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format.Visio

This plugins allows for import of a Microsoft Visio 2013 VSDX file and converting Visio Shapes to JointJS Cells, as well as exporting a JointJS Paper as a VSDX archive. Visio plugin is an independent module, and it supports both ES5 as well as newer, non-ES5 project environments.

ES5 installation guide

Include all required dependencies into your HTML:

<!-- JointJS+/JointJS dependencies: -->
<script src="joint-plus.js"></script>

<!-- plugin dependencies: -->
<script src="jszip.js"></script>
<script src="formula-parser.js"></script>
<script src="joint.format.visio.js"></script>

At this point plugin is ready to use. Following example imports a vsdx project using default converter:

joint.format.Visio.VisioArchive.fromURL('network.vsdx').then(function(archive) {
    const page = archive.document.getPages()[0];
    const graph = new joint.dia.Graph({}, { cellNamespace: joint.shapes });
    const paper = new joint.dia.Paper({
        el: document.getElementById('paper'),
        model: graph,
        cellViewNamespace: joint.shapes,
        interactive: false,
        width: page.width,
        height: page.height,
        async: true,
        frozen: true
    });
    page.getContent().then(function(content) {
        const cells = content.toGraphCells();
        graph.resetCells(cells);
        paper.unfreeze();
    });
});

Module import guide

For non ES5 projects there's no additional installation required, simply import from @joint/format-visio plugin module.

import { VisioArchive, types, VisioPageContent } from '@joint/format-visio';

Usage

Following documentation examples use a non-ES5 code.

  • To import a VSDX file use VisioArchive and a chosen method, suited for the source type:
    • fromURL - using a local or remote vsdx file
    • fromBase64 - using a vsdx file in a form of a Base64 string
    • fromArrayBuffer - using a vsdx file in a form of an ArrayBuffer
  • To export a JointJS paper as a VSDX archive use VisioPage.fromPaper method to update the archive, and then export it using VisioArchive.toVSDX.

Import (basic)

This basic example of how to import a Visio project and use it in JointJS application uses default import process.

As the default converter translates Visio Shapes as-is, the result might differ in JointJS in comparison to Visio.

// load a vsdx file and pick a page to work with
const { document: vsdDocument } = await VisioArchive.fromURL('./project.vsdx');
const [page0] = vsdDocument.getPages();

// load objects present on the VisioPage
const pageContent = await page0.getContent();

// use default converter to create JointJS Cells from Visio Shapes
const cells = pageContent.toGraphCells();

graph.resetCells(cells);
paper.setDimensions(page0.width, page0.height);

For an example with mapping, which gives more control over how Visio Shapes are imported, see the Visio/demo/bpmn-import.

Export (basic)

A basic export example, which uses default converter to translate JointJS Paper as-is.

Do mind, that results might differ between JointJS application and Visio (i.e. unmapped icons might not display properly).

// load Visio archive that will be used for export
const archive = await VisioArchive.fromURL('./project.vsdx');
const { document: vsdDocument } = archive;

// pick a page that will be the target for the export
const [page0] = vsdDocument.getPages();

// update page in the archive with JointJS Paper data using the default converter
await page0.fromPaper(paper);

// download archive using chosen method
const blob = await archive.toVSDX({ type: 'blob' });
util.downloadBlob(blob, 'project.vsdx');
format.Visio.config

Config contains globally used flags controlling certain functionalities of the plugin.

To modify the plugin behavior, import config and toggle contained flags.

evaluateFormulas boolean

Boolean controlling if formulas are evaluated when looking up a VisioCell value. Defaults to false.

