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---
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# Diagrams
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Diagrams help to communicate complex relationships and interconnections between
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different technical components, and are a great addition to project
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documentation. Material for MkDocs integrates with [Mermaid.js], a very
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popular and flexible solution for drawing diagrams.
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[Mermaid.js]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/
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## Configuration
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[:octicons-tag-24: 8.2.0][Diagrams support]
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This configuration enables native support for [Mermaid.js] diagrams. Material
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for MkDocs will automatically initialize the JavaScript runtime when a page
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includes a `mermaid` code block:
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``` yaml
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markdown_extensions:
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- pymdownx.superfences:
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custom_fences:
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- name: mermaid
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class: mermaid
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format: !!python/name:pymdownx.superfences.fence_code_format
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```
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No further configuration is necessary. Advantages over a custom integration:
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- [x] Works with [instant loading] without any additional effort
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- [x] Diagrams automatically use fonts and colors defined in `mkdocs.yml`[^1]
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- [x] Fonts and colors can be customized with [additional style sheets]
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- [x] Support for both, light and dark color schemes – _try it on this page!_
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[^1]:
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While all [Mermaid.js] features should work out-of-the-box, Material for
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MkDocs will currently only adjust the fonts and colors for flowcharts,
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sequence diagrams, class diagrams, state diagrams and entity relationship
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diagrams. See the section on [other diagrams] for more information why this
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is currently not implemented for all diagrams.
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[Diagrams support]: https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/8.2.0
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[instant loading]: ../setup/setting-up-navigation.md#instant-loading
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[additional style sheets]: ../customization.md#additional-css
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[other diagrams]: #other-diagram-types
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## Usage
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### Using flowcharts
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[Flowcharts] are diagrams that represent workflows or processes. The steps
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are rendered as nodes of various kinds and are connected by edges, describing
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the necessary order of steps:
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```` markdown title="Flow chart"
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``` mermaid
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graph LR
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A[Start] --> B{Error?};
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B -->|Yes| C[Hmm...];
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C --> D[Debug];
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D --> B;
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B ---->|No| E[Yay!];
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```
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````
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<div class="result" markdown>
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``` mermaid
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graph LR
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A[Start] --> B{Error?};
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B -->|Yes| C[Hmm...];
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C --> D[Debug];
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D --> B;
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B ---->|No| E[Yay!];
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```
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</div>
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[Flowcharts]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/flowchart
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### Using sequence diagrams
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[Sequence diagrams] describe a specific scenario as sequential interactions
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between multiple objects or actors, including the messages that are exchanged
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between those actors:
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```` markdown title="Sequence diagram"
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``` mermaid
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sequenceDiagram
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autonumber
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Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
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loop Healthcheck
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John->>John: Fight against hypochondria
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end
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Note right of John: Rational thoughts!
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John-->>Alice: Great!
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John->>Bob: How about you?
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Bob-->>John: Jolly good!
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```
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````
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<div class="result" markdown>
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``` mermaid
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sequenceDiagram
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autonumber
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Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
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loop Healthcheck
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John->>John: Fight against hypochondria
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end
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Note right of John: Rational thoughts!
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John-->>Alice: Great!
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John->>Bob: How about you?
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Bob-->>John: Jolly good!
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```
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</div>
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[Sequence diagrams]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/sequenceDiagram
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### Using state diagrams
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[State diagrams] are a great tool to describe the behavior of a system,
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decomposing it into a finite number of states, and transitions between those
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states:
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```` markdown title="State diagram"
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``` mermaid
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stateDiagram-v2
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state fork_state <<fork>>
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[*] --> fork_state
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fork_state --> State2
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fork_state --> State3
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state join_state <<join>>
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State2 --> join_state
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State3 --> join_state
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join_state --> State4
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State4 --> [*]
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```
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````
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<div class="result" markdown>
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``` mermaid
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stateDiagram-v2
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state fork_state <<fork>>
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[*] --> fork_state
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fork_state --> State2
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fork_state --> State3
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state join_state <<join>>
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State2 --> join_state
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State3 --> join_state
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join_state --> State4
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State4 --> [*]
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```
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</div>
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[State diagrams]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/stateDiagram
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### Using class diagrams
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[Class diagrams] are central to object oriented programing, describing the
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structure of a system by modelling entities as classes and relationships between
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them:
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```` markdown title="Class diagram"
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``` mermaid
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classDiagram
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Person <|-- Student
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Person <|-- Professor
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Person : +String name
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Person : +String phoneNumber
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Person : +String emailAddress
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Person: +purchaseParkingPass()
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Address "1" <-- "0..1" Person:lives at
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class Student{
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+int studentNumber
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+int averageMark
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+isEligibleToEnrol()
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+getSeminarsTaken()
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}
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class Professor{
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+int salary
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}
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class Address{
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+String street
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+String city
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+String state
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+int postalCode
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+String country
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-validate()
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+outputAsLabel()
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}
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```
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````
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<div class="result" markdown>
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``` mermaid
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classDiagram
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Person <|-- Student
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Person <|-- Professor
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Person : +String name
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Person : +String phoneNumber
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Person : +String emailAddress
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Person: +purchaseParkingPass()
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Address "1" <-- "0..1" Person:lives at
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class Student{
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+int studentNumber
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+int averageMark
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+isEligibleToEnrol()
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+getSeminarsTaken()
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}
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class Professor{
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+int salary
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}
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class Address{
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+String street
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+String city
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+String state
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+int postalCode
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+String country
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-validate()
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+outputAsLabel()
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}
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```
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</div>
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[Class diagrams]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/classDiagram
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### Using entity-relationship diagrams
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An [entity-relationship diagram] is composed of entity types and specifies
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relationships that exist between entities. It describes inter-related things in
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a specific domain of knowledge:
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```` markdown title="Entity-relationship diagram"
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``` mermaid
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erDiagram
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CUSTOMER ||--o{ ORDER : places
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ORDER ||--|{ LINE-ITEM : contains
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LINE-ITEM {
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string name
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int pricePerUnit
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}
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CUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : uses
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```
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````
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<div class="result" markdown>
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``` mermaid
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erDiagram
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CUSTOMER ||--o{ ORDER : places
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ORDER ||--|{ LINE-ITEM : contains
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LINE-ITEM {
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string name
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int pricePerUnit
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}
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CUSTOMER }|..|{ DELIVERY-ADDRESS : uses
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```
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</div>
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[entity-relationship diagram]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/entityRelationshipDiagram
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### Other diagram types
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Besides the diagram types listed above, [Mermaid.js] provides support for
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[pie charts], [gantt charts], [user journeys], [git graphs] and
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[requirement diagrams], all of which are not officially supported by Material
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for MkDocs. Those diagrams should still work as advertised by [Mermaid.js], but
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we don't consider them a good choice, mostly as they don't work well on mobile.
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[pie charts]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/pie
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[gantt charts]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/gantt
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[user journeys]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/user-journey
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[git graphs]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/gitgraph
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[requirement diagrams]: https://mermaid-js.github.io/mermaid/#/requirementDiagram
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