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React Flow Custom Edges: Markers, Labels, and Animated Connections
Design edge components that communicate status, throughput, and errors — critical for workflow and data-pipeline UIs.
Edges are the grammar of a graph. Use stroke styles and markers to differentiate success paths, retries, and dead letters. Keep labels legible at minimum zoom by toggling detail levels with the viewport.
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