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wardleyToGo

Tool Live tool (library)

What it is

A Go library plus CLI for treating Wardley maps as data structures rather than pictures. It models maps on a 100×100 coordinate grid of visibility and evolution and renders to SVG. It accepts two input formats: OnlineWardleyMaps syntax (so it interoperates with the ecosystem standard) and its own WTG2 DSL, which is more expressive — Roman-numeral evolution phases (I–IV) instead of raw decimals, component declarations with coordinates and metadata, edges, annotations (notes, warnings, signals), pipelines, submaps, grouping, custom stages, and block-level configuration for type, colour and notes. The CLI is wtg2svg, reading WTG2 on stdin and writing SVG on stdout: go install github.com/owulveryck/wardleyToGo/cmd/wtg2svg@latest. A browser playground exists.

Limitations

Go-only — no bindings for Python, JS or anything else, which excludes most data-science and web workflows. WTG2 is a second, non-standard DSL that fragments the ecosystem; maps written in it don't open in OWM or Mermaid without conversion. Small community (58 stars), essentially one maintainer. SVG output styling is fixed and less polished than OWM's.

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