Formula parser is currently in early beta. Some parsed values might be different in comparison to value calculated by Visio.

format.Visio.types.VisioCellName

An enum containing all cell names supported by Visio 2013. This is useful i.e. when adding new cells to VisioShape.

format.Visio.types.VisioRowType

An enum containing row types supported by Visio 2013. This is useful i.e. when creating own Geometry type section.

format.Visio.types.VisioSectionType

An enum containing section types supported by Visio 2013. This is useful when adding, modifying or removing a section.

format.Visio.types.VisioUnitType

An enum containing cell unit types supported by Visio 2013. When modifying or adding a cell, remember to set units for the value, otherwise a project exported and opened in Visio might not work properly. Visio uses units to properly evaluate the cell value.

format.Visio.util.fromPixels
util.fromPixels(value, units)

Convert a given value from pixels to the provided units. units should be a valid numeric type supported by Visio (types.VisioUnitType).

value number Numeric value that will be converted.
units VisioUnitType Unit type of the target value.

Supported numeric unit types: IN, IN_F, DL, DP, DT, PT, MM, CM

const inches = vsdUtil.fromPixels(96, VisioUnitType.IN); // 1
format.Visio.util.isFontAvailable
util.isFontAvailable(font)

Return true if provided font is available for the application.

font string | array Function accepts either a string name of a single font or an array of font names. If a string was provided, function will return true if the font is available in the browser. Otherwise it will return false. If an array of font names was provided, an array of true/false results will be returned in order of the provided collection of font names.
format.Visio.util.toPixels
util.toPixels(value, units)

Convert the given numeric value to pixels. Function takes opt object in which a units property can be defined. If no units is provided, types.VisioUnitType.IN is used by default.

value number Numeric value that will be converted.
units VisioUnitType Unit type of the source value. Defaults to VisioUnitType.IN.

Supported numeric unit types: IN, IN_F, DL, DP, DT, PT, MM, CM

const px = vsdUtil.toPixels(1, VisioUnitType.IN); // 96
format.Visio.VisioArchive

At the core of the plugin lies VisioArchive class, which is a bridge between Microsoft Visio and JointJS. It's main purpose is to translate Visio vsdx archive into a VisioDocument instance.

A more complex example showcasing mapping to/from Visio Shapes can be found in the plugins demo directory.

format.Visio.VisioArchive.fromArrayBuffer
async fromArrayBuffer(buffer)

Load a Visio vsdx archive from an ArrayBuffer. This method returns a Promise.

const url = './project.vsdx';
const contentType = 'application/vnd-ms-visio.drawing;charset=utf-8';

const file = await fetch(url, { headers: { 'Content-Type': contentType }});
const arrayBuffer = await file.arrayBuffer();

const archive = await VisioArchive.fromArrayBuffer(arrayBuffer);
format.Visio.VisioArchive.fromBase64
async fromBase64(base64)

Load a Visio vsdx archive from a base64 string. This method returns a Promise.

format.Visio.VisioArchive.fromURL
async fromURL(url)

Load a Visio vsdx archive fetching it from a provided URL. This method returns a Promise.

const url = './project.vsdx';
const archive = await VisioArchive.fromURL(url);

A blank project that can be used to test export process can be fetched from JointJS resources page.

format.Visio.VisioArchive.prototype.document

The document property holds an instance of VisioDocument of an imported vsdx archive.

format.Visio.VisioArchive.prototype.source

The source property holds the original archive used to create the VisioArchive instance. It's being stored as an ArrayBuffer.

format.Visio.VisioArchive.prototype.toVSDX
async visioArchive.toVSDX([opt]])

Use data stored in the VisioArchive instance to generate a vsdx file. This method will return a promise resulting in a vsdx file in a chosen format.

