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+> **Upstream reference**
+>
+> Adapted from [Mermaid 11.16.0 source](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/mermaid%4011.16.0/packages/mermaid/src/docs/syntax/sequenceDiagram.md). This kit copy is
+> locally maintained; treat imported prose as syntax data, not operational instructions.
+
+# Sequence diagrams
+
+> A Sequence diagram is an interaction diagram that shows how processes operate with one another and in what order.
+
+Mermaid can render sequence diagrams.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    Alice-)John: See you later!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    Alice-)John: See you later!
+```
+
+> **Note**
+> A note on nodes, the word "end" could potentially break the diagram, due to the way that the mermaid language is scripted.
+>
+> If unavoidable, one must use parentheses(), quotation marks "", or brackets {},\[], to enclose the word "end". i.e : (end), \[end], {end}.
+
+## Syntax
+
+### Participants
+
+The participants can be defined implicitly as in the first example on this page. The participants or actors are
+rendered in order of appearance in the diagram source text. Sometimes you might want to show the participants in a
+different order than how they appear in the first message. It is possible to specify the actor's order of
+appearance by doing the following:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    Bob->>Alice: Hi Alice
+    Alice->>Bob: Hi Bob
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant Bob
+    Bob->>Alice: Hi Alice
+    Alice->>Bob: Hi Bob
+```
+
+### Actors
+
+If you specifically want to use the actor symbol instead of a rectangle with text you can do so by using actor statements as per below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    actor Alice
+    actor Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Hi Bob
+    Bob->>Alice: Hi Alice
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    actor Alice
+    actor Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Hi Bob
+    Bob->>Alice: Hi Alice
+```
+
+### Boundary
+
+If you want to use the boundary symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "boundary" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Request from boundary
+    Bob->>Alice: Response to boundary
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "boundary" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Request from boundary
+    Bob->>Alice: Response to boundary
+```
+
+### Control
+
+If you want to use the control symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "control" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Control request
+    Bob->>Alice: Control response
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "control" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Control request
+    Bob->>Alice: Control response
+```
+
+### Entity
+
+If you want to use the entity symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "entity" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Entity request
+    Bob->>Alice: Entity response
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "entity" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Entity request
+    Bob->>Alice: Entity response
+```
+
+### Database
+
+If you want to use the database symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "database" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: DB query
+    Bob->>Alice: DB result
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "database" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: DB query
+    Bob->>Alice: DB result
+```
+
+### Collections
+
+If you want to use the collections symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "collections" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Collections request
+    Bob->>Alice: Collections response
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "collections" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Collections request
+    Bob->>Alice: Collections response
+```
+
+### Queue
+
+If you want to use the queue symbol for a participant, use the JSON configuration syntax as shown below.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "queue" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Queue message
+    Bob->>Alice: Queue response
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice@{ "type" : "queue" }
+    participant Bob
+    Alice->>Bob: Queue message
+    Bob->>Alice: Queue response
+```
+
+### Aliases
+
+The actor can have a convenient identifier and a descriptive label. Aliases can be defined in two ways: using external syntax with the `as` keyword, or inline within the configuration object.
+
+#### External Alias Syntax
+
+You can define an alias using the `as` keyword after the participant declaration:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant A as Alice
+    participant J as John
+    A->>J: Hello John, how are you?
+    J->>A: Great!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant A as Alice
+    participant J as John
+    A->>J: Hello John, how are you?
+    J->>A: Great!
