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Release Notes

Track the progress of the Business Forms panel with these release notes, detailing new features, enhancements, fixes, and breaking changes across all versions.

5.1.0 (2024-02-26)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added isEscaping option for TextArea and CodeEditor elements (#581)
  • Supported streaming state for data (#577)
  • Refactored form elements (#576)
  • Updated to Grafana 11.5 with latest dependencies (#582)
  • Included attestation in release workflow (#582)

5.0.0 (2024-12-23)​

Breaking Changes

Dashboard variables in Show If, Disabled, and Options are now replaced automatically; replaceVariables function removed

Features / Enhancements​

  • Improved change value behavior for custom options (#562)
  • Added form element type color (#561)
  • Enhanced new line handling in Text Area and Code Editor (#563)
  • Supported variables in data sources (#564)
  • Updated packages for Code Editor (#569)
  • Refined element helpers (#570)
  • Updated to Grafana 11.4.0 with latest dependencies (#571)

4.9.0 (2024-11-16)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Removed DatasourceResponseError, moved to external Components (#535)
  • Added HTML and Markdown to Code Editor languages (#543)
  • Updated options to use datasource ID instead of name (#539)
  • Enhanced E2E tests (#538)
  • Improved refresh function in Update Request (#547)
  • Enabled dynamic section updates (#542)
  • Removed default payload from Update Request (#550)
Dynamic sections, improved form elements, and Grafana 11.3 Scenes updates in Business Forms 4.9.0
Dynamic sections, improved form elements, and Grafana 11.3 Scenes updates in Business Forms 4.9.0

4.8.0 (2024-10-25)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added Date Form element (#520)
  • Improved refresh for dashboard scenes (#522)
  • Updated Text Area and Code Editor to escape multi-lines (#520)
  • Enhanced refresh using useDashboardRefresh hook (#528)
  • Added handling for Data Source Request Errors (#530)
  • Updated to Grafana 11.3.0 with latest dependencies (#531)

4.7.0 (2024-10-08)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Improved Autosize Code Editor toolbar (#506)
  • Added custom input for Select and Multi-Select (#507)
  • Supported frames in initial fields (#508)
  • Refined behavior for disabled Text Area element (#514)

4.6.0 (2024-09-28)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Updated initial values from data sources (#490)
  • Added wrap button in Code Editor (#491)
  • Improved loading bar for Initial Request (#492)
  • Added Label Background and Label Color for Button elements (#502)

4.5.0 (2024-09-06)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Adjusted Date and Time input timezone (#452)
  • Supported dashboard variables in button titles (#479)
  • Repositioned suggestions in Code elements (#483)
  • Added variable support in sections and labels (#485)

4.4.0 (2024-08-29)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Introduced Expandable Editors (#472)
  • Enhanced pre-selection for multi-selection elements (#474)
  • Improved data source query error display (#477)
Custom buttons, initial values from the query, and expandable editors in Business Forms 4.4.0
Custom buttons, initial values from the query, and expandable editors in Business Forms 4.4.0

4.3.1 (2024-08-16)​

Bugfixes​

  • Fixed migration helper for undefined nested object properties (#468)

4.3.0 (2024-08-12)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added helpers for form elements (#460)
  • Improved payload options migration (#464)
  • Introduced custom button element (#463)

4.2.0 (2024-07-18)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Updated Docker Compose and E2E pipeline (#446, #447)
  • Enhanced unit tests (#447)
  • Updated Business Forms tutorial (#451)
  • Improved logic for comparing values with initial values (#454)
  • Adjusted Query fields position for initial values (#455)

4.1.0 (2024-07-09)​

Context breaking changes, collapsable sections, and Grafana 11 in Business Forms 4.1.0
Context breaking changes, collapsable sections, and Grafana 11 in Business Forms 4.1.0

Features / Enhancements​

  • Improved context parameters migration (#433)
  • Updated provisioning files (#433)
  • Enhanced Checkbox list with custom options (#435)
  • Adjusted code defaults to use context properties (#438)
  • Optimized E2E workflow with Docker (#441)

