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WaveDrom with Eleventy (11ty)

Integration guide for teams shipping diagram rendering in Eleventy (11ty).

WaveDrom usage guidance

Best for

  • General diagram rendering
  • Programmatic documentation pipelines
  • Automated visual generation

Syntax tip

Keep WaveDrom source deterministic and reusable across environments.

Quick start

Call the ChartQuery API from your Eleventy (11ty) stack and return rendered WaveDrom output to the UI.

Recommended flow

  1. Store your WaveDrom source in code or markdown.
  2. Send source to a server-side endpoint backed by ChartQuery.
  3. Render returned SVG/PNG in Eleventy (11ty) pages and docs.

Typical Eleventy (11ty) integration path: /server/diagram-renderer

WaveDrom integration details

FieldValue
EngineWaveDrom
FrameworkEleventy (11ty)

Eleventy (11ty) implementation checklist

  • Add a server-side rendering endpoint
  • Validate and sanitize diagram input
  • Cache rendered output for recurring requests

WaveDrom source example

// WaveDrom source
// Add your diagram content here

WaveDrom in Eleventy (11ty): quick comparison

Why teams usually prefer the ChartQuery API pattern over direct client-side rendering for WaveDrom in Eleventy (11ty).

Feature
Eleventy (11ty) native setup
ChartQuery API setup
Server-side rendering without browser dependencies
✗
Unified output (SVG/PNG) for docs, dashboards, and emails
✗
Consistent rendering across environments
✗
Works with CI/CD pipelines
Fits backend-first architectures
Single rendering workflow across multiple frameworks
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