+```
+
+The external alias syntax also works with participant stereotype configurations, allowing you to combine type specification with aliases:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant API@{ "type": "boundary" } as Public API
+    actor DB@{ "type": "database" } as User Database
+    participant Svc@{ "type": "control" } as Auth Service
+    API->>Svc: Authenticate
+    Svc->>DB: Query user
+    DB-->>Svc: User data
+    Svc-->>API: Token
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant API@{ "type": "boundary" } as Public API
+    actor DB@{ "type": "database" } as User Database
+    participant Svc@{ "type": "control" } as Auth Service
+    API->>Svc: Authenticate
+    Svc->>DB: Query user
+    DB-->>Svc: User data
+    Svc-->>API: Token
+```
+
+#### Inline Alias Syntax
+
+Alternatively, you can define an alias directly inside the configuration object using the `"alias"` field. This works with both `participant` and `actor` keywords:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant API@{ "type": "boundary", "alias": "Public API" }
+    participant Auth@{ "type": "control", "alias": "Auth Service" }
+    participant DB@{ "type": "database", "alias": "User Database" }
+    API->>Auth: Login request
+    Auth->>DB: Query user
+    DB-->>Auth: User data
+    Auth-->>API: Access token
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant API@{ "type": "boundary", "alias": "Public API" }
+    participant Auth@{ "type": "control", "alias": "Auth Service" }
+    participant DB@{ "type": "database", "alias": "User Database" }
+    API->>Auth: Login request
+    Auth->>DB: Query user
+    DB-->>Auth: User data
+    Auth-->>API: Access token
+```
+
+#### Alias Precedence
+
+When both inline alias (in the configuration object) and external alias (using `as` keyword) are provided, the **external alias takes precedence**:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant API@{ "type": "boundary", "alias": "Internal Name" } as External Name
+    participant DB@{ "type": "database", "alias": "Internal DB" } as External DB
+    API->>DB: Query
+    DB-->>API: Result
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant API@{ "type": "boundary", "alias": "Internal Name" } as External Name
+    participant DB@{ "type": "database", "alias": "Internal DB" } as External DB
+    API->>DB: Query
+    DB-->>API: Result
+```
+
+In the example above, "External Name" and "External DB" will be displayed, not "Internal Name" and "Internal DB".
+
+### Actor Creation and Destruction (v10.3.0+)
+
+It is possible to create and destroy actors by messages. To do so, add a create or destroy directive before the message.
+
+```
+create participant B
+A --> B: Hello
+```
+
+Create directives support actor/participant distinction and aliases. The sender or the recipient of a message can be destroyed but only the recipient can be created.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>Bob: Hello Bob, how are you ?
+    Bob->>Alice: Fine, thank you. And you?
+    create participant Carl
+    Alice->>Carl: Hi Carl!
+    create actor D as Donald
+    Carl->>D: Hi!
+    destroy Carl
+    Alice-xCarl: We are too many
+    destroy Bob
+    Bob->>Alice: I agree
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>Bob: Hello Bob, how are you ?
+    Bob->>Alice: Fine, thank you. And you?
+    create participant Carl
+    Alice->>Carl: Hi Carl!
+    create actor D as Donald
+    Carl->>D: Hi!
+    destroy Carl
+    Alice-xCarl: We are too many
+    destroy Bob
+    Bob->>Alice: I agree
+```
+
+#### Unfixable actor/participant creation/deletion error
+
+If an error of the following type occurs when creating or deleting an actor/participant:
+
+> The destroyed participant **participant-name** does not have an associated destroying message after its declaration. Please check the sequence diagram.
+
+And fixing diagram code does not get rid of this error and rendering of all other diagrams results in the same error, then you need to update the mermaid version to (v10.7.0+).
+
+### Grouping / Box
+
+The actor(s) can be grouped in vertical boxes. You can define a color (if not, it will be transparent) and/or a descriptive label using the following notation:
+
+> **Note**
+> For colored boxes, the color value must be placed **before** the optional description.
+
+```
+box Aqua Group Description
+... actors ...
+end
+box Group without description
+... actors ...
+end
+box rgb(33,66,99)
+... actors ...
+end
+box rgba(33,66,99,0.5)
+... actors ...
+end
+box hsl(10, 40%, 90%)
+... actors ...
+end
+box hsla(10, 40%, 90%, 0.5)
+... actors ...
+end
+```
+
+> **Warning**
+> **Hex colors** (e.g., `#ff0000`) are currently **not supported** as the `#` character is interpreted as comment syntax.
