gravizo

How to include graphviz graphs in github README.md

Only need to include image markdown tag with the url http://g.gravizo.com/g? followed by your description graph in DOT syntax, UMLGraph or PlantUML :

![Alt text](http://g.gravizo.com/g? digraph G { aize ="4,4"; main [shape=box]; main -> parse [weight=8]; parse -> execute; main -> init [style=dotted]; main -> cleanup; execute -> { make_string; printf}; init -> make_string; edge [color=red]; main -> printf [style=bold,label="100 times"]; make_string [label="make a string"]; node [shape=box,style=filled,color=".7 .3 1.0"]; execute -> compare; } )

![Alt text](http://g.gravizo.com/g?
  digraph G {
    aize ="4,4";
    main [shape=box];
    main -> parse [weight=8];
    parse -> execute;
    main -> init [style=dotted];
    main -> cleanup;
    execute -> { make_string; printf};
    init -> make_string;
    edge [color=red];
    main -> printf [style=bold,label="100 times"];
    make_string [label="make a string"];
    node [shape=box,style=filled,color=".7 .3 1.0"];
    execute -> compare;
  }
)

This allow to include your graphs in the README, and still redeable in normal text editor.

Because limitations of the url you can use in markdown, you should use the Converter to see more complex graphs:


![Alt text](http://g.gravizo.com/g?
/**
*Structural Things
*@opt commentname
*@note Notes can
*be extended to
*span multiple lines
*/
class Structural{}
/**
*@opt all
*@note Class
*/
class Counter extends Structural {
        static public int counter;
        public int getCounter%28%29;
}
/**
*@opt shape activeclass
*@opt all
*@note Active Class
*/
class RunningCounter extends Counter{}
)

A sequence diagram. Note that you need to include ; in each new line:

![Alt text](http://g.gravizo.com/g? @startuml; actor User; participant "First Class" as A; participant "Second Class" as B; participant "Last Class" as C; User -> A: DoWork; activate A; A -> B: Create Request; activate B; B -> C: DoWork; activate C; C --> B: WorkDone; destroy C; B --> A: Request Created; deactivate B; A --> User: Done; deactivate A; @enduml )

![Alt text](http://g.gravizo.com/g?
@startuml;
actor User;
participant "First Class" as A;
participant "Second Class" as B;
participant "Last Class" as C;
User -> A: DoWork;
activate A;
A -> B: Create Request;
activate B;
B -> C: DoWork;
activate C;
C --> B: WorkDone;
destroy C;
B --> A: Request Created;
deactivate B;
A --> User: Done;
deactivate A;
@enduml