CloudWatch: fix error source for some query errors

* feat: add lock structure into bleve index files

* fix: another approach

* fix: new check

* fix: build in memory if index file already open

* fix: update workspace

* fix: add test

* refactor: update func signature

* fix: address comments

* fix: make const

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@ i18next.config.ts @grafana/grafana-frontend-platform
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/filter-annotations.spec.ts @grafana/dashboards-squad
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/frontend-sandbox-app.spec.ts @grafana/plugins-platform-frontend
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/frontend-sandbox-datasource.spec.ts @grafana/plugins-platform-frontend
-/e2e-playwright/various-suite/gauge.spec.ts @grafana/dataviz-squad
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/grafana-datasource-random-walk.spec.ts @grafana/grafana-frontend-platform
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/graph-auto-migrate.spec.ts @grafana/dataviz-squad
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/inspect-drawer.spec.ts @grafana/dashboards-squad
@@ -520,7 +519,7 @@ i18next.config.ts @grafana/grafana-frontend-platform
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/solo-route.spec.ts @grafana/dashboards-squad
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/trace-view-scrolling.spec.ts @grafana/observability-traces-and-profiling
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/verify-i18n.spec.ts @grafana/grafana-frontend-platform
-/e2e-playwright/various-suite/visualization-suggestions.spec.ts @grafana/dataviz-squad
+/e2e-playwright/various-suite/visualization-suggestions*.spec.ts @grafana/dataviz-squad
 /e2e-playwright/various-suite/perf-test.spec.ts @grafana/grafana-frontend-platform
 
 # Packages

apps/advisor/go.mod

@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/go-querystring v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/wire v0.7.0 // indirect
-	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7 // indirect
+	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/dataplane/sdata v0.0.9 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/dskit v0.0.0-20250908063411-6b6da59b5cc4 // indirect

apps/advisor/go.sum

@@ -619,8 +619,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 h1:TuBL49tXwgrFYWhqrNgrUNEY92u81SPhu7sTdzQEiWY=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1/go.mod h1:AKf9I4AEqPTmMytcMc0KkNouC66V3BtZ4qD5fmWSiMQ=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.4-0.20250319132907-e064f32e3674 h1:JeSE6pjso5THxAzdVpqr6/geYxZytqFMBCOtn/ujyeo=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.4-0.20250319132907-e064f32e3674/go.mod h1:r4w70xmWCQKmi1ONH4KIaBptdivuRPyosB9RmPlGEwA=
-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7 h1:ZzG/gCclEit9w0QUfQt9GURcOycAIGcsQAhY1u0AEX0=
-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f h1:Br4SaUL3dnVopKKNhDavCLgehw60jdtl/sIxdfzmVts=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f h1:Cbm6OKkOcJ+7CSZsGsEJzktC/SIa5bxVeYKQLuYK86o=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f/go.mod h1:axY0cdOg3q0TZHwpHnIz5x16xZ8ZBxJHShsSHHXcHQg=
 github.com/grafana/authlib/types v0.0.0-20251119142549-be091cf2f4d4 h1:Muoy+FMGrHj3GdFbvsMzUT7eusgii9PKf9L1ZaXDDbY=

apps/alerting/historian/go.mod

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ go 1.25.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/go-kit/log v0.2.1
-	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7
+	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f
 	github.com/grafana/dskit v0.0.0-20250908063411-6b6da59b5cc4
 	github.com/grafana/grafana-app-sdk v0.48.7
 	github.com/grafana/grafana-app-sdk/logging v0.48.7

apps/alerting/historian/go.sum

@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.4/go.mod h1:0Wqv26UfaUD9n4G6kQubkQ+KchISgw+vpHVxEJEs9eg=
 github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.0.5/go.mod h1:DWXyrwAJ9X0FpwwEdw+IPEYBICEFu5mhpdKc/us6bOk=
-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7 h1:ZzG/gCclEit9w0QUfQt9GURcOycAIGcsQAhY1u0AEX0=
-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f h1:Br4SaUL3dnVopKKNhDavCLgehw60jdtl/sIxdfzmVts=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
 github.com/grafana/dskit v0.0.0-20250908063411-6b6da59b5cc4 h1:jSojuc7njleS3UOz223WDlXOinmuLAIPI0z2vtq8EgI=
 github.com/grafana/dskit v0.0.0-20250908063411-6b6da59b5cc4/go.mod h1:VahT+GtfQIM+o8ht2StR6J9g+Ef+C2Vokh5uuSmOD/4=
 github.com/grafana/grafana-app-sdk v0.48.7 h1:9mF7nqkqP0QUYYDlznoOt+GIyjzj45wGfUHB32u2ZMo=

apps/alerting/historian/pkg/app/notification/lokireader.go

@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ const (
 	maxLimit           = 1000
 	Namespace          = "grafana"
 	Subsystem          = "alerting"
+
+	// LogQL field path for alert rule UID after JSON parsing.
+	// Loki flattens nested JSON fields with underscores: alert.labels.__alert_rule_uid__ -> alert_labels___alert_rule_uid__
+	lokiAlertRuleUIDField = "alert_labels___alert_rule_uid__"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -111,13 +115,13 @@ func buildQuery(query Query) (string, error) {
 		fmt.Sprintf(`%s=%q`, historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue),
 	}
 
-	if query.RuleUID != nil {
-		selectors = append(selectors,
-			fmt.Sprintf(`%s=%q`, historian.LabelRuleUID, *query.RuleUID))
-	}
-
 	logql := fmt.Sprintf(`{%s} | json`, strings.Join(selectors, `,`))
 
+	// Add ruleUID filter as JSON line filter if specified.
+	if query.RuleUID != nil && *query.RuleUID != "" {
+		logql += fmt.Sprintf(` | %s = %q`, lokiAlertRuleUIDField, *query.RuleUID)
+	}
+
 	// Add receiver filter if specified.
 	if query.Receiver != nil && *query.Receiver != "" {
 		logql += fmt.Sprintf(` | receiver = %q`, *query.Receiver)
@@ -211,16 +215,13 @@ func parseLokiEntry(s lokiclient.Sample) (Entry, error) {
 		groupLabels = make(map[string]string)
 	}
 
-	alerts := make([]EntryAlert, len(lokiEntry.Alerts))
-	for i, a := range lokiEntry.Alerts {
-		alerts[i] = EntryAlert{
-			Status:      a.Status,
-			Labels:      a.Labels,
-			Annotations: a.Annotations,
-			StartsAt:    a.StartsAt,
-			EndsAt:      a.EndsAt,
-		}
-	}
+	alerts := []EntryAlert{{
+		Status:      lokiEntry.Alert.Status,
+		Labels:      lokiEntry.Alert.Labels,
+		Annotations: lokiEntry.Alert.Annotations,
+		StartsAt:    lokiEntry.Alert.StartsAt,
+		EndsAt:      lokiEntry.Alert.EndsAt,
+	}}
 
