plantuml - draw note above activity diagram

Question

I found a good activity diagram at here but no source code.it looks like below:

I try to draw it with plantuml, below is my code:

@startuml
skinparam linetype ortho

(*) -down-> "clone repository"
note right
A:git clone url/to/repository
scp -p url/to/hooks/commit_msg repository/.git/hooks
end note
-down->[get an assignment] "coding"
-down-> "commit locally"
note right
B:git add xxx
git commit
end note
-down-> "review"
note right
C:git push origin refs/for/<branch>
end note
if "" then
  -left->[rejected] "rework"
  -up-> "recommit"
'note left
'D:git add xxx
'git commit --amend
'end note
  -right-> "review"
else
  --right-->[approved] "submit"
note right: E:click "submit" on on corresponding gerrit page
  -up-> "update local repository"
note right
F:git pull --rebase
end note
  -left->[get another task(a new cycle)] "coding"
@enduml

The output is:

Obviously, still not as original diagram:

1. Notes above/below doesn't work, not sure how to do it (such as E note should below)
2. The center flow not in straight line.
3. The "submit" to "update local repository" has changed 2 times.

How can I improve it just the same as original output?

Merriment

To add notes to the top of an activity, use note top right after the activity. For bottom use note bottom. Other than that, it's a lot of trial and error with different sizes of arrows. – Glasgo

Answer 1

plantuml will place node automatically, if you want to put node on precise position, TikZ can probably do better:

\documentclass[convert={outfile=\jobname.png}]{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,chains,positioning,shapes,scopes,quotes,decorations.markings,shapes.multipart,shapes.callouts}
\begin{document}

\newcommand{\ann}[3][]
{
  \node[align=center, draw=noteBorderColor,fill=noteBackgroundColor,
        rectangle callout, anchor=pointer,
        callout relative pointer={(#2)},#1] {#3};
}
 \begin{tikzpicture}[>=latex,node distance =8mm,
    every text node part/.style={align=left},
    start chain = going below,
    base/.style = {draw, rounded corners,
                   minimum width=20mm, minimum height=4mm,
                   align=center,
                   inner sep=1mm, outer sep=0mm,
                   },
     box/.style = {base, on chain, join=by {->}},
   start/.style = {box,minimum size=2mm,circle,fill=black},
     end/.style = {box,circle, on chain},
decision/.style = {box, diamond, aspect=1,
                   rounded corners=0pt, minimum size=2mm}
   ]
\definecolor{noteBackgroundColor}{RGB}{251,251,119}
\definecolor{noteBorderColor}{RGB}{168,0,54}

\node[start] (A) {};
\node[box] (B) {clone repository};
\ann[right=9mm of B]{182:8mm}{git clone url/to/repository \\scp -p url/to/hooks/commit\_msg repository/.git/hooks};
\node[box] (C) {coding};
\node[box] (D) {commit locally};
\ann[right=9mm of D]{182:8mm}{git add xxx \\ git commit};
\node[box] (E) {review};
\ann[right=9mm of E]{182:8mm}{git push origin refs/for/branch};
\node[decision] (F) {};
{[start branch]
  \node[box,left=2cm of F] (G) {rework};
  \node[box,on chain=going above] (H) {recommit};
  \ann[above=5mm of H]{270:4mm}{git add xxx \\ git commit --amend};
}
{[start branch]
  \node[box,right=6cm of F] (I) {submit};
  \ann[below=5mm of I]{90:4mm}{click "submit" on corresponding gerrit page};

  \node[base]  (J)  at (I |- C) {update local repository};
  \ann[right=9mm of J]{182:8mm}{git pull --rebase};
}
\draw[->] (H) -- (E);
\draw[->] (F) -- (I);
\draw[->] (J) --node [above] {get another task(new cycle)} (C);
\draw[red,->] (I) edge (J) (J) to (C);
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

Output:

Turnbow

Answer 2

Is this what you need actuelly?

There is no magic to create this kind of pic but to adjust the length of arrow carefully. You can fullfill " " to extend the arrows.

source code:

@startuml
skinparam linetype ortho

(*) -down-> "clone repository"
note right
A:git clone url/to/repository
scp -p url/to/hooks/commit_msg repository/.git/hooks
end note
-down->[get an assignment] "coding"
-down-> "commit locally"
note right
B:git add xxx
git commit
end note
-down-> "review"
note right
C:git push origin refs/for/<branch>
end note
if "" then
  -left->[ rejected] "rework"
  -up-> "recommit"
'note left
'D:git add xxx
'git commit --amend
'end note
  -right-> [       ]"review"
else
  --right-->[                              approved                              ] "submit"
note right: E:click "submit" on on corresponding gerrit page
  -up-> "update local repository"
note right
F:git pull --rebase
end note
  -left->[              get another task(a new cycle)] "coding"
@enduml

Bigner