ASCII Architecture Mapping

Intent

• Provide quick system overviews when graphical tools aren’t available.
• Maintain multiple zoom levels (context, container, component) in text form.

Inputs

1. List of components/services/contracts.
2. Interaction types (sync, async, queues, blockchain events).
3. Deployment/runtime context (devices, regions, environments).

Workflow

1. Choose framing
   • Context diagram (users ↔ system).
   • Container diagram (services, DBs, queues).
   • Component diagram (modules, classes, contracts).
2. Apply layout grid
   • Use +---+ boxes for nodes, |/- for edges.
   • Keep consistent spacing (2 spaces between layers).