B2C Plugin: Pipeline Visualizer (ASCII)

Generate an ASCII preview of SFCC pipeline XML files using the B2C CLI plugin system.

Install (local development)

npm install
npm run build
b2c plugins link /path/to/b2c-plugin-pipeline-visualizer

Verify:

b2c plugins

Usage

b2c pipeline ascii path/to/pipeline.xml --out debug/layouts/pipeline.txt

Output is always written to the file specified by --out.

Options:

• -o, --out <path>: Output file path (required).
• -w, --cell-width <n>: Grid cell label width (default: 18).
• --grid: Include the grid section.
• --nodes: Include the node list section.
• --edges: Include the edge list section.
• --show-bendpoints: Include bendpoint details in the edge list.
• -F, --full-layout: Include the coarse ASCII layout view (default).
• --no-full-layout: Disable the coarse ASCII layout view.
• -b, --branch <name>: Filter by branch name or start node name.

Image Export

b2c pipeline image path/to/pipeline.xml --out debug/layouts/pipeline.svg

Options:

• -o, --out <path>: Output file path (required, .svg).
• -b, --branch <name>: Filter by branch name or start node name.
• -s, --scale <n>: Scale factor for SVG dimensions.
• -p, --padding <n>: Padding around the rendered pipeline in pixels.
• --background <color>: Background color (use transparent for none).
• --grid: Include the background grid.
• --show-bendpoints: Render bendpoint indicators on edges.

Notes

• This plugin adds a new command, pipeline ascii.
• The ASCII output uses the same layout and edge routing logic as the visualizer.

Unlink

b2c plugins unlink b2c-plugin-pipeline-visualizer