SVG Byte-Layout Diagrams

Behind the doc-diagrams cargo feature, wgsl-rs-layout can generate self-contained SVG diagrams visualizing a type’s byte layout.

Enabling the Feature

[dependencies]
wgsl-rs-layout = { version = "0.1", features = ["doc-diagrams"] }

generate_svg

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
use wgsl_rs_layout::diagram::{generate_svg, DiagramConfig};

let svg: String = generate_svg::<Particle>(&DiagramConfig::default());
std::fs::write("particle_layout.svg", svg).unwrap();
}

The returned string is a complete SVG document — no external assets, CSS, or fonts required.

Style

The diagram style mirrors webgpufundamentals.org: each field is a labeled box sized to its size, padding cells are shaded, and rows are laid out left-to-right.

Row width is T::ALIGN bytes. This keeps each row exactly one alignment unit wide, so padding to alignment is visually obvious as a partial row.

All dimensions are sourced from the WgslLayout and Layout trait constants — the diagrams are a pure rendering of the same data exposed by FIELDS.

Wiring into cargo doc

To embed diagrams in rustdoc, generate the SVG files and place them in a directory passed via --resource-files:

cargo doc --resource-files --resources-path ./doc-resources

Reference the image from doc-comments using relative paths:

#![allow(unused)]
fn main() {
/// # Layout
///
/// ![Particle layout](particle_layout.svg)
pub struct Particle { /* ... */ }
}