#SEQUENCE DIAGRAM CREATE NEW OBJECT STARUML INSTALL#
In order to export individual diagrams, I need to install GraphViz, which is "open source graph visualization software". That's great, but what if you want to export a diagram from within the Markdown? For that you'll need a little help from your friends.
What's more, the diagram in the Preview pane is kept in sync with the UML as described the Markdown document. I can include as many plantuml segments as I want in my Markdown, and the diagrams can be of any type supported by backgroundColor #EEEBDCĬustomer -> "login()" : username & passwordĬustomer -> "placeOrder()" : session token, order infoĭeactivate now when I open the VS Code's Preview pane: Markdown document on left, Preview on right Here I will embed PlantUML markup to generate a sequence diagram. With the extension installed, you can now insert UML diagrams using PlantUML language. You'll also need to have some version of Java installed, with JAVA_HOME environment variable set or an executable path with the java binary location in it.ĪDVERTISEMENT Adding PlantUML to your Markdown Then clicking install, or simply by running the following from a terminal pane (Ctrl+' gets you one): That extension is called plantuml, and you can install it either by searching for it in the extensions panel (click on the extension icon): With a single extension, you can visualize UML diagrams in VS Code's preview panel. VS Code) has become a popular editor for various computer languages, including Markdown. Drawing UML diagrams is tedious, but what if you could instead describe a UML diagram textually, in a way that you could include it directly in a Markdown-based document, see both diagrams and formatted text in a preview as your are editing it, and in addition can export the Markdown as HTML or PDF? Your text and diagrams are seamlessly integrated in one file.
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