Interactive Protocol Diagrams

Visualize RFC protocols with interactive sequence diagrams and state machines. Click on diagram elements to jump to related sections.

Demo Controls
Sequence Diagrams
State Machines
Flowcharts
P0 Feature: Interactive Diagrams

✨ Key Features

  • • Click diagram elements to jump to RFC sections
  • • Auto-highlight elements based on current section
  • • Support for TLS 1.3, HTTP, OAuth protocols
  • • Interactive sequence diagrams and state machines
  • • Full-screen viewing and SVG export
  • • Mobile-responsive design

💡 Business Value

  • • Visual content drives social media sharing
  • • Improves user engagement and retention
  • • Reduces time to understand complex protocols
  • • Premium feature for paid subscriptions
  • • SEO benefits from rich visual content
  • • Developer-friendly for technical audiences
Implementation Details

Architecture

  • • lib/rfc-diagrams.ts - Diagram data models and protocol definitions
  • • components/diagrams/ - React components for diagram rendering
  • • DiagramManager - Manages multiple diagrams per RFC
  • • SimpleMermaidViewer - Lightweight diagram viewer without heavy dependencies

Supported Protocols

TLS 1.3 (RFC 8446)
  • • Handshake sequence
  • • Connection state machine
HTTP/1.1 (RFC 7231)
  • • Request-response flow
OAuth 2.0 (RFC 6749)
  • • Authorization code flow

Next Steps

  • • Install Mermaid for full interactive functionality
  • • Add more protocol diagrams (QUIC, HTTP/2, WebRTC)
  • • Implement dynamic diagram generation from RFC text
  • • Add animation and step-by-step walkthroughs
  • • Integrate with payment system for premium features