Changelog

All notable changes to Business Charts will be documented in this file. This project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[7.0.0] - 2025-07-21

Breaking Changes

• Now requires Grafana 11 or Grafana 12.

Enhancements

• Removed @volkovlabs/grafana-utils dependency (#362).
• Upgraded to Grafana 12.0 and updated dependencies (#371).

[6.6.0] - 2025-02-20

Enhancements

• Added end-to-end (E2E) tests (#349).
• Updated packages for Code Editor (#352).
• Upgraded to Apache ECharts 5.6.0 and updated dependencies (#355).
• Upgraded to Grafana 11.5 and updated dependencies (#361).
• Enhanced release workflow to include attestation (#361).

[6.5.0] - 2024-10-25

Enhancements

• Improved autosize functionality in Code Editor toolbar (#341).
• Updated refresh handling for dashboard scenes (#346).
• Upgraded to Grafana 11.3.0 and updated dependencies (#346).

[6.4.1] - 2024-09-16

Enhancements

• Updated Gauge dashboard example (#337).
• Enhanced Code Editor toolbar (#338).

[6.4.0] - 2024-09-11

Enhancements

• Added Boxplot chart to Visual Editor (#327).
• Upgraded to Grafana 11.2 and updated dependencies (#330).
• Added Scatter chart to Visual Editor and restricted selection to supported chart types (#332).
• Enabled importing of promise-based libraries (#333).
• Improved Code Editor toolbar (#334).

[6.3.0] - 2024-08-26

Enhancements

• Introduced Visual Editor for Bar and Sunburst charts (#322).
• Added expandable editors (#324).
• Updated example dashboards (#325).

[6.2.0] - 2024-08-01

Enhancements

• Upgraded to Apache ECharts 5.5.1 (#309).
• Improved E2E workflow using Docker (#310).
• Updated migration for context parameters (#317).
• Added Radar chart to Visual Editor (#316).

[6.1.0] - 2024-05-26

Enhancements

• Added plugin E2E tests and removed Cypress (#281, #283).
• Updated context parameters in example dashboards (#282).
• Added Business Charts video tutorial (#291).
• Enhanced provisioning for events (#289).
• Improved panel options (#289).
• Enhanced code suggestions in editor (#293).
• Upgraded to Grafana 11.0 and updated dependencies (#294).

[6.0.0] - 2024-03-24

Breaking Changes

• Now requires Grafana 10 or Grafana 11.
• Removed non-context code parameters; update scripts to use context (see migration guide below).

Migration Guide

Update your code parameters as follows:

• data → context.panel.data
• theme → context.grafana.theme
• echartsInstance → context.panel.chart
• echarts → context.echarts
• ecStat → context.ecStat
• replaceVariables → context.grafana.replaceVariables
• eventBus → context.grafana.eventBus
• locationService → context.grafana.locationService
• notifySuccess → context.grafana.notifySuccess
• notifyError → context.grafana.notifyError

Enhancements

• Renamed plugin to "Business Charts" (#268).
• Added Apache acknowledgment and updated description (#268).
• Upgraded to Grafana 10.4.1 (#270).
• Removed deprecated ArrayVector for Grafana 11 compatibility (#272).
• Addressed Apache ECharts deprecation warnings (#272).

[5.3.0] - 2024-03-06

Enhancements

• Upgraded to Apache ECharts 5.5.0 (#257).
• Enhanced code parameters with Code Parameters Builder (#261).
• Improved autosize functionality in Code Editor (#263).

[5.2.0] - 2024-02-15

Breaking Changes

• Now requires Grafana 9.2 or Grafana 10.

Enhancements

• Updated README and documentation (#214).
• Added Visual Editor for data source integration (#211).
• Updated ESLint configuration and refactored code (#237).
• Updated dependencies and GitHub Actions (#238).
• Added context parameter in non-visual mode (#245).
• Implemented refresh function via Application Event Bus (#247).
• Prevented selection of already chosen fields (#251).
• Updated echarts.volkovlabs.io to leverage Visual Editor and data sources (#248).
• Improved draggable handler in Visual Editor (#256).

[5.1.0] - 2023-08-11

Enhancements

• Upgraded to Grafana 10.0.3 (#206).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed memory leak caused by resubscribing to restore events (#208).

[5.0.0] - 2023-07-19

Breaking Changes

• Now requires Grafana 9 or Grafana 10.

Enhancements

• Updated documentation (#182).
• Updated examples for Grafana 10 (#190).
• Added Result v2 with unsubscribe function (#188).
• Enhanced streaming to redraw charts (#188).
• Upgraded to Grafana 10.0.0 (#191).
• Improved README and panel options (#192).
• Removed Grafana 8.5 support (#193).
• Upgraded to Grafana 10.0.2 dependencies (#195).
• Updated ESLint configuration (#196).
• Added Wordcloud extension (#198).
• Upgraded to Apache ECharts 5.4.3 (#199).

[4.5.0] - 2023-06-03

Enhancements

• Migrated to Plugin Tools 1.5.2 (#171, #176).
• Upgraded to Node 18 and npm (#172, #173).
• Added alert for theme parsing errors (#175).
• Updated default function to support Grafana 10 (#178).
• Tested compatibility with Grafana 10 Preview (#179).

