In a component diagram I'm working on, I've ended up doing something similar to
component One
component Two
() I
() I2
I2 -- One
I - Two
I2 -( I
note top of I2
Some comment
endnote
In order to improve the layout of the diagram and provide a "better" (for my needs) point for attaching a note.
Is there a better way? Essentially, I'm looking for a way to get a line with two segments, with an "attach point" between them. I don't really want the interface symbol or text for "I2" (in the example.)
I guess ideally, plantuml ought to be able to create two-segment lines like this automatically, as an alternative to arcs, but the next best thing would be to have an invisible, 0-size object type that could be used as start or end of connections. Or alternatively, perhaps something like
[Component] -- as namedLink
namedLink - [ComponentTwo]
could be allowed. ("namedLink" would name the "nothing" at the end of a line from Component.)
- Toralf
