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Mock

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Grafana Mock datasource plugin

:warning: This datasource plugin is in beta. It is designed for validating various grafana compatibility issues. Don't use it in any production environments.

Grafana mock datasource plugin is an utility datasource plugin useful for grafana developers and grafana plugin developers. This plugin is used debug/simulate various scenarios related to plugins.

Develop locally

  • Clone the repo git clone https://github.com/grafana/mock-datasouce and cd mock-datasource
  • Install dependencies yarn install
  • Build the frontend yarn build ( or yarn dev to watch frontend changes )
  • Build the backend mage -v
  • Run the plugin locally docker compose up or GRAFANA_VERSION=10.4.8 docker compose up to specify the grafana version

Installing Mock on Grafana Cloud:

For more information, visit the docs on plugin installation.

Installing on a local Grafana:

For local instances, plugins are installed and updated via a simple CLI command. Plugins are not updated automatically, however you will be notified when updates are available right within your Grafana.

1. Install the Data Source

Use the grafana-cli tool to install Mock from the commandline:

grafana-cli plugins install 

The plugin will be installed into your grafana plugins directory; the default is /var/lib/grafana/plugins. More information on the cli tool.

2. Configure the Data Source

Accessed from the Grafana main menu, newly installed data sources can be added immediately within the Data Sources section.

Next, click the Add data source button in the upper right. The data source will be available for selection in the Type select box.

To see a list of installed data sources, click the Plugins item in the main menu. Both core data sources and installed data sources will appear.

Changelog

v0.2.0 - 2025-01-10

  • 🐛 Bug fix: Fixed the broken backend code
  • ⚙️ Chore: Added github actions scripts for CI & CD
  • ⚙️ Chore: Added playwright E2E test infra
  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated backend tracing and logging with traceId and spanId
  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated plugin dev configuration
  • ⚙️ Chore: Minimum required grafana version updated to 10.4.x
  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated frontend dependencies
  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated backend dependencies

v0.1.9 - 2024-09-18

  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated dependencies

v0.1.8 - 2024-09-12

  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated dependencies

v0.1.7 - 2024-03-06

  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated golang version to 1.22.1
  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated plugin SDK to v0.212.0 from v0.162.0
  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated backend dependencies
  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated frontend dependencies
  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated create-plugin configuration yarn create @grafana/plugin update

v0.1.6 - 2023-12-20

  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated frontend dependencies

v0.1.5 - 2023-06-02

  • ⚙️ Chore: adding distributed tracing support
  • ⚙️ Chore: Updated grafana plugin SDK from v0.159.0 to v0.162.0

v0.1.4 - 2023-04-19

  • ⚙️ Chore: Backend binaries are now compiled with golang:1.20.3 which contain security fixes
  • ⚙️ Chore: Backend grafana SDK dependencies are updated

v0.1.3 - 2023-04-19

  • 🚀 Feature: Added support for typeVersion property in frame meta
  • ⚙️ Chore: Grafana plugin SDK updated to v0.148.0
  • ⚙️ Chore: Backend compiled with latest go version 1.19.5
  • ⚙️ Chore: Migrated build process from @grafana/toolkit to @grafana/create-plugin

v0.1.2 - 2022-12-13

  • ⚙️ Chore: Backend compiled with latest go version 1.19.4
  • ⚙️ Chore: Grafana plugin SDK updated to v0.145.0

v0.1.1 - 2022-11-11

  • 🚀 Feature: Raw frame editor now supports custom status codes and error messages
  • 🚀 Feature: Enabled annotations editor
  • ⚙️ Chore: Backend compiled with latest go version 1.19.3
  • ⚙️ Chore: Grafana plugin SDK updated to v0.142.0

v0.1.0 - 2022-10-20

  • 🚀 Feature: Initial version