Remote Style Sheet

Question

I asked a question a few days ago about how to reference a remote style sheet.

I got an answer that did not work,

I could not figure out how to continue the conversation.

Consequently, I am asking again, how can you reference a remote style sheet either as a url or a local file?

Dick Maley

Answer 1

Hello D. and all,

Here is the initial question:
- https://forum.plantuml.net/19621/remote-style-sheet

Here are some new answers:

1/ Locally
- Have you tested locally with the local plantuml.jar?

2/ On an online server
Then the issue is perhaps on the server side, depending of the security profile (as mentioned on the initial post).

@PlantUML Team and Arnaud:

• What is the current security profile, on the Online server?
• Does the server accept `import` URL directive?

Regards,
Th.

Comments

Here are some new elements:

Here is a working example, depending of the security profile:

@startuml C4_Elements
!include https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML/master/C4_Container.puml

Person(personAlias, "Label", "Optional Description")
Container(containerAlias, "Label", "Technology", "Optional Description")
System(systemAlias, "Label", "Optional Description")

Rel(personAlias, containerAlias, "Label", "Optional Technology")
@enduml

KO on plantext (due to a restrictive security profile or Sec. Cache):

OK on new plantum serverl (due to another security profile):

If that can help,
Regards,
Th.

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How did you get the successful rendering?  Was this on a local server you have?  I have been attempting to use a remote style sheet either on the web, or on the local machine using the web based editors at: https://www.planttext.com/ or https://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/uml/SyfFKj2rKt3CoKnELR1Io4ZDoSa700001 or https://editor.plantuml.com/SoWkIImgAStDuNBAJrBGjLDmpCbCJbMmKiX8pSd9vt98pKi1IW80. None of these work with a remote style sheet.

I have run the PlantUML webserver using docker and I get the same error.

SO HOW DID YOU DO THIS?

Thank you.

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It's really strange:

https://editor.plantuml.com/uml/ZK_1QiCm3BtxAzASKcZZIqyxTQIxTRIqtRauZaWCicmiXTA_hnDOsHWRE-dfyTxJqvR591az5itc-eRWWOJLmf75iODY48dyedKojxftCepjo91i8CcwsWQl8ngQ_6kM3bshcytwE54Vxtlj3GkaJ5sRx32E8DKnQvKwGk90LPp7Aph3gwBScnQmpE0GnGKoMEo0RNBpLYxLCwIod-Y7zG9se82Xl_yHTBxdNhxYUVptkZe1VY_yUujdn9SwIxK5wgRl7m00

and

https://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/uml/ZOzDIyGm48Rl-HMrfowupMLFdbQgjnKNFyuoJOTjO389cGco_zwquAA8ucacuNsVFDcBGjOIg1bsR_U40Ld5N7bsL2PiPjKaDzPcUEzFNkSo5i7i8clDzIu6cmXuwMz59_AZ7NRRutBr-d2m0KGnsqeUQWCyO-vJpHfpn2oHkxIEM_8WrqrxW16fhSjZKXyPgBb3STclftPZBf3EVMu_gY_ePeuKJ-S_GC_dwXKwMST_NpTFID-5BnQ_8xxeRCmUULf-_m40

are working for me.

About your docker, there might be some network connectivity issue ?

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I've just read the initial question at https://forum.plantuml.net/19621/remote-style-sheet

Including a style like in

!include https://www.advdelphisys.com/PlantUML/maley20250123.css

is not supported (yet)

However, this is a interesting idea, we need to think about it!

Please be patient :-)

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WOW

I am at a lose to figure this out.

The 2 urls you provided above work for me also.

Thank you, but we are not done.