UML
Interaction diagrams
A subset of behavior diagrams, emphasize the flow of control and data among the things in the system being modeled
Sequence diagram
Behavioural. An interaction diagram that shows how processes operate with one another and in what order. It is a construct of a Message Sequence Chart. A sequence diagram shows object interactions arranged in time sequence. It depicts the objects and classes involved in the scenario and the sequence of messages exchanged between the objects needed to carry out the functionality of the scenario.
Use case diagram
Behavioural. At its simplest is a representation of a user's interaction with the system that shows the relationship between the user and the different use cases in which the user is involved. A use case diagram can identify the different types of users of a system and the different use cases and will often be accompanied by other types of diagrams as well.
Activity diagram
Behavioural. Graphical representations of workflows of stepwise activities and actions with support for choice, iteration and concurrency.
Communication diagram
Behavioural. Models the interactions between objects or parts in terms of sequenced messages. Communication diagrams represent a combination of information taken from Class, Sequence, and Use Case Diagrams describing both the static structure and dynamic behavior of a system.
State diagram
Behavioural. State Machine Diagram
Timing diagram
Behavioural. explore the behaviors of objects throughout a given period of time. A timing diagram is a special form of a sequence diagram. The differences between timing diagram and sequence diagram are the axes are reversed so that the time is increased from left to right and the lifelines are shown in separate compartments arranged vertically.
Component diagram
Code structure
Structural diagram
Emphasize the things that must be present in the system being modelled. used extensively in documenting the software architecture of software systems
Behavioural diagram
Emphasize what must happen in the system being modelled. used extensively to describe the functionality of software systems
Deployment diagram
Mapping of software to hardware
Sequence diagram
Object message passing structure
Use case diagram
Relation of actors to system functions
Object diagram
Same as class - only using class instances (objects)
Activity diagram
Sequential flow of activities ie. Action states
State diagram
States of objects in a particular class
Class diagram
Static class structure
Class diagram
Structural. A static diagram that describes the system's classes, their attributes, methods, and the relationships among objects.
Component diagram
Structural. Depicts how components are wired together to form larger components and or software systems. They are used to illustrate the structure of arbitrarily complex systems.
Package diagram
Structural. Depicts the dependencies between the packages that make up a model.
Deployment diagram
Structural. Models the physical deployment of artifacts on nodes.
Object diagram
Structural. Shows a complete or partial view of the structure of a modeled system at a specific time.
Composite structure diagram
Structural. Static structure diagram, that shows the internal composition of a class and the collaborations that this structure makes possible.
