maxGraph · tbouffard · Jan 9, 2026 · Jan 8, 2026 · Jan 8, 2026 · Jan 8, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ _**Note:** Yet to be released breaking changes appear here._
 **Breaking Changes**:
 - The `getTooltip` and `getTooltipForCell` methods have been moved from `AbstractGraph` to the `TooltipHandler` plugin.
   If you were overriding these methods in a `AbstractGraph` subclass, you should now extend `TooltipHandler` instead.
+- `xmlUtils.getViewXml` moved to `xmlViewUtils.getViewXml`. The impact should be limited as this function was not widely used (only in the Editor class in the maxGraph code).
 
 ## 0.22.0
 

diff --git a/packages/core/src/editor/Editor.ts b/packages/core/src/editor/Editor.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ import PrintPreview from '../view/other/PrintPreview.js';
 import Clipboard from '../util/Clipboard.js';
 import MaxLog from '../gui/MaxLog.js';
 import { isNode } from '../util/domUtils.js';
-import { getViewXml, getXml } from '../util/xmlUtils.js';
+import { getXml } from '../util/xmlUtils.js';
+import { getViewXml } from '../util/xmlViewUtils.js';
 import { load, post, submit } from '../util/requestUtils.js';
 import type PopupMenuHandler from '../view/plugin/PopupMenuHandler.js';
 import RubberBandHandler from '../view/plugin/RubberBandHandler.js';

diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ export * as styleUtils from './util/styleUtils.js';
  * @category Utils
  */
 export * as xmlUtils from './util/xmlUtils.js';
+/**
+ * @category Utils
+ */
+export * as xmlViewUtils from './util/xmlViewUtils.js';
 
 export * from './util/config.js';
 export * from './util/logger.js';

diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/xmlUtils.ts b/packages/core/src/util/xmlUtils.ts
@@ -16,91 +16,23 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import { NODE_TYPE, NS_SVG } from './Constants.js';
-import Point from '../view/geometry/Point.js';
-import type Cell from '../view/cell/Cell.js';
-import type { AbstractGraph } from '../view/AbstractGraph.js';
+import { NODE_TYPE } from './Constants.js';
 import { htmlEntities, trim } from './StringUtils.js';
-import TemporaryCellStates from '../view/cell/TemporaryCellStates.js';
-import type { StyleValue } from '../types.js';
 import { getTextContent } from './domUtils.js';
-import Codec from '../serialization/Codec.js';
 import { isElement } from '../internal/utils.js';
+import type { StyleValue } from '../types.js';
 
 /**
  * Returns a new, empty XML document.
  */
-export const createXmlDocument = () => {
+export const createXmlDocument = (): XMLDocument => {
   return document.implementation.createDocument('', '', null);
 };
 
 export const parseXml = (xmlString: string): Document => {
   return new DOMParser().parseFromString(xmlString, 'text/xml');
 };
 
