Business Friendly Diagramming explores the art and practice of creating clear, consistent, and metadata-driven diagrams that connect business and technology.
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Automating draw.io Diagram Generation from Metadata
In this article, we dive into the heart of the automation process: how we generate draw.io diagrams automatically from structured metadata — using Python, DuckDB, and a declarative code-first approach.
This method ensures that diagrams are always consistent, versioned, and up-to-date, aligning with business logic and technical design.
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🧠 Why Generate Diagrams from Metadata?
Manually creating diagrams in draw.io becomes unmanageable as systems grow. Diagrams get out of sync with mappings, styles vary by author, and traceability is lost. By using code as the single source of truth, we:
Reduce manual work
Enforce visual and structural consistency
Enable regeneration on metadata change
Version-control every element in Git
Avoid relying on the draw.io editor for mapping maintenance
Business Friendly Diagramming explores the art and practice of creating clear, consistent, and metadata-driven diagrams that connect business and technology.