 	return Entry{
 		Timestamp:    s.T,

apps/alerting/historian/pkg/app/notification/lokireader_test.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/alerting/models"
 	"github.com/grafana/alerting/notify/historian"
 	"github.com/grafana/alerting/notify/historian/lokiclient"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-app-sdk/logging"
@@ -133,9 +134,8 @@ func TestBuildQuery(t *testing.T) {
 			query: Query{
 				RuleUID: stringPtr("test-rule-uid"),
 			},
-			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q,%s=%q} | json`,
-				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue,
-				historian.LabelRuleUID, "test-rule-uid"),
+			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q} | json | alert_labels___alert_rule_uid__ = "test-rule-uid"`,
+				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with receiver filter",
@@ -143,9 +143,8 @@ func TestBuildQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				RuleUID:  stringPtr("test-rule-uid"),
 				Receiver: stringPtr("email-receiver"),
 			},
-			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q,%s=%q} | json | receiver = "email-receiver"`,
-				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue,
-				historian.LabelRuleUID, "test-rule-uid"),
+			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q} | json | alert_labels___alert_rule_uid__ = "test-rule-uid" | receiver = "email-receiver"`,
+				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with status filter",
@@ -153,9 +152,8 @@ func TestBuildQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				RuleUID: stringPtr("test-rule-uid"),
 				Status:  createStatusPtr(v0alpha1.CreateNotificationqueryRequestNotificationStatusFiring),
 			},
-			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q,%s=%q} | json | status = "firing"`,
-				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue,
-				historian.LabelRuleUID, "test-rule-uid"),
+			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q} | json | alert_labels___alert_rule_uid__ = "test-rule-uid" | status = "firing"`,
+				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with success outcome filter",
@@ -163,9 +161,8 @@ func TestBuildQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				RuleUID: stringPtr("test-rule-uid"),
 				Outcome: outcomePtr(v0alpha1.CreateNotificationqueryRequestNotificationOutcomeSuccess),
 			},
-			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q,%s=%q} | json | error = ""`,
-				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue,
-				historian.LabelRuleUID, "test-rule-uid"),
+			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q} | json | alert_labels___alert_rule_uid__ = "test-rule-uid" | error = ""`,
+				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with error outcome filter",
@@ -173,9 +170,8 @@ func TestBuildQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				RuleUID: stringPtr("test-rule-uid"),
 				Outcome: outcomePtr(v0alpha1.CreateNotificationqueryRequestNotificationOutcomeError),
 			},
-			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q,%s=%q} | json | error != ""`,
-				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue,
-				historian.LabelRuleUID, "test-rule-uid"),
+			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q} | json | alert_labels___alert_rule_uid__ = "test-rule-uid" | error != ""`,
+				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with many filters",
@@ -185,9 +181,8 @@ func TestBuildQuery(t *testing.T) {
 				Status:   createStatusPtr(v0alpha1.CreateNotificationqueryRequestNotificationStatusResolved),
 				Outcome:  outcomePtr(v0alpha1.CreateNotificationqueryRequestNotificationOutcomeSuccess),
 			},
-			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q,%s=%q} | json | receiver = "email-receiver" | status = "resolved" | error = ""`,
-				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue,
-				historian.LabelRuleUID, "test-rule-uid"),
+			expected: fmt.Sprintf(`{%s=%q} | json | alert_labels___alert_rule_uid__ = "test-rule-uid" | receiver = "email-receiver" | status = "resolved" | error = ""`,
+				historian.LabelFrom, historian.LabelFromValue),
 		},
 		{
 			name: "query with group label matcher",
@@ -277,19 +272,19 @@ func TestParseLokiEntry(t *testing.T) {
 					GroupLabels: map[string]string{
 						"alertname": "test-alert",
 					},
-					Alerts: []historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{
-						{
-							Status: "firing",
-							Labels: map[string]string{
-								"severity": "critical",
-							},
-							Annotations: map[string]string{
-								"summary": "Test alert",
-							},
-							StartsAt: now,
-							EndsAt:   now.Add(1 * time.Hour),
+					Alert: historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{
+						Status: "firing",
+						Labels: map[string]string{
+							"severity": "critical",
 						},
+						Annotations: map[string]string{
+							"summary": "Test alert",
+						},
+						StartsAt: now,
+						EndsAt:   now.Add(1 * time.Hour),
 					},
+					AlertIndex:   0,
+					AlertCount:   1,
 					Retry:        false,
 					Duration:     100,
 					PipelineTime: now,
@@ -335,7 +330,9 @@ func TestParseLokiEntry(t *testing.T) {
 					Error:         "notification failed",
 					GroupKey:      "key:thing",
 					GroupLabels:   map[string]string{},
-					Alerts:        []historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{},
+					Alert:         historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{},
+					AlertIndex:    0,
+					AlertCount:    1,
 					PipelineTime:  now,
 				}),
 			},
@@ -347,7 +344,7 @@ func TestParseLokiEntry(t *testing.T) {
 				Outcome:      OutcomeError,
 				GroupKey:     "key:thing",
 				GroupLabels:  map[string]string{},
-				Alerts:       []EntryAlert{},
+				Alerts:       []EntryAlert{{}},
 				Error:        stringPtr("notification failed"),
 				PipelineTime: now,
 			},
@@ -365,7 +362,7 @@ func TestParseLokiEntry(t *testing.T) {
 				Status:       Status("firing"),
 				Outcome:      OutcomeSuccess,
 				GroupLabels:  map[string]string{},
-				Alerts:       []EntryAlert{},
+				Alerts:       []EntryAlert{{}},
 				PipelineTime: now,
 			},
 		},
@@ -448,7 +445,9 @@ func TestLokiReader_RunQuery(t *testing.T) {
 								Receiver:      "receiver-1",
 								Status:        "firing",
 								GroupLabels:   map[string]string{},
-								Alerts:        []historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{},
+								Alert:         historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{},
+								AlertIndex:    0,
+								AlertCount:    1,
 								PipelineTime:  now,
 							}),
 						},
@@ -459,7 +458,9 @@ func TestLokiReader_RunQuery(t *testing.T) {
 								Receiver:      "receiver-3",
 								Status:        "firing",
 								GroupLabels:   map[string]string{},
-								Alerts:        []historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{},
+								Alert:         historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{},
+								AlertIndex:    0,
+								AlertCount:    1,
 								PipelineTime:  now,
 							}),
 						},
@@ -474,7 +475,9 @@ func TestLokiReader_RunQuery(t *testing.T) {
 								Receiver:      "receiver-2",
 								Status:        "firing",
 								GroupLabels:   map[string]string{},
-								Alerts:        []historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{},
+								Alert:         historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{},
+								AlertIndex:    0,
+								AlertCount:    1,
 								PipelineTime:  now,
 							}),
 						},
@@ -546,19 +549,19 @@ func createMockLokiResponse(timestamp time.Time) lokiclient.QueryRes {
 								GroupLabels: map[string]string{
 									"alertname": "test-alert",
 								},
-								Alerts: []historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{
-									{
-										Status: "firing",
-										Labels: map[string]string{
-											"severity": "critical",
-										},
-										Annotations: map[string]string{
-											"summary": "Test alert",
-										},
-										StartsAt: timestamp,
-										EndsAt:   timestamp.Add(1 * time.Hour),
+								Alert: historian.NotificationHistoryLokiEntryAlert{
+									Status: "firing",
+									Labels: map[string]string{
+										"severity": "critical",
 									},
+									Annotations: map[string]string{
+										"summary": "Test alert",
+									},
+									StartsAt: timestamp,
+									EndsAt:   timestamp.Add(1 * time.Hour),
 								},
+								AlertIndex:   0,
+								AlertCount:   1,
 								Retry:        false,
 								Duration:     100,
 								PipelineTime: timestamp,
@@ -587,10 +590,19 @@ func createLokiEntryJSONWithNilLabels(t *testing.T, timestamp time.Time) string
 		"status": "firing",
 		"error": "",
 		"groupLabels": null,
-		"alerts": [],
+		"alert": {},
+		"alertIndex": 0,
+		"alertCount": 1,
 		"retry": false,
 		"duration": 0,
 		"pipelineTime": "%s"
 	}`, timestamp.Format(time.RFC3339Nano))
 	return jsonStr
 }
+
+func TestRuleUIDLabelConstant(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that models.RuleUIDLabel has the expected value.
+	// If this changes in the alerting module, our LogQL field path constant will be incorrect
+	// and filtering for a single alert rule by its UID will break.
+	assert.Equal(t, "__alert_rule_uid__", models.RuleUIDLabel)
+}

apps/annotation/go.mod

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/grafana/grafana-app-sdk v0.48.7
 	github.com/grafana/grafana-app-sdk/logging v0.48.7
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.3
-	k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.2
-	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250910181357-589584f1c912
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20251125145642-4e65d59e963e
 )
 

apps/annotation/go.sum

@@ -248,8 +248,6 @@ k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.3 h1:/TB+SFEiQvN9HPldtlWOTp0hWbJ+fjU+wkxysf/aQnE=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.34.3/go.mod h1:/GwIlEcWuTX9zKIg2mbw0LRFIsXwrfoVxn+ef0X13lw=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.34.3 h1:wtYtpzy/OPNYf7WyNBTj3iUA0XaBHVqhv4Iv3tbrF5A=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.34.3/go.mod h1:OxxeYagaP9Kdf78UrKLa3YZixMCfP6bgPwPwNBQBzpM=
-k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.2 h1:2/yu8suwkmES7IzwlehAovo8dDE07cFRC7KMDb1+MAE=
-k8s.io/apiserver v0.34.2/go.mod h1:gqJQy2yDOB50R3JUReHSFr+cwJnL8G1dzTA0YLEqAPI=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20251125145642-4e65d59e963e h1:iW9ChlU0cU16w8MpVYjXk12dqQ4BPFBEgif+ap7/hqQ=

apps/annotation/kinds/annotation.cue

@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
 package kinds
 
 annotationv0alpha1: {
-  kind:       "Annotation"
+	kind:       "Annotation"
   pluralName: "Annotations"
-  schema: {
-    spec: {
-      text: string
+	schema: {
+		spec: {
+			text: string
       time: int64
       timeEnd?: int64
       dashboardUID?: string
       panelID?: int64
       tags?: [...string]
-    }
-  }
-  selectableFields: [
-    "spec.time",
-    "spec.timeEnd",
-    "spec.dashboardUID",
-    "spec.panelID",
-  ]
-}
+		}
+	}
+}
+

apps/annotation/pkg/apis/annotation/v0alpha1/annotation_object_gen.go

@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ type Annotation struct {
 	Status AnnotationStatus `json:"status" yaml:"status"`
 }
 
-func NewAnnotation() *Annotation {
-	return &Annotation{
-		Spec:   *NewAnnotationSpec(),
-		Status: *NewAnnotationStatus(),
-	}
-}
-
 func (o *Annotation) GetSpec() any {
 	return o.Spec
 }

apps/annotation/pkg/apis/annotation/v0alpha1/annotation_schema_gen.go

@@ -5,69 +5,13 @@
 package v0alpha1
 
 import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana-app-sdk/resource"
 )
 
 // schema is unexported to prevent accidental overwrites
 var (
-	schemaAnnotation = resource.NewSimpleSchema("annotation.grafana.app", "v0alpha1", NewAnnotation(), &AnnotationList{}, resource.WithKind("Annotation"),
-		resource.WithPlural("annotations"), resource.WithScope(resource.NamespacedScope), resource.WithSelectableFields([]resource.SelectableField{resource.SelectableField{
-			FieldSelector: "spec.time",
-			FieldValueFunc: func(o resource.Object) (string, error) {
-				cast, ok := o.(*Annotation)
-				if !ok {
-					return "", errors.New("provided object must be of type *Annotation")
-				}
-
-				return fmt.Sprintf("%d", cast.Spec.Time), nil
-			},
-		},
-			resource.SelectableField{
-				FieldSelector: "spec.timeEnd",
-				FieldValueFunc: func(o resource.Object) (string, error) {
-					cast, ok := o.(*Annotation)
-					if !ok {
-						return "", errors.New("provided object must be of type *Annotation")
-					}
-					if cast.Spec.TimeEnd == nil {
-						return "", nil
-					}
-
-					return fmt.Sprintf("%d", *cast.Spec.TimeEnd), nil
-				},
-			},
-			resource.SelectableField{
-				FieldSelector: "spec.dashboardUID",
-				FieldValueFunc: func(o resource.Object) (string, error) {
-					cast, ok := o.(*Annotation)
-					if !ok {
-						return "", errors.New("provided object must be of type *Annotation")
-					}
-					if cast.Spec.DashboardUID == nil {
-						return "", nil
-					}
-
-					return *cast.Spec.DashboardUID, nil
-				},
-			},
-			resource.SelectableField{
-				FieldSelector: "spec.panelID",
-				FieldValueFunc: func(o resource.Object) (string, error) {
-					cast, ok := o.(*Annotation)
-					if !ok {
-						return "", errors.New("provided object must be of type *Annotation")
-					}
-					if cast.Spec.PanelID == nil {
-						return "", nil
-					}
-
-					return fmt.Sprintf("%d", *cast.Spec.PanelID), nil
-				},
-			},
-		}))
+	schemaAnnotation = resource.NewSimpleSchema("annotation.grafana.app", "v0alpha1", &Annotation{}, &AnnotationList{}, resource.WithKind("Annotation"),
+		resource.WithPlural("annotations"), resource.WithScope(resource.NamespacedScope))
 	kindAnnotation = resource.Kind{
 		Schema: schemaAnnotation,
 		Codecs: map[resource.KindEncoding]resource.Codec{

apps/annotation/pkg/apis/annotation_manifest.go

@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ var appManifestData = app.ManifestData{
 					Scope:      "Namespaced",
 					Conversion: false,
 					Schema:     &versionSchemaAnnotationv0alpha1,
-					SelectableFields: []string{
-						"spec.time",
-						"spec.timeEnd",
-						"spec.dashboardUID",
-						"spec.panelID",
-					},
 				},
 			},
 			Routes: app.ManifestVersionRoutes{
@@ -83,28 +77,6 @@ var appManifestData = app.ManifestData{
 																		"tags": {
 																			SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
 																				Type: []string{"array"},
-																				Items: &spec.SchemaOrArray{
-																					Schema: &spec.Schema{
-																						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-																							Type: []string{"object"},
-																							Properties: map[string]spec.Schema{
-																								"count": {
-																									SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-																										Type: []string{"number"},
-																									},
-																								},
-																								"tag": {
-																									SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-																										Type: []string{"string"},
-																									},
-																								},
-																							},
-																							Required: []string{
-																								"tag",
-																								"count",
-																							},
-																						}},
-																				},
 																			},
 																		},
 																	},

apps/annotation/pkg/app/authorizer.go

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-package app
-
-import (
-	"context"
-
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
-)
-
-func GetAuthorizer() authorizer.Authorizer {
-	return authorizer.AuthorizerFunc(func(
-		ctx context.Context, attr authorizer.Attributes,
-	) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
-		if !attr.IsResourceRequest() {
-			return authorizer.DecisionNoOpinion, "", nil
-		}
-
-		// Any authenticated user can access the API
-		return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "", nil
-	})
-}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/conversion_data_loss_detection.go

