Add custom stereotypes

[Riduidel]

I would like to add custom stereotypes to Container(...) but the current syntax don't allow that.

My precise use case is two-fold : I have deployment diagrams built with Structurizr-plantuml and I would like to highlight

1. Containers defined in architecture diagram but not deployed (<missing> containers)
2. Container version (and the match of this version with the one defined in architecture)

How can I do that if I can't put a stereotype and have a custom rendering done with skinParam ?

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[adrianvlupu]

Hi,

You can create your own stereotypes outside of C4-PlantUML

@startuml
!include https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adrianvlupu/C4-PlantUML/latest/C4_Container.puml

skinparam rectangle<<missing_container>> {
    StereotypeFontColor $ELEMENT_FONT_COLOR
    FontColor $ELEMENT_FONT_COLOR
    BackgroundColor $CONTAINER_BG_COLOR
    BorderColor $CONTAINER_BORDER_COLOR
}
!unquoted procedure Missing($alias, $label, $techn, $descr="", $sprite="")
rectangle "$getContainer($label, $techn, $descr, $sprite)" <<missing_container>> as $alias
!endprocedure


Missing(missing_app, "Web APplication", "C#", "Description text")
Container(web_app, "Web Application", "Java, Spring MVC", "Delivers the static content and the Internet banking SPA")
@enduml

[kirchsth]

@Riduidel: I think my PR #107 should solve your requirements. You could check it via my local branch https://github.com/kirchsth/C4-PlantUML.
E.g.
Entities can be decorated with tags and explained via dynamic calculated legends, for example:

@startuml
!include https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kirchsth/C4-PlantUML/extended/C4_Container.puml

AddTagSupport("v1.0", $borderColor="#d73027")
AddTagSupport("v1.1", $fontColor="#d73027")

Person(user, "Customer", "People that need products")
Person(admin, "Administrator", "People that administrates the products via the new v1.1 components", $tags="v1.1")
Container(spa, "SPA", "angular", "The main interface that the customer interacts with via v1.0", $tags="v1.0")
Container(spaAdmin, "Admin SPA", "angular", "The administrator interface that the customer interacts with via new v1.1", $tags="v1.1")
Container(api, "API", "java", "Handles all business logic (incl. new v1.1 extensions)", $tags="v1.0+v1.1")
ContainerDb(db, "Database", "Microsoft SQL", "Holds product, order and invoice information")

Rel(user, spa, "Uses", "https")
Rel(spa, api, "Uses", "https")
Rel_R(api, db, "Reads/Writes")
Rel(admin, spaAdmin, "Uses", "https")
Rel(spaAdmin, api, "Uses", "https")

SHOW_DYNAMIC_LEGEND()
@enduml

Best regards
Helmut