Architecture Diagram UI Options

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  "type": "general",
  "status": "completed",
  "title": "Architecture Diagram UI Options",
  "description": "Options for building better architecture diagrams in kontask cards",
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    "output": "<div style=\"background:#1e1e1e;color:#e0e0e0;padding:20px;border-radius:8px;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,sans-serif;\">\n<h2 style=\"color:#fff;margin:0 0 16px 0;\">🏗️ Architecture Diagram Options</h2>\n\n<p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin-bottom:20px;\">Your current ASCII-art diagrams work but have limitations. Here are better options for dynamic generation:</p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#22c55e;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Option 1: Mermaid.js (Recommended)</h3>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;margin-bottom:12px;\">\n<span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#000;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.8rem;\">Best Choice</span>\n<span style=\"background:#3b82f6;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.8rem;\">~50KB</span>\n</div>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Pros:</strong> Text-based DSL, renders to SVG, widely adopted, dark theme support</p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Cons:</strong> Requires JS library load, limited real-time interactivity</p>\n<pre style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;font-size:0.85rem;\"><code style=\"color:#98c379;\">graph TD\n  HUB[greatVibe.local HUB] --> |WebSocket| SHELL1[gvShell Linux]\n  HUB --> |WebSocket| SHELL2[gvShell Windows]\n  HUB --> |WebSocket| SHELL3[gvShell postgres]</code></pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#3b82f6;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Option 2: Canvas API (Custom)</h3>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;margin-bottom:12px;\">\n<span style=\"background:#f59e0b;color:#000;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.8rem;\">Most Flexible</span>\n<span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#000;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.8rem;\">0KB extra</span>\n</div>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Pros:</strong> No dependencies, full control, already used for SimpleChart</p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Cons:</strong> More code to write, need to build layout engine</p>\n<pre style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;font-size:0.85rem;\"><code style=\"color:#61afef;\">renderArchDiagram('canvas-id', {\n  nodes: [{id: 'hub', label: 'greatVibe HUB', type: 'hub'}],\n  edges: [{from: 'hub', to: 'shell1', label: 'WebSocket'}]\n});</code></pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#8b5cf6;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Option 3: SVG Template System</h3>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;margin-bottom:12px;\">\n<span style=\"background:#8b5cf6;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.8rem;\">Middle Ground</span>\n<span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#000;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.8rem;\">0KB extra</span>\n</div>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Pros:</strong> Clean vector output, CSS-styleable, can be generated server-side</p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Cons:</strong> Manual positioning needed, no auto-layout</p>\n<pre style=\"background:#1e1e1e;padding:12px;border-radius:4px;overflow-x:auto;font-size:0.85rem;\"><code style=\"color:#e5c07b;\">&lt;svg viewBox=\"0 0 600 400\"&gt;\n  &lt;rect class=\"node hub\" x=\"200\" y=\"20\" width=\"200\" height=\"60\"/&gt;\n  &lt;line class=\"edge\" x1=\"300\" y1=\"80\" x2=\"300\" y2=\"150\"/&gt;\n&lt;/svg&gt;</code></pre>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#f59e0b;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Option 4: Improved ASCII (Keep Current)</h3>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:8px;margin-bottom:12px;\">\n<span style=\"background:#6b7280;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.8rem;\">Simplest</span>\n<span style=\"background:#22c55e;color:#000;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-size:0.8rem;\">0KB extra</span>\n</div>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Pros:</strong> Works now, Claude-native, grep-able, mobile-friendly</p>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Cons:</strong> Limited styling, alignment issues, no interactivity</p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Improvement:</strong> Add helper function to generate consistent box-drawing chars</p>\n</div>\n\n<div style=\"background:#1a365d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-bottom:16px;border-left:4px solid #3b82f6;\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#fff;margin:0 0 12px 0;\">💡 My Recommendation</h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Phase 1:</strong> Build a simple Canvas-based <code style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:2px 6px;border-radius:3px;\">renderArchDiagram()</code> helper that handles:</p>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8;\">\n<li>Node boxes with labels and colors</li>\n<li>Edge lines with arrows and labels</li>\n<li>Auto-layout for simple trees (like your example)</li>\n<li>Dark theme styling matching kontask cards</li>\n</ul>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 0 0;\"><strong>Phase 2:</strong> If we need more complex diagrams (flowcharts, sequence), add Mermaid.js</p>\n</div>\n\n<h3 style=\"color:#fff;margin:20px 0 12px 0;\">Comparison Table</h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.9rem;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#2d2d2d;\">\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">Criteria</th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">Mermaid</th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">Canvas</th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">SVG</th>\n<th style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">ASCII</th>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">Bundle size</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;\">~50KB</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">0</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">0</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">0</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#252525;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">Auto-layout</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#f59e0b;\">Basic</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#ef4444;\">✗</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#ef4444;\">✗</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">Interactivity</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#f59e0b;\">Limited</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">Full</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">Full</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#ef4444;\">✗</td>\n</tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#252525;\">\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">Claude can generate</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">✓ DSL</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">✓ JSON</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#f59e0b;\">Harder</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;\">Dark theme</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td>\n<td style=\"padding:10px;border:1px solid #444;text-align:center;color:#22c55e;\">✓</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n\n<div style=\"background:#2d2d2d;padding:16px;border-radius:6px;margin-top:20px;\">\n<h4 style=\"margin:0 0 8px 0;color:#fff;\">What's Next?</h4>\n<p style=\"color:#9ca3af;margin:0;\">Choose an approach to implement:</p>\n</div>\n</div>",
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        "label": "Build Canvas helper",
        "value": "Build a Canvas-based renderArchDiagram() helper function for kontask cards. Include node boxes, edge arrows, labels, and auto-layout for tree structures.",
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      },
      {
        "label": "Add Mermaid.js",
        "value": "Add Mermaid.js library support to kontask cards for rendering flowcharts and architecture diagrams from DSL text"
      },
      {
        "label": "SVG templates",
        "value": "Create an SVG template system for architecture diagrams with CSS-based theming"
      },
      {
        "label": "Improve ASCII",
        "value": "Create a helper function that generates consistent ASCII box-drawing diagrams with better alignment"
      }
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    "requestedAt": "2026-01-07T10:46:00Z",
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  "createdBy": "claude",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-07T12:49:58.649Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-07T12:50:06.600Z",
  "requestId": "577bc7ba-7fce-4c5f-bb0a-7f0edcc2ef65",
  "scope": "vibetools",
  "tags": [
    "kontasks",
    "ui",
    "diagrams"
  ],
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