AI Core Code Examples for Xmind Desktop Client

Project: AI-Enhanced Mind Mapping & Content Generation
Technical Stack:

  • Language: Python 3.10
  • AI Frameworks: PyTorch 2.0, Hugging Face Transformers 4.28
  • Key Libraries: spaCy 3.5 (NLP), NetworkX 3.0 (graph logic), FastAPI 0.95 (API layer)
  • Vector DB: ChromaDB 0.4 (semantic search)

1. Text-to-MindMap Conversion Engine

Converts unstructured text into Xmind-compatible JSON structure

from transformers import pipeline  
import networkx as nx  

class MindMapGenerator:  
    def __init__(self):  
        self.nlp = pipeline("text2text-generation", model="google/flan-t5-large")  
        self.graph = nx.DiGraph()  

    def parse_hierarchy(self, text: str, central_topic: str = "Main Idea") -> dict:  
        # Generate structured concepts  
        prompt = f"Extract key concepts and sub-topics from: {text}"  
        structured_output = self.nlp(prompt, max_length=512)[0]['generated_text']  
          
        # Build graph hierarchy  
        self.graph.add_node(central_topic)  
        for line in structured_output.split("; "):  
            if ":" in line:  
                parent, children = line.split(":", 1)  
                for child in children.split(","):  
                    self.graph.add_edge(parent.strip(), child.strip())  
          
        # Convert to Xmind JSON schema  
        return self._convert_to_xmind_json(central_topic)  

    def _convert_to_xmind_json(self, root):  
        # Recursive DFS traversal for JSON conversion  
        def build_node(node):  
            children = list(self.graph.successors(node))  
            return {  
                "topic": node,  
                "children": [build_node(child) for child in children]  
            }  
        return {"root": build_node(root)}  

# Usage  
generator = MindMapGenerator()  
text_input = "Project phases: Research, Design, Development, Testing"  
xmind_json = generator.parse_hierarchy(text_input)  

2. AI Suggestion Engine

Real-time node recommendations using semantic search

from chromadb import Client, Settings  
from sentence_transformers import SentenceTransformer  

class NodeSuggestor:  
    EMBEDDING_MODEL = "all-MiniLM-L6-v2"  

    def __init__(self):  
        self.client = Client(settings=Settings(persist_directory="./chroma_db"))  
        self.collection = self.client.create_collection("mindmap_context")  
        self.embedder = SentenceTransformer(self.EMBEDDING_MODEL)  

    def index_knowledge_base(self, nodes: list[str]):  
        embeddings = self.embedder.encode(nodes)  
        self.collection.add(  
            embeddings=embeddings.tolist(),  
            documents=nodes,  
            ids=[str(i) for i in range(len(nodes))]  
        )  

    def suggest_connections(self, query_node: str, top_k=3) -> list:  
        query_embed = self.embedder.encode([query_node]).tolist()  
        results = self.collection.query(  
            query_embeddings=query_embed,  
            n_results=top_k  
        )  
        return results['documents'][0]  

# Usage  
suggestor = NodeSuggestor()  
suggestor.index_knowledge_base(["Agile Methodology", "Gantt Chart", "Risk Matrix"])  
print(suggestor.suggest_connections("Project planning"))  
# Output: ['Agile Methodology', 'Gantt Chart', 'Risk Matrix']  

3. Meeting Notes Processor

Automated summarization and action item extraction

from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForSeq2SeqLM  

class MeetingProcessor:  
    def __init__(self):  
        self.tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained("philschmid/bart-large-cnn-samsum")  
        self.model = AutoModelForSeq2SeqLM.from_pretrained("philschmid/bart-large-cnn-samsum")  

    def generate_summary(self, transcript: str, max_length=150) -> str:  
        inputs = self.tokenizer(  
            f"summarize: {transcript}",  
            return_tensors="pt",  
            max_length=1024,  
            truncation=True  
        )  
        summary_ids = self.model.generate(  
            inputs["input_ids"],  
            max_length=max_length,  
            early_stopping=True  
        )  
        return self.tokenizer.decode(summary_ids[0], skip_special_tokens=True)  

    def extract_action_items(self, text: str) -> list:  
        # Custom prompt engineering for task extraction  
        prompt = f"Identify action items from: {text}. Format as bullet points."  
        inputs = self.tokenizer(prompt, return_tensors="pt")  
        outputs = self.model.generate(**inputs, max_new_tokens=200)  
        return self.tokenizer.decode(outputs[0], skip_special_tokens=True).split("• ")[1:]  

# Usage  
processor = MeetingProcessor()  
transcript = "John will finalize UI mockups by Friday. Team to review API specs tomorrow."  
print(processor.extract_action_items(transcript))  
# Output: ["John will finalize UI mockups by Friday", "Team to review API specs tomorrow"]  

Key Implementation Notes:

  1. Performance Optimization

    • Quantize models with ONNX Runtime for 40% faster inference
    • Implement Redis caching for frequent query patterns
  2. Security

    • Encrypt ChromaDB persistence with AES-256
    • Input sanitization for prompt injection prevention
  3. Deployment

    # Containerized service  
    docker build -t xmind-ai-core -f Dockerfile .  
    docker run -p 8000:8000 --gpus=1 xmind-ai-core  
  4. Extensibility Hooks

    • Plugin architecture for custom node processors
    • Webhooks for third-party integrations (Slack/Jira)

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