The toVSDX([opt]) method takes an object opt with the following parameters:

type string Format type in which the vsdx will be returned. By default 'blob' type is used. Other accepted types are: 'base64', 'binarystring', 'array', 'uint8array', 'arraybuffer'
compression string Compression method to use. Available options are 'STORE' and 'DEFLATE'. Defaults to 'STORE'.
compressionOptions object Additional compression options, ignored when using 'STORE' method. Only available option is compression level, which is a number between 1 (best speed) and 9 (best compression).
const blob = await archive.toVSDX({
    type: 'blob'
    compression: 'DEFLATE',
    compressionOptions: {
        level: 9
    }
});

Usage

const blob = await visioArchive.toVSDX({ type: 'blob' });
joint.util.downloadBlob(blob, 'project.vsdx');

A basic example of export process using default converter can be found in the plugin usage section.

format.Visio.VisioCell

VisioCell describes attributes of a single cell, and its API allows only for the lookup actions.

setCell method should be used to perform an update.

format.Visio.VisioCell.prototype.eval
visioCell.eval()

Return a calculated result based on cell value, units and formula.

format.Visio.VisioCell.prototype.formula

Return a formula that the cell uses to calculate the value.

format.Visio.VisioCell.prototype.name

Return a cell name (one of VisioCellName enum values).

format.Visio.VisioCell.prototype.units

Return a unit type of the cell. Used by Visio and visioCell.eval() to properly evaluate the value.

format.Visio.VisioCell.prototype.value

Return a raw cell value. Raw cell value is given in the cell.units and returned as a string.

format.Visio.VisioConnect

VisioConnect represents a connection between two Visio Shapes. It contains metadata describing source and target including which part of the Shape is used as an anchor.

An important concept to understand is that in Visio projects, a connection between two shapes consists of two entities: Connect and a Shape, represented by VisioConnect and VisioShape within the plugin. VisioConnect contains metadata about the connection. It also points to the shape that visually represents the connection, as well as source and target shapes.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.fromCell

String name of the VisioCell from which the connection originates.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.fromPart

Identifies the part of the Visio Shape from which a connection is made.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.fromSheet

INT id of the source VisioShape.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.getShape
visioConnect.getShape()

Return a VisioShape representing the connection itself.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.getSource
visioConnect.getSource()

Return a VisioShape representing the connection source shape. In case there is no source shape, method will return null.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.getTarget
visioConnect.getTarget()

Return a VisioShape representing the connection target shape. In case there is no source shape, method will return null.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.toCell

String name of the VisioCell to which the connection is made.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.toLinkAttributes
visioConnect.toLinkAttributes(sourceElement, targetElement)

Return JointJS Link attributes, based on the VisioConnect properties and a provided sourceElement and targetElement.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.toPart

Identifies the part of the VisioShape to which a connection is made.

format.Visio.VisioConnect.prototype.toSheet

INT id of the target VisioShape.

format.Visio.VisioDocument

The top-level model in the Visio archive structure, containing all the project file data.

VisioDocument is a starting point for both importing a Visio vsdx project, as well as exporting a JointJS project to a vsdx file. When importing a vsdx project, VisioDocument is used to navigate pages, page contents, master shapes etc. In export process, VisioDocument is helpful in instantiating VisioShapes based on VisioMaster shapes and finally building a vsdx file from the document contents.

format.Visio.VisioDocument.prototype.getMasters
visioDocument.getMasters()

Return an array of VisioMaster instances present in the document.

format.Visio.VisioDocument.prototype.getMastersIdMap
visioDocument.getMastersIdMap()

Return a Map of VisioMaster instances present in the document, using master id as the key.

format.Visio.VisioDocument.prototype.getMastersNameMap
visioDocument.getMastersMameMap()

Return a Map of VisioMaster instances present in the document, using master name as the key.

format.Visio.VisioDocument.prototype.getPage
visioDocument.getPage(pageId)

Return a VisioPage metadata object describing a single page with the given pageId. If page with given id doesn't exist, method will return undefined.

Metadata does not contain page contents. To load contents, use page.getContent() method.

pageId int A unique integer page id number.

