wsd-mode is a Emacs major-mode for www.websequencediagrams.com.
Build status: 
Model processes through simple sequence-scripts like this:
And get pretty diagrams like this generated for you:
If that sounds interesting and you want to know how that works, feel free to read along.
The major-mode provides the following features:
- proper syntax highlighting for all standard WSD syntax. Almost feature complete syntax for pro-only features (see issues)
- indentation based on nested constructs and alternative paths.
- supports running Emacs in GUI and the terminal.
- auto-generating diagrams based on source.
- inline rendering in Emacs frames when possible, with fallback to OS or browser for viewing when critical features are unavailable.
org-babelsupport (usewsdas language).company-modesupport.- limited
flychecksupport.
wsd-mode can be installed as a package, from Marmalade, MELPA and MELPA stable.
Installation from MELPA will be a development snapshot and always be latest version. Versions available from Marmalade and MELPA stable should match, and be more stable versions released at less frequent intervals.
To install the package, simply start Emacs and issue the following command:
M-x package-install <RET> wsd-mode <RET>.
Using wsd-mode is very easy. Either create a new buffer and activate using
M-x wsd-mode, or open a new file with a .wsd extension. For files with
a .wsd extension wsd-mode is activated automatically.
Once the mode is active, type along as you would otherwise do on websequencediagrams.com.
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| C-c C-c | “Build” diagram and display inline in Emacs (when possible) |
| C-c C-e | “Export” diagram and show online on websequencediagrams.com |
All customizable options are available in the normal Emacs customize framework.
M-x customize-group <RET> wsd-mode
Briefly, here are the defaults for the variables which can be customized:
- wsd-base-url (default “http://www.websequencediagrams.com/”. The URL of your in-house WSD installation)
- wsd-api-key (default blank. required for premium-features.)
- wsd-format (default png. svg requires premium, thus api-key.)
- wsd-style (default modern-blue)
- wsd-indent-offset (default 4)
- wsd-font-lock-keywords
wsd-mode supports three different fontification levels:
wsd-font-lock-keywords-1: keywordswsd-font-lock-keywords-2: keywords and operatorswsd-font-lock-keywords-3: keywords, operators and variables (default)
For usage with org-babel create a #+BEGIN_SRC block with wsd as language. Use C-c C-c to evaluate
the code and write the diagram to disk, putting it in a #+RESULTS: block below.
You can optionally use a :file parameter as argument to use a hard-coded filename instead of having one
generated for you automatically, on the fly.
When exporting org-document as HTML or similar (C-e C-c h o), the wsd-mode code will not be included
in the document, but instead the rendered diagram.
See the demo.org-file for a concrete example. It is recommended to inspect this file in Emacs, not on Github.
wsd-mode has limited support for flycheck. While flycheck in general does
all the checking as you type, providing you with real-time feedback,
wsd-mode only updates the error-list upon script-compilation.
This means that using flycheck should incur no extra processing cost, and
therefore, if flycheck is installed, it will also be activated automatically whenever
wsd-mode is.
This is due to implementation and may be subject to change in the future.
wsd-mode supports company-mode completion. Enable it the way you
usually enable it in your init.el:
(add-hook 'wsd-mode-hook 'company-mode)Currently completion on keywords and participants is supported.
The following features has been considered. They may eventually be implemented:
- auto-insert-mode integration?
- websequencediagram.com account-integration?