@kong-ui-public/dashboard-renderer

@kong-ui-public/dashboard-renderer

Render Analytics charts on a page from a JSON definition.

• Requirements
• Usage
  • Props
  • Events
  • Example
  • Slotted content
  • Auto-fit row content
• Editable Dashboard Features
• Editable Dashboard Events
• Dashboard Config Schema
  • Tile Definition
  • Chart Options
  • Chart Types
  • Common Chart Properties
  • Query Configuration
  • Time Range Configuration
  • Layout Configuration
  • Usage Example

Requirements

• vue must be initialized in the host application
• A plugin providing an AnalyticsBridge must be installed in the root of the application.
  • This plugin must provide the necessary methods to adhere to the AnalyticsBridge interface defined in @kong-ui-public/analytics-utilities.
  • The plugin's query method is in charge of passing the query to the correct API for the host app's environment.
  • See the sandbox plugin sandbox-query-provider.ts for an example that simply returns static data rather than consuming an API.
• The host application must supply peer dependencies for:
  • @kong-ui-public/analytics-chart
  • @kong-ui-public/analytics-utilities
  • @kong-ui-public/analytics-metric-provider
  • @kong-ui-public/i18n
  • @kong/kongponents
  • swrv
  • vue

Usage

Props

This component takes two properties:

• modelValue: The dashboard configuration and layout are provided as a two-way binding using v-model. When in editable mode, changes to tiles or the layout will automatically update the reactive reference bound to v-model.
• context: The time range that the dashboard should query, any additional filters that should be applied, and editing configuration.

Context Properties

Property	Type	Required	Default	Description
filters	AllFilters[]	Yes	-	Filters to be applied to the dashboard. Context filters are merged into tile specic filters. Filters that are not relevent to the tile's query datasource are ignored.
timeSpec	TimeRangeV4	No	7 days	The time range for queries. Tiles can provide their own time range, which will override the global time range for that tile.
tz	string	No	Local timezone	Timezone to include with queries, if different than the browser timezone
refreshInterval	number	No	DEFAULT_TILE_REFRESH_INTERVAL_MS	Interval for refreshing tiles
editable	boolean	No	false	Enables dashboard editing capabilities

Events

The DashboardRenderer component emits the following events.

Event	Payload	Description
tile-time-range-zoom	TileZoomEvent	Emitted when a timeseries chart tile is zoomed by selecting an area within the chart.

Example

<DashboardRenderer
  v-model="config"
  :context="context"
  @tile-time-range-zoom="onZoom"
/>

with the following data:

import type { DashboardRendererContext, DashboardConfig } from '@kong-ui-public/dashboard-renderer'
import { DashboardRenderer } from '@kong-ui-public/dashboard-renderer'

const context: DashboardRendererContext = {
  filters: [],
  timeSpec: {
    type: 'relative',
    time_range: '15M',
  },
  editable: true, // Enable editing capabilities
}

const config: DashboardConfig = {
  tiles: [
    {
      id: 'unique-tile-id', // Required for editable dashboards
      definition: {
        chart: {
          type: 'horizontal_bar',
        },
        // Request count by route
        query: {
          metrics: ['request_count'],
          dimensions: ['route']
        },
      },
      layout: {
        // Position at column 0, row 0
        position: {
          col: 0,
          row: 0,
        },
        // Spans 3 columns and 1 rows
        size: {
          cols: 3,
          rows: 1,
        }
      }
    },
    {
      definition: {
        chart: {
          type: 'top_n',
          chart_title: 'Top N Table',
          description: 'Table description',
        },
        // Top 5 routes by request_count
        query: {
          metrics: ['request_count'],
          dimensions: ['route'],
          limit: 5,
        },
      },
      layout: {
        // Position at column 3, row 0
        position: {
          col: 3,
          row: 0,
        },
        // Spans 3 columns and 1 rows
        size: {
          cols: 3,
          rows: 1,
        }
      }
    },
  ],
}

const onZoom = async (tileZoomEvent: TileZoomEvent) => {
  // Update the time spec passed to the dashboard.
}

