Web console

OpenShift Container Platform 4.16

Getting started with the web console in OpenShift Container Platform

Red Hat OpenShift Documentation Team

Abstract

This document provides instructions for accessing and customizing the OpenShift Container Platform web console.

Chapter 1. Web Console Overview

The Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform web console provides a graphical user interface to visualize your project data and perform administrative, management, and troubleshooting tasks. The web console runs as pods on the control plane nodes in the openshift-console project. It is managed by a console-operator pod. Both Administrator and Developer perspectives are supported.

Both Administrator and Developer perspectives enable you to create quick start tutorials for OpenShift Container Platform. A quick start is a guided tutorial with user tasks and is useful for getting oriented with an application, Operator, or other product offering.

1.1. About the Administrator perspective in the web console

The Administrator perspective enables you to view the cluster inventory, capacity, general and specific utilization information, and the stream of important events, all of which help you to simplify planning and troubleshooting tasks. Both project administrators and cluster administrators can view the Administrator perspective.

Cluster administrators can also open an embedded command line terminal instance with the web terminal Operator in OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 and later.

Note

The default web console perspective that is shown depends on the role of the user. The Administrator perspective is displayed by default if the user is recognized as an administrator.

The Administrator perspective provides workflows specific to administrator use cases, such as the ability to:

Manage workload, storage, networking, and cluster settings.
Install and manage Operators using the Operator Hub.
Add identity providers that allow users to log in and manage user access through roles and role bindings.
View and manage a variety of advanced settings such as cluster updates, partial cluster updates, cluster Operators, custom resource definitions (CRDs), role bindings, and resource quotas.
Access and manage monitoring features such as metrics, alerts, and monitoring dashboards.
View and manage logging, metrics, and high-status information about the cluster.
Visually interact with applications, components, and services associated with the Administrator perspective in OpenShift Container Platform.

1.2. About the Developer perspective in the web console

The Developer perspective offers several built-in ways to deploy applications, services, and databases. In the Developer perspective, you can:

View real-time visualization of rolling and recreating rollouts on the component.
View the application status, resource utilization, project event streaming, and quota consumption.
Share your project with others.
Troubleshoot problems with your applications by running Prometheus Query Language (PromQL) queries on your project and examining the metrics visualized on a plot. The metrics provide information about the state of a cluster and any user-defined workloads that you are monitoring.

Cluster administrators can also open an embedded command line terminal instance in the web console in OpenShift Container Platform 4.7 and later.

Note

The default web console perspective that is shown depends on the role of the user. The Developer perspective is displayed by default if the user is recognised as a developer.

The Developer perspective provides workflows specific to developer use cases, such as the ability to:

Create and deploy applications on OpenShift Container Platform by importing existing codebases, images, and container files.
Visually interact with applications, components, and services associated with them within a project and monitor their deployment and build status.
Group components within an application and connect the components within and across applications.
Integrate serverless capabilities (Technology Preview).
Create workspaces to edit your application code using Eclipse Che.

You can use the Topology view to display applications, components, and workloads of your project. If you have no workloads in the project, the Topology view will show some links to create or import them. You can also use the Quick Search to import components directly.

Additional resources

See Viewing application composition using the Topology view for more information on using the Topology view in Developer perspective.

1.3. Accessing the Perspectives

You can access the Administrator and Developer perspective from the web console as follows:

Prerequisites

To access a perspective, ensure that you have logged in to the web console. Your default perspective is automatically determined by the permission of the users. The Administrator perspective is selected for users with access to all projects, while the Developer perspective is selected for users with limited access to their own projects

Additional resources

See Adding User Preferences for more information on changing perspectives.

Procedure

Use the perspective switcher to switch to the Administrator or Developer perspective.
Select an existing project from the Project drop-down list. You can also create a new project from this dropdown.

Note

You can use the perspective switcher only as cluster-admin.

Additional resources

Chapter 2. Accessing the web console

The OpenShift Container Platform web console is a user interface accessible from a web browser. Developers can use the web console to visualize, browse, and manage the contents of projects.

2.1. Prerequisites

JavaScript must be enabled to use the web console. For the best experience, use a web browser that supports WebSockets.
Review the OpenShift Container Platform 4.x Tested Integrations page before you create the supporting infrastructure for your cluster.

2.2. Understanding and accessing the web console

The web console runs as a pod on the control plane node. The static assets required to run the web console are served by the pod.

After you install OpenShift Container Platform using the openshift-install create cluster command, you can find the web console URL and login credentials for the installed cluster in the CLI output of the installation program. For example:

Example output

INFO Install complete!
INFO Run 'export KUBECONFIG=<your working directory>/auth/kubeconfig' to manage the cluster with 'oc', the OpenShift CLI.
INFO The cluster is ready when 'oc login -u kubeadmin -p <provided>' succeeds (wait a few minutes).
INFO Access the OpenShift web-console here: https://console-openshift-console.apps.demo1.openshift4-beta-abcorp.com
INFO Login to the console with user: kubeadmin, password: <provided>

Use those details to log in and access the web console.

For existing clusters that you did not install, you can use oc whoami --show-console to see the web console URL.

Important

The dir parameter specifies the assets directory, which stores the manifest files, the ISO image, and the auth directory. The auth directory stores the kubeadmin-password and kubeconfig files. As a kubeadmin user, you can use the kubeconfig file to access the cluster with the following setting: export KUBECONFIG=<install_directory>/auth/kubeconfig. The kubeconfig is specific to the generated ISO image, so if the kubeconfig is set and the oc command fails, it is possible that the system did not boot with the generated ISO image. To perform debugging, during the bootstrap process, you can log in to the console as the core user by using the contents of the kubeadmin-password file.

Additional resources

Enabling feature sets using the web console

Chapter 3. Using the OpenShift Container Platform dashboard to get cluster information

The OpenShift Container Platform web console captures high-level information about the cluster.

3.1. About the OpenShift Container Platform dashboards page

Access the OpenShift Container Platform dashboard, which captures high-level information about the cluster, by navigating to Home → Overview from the OpenShift Container Platform web console.

The OpenShift Container Platform dashboard provides various cluster information, captured in individual dashboard cards.

The OpenShift Container Platform dashboard consists of the following cards:

Details provides a brief overview of informational cluster details.
Status include ok, error, warning, in progress, and unknown. Resources can add custom status names.
- Cluster ID
- Provider
- Version
Cluster Inventory details number of resources and associated statuses. It is helpful when intervention is required to resolve problems, including information about:
- Number of nodes
- Number of pods
- Persistent storage volume claims
- Bare metal hosts in the cluster, listed according to their state (only available in metal3 environment)
Status helps administrators understand how cluster resources are consumed. Click on a resource to jump to a detailed page listing pods and nodes that consume the largest amount of the specified cluster resource (CPU, memory, or storage).
Cluster Utilization shows the capacity of various resources over a specified period of time, to help administrators understand the scale and frequency of high resource consumption, including information about:
- CPU time
- Memory allocation
- Storage consumed
- Network resources consumed
- Pod count
Activity lists messages related to recent activity in the cluster, such as pod creation or virtual machine migration to another host.

3.2. Recognizing resource and project limits and quotas

You can view a graphical representation of available resources in the Topology view of the web console Developer perspective.

If a resource has a message about resource limitations or quotas being reached, a yellow border appears around the resource name. Click the resource to open a side panel to see the message. If the Topology view has been zoomed out, a yellow dot indicates that a message is available.

If you are using List View from the View Shortcuts menu, resources appear as a list. The Alerts column indicates if a message is available.

Chapter 4. Adding user preferences

You can change the default preferences for your profile to meet your requirements. You can set your default project, topology view (graph or list), editing medium (form or YAML), language preferences, and resource type.

The changes made to the user preferences are automatically saved.

4.1. Setting user preferences

You can set the default user preferences for your cluster.

Procedure

Log in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console using your login credentials.
Use the masthead to access the user preferences under the user profile.
In the General section:
1. In the Theme field, you can set the theme that you want to work in. The console defaults to the selected theme each time you log in.
2. In the Perspective field, you can set the default perspective you want to be logged in to. You can select the Administrator or the Developer perspective as required. If a perspective is not selected, you are logged into the perspective you last visited.
3. In the Project field, select a project you want to work in. The console defaults to the project every time you log in.
4. In the Topology field, you can set the topology view to default to the graph or list view. If not selected, the console defaults to the last view you used.
5. In the Create/Edit resource method field, you can set a preference for creating or editing a resource. If both the form and YAML options are available, the console defaults to your selection.
In the Language section, select Default browser language to use the default browser language settings. Otherwise, select the language that you want to use for the console.
In the Notifications section, you can toggle display notifications created by users for specific projects on the Overview page or notification drawer.
In the Applications section:
1. You can view the default Resource type. For example, if the OpenShift Serverless Operator is installed, the default resource type is Serverless Deployment. Otherwise, the default resource type is Deployment.
2. You can select another resource type to be the default resource type from the Resource Type field.

Chapter 5. Configuring the web console in OpenShift Container Platform

You can modify the OpenShift Container Platform web console to set a logout redirect URL or disable the quick start tutorials.

5.1. Prerequisites

Deploy an OpenShift Container Platform cluster.

5.2. Configuring the web console

You can configure the web console settings by editing the console.config.openshift.io resource.

Edit the console.config.openshift.io resource:
```
$ oc edit console.config.openshift.io cluster
```
The following example displays the sample resource definition for the console:
```
apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  authentication:
    logoutRedirect: "" 1
status:
  consoleURL: "" 2
```
1
Specify the URL of the page to load when a user logs out of the web console. If you do not specify a value, the user returns to the login page for the web console. Specifying a logoutRedirect URL allows your users to perform single logout (SLO) through the identity provider to destroy their single sign-on session.
2
The web console URL. To update this to a custom value, see Customizing the web console URL.

5.3. Disabling quick starts in the web console

You can use the Administrator perspective of the web console to disable one or more quick starts.

Prerequisites

You have cluster administrator permissions and are logged in to the web console.

Procedure

In the Administrator perspective, navigate to Administation → Cluster Settings.
On the Cluster Settings page, click the Configuration tab.
On the Configuration page, click the Console configuration resource with the description operator.openshift.io.
From the Action drop-down list, select Customize, which opens the Cluster configuration page.
On the General tab, in the Quick starts section, you can select items in either the Enabled or Disabled list, and move them from one list to the other by using the arrow buttons.
- To enable or disable a single quick start, click the quick start, then use the single arrow buttons to move the quick start to the appropriate list.
- To enable or disable multiple quick starts at once, press Ctrl and click the quick starts you want to move. Then, use the single arrow buttons to move the quick starts to the appropriate list.
- To enable or disable all quick starts at once, click the double arrow buttons to move all of the quick starts to the appropriate list.

Chapter 6. Customizing the web console in OpenShift Container Platform

You can customize the OpenShift Container Platform web console to set a custom logo, product name, links, notifications, and command line downloads. This is especially helpful if you need to tailor the web console to meet specific corporate or government requirements.

6.1. Adding a custom logo and product name

You can create custom branding by adding a custom logo or custom product name. You can set both or one without the other, as these settings are independent of each other.

Prerequisites

You must have administrator privileges.
Create a file of the logo that you want to use. The logo can be a file in any common image format, including GIF, JPG, PNG, or SVG, and is constrained to a max-height of 60px. Image size must not exceed 1 MB due to constraints on the ConfigMap object size.

Procedure

Import your logo file into a config map in the openshift-config namespace:

$ oc create configmap console-custom-logo --from-file /path/to/console-custom-logo.png -n openshift-config

Tip

You can alternatively apply the following YAML to create the config map:

apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: console-custom-logo
  namespace: openshift-config
binaryData:
  console-custom-logo.png: <base64-encoded_logo> ... 1

1: Provide a valid base64-encoded logo.

Edit the web console’s Operator configuration to include customLogoFile and customProductName:

$ oc edit consoles.operator.openshift.io cluster

apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  customization:
    customLogoFile:
      key: console-custom-logo.png
      name: console-custom-logo
    customProductName: My Console

Once the Operator configuration is updated, it will sync the custom logo config map into the console namespace, mount it to the console pod, and redeploy.

Check for success. If there are any issues, the console cluster Operator will report a Degraded status, and the console Operator configuration will also report a CustomLogoDegraded status, but with reasons like KeyOrFilenameInvalid or NoImageProvided.
To check the clusteroperator, run:
```
$ oc get clusteroperator console -o yaml
```
To check the console Operator configuration, run:
```
$ oc get consoles.operator.openshift.io -o yaml
```

6.2. Creating custom links in the web console

Prerequisites

You must have administrator privileges.

Procedure

From Administration → Custom Resource Definitions, click on ConsoleLink.
Select Instances tab

Click Create Console Link and edit the file:

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleLink
metadata:
  name: example
spec:
  href: 'https://www.example.com'
  location: HelpMenu 1
  text: Link 1

1: Valid location settings are HelpMenu, UserMenu, ApplicationMenu, and NamespaceDashboard.

To make the custom link appear in all namespaces, follow this example:

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleLink
metadata:
  name: namespaced-dashboard-link-for-all-namespaces
spec:
  href: 'https://www.example.com'
  location: NamespaceDashboard
  text: This appears in all namespaces

To make the custom link appear in only some namespaces, follow this example:

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleLink
metadata:
  name: namespaced-dashboard-for-some-namespaces
spec:
  href: 'https://www.example.com'
  location: NamespaceDashboard
  # This text will appear in a box called "Launcher" under "namespace" or "project" in the web console
  text: Custom Link Text
  namespaceDashboard:
    namespaces:
    # for these specific namespaces
    - my-namespace
    - your-namespace
    - other-namespace

To make the custom link appear in the application menu, follow this example:

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleLink
metadata:
  name: application-menu-link-1
spec:
  href: 'https://www.example.com'
  location: ApplicationMenu
  text: Link 1
  applicationMenu:
    section: My New Section
    # image that is 24x24 in size
    imageURL: https://via.placeholder.com/24

Click Save to apply your changes.

6.3. Customizing console routes

For console and downloads routes, custom routes functionality uses the ingress config route configuration API. If the console custom route is set up in both the ingress config and console-operator config, then the new ingress config custom route configuration takes precedent. The route configuration with the console-operator config is deprecated.

6.3.1. Customizing the console route

You can customize the console route by setting the custom hostname and TLS certificate in the spec.componentRoutes field of the cluster Ingress configuration.

Prerequisites

You have logged in to the cluster as a user with administrative privileges.
You have created a secret in the openshift-config namespace containing the TLS certificate and key. This is required if the domain for the custom hostname suffix does not match the cluster domain suffix. The secret is optional if the suffix matches.
Tip
You can create a TLS secret by using the oc create secret tls command.

