getappmap / getappmap/appmap-java

Enrich sequence diagram with JavaDoc comments

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Description

It would be useful to have more context for methods and call points in sequence diagrams. This would allow them to be demonstrated to analysts, customers and the product owner - people who do not have programming skills, but understand natural language.

In the past, I've made diagrams like this using my aspect-based instrumentation code and comment extractor from Java project sources.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing how this Java agent produces sequence diagrams and how method or call-point context is represented. Compare the requested JavaDoc extraction with the linked extract-javadoc project and the author's aspect-based instrumentation approach; done means sequence diagrams expose useful natural-language method context for non-programmers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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