4.0.0 (2024-07-01)​

Breaking Changes
  • Requires Grafana 10 or 11
  • Updated Data Source requests to use Query Editor
  • Removed non-context code parameters; update to use context

Code Parameters Migration Guide​

  • data → context.panel.data
  • elements → context.panel.elements
  • initial → context.panel.initial
  • initialRequest → context.panel.initialRequest
  • locationService → context.grafana.locationService
  • notifyError → context.grafana.notifyError
  • notifySuccess → context.grafana.notifySuccess
  • notifyWarning → context.grafana.notifyWarning
  • onChange → context.panel.onChange
  • onOptionsChange → context.panel.onOptionsChange
  • options → context.panel.options
  • replaceVariables → context.grafana.replaceVariables
  • response → context.panel.response
  • setInitial → context.panel.setInitial
  • templateService → context.grafana.templateService
  • toDataQueryResponse → context.utils.toDataQueryResponse

Features / Enhancements​

  • Renamed to Business Forms panel (#361)
  • Added support for frontend data sources (#361)
  • Improved selection type for new options (#402)
  • Prepared for Grafana 11 (#399)
  • Enhanced Reset button handler (#422)
  • Updated Confirmation Window (#420)
  • Improved error handling in showIf, disableIf, getOptions code editors (#410)
  • Updated description for Get Options Code (#404)
  • Added custom color/background for elements (#386)
  • Introduced Collapsible Sections (#409)
  • Updated to Grafana 11.1 with latest dependencies (#426)
  • Enhanced Date Time query field (#429)

3.8.0 (2024-05-30)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added Checkbox List element (#382)
  • Improved syntax support in Code Editor (#383)
  • Added plugin E2E tests and removed Cypress (#390)
  • Included server-based form elements example (#392)
  • Added input type time (#385)
  • Updated hiding/showing of multi-select elements (#389)
  • Adjusted allowed files for file type (#388)
  • Added Form validation provisioning dashboard (#411)

3.7.0 (2024-03-10)​

Breaking Changes

Requires Grafana 9.2 or 10

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added update enabled option and variables examples; fixed sync option (#356)
  • Included file upload examples and fixed form data header (#357)
  • Added code parameters with builder and included initial request in element value changed code (#358)
  • Enabled disabling columns in confirmation modal (#360)
  • Updated dependencies and Actions (#368)
  • Skipped hidden elements (via Show If) from update payload (#369)
  • Added multiple files option (#375)

3.6.0 (2024-01-10)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added backend service to custom code (#331)
  • Supported file base64 encoding in payload (#331)
  • Included Context parameter in Payload (#331)

Bugfixes​

  • Fixed element custom options source (#334)

3.5.0 (2024-01-04)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added disableIf code (#321)
  • Updated reset request visibility when reset button is hidden (#322)
  • Included code options source for select element (#323)
  • Added value changed code (#324)
  • Updated to Node 20 (#326)
  • Added suggestions for code editors (#327)
  • Introduced reset button confirmation (#328)

3.4.0 (2023-12-14)​

Initial request synchronization, extend context, and payload updates in Business Forms 3.4.0
Initial request synchronization, extend context, and payload updates in Business Forms 3.4.0

Features / Enhancements​

  • Enabled disabling panel syncing (#298)
  • Updated ESLint configuration and refactored (#299)
  • Updated Collapse from @volkovlabs/components (#299)
  • Added EventBus and AppEvents to Context (#307)
  • Supported replacing variables in Payload functions (#309)
  • Updated to Grafana 10.2.2 with Volkov Labs packages (#313)
  • Added options migration (#315)

Bugfixes​

  • Fixed draggable control for upcoming Grafana changes (#314)

3.3.0 (2023-11-21)​

Read-only text area, links, and confirmation window updates in Business Forms 3.3.0
Read-only text area, links, and confirmation window updates in Business Forms 3.3.0

