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I believe PlantUML was basically the inspiration for MermaidJS. A huge advantage of MermaidJS is that it can run in the browser, though.
by The_Colonel 3y ago
I believe PlantUML was basically the inspiration for MermaidJS. A huge advantage of MermaidJS is that it can run in the browser, though.
- atoav 3y agoAnd if you start a markdown codeblock like ```mermaid graph TD; A-->B ``` Many things that support markdown (e.g. github, gitlab, typora, ...) will render the resulting graph.
- lelandbatey 3y agoThat features is also a feature Mermaid/Markdown renderers have borrowed from existing uses of PlantUML. You've been able to embed PlantUML in a Markdown block in Gitlab (and have it rendered inline as an image) since before MermaidJS ever existed. Github's embedded MermaidJS feature is years late.
- chrsig 3y agounfortunately, you need a PlanetUML server when using a self hosted gitlab install. running directly in the browser is, imho, the best feature of mermaidjs