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How to Dump Workflows
=====================

To help you debug your workflows, you can generate a visual representation of
them as SVG or PNG images. First, install any of these free and open source
applications needed to generate the images:

* `Graphviz`_, provides the ``dot`` command;
* `PlantUML`_, provides the ``plantuml.jar`` file (which requires Java).

If you are defining the workflow inside a Symfony application, run this command
to dump it as an image:

.. code-block:: terminal

    # using Graphviz's 'dot' and SVG images
    $ php bin/console workflow:dump workflow-name | dot -Tsvg -o graph.svg

    # using Graphviz's 'dot' and PNG images
    $ php bin/console workflow:dump workflow-name | dot -Tpng -o graph.png

    # using PlantUML's 'plantuml.jar'
    $ php bin/console workflow:dump workflow_name --dump-format=puml | java -jar plantuml.jar -p  > graph.png

    # highlight 'place1' and 'place2' in the dumped workflow
    $ php bin/console workflow:dump workflow-name place1 place2 | dot -Tsvg -o graph.svg

The DOT image will look like this:

.. image:: /_images/components/workflow/blogpost.png

The PlantUML image will look like this:

.. image:: /_images/components/workflow/blogpost_puml.png

If you are creating workflows outside of a Symfony application, use the
``GraphvizDumper`` or ``StateMachineGraphvizDumper`` class to create the DOT
files and ``PlantUmlDumper`` to create the PlantUML files::

    // Add this code to a PHP script; for example: dump-graph.php
    $dumper = new GraphvizDumper();
    echo $dumper->dump($definition);

    # if you prefer PlantUML, use this code:
    # $dumper = new PlantUmlDumper();
    # echo $dumper->dump($definition);

.. code-block:: terminal

    # replace 'dump-graph.php' by the name of your PHP script
    $ php dump-graph.php | dot -Tsvg -o graph.svg
    $ php dump-graph.php | java -jar plantuml.jar -p  > graph.png

Styling
-------

You can use ``metadata`` with the following keys to style the workflow:

* for places:

  * ``bg_color``: a color;
  * ``description``: a string that describes the state.
  
* for transitions:

  * ``label``: a string that replaces the name of the transition;
  * ``color``: a color;
  * ``arrow_color``: a color.

Strings can include ``\n`` characters to display the contents in multiple lines.
Colors can be defined as:

* a color name from `PlantUML's color list`_;
* an hexadecimal color (both ``#AABBCC`` and ``#ABC`` formats are supported).

Below is the configuration for the pull request state machine with styling added.

.. configuration-block::

    .. code-block:: yaml

        # config/packages/workflow.yaml
        framework:
            workflows:
                pull_request:
                    type: 'state_machine'
                    marking_store:
                        type: 'method'
                        property: 'currentPlace'
                    supports:
                        - App\Entity\PullRequest
                    initial_marking: start
                    places:
                        start: ~
                        coding: ~
                        test: ~
                        review:
                            metadata:
                                description: Human review
                        merged: ~
                        closed:
                            metadata:
                                bg_color: DeepSkyBlue
                    transitions:
                        submit:
                            from: start
                            to: test
                        update:
                            from: [coding, test, review]
                            to: test
                            metadata:
                                arrow_color: Turquoise
                        wait_for_review:
                            from: test
                            to: review
                            metadata:
                                color: Orange
                        request_change:
                            from: review
                            to: coding
                        accept:
                            from: review
                            to: merged
                            metadata:
                                label: Accept PR
                        reject:
                            from: review
                            to: closed
                        reopen:
                            from: closed
                            to: review

    .. code-block:: xml

        <!-- config/packages/workflow.xml -->
        <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
        <container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
            xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
            xmlns:framework="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony"
            xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services https://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd
                http://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony https://symfony.com/schema/dic/symfony/symfony-1.0.xsd"
        >

            <framework:config>
                <framework:workflow name="pull_request" type="state_machine">
                    <framework:marking-store>
                        <framework:type>method</framework:type>
                        <framework:property>currentPlace</framework:property>
                    </framework:marking-store>

