How to use PlantUML to draw your diagram or flow effectively.

1. Introduction.

If you are in the following cases, PlantUML will be the hero to rescue you.

You have to face the change request from the client regularly, each time you have to update the flow or the diagram to your design.
You want to keep track of all the changes to the flow/ digram by using a source version control such as git, and SVN.
You want a tool to help you to update quickly your diagram and you don't have to pay a considerable time to create another instance of it.

If you want to use it quickly, without any installation, just need a browser. You should visit https://plantuml.com/ to explore and try it.

This is an official site, it includes

The official document relates to the syntax of plantUML and a bunch of awesome things.
The online editor will help you to create the diagram, export the diagram, and share the diagram by a link or a file.

You can navigate the online editor of PlantUML by the following link:

Step 1: You have to need to install the java runtime to your local machine to run PlantUml.

Step 2: In your Visual Studio Code, navigate to the extension and search 'plantuml` and install it by the image below.

After installation, you can read the introduction of this extension to learn how to use it.

To see all the syntax and the diagram types, please go to the official site of PlantUML.

In VS Code, type the syntax in which you want to create the diagram, the hit Alt + D to see the generated image.