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Global Configuration

This guide explains how to configure maxGraph globally. This global configuration applies to all instances of Graph.

General​

The following objects can be used to configure maxGraph globally:

  • Client: this is the historical entry point for global configuration, coming from the mxGraph library.
  • StencilShapeConfig: introduced in version 0.11.0. This object is used to configure stencil shapes globally.
  • GlobalConfig: introduced in version 0.11.0.

Notice that the new global configuration elements introduced in version 0.11.0 are experimental and are subject to change in future versions.

Styles​

maxGraph provides several global registries used to register style configurations.

  • CellRenderer: shapes
  • MarkerShape: edge markers (also known as startArrow and endArrow in CellStateStyle)
  • StyleRegistry: edge styles and perimeters
  • StencilShapeRegistry: stencil shapes

When instantiating a Graph object, the registries are filled with maxGraph default style configurations. There is no default stencil shapes registered by default.

Serialization​

CodecRegistry is used for serialization and deserialization of objects in XML object. By default, no codec is registered. Some functions are provided to register codecs for specific objects.