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PlantUML Editor: A Fast and Simple UML Editor using WPF

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A WPF smart client to generate UML diagrams from plain text using plantuml tool
<Window
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
x:Class="PlantUmlEditor.MainWindow"
xmlns:plantuml="clr-namespace:PlantUmlEditor"
xmlns:DesignTimeData="clr-namespace:PlantUmlEditor.DesignTimeData"
xmlns:customAnimation="clr-namespace:PlantUmlEditor.CustomAnimation"
Title="PlantUml Editor" Height="700" Width="740" WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen"     
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" 
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
Background="{DynamicResource MainBackgroundBrush}" Loaded="Window_Loaded">
  <Window.Resources>
    <ResourceDictionary>
      <plantuml:DoubleToGridLengthConverter x:Key="doubleToGridLengthConverter" />      
      <plantuml:UriToCachedImageConverter x:Key="uriToImageConverter" />
      <DesignTimeData:DiagramFiles x:Key="DesignTimeDiagramFiles" />
      
      <!-- 
      Animation for collapsing and expanding the left column with file
      list box when user goes to diagram edit mode
      -->
      <Storyboard x:Key="CollapseTheDiagramListBox">
        <customAnimation:GridLengthAnimation 
        Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width" 
        Storyboard.TargetName="LeftColumn" 
        From="{Binding Path=Width, ElementName=LeftColumn}" 
        To="120" 
        Duration="0:0:0.5" 
        AutoReverse="False"
        AccelerationRatio="0.8"/>
      </Storyboard>
      <Storyboard x:Key="ExpandTheDiagramListBox" >
        <customAnimation:GridLengthAnimation 
        Storyboard.TargetProperty="Width" 
        Storyboard.TargetName="LeftColumn" 
        From="{Binding Path=Width, ElementName=LeftColumn}" 
        Duration="0:0:0.5" 
        AutoReverse="False"
        AccelerationRatio="0.8"/>
      </Storyboard>
      
      <!--
      Custom style for diagram listbox which shows preview of diagram as well as preview of the content
      -->
      <Style x:Key="ListBoxItemStyle1" TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
        <Style.Resources>
          <Storyboard x:Key="isSelectedTrue_activated">
            <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames 
            BeginTime="00:00:00" 
            Storyboard.TargetName="{x:Null}" 
            Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.LayoutTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)">
              <SplineDoubleKeyFrame 
              KeyTime="00:00:00.3000000" 
              Value="1.1" 
              KeySpline="0.5,0,0.5,1"/>
            </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
            <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames 
            BeginTime="00:00:00" 
            Storyboard.TargetName="{x:Null}" 
            Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.LayoutTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleY)">
              <SplineDoubleKeyFrame 
              KeyTime="00:00:00.3000000" 
              Value="1.1" 
              KeySpline="0.5,0,0.5,1"/>
            </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames 
            BeginTime="00:00:00" 
            Storyboard.TargetName="{x:Null}" 
            Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
              <SplineColorKeyFrame 
              KeyTime="00:00:00.3000000" 
              Value="#FF828282" 
              KeySpline="0.5,0,0.5,1"/>
            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
          </Storyboard>
          <Storyboard x:Key="isSelectedTrue_deactivated">
            <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames 
            BeginTime="00:00:00" 
            Storyboard.TargetName="{x:Null}" 
            Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.LayoutTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleX)">
              <SplineDoubleKeyFrame 
              KeyTime="00:00:00.3000000" 
              Value="1" 
              KeySpline="0.5,0,0.5,1"/>
            </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
            <DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames 
            BeginTime="00:00:00" 
            Storyboard.TargetName="{x:Null}" 
            Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.LayoutTransform).(TransformGroup.Children)[0].(ScaleTransform.ScaleY)">
              <SplineDoubleKeyFrame 
              KeyTime="00:00:00.3000000" 
              Value="1" 
              KeySpline="0.5,0,0.5,1"/>
            </DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
            <ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames 
            BeginTime="00:00:00" 
            Storyboard.TargetName="{x:Null}" 
            Storyboard.TargetProperty="(TextElement.Foreground).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
              <SplineColorKeyFrame 
              KeySpline="0.5,0,0.5,1"
              KeyTime="00:00:00.3000000" 
              Value="#FF000000"/>
            </ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
          </Storyboard>
        </Style.Resources>
        <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" 
        Value="{Binding Path=VerticalContentAlignment, RelativeSource={RelativeSource AncestorType={x:Type ItemsControl}}}"/>
        <Setter Property="Margin" 
        Value="2,2,2,2"/>
        <Setter Property="Template">
          <Setter.Value>
            <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type ListBoxItem}">
              <Border 
              SnapsToDevicePixels="true" 
              x:Name="Bd" 
              Background="{TemplateBinding Background}" 
              BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" 
              BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" 
              Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}" 
              HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" 
              VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}">
                <ContentPresenter 
                SnapsToDevicePixels="{TemplateBinding SnapsToDevicePixels}" 
                HorizontalAlignment="{TemplateBinding HorizontalContentAlignment}" 
                VerticalAlignment="{TemplateBinding VerticalContentAlignment}" 
                x:Name="contentPresenter"/>
              </Border>
              <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                <Trigger Property="IsSelected" 
                Value="true">
                  <Setter Property="Foreground" 
                  Value="White"/>
                  <Setter Property="Background" 
                  Value="Black" 
                  TargetName="Bd"/>
                </Trigger>
                <MultiTrigger>
                  <MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                    <Condition Property="IsSelected" 
                    Value="true"/>
                    <Condition Property="Selector.IsSelectionActive" 
                    Value="false"/>
                  </MultiTrigger.Conditions>
                  <Setter Property="Foreground"
                  Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.ControlTextBrushKey}}"/>
                </MultiTrigger>
                <Trigger Property="IsEnabled" 
                Value="false">
                  <Setter Property="Foreground" 
                  Value="{DynamicResource {x:Static SystemColors.GrayTextBrushKey}}"/>
                  
