Chapter 7. Dynamic plugins


7.1. Overview of dynamic plugins

7.1.1. About dynamic plugins

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

Important

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

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

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 plugin’s components, such as element selectors. These are not APIs and are subject to change. Using them might break your plugin.

PatternFly 4 guidelines

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

  • Use PatternFly4 components and PatternFly CSS variables. Core PatternFly components are available through the SDK. Using PatternFly components and variables help your plugin look consistent in future console versions.
  • Make your plugin accessible by following PatternFly’s accessibility fundamentals.
  • Avoid using other CSS libraries such as Bootstrap or Tailwind. They can conflict with PatternFly and will not match the console look and feel.

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 an OpenShift cluster running.
  • You must have the OpenShift CLI (oc) installed.
  • You must have yarn installed.
  • You must have Docker v3.2.0 or newer or Podman installed and running.

Procedure

  1. In your terminal, run the following command to install the dependencies for your plugin using Yarn.

    $ yarn install
  2. After installing, run the following command to start Yarn.

    $ yarn run start
  3. In another terminal window, login to the OpenShift Container Platform through the CLI.

    $ oc login
  4. 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

Verification

  • Visit localhost:9000 to view the running plugin. Inspect the value of window.SERVER_FLAGS.consolePlugins to see the list of plugins that 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.

Procedure

  1. Build the image with the following command:

    $ docker build -t quay.io/my-repositroy/my-plugin:latest .
  2. Optional: If you want to test your image, run the following command:

    $ docker run -it --rm -d -p 9001:80 quay.io/my-repository/my-plugin:latest
  3. Push the image by running the following command:

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

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.

Procedure

  1. 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.
  2. 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

You can see the list of the enabled plugins on the Overview page or by navigating from Administration Cluster Settings Configuration Console operator.openshift.io Console plugins.

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. 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

7.4. 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. Set up your environment to write a new OpenShift Console dynamic plugin, and add 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.

Prerequisites

  • Ensure you have Node.js installed.
  • Ensure you have yarn installed.

Procedure

  1. In a new tab, open the console-plugin-template repository, which contains 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.

  2. Create a GitHub repository for the template by clicking Use this template Create new repository.
  3. Rename the new repository with the name of your plugin.
  4. Clone the new repository to your local machine so you can edit the code.
  5. Edit the package.json file by 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.
  6. 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" }
      }
    }
  7. Edit the package.json file to include the following changes:

            "exposedModules": {
                "ExamplePage": "./components/ExamplePage",
                "ExampleTab": "./components/ExampleTab"
            }
  8. 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>
        );
    }
  9. 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 and provide the location of the image within the plugin.image parameter to deploy your plugin on a cluster 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 the 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 runtime.

7.5.1. Dynamic plugin extension types

7.5.1.1. console.action/filter

7.5.1.1.1. Summary

ActionFilter can be used to filter an action.

7.5.1.1.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

contextId

string

no

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

filter

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

no

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

7.5.1.2. console.action/group

7.5.1.2.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.2.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.3. console.action/provider

7.5.1.3.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.3.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.4. console.action/resource-provider

7.5.1.4.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.4.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.5. console.alert-action

7.5.1.5.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.5.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

alert

string

no

 

text

string

no

 

action

CodeRef<(alert: any) ⇒ void>

no

 

7.5.1.6. console.catalog/item-filter

7.5.1.6.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.6.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.7. console.catalog/item-metadata

7.5.1.7.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.7.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.8. console.catalog/item-provider

7.5.1.8.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.8.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.9. console.catalog/item-type

7.5.1.9.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.9.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.10. console.catalog/item-type-metadata

7.5.1.10.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.10.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.11. console.cluster-overview/inventory-item

7.5.1.11.1. Summary

Adds a new inventory item into cluster overview page.

7.5.1.11.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{}>>

no

The component to be rendered.

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

7.5.1.12.1. Summary

Adds a new cluster overview multi-line utilization item.

