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PanelPlugin

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PanelPlugin class

Signature

export declare class PanelPlugin<TOptions = any, TFieldConfigOptions extends object = any> extends GrafanaPlugin<PanelPluginMeta>

Import

import { PanelPlugin } from '@grafana/data';

Constructors

Constructor	Modifiers	Description
constructor(panel)		Constructs a new instance of the `PanelPlugin` class

Properties

Property	Type	Description
angularPanelCtrl	`any`	Legacy angular ctrl. If this exists it will be used instead of the panel
dataSupport	`PanelPluginDataSupport`
defaults	`{} \| null`
editor	`ComponentClass<PanelEditorProps<TOptions>>`
fieldConfigDefaults	`FieldConfigSource<TFieldConfigOptions>`
fieldConfigRegistry	`FieldConfigOptionsRegistry`
noPadding	`boolean`
onPanelMigration	`PanelMigrationHandler<TOptions>`
onPanelTypeChanged	`PanelTypeChangedHandler<TOptions>`
optionEditors	`PanelOptionEditorsRegistry`
panel	`ComponentType<PanelProps<TOptions>> \| null`

Methods

Method	Modifiers	Description
setDataSupport(support)		Tells Grafana if the plugin should subscribe to annotation and alertState results.
setDefaults(defaults)
setEditor(editor)
setMigrationHandler(handler)		This function is called before the panel first loads if the current version is different than the version that was saved.This is a good place to support any changes to the options model
setNoPadding()
setPanelChangeHandler(handler)		This function is called when the visualization was changed. This passes in the panel model for previous visualisation options inspection and panel model updates.This is useful for supporting PanelModel API updates when changing between Angular and React panels.
setPanelOptions(builder)		Enables panel options editor creation
useFieldConfig(config)		Allows specifying which standard field config options panel should use and defining default values

constructor(panel)

Constructs a new instance of the PanelPlugin class

Signature

constructor(panel: ComponentType<PanelProps<TOptions>> | null);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
panel	`ComponentType<PanelProps<TOptions>> \| null`

angularPanelCtrl property

Legacy angular ctrl. If this exists it will be used instead of the panel

Signature

angularPanelCtrl?: any;

dataSupport property

Signature

dataSupport: PanelPluginDataSupport;

defaults property

Signature

get defaults(): {} | null;

editor property

Signature

editor?: ComponentClass<PanelEditorProps<TOptions>>;

fieldConfigDefaults property

Signature

get fieldConfigDefaults(): FieldConfigSource<TFieldConfigOptions>;

fieldConfigRegistry property

Signature

get fieldConfigRegistry(): FieldConfigOptionsRegistry;

noPadding property

Signature

noPadding?: boolean;

onPanelMigration property

Signature

onPanelMigration?: PanelMigrationHandler<TOptions>;

onPanelTypeChanged property

Signature

onPanelTypeChanged?: PanelTypeChangedHandler<TOptions>;

optionEditors property

Signature

get optionEditors(): PanelOptionEditorsRegistry;

panel property

Signature

panel: ComponentType<PanelProps<TOptions>> | null;

setDataSupport method

Tells Grafana if the plugin should subscribe to annotation and alertState results.

Signature

setDataSupport(support: Partial<PanelPluginDataSupport>): this;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
support	`Partial<PanelPluginDataSupport>`

Returns:

this

Example


import { ShapePanel } from './ShapePanel';

interface ShapePanelOptions {}

export const plugin = new PanelPlugin<ShapePanelOptions>(ShapePanel)
    .useFieldConfig({})
    ...
    ...
    .setDataSupport({
      annotations: true,
      alertStates: true,
    });

setDefaults method

Signature

setDefaults(defaults: TOptions): this;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
defaults	`TOptions`

Returns:

this

setEditor method

Signature

setEditor(editor: ComponentClass<PanelEditorProps<TOptions>>): this;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
editor	`ComponentClass<PanelEditorProps<TOptions>>`

Returns:

this

setMigrationHandler method

This function is called before the panel first loads if the current version is different than the version that was saved.

This is a good place to support any changes to the options model

Signature

setMigrationHandler(handler: PanelMigrationHandler<TOptions>): this;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
handler	`PanelMigrationHandler<TOptions>`

Returns:

this

setNoPadding method

Signature

setNoPadding(): this;

Returns:

this

setPanelChangeHandler method

This function is called when the visualization was changed. This passes in the panel model for previous visualisation options inspection and panel model updates.

This is useful for supporting PanelModel API updates when changing between Angular and React panels.

Signature

setPanelChangeHandler(handler: PanelTypeChangedHandler): this;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
handler	`PanelTypeChangedHandler`

Returns:

this

setPanelOptions method

Enables panel options editor creation

Signature

setPanelOptions(builder: (builder: PanelOptionsEditorBuilder<TOptions>) => void): this;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
builder	`(builder: PanelOptionsEditorBuilder<TOptions>) => void`

Returns:

this

Example


import { ShapePanel } from './ShapePanel';

interface ShapePanelOptions {}

export const plugin = new PanelPlugin<ShapePanelOptions>(ShapePanel)
  .setPanelOptions(builder => {
    builder
      .addSelect({
        id: 'shape',
        name: 'Shape',
        description: 'Select shape to render'
        settings: {
          options: [
            {value: 'circle', label: 'Circle' },
            {value: 'square', label: 'Square },
            {value: 'triangle', label: 'Triangle }
           ]
        },
      })
  })

useFieldConfig method

Allows specifying which standard field config options panel should use and defining default values

Signature

useFieldConfig(config?: SetFieldConfigOptionsArgs<TFieldConfigOptions>): this;

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
config	`SetFieldConfigOptionsArgs<TFieldConfigOptions>`

Returns:

this

Example


import { ShapePanel } from './ShapePanel';

interface ShapePanelOptions {}

// when plugin should use all standard options
export const plugin = new PanelPlugin<ShapePanelOptions>(ShapePanel)
 .useFieldConfig();

// when plugin should only display specific standard options
// note, that options will be displayed in the order they are provided
export const plugin = new PanelPlugin<ShapePanelOptions>(ShapePanel)
 .useFieldConfig({
   standardOptions: [FieldConfigProperty.Min, FieldConfigProperty.Max]
  });

// when standard option's default value needs to be provided
export const plugin = new PanelPlugin<ShapePanelOptions>(ShapePanel)
 .useFieldConfig({
   standardOptions: [FieldConfigProperty.Min, FieldConfigProperty.Max],
   standardOptionsDefaults: {
     [FieldConfigProperty.Min]: 20,
     [FieldConfigProperty.Max]: 100
   }
 });

// when custom field config options needs to be provided
export const plugin = new PanelPlugin<ShapePanelOptions>(ShapePanel)
 .useFieldConfig({
   useCustomConfig: builder => {
     builder
      .addNumberInput({
        id: 'shapeBorderWidth',
        name: 'Border width',
        description: 'Border width of the shape',
        settings: {
          min: 1,
          max: 5,
        },
      })
      .addSelect({
        id: 'displayMode',
        name: 'Display mode',
        description: 'How the shape shout be rendered'
        settings: {
        options: [{value: 'fill', label: 'Fill' }, {value: 'transparent', label: 'Transparent }]
      },
    })
  },
 });