Procedure

Edit the cluster Ingress configuration:

$ oc edit ingress.config.openshift.io cluster

Set the custom hostname and optionally the serving certificate and key:
```
apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  componentRoutes:
    - name: console
      namespace: openshift-console
      hostname: <custom_hostname> 1
      servingCertKeyPairSecret:
        name: <secret_name> 2
```
1
The custom hostname.
2
Reference to a secret in the openshift-config namespace that contains a TLS certificate (tls.crt) and key (tls.key). This is required if the domain for the custom hostname suffix does not match the cluster domain suffix. The secret is optional if the suffix matches.
Save the file to apply the changes.

Note

Add a DNS record for the custom console route that points to the application ingress load balancer.

6.3.2. Customizing the download route

You can customize the download route by setting the custom hostname and TLS certificate in the spec.componentRoutes field of the cluster Ingress configuration.

Prerequisites

You have logged in to the cluster as a user with administrative privileges.
You have created a secret in the openshift-config namespace containing the TLS certificate and key. This is required if the domain for the custom hostname suffix does not match the cluster domain suffix. The secret is optional if the suffix matches.
Tip
You can create a TLS secret by using the oc create secret tls command.

Procedure

Edit the cluster Ingress configuration:

$ oc edit ingress.config.openshift.io cluster

Set the custom hostname and optionally the serving certificate and key:
```
apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
kind: Ingress
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  componentRoutes:
    - name: downloads
      namespace: openshift-console
      hostname: <custom_hostname> 1
      servingCertKeyPairSecret:
        name: <secret_name> 2
```
1
The custom hostname.
2
Reference to a secret in the openshift-config namespace that contains a TLS certificate (tls.crt) and key (tls.key). This is required if the domain for the custom hostname suffix does not match the cluster domain suffix. The secret is optional if the suffix matches.
Save the file to apply the changes.

Note

Add a DNS record for the custom downloads route that points to the application ingress load balancer.

6.4. Customizing the login page

Create Terms of Service information with custom login pages. Custom login pages can also be helpful if you use a third-party login provider, such as GitHub or Google, to show users a branded page that they trust and expect before being redirected to the authentication provider. You can also render custom error pages during the authentication process.

Note

Customizing the error template is limited to identity providers (IDPs) that use redirects, such as request header and OIDC-based IDPs. It does not have an effect on IDPs that use direct password authentication, such as LDAP and htpasswd.

Prerequisites

You must have administrator privileges.

Procedure

Run the following commands to create templates you can modify:

$ oc adm create-login-template > login.html

$ oc adm create-provider-selection-template > providers.html

$ oc adm create-error-template > errors.html

Create the secrets:

$ oc create secret generic login-template --from-file=login.html -n openshift-config

$ oc create secret generic providers-template --from-file=providers.html -n openshift-config

$ oc create secret generic error-template --from-file=errors.html -n openshift-config

Run:
```
$ oc edit oauths cluster
```

Update the specification:

apiVersion: config.openshift.io/v1
kind: OAuth
metadata:
  name: cluster
# ...
spec:
  templates:
    error:
        name: error-template
    login:
        name: login-template
    providerSelection:
        name: providers-template

Run oc explain oauths.spec.templates to understand the options.

6.5. Defining a template for an external log link

If you are connected to a service that helps you browse your logs, but you need to generate URLs in a particular way, then you can define a template for your link.

Prerequisites

You must have administrator privileges.

Procedure

From Administration → Custom Resource Definitions, click on ConsoleExternalLogLink.
Select Instances tab

Click Create Console External Log Link and edit the file:

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleExternalLogLink
metadata:
  name: example
spec:
  hrefTemplate: >-
    https://example.com/logs?resourceName=${resourceName}&containerName=${containerName}&resourceNamespace=${resourceNamespace}&podLabels=${podLabels}
  text: Example Logs

6.6. Creating custom notification banners

Prerequisites

You must have administrator privileges.

Procedure

From Administration → Custom Resource Definitions, click on ConsoleNotification.
Select Instances tab

Click Create Console Notification and edit the file:

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleNotification
metadata:
  name: example
spec:
  text: This is an example notification message with an optional link.
  location: BannerTop 1
  link:
    href: 'https://www.example.com'
    text: Optional link text
  color: '#fff'
  backgroundColor: '#0088ce'

1: Valid location settings are BannerTop, BannerBottom, and BannerTopBottom.

Click Create to apply your changes.

6.7. Customizing CLI downloads

You can configure links for downloading the CLI with custom link text and URLs, which can point directly to file packages or to an external page that provides the packages.

Prerequisites

You must have administrator privileges.

Procedure

Navigate to Administration → Custom Resource Definitions.
Select ConsoleCLIDownload from the list of Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs).

Click the YAML tab, and then make your edits:

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleCLIDownload
metadata:
  name: example-cli-download-links
spec:
  description: |
    This is an example of download links
  displayName: example
  links:
  - href: 'https://www.example.com/public/example.tar'
    text: example for linux
  - href: 'https://www.example.com/public/example.mac.zip'
    text: example for mac
  - href: 'https://www.example.com/public/example.win.zip'
    text: example for windows

Click the Save button.

6.8. Adding YAML examples to Kubernetes resources

You can dynamically add YAML examples to any Kubernetes resources at any time.

Prerequisites

You must have cluster administrator privileges.

Procedure

From Administration → Custom Resource Definitions, click on ConsoleYAMLSample.

Click YAML and edit the file:

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleYAMLSample
metadata:
  name: example
spec:
  targetResource:
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
  title: Example Job
  description: An example Job YAML sample
  yaml: |
    apiVersion: batch/v1
    kind: Job
    metadata:
      name: countdown
    spec:
      template:
        metadata:
          name: countdown
        spec:
          containers:
          - name: counter
            image: centos:7
            command:
            - "bin/bash"
            - "-c"
            - "for i in 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ; do echo $i ; done"
          restartPolicy: Never

Use spec.snippet to indicate that the YAML sample is not the full YAML resource definition, but a fragment that can be inserted into the existing YAML document at the user’s cursor.

Click Save.

6.9. Customizing user perspectives

The OpenShift Container Platform web console provides two perspectives by default, Administrator and Developer. You might have more perspectives available depending on installed console plugins. As a cluster administrator, you can show or hide a perspective for all users or for a specific user role. Customizing perspectives ensures that users can view only the perspectives that are applicable to their role and tasks. For example, you can hide the Administrator perspective from unprivileged users so that they cannot manage cluster resources, users, and projects. Similarly, you can show the Developer perspective to users with the developer role so that they can create, deploy, and monitor applications.

You can also customize the perspective visibility for users based on role-based access control (RBAC). For example, if you customize a perspective for monitoring purposes, which requires specific permissions, you can define that the perspective is visible only to users with required permissions.

Each perspective includes the following mandatory parameters, which you can edit in the YAML view:

id: Defines the ID of the perspective to show or hide
visibility: Defines the state of the perspective along with access review checks, if needed
state: Defines whether the perspective is enabled, disabled, or needs an access review check

Note

By default, all perspectives are enabled. When you customize the user perspective, your changes are applicable to the entire cluster.

6.9.1. Customizing a perspective using YAML view

Prerequisites

You must have administrator privileges.

Procedure

In the Administrator perspective, navigate to Administration → Cluster Settings.
Select the Configuration tab and click the Console (operator.openshift.io) resource.

Click the YAML tab and make your customization:

To enable or disable a perspective, insert the snippet for Add user perspectives and edit the YAML code as needed:

apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  customization:
    perspectives:
      - id: admin
        visibility:
          state: Enabled
      - id: dev
        visibility:
          state: Enabled

To hide a perspective based on RBAC permissions, insert the snippet for Hide user perspectives and edit the YAML code as needed:

apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  customization:
    perspectives:
      - id: admin
        requiresAccessReview:
          - group: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
            resource: clusterroles
            verb: list
      - id: dev
        state: Enabled

To customize a perspective based on your needs, create your own YAML snippet:

apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  customization:
    perspectives:
      - id: admin
        visibility:
          state: AccessReview
          accessReview:
            missing:
              - resource: deployment
                verb: list
            required:
              - resource: namespaces
                verb: list
      - id: dev
        visibility:
          state: Enabled

Click Save.

6.9.2. Customizing a perspective using form view

Prerequisites

You must have administrator privileges.

Procedure

In the Administrator perspective, navigate to Administration → Cluster Settings.
Select the Configuration tab and click the Console (operator.openshift.io) resource.
Click Actions → Customize on the right side of the page.
In the General settings, customize the perspective by selecting one of the following options from the dropdown list:
- Enabled: Enables the perspective for all users
- Only visible for privileged users: Enables the perspective for users who can list all namespaces
- Only visible for unprivileged users: Enables the perspective for users who cannot list all namespaces
- Disabled: Disables the perspective for all users
  A notification opens to confirm that your changes are saved.
  Note
  When you customize the user perspective, your changes are automatically saved and take effect after a browser refresh.

6.10. Developer catalog and sub-catalog customization

As a cluster administrator, you have the ability to organize and manage the Developer catalog or its sub-catalogs. You can enable or disable the sub-catalog types or disable the entire developer catalog.

The developerCatalog.types object includes the following parameters that you must define in a snippet to use them in the YAML view:

state: Defines if a list of developer catalog types should be enabled or disabled.
enabled: Defines a list of developer catalog types (sub-catalogs) that are visible to users.
disabled: Defines a list of developer catalog types (sub-catalogs) that are not visible to users.

You can enable or disable the following developer catalog types (sub-catalogs) using the YAML view or the form view.

6.10.1. Customizing a developer catalog or its sub-catalogs using the YAML view

You can customize a developer catalog by editing the YAML content in the YAML view.

Prerequisites

An OpenShift web console session with cluster administrator privileges.

Procedure

In the Administrator perspective of the web console, navigate to Administration → Cluster Settings.
Select the Configuration tab, click the Console (operator.openshift.io) resource and view the Details page.

Click the YAML tab to open the editor and edit the YAML content as needed.

For example, to disable a developer catalog type, insert the following snippet that defines a list of disabled developer catalog resources:

apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
...
spec:
  customization:
    developerCatalog:
      categories:
      types:
        state: Disabled
        disabled:
          - BuilderImage
          - Devfile
          - HelmChart
...

Click Save.

Note

By default, the developer catalog types are enabled in the Administrator view of the Web Console.

6.10.2. Customizing a developer catalog or its sub-catalogs using the form view

You can customize a developer catalog by using the form view in the Web Console.

Prerequisites

An OpenShift web console session with cluster administrator privileges.
The Developer perspective is enabled.

Procedure

In the Administrator perspective, navigate to Administration → Cluster Settings.
Select the Configuration tab and click the Console (operator.openshift.io) resource.
Click Actions → Customize.
Enable or disable items in the Pre-pinned navigation items, Add page, and Developer Catalog sections.
Verification
After you have customized the developer catalog, your changes are automatically saved in the system and take effect in the browser after a refresh.

Note

As an administrator, you can define the navigation items that appear by default for all users. You can also reorder the navigation items.

Tip

You can use a similar procedure to customize Web UI items such as Quick starts, Cluster roles, and Actions.

6.10.2.1. Example YAML file changes

You can dynamically add the following snippets in the YAML editor for customizing a developer catalog.

Use the following snippet to display all the sub-catalogs by setting the state type to Enabled.

apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
...
spec:
  customization:
    developerCatalog:
      categories:
      types:
        state: Enabled

Use the following snippet to disable all sub-catalogs by setting the state type to Disabled:

apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
...
spec:
  customization:
    developerCatalog:
      categories:
      types:
        state: Disabled

Use the following snippet when a cluster administrator defines a list of sub-catalogs, which are enabled in the Web Console.

apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
...
spec:
  customization:
    developerCatalog:
      categories:
      types:
        state: Enabled
        enabled:
          - BuilderImage
          - Devfile
          - HelmChart
          - ...

Chapter 7. Dynamic plugins

7.1. Overview of dynamic plugins

7.1.1. About dynamic plugins

Dynamic plugins are loaded and interpreted from remote sources at runtime. One way to deliver and expose dynamic plugins to the console is through OLM Operators. The Operator creates a deployment on the platform with an HTTP server to host the plugin and exposes it using a Kubernetes service.

Dynamic plugins allow you to add custom pages and other extensions to your console user interface at runtime. The ConsolePlugin custom resource registers plugins with the console, and a cluster administrator enables plugins in the console Operator configuration.

7.1.2. Key features

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

Add custom pages.
Add perspectives beyond administrator and developer.
Add navigation items.
Add tabs and actions to resource pages.

7.1.3. General guidelines

When creating your plugin, follow these general guidelines:

