# ZWAVE JS Topology Syntax error in textmermaid version 11.17.2

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zwave-js-topology-syntax-error-in-textmermaid-version-11-17-2/102076>\
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**Created:** [7 November 2026 06:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zwave-js-topology-syntax-error-in-textmermaid-version-11-17-2/102076 "2026-11-07T06:26:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![ottsm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ebca7d/32.png) [@ottsm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ottsm)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2026 06:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zwave-js-topology-syntax-error-in-textmermaid-version-11-17-2/102076/1 "2026-11-07T06:26:20Z")

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Just started getting a "Syntax error in textmermaid version 11.17.2" error when trying to view the topology map in ZWAVE JS.

It worked before this, not sure what the update was that caused this problem.

Anyone else getting this?

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**Author:** ![marcus-j-davies](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/marcus-j-davies/32/103435_2.png) [@marcus-j-davies](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/marcus-j-davies)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2026 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zwave-js-topology-syntax-error-in-textmermaid-version-11-17-2/102076/2 "2026-11-07T08:24:40Z")

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Hi @ottsm

V11 switched to using mermaid for it's map...  
This didn't turn out as good as I thought it would have... for the exact reason above...

- It's seems very hit and miss, not present in my testing.

In V11.2 (Beta) I switched to using D3 (below)

- The same library Node RED it's self uses.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/5/4/54a745caff4439c7e4ccbd3087b7cd444786cbb9.jpeg)

V11.2 isn't released yet (I'm hoping to soon)

if you want the access this now.  
Install v11.2 beta in your `.node-red` (Replacing v11.1)

- `npm i node-red-contrib-zwave-js@beta`
- Restart Node RED service
- Refresh browser

See here for the PR discussion : [V11.2 by marcus-j-davies · Pull Request #352 · zwave-js/node-red-contrib-zwave-js · GitHub](https://github.com/zwave-js/node-red-contrib-zwave-js/pull/352)

v11.2 improves on dark mode also, as well as a few fixes of course

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**Author:** ![ottsm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ebca7d/32.png) [@ottsm](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ottsm)\
**Post date:** [7 November 2026 23:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/zwave-js-topology-syntax-error-in-textmermaid-version-11-17-2/102076/3 "2026-11-07T23:08:37Z")

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Thanks, almost have everything converted to version 11. Other than the topology map everything is working good.