@@ -180,12 +180,15 @@ func countAnnotationsV0V1(spec map[string]interface{}) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	annotationList, ok := annotations["list"].([]interface{})
-	if !ok {
-		return 0
+	// Handle both []interface{} (from JSON unmarshaling) and []map[string]interface{} (from programmatic creation)
+	if annotationList, ok := annotations["list"].([]interface{}); ok {
+		return len(annotationList)
+	}
+	if annotationList, ok := annotations["list"].([]map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		return len(annotationList)
 	}
 
-	return len(annotationList)
+	return 0
 }
 
 // countLinksV0V1 counts dashboard links in v0alpha1 or v1beta1 dashboard spec
@@ -194,12 +197,15 @@ func countLinksV0V1(spec map[string]interface{}) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	links, ok := spec["links"].([]interface{})
-	if !ok {
-		return 0
+	// Handle both []interface{} (from JSON unmarshaling) and []map[string]interface{} (from programmatic creation)
+	if links, ok := spec["links"].([]interface{}); ok {
+		return len(links)
+	}
+	if links, ok := spec["links"].([]map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		return len(links)
 	}
 
-	return len(links)
+	return 0
 }
 
 // countVariablesV0V1 counts template variables in v0alpha1 or v1beta1 dashboard spec
@@ -213,12 +219,15 @@ func countVariablesV0V1(spec map[string]interface{}) int {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	variableList, ok := templating["list"].([]interface{})
-	if !ok {
-		return 0
+	// Handle both []interface{} (from JSON unmarshaling) and []map[string]interface{} (from programmatic creation)
+	if variableList, ok := templating["list"].([]interface{}); ok {
+		return len(variableList)
+	}
+	if variableList, ok := templating["list"].([]map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		return len(variableList)
 	}
 
-	return len(variableList)
+	return 0
 }
 
 // collectStatsV0V1 collects statistics from v0alpha1 or v1beta1 dashboard

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/input/v1beta1.bom-in-links.json

@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+{
+  "kind": "Dashboard",
+  "apiVersion": "dashboard.grafana.app/v1beta1",
+  "metadata": {
+    "name": "bom-in-links-test",
+    "namespace": "org-1",
+    "labels": {
+      "test": "bom-stripping"
+    }
+  },
+  "spec": {
+    "title": "BOM Stripping Test Dashboard",
+    "description": "Testing that BOM characters are stripped from URLs during conversion",
+    "schemaVersion": 42,
+    "tags": ["test", "bom"],
+    "editable": true,
+    "links": [
+      {
+        "title": "Dashboard link with BOM",
+        "type": "link",
+        "url": "http://example.com?var=${datasource}&other=value",
+        "targetBlank": true,
+        "icon": "external link"
+      }
+    ],
+    "panels": [
+      {
+        "id": 1,
+        "type": "table",
+        "title": "Panel with BOM in field config override links",
+        "gridPos": {
+          "h": 8,
+          "w": 12,
+          "x": 0,
+          "y": 0
+        },
+        "fieldConfig": {
+          "defaults": {
+            "custom": {},
+            "mappings": [],
+            "thresholds": {
+              "mode": "absolute",
+              "steps": [
+                {"color": "green"},
+                {"color": "red", "value": 80}
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "overrides": [
+            {
+              "matcher": {
+                "id": "byName",
+                "options": "server"
+              },
+              "properties": [
+                {
+                  "id": "links",
+                  "value": [
+                    {
+                      "title": "Override link with BOM",
+                      "url": "http://localhost:3000/d/test?var-datacenter=${__data.fields[datacenter]}&var-server=${__value.raw}"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "links": [
+          {
+            "title": "Panel data link with BOM",
+            "url": "http://example.com/${__data.fields.cluster}&var=value",
+            "targetBlank": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "targets": [
+          {
+            "refId": "A",
+            "datasource": {
+              "type": "prometheus",
+              "uid": "test-ds"
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "id": 2,
+        "type": "timeseries",
+        "title": "Panel with BOM in options dataLinks",
+        "gridPos": {
+          "h": 8,
+          "w": 12,
+          "x": 12,
+          "y": 0
+        },
+        "options": {
+          "legend": {
+            "showLegend": true,
+            "displayMode": "list",
+            "placement": "bottom"
+          },
+          "dataLinks": [
+            {
+              "title": "Options data link with BOM",
+              "url": "http://example.com?series=${__series.name}&time=${__value.time}",
+              "targetBlank": true
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "fieldConfig": {
+          "defaults": {
+            "links": [
+              {
+                "title": "Field config default link with BOM",
+                "url": "http://example.com?field=${__field.name}&value=${__value.raw}",
+                "targetBlank": false
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "overrides": []
+        },
+        "targets": [
+          {
+            "refId": "A",
+            "datasource": {
+              "type": "prometheus",
+              "uid": "test-ds"
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    ],
+    "time": {
+      "from": "now-6h",
+      "to": "now"
+    },
+    "timepicker": {
+      "refresh_intervals": ["5s", "10s", "30s", "1m", "5m"]
+    }
+  }
+}
+

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/migrated_dev_dashboards/feature-templating/v0alpha1.testdata-nested-variables.v42.v2alpha1.json

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
                         "value": [
                           {
                             "title": "filter",
-                            "url": "http://localhost:3000/d/-Y-tnEDWk/templating-nested-template-variables?var-datacenter=${__data.fields[datacenter]}\u0026var-server=${__value.raw}"
+                            "url": "http://localhost:3000/d/-Y-tnEDWk/templating-nested-template-variables?var-datacenter=${__data.fields[datacenter]}\u0026var-server=${__value.raw}"
                           }
                         ]
                       }

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/migrated_dev_dashboards/feature-templating/v0alpha1.testdata-nested-variables.v42.v2beta1.json

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                         "value": [
                           {
                             "title": "filter",
-                            "url": "http://localhost:3000/d/-Y-tnEDWk/templating-nested-template-variables?var-datacenter=${__data.fields[datacenter]}\u0026var-server=${__value.raw}"
+                            "url": "http://localhost:3000/d/-Y-tnEDWk/templating-nested-template-variables?var-datacenter=${__data.fields[datacenter]}\u0026var-server=${__value.raw}"
                           }
                         ]
                       }

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/migrated_dev_dashboards/panel-gauge/v0alpha1.gauge_tests_new.v42.v1beta1.json

@@ -2051,4 +2051,4 @@
       "storedVersion": "v0alpha1"
     }
   }
-}
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/migrated_dev_dashboards/panel-gauge/v0alpha1.gauge_tests_new.v42.v2alpha1.json

@@ -2691,4 +2691,4 @@
       "storedVersion": "v0alpha1"
     }
   }
-}
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/migrated_dev_dashboards/panel-gauge/v0alpha1.gauge_tests_new.v42.v2beta1.json

@@ -2764,4 +2764,4 @@
       "storedVersion": "v0alpha1"
     }
   }
-}
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/migrated_dev_dashboards/panel-gauge/v0alpha1.gauge_tests_old_to_new.v42.v1beta1.json

@@ -1173,4 +1173,4 @@
       "storedVersion": "v0alpha1"
     }
   }
-}
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/migrated_dev_dashboards/panel-gauge/v0alpha1.gauge_tests_old_to_new.v42.v2alpha1.json

@@ -1618,4 +1618,4 @@
       "storedVersion": "v0alpha1"
     }
   }
-}
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/migrated_dev_dashboards/panel-gauge/v0alpha1.gauge_tests_old_to_new.v42.v2beta1.json

@@ -1670,4 +1670,4 @@
       "storedVersion": "v0alpha1"
     }
   }
-}
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/v1beta1.bom-in-links.v0alpha1.json

