Release v2.11.0

New Features

C4-PlantUML polyglott, predefined labels translatable via language themes

Previously, all predefined labels were in English. Now, C4-PlantUML supports multiple languages out of the box, similar to the existing “style” themes. This update introduces “language” themes.

Supported language themes include C4Language_chinese.puml, C4Language_dutch.puml, C4Language_english.puml, C4Language_french.puml, C4Language_german.puml, C4Language_italian.puml, C4Language_japanese.puml, C4Language_korean.puml, C4Language_portuguese.puml, C4Language_russian.puml, C4Language_spanish.puml, C4Language_ukrainian.puml.

These themes can be include like normal style themes.

@startuml
!theme C4Language_japanese from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML/master/themes
!theme C4_united from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plantuml-stdlib/C4-PlantUML/master/themes

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

LAYOUT_LANDSCAPE()

Person(admin, "管理者")
System_Boundary(c1, 'サンプル') {
    Container(web_app, "ウェブアプリケーション", "C#, ASP.NET Core 2.1 MVC", "複数のTwitterタイムラインを比較することができます")
}
System(twitter, "Twitter")

Rel(admin, web_app, "使用する", "HTTPS")
Rel(web_app, twitter, "ツイートを取得する", "HTTPS")

SHOW_LEGEND()
@enduml

Customize legend title text with UpdateLegendTitle(newTitle)

A new UpdateLegendTitle(newTitle) function has been added. This function allows you to customize the legend title.

For example, the following code

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

' NEW CALL UpdateLegendTitle
UpdateLegendTitle("Updated legend title")

Person(admin, "Administrator")
System_Boundary(c1, 'Sample') {
    Container(web_app, "Web Application")
}
System(twitter, "Twitter")

SHOW_LEGEND()
@enduml

produces the following diagram:

What's Changed

• Fix plantuml.com/logo3.png image link by @Mengesh in #362
• #364,#365 Add UpdateLegendTitle(newTitle) call and multilingual themes by @kirchsth in #366
• Themes: Add danish by @BjoernGoettler in #370

New Contributors

• @Mengesh made their first contribution in #362
• @BjoernGoettler made their first contribution in #370

Fixes in PlantUML v1.2024.8beta6

With the latest PlantUML v1.2024.8beta6 following issue is fixed too

• Rel styling $lineStyle does not work for sequence diagrams #369

Full Changelog: v2.10.0...v2.11.0