-export const getViewXml = (
-  graph: AbstractGraph,
-  scale = 1,
-  cells: Cell[] | null = null,
-  x0 = 0,
-  y0 = 0
-) => {
-  if (cells == null) {
-    const model = graph.getDataModel();
-    cells = [<Cell>model.getRoot()];
-  }
-
-  const view = graph.getView();
-  let result = null;
-
-  // Disables events on the view
-  const eventsEnabled = view.isEventsEnabled();
-  view.setEventsEnabled(false);
-
-  // Workaround for label bounds not taken into account for image export.
-  // Creates a temporary draw pane which is used for rendering the text.
-  // Text rendering is required for finding the bounds of the labels.
-  const { drawPane } = view;
-  const { overlayPane } = view;
-
-  if (graph.dialect === 'svg') {
-    view.drawPane = document.createElementNS(NS_SVG, 'g');
-    view.canvas.appendChild(view.drawPane);
-
-    // Redirects cell overlays into temporary container
-    view.overlayPane = document.createElementNS(NS_SVG, 'g');
-    view.canvas.appendChild(view.overlayPane);
-  } else {
-    view.drawPane = <SVGElement>view.drawPane.cloneNode(false);
-    view.canvas.appendChild(view.drawPane);
-
-    // Redirects cell overlays into temporary container
-    view.overlayPane = <SVGElement>view.overlayPane.cloneNode(false);
-    view.canvas.appendChild(view.overlayPane);
-  }
-
-  // Resets the translation
-  const translate = view.getTranslate();
-  view.translate = new Point(x0, y0);
-
-  // Creates the temporary cell states in the view
-  const temp = new TemporaryCellStates(graph.getView(), scale, cells);
-
-  try {
-    const enc = new Codec();
-    result = enc.encode(graph.getView());
-  } finally {
-    temp.destroy();
-    view.translate = translate;
-    view.canvas.removeChild(view.drawPane);
-    view.canvas.removeChild(view.overlayPane);
-    view.drawPane = drawPane;
-    view.overlayPane = overlayPane;
-    view.setEventsEnabled(eventsEnabled);
-  }
-  return result;
-};
-
 /**
  * Returns the XML content of the specified node.
  *

diff --git a/packages/core/src/util/xmlViewUtils.ts b/packages/core/src/util/xmlViewUtils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026-present The maxGraph project Contributors
+Copyright (c) 2006-2015, JGraph Ltd
+Copyright (c) 2006-2015, Gaudenz Alder
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import { NS_SVG } from './Constants.js';
+import Point from '../view/geometry/Point.js';
+import type Cell from '../view/cell/Cell.js';
+import type { AbstractGraph } from '../view/AbstractGraph.js';
+import TemporaryCellStates from '../view/cell/TemporaryCellStates.js';
+import Codec from '../serialization/Codec.js';
+
+export const getViewXml = (
+  graph: AbstractGraph,
+  scale = 1,
+  cells: Cell[] | null = null,
+  x0 = 0,
+  y0 = 0
+): Element | null => {
+  if (cells == null) {
+    const model = graph.getDataModel();
+    cells = [model.getRoot()!];
+  }
+
+  const view = graph.getView();
+  let result = null;
+
+  // Disables events on the view
+  const eventsEnabled = view.isEventsEnabled();
+  view.setEventsEnabled(false);
+
+  // Workaround for label bounds not taken into account for image export.
+  // Creates a temporary draw pane which is used for rendering the text.
+  // Text rendering is required for finding the bounds of the labels.
+  const { drawPane } = view;
+  const { overlayPane } = view;
+
+  if (graph.dialect === 'svg') {
+    view.drawPane = document.createElementNS(NS_SVG, 'g');
+    view.canvas.appendChild(view.drawPane);
+
+    // Redirects cell overlays into a temporary container
+    view.overlayPane = document.createElementNS(NS_SVG, 'g');
+    view.canvas.appendChild(view.overlayPane);
+  } else {
+    view.drawPane = <SVGElement>view.drawPane.cloneNode(false);
+    view.canvas.appendChild(view.drawPane);
+
+    // Redirects cell overlays into a temporary container
+    view.overlayPane = <SVGElement>view.overlayPane.cloneNode(false);
+    view.canvas.appendChild(view.overlayPane);
+  }
+
+  // Resets the translation
+  const translate = view.getTranslate();
+  view.translate = new Point(x0, y0);
+
+  // Creates the temporary cell states in the view
+  const temp = new TemporaryCellStates(graph.getView(), scale, cells);
+
+  try {
+    const enc = new Codec();
+    result = enc.encode(graph.getView());
+  } finally {
+    temp.destroy();
+    view.translate = translate;
+    view.canvas.removeChild(view.drawPane);
+    view.canvas.removeChild(view.overlayPane);
+    view.drawPane = drawPane;
+    view.overlayPane = overlayPane;
+    view.setEventsEnabled(eventsEnabled);
+  }
+  return result;
+};