Pandoc filter which converts PlantUML code blocks to PlantUML images.
```plantuml
Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
Alice -> Bob: Another authentication Request
Alice <-- Bob: another authentication Response
```
Install it with pip:
pip install pandoc-plantuml-filter
And use it like any other pandoc filter:
pandoc tests/sample.md -o sample.pdf --filter pandoc-plantuml
The PlantUML binary must be in your $PATH or can be set with the
PLANTUML_BIN environment variable.
You could pass additional parameters into plantuml filter which will be processed as picture's options:
```{ .plantuml height=50% plantuml-filename=test.png }
Alice -> Bob: Authentication Request
Bob --> Alice: Authentication Response
```
The plantuml-filename parameter create a symlink for the destination picture, which could be used in the same file as an image directly.
The generated file-type can be controlled via the file metadata:
---
plantuml-format: svg
---
Or directly via the cli --metadata argument.
pandoc tests/sample.md -o sample.pdf --filter pandoc-plantuml --metadata=plantuml-format=svg
There are a few other filters trying to convert PlantUML code blocks however they all failed for me.