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+{
+  "kind": "Dashboard",
+  "apiVersion": "dashboard.grafana.app/v0alpha1",
+  "metadata": {
+    "name": "bom-in-links-test",
+    "namespace": "org-1",
+    "labels": {
+      "test": "bom-stripping"
+    }
+  },
+  "spec": {
+    "description": "Testing that BOM characters are stripped from URLs during conversion",
+    "editable": true,
+    "links": [
+      {
+        "icon": "external link",
+        "targetBlank": true,
+        "title": "Dashboard link with BOM",
+        "type": "link",
+        "url": "http://example.com?var=${datasource}\u0026other=value"
+      }
+    ],
+    "panels": [
+      {
+        "fieldConfig": {
+          "defaults": {
+            "custom": {},
+            "mappings": [],
+            "thresholds": {
+              "mode": "absolute",
+              "steps": [
+                {
+                  "color": "green"
+                },
+                {
+                  "color": "red",
+                  "value": 80
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          },
+          "overrides": [
+            {
+              "matcher": {
+                "id": "byName",
+                "options": "server"
+              },
+              "properties": [
+                {
+                  "id": "links",
+                  "value": [
+                    {
+                      "title": "Override link with BOM",
+                      "url": "http://localhost:3000/d/test?var-datacenter=${__data.fields[datacenter]}\u0026var-server=${__value.raw}"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        },
+        "gridPos": {
+          "h": 8,
+          "w": 12,
+          "x": 0,
+          "y": 0
+        },
+        "id": 1,
+        "links": [
+          {
+            "targetBlank": true,
+            "title": "Panel data link with BOM",
+            "url": "http://example.com/${__data.fields.cluster}\u0026var=value"
+          }
+        ],
+        "targets": [
+          {
+            "datasource": {
+              "type": "prometheus",
+              "uid": "test-ds"
+            },
+            "refId": "A"
+          }
+        ],
+        "title": "Panel with BOM in field config override links",
+        "type": "table"
+      },
+      {
+        "fieldConfig": {
+          "defaults": {
+            "links": [
+              {
+                "targetBlank": false,
+                "title": "Field config default link with BOM",
+                "url": "http://example.com?field=${__field.name}\u0026value=${__value.raw}"
+              }
+            ]
+          },
+          "overrides": []
+        },
+        "gridPos": {
+          "h": 8,
+          "w": 12,
+          "x": 12,
+          "y": 0
+        },
+        "id": 2,
+        "options": {
+          "dataLinks": [
+            {
+              "targetBlank": true,
+              "title": "Options data link with BOM",
+              "url": "http://example.com?series=${__series.name}\u0026time=${__value.time}"
+            }
+          ],
+          "legend": {
+            "displayMode": "list",
+            "placement": "bottom",
+            "showLegend": true
+          }
+        },
+        "targets": [
+          {
+            "datasource": {
+              "type": "prometheus",
+              "uid": "test-ds"
+            },
+            "refId": "A"
+          }
+        ],
+        "title": "Panel with BOM in options dataLinks",
+        "type": "timeseries"
+      }
+    ],
+    "schemaVersion": 42,
+    "tags": [
+      "test",
+      "bom"
+    ],
+    "time": {
+      "from": "now-6h",
+      "to": "now"
+    },
+    "timepicker": {
+      "refresh_intervals": [
+        "5s",
+        "10s",
+        "30s",
+        "1m",
+        "5m"
+      ]
+    },
+    "title": "BOM Stripping Test Dashboard"
+  },
+  "status": {
+    "conversion": {
+      "failed": false,
+      "storedVersion": "v1beta1"
+    }
+  }
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/v1beta1.bom-in-links.v2alpha1.json

@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+{
+  "kind": "Dashboard",
+  "apiVersion": "dashboard.grafana.app/v2alpha1",
+  "metadata": {
+    "name": "bom-in-links-test",
+    "namespace": "org-1",
+    "labels": {
+      "test": "bom-stripping"
+    }
+  },
+  "spec": {
+    "annotations": [],
+    "cursorSync": "Off",
+    "description": "Testing that BOM characters are stripped from URLs during conversion",
+    "editable": true,
+    "elements": {
+      "panel-1": {
+        "kind": "Panel",
+        "spec": {
+          "id": 1,
+          "title": "Panel with BOM in field config override links",
+          "description": "",
+          "links": [
+            {
+              "title": "Panel data link with BOM",
+              "url": "http://example.com/${__data.fields.cluster}\u0026var=value",
+              "targetBlank": true
+            }
+          ],
+          "data": {
+            "kind": "QueryGroup",
+            "spec": {
+              "queries": [
+                {
+                  "kind": "PanelQuery",
+                  "spec": {
+                    "query": {
+                      "kind": "prometheus",
+                      "spec": {}
+                    },
+                    "datasource": {
+                      "type": "prometheus",
+                      "uid": "test-ds"
+                    },
+                    "refId": "A",
+                    "hidden": false
+                  }
+                }
+              ],
+              "transformations": [],
+              "queryOptions": {}
+            }
+          },
+          "vizConfig": {
+            "kind": "table",
+            "spec": {
+              "pluginVersion": "",
+              "options": {},
+              "fieldConfig": {
+                "defaults": {
+                  "thresholds": {
+                    "mode": "absolute",
+                    "steps": [
+                      {
+                        "value": null,
+                        "color": "green"
+                      },
+                      {
+                        "value": 80,
+                        "color": "red"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                },
+                "overrides": [
+                  {
+                    "matcher": {
+                      "id": "byName",
+                      "options": "server"
+                    },
+                    "properties": [
+                      {
+                        "id": "links",
+                        "value": [
+                          {
+                            "title": "Override link with BOM",
+                            "url": "http://localhost:3000/d/test?var-datacenter=${__data.fields[datacenter]}\u0026var-server=${__value.raw}"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "panel-2": {
+        "kind": "Panel",
+        "spec": {
+          "id": 2,
+          "title": "Panel with BOM in options dataLinks",
+          "description": "",
+          "links": [],
+          "data": {
+            "kind": "QueryGroup",
+            "spec": {
+              "queries": [
+                {
+                  "kind": "PanelQuery",
+                  "spec": {
+                    "query": {
+                      "kind": "prometheus",
+                      "spec": {}
+                    },
+                    "datasource": {
+                      "type": "prometheus",
+                      "uid": "test-ds"
+                    },
+                    "refId": "A",
+                    "hidden": false
+                  }
+                }
+              ],
+              "transformations": [],
+              "queryOptions": {}
+            }
+          },
+          "vizConfig": {
+            "kind": "timeseries",
+            "spec": {
+              "pluginVersion": "",
+              "options": {
+                "dataLinks": [
+                  {
+                    "targetBlank": true,
+                    "title": "Options data link with BOM",
+                    "url": "http://example.com?series=${__series.name}\u0026time=${__value.time}"
+                  }
+                ],
+                "legend": {
+                  "displayMode": "list",
+                  "placement": "bottom",
+                  "showLegend": true
+                }
+              },
+              "fieldConfig": {
+                "defaults": {
+                  "links": [
+                    {
+                      "targetBlank": false,
+                      "title": "Field config default link with BOM",
+                      "url": "http://example.com?field=${__field.name}\u0026value=${__value.raw}"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                "overrides": []
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "layout": {
+      "kind": "GridLayout",
+      "spec": {
+        "items": [
+          {
+            "kind": "GridLayoutItem",
+            "spec": {
+              "x": 0,
+              "y": 0,
+              "width": 12,
+              "height": 8,
+              "element": {
+                "kind": "ElementReference",
+                "name": "panel-1"
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "kind": "GridLayoutItem",
+            "spec": {
+              "x": 12,
+              "y": 0,
+              "width": 12,
+              "height": 8,
+              "element": {
+                "kind": "ElementReference",
+                "name": "panel-2"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "links": [
+      {
+        "title": "Dashboard link with BOM",
+        "type": "link",
+        "icon": "external link",
+        "tooltip": "",
+        "url": "http://example.com?var=${datasource}\u0026other=value",
+        "tags": [],
+        "asDropdown": false,
+        "targetBlank": true,
+        "includeVars": false,
+        "keepTime": false
+      }
+    ],
+    "liveNow": false,
+    "preload": false,
+    "tags": [
+      "test",
+      "bom"
+    ],
+    "timeSettings": {
+      "timezone": "browser",
+      "from": "now-6h",
+      "to": "now",
+      "autoRefresh": "",
+      "autoRefreshIntervals": [
+        "5s",
+        "10s",
+        "30s",
+        "1m",
+        "5m"
+      ],
+      "hideTimepicker": false,
+      "fiscalYearStartMonth": 0
+    },
+    "title": "BOM Stripping Test Dashboard",
+    "variables": []
+  },
+  "status": {
+    "conversion": {
+      "failed": false,
+      "storedVersion": "v1beta1"
+    }
+  }
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/testdata/output/v1beta1.bom-in-links.v2beta1.json

@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+{
+  "kind": "Dashboard",
+  "apiVersion": "dashboard.grafana.app/v2beta1",
+  "metadata": {
+    "name": "bom-in-links-test",
+    "namespace": "org-1",
+    "labels": {
+      "test": "bom-stripping"
+    }
+  },
+  "spec": {
+    "annotations": [],
+    "cursorSync": "Off",
+    "description": "Testing that BOM characters are stripped from URLs during conversion",
+    "editable": true,
+    "elements": {
+      "panel-1": {
+        "kind": "Panel",
+        "spec": {
+          "id": 1,
+          "title": "Panel with BOM in field config override links",
+          "description": "",
+          "links": [
+            {
+              "title": "Panel data link with BOM",
+              "url": "http://example.com/${__data.fields.cluster}\u0026var=value",
+              "targetBlank": true
+            }
+          ],
+          "data": {
+            "kind": "QueryGroup",
+            "spec": {
+              "queries": [
+                {
+                  "kind": "PanelQuery",
+                  "spec": {
+                    "query": {
+                      "kind": "DataQuery",
+                      "group": "prometheus",
+                      "version": "v0",
+                      "datasource": {
+                        "name": "test-ds"
+                      },
+                      "spec": {}
+                    },
+                    "refId": "A",
+                    "hidden": false
+                  }
+                }
+              ],
+              "transformations": [],
+              "queryOptions": {}
+            }
+          },
+          "vizConfig": {
+            "kind": "VizConfig",
+            "group": "table",
+            "version": "",
+            "spec": {
+              "options": {},
+              "fieldConfig": {
+                "defaults": {
+                  "thresholds": {
+                    "mode": "absolute",
+                    "steps": [
+                      {
+                        "value": null,
+                        "color": "green"
+                      },
+                      {
+                        "value": 80,
+                        "color": "red"
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                },
+                "overrides": [
+                  {
+                    "matcher": {
+                      "id": "byName",
+                      "options": "server"
+                    },
+                    "properties": [
+                      {
+                        "id": "links",
+                        "value": [
+                          {
+                            "title": "Override link with BOM",
+                            "url": "http://localhost:3000/d/test?var-datacenter=${__data.fields[datacenter]}\u0026var-server=${__value.raw}"
+                          }
+                        ]
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "panel-2": {
+        "kind": "Panel",
+        "spec": {
+          "id": 2,
+          "title": "Panel with BOM in options dataLinks",
+          "description": "",
+          "links": [],
+          "data": {
+            "kind": "QueryGroup",
+            "spec": {
+              "queries": [
+                {
+                  "kind": "PanelQuery",
+                  "spec": {
+                    "query": {
+                      "kind": "DataQuery",
+                      "group": "prometheus",
+                      "version": "v0",
+                      "datasource": {
+                        "name": "test-ds"
+                      },
+                      "spec": {}
+                    },
+                    "refId": "A",
+                    "hidden": false
+                  }
+                }
+              ],
+              "transformations": [],
+              "queryOptions": {}
+            }
+          },
+          "vizConfig": {
+            "kind": "VizConfig",
+            "group": "timeseries",
+            "version": "",
+            "spec": {
+              "options": {
+                "dataLinks": [
+                  {
+                    "targetBlank": true,
+                    "title": "Options data link with BOM",
+                    "url": "http://example.com?series=${__series.name}\u0026time=${__value.time}"
+                  }
+                ],
+                "legend": {
+                  "displayMode": "list",
+                  "placement": "bottom",
+                  "showLegend": true
+                }
+              },
+              "fieldConfig": {
+                "defaults": {
+                  "links": [
+                    {
+                      "targetBlank": false,
+                      "title": "Field config default link with BOM",
+                      "url": "http://example.com?field=${__field.name}\u0026value=${__value.raw}"
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                "overrides": []
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "layout": {
+      "kind": "GridLayout",
+      "spec": {
+        "items": [
+          {
+            "kind": "GridLayoutItem",
+            "spec": {
+              "x": 0,
+              "y": 0,
+              "width": 12,
+              "height": 8,
+              "element": {
+                "kind": "ElementReference",
+                "name": "panel-1"
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "kind": "GridLayoutItem",
+            "spec": {
+              "x": 12,
+              "y": 0,
+              "width": 12,
+              "height": 8,
+              "element": {
+                "kind": "ElementReference",
+                "name": "panel-2"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "links": [
+      {
+        "title": "Dashboard link with BOM",
+        "type": "link",
+        "icon": "external link",
+        "tooltip": "",
+        "url": "http://example.com?var=${datasource}\u0026other=value",
+        "tags": [],
+        "asDropdown": false,
+        "targetBlank": true,
+        "includeVars": false,
+        "keepTime": false
+      }
+    ],
+    "liveNow": false,
+    "preload": false,
+    "tags": [
+      "test",
+      "bom"
+    ],
+    "timeSettings": {
+      "timezone": "browser",
+      "from": "now-6h",
+      "to": "now",
+      "autoRefresh": "",
+      "autoRefreshIntervals": [
+        "5s",
+        "10s",
+        "30s",
+        "1m",
+        "5m"
+      ],
+      "hideTimepicker": false,
+      "fiscalYearStartMonth": 0
+    },
+    "title": "BOM Stripping Test Dashboard",
+    "variables": []
+  },
+  "status": {
+    "conversion": {
+      "failed": false,
+      "storedVersion": "v1beta1"
+    }
+  }
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/conversion/v1beta1_to_v2alpha1.go