[4.4.0] - 2023-05-25

Enhancements

• Increased test coverage and updated testing library (#163).
• Upgraded to Grafana 9.5.2 (#164).
• Updated Google Maps extension to 1.6.0 (#164).
• Added E2E Cypress testing (#165).
• Introduced Theme Editor for custom themes (#167).
• Updated documentation (#166, #168).

[4.3.1] - 2023-04-21

Breaking Changes

• Removed getDataSourceSrv parameter for security reasons (#156).

[4.3.0] - 2023-04-16

Enhancements

• Upgraded to Grafana 9.4.7 (#146).
• Added getDataSourceSrv parameter for data source access (#146).
• Upgraded to Apache ECharts 5.4.2 (#147).
• Updated USA and World GeoJSON for GeoMap (#154).
• Added support for Alert State and Annotations (#155).

[4.2.0] - 2023-03-04

Enhancements

• Added EventBus parameter for event publishing (#122).
• Upgraded to Grafana 9.3.6 (#132).
• Updated CI and release workflows (#134).
• Removed extra padding with NoPadding (#138).
• Set default background color to transparent (#139).
• Added "Magic (JavaScript) Trio" tutorial (#141).
• Upgraded to Grafana 9.4.3 (#142).

[4.1.0] - 2023-01-12

Enhancements

• Synchronized README with documentation (#111).
• Added streaming support for WebSockets and Grafana Live (#113).
• Moved InfluxDB example to a guest blog post (#115).
• Updated documentation and tutorials in README (#116).
• Added Data Zoom to default Line example (#117).

[4.0.0] - 2022-12-20

Breaking Changes

• World and USA GeoJSON maps are no longer loaded by default; select JSON in the Maps option.

Enhancements

• Updated ECharts examples on https://echarts.volkovlabs.io (#103).
• Added Calendar examples on https://echarts.volkovlabs.io (#105).
• Updated README and moved documentation to docs.volkovlabs.io (#107).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed JavaScript code in documentation (#102).

[3.8.0] - 2022-12-10

Enhancements

• Updated documentation for event handling (#80).
• Added Histograms, Clustering, and Regression tutorial (#83).
• Added provisioning dashboards for ECharts examples on https://echarts.volkovlabs.io (#91).
• Added Gaode map support (#95).
• Upgraded to Grafana 9.3.1 (#97).
• Added Google Maps support (#98).
• Refactored map support (#99).
• Upgraded to Apache ECharts 5.4.1 (#101).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed disabled format options (#88).

[3.7.0] - 2022-11-16

Enhancements

• Restricted URL loading for Baidu maps (#76).

[3.6.0] - 2022-11-13

Enhancements

• Updated CI to Node 16 and synced with release workflow (#65).
• Upgraded to Grafana 9.2.2 (#66).
• Updated YouTube thumbnails (#66).
• Updated CI to upload signed artifacts (#68).
• Added Statistics tools (Regression, Clustering, etc.) (#69).
• Added tutorial for reacting to mouse events (#71).
• Added Monaco Code Editor suggestions for available parameters (#32).
• Improved test coverage (#8).
• Added status notifications for event handling (#74).
• Added Baidu map support (#64).
• Added tutorial on loading and using Baidu maps (#75).

[3.5.0] - 2022-10-04

Enhancements

• Upgraded to Apache ECharts 5.4.0 (#52).
• Added Stacked Bar Graph (InfluxDB) example (#55).
• Added examples to README and updated links in plugin.json (#56).

[3.4.0] - 2022-09-21

Enhancements

• Upgraded to Grafana 9.1.0 (#37).
• Added YouTube tutorial for PNG/SVG images (#38).
• Explained dashboard variable access in README (#39).
• Upgraded to Grafana 9.1.4 (#44).
• Added Grafana Variables video (#45).
• Added data source instructions to README (#46).
• Added Compatibility Check workflow (#49).
• Upgraded to Grafana 9.1.6 (#50).
• Added ECharts-GL extension for 3D plots, globe visualization, and WebGL acceleration (#51).

[3.3.0] - 2022-08-12

Breaking Changes

• Signed as a Community Plugin.

Enhancements

• Updated for inclusion in the Grafana Marketplace (#35).

[3.2.0] - 2022-08-09

Enhancements

• Added YouTube video to README (#29).
• Added YouTube tutorial (#31).
• Upgraded to Grafana 9.0.6 (#34).

[3.1.0] - 2022-07-11

Enhancements

• Added setOption() description in README and options (#12).
• Fixed missing Maps JSON files (#14).
• Registered USA and World maps (#20).
• Added auto-formatting (#21).
• Rebuilt using Grafana 9.0.2 (#22).
• Added variables support (replaceVariables) in Code Editor (#9).
• Added locationService parameter (#24).
• Added Liquid Fill plugin (#25).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed chart destruction on reset zoom (#13).

[3.0.0] - 2022-06-19

Breaking Changes

• Now requires Grafana 8.5+ or 9.0+.
• Switched to Monaco Code Editor from CodeMirror.
• Upgraded to Apache ECharts 5.3.3.
• Removed outdated ECharts extensions (echarts-wordcloud, echarts-liquidfill, echarts-gl).

Enhancements

• Initial release based on bilibala-echarts-panel 2.2.4.
• Updated using Volkov Labs Panel Template 2.0.0.
• Refactored plugin (#2).
• Replaced CodeMirror with Monaco Code Editor (#3).
• Refactored panel and updated plugin files (#4).
• Updated provisioning, screenshot, and removed Follow Theme (#5).
• Added SVG and Canvas renderers (#6).