If you are unfamiliar with PlantUML, review the quick start instructions.
Use https://kroki.io/.
- Install Graphviz on your machine.
- Get and install the PlantUML Integration plugin for IntelliJ IDEA:
- Set the
GRAPHVIZ_DOTsystem or environment property to point to the directory containing the Graphviz executable on your machine. For example,export GRAPHVIZ_DOT="/usr/local/Cellar/graphviz/2.42.3/bin/dot" - In the PlantUML plugin Settings (Settings | Other Settings | PlantUML) set:
- The "Additional 'plantuml.include.path'" to be the absolute path to the directory containing the
jb-plantuml-theme.pumlfile on your machine. For example,/<path to sdk root>/buildUMLor, if you have the IntelliJ-Community source code,/<path to intellij-community root>/platform/docs/. - The "PlantUML config" to
!include jb-plantuml-theme.puml
- The "Additional 'plantuml.include.path'" to be the absolute path to the directory containing the
- Set the
Temporary workflow until embedding inside Markdown sources is available.
When a *.puml file is open in the IDE editor, the PlantUML Integration plugin will show a preview.
To save a diagram in SVG format, change the file extension from the default PNG to SVG when saving the diagram from the preview window.
Use https://kroki.io/ to generate SVG files by pasting:
@startuml
[contents of jb-plantuml-theme.puml]
[contents of your_diagram.puml (without `@startuml`)]
@enduml
and then c/p generated SVG output.
In SVG file <defs>, insert <style>@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto|Roboto+Mono&display=swap');</style> tag.