Astah Mermaid Plugin
The Astah Mermaid Plug-in lets you export Astah Class and Sequence diagrams as Mermaid text.
Use the exported code in GitHub, Mermaid Live Editor, and any place Mermaid is supported.
Details
Compatible with
Latest Version
0.1.0
Developer
Change Vision, Inc. Support
No technical support is provided.
What is Mermaid?
Mermaid is an excellent JavaScript-based diagramming tool that generates diagrams from Markdown-style text.
Because diagrams are stored as code, they’re easy to share, edit, and manage in Git – especially on Github.
What you can do with this plugin
With the Astah Mermaid Plugin, you can:
- Export Astah diagrams to Mermaid code
Paste the generated text into GitHub, Mermaid, and other Mermaid-enabled tools. - Keep diagrams under version control
Since Mermaid diagrams are text-based, you can track changes clearly in Git.
How to Install
- Download the Plug-in .jar file.
- Drag and drop the .jar file onto an open instance of Astah. When prompted, click [Yes] to confirm installation.
- Restart Astah to activate the plug-in.
- If you can see [Mermaid plugin] under [Tools], installation is complete.
How to Use
Export multiple diagrams at once
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- Open a project file
- Go to [Tools] – [Mermaid plugin] – [Save as Mermaid format]
- Choose a destination folder.
- Mermaid files for all Class and Sequence diagrams in the project are exported to the folder.
Export a single diagram
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- Open the Class diagram or Sequence diagram you want to export.
- Go to [Tools] – [Mermaid plugin] – [Copy this diagram to clipboard].
You can now paste the Mermaid code wherever you need it.
Supported model elements
Class Diagram
- Classes
- Associations / Dependencies / Realizations / Usages / Generalizations
- Attributes / Operations
- Parameters / Return Values
- Stereotypes
Sequence Diagram
- Lifelines
- Messages
※If you’d like to export Flowchart, you can use this Script via Script Editor!
Many thanks!
Thank you Avens666 for an inspiration!
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