@@ -229,6 +229,36 @@ func getBoolField(m map[string]interface{}, key string, defaultValue bool) bool
 	return defaultValue
 }
 
+// stripBOM removes Byte Order Mark (BOM) characters from a string.
+// BOMs (U+FEFF) can be introduced through copy/paste from certain editors
+// and cause CUE validation errors ("illegal byte order mark").
+func stripBOM(s string) string {
+	return strings.ReplaceAll(s, "\ufeff", "")
+}
+
+// stripBOMFromInterface recursively strips BOM characters from all strings
+// in an interface{} value (map, slice, or string).
+func stripBOMFromInterface(v interface{}) interface{} {
+	switch val := v.(type) {
+	case string:
+		return stripBOM(val)
+	case map[string]interface{}:
+		result := make(map[string]interface{}, len(val))
+		for k, v := range val {
+			result[k] = stripBOMFromInterface(v)
+		}
+		return result
+	case []interface{}:
+		result := make([]interface{}, len(val))
+		for i, item := range val {
+			result[i] = stripBOMFromInterface(item)
+		}
+		return result
+	default:
+		return v
+	}
+}
+
 func getUnionField[T ~string](m map[string]interface{}, key string) *T {
 	if val, ok := m[key]; ok {
 		if str, ok := val.(string); ok && str != "" {
@@ -393,7 +423,8 @@ func transformLinks(dashboard map[string]interface{}) []dashv2alpha1.DashboardDa
 				// Optional field - only set if present
 				if url, exists := linkMap["url"]; exists {
 					if urlStr, ok := url.(string); ok {
-						dashLink.Url = &urlStr
+						cleanUrl := stripBOM(urlStr)
+						dashLink.Url = &cleanUrl
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -2239,7 +2270,7 @@ func transformDataLinks(panelMap map[string]interface{}) []dashv2alpha1.Dashboar
 		if linkMap, ok := link.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
 			dataLink := dashv2alpha1.DashboardDataLink{
 				Title: schemaversion.GetStringValue(linkMap, "title"),
-				Url:   schemaversion.GetStringValue(linkMap, "url"),
+				Url:   stripBOM(schemaversion.GetStringValue(linkMap, "url")),
 			}
 			if _, exists := linkMap["targetBlank"]; exists {
 				targetBlank := getBoolField(linkMap, "targetBlank", false)
@@ -2331,6 +2362,12 @@ func buildVizConfig(panelMap map[string]interface{}) dashv2alpha1.DashboardVizCo
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Strip BOMs from options (may contain dataLinks with URLs that have BOMs)
+	cleanedOptions := stripBOMFromInterface(options)
+	if cleanedMap, ok := cleanedOptions.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+		options = cleanedMap
+	}
+
 	// Build field config by mapping each field individually
 	fieldConfigSource := extractFieldConfigSource(fieldConfig)
 
@@ -2474,9 +2511,14 @@ func extractFieldConfigDefaults(defaults map[string]interface{}) dashv2alpha1.Da
 		hasDefaults = true
 	}
 
-	// Extract array field
+	// Extract array field - strip BOMs from link URLs
 	if linksArray, ok := extractArrayField(defaults, "links"); ok {
-		fieldConfigDefaults.Links = linksArray
+		cleanedLinks := stripBOMFromInterface(linksArray)
+		if cleanedArray, ok := cleanedLinks.([]interface{}); ok {
+			fieldConfigDefaults.Links = cleanedArray
+		} else {
+			fieldConfigDefaults.Links = linksArray
+		}
 		hasDefaults = true
 	}
 
@@ -2762,9 +2804,11 @@ func extractFieldConfigOverrides(fieldConfig map[string]interface{}) []dashv2alp
 				fieldOverride.Properties = make([]dashv2alpha1.DashboardDynamicConfigValue, 0, len(propertiesArray))
 				for _, property := range propertiesArray {
 					if propertyMap, ok := property.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
+						// Strip BOMs from property values (may contain links with URLs)
+						cleanedValue := stripBOMFromInterface(propertyMap["value"])
 						fieldOverride.Properties = append(fieldOverride.Properties, dashv2alpha1.DashboardDynamicConfigValue{
 							Id:    schemaversion.GetStringValue(propertyMap, "id"),
-							Value: propertyMap["value"],
+							Value: cleanedValue,
 						})
 					}
 				}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/testdata/dev-dashboards-output/panel-gauge/gauge_tests.v42.json

@@ -628,6 +628,20 @@
         }
       ],
       "title": "Only nulls and no user set min \u0026 max",
+      "transformations": [
+        {
+          "id": "convertFieldType",
+          "options":  {
+            "conversions": [
+              {
+                "destinationType": "number",
+                "targetField": "A-series"
+              }
+            ],
+            "fields": {}
+          }
+        }
+      ],
       "type": "gauge"
     },
     {
@@ -1179,4 +1193,4 @@
   "title": "Panel Tests - Gauge",
   "uid": "_5rDmaQiz",
   "weekStart": ""
-}
+}

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/testdata/dev-dashboards-output/panel-gauge/gauge_tests_new.v42.json

@@ -1760,6 +1760,22 @@
           "startValue": 0
         }
       ],
+      "transformations": [
+        {
+          "id": "calculateField",
+          "options": {
+            "mode": "unary",
+            "reduce": {
+              "reducer": "sum"
+            },
+            "replaceFields": true,
+            "unary": {
+              "operator": "round",
+              "fieldName": "A-series"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ],
       "title": "Active gateways",
       "type": "radialbar"
     },
@@ -1843,6 +1859,22 @@
           "startValue": 0
         }
       ],
+      "transformations": [
+        {
+          "id": "calculateField",
+          "options": {
+            "mode": "unary",
+            "reduce": {
+              "reducer": "sum"
+            },
+            "replaceFields": true,
+            "unary": {
+              "operator": "round",
+              "fieldName": "A-series"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ],
       "title": "Active pods",
       "type": "radialbar"
     },

apps/dashboard/pkg/migration/testdata/dev-dashboards-output/panel-gauge/gauge_tests_old_to_new.v42.json

@@ -485,6 +485,7 @@
       },
       "id": 12,
       "options": {
+        "displayName": "My gauge",
         "minVizHeight": 75,
         "minVizWidth": 75,
         "orientation": "auto",

apps/iam/go.mod

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/googleapis/enterprise-certificate-proxy v0.3.6 // indirect
 	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.15.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 // indirect
-	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7 // indirect
+	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/authlib/types v0.0.0-20251119142549-be091cf2f4d4 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/dataplane/sdata v0.0.9 // indirect

apps/iam/go.sum

@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 h1:TuBL49tXwgrFYWhqrNgrUNEY92u81SPhu7sTdzQEiWY=
 github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1/go.mod h1:AKf9I4AEqPTmMytcMc0KkNouC66V3BtZ4qD5fmWSiMQ=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.4-0.20250319132907-e064f32e3674 h1:JeSE6pjso5THxAzdVpqr6/geYxZytqFMBCOtn/ujyeo=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.4-0.20250319132907-e064f32e3674/go.mod h1:r4w70xmWCQKmi1ONH4KIaBptdivuRPyosB9RmPlGEwA=
-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7 h1:ZzG/gCclEit9w0QUfQt9GURcOycAIGcsQAhY1u0AEX0=
-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f h1:Br4SaUL3dnVopKKNhDavCLgehw60jdtl/sIxdfzmVts=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f h1:Cbm6OKkOcJ+7CSZsGsEJzktC/SIa5bxVeYKQLuYK86o=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f/go.mod h1:axY0cdOg3q0TZHwpHnIz5x16xZ8ZBxJHShsSHHXcHQg=
 github.com/grafana/authlib/types v0.0.0-20251119142549-be091cf2f4d4 h1:Muoy+FMGrHj3GdFbvsMzUT7eusgii9PKf9L1ZaXDDbY=

apps/plugins/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Plugins App
+
+API documentation is available at http://localhost:3000/swagger?api=plugins.grafana.app-v0alpha1
+
+## Codegen
+
+- Go: `make generate`
+- Frontend: Follow instructions in this [README](../..//packages/grafana-api-clients/README.md)
+
+## Plugin sync
+
+The plugin sync pushes the plugins loaded from disk to the plugins API.
+
+To enable, add these feature toggles in your `custom.ini`:
+
+```ini
+[feature_toggles]
+pluginInstallAPISync = true
+pluginStoreServiceLoading = true
+```

apps/plugins/go.mod

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.7.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7 // indirect
+	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/authlib/types v0.0.0-20251119142549-be091cf2f4d4 // indirect
 	github.com/grafana/dataplane/sdata v0.0.9 // indirect