Node.js and yarn are required to build and run your plugin.
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>;
};
```
Avoid selectors that could affect markup outside of your plugins components, such as element selectors. 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 plugins components.
Provide valid JavaScript Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type using the Content-Type response header for all assets served by your plugin web server. Each plugin deployment should include a web server that hosts the generated assets of the given plugin.
You must build your plugin with Webpack using Webpack version 5 and later.
You should prefix CSS class names with your plugin name to avoid collisions. For example, my-plugin__heading and my-plugin_\_icon.
You should maintain a consistent look, feel, and behavior with other console pages.
You should avoid selectors that could affect markup outside of your plugin components, such as element selectors. These are not APIs and are subject to change.
You must provide a valid JavaScript Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (MIME) type using the Content-Type response header for all assets served by your plugin web server. Each plugin deployment should include a web server that hosts the generated assets of the given plugin.

PatternFly guidelines

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

Use PatternFly components and PatternFly CSS variables. Core PatternFly components are available through the SDK. Using PatternFly components and variables help your plugin look consistent in future console versions.
- Use Patternfly 4.x if you are using OpenShift Container Platform versions 4.14 and earlier.
- Use Patternfly 5.x if you are using OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 or later.
Make your plugin accessible by following PatternFly’s accessibility fundamentals.
Avoid using other CSS libraries such as Bootstrap or Tailwind. They might conflict with PatternFly and not match the rest of the console. Plugins should only include styles that are specific to their user interfaces to be evaluated on top of base PatternFly styles. Avoid importing styles such as @patternfly/react-styles/*/.css or any styles from the @patternfly/patternfly package in your plugin.
The console application is responsible for loading base styles for all supported PatternFly version(s).

7.1.3.1. Translating messages with react-i18next

The plugin template demonstrates how you can translate messages with react-i18next.

Prerequisites

You must have the plugin template cloned locally.
Optional: To test your plugin locally, run the OpenShift Container Platform web console in a container. You can use either Docker or Podman 3.2.0 or later.

Procedure

Prefix the name with plugin__ to avoid any naming conflicts. The plugin template uses the plugin__console-plugin-template namespace by default, and you must update when you rename your plugin for example, plugin__my-plugin. You can use the useTranslation hook, for example:
```
conster Header: React.FC = () => {
  const { t } = useTranslation('plugin__console-demo-plugin');
  return <h1>{t('Hello, World!')}</h1>;
};
```
Important
You must match the i18n namespace with the name of the ConsolePlugin resource.

Set the spec.i18n.loadType field based on needed behavior.

Example 7.1. plugin__console-demo-plugin

spec:
  backend:
    service:
      basePath: /
      name: console-demo-plugin
      namespace: console-demo-plugin
      port: 9001
    type: Service
  displayName: OpenShift Console Demo Plugin
  i18n:
    loadType: Preload 1

1: Loads all the plugin’s localization resources from the i18n namespace after the dynamic plugin during loading.

Use the format %plugin__console-plugin-template~My Label% for labels in console-extensions.json. The console replaces the value with the message for the current language from the plugin__console-plugin-template namespace. For example:
```
  {
    "type": "console.navigation/section",
    "properties": {
      "id": "admin-demo-section",
      "perspective": "admin",
      "name": "%plugin__console-plugin-template~Plugin Template%"
    }
  }
```
Include a comment in a TypeScript file for i18next-parser to add the message from console-extensions.json to your message catalog. For example:
```
// t('plugin__console-demo-plugin~Demo Plugin')
```
To update the JSON files in the locales folder of the plugin template when adding or changing a message, run the following command:
```
$ yarn i18n
```

7.2. Getting started with dynamic plugins

To get started using the dynamic plugin, you must set up your environment to write a new OpenShift Container Platform dynamic plugin. For an example of how to write a new plugin, see Adding a tab to the pods page.

7.2.1. Dynamic plugin development

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 cloned the console-plugin-template repository, which contains a template for creating plugins.
Important
Red Hat does not support custom plugin code. Only Cooperative community support is available for your plugin.
You must have an OpenShift Container Platform cluster running.
You must have the OpenShift CLI (oc) installed.
You must have yarn installed.
You must have Docker v3.2.0 or later or Podman v3.2.0 or later installed and running.

Procedure

Open two terminal windows.
In one terminal window, run the following command to install the dependencies for your plugin using yarn.
```
$ yarn install
```
After installing, run the following command to start yarn.
```
$ yarn run start
```
In another terminal window, login to the OpenShift Container Platform through the CLI.
```
$ oc login
```
Run the OpenShift Container Platform web console in a container connected to the cluster you have logged into by running the following command:
```
$ yarn run start-console
```
Note
The yarn run start-console command runs an amd64 image and might fail when run with Apple Silicon and Podman. You can work around it with qemu-user-static by running the following commands:
```
$ podman machine ssh
$ sudo -i
$ rpm-ostree install qemu-user-static
$ systemctl reboot
```

Verification

Visit localhost:9000 to view the running plugin. Inspect the value of window.SERVER_FLAGS.consolePlugins to see the list of plugins which load at runtime.

7.3. Deploy your plugin on a cluster

You can deploy the plugin to a OpenShift Container Platform cluster.

7.3.1. 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 first.

Procedure

Build the image with the following command:

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

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

Push the image by running the following command:

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

7.3.2. Deploy your plugin on a cluster

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

Prerequisites

You must have the location of the image containing the plugin that was previously pushed.
Note
You can specify additional parameters based on the needs of your plugin. The values.yaml file provides a full set of supported parameters.

Procedure

To deploy your plugin to a cluster, install a Helm chart with the name of the plugin as the Helm release name into a new namespace or an existing namespace as specified by the -n command-line option. Provide the location of the image within the plugin.image parameter by using the following command:
```
$ helm upgrade -i  my-plugin charts/openshift-console-plugin -n my-plugin-namespace --create-namespace --set plugin.image=my-plugin-image-location
```
Where:
n <my-plugin-namespace>
Specifies an existing namespace to deploy your plugin into.
--create-namespace
Optional: If deploying to a new namespace, use this parameter.
--set plugin.image=my-plugin-image-location
Specifies the location of the image within the plugin.image parameter.
Note
If you are deploying on OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 and later, it is recommended to exclude configurations related to pod security by adding the parameter --set plugin.securityContext.enabled=false.

Optional: You can specify any additional parameters by using the set of supported parameters in the charts/openshift-console-plugin/values.yaml file.

plugin:
  name: ""
  description: ""
  image: ""
  imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
  replicas: 2
  port: 9443
  securityContext:
    enabled: true
  podSecurityContext:
    enabled: true
    runAsNonRoot: true
    seccompProfile:
      type: RuntimeDefault
  containerSecurityContext:
    enabled: true
    allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
    capabilities:
      drop:
        - ALL
  resources:
    requests:
      cpu: 10m
      memory: 50Mi
  basePath: /
  certificateSecretName: ""
  serviceAccount:
    create: true
    annotations: {}
    name: ""
  patcherServiceAccount:
    create: true
    annotations: {}
    name: ""
  jobs:
    patchConsoles:
      enabled: true
      image: "registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-tools-rhel8@sha256:e44074f21e0cca6464e50cb6ff934747e0bd11162ea01d522433a1a1ae116103"
      podSecurityContext:
        enabled: true
        runAsNonRoot: true
        seccompProfile:
          type: RuntimeDefault
      containerSecurityContext:
        enabled: true
        allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
        capabilities:
          drop:
            - ALL
      resources:
        requests:
          cpu: 10m
          memory: 50Mi

Verification

View the list of enabled plugins by navigating from Administration → Cluster Settings → Configuration → Console operator.openshift.io → Console plugins or by visiting the Overview page.

Note

It can take a few minutes for the new plugin configuration to appear. If you do not see your plugin, you might need to refresh your browser if the plugin was recently enabled. If you receive any errors at runtime, check the JS console in browser developer tools to look for any errors in your plugin code.

7.3.3. Plugin service proxy

If you need to make HTTP requests to an in-cluster service from your plugin, you can declare a service proxy in its ConsolePlugin resource by using the spec.proxy array field. The console backend exposes the /api/proxy/plugin/<plugin-name>/<proxy-alias>/<request-path>?<optional-query-parameters> endpoint to proxy the communication between the plugin and the service. A proxied request uses a service CA bundle by default. The service must use HTTPS.

Note

The plugin must use the consolefetch API to make requests from its JavaScript code or some requests might fail. For more information, see "Dynamic plugin API".

For each entry, you must specify an endpoint and alias of the proxy under the endpoint and alias fields. For the Service proxy type, you must set the endpoint type field to Service and the service must include values for the name, namespace, and port fields. For example, /api/proxy/plugin/helm/helm-charts/releases?limit=10 is a proxy request path from the helm plugin with a helm-charts service that lists ten helm releases.

Example service proxy

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsolePlugin
metadata:
  name:<plugin-name>
spec:
  proxy:
  - alias: helm-charts 1
    authorization: UserToken 2
    caCertificate: '-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIID....'en 3
    endpoint: 4
      service:
        name: <service-name>
        namespace: <service-namespace>
        port: <service-port>
      type: Service

1: Alias of the proxy.
2: If the service proxy request must contain the logged-in user’s OpenShift Container Platform access token, you must set the authorization field to UserToken.
Note
If the service proxy request does not contain the logged-in user’s OpenShift Container Platform access token, set the authorization field to None.
3: If the service uses a custom service CA, the caCertificate field must contain the certificate bundle.
4: Endpoint of the proxy.

Additional resources

7.3.4. 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.

Note

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

7.3.5. Additional resources

Understanding Helm

7.4. Dynamic plugin example

Before working through the example, verify that the plugin is working by following the steps in Dynamic plugin development

7.4.1. Adding a tab to the pods page

There are different customizations you can make to the OpenShift Container Platform web console. The following procedure adds a tab to the Pod details page as an example extension to your plugin.

Note

The OpenShift Container Platform web console runs in a container connected to the cluster you have logged into. See "Dynamic plugin development" for information to test the plugin before creating your own.

Procedure

Visit the console-plugin-template repository containing a template for creating plugins in a new tab.
Important
Custom plugin code is not supported by Red Hat. Only Cooperative community support is available for your plugin.
Create a GitHub repository for the template by clicking Use this template → Create new repository.
Rename the new repository with the name of your plugin.
Clone the new repository to your local machine so you can edit the code.

Edit the package.json file, adding your plugin’s metadata to the consolePlugin declaration. For example:

"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.

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" }
  }
}

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

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

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>
    );
}

Install a Helm chart with the name of the plugin as the Helm release name into a new namespace or an existing namespace as specified by the -n command-line option to deploy your plugin on a cluster. Provide the location of the image within the plugin.image parameter by using the following command:
```
$ helm upgrade -i  my-plugin charts/openshift-console-plugin -n my-plugin-namespace --create-namespace --set plugin.image=my-plugin-image-location
```
Note
For more information on deploying your plugin on a cluster, see "Deploy your plugin on a cluster".

Verification

Visit a Pod page to view the added tab.

7.5. Dynamic plugin reference

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

7.5.1. Dynamic plugin extension types

`console.action/filter`

ActionFilter can be used to filter an action.

Name Value Type Optional Description

contextId

string

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>

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`

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

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`

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

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`

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

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`

This extension can be used to trigger a specific action when a specific Prometheus alert is observed by the Console based on its rule.name value.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`alert`	`string`	no	Alert name as defined by `alert.rule.name` property
`text`	`string`	no
`action`	`CodeRef<(alert: any) ⇒ void>`	no	Function to perform side effect

`console.catalog/item-filter`

This extension can be used for plugins to contribute a handler that can filter specific catalog items. For example, the plugin can contribute a filter that filters helm charts from specific provider.

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`

This extension can be used to contribute a provider that adds extra metadata to specific catalog items.

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`

This extension allows plugins to contribute a provider for a catalog item type. For example, a Helm Plugin can add a provider that fetches all the Helm Charts. This extension can also be used by other plugins to add more items to a specific catalog item type.

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`

This extension allows plugins to contribute a new type of catalog item. For example, a Helm plugin can define a new catalog item type as HelmCharts that it wants to contribute to the Developer Catalog.

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`

This extension allows plugins to contribute extra metadata like custom filters or groupings for any catalog item type. For example, a plugin can attach a custom filter for HelmCharts that can filter based on chart provider.

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`

Adds a new inventory item into cluster overview page.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`component`	`CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{}>>`	no	The component to be rendered.

`console.cluster-overview/multiline-utilization-item`

Adds a new cluster overview multi-line utilization item.

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`

Adds a new cluster overview utilization item.

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`

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

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`

Adds a new dashboard card.

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/custom/overview/detail/item`

Adds an item to the Details card of Overview Dashboard.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`title`	`string`	no	Details card title
`component`	`CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{}>>`	no	The value, rendered by the OverviewDetailItem component
`valueClassName`	`string`	yes	Value for a className
`isLoading`	`CodeRef<() ⇒ boolean>`	yes	Function returning the loading state of the component
`error`	`CodeRef<() ⇒ string>`	yes	Function returning errors to be displayed by the component

`console.dashboards/overview/activity/resource`

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

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/health/operator`

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

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`

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

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`

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

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`

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

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	The title of the popover.

`console.dashboards/overview/inventory/item`

Adds a resource tile to the overview inventory card.

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`

Adds an inventory status group.

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`

Replaces an overview inventory card.

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`

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

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`

Adds a resource tile to the project overview inventory card.

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`

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

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`

This extension can be used to provide a handler for the file drop action on specific file extensions.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`fileExtensions`	`string[]`	no	Supported file extensions.
`handler`	`CodeRef<FileUploadHandler>`	no	Function which handles the file drop action.

`console.flag`

Gives full control over the web console feature flags.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`handler`	`CodeRef<FeatureFlagHandler>`	no	Used to set or unset arbitrary feature flags.

`console.flag/hookProvider`

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

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`handler`	`CodeRef<FeatureFlagHandler>`	no	Used to set or unset arbitrary feature flags.

`console.flag/model`

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

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`flag`	`string`	no	The name of the flag to set after the CRD is detected.
`model`	`ExtensionK8sModel`	no	The model which refers to a CRD.

`console.global-config`

This extension identifies a resource used to manage the configuration of the cluster. A link to the resource will be added to the Administration → Cluster Settings → Configuration page.

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`

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

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`

This extension can be used to contribute a navigation item that points to a specific link in the UI.

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`

This extension can be used to contribute a navigation item that points to a cluster resource details page. The K8s model of that resource can be used to define the navigation item.

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`

