We released a new version of the Apache ECharts Panel 4.4.0 for Grafana. This feature release
- Added Theme Editor to use custom-generated themes from the Theme Builder.
- Updated Google Maps Extension to the latest release 1.6.0.
- Increased Test coverage to 90% and added end-to-end test workflow.
- Updated to the latest Grafana 9.5.2 toolkit.
The plugin was updated in Grafana Catalog on May 30, 2023.
Jack of all trades
Apache ECharts panel can solve any visualization challenges from the community. When native plugins are lack functionality or data source not able to return or transform data in the required format Apache ECharts is always up to the challenge.
We resolved most of the opened issues in the GitHub repository and with an increasing number of daily downloads on our way to 200k downloads from Grafana Catalog.
Theme Editor
Theme Editor allows using custom themes generated with the Theme Builder.
Theme Builder
The Theme Builder created by the Apache ECharts team provides many options to create fully customizable themes. Configuration is saved in the JSON file, which can be downloaded and pasted into the Theme Editor.
ECharts Lite
The Apache ECharts Lite plugin is a fork of the Apache ECharts panel that provides only Core functionality without maps and extensions. It's designed to use in Application plugins and IoT projects.
| Features | Apache ECharts panel | Apache ECharts Lite panel |
|---|---|---|
| 3D | Yes | No |
| Liquid Fill | Yes | No |
| Maps | Yes | No |
| Statistics | Yes | No |
| Module Size | 2 megabytes | 1 megabyte |
| Signed | Community | Private |
Documentation
Answering questions from the community we continue improving our documentation. Recently we added and updated:
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Annotations | Demonstrates how to use annotations. |
| Theme Editor | Demonstrates how to use the theme editor. |
| Transformations | Demonstrates how to work with transformations. |
| GeoJSON | Demonstrates how to work with GeoJSON Maps. |
Getting Started
Apache ECharts visualization panel can be installed from the Grafana Catalog or utilizing the Grafana command line tool.
For the latter, use the following command.
grafana-cli plugins install volkovlabs-echarts-panel
YouTube Tutorial
The Apache ECharts plugin is a visualization panel for Grafana that allows you to incorporate the popular Apache ECharts library into your Grafana dashboard.
Apache ECharts is one of the three plugins that make Grafana complete. Dynamic Text, Data Manipulation and Apache ECharts are all you need to create functional real-world web applications.
Release Notes
Features / Enhancements
- Increase Test Coverage and update test library (#163)
- Update to Grafana 9.5.2 (#164)
- Update Google Maps Extension to 1.6.0 (#164)
- Add E2E Cypress testing (#165)
- Add Theme Editor to allow custom themes (#167)
- Update documentation (#166, #168)
Feedback
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