From 6ab9180291bd1e24770ebe52f0176a0af6b546e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jebus <lorsbach@envipath.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 02:07:49 +1200
Subject: [PATCH] [Feature] Vizualize Reaction Circles (#410)

Co-authored-by: Tim Lorsbach <tim@lorsba.ch>
Reviewed-on: https://git.envipath.com/enviPath/enviPy/pulls/410
---
 static/js/pw.js                | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 templates/objects/pathway.html | 12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/static/js/pw.js b/static/js/pw.js
index de259beb..682b3b59 100644
--- a/static/js/pw.js
+++ b/static/js/pw.js
@@ -101,10 +101,24 @@ function draw(pathway, elem) {
         // Update pseudo node positions first
         updatePseudoNodePositions();
 
-        link.attr("x1", d => d.source.x)
-            .attr("y1", d => d.source.y)
-            .attr("x2", d => d.target.x)
-            .attr("y2", d => d.target.y);
+        link.attr("d", d => {
+            // Check if it's a self-loop (source equals target)
+            if (d.source.id === d.target.id) {
+                // Create a bezier curve for self-loops
+                const x = d.source.x;
+                const y = d.source.y;
+                const loopRadius = nodeRadius * 2; // Adjust size of the loop
+
+                // Create a circular path to the left of the node
+                return `M ${x},${y - nodeRadius}
+                        C ${x - loopRadius},${y - nodeRadius - loopRadius}
+                          ${x - loopRadius},${y + nodeRadius + loopRadius}
+                          ${x},${y + nodeRadius}`;
+            } else {
+                // Regular straight line for normal edges
+                return `M ${d.source.x},${d.source.y} L ${d.target.x},${d.target.y}`;
+            }
+        });
 
         node.attr("transform", d => `translate(${d.x},${d.y})`);
     }
@@ -599,13 +613,17 @@ function draw(pathway, elem) {
 
     // Kanten zeichnen
     const link = zoomable.append("g")
-        .selectAll("line")
+        .selectAll("path")
         .data(links)
-        .enter().append("line")
+        .enter().append("path")
         // Check if target is pseudo and draw marker only if not pseudo
         .attr("class", d => d.target.pseudo ? "link_no_arrow" : "link")
-        .attr("marker-end", d => d.target.pseudo ? '' : d.multi_step ? 'url(#doublearrow)' : 'url(#arrow)')
-
+        .attr("marker-end", d => {
+            if (d.target.pseudo) return '';
+            if (d.source.id === d.target.id) return 'url(#curve-arrow)'; // Use curve arrow for self-loops
+            return d.multi_step ? 'url(#doublearrow)' : 'url(#arrow)';
+        })
+        .attr("fill", "none")
 
     // add element to links array
     link.each(function (d) {
diff --git a/templates/objects/pathway.html b/templates/objects/pathway.html
index 3ca6045e..6b46e6fb 100644
--- a/templates/objects/pathway.html
+++ b/templates/objects/pathway.html
@@ -367,6 +367,18 @@
               >
                 <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" fill="#999" />
               </marker>
+              <marker
+                id="curve-arrow"
+                viewBox="0 0 10 10"
+                refX="10"
+                refY="5"
+                markerWidth="6"
+                markerHeight="6"
+                orient="auto"
+                markerUnits="strokeWidth"
+              >
+                <path d="M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z" fill="#999" />
+              </marker>
               <marker
                 id="doublearrow"
                 viewBox="0 0 20 30"