This extension can be used to contribute a navigation item that points to a namespaced resource details page. The K8s model of that resource can be used to define the navigation item.

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`

This extension can be used to define a new section of navigation items in the navigation tab.

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`

This extension can be used to add a separator between navigation items in the navigation.

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`

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`

Adds new resource list page to Console router.

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`

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

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`

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

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`

This extension contributes a new perspective to the console, which enables customization of the navigation menu.

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`

Adds a new inventory item into the Project Overview page.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`component`	`CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{ projectName: string; }>>`	no	The component to be rendered.

`console.project-overview/utilization-item`

Adds a new project overview utilization item.

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`

This extension can be used to contribute custom alerts on the PVC details page.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`alert`	`CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{ pvc: K8sResourceCommon; }>>`	no	The alert component.

`console.pvc/create-prop`

This extension can be used to specify additional properties that will be used when creating PVC resources on the PVC list page.

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`

This extension allows hooking into deleting PVC resources. It can provide an alert with additional information and custom PVC delete logic.

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`

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`

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

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`

This extension allows plugins to provide a custom component (i.e., wizard or form) for specific resources, which will be rendered, when users try to create a new resource instance.

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.resource/details-item`

Adds a new details item to the default resource summary on the details page.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`model`	`ExtensionK8sModel`	no	The subject resource’s API group, version, and kind.
`id`	`string`	no	A unique identifier.
`column`	`DetailsItemColumn`	no	Determines if the item will appear in the 'left' or 'right' column of the resource summary on the details page. Default: 'right'
`title`	`string`	no	The details item title.
`path`	`string`	yes	An optional, fully-qualified path to a resource property to used as the details item value. Only primitive type values can be rendered directly. Use the component property to handle other data types.
`component`	`CodeRef<React.ComponentType<DetailsItem ComponentProps<K8sResourceCommon, any>>>`	yes	An optional React component that will render the details item value.
`sortWeight`	`number`	yes	An optional sort weight, relative to all other details items in the same column. Represented by any valid JavaScriptNumber. Items in each column are sorted independently, lowest to highest. Items without sort weightsare sorted after items with sort weights.

`console.storage-class/provisioner`

Adds a new storage class provisioner as an option during storage class creation.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`CSI`	`ProvisionerDetails`	yes	Container Storage Interface provisioner type
`OTHERS`	`ProvisionerDetails`	yes	Other provisioner type

`console.storage-provider`

This extension can be used to contribute a new storage provider to select, when attaching storage and a provider specific component.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`name`	`string`	no	Displayed name of the provider.
`Component`	`CodeRef<React.ComponentType<Partial<RouteComponentProps<{}, StaticContext, any>>>>`	no	Provider specific component to render.

`console.tab`

Adds a tab to a horizontal nav matching the contextId.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`contextId`	`string`	no	Context ID assigned to the horizontal nav in which the tab will be injected. Possible values: `dev-console-observe`
`name`	`string`	no	The display label of the tab
`href`	`string`	no	The `href` appended to the existing URL
`component`	`CodeRef<React.ComponentType<PageComponentProps<K8sResourceCommon>>>`	no	Tab content component.

`console.tab/horizontalNav`

This extension can be used to add a tab on the resource details page.

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`

This component can be used to register a listener function receiving telemetry events. These events include user identification, page navigation, and other application specific events. The listener may use this data for reporting and analytics purposes.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`listener`	`CodeRef<TelemetryEventListener>`	no	Listen for telemetry events

`console.topology/adapter/build`

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

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`adapt`	`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement) ⇒ AdapterDataType<BuildConfigData> \| undefined>`	no	Adapter to adapt element to data that can be used by Build component.

`console.topology/adapter/network`

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

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`adapt`	`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement) ⇒ NetworkAdapterType \| undefined>`	no	Adapter to adapt element to data that can be used by Networking component.

`console.topology/adapter/pod`

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

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`adapt`	`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement) ⇒ AdapterDataType<PodsAdapterDataType> \| undefined>`	no	Adapter to adapt element to data that can be used by Pod component.

`console.topology/component/factory`

Getter for a ViewComponentFactory.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`getFactory`	`CodeRef<ViewComponentFactory>`	no	Getter for a `ViewComponentFactory`.

`console.topology/create/connector`

Getter for the create connector function.

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`getCreateConnector`	`CodeRef<CreateConnectionGetter>`	no	Getter for the create connector function.

`console.topology/data/factory`

Topology Data Model Factory Extension

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`

Topology Decorator Provider Extension

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`id`	`string`	no	ID for topology decorator specific to the extension
`priority`	`number`	no	Priority for topology decorator specific to the extension
`quadrant`	`TopologyQuadrant`	no	Quadrant for topology decorator specific to the extension
`decorator`	`CodeRef<TopologyDecoratorGetter>`	no	Decorator specific to the extension

`console.topology/details/resource-alert`

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

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	Hook to return the contents of the alert.

`console.topology/details/resource-link`

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

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	A higher priority factory will get the first chance to create the link.

`console.topology/details/tab`

DetailsTab contributes a tab for the topology details panel.

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`

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

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	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/display/filters`

Topology Display Filters Extension

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`getTopologyFilters`	`CodeRef<() ⇒ TopologyDisplayOption[]>`	no	Getter for topology filters specific to the extension
`applyDisplayOptions`	`CodeRef<TopologyApplyDisplayOptions>`	no	Function to apply filters to the model

`console.topology/relationship/provider`

Topology relationship provider connector extension

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`provides`	`CodeRef<RelationshipProviderProvides>`	no	Use to determine if a connection can be created between the source and target node
`tooltip`	`string`	no	Tooltip to show when connector operation is hovering over the drop target, for example, "Create a Visual Connector"
`create`	`CodeRef<RelationshipProviderCreate>`	no	Callback to execute when connector is drop over target node to create a connection
`priority`	`number`	no	Priority for relationship, higher will be preferred in case of multiple

`console.user-preference/group`

This extension can be used to add a group on the console user-preferences page. It will appear as a vertical tab option on the console user-preferences page.

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`

This extension can be used to add an item to the user preferences group on the console user preferences page.

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`

YAML templates for editing resources via the yaml editor.

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`

This extension allows plugins to contribute an add action item to the add page of developer perspective. For example, a Serverless plugin can add a new action item for adding serverless functions to the add page of developer console.

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`

This extension allows plugins to contibute a group in the add page of developer console. Groups can be referenced by actions, which will be grouped together in the add action page based on their extension definition. For example, a Serverless plugin can contribute a Serverless group and together with multiple add actions.

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`

This extension can be used to specify extra build environment variable fields under the builder image selector in the developer console git import form. When set, the fields will override environment variables of the same name in the build section.

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.dashboards/overview/detail/item`

Deprecated. use CustomOverviewDetailItem type instead

Name	Value Type	Optional	Description
`component`	`CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{}>>`	no	The value, based on the `DetailItem` component

`console.page/resource/tab`

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

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.

7.5.2. Dynamic plugin API

`useActivePerspective`

Hook that provides the currently active perspective and a callback for setting the active perspective. It returns a tuple containing the current active perspective and setter callback.

Example

const Component: React.FC = (props) => {
   const [activePerspective, setActivePerspective] = useActivePerspective();
   return <select
     value={activePerspective}
     onChange={(e) => setActivePerspective(e.target.value)}
   >
     {
       // ...perspective options
     }
   </select>
}

`GreenCheckCircleIcon`

Component for displaying a green check mark circle icon.

Example

<GreenCheckCircleIcon title="Healthy" />

Parameter Name	Description
`className`	(optional) additional class name for the component
`title`	(optional) icon title
`size`	(optional) icon size: (`sm`, `md`, `lg`, `xl`)

`RedExclamationCircleIcon`

Component for displaying a red exclamation mark circle icon.

Example

<RedExclamationCircleIcon title="Failed" />

Parameter Name	Description
`className`	(optional) additional class name for the component
`title`	(optional) icon title
`size`	(optional) icon size: (`sm`, `md`, `lg`, `xl`)

`YellowExclamationTriangleIcon`

Component for displaying a yellow triangle exclamation icon.

Example

<YellowExclamationTriangleIcon title="Warning" />

Parameter Name	Description
`className`	(optional) additional class name for the component
`title`	(optional) icon title
`size`	(optional) icon size: (`sm`, `md`, `lg`, `xl`)

`BlueInfoCircleIcon`

Component for displaying a blue info circle icon.

Example

<BlueInfoCircleIcon title="Info" />

Parameter Name	Description
`className`	(optional) additional class name for the component
`title`	(optional) icon title
`size`	(optional) icon size: ('sm', 'md', 'lg', 'xl')

`ErrorStatus`

Component for displaying an error status popover.

Example

<ErrorStatus title={errorMsg} />

Parameter Name	Description
`title`	(optional) status text
`iconOnly`	(optional) if true, only displays icon
`noTooltip`	(optional) if true, tooltip is not displayed
`className`	(optional) additional class name for the component
`popoverTitle`	(optional) title for popover

`InfoStatus`

Component for displaying an information status popover.

Example

<InfoStatus title={infoMsg} />

Parameter Name	Description
`title`	(optional) status text
`iconOnly`	(optional) if true, only displays icon
`noTooltip`	(optional) if true, tooltip is not displayed
`className`	(optional) additional class name for the component
`popoverTitle`	(optional) title for popover

`ProgressStatus`

Component for displaying a progressing status popover.

Example

<ProgressStatus title={progressMsg} />

Parameter Name	Description
`title`	(optional) status text
`iconOnly`	(optional) if true, only displays icon
`noTooltip`	(optional) if true, tooltip is not displayed
`className`	(optional) additional class name for the component
`popoverTitle`	(optional) title for popover

`SuccessStatus`

Component for displaying a success status popover.

Example

<SuccessStatus title={successMsg} />

Parameter Name	Description
`title`	(optional) status text
`iconOnly`	(optional) if true, only displays icon
`noTooltip`	(optional) if true, tooltip is not displayed
`className`	(optional) additional class name for the component
`popoverTitle`	(optional) title for popover

`checkAccess`

Provides information about user access to a given resource. It returns an object with resource access information.

Parameter Name	Description
`resourceAttributes`	resource attributes for access review
`impersonate`	impersonation details

`useAccessReview`

Hook that provides information about user access to a given resource. It returns an array with isAllowed and loading values.

Parameter Name	Description
`resourceAttributes`	resource attributes for access review
`impersonate`	impersonation details

`useResolvedExtensions`

React hook for consuming Console extensions with resolved CodeRef properties. This hook accepts the same argument(s) as useExtensions hook and returns an adapted list of extension instances, resolving all code references within each extension’s properties.

Initially, the hook returns an empty array. After the resolution is complete, the React component is re-rendered with the hook returning an adapted list of extensions. When the list of matching extensions changes, the resolution is restarted. The hook continues to return the previous result until the resolution completes.

The hook’s result elements are guaranteed to be referentially stable across re-renders. It returns a tuple containing a list of adapted extension instances with resolved code references, a boolean flag indicating whether the resolution is complete, and a list of errors detected during the resolution.

Example

const [navItemExtensions, navItemsResolved] = useResolvedExtensions<NavItem>(isNavItem);
// process adapted extensions and render your component

Parameter Name	Description
`typeGuards`	A list of callbacks that each accept a dynamic plugin extension as an argument and return a boolean flag indicating whether or not the extension meets desired type constraints

`HorizontalNav`

A component that creates a Navigation bar for a page. Routing is handled as part of the component. console.tab/horizontalNav can be used to add additional content to any horizontal navigation.

Example

const HomePage: React.FC = (props) => {
    const page = {
      href: '/home',
      name: 'Home',
      component: () => <>Home</>
    }
    return <HorizontalNav match={props.match} pages={[page]} />
}

Parameter Name	Description
`resource`	The resource associated with this Navigation, an object of K8sResourceCommon type
`pages`	An array of page objects
`match`	match object provided by React Router

`VirtualizedTable`

A component for making virtualized tables.

Example

const MachineList: React.FC<MachineListProps> = (props) => {
  return (
    <VirtualizedTable<MachineKind>
     {...props}
     aria-label='Machines'
     columns={getMachineColumns}
     Row={getMachineTableRow}
    />
  );
}

Parameter Name	Description
`data`	data for table
`loaded`	flag indicating data is loaded
`loadError`	error object if issue loading data
`columns`	column setup
`Row`	row setup
`unfilteredData`	original data without filter
`NoDataEmptyMsg`	(optional) no data empty message component
`EmptyMsg`	(optional) empty message component
`scrollNode`	(optional) function to handle scroll
`label`	(optional) label for table
`ariaLabel`	(optional) aria label
`gridBreakPoint`	sizing of how to break up grid for responsiveness
`onSelect`	(optional) function for handling select of table
`rowData`	(optional) data specific to row

`TableData`

Component for displaying table data within a table row.

Example

const PodRow: React.FC<RowProps<K8sResourceCommon>> = ({ obj, activeColumnIDs }) => {
  return (
    <>
      <TableData id={columns[0].id} activeColumnIDs={activeColumnIDs}>
        <ResourceLink kind="Pod" name={obj.metadata.name} namespace={obj.metadata.namespace} />
      </TableData>
      <TableData id={columns[1].id} activeColumnIDs={activeColumnIDs}>
        <ResourceLink kind="Namespace" name={obj.metadata.namespace} />
      </TableData>
    </>
  );
};

Parameter Name	Description
`id`	unique ID for table
`activeColumnIDs`	active columns
`className`	(optional) option class name for styling

`useActiveColumns`

A hook that provides a list of user-selected active TableColumns.

Example

// See implementation for more details on TableColumn type
  const [activeColumns, userSettingsLoaded] = useActiveColumns({
    columns,
    showNamespaceOverride: false,
    columnManagementID,
  });
  return userSettingsAreLoaded ? <VirtualizedTable columns={activeColumns} {...otherProps} /> : null

Parameter Name	Description
`options`	Which are passed as a key-value map
`\{TableColumn[]} options.columns`	An array of all available TableColumns
`{boolean} [options.showNamespaceOverride]`	(optional) If true, a namespace column is included, regardless of column management selections
`{string} [options.columnManagementID]`	(optional) A unique ID used to persist and retrieve column management selections to and from user settings. Usually a group/version/kind (GVK) string for a resource.

A tuple containing the current user selected active columns (a subset of options.columns), and a boolean flag indicating whether user settings have been loaded.

`ListPageHeader`

Component for generating a page header.

Example

const exampleList: React.FC = () => {
  return (
    <>
      <ListPageHeader title="Example List Page"/>
    </>
  );
};

Parameter Name	Description
`title`	heading title
`helpText`	(optional) help section as react node
`badge`	(optional) badge icon as react node

`ListPageCreate`

Component for adding a create button for a specific resource kind that automatically generates a link to the create YAML for this resource.

Example

const exampleList: React.FC<MyProps> = () => {
  return (
    <>
      <ListPageHeader title="Example Pod List Page"/>
        <ListPageCreate groupVersionKind="Pod">Create Pod</ListPageCreate>
      </ListPageHeader>
    </>
  );
};

Parameter Name	Description
`groupVersionKind`	the resource group/version/kind to represent

`ListPageCreateLink`

Component for creating a stylized link.

Example

const exampleList: React.FC<MyProps> = () => {
 return (
  <>
   <ListPageHeader title="Example Pod List Page"/>
      <ListPageCreateLink to={'/link/to/my/page'}>Create Item</ListPageCreateLink>
   </ListPageHeader>
  </>
 );
};

Parameter Name	Description
`to`	string location where link should direct
`createAccessReview`	(optional) object with namespace and kind used to determine access
`children`	(optional) children for the component

`ListPageCreateButton`

Component for creating button.

Example

const exampleList: React.FC<MyProps> = () => {
  return (
    <>
      <ListPageHeader title="Example Pod List Page"/>
