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diff --git a/doc/administration/integration/kroki.md b/doc/administration/integration/kroki.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..dead5640873 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/administration/integration/kroki.md @@ -0,0 +1,162 @@ +# Kroki diagrams **(CORE ONLY)** + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/241744) in GitLab 13.7. + +When [Kroki](https://kroki.io) integration is enabled and configured in +GitLab you can use it to create diagrams in AsciiDoc and Markdown documents. + +## Kroki Server + +When Kroki is enabled, GitLab sends diagrams to an instance of Kroki to display them as images. +You can use the free public cloud instance `https://kroki.io` or you can [install Kroki](https://docs.kroki.io/kroki/setup/install/) +on your own infrastructure. +After you've installed Kroki, make sure to update the server URL to point to your instance. + +### Docker + +With Docker, run a container like this: + +```shell +docker run -d --name kroki -p 8080:8000 yuzutech/kroki +``` + +The **Kroki URL** is the hostname of the server running the container. + +The [`yuzutech/kroki`](https://hub.docker.com/r/yuzutech/kroki) image contains the following diagrams libraries out-of-the-box: + +- [Bytefield](https://bytefield-svg.deepsymmetry.org/) +- [Ditaa](http://ditaa.sourceforge.net) +- [Erd](https://github.com/BurntSushi/erd) +- [GraphViz](https://www.graphviz.org/) +- [Nomnoml](https://github.com/skanaar/nomnoml) +- [PlantUML](https://github.com/plantuml/plantuml) + - [C4 model](https://github.com/RicardoNiepel/C4-PlantUML) (with PlantUML) +- [Svgbob](https://github.com/ivanceras/svgbob) +- [UMlet](https://github.com/umlet/umlet) +- [Vega](https://github.com/vega/vega) +- [Vega-Lite](https://github.com/vega/vega-lite) +- [WaveDrom](https://wavedrom.com/) + +If you want to use additional diagram libraries, +read the [Kroki installation](https://docs.kroki.io/kroki/setup/install/#_images) to learn how to start Kroki companion containers. + +## Enable Kroki in GitLab + +You need to enable Kroki integration from Settings under Admin Area. +To do that, log in with an administrator account and follow these steps: + +1. Select the Admin Area (**{admin}**) icon. +1. Navigate to **Settings > General**. +1. Expand the **Kroki** section. +1. Select **Enable Kroki** checkbox. +1. Enter the **Kroki URL**. + +## Create diagrams + +With Kroki integration enabled and configured, you can start adding diagrams to +your AsciiDoc or Markdown documentation using delimited blocks: + +- **Markdown** + + ````markdown + ```plantuml + Bob -> Alice : hello + Alice -> Bob : hi + ``` + ```` + +- **AsciiDoc** + + ```plaintext + [plantuml] + .... + Bob->Alice : hello + Alice -> Bob : hi + .... + ``` + +The above blocks are converted to an HTML image tag with source pointing to the +Kroki instance. If the Kroki server is correctly configured, this should +render a nice diagram instead of the block: + +![PlantUML diagram](../img/kroki_plantuml_diagram.png) + +Kroki supports more than a dozen diagram libraries. Here's a few examples: + +**GraphViz** + +```plaintext +[graphviz] +.... +digraph finite_state_machine { + rankdir=LR; + node [shape = doublecircle]; LR_0 LR_3 LR_4 LR_8; + node [shape = circle]; + LR_0 -> LR_2 [ label = "SS(B)" ]; + LR_0 -> LR_1 [ label = "SS(S)" ]; + LR_1 -> LR_3 [ label = "S($end)" ]; + LR_2 -> LR_6 [ label = "SS(b)" ]; + LR_2 -> LR_5 [ label = "SS(a)" ]; + LR_2 -> LR_4 [ label = "S(A)" ]; + LR_5 -> LR_7 [ label = "S(b)" ]; + LR_5 -> LR_5 [ label = "S(a)" ]; + LR_6 -> LR_6 [ label = "S(b)" ]; + LR_6 -> LR_5 [ label = "S(a)" ]; + LR_7 -> LR_8 [ label = "S(b)" ]; + LR_7 -> LR_5 [ label = "S(a)" ]; + LR_8 -> LR_6 [ label = "S(b)" ]; + LR_8 -> LR_5 [ label = "S(a)" ]; +} +.... +``` + +![GraphViz diagram](../img/kroki_graphviz_diagram.png) + +**C4 (based on PlantUML)** + +```plaintext +[c4plantuml] +.... +@startuml +!include C4_Context.puml + +title System Context diagram for Internet Banking System + +Person(customer, "Banking Customer", "A customer of the bank, with personal bank accounts.") +System(banking_system, "Internet Banking System", "Allows customers to check their accounts.") + +System_Ext(mail_system, "E-mail system", "The internal Microsoft Exchange e-mail system.") +System_Ext(mainframe, "Mainframe Banking System", "Stores all of the core banking information.") + +Rel(customer, banking_system, "Uses") +Rel_Back(customer, mail_system, "Sends e-mails to") +Rel_Neighbor(banking_system, mail_system, "Sends e-mails", "SMTP") +Rel(banking_system, mainframe, "Uses") +@enduml +.... +``` + +![C4 PlantUML diagram](../img/kroki_c4_diagram.png) + +**Nomnoml** + +```plaintext +[nomnoml] +.... +[Pirate|eyeCount: Int|raid();pillage()| + [beard]--[parrot] + [beard]-:>[foul mouth] +] + +[<abstract>Marauder]<:--[Pirate] +[Pirate]- 0..7[mischief] +[jollyness]->[Pirate] +[jollyness]->[rum] +[jollyness]->[singing] +[Pirate]-> *[rum|tastiness: Int|swig()] +[Pirate]->[singing] +[singing]<->[rum] +.... +``` + +![Nomnoml diagram](../img/kroki_nomnoml_diagram.png) |