7.5.1.12.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.13. console.cluster-overview/utilization-item

7.5.1.13.1. Summary

Adds a new cluster overview utilization item.

7.5.1.13.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.14. console.context-provider

7.5.1.14.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.14.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

provider

CodeRef<Provider<T>>

no

Context Provider component.

useValueHook

CodeRef<() ⇒ T>

no

Hook for the Context value.

7.5.1.15. console.dashboards/card

7.5.1.15.1. Summary

Adds a new dashboard card.

7.5.1.15.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.16. console.dashboards/overview/activity/resource

7.5.1.16.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.16.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.17. console.dashboards/overview/detail/item

7.5.1.17.1. Summary

Adds an item to the Details card of Overview dashboard

7.5.1.17.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

component

CodeRef<React.ComponentType<{}>>

no

The value, based on the DetailItem component

7.5.1.18. console.dashboards/overview/health/operator

7.5.1.18.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.18.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.19. console.dashboards/overview/health/prometheus

7.5.1.19.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.19.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.20. console.dashboards/overview/health/resource

7.5.1.20.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.20.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.21. console.dashboards/overview/health/url

7.5.1.21.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.21.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.22. console.dashboards/overview/inventory/item

7.5.1.22.1. Summary

Adds a resource tile to the overview inventory card.

7.5.1.22.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.23. console.dashboards/overview/inventory/item/group

7.5.1.23.1. Summary

Adds an inventory status group.

7.5.1.23.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.24. console.dashboards/overview/inventory/item/replacement

7.5.1.24.1. Summary

Replaces an overview inventory card.

7.5.1.24.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.25. console.dashboards/overview/prometheus/activity/resource

7.5.1.25.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.25.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.26. console.dashboards/project/overview/item

7.5.1.26.1. Summary

Adds a resource tile to the project overview inventory card.

7.5.1.26.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.27. console.dashboards/tab

7.5.1.27.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.27.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.28. console.file-upload

7.5.1.28.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.28.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

fileExtensions

string[]

no

Supported file extensions.

handler

CodeRef<FileUploadHandler>

no

Function which handles the file drop action.

7.5.1.29. console.flag

7.5.1.29.1. Summary

Gives full control over the web console feature flags.

7.5.1.29.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

handler

CodeRef<FeatureFlagHandler>

no

Used to set or unset arbitrary feature flags.

7.5.1.30. console.flag/hookProvider

7.5.1.30.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.30.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

handler

CodeRef<FeatureFlagHandler>

no

Used to set or unset arbitrary feature flags.

7.5.1.31. console.flag/model

7.5.1.31.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.31.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

flag

string

no

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

model

ExtensionK8sModel

no

The model which refers to a CustomResourceDefinition.

7.5.1.32. console.global-config

7.5.1.32.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.32.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.33. console.model-metadata

7.5.1.33.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.33.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.34. console.navigation/href

7.5.1.34.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.34.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.35. console.navigation/resource-cluster

7.5.1.35.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.35.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.36. console.navigation/resource-ns

7.5.1.36.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.36.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.37. console.navigation/section

7.5.1.37.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.37.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.38. console.navigation/separator

7.5.1.38.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.38.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.39. console.page/resource/details

7.5.1.39.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.39.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.40. console.page/resource/list

7.5.1.40.1. Summary

Adds new resource list page to Console router.

7.5.1.40.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.41. console.page/route

7.5.1.41.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.41.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.42. console.page/route/standalone

7.5.1.42.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.42.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.43. console.perspective

7.5.1.43.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.43.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.44. console.project-overview/inventory-item

7.5.1.44.1. Summary

Adds a new inventory item into the Project Overview page.

7.5.1.44.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

component

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

no

The component to be rendered.

7.5.1.45. console.project-overview/utilization-item

7.5.1.45.1. Summary

Adds a new project overview utilization item.

7.5.1.45.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.46. console.pvc/alert

7.5.1.46.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.46.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

alert

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

no

The alert component.

