archi-scripts

Small scripts for Archi users, shared under the MIT licence.

assign_diagram.ajs: link an element to another view

Select an element on a diagram, pick any view in your model from a drop-down list, and the script draws a small handle on the element that links to that view. In Archi, double-click the handle to open the view. In Archi's HTML report (Report > HTML…) the handle becomes a click-through link, so readers can move from a capability to its own diagram, and on from there.

Requirements

• Archi (tested on 5.7.0)
• jArchi, Archi's scripting plugin (tested on 1.11.0)

jArchi is available to supporters of the Archi project. I'm one, and recommend it if you use Archi seriously.

Install

Copy jarchi/assign_diagram.ajs into your jArchi scripts folder (set under Preferences > Scripting). It then appears in the Scripts Manager.

Use

1. Open your model and a diagram.
2. Select exactly one element on that diagram.
3. Run assign_diagram.ajs from the Scripts Manager.
4. A dialog lists every view in the model. Type to narrow the list.
5. Pick a view and confirm.
6. A small handle appears at the bottom-right of the element, linking to that view.
7. Save the model yourself: the script never saves.

Good to know

• One element per run. With nothing or several things selected, the script tells you and stops.
• An element can carry several handles; each new one steps to the left of the previous one. If the element is too small for another handle, nothing is placed and you're told why.
• To remove a handle, select it on the diagram and press Delete.
• Handle size and spacing are two constants at the top of the script (ASSIGN_TILE, ASSIGN_INSET).

html-report/

Planned: small post-processing tweaks for Archi's HTML report.

Licence

MIT. See LICENSE.

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