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Ditaa with Gatsby

Integration guide for teams shipping diagram rendering in Gatsby.

Ditaa usage guidance

Best for

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

Syntax tip

Keep Ditaa source deterministic and reusable across environments.

Quick start

Call the ChartQuery API from your Gatsby stack and return rendered Ditaa output to the UI.

Recommended flow

  1. Store your Ditaa source in code or markdown.
  2. Send source to a server-side endpoint backed by ChartQuery.
  3. Render returned SVG/PNG in Gatsby pages and docs.

Typical Gatsby integration path: /server/diagram-renderer

Ditaa integration details

FieldValue
EngineDitaa
FrameworkGatsby

Gatsby implementation checklist

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

Ditaa source example

// Ditaa source
// Add your diagram content here

Ditaa in Gatsby: quick comparison

Why teams usually prefer the ChartQuery API pattern over direct client-side rendering for Ditaa in Gatsby.

Feature
Gatsby 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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