Embed sub diagrams (of all type, especially Mindmap or WBS) in (all type of) diagram

Question

Hello PlantUML team,

From:

• https://forum.plantuml.net/2427/salt-with-minimum-flowchat-capabilities
• https://forum.plantuml.net/6947/embed-sub-diagrams-in-diagram-like-a-note
• https://forum.plantuml.net/9341/embedding-in-interface-note-fails
• https://forum.plantuml.net/10967/order-mismatch-between-note-and-rectangle-with-embedded-salt
• https://forum.plantuml.net/11476/how-to-combine-activity-beta-and-state-diagrams

Then:

• How to insert Mindmap or WBS diagrams in other diagrams?
• Could you improve the sub-diagram or embedded diagram features for all type of diagram?

We don't know what would be the best syntax, like with salt or not:

{{
salt
{
...
}
}}

Here is a little sum-up of existing behavior:

sub-diagram → ↓ host-diagram	Activity	Class	Deployment	Gantt	MindMap	Sequence	State	WBS	Wireframe (salt)
Activity	OK	OK	OK	KO with @startgantt: OK without @startgantt:	KO [Click to see on PlantUML server...]	OK	OK	KO [Click..]
Class (note on class) or Deployment or MindMap	OK	OK	OK	idem	KO	OK	OK	KO	OK
Sequence or State or WBS	OK (on oneline)	OK (on oneline)	OK (on oneline)	idem	KO	OK	OK	KO	OK
Gantt or Wireframe	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Thanks for yours works,
Regards,
Th.

Answer 1

With last beta http://beta.plantuml.net/plantuml.jar you can now have :

or:

We did not test all combinaisons... :-)

Comments

Hello plantuml,

Marvellous...

FYI, on SVG output, the second example gives a java.lang.NullPointerException:

SVG:

(See SVG link.. on PlantUML server)

 PNG:

Thanks for your support,
Regards,
Th.

---

Hello PlantUML team,

Another open question:

If you allow (no return line before wbs or mindmap and return line mandatory before salt):

@startuml
legend

{{wbs
* root
** level1
** level1
}}

{{mindmap
* root
** level1
** level1
}}

'and

{{
salt
{
[Example button]
[X] Checked box
}
}}

end legend
@enduml

→  Link to PlantUML online server

Could you allow (return line or not) :

{{
wbs
...
}}

or

{{salt
...
}}

?

In order to have a consistent behaviour between salt, wbs or mindmap.

That is an open question, to debate...

Regards,
Th.