Dynamic Text Panel for Grafana
Introduction
A Dynamic Text visualization panel is a Grafana plugin that transforms monotone text/table data into vibrant, easy-to-read information cards. The panel supports variables, Markdown and Handlebars.
The Dynamic Text visualization panel lets you define a text template using the data from your data source query.
Requirements
- Grafana 8.5+, Grafana 9.0+ is required for major versions 2 and 3.
- Grafana 7.0+ is required for major version 1.
Getting Started
The Dynamic Text 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 marcusolsson-dynamictext-panelFeatures
- Uses Monaco Code Editor with Auto formatting to update Templates, JavaScript Code and Styles.
- Supports Markdown and Handlebars.
- Uses markdown-it for rendering Markdown to HTML.
- Supports Code syntax highlight using a11y styles.
- Sanitizing
- HTML inside templates is sanitized using XSS.
- Can be disabled using Grafana configuration
disable_sanitize_html.
- Allows to display nested objects using
{{json object}}Handlebars helper. - Allows displaying Time global variables (
__toand__from) as seconds, ISO, and formatted usingdayjs. - Allows adding Handlebars helpers and Event handlers.
- Allows adding CSS styles.
- Supports Internationalization using custom helpers.
Documentation
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Content | Explains how to create a visualization template for your data. |
| Recipes | Useful snippets that you can use in your templates. |
| Release Notes | Stay up to date with the latest features and updates. |
Features
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Data | Demonstrates how to use the Every Row and All Rows options. |
| JavaScript Code | Demonstrates how to add Handlebars helpers and Event handlers. |
| Styles | Demonstrates how to add CSS styles. |
| Helpers | Helpers are functions that let you perform basic text transformation within your template. |
| Variables | Demonstrates how to use variables. |
Tutorial
This video outlines all the new features we implemented, including the most asked-for JavaScript area code.
Three plugins that make Grafana complete. Dynamic Text, Data Manipulation, and Apache ECharts are all you need to create functional real-world web applications.
Feedback
We love to hear from you. There are various ways to get in touch with us.
- Ask a question, request a new feature, and file a bug with GitHub issues.
- Sponsor our open-source plugins for Grafana with GitHub Sponsor.
- Star the repository to show your support.
License
Apache License Version 2.0, see LICENSE.