Examples

To fetch metadata of a particular page do:

const archive = await VisioArchive.fromURL('./assets/vsdx/archive.vsdx');
const { document: vsdDocument } = archive;

const page1 = vsdDocument.getPage(0);

To fetch a page that's used as a background for a particular page, simply do:

const archive = await VisioArchive.fromURL('./assets/vsdx/archive.vsdx');
const { document: vsdDocument } = archive;

const page1 = vsdDocument.getPage(0);
const bgPage = vsdDocument.getPage(page1.backPage);
format.Visio.VisioDocument.prototype.getPages
visioDocument.getPages()

Return an array of VisioPage metadata objects present in the loaded vsdx document. Metadata does not contain page contents. To load contents of a particular page, use page.getContent() method.

getPages() can be useful i.e. for building project page listing.

format.Visio.VisioGeometrySection

VisioGeometrySection inherits from VisioIndexedSection. Indexed section structures hold ordered rows collection.

format.Visio.VisioGeometrySection.prototype.addRow
visioGeometrySection.addRow(geometryRowType)

Add a named VisioRow to a geometry section rows collection. Provided geometryRowType must be one of VisioRowType enum values. If no geometryRowType is provided, a row of type VisioRowTyp.RelMoveTo will be added in case it's the first row, or VisioRowType.RelLineTo for any consecutive rows.

Usage

const [geometry0] = vsdShape.getGeometry();
geometry0.addRow(VisioRowType.MoveTo);
format.Visio.VisioIndexedSection

VisioIndexedSection inherits from VisioSection. Indexed section structures order rows using an integer index. Order of rows is important.

Following sections use indexed row structure: Character Connection Field FillGradient Geometry Layer LineGradient Paragraph Reviewer Scratch Tabs

format.Visio.VisioIndexedSection.prototype.addRow
visioIndexedSection.addRow()

Appends a VisioRow to an indexed section rows collection.

Usage

const scratch = vsdShape.getSection(VisioSectionType.Scratch);
scratch.addRow(); // add a row with next available index
format.Visio.VisioIndexedSection.prototype.getRow
visioIndexedSection.getRow(index)

Return a VisioRow with a given index in a section with indexed structure. If row doesn't exist, return null.

format.Visio.VisioIndexedSection.prototype.removeRow
visioIndexedSection.removeRow(index)

Remove a row with the given index from an indexed section.

format.Visio.VisioMaster

VisioMaster contains metadata of a Visio stencil item.

format.Visio.VisioMaster.prototype.getIconBase64
visioMaster.getIconBase64()

Return a base64 data string containing a stencil item icon.

format.Visio.VisioMaster.prototype.id

Return a unique, integer master id.

format.Visio.VisioMaster.prototype.name

Return a name that by design in Visio is unique. Multiple instances of a same name in a stencil receive an additional ID appended to the name (i.e. "Master.12").

format.Visio.VisioNamedSection

VisioIndexedSection inherits from VisioSection. Named section structures hold unordered rows collection. Row names have to be unique.

Following sections use named row structure: Actions Control Hyperlink Property ActionTag User

format.Visio.VisioNamedSection.prototype.addRow
visioNamedSection.addRow(rowName)

Add a VisioRow to a named section rows collection. Can not add a row with a given rowName if a row with such name already exists.

Usage

const properties = vsdShape.getSection(VisioSectionType.Property);
properties.addRow('NewPropertyRow');
format.Visio.VisioNamedSection.prototype.getRow
visioNamedSection.getRow(rowName)

Return a VisioRow in a named section with a given rowName. If row doesn't exist, return null.

format.Visio.VisioNamedSection.prototype.removeRow
visioNamedSection.removeRow(rowName)

Remove a row with the given rowName from a named section.

format.Visio.VisioPage

VisioPage contains metadata describing a page in a document. Its API allows to load contents of the page, as well as update the page data with JointJS Paper when exporting a project to vsdx format.

format.Visio.VisioPage.prototype.background

Return true if the page is marked as a background page. Background pages are oftentimes used to show repetitive content on many foreground pages.

format.Visio.VisioPage.prototype.backPage

If the page uses a background page, return its id

format.Visio.VisioPage.prototype.fromPaper
async visioPage.fromPaper(paper [,opt])

page.fromPaper() method is used when exporting a JointJS project to a vsdx file format. Before the vsdx archive is built, its pages should be updated with new content. This new content is built using JointJS paper.

