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Comment by OlaProis

1 month ago

Interesting use case! Mermaid doesn't have native AWS icons, but for v0.3.0's standalone crate, we could potentially support custom shapes/icons. D2 has better icon support if you need that now.

What specific diagram types do you need — network topology, service flows, infrastructure layout?

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hendry  1 month ago

More service flows aimed at security audits

  • OlaProis  1 month ago

    Service flows for security audits — that's a specific and useful use case!

    A few thoughts:

    What might work today: - Sequence diagrams can model service-to-service flows (API calls, auth handoffs)

    - Flowcharts with subgraphs can represent VPC boundaries, security groups

    - C4-style (context, container, component) is sometimes modeled with flowcharts

    What would make it better:

    - Custom shapes/icons (AWS service icons)

    - Annotations for security boundaries, trust zones

    - Data flow direction markers

    Alternative you might try now:

    D2 (https://d2lang.com) has better icon support and was designed for architecture diagrams. It has an AWS icon pack. Structurizr also does C4 well.

    That said, if there's demand for architecture-specific diagrams in Ferrite's Mermaid renderer, I could look at:

    1. Custom icon/shape support via external SVGs

    2. A dedicated "architecture" diagram type with security-relevant annotations

    Would a template or example for modeling security flows in Mermaid's current syntax help as a starting point?