markvis

# markvis Charts of numbers in Markdown. The table is the source (comma-separated rows or a Markdown table). Tags `chart`, `markvis`, and `vis` are the same language. Types: `bar` `line` `area` `scatter` `pie` `hist` `heatmap` `funnel` `waterfall` `radar` `gauge` `sankey` `treemap`. ## When to use - Numbers in a doc need a chart and the rows must stay editable. - An agent should be able to add a row, change `type`, and regenerate. - Readers without a plugin still need the table. ## When not to use - Flowcharts, sequence, state, ER → a structure diagram tool. - Invented PNG / screenshot as the source of truth. - Vega-Lite / ECharts JSON as the default artifact (optional later `engine:`, not core). - Invented type ids (`donut`, `sunburst`, `chord`, `stacked-bar` as its own type). ## Fence shape ``` ```chart markvis: 2 type: bar title: Q3 Revenue unit: USD k x: month y: revenue month,revenue Jan,120 Feb,180 Mar,150 ``` ``` Optional `theme:`: `folio` (default) `highcharts` `shadcn` `docs` `ant` `recharts` — grammar packs only, no chart runtimes. Optional `palette:`: `ink` `porcelain` `warm` `cool` `vivid` — colors only. Omit → theme default colors. Unknown → `E_UNKNOWN_PALETTE` + table. Never merge palette into the theme id. Optional `surface:`: `light` (default) `dark` `export`. Optional `orient: horizontal` on `bar` only, for long category labels. Omit means vertical. `markvis` other than `2` is `E_BAD_VERSION`. Omit means 2. Do not turn `N/A`, blanks, or other text into zero. Non-numeric measure cells are `E_BAD_NUMBER`. An empty cell is `E_MISSING_VALUE` when the chart needs every value. Repeated category/series keys are `E_DUP_KEY` (scatter, hist, and waterfall steps may repeat). A sankey cycle is `E_SANKEY_CYCLE`. Also: GFM table after the blank line; or `<!-- chart: bar x=month y=revenue title="Q3" -->` immediately followed by a GFM table. ## Eight few-shots Copy from `examples/valid/` (keep fences identical): 1. `01-bar-basic` — bar + unit + CSV 2. `02-line-multi` — line + `series` 3. `03-area-basic` — area, tag `vis` 4. `04-scatter-basic` — scatter 5. `05-pie-raw` — pie (do not normalize; 40+35+30) 6. `06-hist-basic` — hist 7. `07-bar-gfm` — GFM table as data 8. `08-bar-comment` — HTML comment + table ## Anti-patterns | Don’t | Do | | --- | --- | | Flowchart `pie` / `xychart` for tables | markvis fence | | JSON array as the data body | CSV or GFM table | | Sort categories “to look nice” | Keep input row order | | Force pie slices to 100 | Leave values as-is | | Drop the table on error | Table + one-line error code | | Emit PNG by default | Emit the fence |