PlantUML is a pseudo-code way of generating diagrams quickly without worrying about pixel-positioning that traditional drag and drop diagram creation requires. It lets you take pseudo code like this:
@startuml
Terry -> Jody : Hello()
Terry <-- Jody : returns "hello yourself"
@endumlAnd auto-generate a diagram like this:
PlantUML handles a huge number of diagram types:
- Sequence Diagrams
- Usecase Diagrams
- Class Diagrams
- Activity Diagrams
- … and so much more – check out the PlantUML site for more details.