        <ListPageCreateButton createAccessReview={access}>Create Pod</ListPageCreateButton>
      </ListPageHeader>
    </>
  );
};

Parameter Name	Description
`createAccessReview`	(optional) object with namespace and kind used to determine access
`pfButtonProps`	(optional) Patternfly Button props

`ListPageCreateDropdown`

Component for creating a dropdown wrapped with permissions check.

Example

const exampleList: React.FC<MyProps> = () => {
  const items = {
    SAVE: 'Save',
    DELETE: 'Delete',
  }
  return (
    <>
     <ListPageHeader title="Example Pod List Page"/>
       <ListPageCreateDropdown createAccessReview={access} items={items}>Actions</ListPageCreateDropdown>
     </ListPageHeader>
    </>
  );
};

Parameter Name	Description
`items`	key:ReactNode pairs of items to display in dropdown component
`onClick`	callback function for click on dropdown items
`createAccessReview`	(optional) object with namespace and kind used to determine access
`children`	(optional) children for the dropdown toggle

`ListPageFilter`

Component that generates filter for list page.

Example

  // See implementation for more details on RowFilter and FilterValue types
  const [staticData, filteredData, onFilterChange] = useListPageFilter(
    data,
    rowFilters,
    staticFilters,
  );
  // ListPageFilter updates filter state based on user interaction and resulting filtered data can be rendered in an independent component.
  return (
    <>
      <ListPageHeader .../>
      <ListPagBody>
        <ListPageFilter data={staticData} onFilterChange={onFilterChange} />
        <List data={filteredData} />
      </ListPageBody>
    </>
  )

Parameter Name	Description
`data`	An array of data points
`loaded`	indicates that data has loaded
`onFilterChange`	callback function for when filter is updated
`rowFilters`	(optional) An array of RowFilter elements that define the available filter options
`nameFilterPlaceholder`	(optional) placeholder for name filter
`labelFilterPlaceholder`	(optional) placeholder for label filter
`hideLabelFilter`	(optional) only shows the name filter instead of both name and label filter
`hideNameLabelFilter`	(optional) hides both name and label filter
`columnLayout`	(optional) column layout object
`hideColumnManagement`	(optional) flag to hide the column management

`useListPageFilter`

A hook that manages filter state for the ListPageFilter component. It returns a tuple containing the data filtered by all static filters, the data filtered by all static and row filters, and a callback that updates rowFilters.

Example

  // See implementation for more details on RowFilter and FilterValue types
  const [staticData, filteredData, onFilterChange] = useListPageFilter(
    data,
    rowFilters,
    staticFilters,
  );
  // ListPageFilter updates filter state based on user interaction and resulting filtered data can be rendered in an independent component.
  return (
    <>
      <ListPageHeader .../>
      <ListPagBody>
        <ListPageFilter data={staticData} onFilterChange={onFilterChange} />
        <List data={filteredData} />
      </ListPageBody>
    </>
  )

Parameter Name	Description
`data`	An array of data points
`rowFilters`	(optional) An array of RowFilter elements that define the available filter options
`staticFilters`	(optional) An array of FilterValue elements that are statically applied to the data

`ResourceLink`

Component that creates a link to a specific resource type with an icon badge.

Example

  <ResourceLink
      kind="Pod"
      name="testPod"
      title={metadata.uid}
  />

Parameter Name	Description
`kind`	(optional) the kind of resource i.e. Pod, Deployment, Namespace
`groupVersionKind`	(optional) object with group, version, and kind
`className`	(optional) class style for component
`displayName`	(optional) display name for component, overwrites the resource name if set
`inline`	(optional) flag to create icon badge and name inline with children
`linkTo`	(optional) flag to create a Link object - defaults to true
`name`	(optional) name of resource
`namesapce`	(optional) specific namespace for the kind resource to link to
`hideIcon`	(optional) flag to hide the icon badge
`title`	(optional) title for the link object (not displayed)
`dataTest`	(optional) identifier for testing
`onClick`	(optional) callback function for when component is clicked
`truncate`	(optional) flag to truncate the link if too long

`ResourceIcon`

Component that creates an icon badge for a specific resource type.

Example

<ResourceIcon kind="Pod"/>

Parameter Name	Description
`kind`	(optional) the kind of resource i.e. Pod, Deployment, Namespace
`groupVersionKind`	(optional) object with group, version, and kind
`className`	(optional) class style for component

`useK8sModel`

Hook that retrieves the k8s model for provided K8sGroupVersionKind from redux. It returns an array with the first item as k8s model and second item as inFlight status.

Example

const Component: React.FC = () => {
  const [model, inFlight] = useK8sModel({ group: 'app'; version: 'v1'; kind: 'Deployment' });
  return ...
}

Parameter Name	Description
`groupVersionKind`	group, version, kind of k8s resource K8sGroupVersionKind is preferred alternatively can pass reference for group, version, kind which is deprecated, i.e, group/version/kind (GVK) K8sResourceKindReference.

`useK8sModels`

Hook that retrieves all current k8s models from redux. It returns an array with the first item as the list of k8s model and second item as inFlight status.

Example

const Component: React.FC = () => {
  const [models, inFlight] = UseK8sModels();
  return ...
}

`useK8sWatchResource`

Hook that retrieves the k8s resource along with status for loaded and error. It returns an array with first item as resource(s), second item as loaded status and third item as error state if any.

Example

const Component: React.FC = () => {
  const watchRes = {
        ...
      }
  const [data, loaded, error] = useK8sWatchResource(watchRes)
  return ...
}

Parameter Name	Description
`initResource`	options needed to watch for resource.

`useK8sWatchResources`

Hook that retrieves the k8s resources along with their respective status for loaded and error. It returns a map where keys are as provided in initResouces and value has three properties data, loaded and error.

Example

const Component: React.FC = () => {
  const watchResources = {
        'deployment': {...},
        'pod': {...}
        ...
      }
  const {deployment, pod} = useK8sWatchResources(watchResources)
  return ...
}

Parameter Name	Description
`initResources`	Resources must be watched as key-value pair, wherein key is unique to resource and value is options needed to watch for the respective resource.

`consoleFetch`

A custom wrapper around fetch that adds console specific headers and allows for retries and timeouts.It also validates the response status code and throws appropriate error or logs out the user if required. It returns a promise that resolves to the response.

Parameter Name	Description
`url`	The URL to fetch
`options`	The options to pass to fetch
`timeout`	The timeout in milliseconds

`consoleFetchJSON`

A custom wrapper around fetch that adds console specific headers and allows for retries and timeouts. It also validates the response status code and throws appropriate error or logs out the user if required. It returns the response as a JSON object. Uses consoleFetch internally. It returns a promise that resolves to the response as JSON object.

Parameter Name	Description
`url`	The URL to fetch
`method`	The HTTP method to use. Defaults to GET
`options`	The options to pass to fetch
`timeout`	The timeout in milliseconds
`cluster`	The name of the cluster to make the request to. Defaults to the active cluster the user has selected

`consoleFetchText`

A custom wrapper around fetch that adds console specific headers and allows for retries and timeouts. It also validates the response status code and throws appropriate error or logs out the user if required. It returns the response as a text. Uses consoleFetch internally. It returns a promise that resolves to the response as text.

Parameter Name	Description
`url`	The URL to fetch
`options`	The options to pass to fetch
`timeout`	The timeout in milliseconds
`cluster`	The name of the cluster to make the request to. Defaults to the active cluster the user has selected

`getConsoleRequestHeaders`

A function that creates impersonation and multicluster related headers for API requests using current redux state. It returns an object containing the appropriate impersonation and clustr requst headers, based on redux state.

Parameter Name	Description
`targetCluster`	Override the current active cluster with the provided targetCluster

`k8sGetResource`

It fetches a resource from the cluster, based on the provided options. If the name is provided it returns one resource else it returns all the resources matching the model. It returns a promise that resolves to the response as JSON object with a resource if the name is providedelse it returns all the resources matching the model. In case of failure, the promise gets rejected with HTTP error response.

Parameter Name	Description
`options`	Which are passed as key-value pairs in the map
`options.model`	k8s model
`options.name`	The name of the resource, if not provided then it looks for all the resources matching the model.
`options.ns`	The namespace to look into, should not be specified for cluster-scoped resources.
`options.path`	Appends as subpath if provided
`options.queryParams`	The query parameters to be included in the URL.
`options.requestInit`	The fetch init object to use. This can have request headers, method, redirect, etc. See Interface RequestInit for more.

`k8sCreateResource`

It creates a resource in the cluster, based on the provided options. It returns a promise that resolves to the response of the resource created. In case of failure promise gets rejected with HTTP error response.

Parameter Name	Description
`options`	Which are passed as key-value pairs in the map
`options.model`	k8s model
`options.data`	Payload for the resource to be created
`options.path`	Appends as subpath if provided
`options.queryParams`	The query parameters to be included in the URL.

`k8sUpdateResource`

It updates the entire resource in the cluster, based on providedoptions. When a client needs to replace an existing resource entirely, they can use k8sUpdate. Alternatively can use k8sPatch to perform the partial update. It returns a promise that resolves to the response of the resource updated. In case of failure promise gets rejected with HTTP error response.

Parameter Name	Description
`options`	Which are passed as key-value pair in the map
`options.model`	k8s model
`options.data`	Payload for the k8s resource to be updated
`options.ns`	Namespace to look into, it should not be specified for cluster-scoped resources.
`options.name`	Resource name to be updated.
`options.path`	Appends as subpath if provided
`options.queryParams`	The query parameters to be included in the URL.

`k8sPatchResource`

It patches any resource in the cluster, based on provided options. When a client needs to perform the partial update, they can use k8sPatch. Alternatively can use k8sUpdate to replace an existing resource entirely. See Data Tracker for more. It returns a promise that resolves to the response of the resource patched. In case of failure promise gets rejected with HTTP error response.

Parameter Name	Description
`options`	Which are passed as key-value pairs in the map.
`options.model`	k8s model
`options.resource`	The resource to be patched.
`options.data`	Only the data to be patched on existing resource with the operation, path, and value.
`options.path`	Appends as subpath if provided.
`options.queryParams`	The query parameters to be included in the URL.

`k8sDeleteResource`

It deletes resources from the cluster, based on the provided model, resource. The garbage collection works based on Foreground|Background can be configured with propagationPolicy property in provided model or passed in json. It returns a promise that resolves to the response of kind Status. In case of failure promise gets rejected with HTTP error response.

Example

kind: 'DeleteOptions', apiVersion: 'v1', propagationPolicy

Parameter Name	Description
`options`	Which are passed as key-value pair in the map.
`options.model`	k8s model
`options.resource`	The resource to be deleted.
`options.path`	Appends as subpath if provided
`options.queryParams`	The query parameters to be included in the URL.
`options.requestInit`	The fetch init object to use. This can have request headers, method, redirect, etc. See Interface RequestInit for more.
`options.json`	Can control garbage collection of resources explicitly if provided or else it defaults to the model’s "propagationPolicy".

`k8sListResource`

Lists the resources as an array in the cluster, based on provided options. It returns a promise that resolves to the response.

Parameter Name	Description
`options`	Which are passed as key-value pairs in the map
`options.model`	k8s model
`options.queryParams`	The query parameters to be included in the URL and can pass label selector’s as well with key "labelSelector".
`options.requestInit`	The fetch init object to use. This can have request headers, method, redirect, etc. See Interface RequestInit for more.

`k8sListResourceItems`

Same interface as k8sListResource but returns the sub items. It returns the apiVersion for the model, i.e., group/version.

`getAPIVersionForModel`

Provides apiVersion for a k8s model.

Parameter Name	Description
`model`	k8s model

`getGroupVersionKindForResource`

Provides a group, version, and kind for a resource. It returns the group, version, kind for the provided resource. If the resource does not have an API group, group "core" is returned. If the resource has an invalid apiVersion, then it throws an Error.

Parameter Name	Description
`resource`	k8s resource

`getGroupVersionKindForModel`

Provides a group, version, and kind for a k8s model. This returns the group, version, kind for the provided model. If the model does not have an apiGroup, group "core" is returned.

Parameter Name	Description
`model`	k8s model

`StatusPopupSection`

Component that shows the status in a popup window. Helpful component for building console.dashboards/overview/health/resource extensions.

Example

  <StatusPopupSection
    firstColumn={
      <>
        <span>{title}</span>
        <span className="text-secondary">
          My Example Item
        </span>
      </>
    }
    secondColumn='Status'
  >

Parameter Name	Description
`firstColumn`	values for first column of popup
`secondColumn`	(optional) values for second column of popup
`children`	(optional) children for the popup

`StatusPopupItem`

Status element used in status popup; used in StatusPopupSection.

Example

<StatusPopupSection
   firstColumn='Example'
   secondColumn='Status'
>
   <StatusPopupItem icon={healthStateMapping[MCGMetrics.state]?.icon}>
      Complete
   </StatusPopupItem>
   <StatusPopupItem icon={healthStateMapping[RGWMetrics.state]?.icon}>
       Pending
   </StatusPopupItem>
</StatusPopupSection>

Parameter Name	Description
`value`	(optional) text value to display
`icon`	(optional) icon to display
`children`	child elements

`Overview`

Creates a wrapper component for a dashboard.

Example

    <Overview>
      <OverviewGrid mainCards={mainCards} leftCards={leftCards} rightCards={rightCards} />
    </Overview>

Parameter Name	Description
`className`	(optional) style class for div
`children`	(optional) elements of the dashboard

`OverviewGrid`

Creates a grid of card elements for a dashboard; used within Overview.

Example

    <Overview>
      <OverviewGrid mainCards={mainCards} leftCards={leftCards} rightCards={rightCards} />
    </Overview>

Parameter Name	Description
`mainCards`	cards for grid
`leftCards`	(optional) cards for left side of grid
`rightCards`	(optional) cards for right side of grid

`InventoryItem`

Creates an inventory card item.

Example

  return (
    <InventoryItem>
      <InventoryItemTitle>{title}</InventoryItemTitle>
      <InventoryItemBody error={loadError}>
        {loaded && <InventoryItemStatus count={workerNodes.length} icon={<MonitoringIcon />} />}
      </InventoryItemBody>
    </InventoryItem>
  )

Parameter Name	Description
`children`	elements to render inside the item

`InventoryItemTitle`

Creates a title for an inventory card item; used within InventoryItem.

Example

 return (
   <InventoryItem>
     <InventoryItemTitle>{title}</InventoryItemTitle>
     <InventoryItemBody error={loadError}>
       {loaded && <InventoryItemStatus count={workerNodes.length} icon={<MonitoringIcon />} />}
     </InventoryItemBody>
   </InventoryItem>
 )

Parameter Name	Description
`children`	elements to render inside the title

`InventoryItemBody`

Creates the body of an inventory card; used within InventoryCard and can be used with InventoryTitle.

Example

 return (
   <InventoryItem>
     <InventoryItemTitle>{title}</InventoryItemTitle>
     <InventoryItemBody error={loadError}>
       {loaded && <InventoryItemStatus count={workerNodes.length} icon={<MonitoringIcon />} />}
     </InventoryItemBody>
   </InventoryItem>
 )

Parameter Name	Description
`children`	elements to render inside the Inventory Card or title
`error`	elements of the div

`InventoryItemStatus`

Creates a count and icon for an inventory card with optional link address; used within InventoryItemBody

Example

 return (
   <InventoryItem>
     <InventoryItemTitle>{title}</InventoryItemTitle>
     <InventoryItemBody error={loadError}>
       {loaded && <InventoryItemStatus count={workerNodes.length} icon={<MonitoringIcon />} />}
     </InventoryItemBody>
   </InventoryItem>
 )

Parameter Name	Description
`count`	count for display
`icon`	icon for display
`linkTo`	(optional) link address

`InventoryItemLoading`

Creates a skeleton container for when an inventory card is loading; used with InventoryItem and related components

Example

if (loadError) {
   title = <Link to={workerNodesLink}>{t('Worker Nodes')}</Link>;
} else if (!loaded) {
  title = <><InventoryItemLoading /><Link to={workerNodesLink}>{t('Worker Nodes')}</Link></>;
}
return (
  <InventoryItem>
    <InventoryItemTitle>{title}</InventoryItemTitle>
  </InventoryItem>
)

`useFlag`

Hook that returns the given feature flag from FLAGS redux state. It returns the boolean value of the requested feature flag or undefined.

Parameter Name	Description
`flag`	The feature flag to return

`CodeEditor`

A basic lazy loaded Code editor with hover help and completion.

Example

<React.Suspense fallback={<LoadingBox />}>
  <CodeEditor
    value={code}
    language="yaml"
  />
</React.Suspense>

Parameter Name	Description
`value`	String representing the yaml code to render.
`language`	String representing the language of the editor.
`options`	Monaco editor options. For more details, please, visit Interface IStandAloneEditorConstructionOptions.
`minHeight`	Minimum editor height in valid CSS height values.
`showShortcuts`	Boolean to show shortcuts on top of the editor.
`toolbarLinks`	Array of ReactNode rendered on the toolbar links section on top of the editor.
`onChange`	Callback for on code change event.
`onSave`	Callback called when the command CTRL / CMD + S is triggered.
`ref`	React reference to `{ editor?: IStandaloneCodeEditor }`. Using the `editor` property, you are able to access to all methods to control the editor. For more information, visit Interface IStandaloneCodeEditor.

`ResourceYAMLEditor`

A lazy loaded YAML editor for Kubernetes resources with hover help and completion. The component use the YAMLEditor and add on top of it more functionality likeresource update handling, alerts, save, cancel and reload buttons, accessibility and more. Unless onSave callback is provided, the resource update is automatically handled.It should be wrapped in a React.Suspense component.

Example

<React.Suspense fallback={<LoadingBox />}>
  <ResourceYAMLEditor
    initialResource={resource}
    header="Create resource"
    onSave={(content) => updateResource(content)}
  />
</React.Suspense>

Parameter Name	Description
`initialResource`	YAML/Object representing a resource to be shown by the editor. This prop is used only during the initial render
`header`	Add a header on top of the YAML editor
`onSave`	Callback for the Save button. Passing it overrides the default update performed on the resource by the editor

`ResourceEventStream`

A component to show events related to a particular resource.

Example

const [resource, loaded, loadError] = useK8sWatchResource(clusterResource);
return <ResourceEventStream resource={resource} />

Parameter Name	Description
`resource`	An object whose related events should be shown.

`usePrometheusPoll`

