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cli-anything-drawio

Command-line interface for Drawio - A CLI harness for **Draw.io** — create, edit, and export diagrams from the command line....

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cli-anything-drawio

A CLI harness for Draw.io — create, edit, and export diagrams from the command line.

Installation

This CLI is installed as part of the cli-anything-drawio package:

bash
pip install cli-anything-drawio

Prerequisites:

  • Python 3.10+
  • drawio must be installed on your system

Usage

Basic Commands

bash
# Show help
cli-anything-drawio --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-drawio

# Create a new project
cli-anything-drawio project new -o project.json

# Run with JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-drawio --json project info -p project.json

REPL Mode

When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session:

bash
cli-anything-drawio
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history

Command Groups

Project

Project management: new, open, save, info.

Command Description
new Create a new blank diagram
open Open an existing .drawio project file
save Save the current project
info Show detailed project information
xml Print the raw XML of the current project
presets List available page size presets

Shape

Shape operations: add, remove, move, resize, style.

Command Description
add Add a shape to the diagram
remove Remove a shape by ID
list List all shapes on a page
label Update a shape's label text
move Move a shape to new coordinates
resize Resize a shape
style Set a style property on a shape
info Show detailed info about a shape
types List all available shape types

Connect

Connector operations: add, remove, style.

Command Description
add Add a connector between two shapes
remove Remove a connector by ID
label Update a connector's label
style Set a style property on a connector
list List all connectors on a page
styles List available edge styles

Page

Page operations: add, remove, rename, list.

Command Description
add Add a new page
remove Remove a page by index
rename Rename a page
list List all pages

Export

Export operations: render to PNG, PDF, SVG.

Command Description
render Export the diagram to a file
formats List available export formats

Session

Session management: status, undo, redo.

Command Description
status Show current session status
undo Undo the last operation
redo Redo the last undone operation
save-state Save session state to disk
list List all saved sessions

Examples

Create a New Project

Create a new drawio project file.

bash
cli-anything-drawio project new -o myproject.json
# Or with JSON output for programmatic use
cli-anything-drawio --json project new -o myproject.json

Interactive REPL Session

Start an interactive session with undo/redo support.

bash
cli-anything-drawio
# Enter commands interactively
# Use 'help' to see available commands
# Use 'undo' and 'redo' for history navigation

Export Project

Export the project to a final output format.

bash
cli-anything-drawio --project myproject.json export render output.pdf --overwrite

State Management

The CLI maintains session state with:

  • Undo/Redo: Up to 50 levels of history
  • Project persistence: Save/load project state as JSON
  • Session tracking: Track modifications and changes

Output Formats

All commands support dual output modes:

  • Human-readable (default): Tables, colors, formatted text
  • Machine-readable (--json flag): Structured JSON for agent consumption
bash
# Human output
cli-anything-drawio project info -p project.json

# JSON output for agents
cli-anything-drawio --json project info -p project.json

For AI Agents

When using this CLI programmatically:

  1. Always use --json flag for parseable output
  2. Check return codes - 0 for success, non-zero for errors
  3. Parse stderr for error messages on failure
  4. Use absolute paths for all file operations
  5. Verify outputs exist after export operations

More Information

  • Full documentation: See README.md in the package
  • Test coverage: See TEST.md in the package
  • Methodology: See HARNESS.md in the cli-anything-plugin

Version

1.0.0

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