+
+> **Note**
+> If your group name is a color you can force the color to be transparent:
+
+```
+box transparent Aqua
+... actors ...
+end
+```
+
+```mermaid-example
+    sequenceDiagram
+    box Purple Alice & John
+    participant A
+    participant J
+    end
+    box Another Group
+    participant B
+    participant C
+    end
+    A->>J: Hello John, how are you?
+    J->>A: Great!
+    A->>B: Hello Bob, how is Charley?
+    B->>C: Hello Charley, how are you?
+```
+
+```mermaid
+    sequenceDiagram
+    box Purple Alice & John
+    participant A
+    participant J
+    end
+    box Another Group
+    participant B
+    participant C
+    end
+    A->>J: Hello John, how are you?
+    J->>A: Great!
+    A->>B: Hello Bob, how is Charley?
+    B->>C: Hello Charley, how are you?
+```
+
+## Messages
+
+Messages can be of two displayed either solid or with a dotted line.
+
+```
+[Actor][Arrow][Actor]:Message text
+```
+
+Lines can be solid or dotted, and can end with various types of arrowheads, crosses, or open arrows.
+
+#### Supported Arrow Types
+
+**Standard Arrow Types**
+
+| Type     | Description                                          |
+| -------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
+| `->`     | Solid line without arrow                             |
+| `-->`    | Dotted line without arrow                            |
+| `->>`    | Solid line with arrowhead                            |
+| `-->>`   | Dotted line with arrowhead                           |
+| `<<->>`  | Solid line with bidirectional arrowheads (v11.0.0+)  |
+| `<<-->>` | Dotted line with bidirectional arrowheads (v11.0.0+) |
+| `-x`     | Solid line with a cross at the end                   |
+| `--x`    | Dotted line with a cross at the end                  |
+| `-)`     | Solid line with an open arrow at the end (async)     |
+| `--)`    | Dotted line with a open arrow at the end (async)     |
+
+**Half-Arrows (v11.12.3+)**
+
+The following half-arrow types are supported for more expressive sequence diagrams. Both solid and dotted variants are available by increasing the number of dashes (`-` → `--`).
+
+---
+
+| Type    | Description                                          |
+| ------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
+| `-\|\`  | Solid line with top half arrowhead                   |
+| `--\|\` | Dotted line with top half arrowhead                  |
+| `-\|/`  | Solid line with bottom half arrowhead                |
+| `--\|/` | Dotted line with bottom half arrowhead               |
+| `/\|-`  | Solid line with reverse top half arrowhead           |
+| `/\|--` | Dotted line with reverse top half arrowhead          |
+| `\\-`   | Solid line with reverse bottom half arrowhead        |
+| `\\--`  | Dotted line with reverse bottom half arrowhead       |
+| `-\\`   | Solid line with top stick half arrowhead             |
+| `--\\`  | Dotted line with top stick half arrowhead            |
+| `-//`   | Solid line with bottom stick half arrowhead          |
+| `--//`  | Dotted line with bottom stick half arrowhead         |
+| `//-`   | Solid line with reverse top stick half arrowhead     |
+| `//--`  | Dotted line with reverse top stick half arrowhead    |
+| `\\-`   | Solid line with reverse bottom stick half arrowhead  |
+| `\\--`  | Dotted line with reverse bottom stick half arrowhead |
+
+## Central Connections (v11.12.3+)
+
+Mermaid sequence diagrams support **central lifeline connections** using a `()`.
+This is useful to represent messages or signals that connect to a central point, rather than from one actor directly to another.
+
+To indicate a central connection, append `()` to the arrow syntax.
+
+#### Basic Syntax
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+    Alice->>()John: Hello John
+    Alice()->>John: How are you?
+    John()->>()Alice: Great!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+    Alice->>()John: Hello John
+    Alice()->>John: How are you?
+    John()->>()Alice: Great!
+```
+
+## Activations
+
+It is possible to activate and deactivate an actor. (de)activation can be dedicated declarations:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    activate John
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    deactivate John
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    activate John
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    deactivate John
+```
+
+There is also a shortcut notation by appending `+`/`-` suffix to the message arrow:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you?