apps/plugins/go.sum

@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.4-0.20250319132907-e064f32e3674 h1:JeSE6pjso5THxAzdVpqr6/geYxZytqFMBCOtn/ujyeo=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.4-0.20250319132907-e064f32e3674/go.mod h1:r4w70xmWCQKmi1ONH4KIaBptdivuRPyosB9RmPlGEwA=
-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7 h1:ZzG/gCclEit9w0QUfQt9GURcOycAIGcsQAhY1u0AEX0=
-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f h1:Br4SaUL3dnVopKKNhDavCLgehw60jdtl/sIxdfzmVts=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f h1:Cbm6OKkOcJ+7CSZsGsEJzktC/SIa5bxVeYKQLuYK86o=
 github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f/go.mod h1:axY0cdOg3q0TZHwpHnIz5x16xZ8ZBxJHShsSHHXcHQg=
 github.com/grafana/authlib/types v0.0.0-20251119142549-be091cf2f4d4 h1:Muoy+FMGrHj3GdFbvsMzUT7eusgii9PKf9L1ZaXDDbY=

devenv/dev-dashboards/panel-gauge/gauge_tests.json

@@ -600,6 +600,20 @@
           "stringInput": "null,null"
         }
       ],
+      "transformations": [
+        {
+          "id": "convertFieldType",
+          "options": {
+            "fields": {},
+            "conversions": [
+              {
+                "targetField": "A-series",
+                "destinationType": "number"
+              }
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      ],
       "title": "Only nulls and no user set min & max",
       "type": "gauge"
     },

devenv/dev-dashboards/panel-gauge/gauge_tests_new.json

@@ -1718,6 +1718,22 @@
           "startValue": 0
         }
       ],
+      "transformations": [
+        {
+          "id": "calculateField",
+          "options": {
+            "mode": "unary",
+            "reduce": {
+              "reducer": "sum"
+            },
+            "replaceFields": true,
+            "unary": {
+              "operator": "round",
+              "fieldName": "A-series"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ],
       "title": "Active gateways",
       "type": "radialbar"
     },
@@ -1799,6 +1815,22 @@
           "startValue": 0
         }
       ],
+      "transformations": [
+        {
+          "id": "calculateField",
+          "options": {
+            "mode": "unary",
+            "reduce": {
+              "reducer": "sum"
+            },
+            "replaceFields": true,
+            "unary": {
+              "operator": "round",
+              "fieldName": "A-series"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      ],
       "title": "Active pods",
       "type": "radialbar"
     },

devenv/dev-dashboards/panel-gauge/gauge_tests_old_to_new.json

@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@
       },
       "id": 12,
       "options": {
+        "displayName": "My gauge",
         "minVizHeight": 75,
         "minVizWidth": 75,
         "orientation": "auto",

docs/sources/alerting/alerting-rules/alerting-migration.md

@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ To convert data source-managed alert rules to Grafana managed alerts:
 
    Pausing stops alert rule evaluation behavior for the newly created Grafana-managed alert rules.
 
-9. (Optional) In the **Target data source** of the **Recording rules** section, you can select the data source that the imported recording rules will query. By default, it is the data source selected in the **Data source** dropdown.
+9. (Optional) In the **Target data source** of the **Recording rules** section, you can select the data source to which the imported recording rules will write metrics. By default, it is the data source selected in the **Data source** dropdown.
 
 10. Click **Import**.
 

docs/sources/visualizations/dashboards/share-dashboards-panels/_index.md

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ You can share dashboards in the following ways:
 - [As a report](#schedule-a-report)
 - [As a snapshot](#share-a-snapshot)
 - [As a PDF export](#export-a-dashboard-as-pdf)
-- [As a JSON file export](#export-a-dashboard-as-json)
+- [As a JSON file export](#export-a-dashboard-as-code)
 - [As an image export](#export-a-dashboard-as-an-image)
 
 When you share a dashboard externally as a link or by email, those dashboards are included in a list of your shared dashboards. To view the list and manage these dashboards, navigate to **Dashboards > Shared dashboards**.

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse-nested.spec.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const NUM_NESTED_DASHBOARDS = 60;
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import testDashboard from '../dashboards/TestDashboard.json';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-image.spec.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ test.use({
     scenes: true,
     sharingDashboardImage: true, // Enable the export image feature
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-json.spec.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-keybindings.spec.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-links-without-slug.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import testDashboard from '../dashboards/DataLinkWithoutSlugTest.json';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-live-streaming.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import testDashboard from '../dashboards/DashboardLiveTest.json';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-create.spec.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
     dashboardScene: false, // this test is for the old sharing modal only used when scenes is turned off
   },
 });

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-templating.spec.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
     dashboardScene: false, // this test is for the old sharing modal only used when scenes is turned off
   },
 });

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-externally-create.spec.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     scenes: true,
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-internally.spec.ts

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     scenes: true,
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-snapshot-create.spec.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     scenes: true,
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-templating.spec.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test.use({
   timezoneId: 'Pacific/Easter',
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-time-zone.spec.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const TIMEZONE_DASHBOARD_UID = 'd41dbaa2-a39e-4536-ab2b-caca52f1a9c8';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-timepicker.spec.ts

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ test.use({
   },
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/embedded-dashboard.spec.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/general-dashboards.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'edediimbjhdz4b/a-tall-dashboard';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/import-dashboard.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import testDashboard from '../dashboards/TestDashboard.json';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/load-options-from-url.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = '-Y-tnEDWk/templating-nested-template-variables';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-constant-variable.spec.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_NAME = 'Test variable output';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-custom-variable.spec.ts

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async function assertPreviewValues(
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-datasource-variable.spec.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_NAME = 'Test variable output';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-interval-variable.spec.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ async function assertPreviewValues(
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-query-variable.spec.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_NAME = 'Templating - Nested Template Variables';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-text-box-variable.spec.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_NAME = 'Test variable output';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-horizontally.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'WVpf2jp7z/repeating-a-panel-horizontally';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-vertically.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'OY8Ghjt7k/repeating-a-panel-vertically';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-an-empty-row.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'dtpl2Ctnk/repeating-an-empty-row';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = '-Y-tnEDWk/templating-nested-template-variables';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/snapshot-create.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_UID = 'ZqZnVvFZz';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
     dashboardScene: false, // this test is for the old sharing modal only used when scenes is turned off
   },
 });

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/templating-dashboard-links-and-variables.spec.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_UID = 'yBCC3aKGk';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/textbox-variables.spec.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'AejrN1AMz';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 

e2e-playwright/panels-suite/canvas-scene.spec.ts

@@ -2,18 +2,16 @@ import { Locator } from '@playwright/test';
 
 import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 
-import { setVisualization } from './vizpicker-utils';
-
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     canvasPanelPanZoom: true,
   },
 });
 test.describe('Canvas Panel - Scene Tests', () => {
-  test.beforeEach(async ({ page, gotoDashboardPage, selectors }) => {
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ page, gotoDashboardPage }) => {
     const dashboardPage = await gotoDashboardPage({});
     const panelEditPage = await dashboardPage.addPanel();
-    await setVisualization(panelEditPage, 'Canvas', selectors);
+    await panelEditPage.setVisualization('Canvas');
 
     // Wait for canvas panel to load
     await page.waitForSelector('[data-testid="canvas-scene-pan-zoom"]', { timeout: 10000 });

e2e-playwright/panels-suite/gauge.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
+
+// this test requires a larger viewport so all gauge panels load properly
+test.use({
+  featureToggles: { newGauge: true },
+  viewport: { width: 1280, height: 3000 },
+});
+
+const OLD_GAUGES_DASHBOARD_UID = '_5rDmaQiz';
+const NEW_GAUGES_DASHBOARD_UID = 'panel-tests-gauge-new';
+
+test.describe(
+  'Gauge Panel',
+  {
+    tag: ['@panels', '@gauge'],
+  },
+  () => {
+    test('successfully migrates all gauge panels', async ({ gotoDashboardPage, selectors }) => {
+      const dashboardPage = await gotoDashboardPage({ uid: OLD_GAUGES_DASHBOARD_UID });
+
+      // check that gauges are rendered
+      const gaugeElements = dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(
+        selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.Gauge.Container
+      );
+      await expect(gaugeElements).toHaveCount(16);
+
+      // check that no panel errors exist
+      const errorInfo = dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.headerCornerInfo('error'));
+      await expect(errorInfo).toBeHidden();
+    });
+
+    test('renders new gauge panels', async ({ gotoDashboardPage, selectors }) => {
+      // open Panel Tests - Gauge
+      const dashboardPage = await gotoDashboardPage({ uid: NEW_GAUGES_DASHBOARD_UID });
+
+      // check that gauges are rendered
+      const gaugeElements = dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(
+        selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.Gauge.Container
+      );
+      await expect(gaugeElements).toHaveCount(32);
+
+      // check that no panel errors exist
+      const errorInfo = dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.headerCornerInfo('error'));
+      await expect(errorInfo).toBeHidden();
+    });
+
+    test('renders sparklines in gauge panels', async ({ gotoDashboardPage, page }) => {
+      await gotoDashboardPage({
+        uid: NEW_GAUGES_DASHBOARD_UID,
+        queryParams: new URLSearchParams({ editPanel: '11' }),
+      });
+
+      await expect(page.locator('.uplot')).toHaveCount(5);
+    });
+
+    test('"no data"', async ({ gotoDashboardPage, selectors }) => {
+      const dashboardPage = await gotoDashboardPage({
+        uid: NEW_GAUGES_DASHBOARD_UID,
+        queryParams: new URLSearchParams({ editPanel: '36' }),
+      });
+
+      await expect(
+        dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.Gauge.Container),
+        'that the gauge does not appear'
+      ).toBeHidden();
+
+      await expect(
+        dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.PanelDataErrorMessage),
+        'that the empty text appears'
+      ).toHaveText('No data');
+
+      // update the "No value" option and see if the panel updates
+      const noValueOption = dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.OptionsPane.fieldLabel('Standard options No value'))
+        .locator('input');
+
+      await noValueOption.fill('My empty value');
+      await noValueOption.blur();
+      await expect(
+        dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.Gauge.Container),
+        'that the empty text shows up in an empty gauge'
+      ).toHaveText('My empty value');
+
+      // test the "no numeric fields" message on the next panel
+      const dashboardPage2 = await gotoDashboardPage({
+        uid: NEW_GAUGES_DASHBOARD_UID,
+        queryParams: new URLSearchParams({ editPanel: '37' }),
+      });
+
+      await expect(
+        dashboardPage2.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.Gauge.Container),
+        'that the gauge does not appear'
+      ).toBeHidden();
+
+      await expect(
+        dashboardPage2.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.PanelDataErrorMessage),
+        'that the empty text appears'
+      ).toHaveText('Data is missing a number field');
+    });
+  }
+);