Slotted content

<DashboardRenderer
  v-model="config"
  :context="context"
>
  <!-- use the `id` set in the tile config for the slot name -->
  <template #slot-1>
    <div>
      <h3>Custom Slot</h3>
      <p>This is a slotted tile</p>
    </div>
  </template>
</DashboardRenderer>

import type { DashboardRendererContext, DashboardConfig } from '@kong-ui-public/dashboard-renderer'
import { DashboardRenderer } from '@kong-ui-public/dashboard-renderer'

const context: DashboardRendererContext = {
  filters: [],
  timeSpec: {
    type: 'relative',
    time_range: '15M',
  },
}

const config: DashboardConfig = {
  tiles: [
    {
      // Line chart
      definition: {
        chart: {
          type: 'timeseries_line',
        },
        // requests by status code over time
        query: {
          metrics: ['request_count'],
          dimensions: ['status_code', 'time']
        },
      },
      layout: {
        // Position at column 0, row 0
        position: {
          col: 0,
          row: 0,
        },
        // Spans 3 columns and 1 rows
        size: {
          cols: 3,
          rows: 1,
        }
      }
    },
    {
      // Slottable tile
      definition: {
        chart: {
          type: 'slottable',
          id: 'slot-1' // slot name
        },
        query: {},
      },
      layout: {
        // Position at column 3, row 0
        position: {
          col: 3,
          row: 0,
        },
        // Spans 3 columns and 1 rows
        size: {
          cols: 3,
          rows: 1,
        }
      }
    },
  ],
}

Auto-fit row content

Note: this will only work in non-editable mode

This example will create a dynamically-sized row that fits to its content rather than being fixed at the configured row height. Note that this works because each chart is only rendered in 1 row; if a chart has fit_to_content and layout.size.rows > 1, the fit_to_content setting will be ignored.

Rendering AnalyticsChart components (e.g., horizontal bar, vertical bar, timeseries charts) with dynamic row heights may lead to undefined behavior. This option is best used with non-canvas charts (e.g., TopN charts).

import type { DashboardRendererContext, DashboardConfig } from '@kong-ui-public/dashboard-renderer'
import { DashboardRenderer } from '@kong-ui-public/dashboard-renderer'

const context: DashboardRendererContext = {
  filters: [],
  timeSpec: {
    type: 'relative',
    time_range: '15M',
  },
}

const config: DashboardConfig = {
  tiles: [
    {
      definition: {
        chart: {
          type: 'top_n',
          chart_title: 'Top N chart of mock data',
          description: 'Description'
        },
        query: {},
      },
      layout: {
        position: {
          col: 0,
          row: 0,
        },
        size: {
          cols: 4,
          rows: 1,
          fit_to_content: true,
        },
      },
    },
    {
      definition: {
        chart: {
          type: 'top_n',
          chart_title: 'Top N chart of mock data',
          description: 'Description',
        },
        query: {},
      },
      layout: {
        position: {
          col: 3,
          row: 0,
        },
        size: {
          cols: 2,
          rows: 1,
          fit_to_content: true,
        },
      },
    },
  ],
}

Editable Dashboard Example

const context: DashboardRendererContext = {
  filters: [],
  timeSpec: {
    type: 'relative',
    time_range: '15M',
  },
  editable: true, // Enable editing capabilities
}

const config = ref<DashboardConfig>({
  tiles: [
    {
      id: 'unique-tile-id', // Required for editable dashboards
      definition: {
        chart: {
          type: 'horizontal_bar',
        },
        query: {
          metrics: ['request_count'],
          dimensions: ['route']
        },
      },
      layout: {
        position: {
          col: 0,
          row: 0,
        },
        size: {
          cols: 3,
          rows: 1,
        }
      }
    }
  ]
})

watch(() => config.value.tiles, (tiles) => {
  // Watch for changes to tiles.
})

<DashboardRenderer
  v-model="config"
  :context="context"
  @edit-tile="handleEditTile"
/>

Editable Dashboard Features

When editable is enabled:

User Interface Features

• Tiles can be dragged and repositioned using the tile header
• Tiles can be resized using handles in the bottom corners
• Each tile displays an edit button and a kebab menu with additional options
• Tiles can be removed via the kebab menu

Editable Dashboard Events

The DashboardRenderer component emits the following events when in editable mode:

Event	Payload	Description
edit-tile	GridTile<TileDefinition>	Emitted when the edit button is clicked on a tile. The payload includes the complete tile configuration including its layout and metadata.
remove-tile	GridTile<TileDefinition>	Emitted when a tile is removed via the kebab menu. The payload includes the configuration of the removed tile.

