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Adding a dynamic plugin to the OpenShift Container Platform web console

You can create and deploy a dynamic plugin on your cluster that is loaded at run-time.

Creating a dynamic plugin is a Technology Preview feature only. Technology Preview features are not supported with Red Hat production service level agreements (SLAs) and might not be functionally complete. Red Hat does not recommend using them in production. These features provide early access to upcoming product features, enabling customers to test functionality and provide feedback during the development process.

For more information about the support scope of Red Hat Technology Preview features, see Technology Preview Features Support Scope.

About dynamic plugins

A dynamic plugin allows you to add custom pages and other extensions to your interface at runtime. The ConsolePlugin custom resource registers plugins with the console, and a cluster administrator enables plugins in the console-operator configuration.

Key features

A dynamic plugin allows you to make the following customizations to the OpenShift Container Platform experience:

  • Add custom pages.

  • Add perspectives and update navigation items.

  • Add tabs and actions to resource pages.

PatternFly 4 guidelines

When creating your plugin, follow these guidelines for using PatternFly:

  • Use PatternFly4 components and PatternFly CSS variables. Core PatternFly components are available through the SDK. Using PatternFly components and variables will help your plugin look consistent in future console versions.

  • Make your plugin accessible by following PatternFly’s accessibility fundamentals.

  • Do not use other CSS libraries such as Bootstrap or Tailwind. They can conflict with PatternFly and will not match the console look and feel.

General guidelines

When creating your plugin, follow these general guidelines:

  • Prefix your CSS class names with your plugin name to avoid collisions. For example, my-plugin__heading and my-plugin_\_icon.

  • Maintain a consistent look, feel, and behavior with other console pages.

  • Follow react-i18next localization guidelines when creating your plugin. You can use the useTranslation hook like the one in the following example:

    conster Header: React.FC = () => {
  const { t } = useTranslation('plugin__console-demo-plugin');
  return <h1>{t('Hello, World!')}</h1>;
};

  • Do not use console CSS classes in your markup or override console CSS classes. These are not APIs and are subject to change. Using them might break your plugin. Avoid selectors like element selectors that could affect markup outside of your plugin’s components.

Enable dynamic plugins in the web console

Cluster administrators can enable plugins in the web console browser. Dynamic plugins are disabled by default. In order to enable, a cluster administrator will need to enable them in the console-operator configuration.

Procedure

  1. In the Administration → Cluster Settings page of the web console, click the Configuration tab.

  2. Click the Console operator.openshift.io configuration resource.

  3. From there, click the Console plugins tab to view the dynamic plugins running.

  4. In the Status column, click Enable console plugin in the pop-over menu, which will launch the Console plugin enablement modal.

  5. Click Enable and Save.

Verification

  • Refresh the browser to view the enabled plugin.

Getting started with dynamic plugins

To get started using the dynamic plugin, you must set up your environment to write a new OpenShift Console dynamic plugin.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure you have Node.js installed.

  • Ensure you have yarn installed.

Procedure

  1. Edit the plugin metadata in the consolePlugin declaration of package.json.

    "consolePlugin": {
  "name": "my-plugin", (1)
  "version": "0.0.1", (2)
  "displayName": "My Plugin", (3)
  "description": "Enjoy this shiny, new console plugin!", (4)
  "exposedModules": {
    "ExamplePage": "./components/ExamplePage"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@console/pluginAPI": "*"
  }
}
    1 Update the name of your plugin.
    2 Update the version.
    3 Update the display name for your plugin.
    4 Update the description with a synopsis about your plugin.

Running your dynamic plugin

You can run the plugin using a local development environment. The OpenShift Container Platform web console runs in a container connected to the cluster you have logged into.

Prerequisites

  • You must have the OpenShift CLI (oc) installed.

  • You must have an OpenShift cluster running.

  • You must have Docker or at least v3.2.0 of Podman installed.

Procedure

  1. Build a plugin and generate the output to the dist directory by running

    $ yarn build

  2. Start an HTTP server by running

    $ yarn http-server

  3. The HTTP server, which runs on port 9001, generates the following assets with caching disabled and CORS enabled.

    Starting up http-server, serving ./dist
Available on:
  http://127.0.0.1:9001
  http://192.168.1.190:9001
  http://10.40.192.80:9001
Hit CTRL-C to stop the server

  4. Optional: Add additional server options to the script by running

    $ yarn http-server -a <server name>

  5. Direct bridge to proxy requests to your local plugin asset server by running

    $ ./bin/bridge -plugins console-demo-plugin=http://localhost:9001/
Verification

  • Visit local host to view the running plugin. Inspect the value of window.SERVER_FLAGS.consolePlugins to see the list of plugins which load at runtime.