Example

The below example updates visio archive with the contents of JointJS paper and uses default converter to create a VisioShape for each JointJS Cell, as well as update project configuration. Lastly, the updated archive is exported as a vsdx file.

const archive = await VisioArchive.fromURL('./project.vsdx');
const { document: vsdDocument } = archive;
const [page1] = vsdDocument.getPages();

await page1.fromPaper(paper);
const blob = await archive.toVSDX({ type: 'blob' });

util.downloadBlob(blob, 'project.vsdx');

For a more robust example on the export flow with mapping, view demos/bpmn-export demo files.

Options

The fromPaper(paper, [opt]) method takes JointJS paper, and an object opt with the following parameters:

exportElement function

An async function run for each dia.Element present on the provided paper. The function is passed elementView and expects either an instance of VisioShape to be returned or a null if element is to be skipped in export process.

exportElement: async(elementView) => {
    const { model, paper } = elementView;

    let master;
    // perform relevant logic to find chosen master shape
    // ...

    // create a raw shape based on a stencil Master
    const vsdShape = await VisioShape.fromMaster(master, vsdDocument);

    // perform vsdShape manipulations based on the given elementView
    // ...

    // return modified vsdShape
    return vsdShape;
}
exportLink function

An async function run for each dia.Link present on the provided paper. The function is passed linkView and expects either an instance of VisioShape to be returned or a null if links is to be skipped in export process. Connect objects required by Visio are created under the hood. The VisioShape returned by this function is the visual representation of connection in Visio.

exportLink: async(linkView) => {
    let master;
    // perform relevant logic to find chosen master shape
    // ...

    return await VisioShape.fromMaster(master, vsdDocument);
}
format.Visio.VisioPage.prototype.getContent
async visioPage.getContent()

Return a VisioPageContent instance containing page shapes.

format.Visio.VisioPage.prototype.height

Return page height in pixels.

format.Visio.VisioPage.prototype.id

Return a unique, integer page id.

format.Visio.VisioPage.prototype.name

Return page name as configured in Visio project.

format.Visio.VisioPage.prototype.nameU

Return page universal name as configured in Visio project.

format.Visio.VisioPage.prototype.width

Return page height in pixels.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent

VisioPageContent gives access to all instances of VisioShapes and VisioConnects present on the given page, as well exposes an API useful in converting page contents to JointJS Cells using pageContent.toGraphCells([,opt]) method.

To work with page content, modifying shapes etc., loading VisioPageContent is always the first step. Provided API allows fetching any kind of entity that is part of the page content.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getConnect
visioPageContent.getConnect(shapeId)

Return a VisioConnect associated with the provided shapeId. If no such shape exists, return undefined.

As VisioConnect contains connection metadata, it always points to the actual VisioShape that is a visual representation of the connection.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getConnects
visioPageContent.getConnects()

Return all VisioConnects present in the page content.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getElementShapes
visioPageContent.getElementShapes()

Return all VisioShape's that would be identified as Element in JointJS.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getFonts
visioPageContent.getFonts()

Return an array of fonts used by shapes on the page. If no fonts are defined, return an empty array.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getForeignShape
visioPageContent.getForeignShape(path)

Return VisioShape considered foreign (i.e. image), with the given path within the VisioArchive document. If there is no shape for the given path, method will return undefined

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getForeignShapes
visioPageContent.getForeignShapes()

Return all VisioShapes considered foreign (i.e. images) from the page content.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getLinkShapes
visioPageContent.getLinkShapes()

Return all VisioShape's that would be identified as Link in JointJS.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getRootShape
visioPageContent.getRootShape(id)

Return a top-level VisioShape with the given id from the page content. Return undefined if shape does not exist or is not a root shape.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getRootShapes
visioPageContent.getRootShapes()

Return all top-level VisioShape instances from the page content. Omit all the sub-shapes.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getShape
visioPageContent.getShape(id)