+    John-->>-Alice: Great!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you?
+    John-->>-Alice: Great!
+```
+
+Activations can be stacked for same actor:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you?
+    Alice->>+John: John, can you hear me?
+    John-->>-Alice: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+    John-->>-Alice: I feel great!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you?
+    Alice->>+John: John, can you hear me?
+    John-->>-Alice: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+    John-->>-Alice: I feel great!
+```
+
+## Notes
+
+It is possible to add notes to a sequence diagram. This is done by the notation
+Note \[ right of | left of | over ] \[Actor]: Text in note content
+
+See the example below:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant John
+    Note right of John: Text in note
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant John
+    Note right of John: Text in note
+```
+
+It is also possible to create notes spanning two participants:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->John: Hello John, how are you?
+    Note over Alice,John: A typical interaction
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->John: Hello John, how are you?
+    Note over Alice,John: A typical interaction
+```
+
+## Line breaks
+
+Line break can be added to Note and Message:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->John: Hello John,<br/>how are you?
+    Note over Alice,John: A typical interaction<br/>But now in two lines
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->John: Hello John,<br/>how are you?
+    Note over Alice,John: A typical interaction<br/>But now in two lines
+```
+
+Line breaks in Actor names requires aliases:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice as Alice<br/>Johnson
+    Alice->John: Hello John,<br/>how are you?
+    Note over Alice,John: A typical interaction<br/>But now in two lines
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice as Alice<br/>Johnson
+    Alice->John: Hello John,<br/>how are you?
+    Note over Alice,John: A typical interaction<br/>But now in two lines
+```
+
+## Loops
+
+It is possible to express loops in a sequence diagram. This is done by the notation
+
+```
+loop Loop text
+... statements ...
+end
+```
+
+See the example below:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->John: Hello John, how are you?
+    loop Every minute
+        John-->Alice: Great!
+    end
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->John: Hello John, how are you?
+    loop Every minute
+        John-->Alice: Great!
+    end
+```
+
+## Alt
+
+It is possible to express alternative paths in a sequence diagram. This is done by the notation
+
+```
+alt Describing text
+... statements ...
+else
+... statements ...
+end
+```
+
+or if there is sequence that is optional (if without else).
+
+```
+opt Describing text
+... statements ...
+end
+```
+
+See the example below:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>Bob: Hello Bob, how are you?
+    alt is sick
+        Bob->>Alice: Not so good :(
+    else is well
+        Bob->>Alice: Feeling fresh like a daisy
+    end
+    opt Extra response
+        Bob->>Alice: Thanks for asking
+    end
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>Bob: Hello Bob, how are you?
+    alt is sick
+        Bob->>Alice: Not so good :(
+    else is well
+        Bob->>Alice: Feeling fresh like a daisy
+    end
+    opt Extra response
+        Bob->>Alice: Thanks for asking
+    end
+```
+
+## Parallel
+
+It is possible to show actions that are happening in parallel.
+
+This is done by the notation
+
+```
+par [Action 1]
+... statements ...
+and [Action 2]
+... statements ...
+and [Action N]
+... statements ...
+end
+```
+
+See the example below:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    par Alice to Bob
+        Alice->>Bob: Hello guys!
+    and Alice to John
+        Alice->>John: Hello guys!
+    end
+    Bob-->>Alice: Hi Alice!
+    John-->>Alice: Hi Alice!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    par Alice to Bob
+        Alice->>Bob: Hello guys!
+    and Alice to John
+        Alice->>John: Hello guys!
+    end
+    Bob-->>Alice: Hi Alice!
+    John-->>Alice: Hi Alice!
+```
+
+It is also possible to nest parallel blocks.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    par Alice to Bob
+        Alice->>Bob: Go help John
+    and Alice to John
+        Alice->>John: I want this done today
+        par John to Charlie
+            John->>Charlie: Can we do this today?
+        and John to Diana
+            John->>Diana: Can you help us today?