Adding a new extension to your plugin

You can add extensions that allow you to customize your plugin. Those extensions are then loaded to the console at run-time.

  1. Edit the console-extensions.json file:

    [
 {
    "type": "console.flag", (1)
    "properties": {
      "handler": { "$codeRef": "barUtils.testHandler" } (2)
    }
  },
  {
    "type": "console.flag/model",
    "properties": {
      "flag": "EXAMPLE",
      "model": {
        "group": "kubevirt.io",
        "version": "v1alpha3",
        "kind": "ExampleModel"
      }
    }
  }
]
    1 Add the extension type(s) you want to include with this plugin. You can include multiple extensions separated with a comma.
    2 The $codeRef value should be formatted as either moduleName.exportName for a named export or moduleName for the default export. Only the plugin’s exported modules can be used in code references.

Dynamic plugin extension types

console.action/filter

Summary

ActionFilter can be used to filter an action.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

contextId

string

no

The context ID helps to narrow the scope of contributed actions to a particular area of the application. Examples include topology and helm.

filter

CodeRef<(scope: any, action: Action) ⇒ boolean>

no

A function that will filter actions based on some conditions. scope: The scope in which actions should be provided for. A hook might be required if you want to remove the ModifyCount action from a deployment with a horizontal pod autoscaler (HPA).

console.action/group

Summary

ActionGroup contributes an action group that can also be a submenu.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

ID used to identify the action section.

label

string

yes

The label to display in the UI. Required for submenus.

submenu

boolean

yes

Whether this group should be displayed as submenu.

insertBefore

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item before the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used.

insertAfter

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item after the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used. The insertBefore value takes precedence.

console.action/provider

Summary

ActionProvider contributes a hook that returns list of actions for specific context.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

contextId

string

no

The context ID helps to narrow the scope of contributed actions to a particular area of the application. Examples include topology and helm.

provider

CodeRef<ExtensionHook<Action[], any>>

no

A React hook that returns actions for the given scope. If contextId = resource, then the scope will always be a Kubernetes resource object.

console.action/resource-provider

Summary

ResourceActionProvider contributes a hook that returns list of actions for specific resource model.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

ExtensionK8sKindVersionModel

no

The model for which this provider provides actions for.

provider

CodeRef<ExtensionHook<Action[], any>>

no

A react hook which returns actions for the given resource model

console.alert-action

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

alert

string

no

text

string

no

action

CodeRef<(alert: any) ⇒ void>

no

console.catalog/item-filter

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

catalogId

string | string[]

no

The unique identifier for the catalog this provider contributes to.

type

string

no

Type ID for the catalog item type.

filter

CodeRef<(item: CatalogItem) ⇒ boolean>

no

Filters items of a specific type. Value is a function that takes CatalogItem[] and returns a subset based on the filter criteria.

console.catalog/item-metadata

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

catalogId

string | string[]

no

The unique identifier for the catalog this provider contributes to.

type

string

no

Type ID for the catalog item type.

provider

CodeRef<ExtensionHook<CatalogItemMetadataProviderFunction, CatalogExtensionHookOptions>>

no

A hook which returns a function that will be used to provide metadata to catalog items of a specific type.

console.catalog/item-provider

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

catalogId

string | string[]

no

The unique identifier for the catalog this provider contributes to.

type

string

no

Type ID for the catalog item type.

title

string

no

Title for the catalog item provider

provider

CodeRef<ExtensionHook<CatalogItem<any>[], CatalogExtensionHookOptions>>

no

Fetch items and normalize it for the catalog. Value is a react effect hook.

priority

number

yes

Priority for this provider. Defaults to 0. Higher priority providers may override catalog items provided by other providers.

console.catalog/item-type

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

type

string

no

Type for the catalog item.

title

string

no

Title for the catalog item.

catalogDescription

string | CodeRef<React.ReactNode>

yes

Description for the type specific catalog.

typeDescription

string

yes

Description for the catalog item type.

filters

CatalogItemAttribute[]

yes

Custom filters specific to the catalog item.

groupings

CatalogItemAttribute[]

yes

Custom groupings specific to the catalog item.

console.catalog/item-type-metadata

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

type

string

no

Type for the catalog item.

filters

CatalogItemAttribute[]

yes

Custom filters specific to the catalog item.

groupings

CatalogItemAttribute[]

yes

Custom groupings specific to the catalog item.

console.cluster-overview/inventory-item

Summary

Adds a new inventory item into cluster overview page.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{}>>

no

The component to be rendered.

console.cluster-overview/multiline-utilization-item

Summary

Adds a new cluster overview multi-line utilization item.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

title

string

no

The title of the utilization item.

getUtilizationQueries

CodeRef<GetMultilineQueries>

no

Prometheus utilization query.

humanize

CodeRef<Humanize>

no

Convert Prometheus data to human-readable form.

