Model API Output compatible with Modeler

Camunda 7 Topics Discussion & Questions
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Hi there,

I am trying to create a model using the API (NOT the newer fluent) and I came across a problem.
When following this User Guide | camunda BPM docs what I am doing as a last step, instead of exporting to a file, is Bpmn.convertToString(modelInstance); and the output is the following (expected one I guess):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<definitions id="definitions_a306304c-e2b6-418c-8fbb-e9f529e0b4b5" targetNamespace="https://camunda.org/examples" xmlns="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL">
  <process id="process_8648a8b5-7581-43f6-bf33-cf207ba9813a">
    <startEvent id="start">
      <outgoing>flow1</outgoing>
    </startEvent>
    <userTask id="task" name="User Task">
      <incoming>flow1</incoming>
      <outgoing>flow2</outgoing>
    </userTask>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow1" sourceRef="start" targetRef="task"/>
    <endEvent id="end">
      <incoming>flow2</incoming>
    </endEvent>
    <sequenceFlow id="flow2" sourceRef="task" targetRef="end"/>
  </process>
</definitions>

Then, I am trying to open it with the Camunda Modeler and it is not possible. My understanding is that Modeler expects the BPMN standard format.

Hence my question: is there any way to programmatically (via API) export the definition showed above to the format Modeler expects?

Thanks

2

For anyone interested in it or having the same issue, basically Modeler needs the BPMNDiagram as a part of the definitions, which means that does not infer it, when not present, based on the actual Process.
What I ended up doing is adding BpmnDiagram and BpmnPlane accordingly.