jronrun / PlantUML-Examples

Examples of PlantUML code to generate 'Diagrams as Code'

PlantUML-Examples

Examples of PlantUML code to generate 'Diagrams as Code'

This repo is (slowly) under construction...

Examples from Blog Posts

Assorted examples of diagrams I've used in blog posts:

• Example Diagrams

Diagram Types

PlantUML has multiple types of diagram, however rather than explicitly specifying the type in code, it is implied by the choice of the first unique object specified... Click the link below for more on this, including the built-in diagram types:

• Diagram Types

Objects

Different types of object, including actors, components, interfaces, rectangles etc.

• Objects
• Icons. See https://mrhaki.blogspot.com/2017/10/plantuml-pleasantness-using-built-in.html

Lines

Different types of line

• Lines

Aesthetics

How to apply styles to the diagram

• Styles
• Colors

Formatting with Creole (font size colour etc.): see: http://plantuml.com/creole

TBD - scale diagram with zoom. see: http://plantuml.com/commons

Diagram Features

Headers, footers, legends etc.

• Diagram Features

Layout Techniques

• Hidden Lines
• Other Layout Tricks

Code Techniques

• Code Techniques

Useful Links

All skinparams: https://plantuml-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/formatting/all-skin-params.html

https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/demo_plantuml

https://real-world-plantuml.com/

https://plantuml-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/