TopConsumerPopovers

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<TopConsumerPopoverProps>[]>

yes

Shows Top consumer popover instead of plain value

console.cluster-overview/utilization-item

Summary

Adds a new cluster overview utilization item.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

title

string

no

The title of the utilization item.

getUtilizationQuery

CodeRef<GetQuery>

no

Prometheus utilization query.

humanize

CodeRef<Humanize>

no

Convert Prometheus data to human-readable form.

getTotalQuery

CodeRef<GetQuery>

yes

Prometheus total query.

getRequestQuery

CodeRef<GetQuery>

yes

Prometheus request query.

getLimitQuery

CodeRef<GetQuery>

yes

Prometheus limit query.

TopConsumerPopover

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<TopConsumerPopoverProps>>

yes

Shows Top consumer popover instead of plain value

console.context-provider

Summary

Adds a new React context provider to the web console application root.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

provider

CodeRef<Provider<T>>

no

Context Provider component.

useValueHook

CodeRef<() ⇒ T>

no

Hook for the Context value.

console.dashboards/card

Summary

Adds a new dashboard card.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

tab

string

no

The ID of the dashboard tab to which the card will be added.

position

'LEFT' | 'RIGHT' | 'MAIN'

no

The grid position of the card on the dashboard.

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{}>>

no

Dashboard card component.

span

OverviewCardSpan

yes

Card’s vertical span in the column. Ignored for small screens; defaults to 12.

console.dashboards/overview/activity/resource

Summary

Adds an activity to the Activity Card of Overview Dashboard where the triggering of activity is based on watching a Kubernetes resource.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

k8sResource

CodeRef<FirehoseResource & { isList: true; }>

no

The utilization item to be replaced.

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<K8sActivityProps<T>>>

no

The action component.

isActivity

CodeRef<(resource: T) ⇒ boolean>

yes

Function which determines if the given resource represents the action. If not defined, every resource represents activity.

getTimestamp

CodeRef<(resource: T) ⇒ Date>

yes

Time stamp for the given action, which will be used for ordering.

console.dashboards/overview/detail/item

Summary

Adds an item to the Details card of Overview dashboard

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{}>>

no

The value, based on the DetailItem component

console.dashboards/overview/health/operator

Summary

Adds a health subsystem to the status card of the Overview dashboard, where the source of status is a Kubernetes REST API.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

title

string

no

Title of Operators section in the pop-up menu.

resources

CodeRef<FirehoseResource[]>

no

Kubernetes resources which will be fetched and passed to healthHandler.

getOperatorsWithStatuses

CodeRef<GetOperatorsWithStatuses<T>>

yes

Resolves status for the Operators.

operatorRowLoader

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<OperatorRowProps<T>>>

yes

Loader for pop-up row component.

viewAllLink

string

yes

Links to all resources page. If not provided, then a list page of the first resource from resources prop is used.

console.dashboards/overview/health/prometheus

Summary

Adds a health subsystem to the status card of Overview dashboard where the source of status is Prometheus.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

title

string

no

The display name of the subsystem.

queries

string[]

no

The Prometheus queries

healthHandler

CodeRef<PrometheusHealthHandler>

no

Resolve the subsystem’s health.

additionalResource

CodeRef<FirehoseResource>

yes

Additional resource which will be fetched and passed to healthHandler.

popupComponent

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<PrometheusHealthPopupProps>>

yes

Loader for pop-up menu content. If defined, a health item is represented as a link, which opens a pop-up menu with the given content.

popupTitle

string

yes

The title of the popover.

disallowedControlPlaneTopology

string[]

yes

Control plane topology for which the subsystem should be hidden.

console.dashboards/overview/health/resource

Summary

Adds a health subsystem to the status card of Overview dashboard where the source of status is a Kubernetes Resource.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

title

string

no

The display name of the subsystem.

