Difference between revisions of "PlantUML"

Latest revision as of 14:10, 18 February 2022

Definition

PlantUML is an Open Source modeling language and tool allowing users to create diagrams from a plain text language. The syntax of PlantUML uses some common constructs, especially in the UML subset, but follows mostly domain specific conventions for each diagram type.

Supported Diagrams

UML diagrams which are broadly classified into structural and behavioral
- Structural UML diagrams:
- Behavioral UML diagrams:
Non-UML diagrams:
- Data Representation
  - JSON Object
  - YAML File
- Knowledge Representation
  - Entity Relationship Diagram
  - Mind Map
- Project Management
  - Gantt Chart
  - Work Breakdown Structure
  - PERT Chart (Not Yet Implemented)
- Other
  - Wireframe
  - C4 Model (via additional macros included in standard library)

Issues and Challenges

Support for various diagrams is experimental or work-in-progress

References

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 *** [[State Diagram]]
 * Non-UML diagrams:
-** BPMN
+** Data Representation
-** C4
+*** [[JSON]] Object
-** Computer Network Diagram
+*** [[YAML]] File
-** ERD
+** Knowledge Representation
-** Gantt Chart
+*** [[Entity Relationship Diagram]]
-** Mind Map
+*** [[Mind Map]]
-** WBD
+** Project Management
-** JSON and YAML files
+*** [[Gantt Chart]]
+*** [[Work Breakdown Structure]]
+*** PERT Chart (Not Yet Implemented)
+** Other
+*** Wireframe
+*** C4 Model (via additional macros included in standard library)
 == Issues and Challenges ==
-* Support for various diagrams is experimental or work-in-progress or not well documented
+* Support for various diagrams is experimental or work-in-progress
 == See Also ==
 * [[ArchiMate]]
+* [[Business Process Model Notation]]
 == References ==