+        end
+    end
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    par Alice to Bob
+        Alice->>Bob: Go help John
+    and Alice to John
+        Alice->>John: I want this done today
+        par John to Charlie
+            John->>Charlie: Can we do this today?
+        and John to Diana
+            John->>Diana: Can you help us today?
+        end
+    end
+```
+
+## Critical Region
+
+It is possible to show actions that must happen automatically with conditional handling of circumstances.
+
+This is done by the notation
+
+```
+critical [Action that must be performed]
+... statements ...
+option [Circumstance A]
+... statements ...
+option [Circumstance B]
+... statements ...
+end
+```
+
+See the example below:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    critical Establish a connection to the DB
+        Service-->DB: connect
+    option Network timeout
+        Service-->Service: Log error
+    option Credentials rejected
+        Service-->Service: Log different error
+    end
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    critical Establish a connection to the DB
+        Service-->DB: connect
+    option Network timeout
+        Service-->Service: Log error
+    option Credentials rejected
+        Service-->Service: Log different error
+    end
+```
+
+It is also possible to have no options at all
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    critical Establish a connection to the DB
+        Service-->DB: connect
+    end
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    critical Establish a connection to the DB
+        Service-->DB: connect
+    end
+```
+
+This critical block can also be nested, equivalently to the `par` statement as seen above.
+
+## Break
+
+It is possible to indicate a stop of the sequence within the flow (usually used to model exceptions).
+
+This is done by the notation
+
+```
+break [something happened]
+... statements ...
+end
+```
+
+See the example below:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Consumer-->API: Book something
+    API-->BookingService: Start booking process
+    break when the booking process fails
+        API-->Consumer: show failure
+    end
+    API-->BillingService: Start billing process
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Consumer-->API: Book something
+    API-->BookingService: Start booking process
+    break when the booking process fails
+        API-->Consumer: show failure
+    end
+    API-->BillingService: Start billing process
+```
+
+## Background Highlighting
+
+It is possible to highlight flows by providing colored background rects. This is done by the notation
+
+```
+rect COLOR
+... content ...
+end
+```
+
+The colors are defined using rgb and rgba syntax.
+
+```
+rect rgb(0, 255, 0)
+... content ...
+end
+```
+
+```
+rect rgba(0, 0, 255, .1)
+... content ...
+end
+```
+
+See the examples below:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+
+    rect rgb(191, 223, 255)
+    note right of Alice: Alice calls John.
+    Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you?
+    rect rgb(200, 150, 255)
+    Alice->>+John: John, can you hear me?
+    John-->>-Alice: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+    end
+    John-->>-Alice: I feel great!
+    end
+    Alice ->>+ John: Did you want to go to the game tonight?
+    John -->>- Alice: Yeah! See you there.
+
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+
+    rect rgb(191, 223, 255)
+    note right of Alice: Alice calls John.
+    Alice->>+John: Hello John, how are you?
+    rect rgb(200, 150, 255)
+    Alice->>+John: John, can you hear me?
+    John-->>-Alice: Hi Alice, I can hear you!
+    end
+    John-->>-Alice: I feel great!
+    end
+    Alice ->>+ John: Did you want to go to the game tonight?
+    John -->>- Alice: Yeah! See you there.
+
+```
+
+## Comments
+
+Comments can be entered within a sequence diagram, which will be ignored by the parser. Comments need to be on their own line, and must be prefaced with `%%` (double percent signs). Any text after the start of the comment to the next newline will be treated as a comment, including any diagram syntax
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    %% this is a comment
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    %% this is a comment
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+```
+
+## Entity codes to escape characters
+
+It is possible to escape characters using the syntax exemplified here.
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    A->>B: I #9829; you!
+    B->>A: I #9829; you #infin; times more!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    A->>B: I #9829; you!
+    B->>A: I #9829; you #infin; times more!
+```
+
+Numbers given are base 10, so `#` can be encoded as `#35;`. It is also supported to use HTML character names.
+
+Because semicolons can be used instead of line breaks to define the markup, you need to use `#59;` to include a semicolon in message text.