resources

CodeRef<WatchK8sResources<T>>

no

Kubernetes resources that will be fetched and passed to healthHandler.

healthHandler

CodeRef<ResourceHealthHandler<T>>

no

Resolve the subsystem’s health.

popupComponent

CodeRef<WatchK8sResults<T>>

yes

Loader for pop-up menu content. If defined, a health item is represented as a link, which opens a pop-up menu with the given content.

popupTitle

string

yes

The title of the popover.

console.dashboards/overview/health/url

Summary

Adds a health subsystem to the status card of Overview dashboard where the source of status is a Kubernetes REST API.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

title

string

no

The display name of the subsystem.

url

string

no

The URL to fetch data from. It will be prefixed with base Kubernetes URL.

healthHandler

`CodeRef<URLHealthHandler<T, K8sResourceCommon

K8sResourceCommon[]>>`

no

Resolve the subsystem’s health.

additionalResource

CodeRef<FirehoseResource>

yes

Additional resource which will be fetched and passed to healthHandler.

popupComponent

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{ healthResult?: T; healthResultError?: any; k8sResult?: FirehoseResult<R>; }>>

yes

Loader for popup content. If defined, a health item will be represented as a link which opens popup with given content.

popupTitle

string

yes

console.dashboards/overview/inventory/item

Summary

Adds a resource tile to the overview inventory card.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

CodeRef<T>

no

The model for resource which will be fetched. Used to get the model’s label or abbr.

mapper

CodeRef<StatusGroupMapper<T, R>>

yes

Function which maps various statuses to groups.

additionalResources

CodeRef<WatchK8sResources<R>>

yes

Additional resources which will be fetched and passed to the mapper function.

console.dashboards/overview/inventory/item/group

Summary

Adds an inventory status group.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

The id of the status group.

icon

CodeRef<React.ReactElement<any, string | React.JSXElementConstructor<any>>>

no

React component representing the status group icon.

console.dashboards/overview/inventory/item/replacement

Summary

Replaces an overview inventory card.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

CodeRef<T>

no

The model for resource which will be fetched. Used to get the model’s label or abbr.

mapper

CodeRef<StatusGroupMapper<T, R>>

yes

Function which maps various statuses to groups.

additionalResources

CodeRef<WatchK8sResources<R>>

yes

Additional resources which will be fetched and passed to the mapper function.

console.dashboards/overview/prometheus/activity/resource

Summary

Adds an activity to the Activity Card of Prometheus Overview Dashboard where the triggering of activity is based on watching a Kubernetes resource.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

queries

string[]

no

Queries to watch

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<PrometheusActivityProps>>

no

The action component.

isActivity

CodeRef<(results: PrometheusResponse[]) ⇒ boolean>

yes

Function which determines if the given resource represents the action. If not defined, every resource represents activity.

console.dashboards/project/overview/item

Summary

Adds a resource tile to the project overview inventory card.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

CodeRef<T>

no

The model for resource which will be fetched. Used to get the model’s label or abbr.

mapper

CodeRef<StatusGroupMapper<T, R>>

yes

Function which maps various statuses to groups.

additionalResources

CodeRef<WatchK8sResources<R>>

yes

Additional resources which will be fetched and passed to the mapper function.

console.dashboards/tab

Summary

Adds a new dashboard tab, placed after the Overview tab.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

A unique tab identifier, used as tab link href and when adding cards to this tab.

navSection

'home' | 'storage'

no

Navigation section to which the tab belongs to.

title

string

no

The title of the tab.

console.file-upload

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

fileExtensions

string[]

no

Supported file extensions.

handler

CodeRef<FileUploadHandler>

no

Function which handles the file drop action.

console.flag

Summary

Gives full control over the web console feature flags.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

handler

CodeRef<FeatureFlagHandler>

no

Used to set or unset arbitrary feature flags.

console.flag/hookProvider

Summary

Gives full control over the web console feature flags with hook handlers.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

handler

CodeRef<FeatureFlagHandler>

no

Used to set or unset arbitrary feature flags.

console.flag/model

Summary

Adds a new web console feature flag driven by the presence of a CRD on the cluster.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

flag

string

no

The name of the flag to set once the CRD is detected.

model

ExtensionK8sModel

no

The model which refers to a CustomResourceDefinition.

console.global-config

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

Unique identifier for the cluster config resource instance.

name

string

no

The name of the cluster config resource instance.

model

ExtensionK8sModel

no

The model which refers to a cluster config resource.

