Model Process and Create XML in Javascript

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Dear community,

I would like to create an XML file from a process that I have modeled in Node.js.
The following library is exactly, what I need, but it is written in Java:
[Create a Model | docs.camunda.org]
How can a process be modeled without a frontend and then exported using Node.js?

I am looking forward to recieving your suggestions :slight_smile:

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Hi @PetersProblem, welcome!

You can check out bpmn-js-cli which might already be what you need.

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@Niklas_Kiefer thank you very much for the answer. In principle it goes into the right direction. But I need a solution that works on Node.js only. As I understand the CLI needs to run Javascript in the browser.

Unfortunately, if I import: BpmnModeler = require('bpmn-js/lib/Modeler'),
I get an error because it uses ES2015 module syntax, but node.js uses CommonJS.
So it seems not to be made for node.

Are there any additional suggestions?

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Lower level you could use bpmn-moddle, albeit with a little less convenient API than the Java one you found.