PlantUML in Docker

Run PlantUML in a Docker container. For use as part of your build pipeline.

Usage

Multiple files by wildcard

Where all PlantUML files exist in the path-to-mount folder and have the extension .puml:

docker run -v path-to-mount:/source --rm -i robbell/plantuml-docker source/*.puml -o ./output

Single file

cat sample.puml | docker run --rm -i robbell/plantuml-docker > output.png

Azure DevOps Pipeline

trigger:
- master

pool:
  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'

steps:
- script: docker run -v $(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/plantuml:/source --rm -i robbell/plantuml-docker source/*.puml -o ./output
  displayName: 'Export PlantUML diagrams'

- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
  displayName: 'Publish PlantUML diagrams as artifact'
  inputs:
    PathtoPublish: '$(Build.Repository.LocalPath)/plantuml/output'
    ArtifactName: 'plantuml-output'

Upcoming

• Include Azure Devops sample tasks
• Include more samples for PNG and SVG, and wildcard usage
• List the benefits vs. PlantUML Server