                </Trigger>
              </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
            </ControlTemplate>
          </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
        <Setter Property="IsSelected" 
        Value="False"/>
        <Setter Property="FocusVisualStyle">
          <Setter.Value>
            <Style/>
          </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
        <Setter Property="LayoutTransform">
          <Setter.Value>
            <TransformGroup>
              <ScaleTransform 
              ScaleX="1" ScaleY="1"/>
              <SkewTransform 
              AngleX="0" AngleY="0"/>
              <RotateTransform Angle="0"/>
              <TranslateTransform X="0" Y="0"/>
            </TransformGroup>
          </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
        <Style.Triggers>
          <Trigger Property="Selector.IsSelected" 
          Value="True">
            <!--<Trigger.EnterActions>
            <BeginStoryboard x:Name="isSelectedTrue_activated_BeginStoryboard" Storyboard="{StaticResource isSelectedTrue_activated}"/>
            </Trigger.EnterActions>
            <Trigger.ExitActions>
            <BeginStoryboard x:Name="isSelectedTrue_deactivated_BeginStoryboard" Storyboard="{StaticResource isSelectedTrue_deactivated}"/>
            </Trigger.ExitActions>-->
            <Setter Property="Foreground" 
            Value="#FF000000"/>
            
          </Trigger>
        </Style.Triggers>
      </Style>
      
      <!--
      Custom tab header and tab body style
      -->
      <Style TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
        <Setter Property="Template">
          <Setter.Value>
            <ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type TabItem}">
              <Grid>
                <Border 
                Name="Border"
                Background="Gray"
                BorderBrush="Black" 
                BorderThickness="1,1,1,1"                   
                CornerRadius="6,6,0,0" >
                  <ContentPresenter x:Name="ContentSite"
                  VerticalAlignment="Center"
                  HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                  ContentSource="Header"
                  Margin="12,2,12,2"/>
                </Border>
              </Grid>
              <ControlTemplate.Triggers>
                <Trigger Property="IsSelected" 
                Value="True">                  
                  <Setter TargetName="Border" 
                  Property="Background" 
                  Value="black" />
                  <Setter Property="Foreground" 
                  Value="White" />                  
                  <Setter TargetName="Border" 
                  Property="BorderThickness" 
                  Value="4,4,4,1" />
                </Trigger>
                <Trigger Property="IsSelected" 
                Value="False">
                  <Setter TargetName="Border" 
                  Property="Background" 
                  Value="gray" />
                  <Setter Property="Foreground" 
                  Value="black" />
                  <Setter TargetName="Border" 
                  Property="Opacity" 
                  Value="0.4" />
                </Trigger>
              </ControlTemplate.Triggers>
            </ControlTemplate>
          </Setter.Value>
        </Setter>
      </Style>
    </ResourceDictionary>
  </Window.Resources>
  
  
  <Grid x:Name="LayoutRoot">
    <Rectangle HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"  
    x:Name="background" 
    VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
    Fill="{DynamicResource MainBackground}" 
    Stroke="#FF000000" 
    Margin="1,1,0,0"/>
    
    <!--
    First split the whole form into 3 rows, one for header, one for body and one for footer
    -->
    <Grid Height="Auto" 
    x:Name="MainGrid3Rows" 
    Width="Auto" 
    VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
    Margin="5" 
    HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" >
      <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
        <RowDefinition Height="*" />
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
      </Grid.RowDefinitions>
      