e2e-playwright/panels-suite/vizpicker-utils.ts

@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import { expect, E2ESelectorGroups, PanelEditPage } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
-
-// this replaces the panelEditPage.setVisualization method used previously in tests, since it
-// does not know how to use the updated 12.4 viz picker UI to set the visualization
-export const setVisualization = async (panelEditPage: PanelEditPage, vizName: string, selectors: E2ESelectorGroups) => {
-  const vizPicker = panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.toggleVizPicker);
-  await expect(vizPicker, '"Change" button should be visible').toBeVisible();
-  await vizPicker.click();
-
-  const allVizTabBtn = panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('All visualizations'));
-  await expect(allVizTabBtn, '"All visualiations" button should be visible').toBeVisible();
-  await allVizTabBtn.click();
-
-  const vizItem = panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PluginVisualization.item(vizName));
-  await expect(vizItem, `"${vizName}" item should be visible`).toBeVisible();
-  await vizItem.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
-  await vizItem.click();
-
-  await expect(vizPicker, '"Change" button should be visible again').toBeVisible();
-  await expect(
-    panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.OptionsPane.header),
-    'Panel header should have the new viz type name'
-  ).toHaveText(vizName);
-};

e2e-playwright/plugin-e2e/plugin-e2e-api-tests/as-admin-user/panelDataAssertion.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 
-import { setVisualization } from '../../../panels-suite/vizpicker-utils';
 import { formatExpectError } from '../errors';
 import { successfulDataQuery } from '../mocks/queries';
 
@@ -25,10 +24,10 @@ test.describe(
         ).toContainText(['Field', 'Max', 'Mean', 'Last']);
       });
 
-      test('table panel data assertions', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
+      test('table panel data assertions', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
         await panelEditPage.mockQueryDataResponse(successfulDataQuery, 200);
         await panelEditPage.datasource.set('gdev-testdata');
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, 'Table', selectors);
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization('Table');
         await panelEditPage.refreshPanel();
         await expect(
           panelEditPage.panel.locator,
@@ -44,10 +43,10 @@ test.describe(
         ).toContainText(['val1', 'val2', 'val3', 'val4']);
       });
 
-      test('timeseries panel - table view assertions', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
+      test('timeseries panel - table view assertions', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
         await panelEditPage.mockQueryDataResponse(successfulDataQuery, 200);
         await panelEditPage.datasource.set('gdev-testdata');
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, 'Time series', selectors);
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization('Time series');
         await panelEditPage.refreshPanel();
         await panelEditPage.toggleTableView();
         await expect(

e2e-playwright/plugin-e2e/plugin-e2e-api-tests/as-admin-user/panelEditPage.spec.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 
-import { setVisualization } from '../../../panels-suite/vizpicker-utils';
 import { formatExpectError } from '../errors';
 import { successfulDataQuery } from '../mocks/queries';
 import { scenarios } from '../mocks/resources';
@@ -54,10 +53,10 @@ test.describe(
         ).toHaveText(scenarios.map((s) => s.name));
       });
 
-      test('mocked query data response', async ({ panelEditPage, page, selectors }) => {
+      test('mocked query data response', async ({ panelEditPage, page }) => {
         await panelEditPage.mockQueryDataResponse(successfulDataQuery, 200);
         await panelEditPage.datasource.set('gdev-testdata');
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TABLE_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TABLE_VIZ_NAME);
         await panelEditPage.refreshPanel();
         await expect(
           panelEditPage.panel.getErrorIcon(),
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ test.describe(
         selectors,
         page,
       }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TABLE_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TABLE_VIZ_NAME);
         await expect(
           panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.OptionsPane.header),
           formatExpectError('Expected panel visualization to be set to table')
@@ -93,8 +92,8 @@ test.describe(
         ).toBeVisible();
       });
 
-      test('Select time zone in timezone picker', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('Select time zone in timezone picker', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const axisOptions = await panelEditPage.getCustomOptions('Axis');
         const timeZonePicker = axisOptions.getSelect('Time zone');
 
@@ -102,8 +101,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(timeZonePicker).toHaveSelected('Europe/Stockholm');
       });
 
-      test('select unit in unit picker', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('select unit in unit picker', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const standardOptions = panelEditPage.getStandardOptions();
         const unitPicker = standardOptions.getUnitPicker('Unit');
 
@@ -112,8 +111,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(unitPicker).toHaveSelected('Pixels');
       });
 
-      test('enter value in number input', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('enter value in number input', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const axisOptions = panelEditPage.getCustomOptions('Axis');
         const lineWith = axisOptions.getNumberInput('Soft min');
 
@@ -122,8 +121,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(lineWith).toHaveValue('10');
       });
 
-      test('enter value in slider', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('enter value in slider', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const graphOptions = panelEditPage.getCustomOptions('Graph styles');
         const lineWidth = graphOptions.getSliderInput('Line width');
 
@@ -132,8 +131,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(lineWidth).toHaveValue('10');
       });
 
-      test('select value in single value select', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('select value in single value select', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const standardOptions = panelEditPage.getStandardOptions();
         const colorSchemeSelect = standardOptions.getSelect('Color scheme');
 
@@ -141,8 +140,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(colorSchemeSelect).toHaveSelected('Classic palette');
       });
 
-      test('clear input', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('clear input', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const panelOptions = panelEditPage.getPanelOptions();
         const title = panelOptions.getTextInput('Title');
 
@@ -151,8 +150,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(title).toHaveValue('');
       });
 
-      test('enter value in input', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('enter value in input', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const panelOptions = panelEditPage.getPanelOptions();
         const description = panelOptions.getTextInput('Description');
 
@@ -161,8 +160,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(description).toHaveValue('This is a panel');
       });
 
-      test('unchecking switch', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('unchecking switch', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const axisOptions = panelEditPage.getCustomOptions('Axis');
         const showBorder = axisOptions.getSwitch('Show border');
 
@@ -174,8 +173,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(showBorder).toBeChecked({ checked: false });
       });
 
-      test('checking switch', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('checking switch', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const axisOptions = panelEditPage.getCustomOptions('Axis');
         const showBorder = axisOptions.getSwitch('Show border');
 
@@ -184,8 +183,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(showBorder).toBeChecked();
       });
 
-      test('re-selecting value in radio button group', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('re-selecting value in radio button group', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const axisOptions = panelEditPage.getCustomOptions('Axis');
         const placement = axisOptions.getRadioGroup('Placement');
 
@@ -196,8 +195,8 @@ test.describe(
         await expect(placement).toHaveChecked('Auto');
       });
 
-      test('selecting value in radio button group', async ({ panelEditPage, selectors }) => {
-        await setVisualization(panelEditPage, TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME, selectors);
+      test('selecting value in radio button group', async ({ panelEditPage }) => {
+        await panelEditPage.setVisualization(TIME_SERIES_VIZ_NAME);
         const axisOptions = panelEditPage.getCustomOptions('Axis');
         const placement = axisOptions.getRadioGroup('Placement');
 

e2e-playwright/smoke-tests-suite/panels.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { BootData } from '@grafana/data';
+import { BootData, PanelPluginMeta } from '@grafana/data';
 import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 
 test.describe(
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ test.describe(
       await dashboardPage.addPanel();
 
       // Get panel types from window object
-      const panelTypes = await page.evaluate(() => {
+      const panelTypes: PanelPluginMeta[] = await page.evaluate(() => {
         // @grafana/plugin-e2e doesn't export the full bootdata config
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-assertions
         const win = window as typeof window & { grafanaBootData: BootData };

e2e-playwright/various-suite/gauge.spec.ts

@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
-
-// this test requires a larger viewport so all gauge panels load properly
-test.use({
-  viewport: { width: 1280, height: 1080 },
-});
-
-test.describe(
-  'Gauge Panel',
-  {
-    tag: ['@various'],
-  },
-  () => {
-    test('Gauge rendering e2e tests', async ({ gotoDashboardPage, selectors, page }) => {
-      // open Panel Tests - Gauge
-      const dashboardPage = await gotoDashboardPage({ uid: '_5rDmaQiz' });
-
-      // check that gauges are rendered
-      const gaugeElements = page.locator('.flot-base');
-      await expect(gaugeElements).toHaveCount(16);
-
-      // check that no panel errors exist
-      const errorInfo = dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.headerCornerInfo('error'));
-      await expect(errorInfo).toBeHidden();
-    });
-  }
-);

