHTML(text, config);
-    const decodedReplacedText = await replaceIconSubstring(decodeEntities(htmlText), config);
+    const decodedReplacedText = await replaceIconSubstring(decodeEntities(htmlText));
 
     //for Katex the text could contain escaped characters, \\relax that should be transformed to \relax
     const inputForKatex = text.replace(/\\\\/g, '\\');
@@ -255,7 +246,7 @@ export const createText = async (
       label: hasKatex(text) ? inputForKatex : decodedReplacedText,
       labelStyle: style.replace('fill:', 'color:'),
     };
-    const vertexNode = await addHtmlSpan(el, node, width, classes, addSvgBackground, config);
+    const vertexNode = await addHtmlSpan(el, node, width, classes, addSvgBackground);
     return vertexNode;
   } else {
     //sometimes the user might add br tags with 1 or more spaces in between, so we need to replace them with <br/>

packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/handle-markdown-text.spec.ts

@@ -285,11 +285,7 @@ test('markdownToHTML - Unsupported formatting', () => {
   - l1
   - l2
   - l3`)
-  ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-    "<p>Hello</p>  - l1
-      - l2
-      - l3"
-  `);
+  ).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"<p>Hello</p>Unsupported markdown: list"');
 });
 
 test('markdownToHTML - no auto wrapping', () => {

packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/handle-markdown-text.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { marked } from 'marked';
 import { dedent } from 'ts-dedent';
 import type { MarkdownLine, MarkdownWordType } from './types.js';
 import type { MermaidConfig } from '../config.type.js';
-import { log } from '../logger.js';
 
 /**
  * @param markdown - markdown to process
@@ -62,8 +61,6 @@ export function markdownToLines(markdown: string, config: MermaidConfig = {}): M
       });
     } else if (treeNode.type === 'html') {
       lines[currentLine].push({ content: treeNode.text, type: 'normal' });
-    } else {
-      lines[currentLine].push({ content: treeNode.raw, type: 'normal' });
     }
   });
 
@@ -92,8 +89,7 @@ export function markdownToHTML(markdown: string, { markdownAutoWrap }: MermaidCo
     } else if (node.type === 'escape') {
       return node.text;
     }
-    log.warn(`Unsupported markdown: ${node.type}`);
-    return node.raw;
+    return `Unsupported markdown: ${node.type}`;
   }
 
   return nodes.map(output).join('');

packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/icons.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
+import { log } from '../logger.js';
 import type { ExtendedIconifyIcon, IconifyIcon, IconifyJSON } from '@iconify/types';
 import type { IconifyIconCustomisations } from '@iconify/utils';
 import { getIconData, iconToHTML, iconToSVG, replaceIDs, stringToIcon } from '@iconify/utils';
-import { getConfig } from '../config.js';
-import { sanitizeText } from '../diagrams/common/common.js';
-import { log } from '../logger.js';
 
 interface AsyncIconLoader {
   name: string;
@@ -102,5 +100,5 @@ export const getIconSVG = async (
     ...renderData.attributes,
     ...extraAttributes,
   });
-  return sanitizeText(svg, getConfig());
+  return svg;
 };

packages/mermaid/src/rendering-util/rendering-elements/createLabel.js

@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 import { select } from 'd3';
-import { getConfig } from '../../diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
-import common, {
-  evaluate,
-  hasKatex,
-  renderKatexSanitized,
-  sanitizeText,
-} from '../../diagrams/common/common.js';
 import { log } from '../../logger.js';
+import { getConfig } from '../../diagram-api/diagramAPI.js';
+import common, { evaluate, renderKatex, hasKatex } from '../../diagrams/common/common.js';
 import { decodeEntities } from '../../utils.js';
 
 /**
@@ -27,21 +22,20 @@ async function addHtmlLabel(node) {
   const fo = select(document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'foreignObject'));
   const div = fo.append('xhtml:div');
 
-  const config = getConfig();
   let label = node.label;
   if (node.label && hasKatex(node.label)) {
-    label = await renderKatexSanitized(node.label.replace(common.lineBreakRegex, '\n'), config);
+    label = await renderKatex(node.label.replace(common.lineBreakRegex, '\n'), getConfig());
   }
   const labelClass = node.isNode ? 'nodeLabel' : 'edgeLabel';
-  const labelSpan =
+  div.html(
     '<span class="' +
-    labelClass +
-    '" ' +
-    (node.labelStyle ? 'style="' + node.labelStyle + '"' : '') + // codeql [js/html-constructed-from-input] : false positive
-    '>' +
-    label +
-    '</span>';
-  div.html(sanitizeText(labelSpan, config));
+      labelClass +
+      '" ' +
+      (node.labelStyle ? 'style="' + node.labelStyle + '"' : '') + // codeql [js/html-constructed-from-input] : false positive
+      '>' +
+      label +
+      '</span>'
+  );
 
   applyStyle(div, node.labelStyle);
   div.style('display', 'inline-block');

packages/mermaid/src/schemas/config.schema.yaml

@@ -133,21 +133,6 @@ properties:
           - MODEL_ORDER
           - GREEDY_MODEL_ORDER
         default: GREEDY_MODEL_ORDER
-      forceNodeModelOrder:
-        description: |
-          The node order given by the model does not change to produce a better layout. E.g. if node A is before node B in the model this is not changed during crossing minimization. This assumes that the node model order is already respected before crossing minimization. This can be achieved by setting considerModelOrder.strategy to NODES_AND_EDGES.
-        type: boolean
-        default: false
-      considerModelOrder:
-        description: |
-          Preserves the order of nodes and edges in the model file if this does not lead to additional edge crossings. Depending on the strategy this is not always possible since the node and edge order might be conflicting.
-        type: string
-        enum:
-          - NONE
-          - NODES_AND_EDGES
-          - PREFER_EDGES
-          - PREFER_NODES
-        default: 'NODES_AND_EDGES'
   darkMode:
     type: boolean
     default: false