      <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" 
      HorizontalAlignment="Stretch">
        <WrapPanel>
          <TextBlock FontFamily="Segoe" 
          VerticalAlignment="Top" 
          FontStretch="Condensed" 
          FontWeight="Thin" 
          Margin="7,0,0,0"> 
            <Run FontSize="36" 
            Foreground="#FF9C9C9C" 
            Text="Plant"/>
            <Run FontSize="36" 
            Foreground="#FFFFFFFF" 
            Text="UML"/>
            <Run Foreground="#55FFFFFF" 
            FontSize="36" 
            FontFamily="Segoe" 
            FontStretch="Condensed" 
            FontWeight="Thin" 
            Text="Editor"
            />            
          </TextBlock>
          <TextBlock Foreground="#55FFFFFF" 
          VerticalAlignment="Center"
          FontSize="16" 
          FontFamily="Segoe" 
          FontStretch="Condensed" 
          FontWeight="Thin" 
          Margin="10"
          Text="by"></TextBlock>
          <TextBlock            
          Background="{x:Null}"
          Foreground="#55FFFFFF" 
          VerticalAlignment="Center"
          FontSize="16" 
          FontFamily="Segoe" 
          FontStretch="Condensed" 
          FontWeight="Thin" >
            <Hyperlink Foreground="#55FFFFFF" x:Name="NameHyperlink" Click="NameHyperlink_Click" 
          NavigateUri="http://msmvps.com/blogs/omar">Omar AL Zabir</Hyperlink>
          </TextBlock>
        </WrapPanel>
      </StackPanel>
      
      <!--
      Then split the body area into 3 columns, left column for file list, middle column for the grid splitter
      and the right column for the tabs
      -->
      <Grid Height="Auto" 
      x:Name="MiddleGrid3Columns"
      Width="Auto" 
      Grid.Row="1" 
      Grid.Column="0" 
      Margin="4">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
          <ColumnDefinition Width="300" 
          x:Name="LeftColumn" />
          <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" 
          MinWidth="10" />
          <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        
        <!--
        This is the left column controls
        -->
        <Border Grid.Column="0" 
        Background="{x:Null}" 
        CornerRadius="0,0,0,0" >
          <Grid>
            <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
              <ColumnDefinition />
            </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
            
            <Grid.RowDefinitions>
              <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
              <RowDefinition Height="300*" />
              <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
            </Grid.RowDefinitions> 
            
            <!--
            This is the location box
            -->
            <StackPanel Grid.Row="0" 
            Margin="5,5,5,5">
              <TextBlock ><Run Text="Location:"/></TextBlock>
              <Grid>
                <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                  <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
                  <ColumnDefinition Width="30" />                                    
                </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                <TextBox Grid.Column="0" 
                x:Name="DiagramLocationTextBox" 
                Tag="Path for diagrams..." 
                Height="24" 
                HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
                VerticalAlignment="Center" 
                Text="Path for diagrams..." 
                Foreground="Gray" 
                GotFocus="DiagramLocationTextBox_GotFocus" 
                LostFocus="DiagramLocationTextBox_LostFocus" 
                TextChanged="DiagramLocationTextBox_TextChanged"  />
                <Button Grid.Column="1" 
                Width="Auto" 
                Height="26" 
                Name="BrowseForFile" 
                Click="BrowseForFile_Click" 
                Template="{DynamicResource GlassButtonTemplate}" >...</Button>
              </Grid>                            
            </StackPanel>
            
            <!--
            This is the diagram file listbox
            -->
            <ListBox Grid.Row="1" 
            Width="Auto"
            ItemContainerStyle="{DynamicResource ListBoxItemStyle1}"
            SelectionMode="Extended" 
            Background="#64404040"
            ItemsSource="{StaticResource DesignTimeDiagramFiles}" 
            x:Name="DiagramFileListBox" 
            SelectedValuePath="DiagramFilePath" 
            IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True" 
            HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch"                              
            Foreground="Ivory" 
            BorderBrush="{x:Null}" 
            Margin="0,0,0,10"
            ScrollViewer.CanContentScroll="True"
            VirtualizingStackPanel.IsVirtualizing="True"
            VirtualizingStackPanel.VirtualizationMode="Recycling"
            VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
            MouseDoubleClick="DiagramFileListBox_MouseDoubleClick" 
            SelectionChanged="DiagramFileListBox_SelectionChanged" >
              <ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                <DataTemplate>
                  <DataTemplate.Resources>                                        
                  </DataTemplate.Resources>
                  <Border Padding="0,2,0,2" 
                          CornerRadius="2" 
                          x:Name="DiagramItem" 
                          HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
                          VerticalAlignment="Top">
                    <StackPanel>
                      <WrapPanel HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
                                 Margin="0,0,10,0">
                        <Image MaxWidth="64" 
                               MaxHeight="100"  
                               Source="{Binding Path=ImageFilePath, Converter={StaticResource uriToImageConverter}}" 
                               Margin="3, 5, 10, 0" VerticalAlignment="Top"></Image>
                        <StackPanel>
                          <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=DiagramFileNameOnly}"  />
                          <TextBlock Foreground="White" 
                                     TextWrapping="WrapWithOverflow" 
                                     Text="{Binding Path=Preview}" 
                                     TextTrimming="CharacterEllipsis" 
                                     MaxHeight="100" 
                                     ClipToBounds="True" 
                                     VerticalAlignment="Top" />
                        </StackPanel>                      
                      </WrapPanel>
                      <Separator Foreground="Green" Opacity="0.5" />
                    </StackPanel>
                  </Border>
                </DataTemplate>
              </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
            </ListBox>
            
