Plant UML in Visual Studio Code // Config file

Question

I'm using Plant UML in VS-Code to generate diagrams: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jebbs.plantuml

I want to edit the global default extension setting:

Set input folder for the .puml files and ...
the output folder for the generated .png files

Question: I can't find the config file with the Export Settings for PlantUML in VS Code. Where could I find it, or how shall it be set up correctly to work with the IDE?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 13 '21 at 16:42

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You could create a directory .vscode in the root directory of your project and put a file called 'settings.json' with these settings

{
    "plantuml.commandArgs": [],
    "plantuml.diagramsRoot": "../docs/diagrams/src",
    "plantuml.exportOutDir": "../docs/diagrams/out"

}

See: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jebbs.plantuml Go to the section called "Include Files Search Logic"

answered Aug 13 '21 at 16:42

andygozindy

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Thanks a lot. I figured that out when using GitHub-Code spaces, they're doing it by default. – Impulsleistung Aug 15 '21 at 07:05

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 08 '22 at 13:39

On vscode

Go to File --> Preferences --> Settings
Search for plantuml and you will be presented by screen below
Change export format
Set output folder, default is out
uncheck the box if you don't want subfolder created, check if you want subfolder
Test

Plant UML in Visual Studio Code // Config file

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