A sequential workflow designer with no external dependencies for web applications. It is written in pure TypeScript and uses SVG for rendering. This designer is not associated with any workflow engine; it is fully generic. You can use it to create any kind of application, from graphical programming languages to workflow builders.

Features:

No external dependencies
Fully generic and configurable
Supports light, dark, and soft themes, with easy customization
Compatible with modern browsers and mobile devices
Definitions are stored as JSON
Supports Angular, React and Svelte.

📝 Check the documentation for more details.

🤩 Don't miss the pro version.

👀 Examples

Pro:

👩‍💻 Integrations

⛽ Sequential Workflow Editor - Powerful step editor builder. Don't write step editors manually, build them.
🚚 Sequential Workflow Machine - Workflow engine for browser and NodeJS apps, powered by the xstate library.

🚀 Installation

To use the designer, add the JS/TS and CSS files to your project.

NPM

Install this package with the NPM command:

npm i sequential-workflow-designer

To import the package:

import { Designer } from 'sequential-workflow-designer';

If you use css-loader or similar, you can add CSS files to your bundle:

import 'sequential-workflow-designer/css/designer.css';
import 'sequential-workflow-designer/css/designer-light.css';
import 'sequential-workflow-designer/css/designer-soft.css';
import 'sequential-workflow-designer/css/designer-dark.css';

To create the designer, write the code below:

// ...
Designer.create(placeholder, definition, configuration);

CDN

Add the code below to the head section of your HTML document.

<head>
  ...
  <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sequential-workflow-designer@0.40.0/css/designer.css" rel="stylesheet" />
  <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sequential-workflow-designer@0.40.0/css/designer-light.css" rel="stylesheet" />
  <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sequential-workflow-designer@0.40.0/css/designer-dark.css" rel="stylesheet" />
  <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/sequential-workflow-designer@0.40.0/dist/index.umd.js"></script>
</head>

Create the designer with:

sequentialWorkflowDesigner.Designer.create(placeholder, definition, configuration);

🎬 Usage

Check the examples directory.

import { Designer } from 'sequential-workflow-designer';
const placeholder = document.getElementById('placeholder');
const definition = {
  properties: {
    myProperty: 'my-value',
    // root properties...
  },
  sequence: [
    // steps...
  ],
};
const configuration = {
  theme: 'light', // optional, default: 'light'
  isReadonly: false, // optional, default: false
  undoStackSize: 10, // optional, default: 0 - disabled, 1+ - enabled
  steps: {
    // all properties in this section are optional
    iconUrlProvider: (componentType, type) => {
      return `icon-${componentType}-${type}.svg`;
    },
    isDraggable: (step, parentSequence) => {
      return step.name !== 'y';
    },
    isDeletable: (step, parentSequence) => {
      return step.properties['isDeletable'];
    },
    isDuplicable: (step, parentSequence) => {
      return true;
    },
    canInsertStep: (step, targetSequence, targetIndex) => {
      return targetSequence.length < 5;
    },
    canMoveStep: (sourceSequence, step, targetSequence, targetIndex) => {
      return !step.properties['isLocked'];
    },
    canDeleteStep: (step, parentSequence) => {
      return step.name !== 'x';
    },
  },
  validator: {
    // all validators are optional
    step: (step, parentSequence, definition) => {
      return /^[a-z]+$/.test(step.name);
    },
    root: definition => {
      return definition.properties['memory'] > 256;
    },
  },
  toolbox: {
    isCollapsed: false,
    groups: [
      {
        name: 'Files',
        steps: [
          // steps for the toolbox group
        ],
      },
      {
        name: 'Notification',
        steps: [
          // steps for the toolbox group
        ],
      },
    ],
  },
  editors: {
    isCollapsed: false,
    rootEditorProvider: (definition, rootContext, isReadonly) => {
      const editor = document.createElement('div');
      // ...
      return editor;
    },
    stepEditorProvider: (step, stepContext, definition, isReadonly) => {
      const editor = document.createElement('div');
      // ...
      return editor;
    },
  },
  controlBar: true,
  contextMenu: true,
};
const designer = Designer.create(placeholder, definition, configuration);
designer.onDefinitionChanged.subscribe(event => {
  // ...
});

You can hide default UI components by setting the corresponding configuration property to false.

const configuration = {
  toolbox: false,
  editors: false,
  controlBar: false,
  contextMenu: false,
  // ...
};

💡 License

This project is released under the MIT license.