<DashboardRenderer
  v-model="config"
  :context="context"
  @edit-tile="handleTileEdit"
  @remove-tile="handleTileRemoval"
/>

const handleEditTile = (tile: GridTile<TileDefinition>) => {
  // Handle tile editing, e.g., open an edit modal
  console.log('Editing tile:', tile.id)
}


const handleRemoveTile = (tile: GridTile<TileDefinition>) => {
  // Handle tile removal, e.g., update backend
  console.log('Removed tile:', tile.id)
}

watch(() => config.value.tiles, (tiles) => {
  // Watch for changes to tiles.
  console.log('Update tiles:', tiles)
})

Note: These events are only emitted when the dashboard is in editable mode (context.editable = true).

Note: When using editable dashboards, each tile should have a unique id property to properly track changes and handle events correctly. If no id is provided, one will be generated automatically, but this may lead to unexpected behavior when tracking changes to the tile.

Dashboard Config Schema

The dashboard configuration schema is defined in @kong-ui-public/analytics-utilities.

DashboardConfig

The root configuration type for a dashboard.

interface DashboardConfig {
  tiles: TileConfig[]         // Array of tile configurations
  tile_height?: number         // Optional height of each tile in pixels
}

Tile Config

Configuration for individual dashboard tiles.

interface TileConfig {
  definition: TileDefinition   // The tile's chart and query configuration
  layout: TileLayout           // The tile's position and size in the grid
  id?: string                  // Optional unique identifier (required for editable dashboards)
}

Tile Definition

Configuration for the chart and query within a tile.

interface TileDefinition {
  chart: ChartOptions         // Configuration for the chart type and options
  query: ValidDashboardQuery  // Configuration for the data query
}

Chart Options

Chart type and options configuration.

interface ChartOptions {
  type: DashboardTileType     // The type of chart
  chart_title?: string         // Optional title for the chart
  synthetics_data_key?: string  // Optional key for synthetic tests
  allow_csv_export?: boolean    // Optional flag to allow CSV export
  chart_dataset_colors?: AnalyticsChartColors | string[]  // Optional custom colors for datasets
}

Chart Types

The following chart types are supported:

• horizontal_bar: Horizontal bar chart
• vertical_bar: Vertical bar chart
• gauge: Gauge chart
• timeseries_line: Line chart for time series data
• timeseries_bar: Bar chart for time series data
• golden_signals: Metric cards showing key performance indicators
• top_n: Table showing top N results
• slottable: Custom content slot

Each chart type has its own configuration schema with specific options.

Common Chart Properties

Most chart types support these common properties:

• chart_title: String title for the chart
• synthetics_data_key: Key for synthetic tests (if applicable)
• allow_csv_export: Boolean to enable/disable CSV export
• chart_dataset_colors: Custom colors for datasets (object or array) { [key: string]: string } | string[]

Query Configuration

See here for explore query types.

Queries can be configured for three different data sources:

• advanced: Uses the advanced explore API
• basic: Uses the basic explore API
• ai: Uses the AI explore API

Each query type supports:

• metrics: Array of aggregations to collect
• dimensions: Array of attributes to group by (max 2)
• filters: Array of query filters
• time_range: Time range configuration (relative or absolute)
• granularity: Time bucket size for temporal queries
• limit: Number of results to return

Time Range Configuration

See here for time range types.

Note: Providing a time range in with the tile query will override the global time range provided in the dashboard context.

Two types of time ranges are supported:

• Relative:

{
  type: 'relative'
  time_range: string       // e.g., '1h', '7d'
  tz?: string              // Renderer defaults to browser timezone if not provided'
}

• Absolute:

{
  type: 'absolute'
  start: string           // Start timestamp
  end: string             // End timestamp
  tz?: string             // Timezone
}

Layout Configuration

The TileLayout type controls tile positioning and sizing:

interface TileLayout {
  position: {
    col: number            // Starting column (0-based)
    row: number            // Starting row (0-based)
  }
  size: {
    cols: number           // Number of columns to span
    rows: number           // Number of rows to span
    fit_to_content?: boolean // Enable auto-height for the row
  }
}

Usage Example

const dashboardConfig: DashboardConfig = {
  tiles: [{
    id: 'requests-by-route',
    definition: {
      chart: {
        type: 'horizontal_bar',
        chart_title: 'Requests by Route'
      },
      query: {
        datasource: 'advanced',
        metrics: ['request_count'],
        dimensions: ['route']
      }
    },
    layout: {
      position: { col: 0, row: 0 },
      size: { cols: 3, rows: 1 }
    }
  }]
}