Sets up a poll to Prometheus for a single query. It returns a tuple containing the query response, a boolean flag indicating whether the response has completed, and any errors encountered during the request or post-processing of the request.

Parameter Name	Description
`{PrometheusEndpoint} props.endpoint`	one of the PrometheusEndpoint (label, query, range, rules, targets)
`{string} [props.query]`	(optional) Prometheus query string. If empty or undefined, polling is not started.
`{number} [props.delay]`	(optional) polling delay interval (ms)
`{number} [props.endTime]`	(optional) for QUERY_RANGE enpoint, end of the query range
`{number} [props.samples]`	(optional) for QUERY_RANGE enpoint
`{number} [options.timespan]`	(optional) for QUERY_RANGE enpoint
`{string} [options.namespace]`	(optional) a search param to append
`{string} [options.timeout]`	(optional) a search param to append

`Timestamp`

A component to render timestamp. The timestamps are synchronized between invidual instances of the Timestamp component. The provided timestamp is formatted according to user locale.

Parameter Name	Description
`timestamp`	the timestamp to render. Format is expected to be ISO 8601 (used by Kubernetes), epoch timestamp, or an instance of a Date.
`simple`	render simple version of the component omitting icon and tooltip.
`omitSuffix`	formats the date ommiting the suffix.
`className`	additional class name for the component.

`useModal`

A hook to launch Modals.

Example

const context: AppPage: React.FC = () => {<br/> const [launchModal] = useModal();<br/> const onClick = () => launchModal(ModalComponent);<br/> return (<br/>   <Button onClick={onClick}>Launch a Modal</Button><br/> )<br/>}<br/>`

`ActionServiceProvider`

Component that allows to receive contributions from other plugins for the console.action/provider extension type.

Example

   const context: ActionContext = { 'a-context-id': { dataFromDynamicPlugin } };

   ...

   <ActionServiceProvider context={context}>
       {({ actions, options, loaded }) =>
         loaded && (
           <ActionMenu actions={actions} options={options} variant={ActionMenuVariant.DROPDOWN} />
         )
       }
   </ActionServiceProvider>

Parameter Name	Description
`context`	Object with contextId and optional plugin data

`NamespaceBar`

A component that renders a horizontal toolbar with a namespace dropdown menu in the leftmost position. Additional components can be passed in as children and is rendered to the right of the namespace dropdown. This component is designed to be used at the top of the page. It should be used on pages where the user needs to be able to change the active namespace, such as on pages with k8s resources.

Example

   const logNamespaceChange = (namespace) => console.log(`New namespace: ${namespace}`);

   ...

   <NamespaceBar onNamespaceChange={logNamespaceChange}>
     <NamespaceBarApplicationSelector />
   </NamespaceBar>
   <Page>

     ...

Parameter Name	Description
`onNamespaceChange`	(optional) A function that is executed when a namespace option is selected. It accepts the new namespace in the form of a string as its only argument. The active namespace is updated automatically when an option is selected, but additional logic can be applied via this function. When the namespace is changed, the namespace parameter in the URL is changed from the previous namespace to the newly selected namespace.
`isDisabled`	(optional) A boolean flag that disables the namespace dropdown if set to true. This option only applies to the namespace dropdown and has no effect on child components.
`children`	(optional) Additional elements to be rendered inside the toolbar to the right of the namespace dropdown.

`ErrorBoundaryFallbackPage`

Creates full page ErrorBoundaryFallbackPage component to display the "Oh no! Something went wrong." message along with the stack trace and other helpful debugging information. This is to be used inconjunction with an component.

Example

//in ErrorBoundary component
 return (
   if (this.state.hasError) {
     return <ErrorBoundaryFallbackPage errorMessage={errorString} componentStack={componentStackString}
      stack={stackTraceString} title={errorString}/>;
   }

   return this.props.children;
)

Parameter Name	Description
`errorMessage`	text description of the error message
`componentStack`	component trace of the exception
`stack`	stack trace of the exception
`title`	title to render as the header of the error boundary page

`QueryBrowser`

A component that renders a graph of the results from a Prometheus PromQL query along with controls for interacting with the graph.

Example

<QueryBrowser
  defaultTimespan={15 * 60 * 1000}
  namespace={namespace}
  pollInterval={30 * 1000}
  queries={[
    'process_resident_memory_bytes{job="console"}',
    'sum(irate(container_network_receive_bytes_total[6h:5m])) by (pod)',
  ]}
/>

Parameter Name	Description
`customDataSource`	(optional) Base URL of an API endpoint that handles PromQL queries. If provided, this is used instead of the default API for fetching data.
`defaultSamples`	(optional) The default number of data samples plotted for each data series. If there are many data series, QueryBrowser might automatically pick a lower number of data samples than specified here.
`defaultTimespan`	(optional) The default timespan for the graph in milliseconds - defaults to 1,800,000 (30 minutes).
`disabledSeries`	(optional) Disable (do not display) data series with these exact label / value pairs.
`disableZoom`	(optional) Flag to disable the graph zoom controls.
`filterLabels`	(optional) Optionally filter the returned data series to only those that match these label / value pairs.
`fixedEndTime`	(optional) Set the end time for the displayed time range rather than showing data up to the current time.
`formatSeriesTitle`	(optional) Function that returns a string to use as the title for a single data series.
`GraphLink`	(optional) Component for rendering a link to another page (for example getting more information about this query).
`hideControls`	(optional) Flag to hide the graph controls for changing the graph timespan, and so on.
`isStack`	(optional) Flag to display a stacked graph instead of a line graph. If showStackedControl is set, it is still possible for the user to switch to a line graph.
`namespace`	(optional) If provided, data is only returned for this namespace (only series that have this namespace label).
`onZoom`	(optional) Callback called when the graph is zoomed.
`pollInterval`	(optional) If set, determines how often the graph is updated to show the latest data (in milliseconds).
`queries`	Array of PromQL queries to run and display the results in the graph.
`showLegend`	(optional) Flag to enable displaying a legend below the graph.
`showStackedControl`	Flag to enable displaying a graph control for switching between stacked graph mode and line graph mode.
`timespan`	(optional) The timespan that should be covered by the graph in milliseconds.
`units`	(optional) Units to display on the Y-axis and in the tooltip.

`useAnnotationsModal`

A hook that provides a callback to launch a modal for editing Kubernetes resource annotations.

Example

const PodAnnotationsButton = ({ pod }) => {
  const { t } = useTranslation();
  const launchAnnotationsModal = useAnnotationsModal<PodKind>(pod);
  return <button onClick={launchAnnotationsModal}>{t('Edit Pod Annotations')}</button>
}

Parameter Name	Description
`resource`	The resource to edit annotations for an object of K8sResourceCommon type.

Returns

A function which launches a modal for editing a resource’s annotations.

`useDeleteModal`

A hook that provides a callback to launch a modal for deleting a resource.

Example

const DeletePodButton = ({ pod }) => {
  const { t } = useTranslation();
  const launchDeleteModal = useDeleteModal<PodKind>(pod);
  return <button onClick={launchDeleteModal}>{t('Delete Pod')}</button>
}

Parameter Name	Description
`resource`	The resource to delete.
`redirectTo`	(optional) A location to redirect to after deleting the resource.
`message`	(optional) A message to display in the modal.
`btnText`	(optional) The text to display on the delete button.
`deleteAllResources`	(optional) A function to delete all resources of the same kind.

Returns

A function which launches a modal for deleting a resource.

`useLabelsModel`

A hook that provides a callback to launch a modal for editing Kubernetes resource labels.

Example

const PodLabelsButton = ({ pod }) => {
  const { t } = useTranslation();
  const launchLabelsModal = useLabelsModal<PodKind>(pod);
  return <button onClick={launchLabelsModal}>{t('Edit Pod Labels')}</button>
}

Parameter Name	Description
`resource`	The resource to edit labels for, an object of K8sResourceCommon type.

Returns

A function which launches a modal for editing a resource’s labels.

`useActiveNamespace`

Hook that provides the currently active namespace and a callback for setting the active namespace.

Example

const Component: React.FC = (props) => {
   const [activeNamespace, setActiveNamespace] = useActiveNamespace();
   return <select
     value={activeNamespace}
     onChange={(e) => setActiveNamespace(e.target.value)}
   >
     {
       // ...namespace options
     }
   </select>
}

Returns

A tuple containing the current active namespace and setter callback.

`useUserSettings`

Hook that provides a user setting value and a callback for setting the user setting value.

Example

const Component: React.FC = (props) => {
   const [state, setState, loaded] = useUserSettings(
     'devconsole.addPage.showDetails',
     true,
     true,
   );
   return loaded ? (
      <WrappedComponent {...props} userSettingState={state} setUserSettingState={setState} />
    ) : null;
};

Returns

A tuple containing the user setting vauel, a setter callback, and a loaded boolean.

`useQuickStartContext`

Hook that provides the current quick start context values. This allows plugins to interoperate with console quick start functionality.

Example

const OpenQuickStartButton = ({ quickStartId }) => {
   const { setActiveQuickStart } = useQuickStartContext();
   const onClick = React.useCallback(() => {
       setActiveQuickStart(quickStartId);
   }, [quickStartId]);
   return <button onClick={onClick}>{t('Open Quick Start')}</button>
};

Reterns

Quick start context values object.

`PerspectiveContext`

Deprecated: Use the provided usePerspectiveContext instead. Creates the perspective context.

Parameter Name	Description
`PerspectiveContextType`	object with active perspective and setter

`useAccessReviewAllowed`

Deprecated: Use useAccessReview from @console/dynamic-plugin-sdk instead. Hook that provides allowed status about user access to a given resource. It returns the isAllowed boolean value.

Parameter Name	Description
`resourceAttributes`	resource attributes for access review
`impersonate`	impersonation details

`useSafetyFirst`

Deprecated: This hook is not related to console functionality. Hook that ensures a safe asynchronnous setting of React state in case a given component could be unmounted. It returns an array with a pair of state value and its set function.

Parameter Name	Description
`initialState`	initial state value

`YAMLEditor`

Deprecated: A basic lazy loaded YAML editor with hover help and completion.

Example

<React.Suspense fallback={<LoadingBox />}>
  <YAMLEditor
    value={code}
  />
</React.Suspense>

Parameter Name	Description
`value`	String representing the yaml code to render.
`options`	Monaco editor options.
`minHeight`	Minimum editor height in valid CSS height values.
`showShortcuts`	Boolean to show shortcuts on top of the editor.
`toolbarLinks`	Array of ReactNode rendered on the toolbar links section on top of the editor.
`onChange`	Callback for on code change event.
`onSave`	Callback called when the command CTRL / CMD + S is triggered.
`ref`	React reference to `{ editor?: IStandaloneCodeEditor }`. Using the `editor` property, you are able to access to all methods to control the editor.

7.5.3. Troubleshooting your dynamic plugin

Refer to this list of troubleshooting tips if you run into issues loading your plugin.

Verify that you have enabled your plugin in the console Operator configuration and your plugin name is the output by running the following command:
```
$ oc get console.operator.openshift.io cluster -o jsonpath='{.spec.plugins}'
```
- Verify the enabled plugins on the status card of the Overview page in the Administrator perspective. You must refresh your browser if the plugin was recently enabled.
Verify your plugin service is healthy by:
- Verifying your plugin pod status is running and your containers are ready.
- Verifying the service label selector matches the pod and the target port is correct.
- Curl the plugin-manifest.json from the service in a terminal on the console pod or another pod on the cluster.
Verify your ConsolePlugin resource name (consolePlugin.name) matches the plugin name used in package.json.
Verify your service name, namespace, port, and path are declared correctly in the ConsolePlugin resource.
Verify your plugin service uses HTTPS and service serving certificates.
Verify any certificates or connection errors in the console pod logs.
Verify the feature flag your plugin relys on is not disabled.
Verify your plugin does not have any consolePlugin.dependencies in package.json that are not met.
- This can include console version dependencies or dependencies on other plugins. Filter the JS console in your browser for your plugin’s name to see messages that are logged.
Verify there are no typos in the nav extension perspective or section IDs.
- Your plugin may be loaded, but nav items missing if IDs are incorrect. Try navigating to a plugin page directly by editing the URL.
Verify there are no network policies that are blocking traffic from the console pod to your plugin service.
- If necessary, adjust network policies to allow console pods in the openshift-console namespace to make requests to your service.
Verify the list of dynamic plugins to be loaded in your browser in the Console tab of the developer tools browser.
- Evaluate window.SERVER_FLAGS.consolePlugins to see the dynamic plugin on the Console frontend.

Additional resources

Understanding service serving certificates

Chapter 8. Web terminal

8.1. Installing the web terminal

You can install the web terminal by using the Web Terminal Operator listed in the OpenShift Container Platform OperatorHub. When you install the Web Terminal Operator, the custom resource definitions (CRDs) that are required for the command line configuration, such as the DevWorkspace CRD, are automatically installed. The web console creates the required resources when you open the web terminal.

Prerequisites

You are logged into the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
You have cluster administrator permissions.

Procedure

In the Administrator perspective of the web console, navigate to Operators → OperatorHub.
Use the Filter by keyword box to search for the Web Terminal Operator in the catalog, and then click the Web Terminal tile.
Read the brief description about the Operator on the Web Terminal page, and then click Install.
On the Install Operator page, retain the default values for all fields.
- The fast option in the Update Channel menu enables installation of the latest release of the Web Terminal Operator.
- The All namespaces on the cluster option in the Installation Mode menu enables the Operator to watch and be available to all namespaces in the cluster.
- The openshift-operators option in the Installed Namespace menu installs the Operator in the default openshift-operators namespace.
- The Automatic option in the Approval Strategy menu ensures that the future upgrades to the Operator are handled automatically by the Operator Lifecycle Manager.
Click Install.
In the Installed Operators page, click the View Operator to verify that the Operator is listed on the Installed Operators page.
Note
The Web Terminal Operator installs the DevWorkspace Operator as a dependency.
After the Operator is installed, refresh your page to see the command line terminal icon ( ) in the masthead of the console.

8.2. Configuring the web terminal

You can configure timeout and image settings for the web terminal, either for your current session or for all user sessions if you are a cluster administrator.

8.2.1. Configuring the web terminal timeout for a session

You can change the default timeout period for the web terminal for your current session.

Prerequisites

You have access to an OpenShift Container Platform cluster that has the Web Terminal Operator installed.
You are logged into the web console.

Procedure

Click the web terminal icon ( ).
Optional: Set the web terminal timeout for the current session:
1. Click Timeout.
2. In the field that appears, enter the timeout value.
3. From the drop-down list, select a timeout interval of Seconds, Minutes, Hours, or Milliseconds.
Optional: Select a custom image for the web terminal to use.
1. Click Image.
2. In the field that appears, enter the URL of the image that you want to use.
Click Start to begin a terminal instance using the specified timeout setting.

8.2.2. Configuring the web terminal timeout for all users

You can use the Administrator perspective of the web console to set the default web terminal timeout period for all users.

Prerequisites

You have cluster administrator permissions and are logged in to the web console.
You have installed the Web Terminal Operator.

Procedure

In the Administrator perspective, navigate to Administation → Cluster Settings.
On the Cluster Settings page, click the Configuration tab.
On the Configuration page, click the Console configuration resource with the description operator.openshift.io.
From the Action drop-down list, select Customize, which opens the Cluster configuration page.
Click the Web Terminal tab, which opens the Web Terminal Configuration page.
Set a value for the timeout. From the drop-down list, select a time interval of Seconds, Minutes, Hours, or Milliseconds.
Click Save.

8.2.3. Configuring the web terminal image for a session

You can change the default image for the web terminal for your current session.

Prerequisites

You have access to an OpenShift Container Platform cluster that has the Web Terminal Operator installed.
You are logged into the web console.

Procedure

Click the web terminal icon ( ).
Click Image to display advanced configuration options for the web terminal image.
Enter the URL of the image that you want to use.
Click Start to begin a terminal instance using the specified image setting.

8.2.4. Configuring the web terminal image for all users

You can use the Administrator perspective of the web console to set the default web terminal image for all users.

Prerequisites

You have cluster administrator permissions and are logged in to the web console.
You have installed the Web Terminal Operator.

Procedure

In the Administrator perspective, navigate to Administation → Cluster Settings.
On the Cluster Settings page, click the Configuration tab.
On the Configuration page, click the Console configuration resource with the description operator.openshift.io.
From the Action drop-down list, select Customize, which opens the Cluster configuration page.
Click the Web Terminal tab, which opens the Web Terminal Configuration page.
Enter the URL of the image that you want to use.
Click Save.

8.3. Using the web terminal

You can launch an embedded command line terminal instance in the web console. This terminal instance is preinstalled with common CLI tools for interacting with the cluster, such as oc, kubectl,odo, kn, tkn, helm, and subctl. It also has the context of the project you are working on and automatically logs you in using your credentials.

8.3.1. Accessing the web terminal

After the Web Terminal Operator is installed, you can access the web terminal. After the web terminal is initialized, you can use the preinstalled CLI tools like oc, kubectl, odo, kn, tkn, helm, and subctl in the web terminal. You can re-run commands by selecting them from the list of commands you have run in the terminal. These commands persist across multiple terminal sessions. The web terminal remains open until you close it or until you close the browser window or tab.

Prerequisites

You have access to an OpenShift Container Platform cluster and are logged into the web console.
The Web Terminal Operator is installed on your cluster.

Procedure

To launch the web terminal, click the command line terminal icon ( ) in the masthead of the console. A web terminal instance is displayed in the Command line terminal pane. This instance is automatically logged in with your credentials.
If a project has not been selected in the current session, select the project where the DevWorkspace CR must be created from the Project drop-down list. By default, the current project is selected.
Note