                    <framework:support>App\Entity\PullRequest</framework:support>

                    <framework:initial_marking>start</framework:initial_marking>

                    <framework:place>start</framework:place>
                    <framework:place>coding</framework:place>
                    <framework:place>test</framework:place>
                    <framework:place name="review">
                        <framework:metadata>
                            <framework:description>Human review</framework:description>
                        </framework:metadata>
                    </framework:place>
                    <framework:place>merged</framework:place>
                    <framework:place name="closed">
                        <framework:metadata>
                            <framework:bg_color>DeepSkyBlue</framework:bg_color>
                        </framework:metadata>
                    </framework:place>
                    </framework:place>

                    <framework:transition name="submit">
                        <framework:from>start</framework:from>

                        <framework:to>test</framework:to>
                    </framework:transition>

                    <framework:transition name="update">
                        <framework:from>coding</framework:from>
                        <framework:from>test</framework:from>
                        <framework:from>review</framework:from>

                        <framework:to>test</framework:to>

                        <framework:metadata>
                            <framework:arrow_color>Turquoise</framework:arrow_color>
                        </framework:metadata>
                    </framework:transition>

                    <framework:transition name="wait_for_review">
                        <framework:from>test</framework:from>

                        <framework:to>review</framework:to>

                        <framework:metadata>
                            <framework:color>Orange</framework:color>
                        </framework:metadata>
                    </framework:transition>

                    <framework:transition name="request_change">
                        <framework:from>review</framework:from>

                        <framework:to>coding</framework:to>
                    </framework:transition>

                    <framework:transition name="accept">
                        <framework:from>review</framework:from>

                        <framework:to>merged</framework:to>

                        <framework:metadata>
                            <framework:label>Accept PR</framework:label>
                        </framework:metadata>
                    </framework:transition>

                    <framework:transition name="reject">
                        <framework:from>review</framework:from>

                        <framework:to>closed</framework:to>
                    </framework:transition>

                    <framework:transition name="reopen">
                        <framework:from>closed</framework:from>

                        <framework:to>review</framework:to>
                    </framework:transition>

                </framework:workflow>

            </framework:config>
        </container>

    .. code-block:: php

        // config/packages/workflow.php
        $container->loadFromExtension('framework', [
            // ...
            'workflows' => [
                'pull_request' => [
                    'type' => 'state_machine',
                    'marking_store' => [
                        type: 'method',
                        property: 'currentPlace',
                    ],
                    'supports' => ['App\Entity\PullRequest'],
                    'initial_marking' => 'start',
                    'places' => [
                        'start',
                        'coding',
                        'test',
                        'review' => [
                          'metadata' => [
                              'description' => 'Human review',
                          ],
                        ],
                        'merged',
                        'closed' => [
                          'metadata' => [
                              'bg_color' => 'DeepSkyBlue',
                          ],
                        ],
                    ],
                    'transitions' => [
                        'submit'=> [
                            'from' => 'start',
                            'to' => 'test',
                        ],
                        'update'=> [
                            'from' => ['coding', 'test', 'review'],
                            'to' => 'test',
                            'metadata' => [
                                'arrow_color' => 'Turquoise',
                            ],
                        ],
                        'wait_for_review'=> [
                            'from' => 'test',
                            'to' => 'review',
                            'metadata' => [
                                'color' => 'Orange',
                            ],
                        ],
                        'request_change'=> [
                            'from' => 'review',
                            'to' => 'coding',
                        ],
                        'accept'=> [
                            'from' => 'review',
                            'to' => 'merged',
                            'metadata' => [
                                'label' => 'Accept PR',
                            ],
                        ],
                        'reject'=> [
                            'from' => 'review',
                            'to' => 'closed',
                        ],
                        'reopen'=> [
                            'from' => 'start',
                            'to' => 'review',
                        ],
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ]);

The PlantUML image will look like this:

.. image:: /_images/components/workflow/pull_request_puml_styled.png

.. _`Graphviz`: http://www.graphviz.org
.. _`PlantUML`: https://plantuml.com/
.. _`PlantUML's color list`: https://plantuml.com/color