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This looks way better than mermaid. Is there support for this in GitHub PR code blocks like mermaid?

Unfortunately not, I've tried reaching out to GH folks but no dice. However it should be noted that d2.js, which enables client-side renders, didn't really become usable until this month and still isn't really officially released (kind of hidden). So, we'll see if the official release (soon™) changes things. If any D2-enjoyers reading this knows anyone on the GH frontend team, plz bend their ear =)

Good luck, it would be fantastic if you can get it accepted as a mermaid alternative; it's much, much niceer than mermaid, both the visual result, and the language. I've used D2 heavily for a couple of years or so now. It's really fantastic. I hope you're paid product is healthy. Sequence diagrams are my most common diagram type by some way I think. And I seem to always use the sketch rendering over the last year.

While you're here, can I mention a feature request? I'd like to be able to put clickable hyperlinks into sequence diagram arrow labels (e.g. so I can link the message to where in the code it occurs).

Also, I'd like more control over vertical spacing in sequence diagrams, and perhaps the ability to define groups of columns (just visually grouped).

The linking you can do already if I understand the request correctly: https://play.d2lang.com/?script=Ks5ILEi1UihOLSxNzUtOjU_JTEwv...

Okay, we'll put those sequence diagram improvements in our sprint for next release.

Thanks!

> The linking you can do already if I understand the request correctly:

Perfect. Sorry I remembered there was an open ticket for it in the past but didn't check its status.

No, sadly. That's still the biggest obstacle for a lot of my documentation. I push mermaid perhaps a little farther than it wants to go just so I don't have to spend the time setting up a CI pipe to compile the D2 into a PNG which is embedded in the documentation.

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