- One DevWorkspace CR defines the web terminal of one user. This CR contains details about the user’s web terminal status and container image components.
- The DevWorkspace CR is created only if it does not already exist.
- The openshift-terminal project is the default project used for cluster administrators. They do not have the option to choose another project. The Web Terminal Operator installs the DevWorkspace Operator as a dependency.
Optional: Set the web terminal timeout for the current session:
1. Click Timeout.
2. In the field that appears, enter the timeout value.
3. From the drop-down list, select a timeout interval of Seconds, Minutes, Hours, or Milliseconds.
Optional: Select a custom image for the web terminal to use.
1. Click Image.
2. In the field that appears, enter the URL of the image that you want to use.
Click Start to initialize the web terminal using the selected project.
Click + to open multiple tabs within the web terminal in the console.

8.4. Troubleshooting the web terminal

8.4.1. Web terminal and network policies

The web terminal might fail to start if the cluster has network policies configured. To start a web terminal instance, the Web Terminal Operator must communicate with the web terminal’s pod to verify it is running, and the OpenShift Container Platform web console needs to send information to automatically log in to the cluster within the terminal. If either step fails, the web terminal fails to start and the terminal panel is in a loading state until a context deadline exceeded error occurs.

To avoid this issue, ensure that the network policies for namespaces that are used for terminals allow ingress from the openshift-console and openshift-operators namespaces.

The following samples show NetworkPolicy objects for allowing ingress from the openshift-console and openshift-operators namespaces.

Allowing ingress from the openshift-console namespace

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
  name: allow-from-openshift-console
spec:
  ingress:
  - from:
    - namespaceSelector:
        matchLabels:
          kubernetes.io/metadata.name: openshift-console
  podSelector: {}
  policyTypes:
  - Ingress

Allowing ingress from the openshift-operators namespace

apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
kind: NetworkPolicy
metadata:
  name: allow-from-openshift-operators
spec:
  ingress:
  - from:
    - namespaceSelector:
        matchLabels:
          kubernetes.io/metadata.name: openshift-operators
  podSelector: {}
  policyTypes:
  - Ingress

8.5. Uninstalling the web terminal

Uninstalling the Web Terminal Operator does not remove any of the custom resource definitions (CRDs) or managed resources that are created when the Operator is installed. For security purposes, you must manually uninstall these components. By removing these components, you save cluster resources because terminals do not idle when the Operator is uninstalled.

Uninstalling the web terminal is a two-step process:

Uninstall the Web Terminal Operator and related custom resources (CRs) that were added when you installed the Operator.
Uninstall the DevWorkspace Operator and its related custom resources that were added as a dependency of the Web Terminal Operator.

8.5.1. Removing the Web Terminal Operator

You can uninstall the web terminal by removing the Web Terminal Operator and custom resources used by the Operator.

Prerequisites

You have access to an OpenShift Container Platform cluster with cluster administrator permissions.
You have installed the oc CLI.

Procedure

In the Administrator perspective of the web console, navigate to Operators → Installed Operators.
Scroll the filter list or type a keyword into the Filter by name box to find the Web Terminal Operator.
Click the Options menu for the Web Terminal Operator, and then select Uninstall Operator.
In the Uninstall Operator confirmation dialog box, click Uninstall to remove the Operator, Operator deployments, and pods from the cluster. The Operator stops running and no longer receives updates.

8.5.2. Removing the DevWorkspace Operator

To completely uninstall the web terminal, you must also remove the DevWorkspace Operator and custom resources used by the Operator.

Important

The DevWorkspace Operator is a standalone Operator and may be required as a dependency for other Operators installed in the cluster. Follow the steps below only if you are sure that the DevWorkspace Operator is no longer needed.

Prerequisites

You have access to an OpenShift Container Platform cluster with cluster administrator permissions.
You have installed the oc CLI.

Procedure

Remove the DevWorkspace custom resources used by the Operator, along with any related Kubernetes objects:
```
$ oc delete devworkspaces.workspace.devfile.io --all-namespaces --all --wait
```
```
$ oc delete devworkspaceroutings.controller.devfile.io --all-namespaces --all --wait
```
Warning
If this step is not complete, finalizers make it difficult to fully uninstall the Operator.

Remove the CRDs used by the Operator:

Warning

The DevWorkspace Operator provides custom resource definitions (CRDs) that use conversion webhooks. Failing to remove these CRDs can cause issues in the cluster.

$ oc delete customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io devworkspaceroutings.controller.devfile.io

$ oc delete customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io devworkspaces.workspace.devfile.io

$ oc delete customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io devworkspacetemplates.workspace.devfile.io

$ oc delete customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io devworkspaceoperatorconfigs.controller.devfile.io

Verify that all involved custom resource definitions are removed. The following command should not display any output:
```
$ oc get customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io | grep "devfile.io"
```
Remove the devworkspace-webhook-server deployment, mutating, and validating webhooks:
```
$ oc delete deployment/devworkspace-webhook-server -n openshift-operators
```
```
$ oc delete mutatingwebhookconfigurations controller.devfile.io
```
```
$ oc delete validatingwebhookconfigurations controller.devfile.io
```
Note
If you remove the devworkspace-webhook-server deployment without removing the mutating and validating webhooks, you can not use oc exec commands to run commands in a container in the cluster. After you remove the webhooks you can use the oc exec commands again.

Remove any remaining services, secrets, and config maps. Depending on the installation, some resources included in the following commands may not exist in the cluster.

$ oc delete all --selector app.kubernetes.io/part-of=devworkspace-operator,app.kubernetes.io/name=devworkspace-webhook-server -n openshift-operators

$ oc delete serviceaccounts devworkspace-webhook-server -n openshift-operators

$ oc delete clusterrole devworkspace-webhook-server

$ oc delete clusterrolebinding devworkspace-webhook-server

Uninstall the DevWorkspace Operator:
1. In the Administrator perspective of the web console, navigate to Operators → Installed Operators.
2. Scroll the filter list or type a keyword into the Filter by name box to find the DevWorkspace Operator.
3. Click the Options menu for the Operator, and then select Uninstall Operator.
4. In the Uninstall Operator confirmation dialog box, click Uninstall to remove the Operator, Operator deployments, and pods from the cluster. The Operator stops running and no longer receives updates.

Chapter 9. Disabling the web console in OpenShift Container Platform

You can disable the OpenShift Container Platform web console.

9.1. Prerequisites

Deploy an OpenShift Container Platform cluster.

9.2. Disabling the web console

You can disable the web console by editing the consoles.operator.openshift.io resource.

Edit the consoles.operator.openshift.io resource:
```
$ oc edit consoles.operator.openshift.io cluster
```
The following example displays the parameters from this resource that you can modify:
```
apiVersion: operator.openshift.io/v1
kind: Console
metadata:
  name: cluster
spec:
  managementState: Removed 1
```
1
Set the managementState parameter value to Removed to disable the web console. The other valid values for this parameter are Managed, which enables the console under the cluster’s control, and Unmanaged, which means that you are taking control of web console management.

Chapter 10. Creating quick start tutorials in the web console

If you are creating quick start tutorials for the OpenShift Container Platform web console, follow these guidelines to maintain a consistent user experience across all quick starts.

10.1. Understanding quick starts

A quick start is a guided tutorial with user tasks. In the web console, you can access quick starts under the Help menu. They are especially useful for getting oriented with an application, Operator, or other product offering.

A quick start primarily consists of tasks and steps. Each task has multiple steps, and each quick start has multiple tasks. For example:

Task 1
- Step 1
- Step 2
- Step 3
Task 2
- Step 1
- Step 2
- Step 3
Task 3
- Step 1
- Step 2
- Step 3

10.2. Quick start user workflow

When you interact with an existing quick start tutorial, this is the expected workflow experience:

In the Administrator or Developer perspective, click the Help icon and select Quick Starts.
Click a quick start card.
In the panel that appears, click Start.
Complete the on-screen instructions, then click Next.
In the Check your work module that appears, answer the question to confirm that you successfully completed the task.
1. If you select Yes, click Next to continue to the next task.
2. If you select No, repeat the task instructions and check your work again.
Repeat steps 1 through 6 above to complete the remaining tasks in the quick start.
After completing the final task, click Close to close the quick start.

10.3. Quick start components

A quick start consists of the following sections:

Card: The catalog tile that provides the basic information of the quick start, including title, description, time commitment, and completion status
Introduction: A brief overview of the goal and tasks of the quick start
Task headings: Hyper-linked titles for each task in the quick start
Check your work module: A module for a user to confirm that they completed a task successfully before advancing to the next task in the quick start
Hints: An animation to help users identify specific areas of the product
Buttons
- Next and back buttons: Buttons for navigating the steps and modules within each task of a quick start
- Final screen buttons: Buttons for closing the quick start, going back to previous tasks within the quick start, and viewing all quick starts

The main content area of a quick start includes the following sections:

Card copy
Introduction
Task steps
Modals and in-app messaging
Check your work module

10.4. Contributing quick starts

OpenShift Container Platform introduces the quick start custom resource, which is defined by a ConsoleQuickStart object. Operators and administrators can use this resource to contribute quick starts to the cluster.

Prerequisites

You must have cluster administrator privileges.

Procedure

To create a new quick start, run:

$ oc get -o yaml consolequickstart spring-with-s2i > my-quick-start.yaml

Run:
```
$ oc create -f my-quick-start.yaml
```
Update the YAML file using the guidance outlined in this documentation.
Save your edits.

10.4.1. Viewing the quick start API documentation

Procedure

To see the quick start API documentation, run:
```
$ oc explain consolequickstarts
```

Run oc explain -h for more information about oc explain usage.

10.4.2. Mapping the elements in the quick start to the quick start CR

This section helps you visually map parts of the quick start custom resource (CR) with where they appear in the quick start within the web console.

10.4.2.1. conclusion element

Viewing the conclusion element in the YAML file

...
summary:
  failed: Try the steps again.
  success: Your Spring application is running.
title: Run the Spring application
conclusion: >-
  Your Spring application is deployed and ready. 1

1: conclusion text

Viewing the conclusion element in the web console

The conclusion appears in the last section of the quick start.

quick start conclusion in the web console

10.4.2.2. description element

Viewing the description element in the YAML file

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleQuickStart
metadata:
  name: spring-with-s2i
spec:
  description: 'Import a Spring Application from git, build, and deploy it onto OpenShift.' 1
...

1: description text

Viewing the description element in the web console

The description appears on the introductory tile of the quick start on the Quick Starts page.

quick start description in the web console

10.4.2.3. displayName element

Viewing the displayName element in the YAML file

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleQuickStart
metadata:
  name: spring-with-s2i
spec:
  description: 'Import a Spring Application from git, build, and deploy it onto OpenShift.'
  displayName: Get started with Spring 1
  durationMinutes: 10

1: displayName text.

Viewing the displayName element in the web console

The display name appears on the introductory tile of the quick start on the Quick Starts page.

quick start display name in the web console

10.4.2.4. durationMinutes element

Viewing the durationMinutes element in the YAML file

apiVersion: console.openshift.io/v1
kind: ConsoleQuickStart
metadata:
  name: spring-with-s2i
spec:
  description: 'Import a Spring Application from git, build, and deploy it onto OpenShift.'
  displayName: Get started with Spring
  durationMinutes: 10 1

1: durationMinutes value, in minutes. This value defines how long the quick start should take to complete.

Viewing the durationMinutes element in the web console

The duration minutes element appears on the introductory tile of the quick start on the Quick Starts page.

quick start durationMinutes element in the web console

10.4.2.5. icon element

Viewing the icon element in the YAML file

...
spec:
  description: 'Import a Spring Application from git, build, and deploy it onto OpenShift.'
  displayName: Get started with Spring
  durationMinutes: 10
  icon: >-   1
    data:image/svg+xml;base64,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
...

1: The icon defined as a base64 value.

Viewing the icon element in the web console

The icon appears on the introductory tile of the quick start on the Quick Starts page.

10.4.2.6. introduction element

Viewing the introduction element in the YAML file

...
  introduction: >- 1
    **Spring** is a Java framework for building applications based on a distributed microservices architecture.

    - Spring enables easy packaging and configuration of Spring applications into a self-contained executable application which can be easily deployed as a container to OpenShift.

    - Spring applications can integrate OpenShift capabilities to provide a natural "Spring on OpenShift" developer experience for both existing and net-new Spring applications. For example:

    - Externalized configuration using Kubernetes ConfigMaps and integration with Spring Cloud Kubernetes

    - Service discovery using Kubernetes Services

    - Load balancing with Replication Controllers

    - Kubernetes health probes and integration with Spring Actuator

    - Metrics: Prometheus, Grafana, and integration with Spring Cloud Sleuth

    - Distributed tracing with Istio & Jaeger tracing

    - Developer tooling through Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat CodeReady developer tooling to quickly scaffold new Spring projects, gain access to familiar Spring APIs in your favorite IDE, and deploy to Red Hat OpenShift
...

1: The introduction introduces the quick start and lists the tasks within it.

Viewing the introduction element in the web console

After clicking a quick start card, a side panel slides in that introduces the quick start and lists the tasks within it.

quick start introduction element in the web console

10.4.3. Adding a custom icon to a quick start

A default icon is provided for all quick starts. You can provide your own custom icon.

Procedure

Find the .svg file that you want to use as your custom icon.
Use an online tool to convert the text to base64.
In the YAML file, add icon: >-, then on the next line include data:image/svg+xml;base64 followed by the output from the base64 conversion. For example:
```
icon: >-
   data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHJvbGU9ImltZyIgdmlld.
```

10.4.4. Limiting access to a quick start

Not all quick starts should be available for everyone. The accessReviewResources section of the YAML file provides the ability to limit access to the quick start.

To only allow the user to access the quick start if they have the ability to create HelmChartRepository resources, use the following configuration:

accessReviewResources:
  - group: helm.openshift.io
    resource: helmchartrepositories
    verb: create

To only allow the user to access the quick start if they have the ability to list Operator groups and package manifests, thus ability to install Operators, use the following configuration:

accessReviewResources:
  - group: operators.coreos.com
    resource: operatorgroups
    verb: list
  - group: packages.operators.coreos.com
    resource: packagemanifests
    verb: list

10.4.5. Linking to other quick starts

Procedure

In the nextQuickStart section of the YAML file, provide the name, not the displayName, of the quick start to which you want to link. For example:
```
nextQuickStart:
  - add-healthchecks
```

10.4.6. Supported tags for quick starts

Write your quick start content in markdown using these tags. The markdown is converted to HTML.

Tag	Description
`'b',`	Defines bold text.
`'img',`	Embeds an image.
`'i',`	Defines italic text.
`'strike',`	Defines strike-through text.
`'s',`	Defines smaller text
`'del',`	Defines smaller text.
`'em',`	Defines emphasized text.
`'strong',`	Defines important text.
`'a',`	Defines an anchor tag.
`'p',`	Defines paragraph text.
`'h1',`	Defines a level 1 heading.
`'h2',`	Defines a level 2 heading.
`'h3',`	Defines a level 3 heading.
`'h4',`	Defines a level 4 heading.
`'ul',`	Defines an unordered list.
`'ol',`	Defines an ordered list.
`'li',`	Defines a list item.
`'code',`	Defines a text as code.
`'pre',`	Defines a block of preformatted text.
`'button',`	Defines a button in text.

10.4.7. Quick start highlighting markdown reference

The highlighting, or hint, feature enables Quick Starts to contain a link that can highlight and animate a component of the web console.

The markdown syntax contains:

Bracketed link text
The highlight keyword, followed by the ID of the element that you want to animate

10.4.7.1. Perspective switcher

[Perspective switcher]{{highlight qs-perspective-switcher}}

10.4.7.2. Administrator perspective navigation links

[Home]{{highlight qs-nav-home}}
[Operators]{{highlight qs-nav-operators}}
[Workloads]{{highlight qs-nav-workloads}}
[Serverless]{{highlight qs-nav-serverless}}
[Networking]{{highlight qs-nav-networking}}
[Storage]{{highlight qs-nav-storage}}
[Service catalog]{{highlight qs-nav-servicecatalog}}
[Compute]{{highlight qs-nav-compute}}
[User management]{{highlight qs-nav-usermanagement}}
[Administration]{{highlight qs-nav-administration}}

10.4.7.3. Developer perspective navigation links

[Add]{{highlight qs-nav-add}}
[Topology]{{highlight qs-nav-topology}}
[Search]{{highlight qs-nav-search}}
[Project]{{highlight qs-nav-project}}
[Helm]{{highlight qs-nav-helm}}

10.4.7.4. Common navigation links

[Builds]{{highlight qs-nav-builds}}
[Pipelines]{{highlight qs-nav-pipelines}}
[Monitoring]{{highlight qs-nav-monitoring}}

10.4.7.5. Masthead links

[CloudShell]{{highlight qs-masthead-cloudshell}}
[Utility Menu]{{highlight qs-masthead-utilitymenu}}
[User Menu]{{highlight qs-masthead-usermenu}}
[Applications]{{highlight qs-masthead-applications}}
[Import]{{highlight qs-masthead-import}}
[Help]{{highlight qs-masthead-help}}
[Notifications]{{highlight qs-masthead-notifications}}

10.4.8. Code snippet markdown reference

You can execute a CLI code snippet when it is included in a quick start from the web console. To use this feature, you must first install the Web Terminal Operator. The web terminal and code snippet actions that execute in the web terminal are not present if you do not install the Web Terminal Operator. Alternatively, you can copy a code snippet to the clipboard regardless of whether you have the Web Terminal Operator installed or not.

10.4.8.1. Syntax for inline code snippets

`code block`{{copy}}
`code block`{{execute}}

Note

If the execute syntax is used, the Copy to clipboard action is present whether you have the Web Terminal Operator installed or not.

10.4.8.2. Syntax for multi-line code snippets

