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Release Notes

Track the evolution of the Business Text panel with these release notes, highlighting new features, enhancements, fixes, and breaking changes across all versions.

5.7.0 (2025-03-05)​

This release introduces new context refresh functionality, improves external resource handling, and updates to Grafana 11.5 with the latest dependencies and attestation in the release workflow.

5.6.0 (2024-12-15)​

This update focuses on enhancing the Code Editor with updated packages for improved functionality.

5.5.0 (2024-12-09)​

Enhancements to the Autosize Code Editor toolbar, new helper functions, and support for variable replacement in URLs, alongside updates to Grafana 11.4.

5.4.0 (2024-09-12)​

Improved panel rendering for data source issues, added new Code Editor features, and enhanced styling and partials loading.

5.3.0 (2024-08-22)​

Introduced partials for external HTML loading, added expandable editors, and updated the provisioning dashboard.

Handlebars partials, expandable editors, and migration updates in Business Text 5.3.0
Handlebars partials, expandable editors, and migration updates in Business Text 5.3.0

5.2.0 (2024-07-25)​

Focused on improving helpers migration and updating to Grafana 11.1 with the latest dependencies.

5.1.0 (2024-07-01)​

Enhanced asynchronous code execution, added E2E testing in Docker, and updated video tutorials.

5.0.0 (2024-06-06)​

Breaking Changes
  • Requires Grafana 10 or 11
  • Removed external scripts (deprecated in Grafana 11); use imports instead
  • Removed non-context code parameters; update to use context

Major update with breaking changes for Grafana 10/11 compatibility, rebranding to Business Text panel, and significant enhancements like ES6 module support and new panel settings.

Grafana 11, context breaking changes, and importing JS modules in Business Text 5.0.0
Grafana 11, context breaking changes, and importing JS modules in Business Text 5.0.0

Migration Guide​

  • data → context.data
  • dataFrame → context.dataFrame
  • eventBus → context.grafana.eventBus
  • getLocale → context.grafana.getLocale
  • handlebars → context.handlebars
  • locationService → context.grafana.locationService
  • panelData → context.panelData
  • replaceVariables → context.grafana.replaceVariables
  • timeRange → context.grafana.timeRange
  • timezone → context.grafana.timezone

4.5.0 (2024-03-13)​

Added user feedback on sanitization, improved CSS for responsiveness, and updated to Grafana 10.4.0.

4.4.0 (2024-03-06)​

Breaking Changes

Requires Grafana 9.2 or 10

Introduced breaking changes for Grafana compatibility, enhanced context parameters, and replaced custom code parameters with a builder.

4.3.0 (2023-12-25)​

Focused on code quality with updated ESLint, introduced new data render modes, and added compatibility with Grafana 10.2.2.

Render templates, JS context, and improved re-render in Business Text 4.3.0
Render templates, JS context, and improved re-render in Business Text 4.3.0

4.2.0 (2023-11-20)​

Enhanced Handlebars functionality, added custom code options, and updated to Grafana 10.2.1 with signed plugins.

After content render, text wrapping, and new handlebars in Business Text 4.2.0
After content render, text wrapping, and new handlebars in Business Text 4.2.0

4.1.0 (2023-07-16)​

Improved code quality, added support for external resources, and introduced status field functionality.

External JS and CSS resources, status field, and increased test coverage in Business Text 4.1.0
External JS and CSS resources, status field, and increased test coverage in Business Text 4.1.0

4.0.0 (2023-06-26)​

Breaking Changes

Requires Grafana 9 or 10

Major release with breaking changes for Grafana 9/10 compatibility, added E2E testing, and support for custom styles.

Grafana 10, EventBus, and dashboard variables in Business Text 4.0.0
Grafana 10, EventBus, and dashboard variables in Business Text 4.0.0

3.1.0 (2023-03-12)​

Added support for time-related parameters in JavaScript code and enhanced variable replacement functionality.

Time range and zone, replace variables, and JS updates in Business Text 3.1.0
Time range and zone, replace variables, and JS updates in Business Text 3.1.0

3.0.0 (2023-02-19)​

Breaking Changes

Default Content and JavaScript editors hidden unless modified; select required editors (including new Styles) from list to display

Introduced breaking changes for editor visibility, added custom styles, and enhanced compatibility with Grafana 9.3.6.

Style editor, code syntax highlighting, and padding removed in Business Text 3.0.0
Style editor, code syntax highlighting, and padding removed in Business Text 3.0.0

2.2.0 (2023-01-09)​

Enhanced Handlebars helpers, added JavaScript code capabilities, and improved compatibility with Grafana 9.3.1.

Refactoring, new helpers, and internationalization in Business Text 2.2.0
Refactoring, new helpers, and internationalization in Business Text 2.2.0

2.1.0 (2022-11-27)​

Breaking Changes

Code refactoring may introduce breaking changes; test before upgrading in production

Focused on code refactoring with potential breaking changes, improved data rendering, and added Monaco Code Editor.

Community features, monaco code editor, and refactoring in Business Text 2.1.0
Community features, monaco code editor, and refactoring in Business Text 2.1.0

2.0.0 (2022-11-02)​

Breaking Changes

Requires Grafana 8.5 or newer

Major update requiring Grafana 8.5 or newer, transferred maintenance to Volkov Labs, and added compatibility with Grafana 9.2.2.