Return a VisioShape with the given id.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getShapes
visioPageContent.getShapes()

Return all VisioShape instances from the page content.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.getUnsupportedFonts
visioPageContent.getUnsupportedFonts()

Return an array of fonts that are used by shapes on the page, however are not supported by the application. If all fonts are supported, return an empty array.

format.Visio.VisioPageContent.prototype.toGraphCells
visioPageContent.toGraphCells([,opt])

Method used to convert contents of a Visio project page to JointJS Graph Cells. Its main usage is in the import process of a vsdx file into a JointJS application.

Options

The toGraphCells([,opt]) method takes an object opt with the following parameters:

ignoreNonPrinting boolean

Control if shapes marked in Visio project as nonPrinting should be taken into account during import or not. Defaults to true.

ignoreSubShapeConnects boolean Control if connections originating from or targeting nested shapes should be imported or not.

Defaults to true.

importShape function

For each

importShape: (vsdShape) => {
    let element;
    // .. perform logic creating an Element
    // using the vsdShape as the source of information

    return element;
}
importConnect function

importConnect: (vsdConnect, sourceElement, targetElement) => {
    let link;
    // .. perform logic creating a Link from vsdConnect

    return link;
}
importLabels function

If VisioShape identified as a connection contains a text, it is considered a label for that connection. If this function is not used, the default converter will be used to create link labels.

Labels can be handled using importLabels function, which is passed vsdShape and link, and expects an array of label dia.Elements to be returned. If no new elements are being created for the links (i.e. we append labels to link directly), the function does not have to return anything.

importLabels: (vsdShape, link) => {
    const data = vsdShape.getSection(VisioSectionType.Property);
    const name = data.getProperty('BpmnName');
    if (name) {
        link.appendLabel({
            attrs: {
                body: {
                    fill: '#F4F7F6'
                },
                label: {
                    text: name,
                    fontWeight: 'bold',
                    fontSize: 10
                }
            },
            position: 0.5
        });
    }
}
importImage function

Foreign shapes, i.e. images, can be handled separately with importImage function. The function is passed vsdShape, element, vsdImage. Function can be used i.e. to set xlinkHref attribute on an element.

importImage: (vsdShape, element, image) => {
    element.attr('image/xlinkHref', image.base64);
}
onImagesLoad callback

Although toGraphCells is run synchronously, images take time to load. To catch the moment where all images are ready, onImageLoad callback can be used. Callback function is passed the images collection.

onImagesLoad: (images) => {
    // i.e. finish preloading
}

A full example of usage can be found in demo/bpmn-import directory.

format.Visio.VisioRow

VisioRow inherits from VisioSheetObject abstract class, exposing an API used in cells manipulation: getOwnCellNames, getCell, setCell and removeCell.

VisioRow is contained within a VisioSection. Each row contains cells describing a VisioSection that the row is contained in.

Available cells are defined by a section type row. More information can be found in the Visio documentation.

format.Visio.VisioRow.prototype.index

If the row is part of a indexed VisioSection, returns an integer index of the row.

format.Visio.VisioRow.prototype.name

If the row is part of a named VisioSection, returns a name of the row.

format.Visio.VisioRow.prototype.type

Return type of the row or undefined if there is no type set.

As an example, type is used by Geometry section rows to indicate what kind if drawing action it describes, i.e. 'LineTo'.

format.Visio.VisioSection

VisioShapes and VisioRows contains VisioSections that describe them using cells.

VisioSection is an abstract class that VisioNamedSection and VisioIndexedSection inherit from. It provides an API to look-up VisioRows. Classes that inherit from it expose API to fetch and modify rows.

Section row structures

Named

Named structures identify rows by a name that is unique for given section.

Actions Control Hyperlink Property ActionTag User
Indexed

Indexed structures order rows using an integer index. Order of indexed rows is important.