namespace

string

no

The namespace of the cluster config resource instance.

console.model-metadata

Summary

Customize the display of models by overriding values retrieved and generated through API discovery.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

ExtensionK8sGroupModel

no

The model to customize. May specify only a group, or optional version and kind.

badge

ModelBadge

yes

Whether to consider this model reference as Technology Preview or Developer Preview.

color

string

yes

The color to associate to this model.

label

string

yes

Override the label. Requires kind be provided.

labelPlural

string

yes

Override the plural label. Requires kind be provided.

abbr

string

yes

Customize the abbreviation. Defaults to all uppercase characters in kind, up to 4 characters long. Requires that kind is provided.

console.navigation/href

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

A unique identifier for this item.

name

string

no

The name of this item.

href

string

no

The link href value.

perspective

string

yes

The perspective ID to which this item belongs to. If not specified, contributes to the default perspective.

section

string

yes

Navigation section to which this item belongs to. If not specified, render this item as a top level link.

dataAttributes

{ [key: string]: string; }

yes

Adds data attributes to the DOM.

startsWith

string[]

yes

Mark this item as active when the URL starts with one of these paths.

insertBefore

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item before the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used.

insertAfter

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item after the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used. insertBefore takes precedence.

namespaced

boolean

yes

If true, adds /ns/active-namespace to the end.

prefixNamespaced

boolean

yes

If true, adds /k8s/ns/active-namespace to the beginning

console.navigation/resource-cluster

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

A unique identifier for this item.

model

ExtensionK8sModel

no

The model for which this navigation item links to.

perspective

string

yes

The perspective ID to which this item belongs to. If not specified, contributes to the default perspective.

section

string

yes

Navigation section to which this item belongs to. If not specified, render this item as a top-level link.

dataAttributes

{ [key: string]: string; }

yes

Adds data attributes to the DOM.

startsWith

string[]

yes

Mark this item as active when the URL starts with one of these paths.

insertBefore

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item before the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used.

insertAfter

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item after the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used. insertBefore takes precedence.

name

string

yes

Overrides the default name. If not supplied the name of the link will equal the plural value of the model.

console.navigation/resource-ns

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

A unique identifier for this item.

model

ExtensionK8sModel

no

The model for which this navigation item links to.

perspective

string

yes

The perspective ID to which this item belongs to. If not specified, contributes to the default perspective.

section

string

yes

Navigation section to which this item belongs to. If not specified, render this item as a top-level link.

dataAttributes

{ [key: string]: string; }

yes

Adds data attributes to the DOM.

startsWith

string[]

yes

Mark this item as active when the URL starts with one of these paths.

insertBefore

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item before the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used.

insertAfter

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item after the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used. insertBefore takes precedence.

name

string

yes

Overrides the default name. If not supplied the name of the link will equal the plural value of the model.

console.navigation/section

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

A unique identifier for this item.

perspective

string

yes

The perspective ID to which this item belongs to. If not specified, contributes to the default perspective.

dataAttributes

{ [key: string]: string; }

yes

Adds data attributes to the DOM.

insertBefore

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item before the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used.

insertAfter

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item after the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used. insertBefore takes precedence.

name

string

yes

Name of this section. If not supplied, only a separator will be shown above the section.

console.navigation/separator

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

A unique identifier for this item.

perspective

string

yes

The perspective ID to which this item belongs to. If not specified, contributes to the default perspective.

section

string

yes

Navigation section to which this item belongs to. If not specified, render this item as a top level link.

dataAttributes

{ [key: string]: string; }

yes

Adds data attributes to the DOM.

insertBefore

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item before the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used.

insertAfter

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item after the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used. insertBefore takes precedence.

console.page/resource/details

Summary

Adds a new resource details page to the web console router.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

ExtensionK8sGroupKindModel

no

The model for which this resource page links to.

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{ match: match<{}>; namespace: string; model: ExtensionK8sModel; }>>

no

The component to be rendered when the route matches.

console.page/resource/list

Summary

Adds new resource list page to Console router.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

ExtensionK8sGroupKindModel

no

The model for which this resource page links to.

