plantuml-file-loader
v2.0.0
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A webpack loader to convert PlantUML source files into image files (for web pages, web-slideshows).
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Converts PlantUML files into images during the webpack processing.
The image conversion is inspired by the Yury Korolev's plantuml-loader which uses a dockerized version of PlantUML, which includes GraphViz for the image generation. However this loader:
- uses ES6 syntax
- involves non-blocking methods and abstractions (streams and buffers) to perform the generation
- produces image files instead of returning the generated file content (that may come later as an option if needed)
Installation
Install the plantuml-file-loader
:
# via yarn
yarn add -D webpack plantuml-file-loader
# via npm
npm i -D webpack plantuml-file-loader
In your webpack.config.js
file:
module.exports = {
// ...
module: {
rules: [
// ...
{
test: /\.p?uml$/,
use: 'plantuml-file-loader?format=svg&outputPath=img/'
},
// ...
]
},
// ...
}
The format
can be any of those supported by PlantUML: see the -t
formats in the command-line Help section.
Use cases
Requirements
The loader spawns a docker
container to which it delegates the image conversion. Therefore:
- Docker must be installed on your computer
- the
docker
daemon must be started (eg.sudo service docker start
or equivalent) - on Linux environments: the
docker
command must be runnable as a non-root user, see docker post-installation steps
Web-based slideshows
Combine this loader with the markdown-image-loader to build slideshows based on markdown
documents. In your markdown file, simply refer to PlantUML source files and they will be converted into images (in SVG format by default, which can be zoomed-in without aliasing).
- the
my-class-diagram.puml
PlantUML file:
@startuml
class Car
Driver - Car : drives >
Car *- Wheel : have 4 >
Car -- Person : < owns
@enduml
- your
slideshow.md
markdown document:
# Class-diagram slide
The class diagram is as follows:
![](img/my-class-diagram.puml)
And the diagram will be displayed as a real image in your slideshow:
Unit tests
Unit tests can be run with the npm test
command.
Despite these efforts, should you find an issue or spot a vital feature, you are welcome to report bugs and submit code requests!
Changelog
- 2.0.0: updated for webpack 4.x (see modifications done on the loader's option and context)
- 1.0.3: screenshot fix
- 1.0.2: added: screenshot of class-diagram slide demo, docker requirements
- 1.0.1: link fix in README.md
- 1.0.0: initial version for webpack 3.x
License
May be freely distributed under the MIT license.
Copyright (c) 2017-2018 Luc Sorel