Does PlantUML use graphviz?

Does PlantUML use graphviz?

(Note: PlantUML uses Graphviz/DOT for layout of UML diagrams anyway.)

How do I know what version of PlantUML I have?

With the command line option -checkversion we can see if we have the latest PlantUML version. The command prints to the console our current PlantUML version and latest version that is available.

How do I know what version of Graphviz I have?

Graphviz is a standard package on many linux distributions. You can check if it is installed with a command like dpkg -s graphivz . If it is not installed, you should be able to install it with your system’s package manager. i.e. sudo apt-get install graphviz or search ‘graphivz’ in the Software Center on Ubuntu.

How do you get PlantUML?

Go to Settings > Plugins > Marketplace and install the plugin PlantUML integration . Then go to Settings > Other Settings > PlantUML or search for PlantUML. Configure the path to the dot executable. This executable can be found in the /bin directory where you installed GraphViz.

How do you use PlantUML in an atom?

You’ll have to simply start the atom editor and go to preferences command , > packages > search for plantuml and choose settings under plantuml-preview.

How do I run graphviz on Windows?

How to Install Graphviz on Windows

1. Go to the downloads page of Graphviz, and download the executable for Windows (depending on your PC type, 64-bit or 32-bit).
2. Run the .exe file. You will be asked whether you want to add graphviz to the system PATH. Either select the option for ‘ALL Users’ or ‘Current User’.

What is a PlantUML file?

What is a PLANTUML file? File created by PlantUML, a UML diagram creator used within programs like Sublime Text Editor or programming language like HTML; same as the . PU file; contains code referenced by PlantUML to create diagram images that can be generated as .

Is PlantUML secure?

When PlantUML runs in UNSECURE mode, it can access to all local files of the running instance and can access to any URL. Despite its name, this does not mean that you should not use it. If you are running locally PlantUML from some scripts for your generated documentation, this is completely safe and ok.

How do I open Gvedit?

For windows: dl the msi and install; Find gvedit.exe in your programs list; Open . dot file in question; Click running person on toolbar; Go to graph -> settings ; change Output file type to file type of your liking and press ok..

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How do I use GraphViz with PlantUML?

Basically it’s quite easy: plantuml only uses a small part of graphviz, and graphviz has a modular nature (not that well known as it seems). You can configure the graphviz modules in the file config6 (text file). for plantuml, only the parts gvplugin_core.dll and gvplugin_dot_layout.dll is needed.

Do I need to manually install Graphviz?

If you use a recent version (that is at least version 1.2020.21), you don’t need to manually install GraphViz anymore ! A minimalistic graphviz dot.exe is packed into PlantUML and will be automagically unzipped in some temporary folder if needed (that is, if no installed GraphViz is available).

Where can I find the root distribution of a GraphViz dot?

That means: if you have set the above environment variable GRAPHVIZ_DOT, plantuml uses this place for the dot.exe if there is one and doesn’t extract the embedded distribution. root distribution can be found in https://www.graphviz.org (of course)

Is there a Java version of dot for PlantUML?

PlantUML is not fully portable. Another way of using DOT would be to use it as a library, and to link it with PlantUML using JNI (Java Native Interface) but that would not be perfect thought. If a Java version of Graphviz/DOT would exist, this would allow to greatly simplify the installation and the use of PlantUML.