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Obsidian Wardley Maps Plugin

This plugin enables displaying and editing of Wardley Maps in the OnlineWardleyMaps format directly within Obsidian.

Getting Started

  1. Open Obsidian Settings
  2. Navigate to "Community plugins" and click "Browse"
  3. Search for "Wardley Maps" and click Install
  4. Enable the plugin in Community plugins

⚠️ Important: Installer Version Requirement
Wardley Maps requires a recent version of the Obsidian installer. If you experience issues with the plugin not loading properly:

  1. First, try updating Obsidian normally at Settings > General > Check for updates.
  2. If issues persist, manually update your Obsidian installer:

Usage

Add a code block to your markdown file using Source mode:

```wardleymap
title Tea Shop
anchor Business [0.95, 0.63]
anchor Public [0.95, 0.78]
component Cup of Tea [0.79, 0.61] label [-67.61, 4.90]
component Cup [0.73, 0.78] label [15.05, -10.00]
component Tea [0.63, 0.81]
component Hot Water [0.52, 0.80]
component Water [0.38, 0.82]
component Kettle [0.43, 0.35] label [-57, 4]
evolve Kettle->Electric Kettle 0.62 label [16, 5]
component Power [0.1, 0.7] label [-27, 20]
evolve Power 0.89 label [-12, 21]
Business->Cup of Tea
Public->Cup of Tea
Cup of Tea->Cup
Cup of Tea->Tea
Cup of Tea->Hot Water
Hot Water->Water
Hot Water->Kettle; limited by
Kettle->Power
annotation 1 [[0.43,0.49],[0.08,0.79]] Standardising power allows Kettles to evolve faster
annotation 2 [0.48, 0.85] Hot water is obvious and well known
note +a generic note appeared [0.23, 0.33]
style wardley
size [800,400]
```

View the raw source of this file to see an example above.

License

This project is licensed under the AGPL-3.0 license.

Support the Project

If you find obsidian-wardley-maps, OnlineWardleyMaps, or vscode-wardley-maps valuable, consider supporting its development:

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Your support helps maintain and improve this plugin as well as OnlineWardleyMaps and vscode-wardley-maps. Every contribution is appreciated. Thank you for your support!