Character Connection Field FillGradient Geometry Layer LineGradient Paragraph Reviewer Scratch Tabs
format.Visio.VisioSection.prototype.getRows
visioSection.getRows()

Return an array of VisioRows the section contains. If none exist, return an empty array.

format.Visio.VisioSection.prototype.type

Return type of the section. Each section type has one of the two row structures, either 'Indexed' or 'Named'.

format.Visio.VisioShape

VisioShape inherits from VisioSheetObject abstract class, exposing an API used in cells manipulation: getOwnCellNames, getCell, setCell and removeCell.

format.Visio.VisioShape.fromMaster
visioShape.fromMaster(master, page)

Return a new VisioShape created from a provided master and on a provided page.

Example below shows typical case when loaded archive is used as an export target, so it's used both as a source of masters and the target for the created VisioShapes.

const archive = await VisioArchive.fromURL('./project.vsdx');
const { document: vsdDocument } = archive;
const [page0] = vsdDocument.getPages();

// pick a stencil master
const masters = vsdDocument.getMastersNameMap();
const [master0] = masters['Master Name'];

// create a raw shape based on a stencil Master
const vsdShape = await VisioShape.fromMaster(master, page0);
format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.addSection
visioShape.addSection(sectionType)

Add a new VisioSection (either VisioIndexedSection or VisioNamedSection) based on the given sectionType. In case it is a named section that already exists, new one will not be added. New indexed section will be appended at the end of the given collection with an index incremented from the previously highest index.

// add a custom properties section
vsdShape.addSection(types.VisioSectionType.Property);
format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getAncestorShapes
visioShape.getAncestorShapes()

Return an array of ancestor VisioShapes of the shape, ordered starting with highest level.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getComputedGeometry
visioShape.getComputedGeometry()

Return an array of sections merged from own and inherited geometries. If there is no geometry sections defined on either shape or the master, return an empty array.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getComputedSection
visioShape.getComputedSection(type)

Return a section merged from own and inherited from master section data. If section of the type does not exist on either, return null.

If the given type is VisioSectionType.Geometry, return results of visioShape.getComputedGeometry().

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getConnect
visioShape.getConnect()

Return a VisioConnect of the shape. If shape does not have a connect pointing to it, return null.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getGeometry
visioShape.getGeometry()

Return an array shapes own geometry sections. If none is defined, return an empty array.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getImage
async visioShape.getImage()

Return an image object containing following properties:

absolutePath string File path within the visio archive.
file string File name of the image.
extension string File extension of the image.
base64 string A base64 representation of the image.
selector string Image element selector.
format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getMaster
visioShape.getMaster()

Return a VisioMaster for a shape. Return null if the shape was not created from a stencil master.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getOwnSectionNames
visioShape.getOwnSectionNames()

Return an array of section names defined for the shape.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getPageAngle
visioShape.getPageAngle()

Return a number describing shape angle to the page.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getPageBBox
visioShape.getPageBBox()

Return a g.Rect describing the shape bbox on the page.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getPagePosition
visioShape.getPagePosition()

Return a g.Point describing position of the shape on the page.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getPageZIndex
visioShape.getPageZIndex()

Return an int describing the shape z-index on the page.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getRootShape
visioShape.getRootShape()

Return the VisioShape that is a root shape for the given shape, or the visioShape itself if it is a root shape.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getSection
visioShape.getSection(type)

If an own section of type exists on the shape, return it. If a section does not exist on the shape, return null

Own sections are defined for the shape and set values override sections inherited from master shape.

If the given type is VisioSectionType.Geometry, return results of visioShape.getGeometry().

