pva@gentoo.org Peter Volkov java PlantUMLis a component that allows to quickly write: sequence diagram, use case diagram, class diagram, activity diagram, component diagram, state diagram, object diagram and wireframe graphical interface. Diagrams are defined in a text file using a simple and intuitive language. This can be used within many other tools. Images can be generated in PNG or SVG format. It is also possible to generate ASCII art diagrams (only for sequence diagrams).