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{ match: match<{}>; namespace: string; model: ExtensionK8sModel; }>>

no

The component to be rendered when the route matches.

console.page/route

Summary

Adds a new page to the web console router. See React Router.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<RouteComponentProps<{}, StaticContext, any>>>

no

The component to be rendered when the route matches.

path

string | string[]

no

Valid URL path or array of paths that path-to-regexp@^1.7.0 understands.

perspective

string

yes

The perspective to which this page belongs to. If not specified, contributes to all perspectives.

exact

boolean

yes

When true, will only match if the path matches the location.pathname exactly.

console.page/route/standalone

Summary

Adds a new standalone page, rendered outside the common page layout, to the web console router. See React Router.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<RouteComponentProps<{}, StaticContext, any>>>

no

The component to be rendered when the route matches.

path

string | string[]

no

Valid URL path or array of paths that path-to-regexp@^1.7.0 understands.

exact

boolean

yes

When true, will only match if the path matches the location.pathname exactly.

console.perspective

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

The perspective identifier.

name

string

no

The perspective display name.

icon

CodeRef<LazyComponent>

no

The perspective display icon.

landingPageURL

CodeRef<(flags: { [key: string]: boolean; }, isFirstVisit: boolean) ⇒ string>

no

The function to get perspective landing page URL.

importRedirectURL

CodeRef<(namespace: string) ⇒ string>

no

The function to get redirect URL for import flow.

default

boolean

yes

Whether the perspective is the default. There can only be one default.

defaultPins

ExtensionK8sModel[]

yes

Default pinned resources on the nav

usePerspectiveDetection

CodeRef<() ⇒ [boolean, boolean]>

yes

The hook to detect default perspective

console.project-overview/inventory-item

Summary

Adds a new inventory item into the Project Overview page.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{ projectName: string; }>>

no

The component to be rendered.

console.project-overview/utilization-item

Summary

Adds a new project overview utilization item.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

title

string

no

The title of the utilization item.

getUtilizationQuery

CodeRef<GetProjectQuery>

no

Prometheus utilization query.

humanize

CodeRef<Humanize>

no

Convert Prometheus data to human-readable form.

getTotalQuery

CodeRef<GetProjectQuery>

yes

Prometheus total query.

getRequestQuery

CodeRef<GetProjectQuery>

yes

Prometheus request query.

getLimitQuery

CodeRef<GetProjectQuery>

yes

Prometheus limit query.

TopConsumerPopover

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<TopConsumerPopoverProps>>

yes

Shows the top consumer popover instead of plain value.

console.pvc/alert

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

alert

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{ pvc: K8sResourceCommon; }>>

no

The alert component.

console.pvc/create-prop

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

label

string

no

Label for the create prop action.

path

string

no

Path for the create prop action.

console.pvc/delete

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

predicate

CodeRef<(pvc: K8sResourceCommon) ⇒ boolean>

no

Predicate that tells whether to use the extension or not.

onPVCKill

CodeRef<(pvc: K8sResourceCommon) ⇒ Promise<void>>

no

Method for the PVC delete operation.

alert

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{ pvc: K8sResourceCommon; }>>

no

Alert component to show additional information.

console.pvc/status

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

priority

number

no

Priority for the status component. A larger value means higher priority.

status

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{ pvc: K8sResourceCommon; }>>

no

The status component.

predicate

CodeRef<(pvc: K8sResourceCommon) ⇒ boolean>

no

Predicate that tells whether to render the status component or not.

console.redux-reducer

Summary

Adds new reducer to Console Redux store which operates on plugins.<scope> substate.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

scope

string

no

The key to represent the reducer-managed substate within the Redux state object.

reducer

CodeRef<Reducer<any, AnyAction>>

no

The reducer function, operating on the reducer-managed substate.

console.resource/create

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

ExtensionK8sModel

no

The model for which this create resource page will be rendered.

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<CreateResourceComponentProps>>

no

The component to be rendered when the model matches

console.storage-provider

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

name

string

no

Component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<Partial<RouteComponentProps<{}, StaticContext, any>>>>

no

console.tab/horizontalNav

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

ExtensionK8sKindVersionModel

no

The model for which this provider show tab.

page

{ name: string; href: string; }

no

The page to be show in horizontal tab. It takes tab name as name and href of the tab

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<PageComponentProps<K8sResourceCommon>>>

no

The component to be rendered when the route matches.