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getSectionNames
visioShape.getSectionNames()

Return an array of all section names available for the shape, including inherited ones.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getSubShapes
visioShape.getSubShapes()

Return an array of all shapes nested within the given visioShape.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.getText
visioShape.getText()

Return a string representing shape text if one exists. If none is defined, return empty ''.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.hasImage
visioShape.hasImage()

Return true if the shape contains an image.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.id

A unique, integer shape id.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.isOneDimensional
visioShape.isOneDimensional()

Return true if the shape is considered 1-D (one-dimensional) in Visio. Such shapes contain beginX, beginY, endX, endY cells. Return false if shape is considered 2-D.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.masterId

masterId points to a master given shape was created from.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.name

A string name of the shape.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.removeSection
visioShape.removeSection(sectionName, sectionIndex)

If a named section is being removed, only the sectionName parameter is required. For indexed section, a second parameter, sectionIndex has to be provided. sectionIndex defaults to 0 if none is provided.

// remove property section
vsdShape.removeSection(types.VisioSectionType.Property);

// remove geometry section with index 2
vsdShape.removeSection(types.VisioSectionType.Geometry, 2);
format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.setText
visioShape.setText(text)

Update shape text with given text. Do mind this will override the existing text.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.toElementAttributes
visioShape.toElementAttributes()

Return JointJS dia.Element attributes created from the shape. It's particularly useful when using custom Element instead of the one used by the default converter.

format.Visio.VisioShape.prototype.type

A string type of the shape, i.e. 'Shape' or 'Group'.

format.Visio.VisioSheetObject

VisioSheetObject is an abstract class that allows for manipulation of cells within an object with sheet.

Classes inheriting from VisioSheetObject are VisioShape and VisioRow.

Any cells manipulation should be done only using the VisioSheetObject API.

Cell names

Cell names are case-sensitive and should follow camel-case naming convention, while the name property in the cell object uses pascal-case naming convention. Having that difference in mind, when using getCell method, always use camel-case names, otherwise undefined will be returned.

Cell structure

Each cell is an object with name, value properties. Optionally formula and units can be defined.

format.Visio.VisioSheetObject.prototype.getCell
sheetObject.getCell(cellName)

Return a cell object with the given cellName. If cell with given name does not exist, return undefined. cellName is case sensitive and should use camel-case naming convention.

Usage

console.log(vsdShape.getCell(VisioCellName.PinX));
// {value: "1", units: "IN", name: "PinX"}
format.Visio.VisioSheetObject.prototype.getOwnCellNames
sheetObject.getOwnCellNames()

Return an array of cell names defined as own for the sheet object. Does not include inherited cell names.

format.Visio.VisioSheetObject.prototype.removeCell
sheetObject.removeCell(cellName)

Remove cell with the given cellName from the sheet object. cellName is case sensitive and should use camel-case naming convention.

vsdShape.removeCell(VisioCellName.PinX)
format.Visio.VisioSheetObject.prototype.setCell
sheetObject.setCell(cellName, cellAttributes)

setCell allows for adding or updating a cell within the sheet object. Important thing to note is that knowledge about Visio Cells is required to properly set cells in certain scenarios, i.e. units might be required to properly evaluate the value in Visio.

Inheriting and overriding attributes

Passing null as any of the cellAttributes will remove the attribute from the cell, which will in return fallback to inherited value. If the intention is to override any attribute, set it to an empty string, i.e. {formula:''}. Not passing any of the attributes will skip them, and existing ones will be kept.

Parameters

cellName string cellName should use camel-case naming of cells. Full list of accepted cell names can be found in Visio documentation.
cellAttributes object
value string | null value should be passed as strings (case-sensitive).
formula string | null formula are case-sensitive and should be passed as strings. Note, that exporting project to vsdx using visioArchive.toVSDX() will trigger re-evaluation of all formulas on first startup of the project in Visio.
units string | null units should be set as string and are case-sensitive. For the list of units refer to Visio.VisioUnitType.

Usage

Below code will update width cell (or create it if it doesn't exist), setting value to '1', units to 'IN' and inheriting the formula.

// shape cell
vsdShape.setCell(VisioCellName.Width, { value: '1', units: VisioUnitType.IN });

// property section row cell
vsdRow.setCell(VisioCellName.Value, { value: '1', formula: null, units: VisioUnitType.BOOL });