Added: new script 'render-plantuml': renders plantuml text as image in note preview panel

render-plantuml/info.json

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+{
+  "name": "Support for PlantUML in notes",
+  "identifier": "render-plantuml",
+  "script": "render-plantuml.qml",
+  "authors": ["@nikhilw"],
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "minAppVersion": "17.05.7",
+  "description" : "This script renders any plantuml text embedded in a note with the language hint, into a uml diagram. It needs node.js (<a href=\"https://nodejs.org/en/download/\">https://nodejs.org/en/download/</a>), java (<a href=\"https://java.com/en/download/\">https://java.com/en/download/</a>) and plantuml (<a href=\"http://plantuml.com/download\">http://plantuml.com/download</a>) to be installed. Install node and java. download the plantuml jar and provide the full path in script settings."
+}

render-plantuml/render-plantuml.qml

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+import QtQml 2.0
+
+/**
+ * This script renders any plantuml text embedded in a note with the language hint, into a uml diagram.
+ * 
+    * Dependencies:
+    * Node.js: https://nodejs.org/en/download/
+    * java: https://java.com/en/download/
+    * plantuml: http://plantuml.com/download
+    * 
+    * Install node and java. download the plantuml jar and provide the full path to the script.
+    *
+ */
+QtObject {
+    property string javaExePath;
+    property string plantumlJarPath;
+    property string workDir;
+
+    // register your settings variables so the user can set them in the script settings
+    property variant settingsVariables: [
+        {
+            "identifier": "javaExePath",
+            "name": "Path to Java executable",
+            "description": "Please enter path to your java executable, or just mention the 'java' if it is already on path:",
+            "type": "file",
+            "default": "java"
+        },
+        {
+            "identifier": "plantumlJarPath",
+            "name": "Path to plantuml jar",
+            "description": "Please enter absolute path to plantuml jar file:",
+            "type": "file",
+            "default": "/home/nikhil/softs/plantuml/plantuml.jar"
+        },
+        {
+            "identifier": "workDir",
+            "name": "Working directory",
+            "description": "Please enter a path to be used as working directory i.e. temporary directory for file creation:",
+            "type": "file",
+            "default": "/tmp"
+        }
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * This function is called when the markdown html of a note is generated
+     * 
+     * It allows you to modify this html
+     * This is for example called before by the note preview
+     * 
+     * @param {Note} note - the note object
+     * @param {string} html - the html that is about to being rendered
+     * @return {string} the modfied html or an empty string if nothing should be modified
+     */
+    function noteToMarkdownHtmlHook(note, html) {
+        var matches = html.match(/language-plantuml\"\>([\s\S]*?)<\/pre/gmi);
+
+        var index = 0;
+        html = html.replace(/<pre><code class=\"language-plantuml\"\>([\s\S]*?)<\/pre>/gmi, function(matchedStr, g1) {
+        	var matchedUml = g1.replace(/\n/gi, "\\n");
+			var filePath = workDir + "/" + note.id + "_" + (++index);
+			var plantumlFilePath = filePath + ".plantuml";
+
+			var params = ["-e", "require('fs').writeFileSync('" + plantumlFilePath + "', \"" + matchedUml + "\", 'utf8');"];
+        	var result = script.startSynchronousProcess("node", params, html);
+        	
+//			script.log(additionalPumlParams);
+        	params = ["-jar", plantumlJarPath, "-o", workDir, " ", plantumlFilePath];
+        	result = script.startSynchronousProcess(javaExePath, params, html); //["-jar", plantumlJarPath, "-o", workDir, filePath]
+        	
+        	return "<div><img src=\"file://" + filePath + ".png\" alt=\"Wait for it..\"/></div>" + matchedStr;
+        });
+        
+        return html;
+    }
+}
+
+// Future plans:
+// TODO: Allow for passingin addtional parameters to plantuml.
+// TODO: Allow for replacing the markup in the rendered preview with image instead of keeping both.
+// TODO: Optimize image creation by combining img generation in a single java command instead of in a loop.
+
+