Svgbob

SvgBob Plugin

Convert ASCII art diagrams into SVG graphics. Sketch architecture, flowcharts, and boxes in text, render as images.

Commands

Self

• svgbob self version — Print version

Convert

• svgbob convert file — Convert ASCII diagram file to SVG
• svgbob convert string — Convert inline ASCII string to SVG

Passthrough

• svgbob _ _ — Passthrough for any svgbob command

Usage Examples

• "Convert this ASCII architecture diagram to SVG"
• "Turn this text-based flowchart into an image"
• "Render this ASCII art network diagram"

Installation

cargo install svgbob_cli

Examples

# Convert a diagram file to SVG
svgbob_cli diagram.txt > output.svg

# Inline string conversion
svgbob_cli -s "
+------+     +------+
| API  |---->| DB   |
+------+     +------+
   |
   v
+------+
| Cache|
+------+
" > architecture.svg

# Custom colors
svgbob_cli diagram.txt --background "#f0f0f0" --fill-color "#333"

# Read from stdin
cat diagram.txt | svgbob_cli > output.svg

# With custom font
svgbob_cli diagram.txt --font-family "monospace"

Key Features

• ASCII art to SVG conversion
• Supports boxes, arrows, circles, diamonds, lines
• Pipe-friendly (stdin/stdout)
• Custom colors and fonts
• Pure Rust, no dependencies
• Suitable for architecture diagrams, flowcharts, network topologies