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Use when adding a new diagram type to Pintora. Covers parser, artist, config, registration, snapshot tests, and user docs.

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Add a New Diagram Type

Preconditions

  • pnpm install succeeds locally and the workspace builds.
  • You have read:
    • packages/pintora-diagrams/AGENTS.md
    • .ai/docs/patterns/diagram-three-piece.md

Steps

1. Create the directory

mkdir -p packages/pintora-diagrams/src/<type>

2. Write the grammar

Create packages/pintora-diagrams/src/<type>/parser.ne. Use packages/pintora-diagrams/src/sequence/parser.ne as a reference.

3. Compile the grammar

pnpm --filter @pintora/diagrams gen-parser

This produces parser.ts alongside parser.ne. Commit both.

4. Write the artist

Create packages/pintora-diagrams/src/<type>/artist.ts. Use packages/pintora-diagrams/src/mindmap/artist.ts as a minimal reference or packages/pintora-diagrams/src/sequence/artist.ts as a full-featured one.

Rules:

  • Read colors from getConfig().themeConfig. Never hard-code hex values.
  • Emit relative coordinates. Avoid baked-in pixel offsets.

5. Write the config

Create packages/pintora-diagrams/src/<type>/config.ts exporting DEFAULT_CONFIG, configKey, and the config type. If new theme tokens are introduced, also update packages/pintora-core/src/themes/default.ts and any other theme variants.

6. Register the diagram

Create packages/pintora-diagrams/src/<type>/index.ts:

import { pintora } from '@pintora/core'
import parser from './parser'
import artist from './artist'
import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, configKey } from './config'

pintora.registerDiagram('<type>', {
  parser,
  artist,
  configKey,
})

Re-export from packages/pintora-diagrams/src/index.ts (and from packages/pintora-standalone/src/index.ts if standalone needs to ship it).

7. Add a snapshot test

Create packages/pintora-diagrams/src/__tests__/<type>.spec.ts modelled on the existing per-diagram spec files in that directory.

Run the suite:

pnpm --filter @pintora/diagrams test -- <type>

Review the generated snapshot manually before committing it.

8. Add user documentation

Create website/docs/diagrams/<type>.mdx following the structure of website/docs/diagrams/sequence-diagram.mdx. Add a note at the top linking back to this skill for contributors.

9. Verify in the live editor

pnpm demo:dev

Open the demo, pick the new diagram type, and confirm it renders.

Done criteria

  • pnpm --filter @pintora/diagrams test passes and snapshots are committed after manual review.
  • pnpm compile succeeds for all packages.
  • pnpm ai:lint reports no new warnings.
  • Live editor renders the new diagram.

Common pitfalls

  • Forgetting to rebuild grammar after editing parser.ne — symptoms are stale parser errors.
  • Hard-coding theme colors — breaks dark mode.
  • Skipping the standalone re-export — the diagram works in tests but not in the standalone bundle.
  • Adding a config field without updating other themes — the field is undefined outside the default theme.