console.telemetry/listener

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

listener

CodeRef<TelemetryEventListener>

no

Listen for telemetry events

console.topology/adapter/build

Summary

BuildAdapter contributes an adapter to adapt element to data that can be used by the Build component.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

adapt

`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement) ⇒ AdapterDataType<BuildConfigData>

undefined>`

no

console.topology/adapter/network

Summary

NetworkAdapater contributes an adapter to adapt element to data that can be used by the Networking component.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

adapt

`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement) ⇒ NetworkAdapterType

undefined>`

no

console.topology/adapter/pod

Summary

PodAdapter contributes an adapter to adapt element to data that can be used by the Pod component.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

adapt

`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement) ⇒ AdapterDataType<PodsAdapterDataType>

undefined>`

no

console.topology/component/factory

Summary

Getter for a ViewComponentFactory.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

getFactory

CodeRef<ViewComponentFactory>

no

Getter for a ViewComponentFactory.

console.topology/create/connector

Summary

Getter for the create connector function.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

getCreateConnector

CodeRef<CreateConnectionGetter>

no

Getter for the create connector function.

console.topology/data/factory

Summary

Topology Data Model Factory Extension

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

Unique ID for the factory.

priority

number

no

Priority for the factory

resources

WatchK8sResourcesGeneric

yes

Resources to be fetched from useK8sWatchResources hook.

workloadKeys

string[]

yes

Keys in resources containing workloads.

getDataModel

CodeRef<TopologyDataModelGetter>

yes

Getter for the data model factory.

isResourceDepicted

CodeRef<TopologyDataModelDepicted>

yes

Getter for function to determine if a resource is depicted by this model factory.

getDataModelReconciler

CodeRef<TopologyDataModelReconciler>

yes

Getter for function to reconcile data model after all extensions' models have loaded.

console.topology/decorator/provider

Summary

Topology Decorator Provider Extension

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

priority

number

no

quadrant

TopologyQuadrant

no

decorator

CodeRef<TopologyDecoratorGetter>

no

console.topology/details/resource-alert

Summary

DetailsResourceAlert contributes an alert for specific topology context or graph element.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

The ID of this alert. Used to save state if the alert should not be shown after dismissed.

contentProvider

`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement) ⇒ DetailsResourceAlertContent

null>`

no
Summary

DetailsResourceLink contributes a link for specific topology context or graph element.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

link

`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement) ⇒ React.Component

undefined>`

no

Return the resource link if provided, otherwise undefined. Use the ResourceIcon and ResourceLink properties for styles.

priority

number

yes

console.topology/details/tab

Summary

DetailsTab contributes a tab for the topology details panel.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

A unique identifier for this details tab.

label

string

no

The tab label to display in the UI.

insertBefore

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item before the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used.

insertAfter

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item after the item referenced here. For arrays, the first one found in order is used. The insertBefore value takes precedence.

console.topology/details/tab-section

Summary

DetailsTabSection contributes a section for a specific tab in the topology details panel.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

A unique identifier for this details tab section.

tab

string

no

The parent tab ID that this section should contribute to.

provider

CodeRef<DetailsTabSectionExtensionHook>

no

A hook that returns a component, or if null or undefined renders in the topology sidebar.SDK component: <Section title=\{}>…​ padded area

section

`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement, renderNull?: () ⇒ null) ⇒ React.Component

undefined>`

no

@deprecated Fallback if no provider is defined. renderNull is a no-op already.

insertBefore

string | string[]

yes

Insert this item before the item referenced here.For arrays, the first one found in order is used.

insertAfter

string | string[]

yes

console.topology/display/filters

Summary

Topology Display Filters Extension

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

getTopologyFilters

CodeRef<() ⇒ TopologyDisplayOption[]>

no

applyDisplayOptions

CodeRef<TopologyApplyDisplayOptions>

no

console.topology/relationship/provider

Summary

Topology relationship provider connector extension

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

provides

CodeRef<RelationshipProviderProvides>

no

tooltip

string

no

create

CodeRef<RelationshipProviderCreate>

no

priority

number

no

console.user-preference/group

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

ID used to identify the user preference group.

label

string

no

The label of the user preference group

insertBefore

string

yes

ID of user preference group before which this group should be placed

insertAfter

string

yes

ID of user preference group after which this group should be placed

console.user-preference/item

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

ID used to identify the user preference item and referenced in insertAfter and insertBefore to define the item order.

label

string

no

The label of the user preference

description

string

no

The description of the user preference.

field

UserPreferenceField

no

The input field options used to render the values to set the user preference.

groupId

string

yes

IDs used to identify the user preference groups the item would belong to.

insertBefore

string

yes

ID of user preference item before which this item should be placed

insertAfter

string

yes

ID of user preference item after which this item should be placed

console.yaml-template

Summary

YAML templates for editing resources via the yaml editor.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

