plantuml-ascii

To convert PlantUML diagrams to ASCII art, use the plantuml command-line tool with the -txt flag for pure ASCII or -utxt for Unicode-enhanced output, generating text-based diagrams suitable for plain text documentation.

Yes, you can generate text-based sequence diagrams for a GitHub README by converting PlantUML sequence definitions into terminal-friendly ASCII art, ensuring graphical rendering is not required to display the diagram.

When generating ASCII art from PlantUML, supported diagram types include sequence, class, flowchart, and state diagrams, all of which can be output as pure ASCII or Unicode-enhanced text.

Yes, PlantUML supports Unicode-enhanced ASCII output for terminal environments by utilizing the -utxt flag, providing improved text-based diagram rendering compared to pure ASCII.

The best way to include flowcharts in commit messages or emails is generating terminal-friendly ASCII art from PlantUML definitions, producing pure text-based output that renders correctly in plain text environments.

Use ASCII art diagrams instead of graphical PlantUML output when working in environments that do not support graphical rendering, such as terminal interfaces, commit messages, or plain text documentation.