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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<component type="desktop-application">
  <id>com.github.achrafsoltani.Merisio</id>

  <name>Merisio</name>
  <summary>MERISE database modelling tool</summary>

  <metadata_license>FSFAP</metadata_license>
  <project_license>GPL-2.0</project_license>

  <description>
    <p>
      Merisio is a modern MERISE database modelling tool built with Python and PySide6.
      Design conceptual data models (MCD) with a visual diagram editor, automatically
      generate logical models (MLD), and export PostgreSQL SQL scripts.
    </p>
    <p>Features:</p>
    <ul>
      <li>Visual MCD editor with drag-and-drop entities, associations, and links</li>
      <li>Sidebar with project tree, properties panel, and minimap overview</li>
      <li>Automatic MLD (logical model) generation with customisable column names</li>
      <li>PostgreSQL DDL export (CREATE TABLE, PRIMARY KEY, FOREIGN KEY)</li>
      <li>Export diagrams to SVG, PNG, or PDF</li>
      <li>Link cardinality editing (0,1 / 0,N / 1,1 / 1,N)</li>
      <li>Data dictionary with attribute overview across all entities</li>
      <li>Model validation with detailed error reporting</li>
      <li>CLI tool for batch processing and CI/CD integration</li>
      <li>Customisable diagram colours and link styles (curved, orthogonal, straight)</li>
    </ul>
  </description>

  <launchable type="desktop-id">com.github.achrafsoltani.Merisio.desktop</launchable>

  <url type="homepage">https://achrafsoltani.github.io/Merisio/</url>
  <url type="bugtracker">https://github.com/AchrafSoltani/Merisio/issues</url>
  <url type="vcs-browser">https://github.com/AchrafSoltani/Merisio</url>

  <developer id="com.github.achrafsoltani">
    <name>Achraf Soltani</name>
  </developer>

  <provides>
    <binary>merisio</binary>
    <binary>merisio-cli</binary>
  </provides>

  <requires>
    <display_length compare="ge">1024</display_length>
  </requires>

  <recommends>
    <control>keyboard</control>
    <control>pointing</control>
  </recommends>

  <screenshots>
    <screenshot type="default">
      <caption>MCD Diagram Editor with sidebar and output panel</caption>
      <image>https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AchrafSoltani/Merisio/main/resources/screenshots/mcd-editor.png</image>
    </screenshot>
  </screenshots>

  <content_rating type="oars-1.1" />

  <releases>
    <release version="1.5.0" date="2026-03-25">
      <description>
        <p>Properties panel with Edit button and link cardinality editing. Native Qt widget rendering.</p>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="1.4.0" date="2026-03-25">
      <description>
        <p>MySQL Workbench-inspired layout with sidebar (minimap, project tree, properties panel), central tabbed editors, and bottom output panel.</p>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="1.3.1" date="2026-02-06">
      <description>
        <p>Man pages and --help/--version flags for GUI and CLI binaries.</p>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="1.3.0" date="2026-02-06">
      <description>
        <p>CLI tool for batch processing, headless diagram export, auto-sizing entity boxes.</p>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="1.2.0" date="2026-02-01">
      <description>
        <p>Zoom controls, diagram export (SVG/PNG/PDF), customisable colours.</p>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="1.1.0" date="2026-01-21">
      <description>
        <p>MLD column renaming, link styles, project properties.</p>
      </description>
    </release>
    <release version="1.0.0" date="2026-01-20">
      <description>
        <p>Initial release with MCD editor, MLD view, SQL generation, and project save/load.</p>
      </description>
    </release>
  </releases>

  <keywords>
    <keyword>merise</keyword>
    <keyword>database</keyword>
    <keyword>mcd</keyword>
    <keyword>mld</keyword>
    <keyword>sql</keyword>
    <keyword>postgresql</keyword>
    <keyword>entity</keyword>
    <keyword>diagram</keyword>
    <keyword>modelling</keyword>
  </keywords>
</component>