```
multi line code block
```{{copy}}

```
multi line code block
```{{execute}}

10.5. Quick start content guidelines

10.5.1. Card copy

You can customize the title and description on a quick start card, but you cannot customize the status.

Keep your description to one to two sentences.
Start with a verb and communicate the goal of the user. Correct example:
```
Create a serverless application.
```

10.5.2. Introduction

After clicking a quick start card, a side panel slides in that introduces the quick start and lists the tasks within it.

Make your introduction content clear, concise, informative, and friendly.
State the outcome of the quick start. A user should understand the purpose of the quick start before they begin.

Give action to the user, not the quick start.

Correct example:

In this quick start, you will deploy a sample application to {product-title}.

Incorrect example:

This quick start shows you how to deploy a sample application to {product-title}.

The introduction should be a maximum of four to five sentences, depending on the complexity of the feature. A long introduction can overwhelm the user.
List the quick start tasks after the introduction content, and start each task with a verb. Do not specify the number of tasks because the copy would need to be updated every time a task is added or removed.
- Correct example:
```
Tasks to complete: Create a serverless application; Connect an event source; Force a new revision
```
- Incorrect example:
```
You will complete these 3 tasks: Creating a serverless application; Connecting an event source; Forcing a new revision
```

10.5.3. Task steps

After the user clicks Start, a series of steps appears that they must perform to complete the quick start.

Follow these general guidelines when writing task steps:

Use "Click" for buttons and labels. Use "Select" for checkboxes, radio buttons, and drop-down menus.
Use "Click" instead of "Click on"
- Correct example:
```
Click OK.
```
- Incorrect example:
```
Click on the OK button.
```
Tell users how to navigate between Administrator and Developer perspectives. Even if you think a user might already be in the appropriate perspective, give them instructions on how to get there so that they are definitely where they need to be.
Examples:
```
Enter the Developer perspective: In the main navigation, click the dropdown menu and select Developer.
Enter the Administrator perspective: In the main navigation, click the dropdown menu and select Admin.
```
Use the "Location, action" structure. Tell a user where to go before telling them what to do.
- Correct example:
```
In the node.js deployment, hover over the icon.
```
- Incorrect example:
```
Hover over the icon in the node.js deployment.
```
Keep your product terminology capitalization consistent.
If you must specify a menu type or list as a dropdown, write "dropdown” as one word without a hyphen.

Clearly distinguish between a user action and additional information on product functionality.

User action:

Change the time range of the dashboard by clicking the dropdown menu and selecting time range.

Additional information:

To look at data in a specific time frame, you can change the time range of the dashboard.

Avoid directional language, like "In the top-right corner, click the icon". Directional language becomes outdated every time UI layouts change. Also, a direction for desktop users might not be accurate for users with a different screen size. Instead, identify something using its name.
- Correct example:
```
In the navigation menu, click Settings.
```
- Incorrect example:
```
In the left-hand menu, click Settings.
```
Do not identify items by color alone, like "Click the gray circle". Color identifiers are not useful for sight-limited users, especially colorblind users. Instead, identify an item using its name or copy, like button copy.
- Correct example:
```
The success message indicates a connection.
```
- Incorrect example:
```
The message with a green icon indicates a connection.
```
Use the second-person point of view, you, consistently:
- Correct example:
```
Set up your environment.
```
- Incorrect example:
```
Let's set up our environment.
```

10.5.4. Check your work module

After a user completes a step, a Check your work module appears. This module prompts the user to answer a yes or no question about the step results, which gives them the opportunity to review their work. For this module, you only need to write a single yes or no question.
- If the user answers Yes, a check mark will appear.
- If the user answers No, an error message appears with a link to relevant documentation, if necessary. The user then has the opportunity to go back and try again.

10.5.5. Formatting UI elements

Format UI elements using these guidelines:

Copy for buttons, dropdowns, tabs, fields, and other UI controls: Write the copy as it appears in the UI and bold it.
All other UI elements—including page, window, and panel names: Write the copy as it appears in the UI and bold it.
Code or user-entered text: Use monospaced font.
Hints: If a hint to a navigation or masthead element is included, style the text as you would a link.
CLI commands: Use monospaced font.
In running text, use a bold, monospaced font for a command.
If a parameter or option is a variable value, use an italic monospaced font.
Use a bold, monospaced font for the parameter and a monospaced font for the option.

10.6. Additional resources

For voice and tone requirements, refer to PatternFly’s brand voice and tone guidelines.
For other UX content guidance, refer to all areas of PatternFly’s UX writing style guide.

Chapter 11. Optional capabilities and products in the web console

You can further customize the OpenShift Container Platform web console by adding additional capabilities to your existing workflows and integrations through products.

11.1. Enhancing the OpenShift Container Platform web console with Operators

Cluster administrators can install Operators on clusters in the OpenShift Container Platform web console by using the OperatorHub to provide customization outside of layered products for developers. For example, the Web Terminal Operator allows you to start a web terminal in your browser with common CLI tools for interacting with the cluster.

Additional resources

11.2. Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed in the web console

Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed is a generative artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant for OpenShift Container Platform. OpenShift Lightspeed functionality uses a natural-language interface in the OpenShift Container Platform web console.

This early access program exists so that customers can provide feedback on the user experience, features and capabilities, issues encountered, and any other aspects of the product so that OpenShift Lightspeed can become more aligned with your needs when it is released and made generally available.

Additional resources

11.3. Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines in the web console

Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines is a cloud-native, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) solution based on Kubernetes resources. Install the Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Operator using the OperatorHub in the OpenShift Container Platform web console. Once the Operator is installed, you can create and modify pipeline objects on Pipelines page.

Additional resources

11.4. Red Hat OpenShift Serverless in the web console

Red Hat OpenShift Serverless enables developers to create and deploy serverless, event-driven applications on OpenShift Container Platform. You can use the OpenShift Container Platform web console OperatorHub to install the OpenShift Serverless Operator.

Additional resources

Installing the OpenShift Serverless Operator from the web console.

11.5. Red Hat Developer Hub in the OpenShift Container Platform web console

The Red Hat Developer Hub is a platform you can use to experience a streamlined development environment. Red Hat Developer Hub is driven by a centralized software catalog, providing efficiency to your microservices and infrastructure. It enables your product team to deliver quality code without any compromises. A quick start is available for you to learn more about how to install the developer hub.

11.5.1. Installing the Red Hat Developer Hub using the OpenShift Container Platform web console

The web console provides a quick start with instructions on how to install the Red Hat Developer Hub Operator.

Prerequisites

You must be logged in to the OpenShift Container Platform web console with admin privileges.

Procedure

On the Overview page of the Administrator perspective, click Install Red Hat Developer Hub (RHDH) with an Operator in the Getting started resources tile.
A quick start pane is displayed with instructions for you to install the Red Hat Developer Hub with an Operator. Follow the quick start for instructions on how to install the Operator, create a Red Hat Developer Hub instance, and add your instance to the OpenShift Console Application menu.

Verification

You can click the Application launcher link that is displayed to verify your Application tab is available.
Verify your Janus IDP instance can be opened.

Additional resources

Product Documentation for Red Hat Developer Hub

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