ExtensionK8sModel

no

Model associated with the template.

template

CodeRef<string>

no

The YAML template.

name

string

no

The name of the template. Use the name default to mark this as the default template.

dev-console.add/action

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

ID used to identify the action.

label

string

no

The label of the action

description

string

no

The description of the action.

href

string

no

The href to navigate to.

groupId

string

yes

IDs used to identify the action groups the action would belong to.

icon

CodeRef<React.ReactNode>

yes

The perspective display icon.

accessReview

AccessReviewResourceAttributes[]

yes

Optional access review to control the visibility or enablement of the action.

dev-console.add/action-group

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

id

string

no

ID used to identify the action group.

name

string

no

The title of the action group

insertBefore

string

yes

ID of action group before which this group should be placed

insertAfter

string

yes

ID of action group after which this group should be placed

dev-console.import/environment

Summary

(not available)

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

imageStreamName

string

no

Name of the image stream to provide custom environment variables for

imageStreamTags

string[]

no

List of supported image stream tags

environments

ImageEnvironment[]

no

List of environment variables

console.page/resource/tab

Summary [DEPRECATED]

Deprecated. Use console.tab/horizontalNav instead. Adds a new resource tab page to Console router.

Properties
Name Value Type Optional Description

model

ExtensionK8sGroupKindModel

no

The model for which this resource page links to.

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<RouteComponentProps<{}, StaticContext, any>>>

no

The component to be rendered when the route matches.

name

string

no

The name of the tab.

href

string

yes

The optional href for the tab link. If not provided, the first path is used.

exact

boolean

yes

When true, will only match if the path matches the location.pathname exactly.

Adding a tab to the pods page

The following procedure adds a tab to the Pod Details page as an example extension to your plugin.

Procedure

  1. Add the following to the console-extensions.json file:

    {
  "type": "console.tab/horizontalNav",
  "properties": {
    "page": {
      "name": "Example Tab",
      "href": "example"
    },
    "model": {
      "group": "core",
      "version": "v1",
      "kind": "Pod"
    },
    "component": { "$codeRef": "ExampleTab" }
  }
}

  2. Edit the package.json file to include the following changes:

            "exposedModules": {
            "ExamplePage": "./components/ExamplePage",
            "ExampleTab": "./components/ExampleTab"
        }

  3. Write a message to display on a new custom tab on the Pods page by creating a new file src/components/ExampleTab.tsx and adding the following script:

    import * as React from 'react';

export default function ExampleTab() {
    return (
        <p>This is a custom tab added to a resource using a dynamic plugin.</p>
    );
}
Verification

  • Visit a Pod page to view the added tab.

Build an image with Docker

To deploy your plugin on a cluster, you need to build an image and push it to an image registry.

Procedure

  1. Build the image with the following command:

    $ docker build -t quay.io/my-repositroy/my-plugin:latest .

  2. Optional: If you want to test your image, run the following command:

    $ docker run -it --rm -d -p 9001:80 quay.io/my-repository/my-plugin:latest

  3. Push the image by running the following command:

    $ docker push quay.io/my-repository/my-plugin:latest

Deploy your plugin on a cluster

After pushing an image with your changes to a registry, you can deploy the plugin to a cluster.

Procedure

  1. To deploy your plugin to a cluster, instantiate your plugin by running the following command:

    $ oc process -f template.yaml \
  -p PLUGIN_NAME=my-plugin \ (1)
  -p NAMESPACE=my-plugin-namespace \ (2)
  -p IMAGE=quay.io/my-repository/my-plugin:latest \ (3)
  | oc create -f -
    1 Update with the name of your plugin.
    2 Update with the namespace.
    3 Update with the name of the image you created.

    This command runs a light-weight NGINX HTTP server to serve the assets for your plugin.

PLUGIN_NAME must match the plugin name you used in the consolePlugin declaration of package.json.

  1. Patch the Console Operator configuration to enable the plugin by running the following command:

    $ oc patch consoles.operator.openshift.io cluster --patch '{ "spec": { "plugins": ["my-plugin"] } }' --type=merge

Disabling your plugin in the browser

Console users can use the disable-plugins query parameter to disable specific or all dynamic plugins that would normally get loaded at run-time.

Procedure

  • To disable a specific plugin(s), remove the plugin you want to disable from the comma-separated list of plugin names.

  • To disable all plugins, leave an empty string in the disable-plugins query parameter.

Cluster administrators can disable plugins in the Cluster Settings page of the web console