Figjam to mermaid

Quick plugin that translates from a Figjam document composed of Stickies and Connectors into a mermaid flowchart.

• Sticky connections
• Arrow styles (except for "filled triangle")
• Fill & other styles
• Support for any other kinds of elements not just stickies & connectors
• Exporting based on a selection instead of the whole document.

Development guide

This plugin is built with Create Figma Plugin.

Pre-requisites

• Node.js – v18
• Figma desktop app

Build the plugin

To build the plugin:

$ npm run build

This will generate a manifest.json file and a build/ directory containing the JavaScript bundle(s) for the plugin.

To watch for code changes and rebuild the plugin automatically:

$ npm run watch

Install the plugin

1. In the Figma desktop app, open a Figma document.
2. Search for and run Import plugin from manifest… via the Quick Actions search bar.
3. Select the manifest.json file that was generated by the build script.

Debugging

Use console.log statements to inspect values in your code.

To open the developer console, search for and run Open Console via the Quick Actions search bar.

See also

• Create Figma Plugin docs
• yuanqing/figma-plugins

Official docs and code samples from Figma:

• Plugin API docs
• figma/plugin-samples