            <StackPanel Grid.Row="2" Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" Margin="0,0,0,4">
              <Button Height="30" Name="CreateNewDiagram" Template="{DynamicResource GlassButtonTemplate}" Click="CreateNewDiagram_Click">Create New Diagram</Button>
              <Button Template="{DynamicResource GlassButtonTemplate}" x:Name="RefreshDiagramList" Content="Refresh Diagram List" Click="RefreshDiagramList_Click" />
            </StackPanel>
            
          </Grid>
        </Border>
        
        <GridSplitter Grid.Column="1" Height="100" VerticalAlignment="Center" Width="3" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="0" Background="#66808080" />
        
        
        <!--
        This is the tabs on right column
        -->
        <TabControl 
        Grid.Column="2" 
        Name="DiagramTabs" 
        Background="{x:Null}" 
        Visibility="Hidden"
        ItemsSource="{StaticResource DesignTimeDiagramFiles}">
          
          <TabControl.ItemTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
              <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=DiagramFileNameOnly}"  />
            </DataTemplate>
          </TabControl.ItemTemplate>
          
          <TabControl.ContentTemplate>
            <DataTemplate>
              <plantuml:DiagramViewControl x:Name="DiagramView"
              DataContext="{Binding Path=SelectedItem, ElementName=DiagramTabs, Mode=TwoWay}" 
              HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
              VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
              OnAfterSave="DiagramViewControl_OnAfterSave" 
              OnBeforeSave="DiagramViewControl_OnBeforeSave" 
              OnClose="DiagramViewControl_OnClose"
              GotFocus="DiagramView_GotFocus"
              LostFocus="DiagramView_LostFocus">                
              </plantuml:DiagramViewControl>                            
            </DataTemplate>
          </TabControl.ContentTemplate>          
        </TabControl>
        
        <!--
        This is the welcome panel with fancy messages
        -->
        <Border x:Name="WelcomePanel" 
        Grid.Column="2" 
        HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
        VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
        Style="{DynamicResource BorderStyle}" 
        BorderBrush="{x:Null}" 
        CornerRadius="0,0,0,0">
          <Grid>
            <Rectangle HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
            VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
            Fill="Black" 
            Opacity="0.6" 
            RadiusX="0" 
            RadiusY="0" 
            StrokeThickness="1" />
            <StackPanel>
              <TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center" 
              FontSize="20" 
              FontWeight="Bold" 
              Margin="0,11,0,10">
                <Run Text="Welcome to PlantUML Designer"/></TextBlock>
              <Separator HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
              Height="1" />
              <TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Center"
              TextWrapping="Wrap"
              Margin="20" 
              FontSize="14" 
              VerticalAlignment="Center" >
                Enter the path of the folder on the location text box to load the diagrams from a folder.                
                Or you can just click on "Create New Diagram" to start creating a new diagram.                
              </TextBlock>
            </StackPanel>
          </Grid>                    
        </Border>
        
      </Grid>
      
      <!--
      This is the bottom row containing status message and progress bar
      -->
      <Grid Grid.Row="2">
        <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
          <ColumnDefinition />
          <ColumnDefinition Width="100"/>
        </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
          <RowDefinition />
        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <TextBlock Grid.Column="0" 
        Grid.Row="0" 
        x:Name="StatusMessage" 
        Width="Auto" 
        HorizontalAlignment="Left">
          <Run Text="Ready."/></TextBlock>
        <ProgressBar 
        x:Name="StatusProgressBar" 
        Foreground="LightGreen" 
        Background="Black" 
        Minimum="0" 
        Maximum="100" 
        Width="215" 
        IsIndeterminate="True"
        Visibility="Hidden" 
        Grid.ColumnSpan="2" 
        HorizontalAlignment="Right" />
      </Grid>      
      
    </Grid>
  </Grid>
</Window>

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