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added Disabled Text Area element type (#243)
  • Included Confirmation Window options (#242)
  • Added context object to custom code (#255)
  • Supported Select Options from Query (#254)
  • Added NumberInput component for decimals (#291)
  • Updated to Plugin Tools 2.1.1 (#292)
  • Signed plugin with Grafana Access Policy (#292)
  • Updated to Grafana 10.2.1 (#292)
  • Refined ESLint configuration (#294)
  • Introduced Autosize Code Editor (#295)
  • Added Data Source option for Reset button (#296)
  • Included Link Element (#297)

Bugfixes​

  • Allowed entering zero in number field (#288)

3.2.1 (2023-09-07)​

Data source, query for Initial Request, progress bar, and show if function in Business Forms 3.2.1
Data source, query for Initial Request, progress bar, and show if function in Business Forms 3.2.1

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added backward compatibility for option identifiers (#244)

3.2.0 (2023-09-06)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added min/max date for Date Time element (#225)
  • Supported mapping data source values to form elements (#224)
  • Updated Show If element to support variables (#230)
  • Cleared errors before initial and update requests (#232)
  • Added URL encoding for variables (#231)
  • Allowed empty section names (#228)
  • Included query field picker for initial request (#227)
  • Added file element type for uploads (#229)
  • Converted option values to string/number based on type (#233)
  • Added loading states for initial request and Update/Reset actions (#234)
  • Supported asynchronous custom code execution (#234)
  • Updated initial request for Query and Data Source (#237)
  • Added icons for radio buttons and select boxes (#238)

3.1.0 (2023-08-13)​

Multi-select, condition visibility, and data source requests in Business Forms 3.1.0
Multi-select, condition visibility, and data source requests in Business Forms 3.1.0

Features / Enhancements​

  • Updated jest selectors to use npm package (#209)
  • Added onChange function for local state updates in custom code (#214)
  • Refined ESLint configuration (#215)
  • Introduced multi-select element (#217)
  • Added conditional element visibility (#219)
  • Included code editor for Custom Payload section (#220)
  • Added code editor for Custom Reset section (#221)
  • Supported Data Source requests (#222)

3.0.0 (2023-07-15)​

Breaking Changes
  • Requires Grafana 9 or 10
  • Form elements now use local state, not saved to dashboard by default
  • Refactoring of local states and elements may introduce breaking changes; test before production upgrade

Features / Enhancements​

  • Updated documentation for API Servers (#149)
  • Added compatibility with Grafana 10.0.0 (#165, #172, #184, #200)
  • Included Hidden option for string element (#171)
  • Integrated E2E Cypress testing (#180)
  • Increased test coverage and updated test library (#181, #183, #185)
  • Delayed saving of form element changes with auto-save (#186)
  • Migrated to Plugin Tools 1.5.2 (#187, #192)
  • Updated to Node.js 18 (#188)
  • Refined constants and E2E tests (#190)
  • Updated form elements to use local state (#191)
  • Added notifyWarning() function (#201)
  • Enabled drag-and-drop for elements editor (#202)
  • Dropped support for Grafana 8.5 (#203)
  • Executed initial request on initial updates (#205)
  • Added landscape orientation for layout (#206)
Local state elements, drag-and-drop, and Grafana 10 in Business Forms 3.0.0
Local state elements, drag-and-drop, and Grafana 10 in Business Forms 3.0.0

2.8.0 (2023-03-16)​

Buttons only, lookup options, and DELETE request in Business Forms 2.8.0
Buttons only, lookup options, and DELETE request in Business Forms 2.8.0

Features / Enhancements​

  • Supported string and number types for select boxes and radio buttons (#120)
  • Added lookup options for disabled elements (#121)
  • Included Server API with MySQL for feedback dashboard (#125)
  • Added compatibility with Grafana 9.3.1 (#129)
  • Supported DELETE request options (#130)
  • Introduced Buttons-only layout for GET/POST/DELETE requests (#131)
  • Updated README and moved documentation to docs.volkovlabs.io (#132)
  • Enhanced README and product documentation (#134)
  • Refactored API servers (#128)
  • Updated CI and release workflows (#145)
  • Added compatibility with Grafana 9.4.3 (#146)
  • Included NoPadding parameter to configure padding (#146)
  • Updated README and product documentation (#147)