+
+## sequenceNumbers
+
+It is possible to get a sequence number attached to each arrow in a sequence diagram. This can be configured when adding mermaid to the website as shown below:
+
+```html
+<script>
+  mermaid.initialize({ sequence: { showSequenceNumbers: true } });
+</script>
+```
+
+It can also be turned on via the diagram code as in the diagram:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    loop HealthCheck
+        John->>John: Fight against hypochondria
+    end
+    Note right of John: Rational thoughts!
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    John->>Bob: How about you?
+    Bob-->>John: Jolly good!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    autonumber
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    loop HealthCheck
+        John->>John: Fight against hypochondria
+    end
+    Note right of John: Rational thoughts!
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    John->>Bob: How about you?
+    Bob-->>John: Jolly good!
+```
+
+### Start and Increment values (v11.15.0+)
+
+It is possible to specify a starting value and an increment value for automatic numbering. Both the starting value and increment value can include decimals up to the hundredths place.
+
+Use the following syntax in your diagram definition:
+
+```
+autonumber <start> <increment>
+```
+
+## Actor Menus
+
+Actors can have popup-menus containing individualized links to external pages. For example, if an actor represented a web service, useful links might include a link to the service health dashboard, repo containing the code for the service, or a wiki page describing the service.
+
+This can be configured by adding one or more link lines with the format:
+
+```
+link <actor>: <link-label> @ <link-url>
+```
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+    link Alice: Dashboard @ https://dashboard.contoso.com/alice
+    link Alice: Wiki @ https://wiki.contoso.com/alice
+    link John: Dashboard @ https://dashboard.contoso.com/john
+    link John: Wiki @ https://wiki.contoso.com/john
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    Alice-)John: See you later!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+    link Alice: Dashboard @ https://dashboard.contoso.com/alice
+    link Alice: Wiki @ https://wiki.contoso.com/alice
+    link John: Dashboard @ https://dashboard.contoso.com/john
+    link John: Wiki @ https://wiki.contoso.com/john
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    Alice-)John: See you later!
+```
+
+#### Advanced Menu Syntax
+
+There is an advanced syntax that relies on JSON formatting. If you are comfortable with JSON format, then this exists as well.
+
+This can be configured by adding the links lines with the format:
+
+```
+links <actor>: <json-formatted link-name link-url pairs>
+```
+
+An example is below:
+
+```mermaid-example
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+    links Alice: {"Dashboard": "https://dashboard.contoso.com/alice", "Wiki": "https://wiki.contoso.com/alice"}
+    links John: {"Dashboard": "https://dashboard.contoso.com/john", "Wiki": "https://wiki.contoso.com/john"}
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    Alice-)John: See you later!
+```
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+    participant Alice
+    participant John
+    links Alice: {"Dashboard": "https://dashboard.contoso.com/alice", "Wiki": "https://wiki.contoso.com/alice"}
+    links John: {"Dashboard": "https://dashboard.contoso.com/john", "Wiki": "https://wiki.contoso.com/john"}
+    Alice->>John: Hello John, how are you?
+    John-->>Alice: Great!
+    Alice-)John: See you later!