7.5.1.47. console.pvc/create-prop

7.5.1.47.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.47.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

label

string

no

Label for the create prop action.

path

string

no

Path for the create prop action.

7.5.1.48. console.pvc/delete

7.5.1.48.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.48.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.49. console.pvc/status

7.5.1.49.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.49.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.50. console.redux-reducer

7.5.1.50.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.50.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.51. console.resource/create

7.5.1.51.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.51.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.52. console.storage-provider

7.5.1.52.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.52.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

name

string

no

 

Component

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

no

 

7.5.1.53. console.tab/horizontalNav

7.5.1.53.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.53.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.54. console.telemetry/listener

7.5.1.54.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.54.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

listener

CodeRef<TelemetryEventListener>

no

Listen for telemetry events

7.5.1.55. console.topology/adapter/build

7.5.1.55.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.55.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

adapt

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

undefined>`

no

7.5.1.56. console.topology/adapter/network

7.5.1.56.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.56.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

adapt

`CodeRef<(element: GraphElement) ⇒ NetworkAdapterType

undefined>`

no

7.5.1.57. console.topology/adapter/pod

7.5.1.57.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.57.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

adapt

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

undefined>`

no

7.5.1.58. console.topology/component/factory

7.5.1.58.1. Summary

Getter for a ViewComponentFactory.

7.5.1.58.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

getFactory

CodeRef<ViewComponentFactory>

no

Getter for a ViewComponentFactory.

7.5.1.59. console.topology/create/connector

7.5.1.59.1. Summary

Getter for the create connector function.

7.5.1.59.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

getCreateConnector

CodeRef<CreateConnectionGetter>

no

Getter for the create connector function.

7.5.1.60. console.topology/data/factory

7.5.1.60.1. Summary

Topology Data Model Factory Extension

7.5.1.60.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.61. console.topology/decorator/provider

7.5.1.61.1. Summary

Topology Decorator Provider Extension

7.5.1.61.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

id

string

no

 

priority

number

no

 

quadrant

TopologyQuadrant

no

 

decorator

CodeRef<TopologyDecoratorGetter>

no

 

7.5.1.62. console.topology/details/resource-alert

7.5.1.62.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.62.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.64. console.topology/details/tab

7.5.1.64.1. Summary

DetailsTab contributes a tab for the topology details panel.

7.5.1.64.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.65. console.topology/details/tab-section

7.5.1.65.1. Summary

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

7.5.1.65.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.66. console.topology/display/filters

7.5.1.66.1. Summary

Topology Display Filters Extension

7.5.1.66.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

getTopologyFilters

CodeRef<() ⇒ TopologyDisplayOption[]>

no

 

applyDisplayOptions

CodeRef<TopologyApplyDisplayOptions>

no

 

7.5.1.67. console.topology/relationship/provider

7.5.1.67.1. Summary

Topology relationship provider connector extension

7.5.1.67.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

provides

CodeRef<RelationshipProviderProvides>

no

 

tooltip

string

no

 

create

CodeRef<RelationshipProviderCreate>

no

 

priority

number

no

 

7.5.1.68. console.user-preference/group

7.5.1.68.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.68.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.69. console.user-preference/item

7.5.1.69.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.69.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.70. console.yaml-template

7.5.1.70.1. Summary

YAML templates for editing resources via the yaml editor.

7.5.1.70.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.71. dev-console.add/action

7.5.1.71.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.71.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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.

7.5.1.72. dev-console.add/action-group

7.5.1.72.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.72.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.73. dev-console.import/environment

7.5.1.73.1. Summary

(not available)

7.5.1.73.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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

7.5.1.74. console.page/resource/tab

7.5.1.74.1. Summary [DEPRECATED]

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

7.5.1.74.2. Properties
NameValue TypeOptionalDescription

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. 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.
    • Using the curl command with 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 relies 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 typographical errors in the navigation extension perspective or section IDs.

    • Your plugin might be loaded, but navigation items can be 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 front end.
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