Generate a diagram with the dot tool from the graphviz package

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Go

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// createDiagram generates a diagram image from the provided io.Reader written to the io.Writer.
func createDiagram(w io.Writer, r io.Reader) error {
	stderr := new(bytes.Buffer)
	args := []string{
		"-Glabel=Made on Cloud Run",
		"-Gfontsize=10",
		"-Glabeljust=right",
		"-Glabelloc=bottom",
		"-Gfontcolor=gray",
		"-Tpng",
	}
	cmd := exec.Command("/usr/bin/dot", args...)
	cmd.Stdin = r
	cmd.Stdout = w
	cmd.Stderr = stderr

	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("exec(%s) failed (%w): %s", cmd.Path, err, stderr.String())
	}

	return nil
}

Java

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// Generate a diagram based on a graphviz DOT diagram description.
public static InputStream createDiagram(String dot) {
  if (dot == null || dot.isEmpty()) {
    throw new NullPointerException("syntax: no graphviz definition provided");
  }
  // Adds a watermark to the dot graphic.
  List<String> args = new ArrayList<>();
  args.add("/usr/bin/dot");
  args.add("-Glabel=\"Made on Cloud Run\"");
  args.add("-Gfontsize=10");
  args.add("-Glabeljust=right");
  args.add("-Glabelloc=bottom");
  args.add("-Gfontcolor=gray");
  args.add("-Tpng");

  StringBuilder output = new StringBuilder();
  InputStream stdout = null;
  try {
    ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder(args);
    Process process = pb.start();
    OutputStream stdin = process.getOutputStream();
    stdout = process.getInputStream();
    // The Graphviz dot program reads from stdin.
    Writer writer = new OutputStreamWriter(stdin, "UTF-8");
    writer.write(dot);
    writer.close();
    process.waitFor();
  } catch (Exception e) {
    System.out.println(e);
  }
  return stdout;
}

Node.js

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// Generate a diagram based on a graphviz DOT diagram description.
const createDiagram = dot => {
  if (!dot) {
    throw new Error('syntax: no graphviz definition provided');
  }

  // Adds a watermark to the dot graphic.
  const dotFlags = [
    '-Glabel="Made on Cloud Run"',
    '-Gfontsize=10',
    '-Glabeljust=right',
    '-Glabelloc=bottom',
    '-Gfontcolor=gray',
  ].join(' ');

  const image = execSync(`/usr/bin/dot ${dotFlags} -Tpng`, {
    input: dot,
  });
  return image;
};

Python

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def create_diagram(dot):
    """Generates a diagram based on a graphviz DOT diagram description.

    Args:
        dot: diagram description in graphviz DOT syntax

    Returns:
        A diagram in the PNG image format.
    """
    if not dot:
        raise Exception("syntax: no graphviz definition provided")

    dot_args = [  # These args add a watermark to the dot graphic.
        "-Glabel=Made on Cloud Run",
        "-Gfontsize=10",
        "-Glabeljust=right",
        "-Glabelloc=bottom",
        "-Gfontcolor=gray",
        "-Tpng",
    ]

    # Uses local `dot` binary from Graphviz:
    # https://graphviz.gitlab.io
    image = subprocess.run(
        ["dot"] + dot_args, input=dot.encode("utf-8"), stdout=subprocess.PIPE
    ).stdout

    if not image:
        raise Exception("syntax: bad graphviz definition provided")
    return image

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