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed password and Boolean elements confirmation (#120)

2.7.0 (2022-11-10)​

Payload updates, notifications, and code editor improvements in Business Forms 2.7.0
Payload updates, notifications, and code editor improvements in Business Forms 2.7.0

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added compatibility with Grafana 9.2.2 (#113)
  • Updated CI to upload signed artifacts (#116)
  • Allowed passing all or updated-only values in payload (#116)
  • Included Initial values parameter in Update Request (#117)
  • Added status notifications after form submission (#98)
  • Provided suggestions in Monaco Code Editor for parameters (#88)

2.6.0 (2022-10-23)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added compatibility check workflow (#92)
  • Ensured compatibility with Grafana 9.1.6 (#92)
  • Included custom code to update variables post-update request (#106)
  • Added validation for number input and slider with min/max values (#95)
  • Initialized element values from Data Source queries (#105)
  • Updated CI to Node.js 16 and synced with release workflow (#109)

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed initial GET request date-time formatting (#99)

2.5.0 (2022-09-10)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Validated request headers (#85)
  • Exposed initialRequest() method in custom code to reload panel (#89)
  • Set json as default response format for initial request (#90)
  • Added compatibility with Grafana 9.1.4 (#91)

2.4.0 (2022-08-31)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added compatibility with Grafana 9.1.1 (#72)
  • Explained dashboard variables usage in README (#73)
  • Included onOptionsChange event in examples to update panel (#75)
  • Supported variables in URL calls from form elements (#78)
  • Added custom update request description in README (#79)
  • Introduced Deno Deploy Playground server and dashboard (#80)
  • Added "How to Manipulate Data using Grafana dashboard" video to README (#80)
  • Displayed title instead of identifier in confirmation dialog (#81)
  • Disabled confirmation for disabled elements (#77)
  • Increased test coverage for plugin functionality (#21)

2.3.0 (2022-08-11)​

Breaking Changes

Signed as a community plugin

Features / Enhancements​

  • Updated sample code in README (#67)
  • Enabled exposure in Grafana Plugins catalog (#68)

2.2.0 (2022-08-09)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added compatibility with Grafana 9.0.6 (#63)
  • Allowed retrieval of element initial value and config from data source (#22)
  • Updated alert for undefined elements (#66)

Bug Fixes​

  • Fixed number slider (#18)

2.1.0 (2022-07-17)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added compatibility with Grafana 9.0.3 (#58)
  • Enabled automatic formatting in code editor (#59)
  • Explained custom code usage in README (#60)
  • Updated YouTube tutorial link in README (#61)

2.0.0 (2022-06-17)​

Breaking Changes

Requires Grafana 8.3+ or 9.0+

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added compatibility with Grafana 9.0.0 (#53)

1.4.0 (2022-05-30)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Enabled updating element width (#50)
  • Highlighted changed values (#51)
  • Added confirmation dialog before form submission (#52)

1.3.0 (2022-05-22)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Updated architecture diagram (#44)
  • Fixed color change during form submission (#43)
  • Added sections layout for form elements (#47)
  • Included None Request option for initial and update requests (#48)
  • Added code editor for form configuration (#23)

1.2.0 (2022-05-19)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Added label width and tooltip (#39)
  • Supported Server API with PostgreSQL for feedback dashboard (#36)
  • Updated input parameters for form elements (#41)

1.1.0 (2022-05-12)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Enabled display of disabled elements (#24)
  • Added capability to reorder form elements (#19)
  • Split disabled layout for Input/Output (#27)
  • Supported variable interpolation (#28)
  • Included min/max fields for number element (#29)
  • Added Unit label (#31)
  • Supported header parameters (#32)
  • Introduced password input element (#33)
  • Subscribed to refresh events (#30)

1.0.0 (2022-05-11)​

Features / Enhancements​

  • Initial release based on Volkov Labs panel template 1.5.0