package with long description and alias

Question

I have a package like :

@startuml
package Title [
line 1
line 2
]
@enduml

And I try to give it an alias :

@startuml
package Title as alias [
line 1
line 2
]
@enduml

But PlantUML  gives me a syntax error :

http://www.plantuml.com/plantuml/uml/SoWkIImgAStDuIf8JCvEJ4zL2CaioKbLI2nMICp919BHN3cPUQaAXX3AY2kMoo4rBmMe0G00


Am I missing something ?

Comments

Is there a workaround to achieve this? I also need this feature.

---

IMHO, the package syntax with alias and square brackets for description (which gives the syntax error) should become supported in PlantUML.

Answer 1

You can do it only for the package with the content wrapped with curly braces

Here is an example

@startuml
package One [
line 1
line 2
]

package Two as T {
 package Three [
  line 1
  line 2
 ]
}

One -> T
T <-> Three
@enduml

Comments

I had figured this out, but i needed the bracket version

Answer 2

Hello A.,

Is there a workaround to achieve this? I also need this feature.

In fact, the main issue is that for package PlantUML display both alias and title or description!

• [See issue: "2/ The packages display alias" on https://forum.plantuml.net/12082]
• [See similar corrected issue about folder: https://forum.plantuml.net/3832]

Here are all current possibilities:

@startuml
package Title_Alias_0
package Title as Alias_1
package "Long Title" as Alias_2
package Alias_3 [
line 1
line 2
]
package "Title\nline 1\nline2" as Alias_4
package Title_Alias_5 {
}
package Title as Alias_6 {
}
package Title as Alias_7 {
node n
}
@enduml

Then the open question is:

• Is package must be manage like folder (according to alias)?
  See old issue: https://forum.plantuml.net/3832

If that can help,
Regards,
Th.

Comments

These different syntaxes have long confused me.   Your post clarifies it a bit.

I think this one is sufficiently different to deserve a mention:

package Alias_8 as "
Long Title
line 1
line 2
"

For which I don't think there is a container variation.

PS For comparison, replacing all instances of Package with Folder gives this (which is not what I was expecting!):

Here's where it was decided to blank out the folder tab but not the package one: https://forum.plantuml.net/8575/add-option-to-hide-alias-on-folder-top-part?show=8575#q8575

It seems a shame to have no syntax where you can have all three of tab text, description text, and alias.  I quite like the OP's suggested syntax.