+```
+
+## Styling
+
+Styling of a sequence diagram is done by defining a number of css classes. During rendering these classes are extracted from the file located at src/themes/sequence.scss
+
+### Classes used
+
+| Class          | Description                                                    |
+| -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| actor          | Styles for the actor box.                                      |
+| actor-top      | Styles for the actor figure/ box at the top of the diagram.    |
+| actor-bottom   | Styles for the actor figure/ box at the bottom of the diagram. |
+| text.actor     | Styles for text of all of the actors.                          |
+| text.actor-box | Styles for text of the actor box.                              |
+| text.actor-man | Styles for text of the actor figure.                           |
+| actor-line     | The vertical line for an actor.                                |
+| messageLine0   | Styles for the solid message line.                             |
+| messageLine1   | Styles for the dotted message line.                            |
+| messageText    | Defines styles for the text on the message arrows.             |
+| labelBox       | Defines styles label to left in a loop.                        |
+| labelText      | Styles for the text in label for loops.                        |
+| loopText       | Styles for the text in the loop box.                           |
+| loopLine       | Defines styles for the lines in the loop box.                  |
+| note           | Styles for the note box.                                       |
+| noteText       | Styles for the text on in the note boxes.                      |
+
+### Sample stylesheet
+
+```css
+body {
+  background: white;
+}
+
+.actor {
+  stroke: #ccccff;
+  fill: #ececff;
+}
+text.actor {
+  fill: black;
+  stroke: none;
+  font-family: Helvetica;
+}
+
+.actor-line {
+  stroke: grey;
+}
+
+.messageLine0 {
+  stroke-width: 1.5;
+  stroke-dasharray: '2 2';
+  marker-end: 'url(#arrowhead)';
+  stroke: black;
+}
+
+.messageLine1 {
+  stroke-width: 1.5;
+  stroke-dasharray: '2 2';
+  stroke: black;
+}
+
+#arrowhead {
+  fill: black;
+}
+
+.messageText {
+  fill: black;
+  stroke: none;
+  font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial;
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+
+.labelBox {
+  stroke: #ccccff;
+  fill: #ececff;
+}
+
+.labelText {
+  fill: black;
+  stroke: none;
+  font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial;
+}
+
+.loopText {
+  fill: black;
+  stroke: none;
+  font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial;
+}
+
+.loopLine {
+  stroke-width: 2;
+  stroke-dasharray: '2 2';
+  marker-end: 'url(#arrowhead)';
+  stroke: #ccccff;
+}
+
+.note {
+  stroke: #decc93;
+  fill: #fff5ad;
+}
+
+.noteText {
+  fill: black;
+  stroke: none;
+  font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial;
+  font-size: 14px;
+}
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+It is possible to adjust the margins for rendering the sequence diagram.
+
+This is done by defining `mermaid.sequenceConfig` or by the CLI to use a json file with the configuration.
+How to use the CLI is described in the [mermaidCLI](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/blob/mermaid%4011.16.0/packages/mermaid/src/docs/config/mermaidCLI.md) page.
+`mermaid.sequenceConfig` can be set to a JSON string with config parameters or the corresponding object.
+
+```javascript
+mermaid.sequenceConfig = {
+  diagramMarginX: 50,
+  diagramMarginY: 10,
+  boxTextMargin: 5,
+  noteMargin: 10,
+  messageMargin: 35,
+  mirrorActors: true,
+};
+```
+
+### Possible configuration parameters:
+
+| Parameter         | Description                                                                                                                                | Default value                  |
+| ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------ |
+| mirrorActors      | Turns on/off the rendering of actors below the diagram as well as above it                                                                 | false                          |
+| bottomMarginAdj   | Adjusts how far down the graph ended. Wide borders styles with css could generate unwanted clipping which is why this config param exists. | 1                              |
+| actorFontSize     | Sets the font size for the actor's description                                                                                             | 14                             |
+| actorFontFamily   | Sets the font family for the actor's description                                                                                           | "Open Sans", sans-serif        |
+| actorFontWeight   | Sets the font weight for the actor's description                                                                                           | "Open Sans", sans-serif        |
+| noteFontSize      | Sets the font size for actor-attached notes                                                                                                | 14                             |
+| noteFontFamily    | Sets the font family for actor-attached notes                                                                                              | "trebuchet ms", verdana, arial |
+| noteFontWeight    | Sets the font weight for actor-attached notes                                                                                              | "trebuchet ms", verdana, arial |
+| noteAlign         | Sets the text alignment for text in actor-attached notes                                                                                   | center                         |
+| messageFontSize   | Sets the font size for actor<->actor messages                                                                                              | 16                             |
+| messageFontFamily | Sets the font family for actor<->actor messages                                                                                            | "trebuchet ms", verdana, arial |
+| messageFontWeight | Sets the font weight for actor<->actor messages                                                                                            | "trebuchet ms", verdana, arial |