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Documentation as Code for Cloud - C4 Model & Structurizr
Structurizr is used for describing and visualizing architecture using the C4 model. One of the main selling points is the fact you can define an entire (IT) architecture model using text. A typical model consists of:
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Architecture diagrams enable better conversations
I've been using https://structurizr.com/ to automatically generate C4 diagrams from a model (rather than drawing them by hand). It works well with the approach for written documentation as proposed in https://arc42.org/. It's very easy to embed a C4 diagram into a markdown document.
The result is a set of documents and diagrams under version control that can be rendered using the structurizr documentation server (for interactive diagrams and indexed search).
I also use https://d2lang.com/ for declarative diagrams in addition to C4, e.g., sequence diagrams and https://adr.github.io/ for architectural decision records. These are also well integrated into structurizr.
- Dynamically generate Cloud System Architecture diagram
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Mastering Software Architecture Visualization with the C4 Model
Structurizr, available at https://structurizr.com/ and also has a free plan available with a single workspace available, is a tool that allows you to build out a C4 model using its Structurizr DSL to outline the Containers, Components, and Contexts of the architecture. It is a valuable tool for designing and visualizing a software architecture. In this example we'll build out a simple Machine Learning Pipeline, I mean a very basic one, featuring an ETL Pipeline and a model that trains images that classifies it as a image of planet earth or not. To begin, lets define our work space.
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Top 9 software architecture tools
Structurizr builds upon "diagrams as code", allowing you to create multiple diagrams from a single model using a number of tools and programming languages.
- Architecture diagrams should be code
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Launch HN: IcePanel (YC W23) – Onboard engineers with explorable system designs
As a customer since 2021, is this re-launch HN?
Loved the concept, found it fell over for real-sized things on even the most powerful machines, had to switch to Structurizr to do our C4 modeling: https://structurizr.com/
Was very disappointed, bet I'd get more devs to model architecture with this tool. If it's relaunching because perf problems were resolved, will look forward to try it again.
Depending on scope of people's needs, either highly recommended or, try it first.
Hats off to Victor for great support back then, and I see the docs are a reflection of that, like this section on embedding into popular tools:
https://docs.icepanel.io/features/sharing#embedding-share-li...
TL;DR: Helpful team, thoughtful UI, thoughtful docs, a product capability (c4 modeling) very worth understanding and using.
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Keep your diagrams updated with continuous delivery
He built a tool called Structurizr for this.
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D2 is now open source – a new, modern language that turns text to diagrams
Ah this is like https://structurizr.com which is based on C4.
- What tools do you use to map out microservices?
emacs-drawio
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Diagrams: Open-Source Alternative to Lucidchart
... then you can automate changes and to the diagram using mxGraph's api [1] on the `graph' variable from the console.
Around this plugin mechanism I wrote some dirty hacks for personal use to make the editor behave more to my likings [2] (some features stopped working with recent versions of the desktop app), and an even dirtier Emacs mode for editing labels and having the js REPL available directly from Emacs when I need to run some code to fix my diagrams programmatically [3] (based on Indium [4] + the fact that electron apps can be launched with --remote-debugging-port=...). It's not pretty, but works enough for me, and it's only thanks to customizability that diagrams.net allows.
[1] https://jgraph.github.io/mxgraph/docs/js-api/files/view/mxGr...
[2] https://gitlab.com/spellcard199/drawio-plugin-eight-droves-o...
[3] https://gitlab.com/spellcard199/emacs-drawio
[4] https://github.com/NicolasPetton/Indium
What are some alternatives?
C4-PlantUML - C4-PlantUML combines the benefits of PlantUML and the C4 model for providing a simple way of describing and communicate software architectures
obsidian-excalidraw-plugin - A plugin to edit and view Excalidraw drawings in Obsidian
dsl - Structurizr DSL
draw.io - draw.io is a JavaScript, client-side editor for general diagramming.
c4-draw.io - Draw.io template/diagram containing C4 Model shapes. Drawio Diagrams.net
drawio-plugin-eight-droves-of-rabbits
d2 - D2 is a modern diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams.
Indium - A JavaScript development environment for Emacs
excalidraw - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams
drawio-plugin-eight-droves-o
eShopOnWeb - Sample ASP.NET Core 8.0 reference application, powered by Microsoft, demonstrating a layered application architecture with monolithic deployment model. Download the eBook PDF from docs folder.
diagrams - :art: Diagram as Code for prototyping cloud system architectures