Boxmine

A comprehensive diagram tool for HTML5 web browsers.

Features

• Connect objects.
• Change the shape of connection arrows.
• Add points to connecting lines to change their shape and flow.
• Insert external images.
• Insert pre-built objects.
• Save diagrams as JSON, PNG, GIF, JPG and SVG.
• Load saved diagrams from filesystem and website.

Releases

• Version 2015.05

Getting Started

Get Boxmine

$> wget https://github.com/neonnds/Boxmine/raw/master/boxmine-2015-05.tar.gz

Extract Boxmine

$> tar -zxf boxmine-2015-05.tar.gz

Enter the Boxmine project

$> cd ./boxmine-2015-05

Get Boxmine from the offical site

$> wget https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-1.5.0.tar.gz

Extract ElasticSearch

$> tar -zxf elasticsearch-1.5.0.tar.gz

Start Elastic Search

$> ./elasticsearch-1.5.0/bin/elasticsearch

Start Boxmine

$> nodejs index.js

Visit in a modern web browser:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Development

Requirements

• Elastic-Core
• CUID

Other Dependencies

• JQuery - A fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library.
• JointJS - An open source JavaScript library for creating diagrams.
• Node.js - A platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime.
• Total.js - Framework for building Web applications using JavaScript.
• Foundation - A responsive front-end framework.

Linux Installation

Enter the Elastic-Core project sites directory

$> cd ./Elastic-Core/sites

Get the Boxmine project

$> git clone https://github.com/neonnds/Boxmine.git

Enter the Boxmine project

$> cd ./Boxmine

Install the following node modules

$> npm install cuid --save

Enter the Elastic-Core project

$> cd ./Elastic-Core

Start Elastic Search

$> ./elasticsearch-1.5.0/bin/elasticsearch

Start Boxmine

$> ./run Boxmine

Existing Solutions

• Draw.io (Paid)
• Gliffy (Paid)
• FigurePool (Paid)
• Rappid (Demo)
• Diagramo (Free)
• Moqups (Paid)