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The Structurizr DSL (as mentioned on the ThoughtWorks Tech Radar - Techniques - Diagrams as code)
allows you to create multiple diagrams based upon the C4 model, in multiple output formats, from a single DSL source file.
Some features are unavailable on this demo page - we recommend using the Structurizr CLI or Structurizr Lite (both are free to use).
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PlantUML definitions are available via the Structurizr CLI export command,
using the -format plantuml parameter.
C4-PlantUML definitions are available via the Structurizr CLI export command,
using the -format plantuml/c4plantuml parameter.
Mermaid definitions are available via the Structurizr CLI export command,
using the -format mermaid parameter. Your Mermaid configuration will need to include "securityLevel": "loose" to render this definition correctly.
WebSequenceDiagram definitions are available via the Structurizr CLI export command,
using the -format websequencediagrams parameter. Only dynamic views are supported.
DOT definitions are available via the Structurizr CLI export command,
using the -format dot parameter.
Ilograph definitions are available via the Structurizr CLI export command,
using the -format ilograph parameter. A single Ilograph export contains the model and all views.
resources:
- id: "1"
name: "Spring PetClinic"
subtitle: "[Software System]"
description: "Allows employees to view and manage information regarding the veterinarians, the clients, and their pets."
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#000000"
children:
- id: "2"
name: "Web Application"
subtitle: "[Container: Java and Spring Boot]"
description: "Allows employees to view and manage information regarding the veterinarians, the clients, and their pets."
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#000000"
- id: "3"
name: "Database"
subtitle: "[Container: Relational database schema]"
description: "Stores information regarding the veterinarians, the clients, and their pets."
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#000000"
- id: "5"
name: "Amazon Web Services"
subtitle: "[Deployment Node]"
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#232f3e"
children:
- id: "6"
name: "US-East-1"
subtitle: "[Deployment Node]"
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#147eba"
children:
- id: "12"
name: "Amazon RDS"
subtitle: "[Deployment Node]"
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#3b48cc"
children:
- id: "13"
name: "MySQL"
subtitle: "[Deployment Node]"
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#3b48cc"
children:
- id: "14"
name: "Database"
subtitle: "[Container: Relational database schema]"
description: "Stores information regarding the veterinarians, the clients, and their pets."
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#000000"
- id: "9"
name: "Autoscaling group"
subtitle: "[Deployment Node]"
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#cc2264"
children:
- id: "10"
name: "Amazon EC2"
subtitle: "[Deployment Node]"
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#d86613"
children:
- id: "11"
name: "Web Application"
subtitle: "[Container: Java and Spring Boot]"
description: "Allows employees to view and manage information regarding the veterinarians, the clients, and their pets."
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#000000"
- id: "7"
name: "Route 53"
subtitle: "[Infrastructure Node]"
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#693cc5"
- id: "8"
name: "Elastic Load Balancer"
subtitle: "[Infrastructure Node]"
backgroundColor: "#ffffff"
color: "#693cc5"
perspectives:
- name: Static Structure
relations:
- from: "2"
to: "3"
label: "Reads from and writes to"
description: "JDBC/SSL"
- name: Deployment - Live
relations:
- from: "11"
to: "14"
label: "Reads from and writes to"
description: "JDBC/SSL"
- from: "7"
to: "8"
label: "Forwards requests to"
description: "HTTPS"
- from: "8"
to: "11"
label: "Forwards requests to"
description: "HTTPS"
The Structurizr DSL (as mentioned on the ThoughtWorks Tech Radar - Techniques - Diagrams as code) allows you to create multiple diagrams based upon the C4 model, in multiple output formats, from a single DSL source file.
This is the JSON version of your workspace.
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"description" : "Allows employees to view and manage information regarding the veterinarians, the clients, and their pets.",
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"tags" : "Element,Container",
"name" : "Web Application",
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},
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}
}
}
And here is an export of the styles defined in your workspace, as a theme.
{
"name" : "Amazon Web Services Example",
"description" : "An example AWS deployment architecture.",
"elements" : [ {
"tag" : "Element",
"background" : "#ffffff",
"shape" : "RoundedBox"
}, {
"tag" : "Database",
"shape" : "Cylinder"
}, {
"tag" : "Infrastructure Node",
"shape" : "RoundedBox"
} ]
}