Closes #347.

changelog.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 - structurizr-dsl: Adds a way to configure whether the DSL source is retained via a workspace property named `structurizr.dsl.source` - `true` (default) or `false`.
 - structurizr-dsl: Adds the ability to define a PlantUML/Mermaid image view that is an export of a workspace view.
 - structurizr-dsl: Adds support for `url`, `properties`, and `perspectives` nested inside `!elements` and `!relationships`.
+- structurizr-dsl: Fixes https://github.com/structurizr/java/issues/347 (`->container->` expression does not work as expected in deployment view).
 
 ## 3.0.0 (19th September 2024)
 

structurizr-dsl/src/main/java/com/structurizr/dsl/DeploymentViewExpressionParser.java

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static com.structurizr.dsl.StructurizrDslExpressions.ELEMENT_TYPE_EQUALS_EXPRESSION;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,24 @@ protected Set<Element> evaluateElementTypeExpression(String expr, DslContext con
         return elements;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected Set<Element> getElements(String identifier, DslContext context) {
+        Set<Element> elements = new LinkedHashSet<>();
+        for (Element element : super.getElements(identifier, context)) {
+            if (element instanceof SoftwareSystem) {
+                Set<SoftwareSystemInstance> elementInstances = context.getWorkspace().getModel().getElements().stream().filter(e -> e instanceof SoftwareSystemInstance).map(e -> (SoftwareSystemInstance) e).filter(ssi -> ssi.getSoftwareSystem().equals(element)).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+                elements.addAll(elementInstances);
+            } else if (element instanceof Container) {
+                Set<ContainerInstance> elementInstances = context.getWorkspace().getModel().getElements().stream().filter(e -> e instanceof ContainerInstance).map(e -> (ContainerInstance)e).filter(ci -> ci.getContainer().equals(element)).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+                elements.addAll(elementInstances);
+            } else {
+                elements.add(element);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return elements;
+    }
+
     protected Set<Element> findAfferentCouplings(Element element) {
         Set<Element> elements = new LinkedHashSet<>();
 

structurizr-dsl/src/main/java/com/structurizr/dsl/ExpressionParser.java

@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ protected Set<ModelItem> parseIdentifier(String identifier, DslContext context)
         }
     }
 
-    private Set<Element> getElements(String identifier, DslContext context) {
+    protected Set<Element> getElements(String identifier, DslContext context) {
         Set<Element> elements = new HashSet<>();
 
         Element element = context.getElement(identifier);

structurizr-dsl/src/test/java/com/structurizr/dsl/DeploymentViewExpressionParserTests.java

@@ -217,4 +217,57 @@ void test_parseExpression_ReturnsElements_WhenBooleanOrUsed() {
         assertTrue(elements.contains(containerInstance));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void test_parseExpression_ReturnsSoftwareSystemInstanceDependencies_WhenASoftwareSystemExpressionIsUsed() {
+        SoftwareSystem a = model.addSoftwareSystem("A");
+        SoftwareSystem b = model.addSoftwareSystem("B");
+        a.uses(b, "");
+
+        DeploymentNode deploymentNode = model.addDeploymentNode("Live", "Deployment Node", "Description", "Technology");
+        InfrastructureNode infrastructureNode = deploymentNode.addInfrastructureNode("Infrastructure Node");
+        SoftwareSystemInstance softwareSystemInstanceA = deploymentNode.add(a);
+        SoftwareSystemInstance softwareSystemInstanceB = deploymentNode.add(b);
+        infrastructureNode.uses(softwareSystemInstanceA, "", "");
+
+        DeploymentViewDslContext context = new DeploymentViewDslContext(null);
+        context.setWorkspace(workspace);
+
+        IdentifiersRegister identifiersRegister = new IdentifiersRegister();
+        identifiersRegister.register("a", a);
+        context.setIdentifierRegister(identifiersRegister);
+
+        Set<ModelItem> elements = parser.parseExpression("->a->", context);
+        assertEquals(3, elements.size());
+        assertTrue(elements.contains(infrastructureNode));
+        assertTrue(elements.contains(softwareSystemInstanceA));
+        assertTrue(elements.contains(softwareSystemInstanceB));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void test_parseExpression_ReturnsContainerInstanceDependencies_WhenAContainerExpressionIsUsed() {
+        SoftwareSystem softwareSystem = model.addSoftwareSystem("Software System");
+        Container container1 = softwareSystem.addContainer("Container 1");
+        Container container2 = softwareSystem.addContainer("Container 2");
+        container1.uses(container2, "");
+
+        DeploymentNode deploymentNode = model.addDeploymentNode("Live", "Deployment Node", "Description", "Technology");
+        InfrastructureNode infrastructureNode = deploymentNode.addInfrastructureNode("Infrastructure Node");
+        ContainerInstance containerInstance1 = deploymentNode.add(container1);
+        ContainerInstance containerInstance2 = deploymentNode.add(container2);
+        infrastructureNode.uses(containerInstance1, "", "");
+
+        DeploymentViewDslContext context = new DeploymentViewDslContext(null);
+        context.setWorkspace(workspace);
+
+        IdentifiersRegister identifiersRegister = new IdentifiersRegister();
+        identifiersRegister.register("c1", container1);
+        context.setIdentifierRegister(identifiersRegister);
+
+        Set<ModelItem> elements = parser.parseExpression("->c1->", context);
+        assertEquals(3, elements.size());
+        assertTrue(elements.contains(infrastructureNode));
+        assertTrue(elements.contains(containerInstance1));
+        assertTrue(elements.contains(containerInstance2));
+    }
+
 }