e2e-playwright/various-suite/visualization-suggestions-v2.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
+
+test.use({
+  featureToggles: {
+    newVizSuggestions: true,
+    externalVizSuggestions: false,
+  },
+  viewport: {
+    width: 800,
+    height: 1500,
+  },
+});
+
+test.describe(
+  'Visualization suggestions v2',
+  {
+    tag: ['@various', '@suggestions'],
+  },
+  () => {
+    test('Should be shown and clickable', async ({ selectors, gotoPanelEditPage }) => {
+      // Open dashboard with edit panel
+      const panelEditPage = await gotoPanelEditPage({
+        dashboard: {
+          uid: 'aBXrJ0R7z',
+        },
+        id: '9',
+      });
+
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.content).locator('.uplot'),
+        'time series to be rendered inside panel'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+
+      // Try visualization suggestions
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.toggleVizPicker).click();
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('Suggestions')).click();
+
+      // Verify we see suggestions
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.VisualizationPreview.card('Line chart')),
+        'line chart suggestion to be rendered'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+
+      // TODO: in this part of the test, we will change the query and the transforms and observe suggestions being updated.
+
+      // Select a visualization and verify table header is visible from preview
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.VisualizationPreview.card('Table')).click();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage
+          .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.content)
+          .getByRole('grid')
+          .getByRole('row')
+          .first(),
+        'table to be rendered inside panel'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.NavToolbar.editDashboard.discardChangesButton),
+        'discard changes button disabled since panel has not yet changed'
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+
+      // apply the suggestion and verify panel options are visible
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.VisualizationPreview.confirm('Table')).click();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage
+          .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.content)
+          .getByRole('grid')
+          .getByRole('row')
+          .first(),
+        'table to be rendered inside panel'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.OptionsPane.header),
+        'options pane to be rendered'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.NavToolbar.editDashboard.discardChangesButton),
+        'discard changes button enabled now that panel is dirty'
+      ).toBeEnabled();
+    });
+
+    test('should not apply suggestion if you navigate toggle the viz picker back off', async ({
+      selectors,
+      gotoPanelEditPage,
+    }) => {
+      // Open dashboard with edit panel
+      const panelEditPage = await gotoPanelEditPage({
+        dashboard: {
+          uid: 'aBXrJ0R7z',
+        },
+        id: '9',
+      });
+
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.content).locator('.uplot'),
+        'time series to be rendered inside panel;'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+
+      // Try visualization suggestions
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.toggleVizPicker).click();
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('Suggestions')).click();
+
+      // Verify we see suggestions
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.VisualizationPreview.card('Line chart')),
+        'line chart suggestion to be rendered'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+
+      // Select a visualization
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.VisualizationPreview.card('Table')).click();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage
+          .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.content)
+          .getByRole('grid')
+          .getByRole('row')
+          .first(),
+        'table to be rendered inside panel'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.NavToolbar.editDashboard.discardChangesButton)
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+
+      // Verify that toggling the viz picker back cancels the suggestion, restores the line chart, shows panel options
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.toggleVizPicker).click();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Panels.Panel.content).locator('.uplot'),
+        'time series to be rendered inside panel'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.OptionsPane.header),
+        'options pane to be rendered'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.NavToolbar.editDashboard.discardChangesButton),
+        'discard changes button is still disabled since no changes were applied'
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+    });
+
+    test('should not apply suggestion if you navigate back to the dashboard', async ({
+      page,
+      selectors,
+      gotoPanelEditPage,
+    }) => {
+      // Open dashboard with edit panel
+      const panelEditPage = await gotoPanelEditPage({
+        dashboard: {
+          uid: 'aBXrJ0R7z',
+        },
+        id: '9',
+      });
+
+      // Try visualization suggestions
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.PanelEditor.toggleVizPicker).click();
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.Tab.title('Suggestions')).click();
+
+      // Verify we see suggestions
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.VisualizationPreview.card('Line chart')),
+        'line chart suggestion to be rendered'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+
+      // Select a visualization
+      await panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.VisualizationPreview.card('Table')).click();
+      await expect(page.getByRole('grid').getByRole('row').first(), 'table row to be rendered').toBeVisible();
+      await expect(
+        panelEditPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.NavToolbar.editDashboard.discardChangesButton)
+      ).toBeDisabled();
+
+      // Verify that navigating back to the dashboard cancels the suggestion and restores the line chart.
+      await panelEditPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.components.NavToolbar.editDashboard.backToDashboardButton)
+        .click();
+      await expect(
+        page.locator('[data-viz-panel-key="panel-9"]').locator('.uplot'),
+        'time series to be rendered inside the panel'
+      ).toBeVisible();
+    });
+  }
+);

e2e-playwright/various-suite/visualization-suggestions.spec.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.describe(
   'Visualization suggestions',
   {
-    tag: ['@various'],
+    tag: ['@various', '@suggestions'],
   },
   () => {
     test('Should be shown and clickable', async ({ page, selectors, gotoPanelEditPage }) => {

go.mod

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.15.0 // @grafana/grafana-backend-group
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1 // @grafana/grafana-backend-group
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.5.4-0.20250319132907-e064f32e3674 // @grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad
-	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7 // @grafana/alerting-backend
+	github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f // @grafana/alerting-backend
 	github.com/grafana/authlib v0.0.0-20250930082137-a40e2c2b094f // @grafana/identity-access-team
 	github.com/grafana/authlib/types v0.0.0-20251119142549-be091cf2f4d4 // @grafana/identity-access-team
 	github.com/grafana/dataplane/examples v0.0.1 // @grafana/observability-metrics
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/xlab/treeprint v1.2.0 // @grafana/observability-traces-and-profiling
 	github.com/youmark/pkcs8 v0.0.0-20240726163527-a2c0da244d78 // @grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad
 	github.com/yudai/gojsondiff v1.0.0 // @grafana/grafana-backend-group
+	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.2 // @grafana/grafana-search-and-storage
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata v1.44.0 // @grafana/grafana-backend-group
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/google.golang.org/grpc/otelgrpc v0.64.0 // @grafana/plugins-platform-backend
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/httptrace/otelhttptrace v0.63.0 // @grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad
@@ -603,7 +604,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/yuin/gopher-lua v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/zclconf/go-cty v1.16.3 // indirect
 	github.com/zeebo/xxh3 v1.0.2 // indirect
-	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.4.2 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3 v3.6.6 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/pkg/v3 v3.6.6 // indirect
 	go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 v3.6.6 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -1622,8 +1622,8 @@ github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.2.1 h1:DHd3rPN5lE3Ts3D8rKkQ8x/0kqfeNmBAaiSi+o7Fsg
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-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7 h1:ZzG/gCclEit9w0QUfQt9GURcOycAIGcsQAhY1u0AEX0=
-github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251212143239-491433b332b7/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f h1:Br4SaUL3dnVopKKNhDavCLgehw60jdtl/sIxdfzmVts=
+github.com/grafana/alerting v0.0.0-20251231150637-b7821017d69f/go.mod h1:l7v67cgP7x72ajB9UPZlumdrHqNztpKoqQ52cU8T3LU=
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go.work.sum

@@ -793,7 +793,15 @@ github.com/go-openapi/loads v0.22.0/go.mod h1:yLsaTCS92mnSAZX5WWoxszLj0u+Ojl+Zs5
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-github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0/go.mod h1:esZ8ITTYEsH1V2trKHjAN8Ai7xHb8RV+YSZ577vPjgQ=
+github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.1/go.mod h1:STZs8TbRvEQQKUA+JZNAm3EWlgaOBGpyFDqQnDHMef0=
+github.com/go-openapi/swag/conv v0.25.1/go.mod h1:Z1mFEGPfyIKPu0806khI3zF+/EUXde+fdeksUl2NiDs=
+github.com/go-openapi/swag/fileutils v0.25.1/go.mod h1:+NXtt5xNZZqmpIpjqcujqojGFek9/w55b3ecmOdtg8M=
+github.com/go-openapi/swag/jsonutils v0.25.1/go.mod h1:JpEkAjxQXpiaHmRO04N1zE4qbUEg3b7Udll7AMGTNOo=
+github.com/go-openapi/swag/loading v0.25.1/go.mod h1:xoIe2EG32NOYYbqxvXgPzne989bWvSNoWoyQVWEZicc=
+github.com/go-openapi/swag/mangling v0.25.1/go.mod h1:CdiMQ6pnfAgyQGSOIYnZkXvqhnnwOn997uXZMAd/7mQ=
+github.com/go-openapi/swag/stringutils v0.25.1/go.mod h1:JLdSAq5169HaiDUbTvArA2yQxmgn4D6h4A+4HqVvAYg=
+github.com/go-openapi/swag/typeutils v0.25.1/go.mod h1:9McMC/oCdS4BKwk2shEB7x17P6HmMmA6dQRtAkSnNb8=
+github.com/go-openapi/swag/yamlutils v0.25.1/go.mod h1:cm9ywbzncy3y6uPm/97ysW8+wZ09qsks+9RS8fLWKqg=
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@@ -982,7 +990,6 @@ github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.16.0/go.mod h1:YN5jB8ie0yfIUg6VvR9K
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-github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.27.2/go.mod h1:pkJQ2tZHJ0aFOVEEot6oZmaVEZcRme73eIFmhiVuRWs=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-opentracing v0.0.0-20180507213350-8e809c8a8645 h1:MJG/KsmcqMwFAkh8mTnAwhyKoB+sTAnY4CACC110tbU=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-opentracing v0.0.0-20180507213350-8e809c8a8645/go.mod h1:6iZfnjpejD4L/4DwD7NryNaJyCQdzwWwH2MWhCA90Kw=
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@@ -1404,7 +1411,6 @@ github.com/richardartoul/molecule v1.0.0/go.mod h1:uvX/8buq8uVeiZiFht+0lqSLBHF+u
 github.com/rivo/uniseg v0.4.4/go.mod h1:FN3SvrM+Zdj16jyLfmOkMNblXMcoc8DfTHruCPUcx88=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v1.2.0 h1:Ppwyp6VYCF1nvBTXL3trRso7mXMlRrw9ooo375wvi2s=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.12.0/go.mod h1:E+RYuTGaKKdloAfM02xzb0FW3Paa99yedzYV+kq4uf4=
-github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1/go.mod h1:uMEvuHeurkdAXX61udpOXGD/AzZDWNMNyH2VO9fmH0o=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.5.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday v1.6.0 h1:KqfZb0pUVN2lYqZUYRddxF4OR8ZMURnJIG5Y3VRLtww=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday v1.6.0/go.mod h1:ti0ldHuxg49ri4ksnFxlkCfN+hvslNlmVHqNRXXJNAY=
@@ -1623,7 +1629,6 @@ go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.11.4/go.mod h1:PTSz5yu21bkT/wXpkS7WR5f0ddqw5queth
 go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.14.0/go.mod h1:Vzb0Mk/pa7e6cWw85R4F/endUC3u0U9jGcNU603k65c=
 go.mongodb.org/mongo-driver v1.17.3/go.mod h1:Hy04i7O2kC4RS06ZrhPRqj/u4DTYkFDAAccj+rVKqgQ=
 go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 h1:y73uSU6J157QMP2kn2r30vwW1A2W2WFwSCGnAVxeaD0=
-go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0/go.mod h1:3wSPjt5PWp2RhlCcmmOial7AvC4DQqZb7a7wCow3W8A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.121.0/go.mod h1:M4TlnmkjIgishm2DNCk9K3hMKTmAsY9w8cNFsp9EchM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector v0.124.0/go.mod h1:QzERYfmHUedawjr8Ph/CBEEkVqWS8IlxRLAZt+KHlCg=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/client v1.29.0/go.mod h1:LCUoEV2KCTKA1i+/txZaGsSPVWUcqeOV6wCfNsAippE=
@@ -1839,6 +1844,7 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.58.0/go.mod h1:
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.60.0/go.mod h1:69uWxva0WgAA/4bu2Yy70SLDBwZXuQ6PbBpbsa5iZrQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.61.0/go.mod h1:UHB22Z8QsdRDrnAtX4PntOl36ajSxcdUMt1sF7Y6E7Q=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.62.0/go.mod h1:NfchwuyNoMcZ5MLHwPrODwUF1HWCXWrL31s8gSAdIKY=
+go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp v0.63.0/go.mod h1:h06DGIukJOevXaj/xrNjhi/2098RZzcLTbc0jDAUbsg=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/otelconf v0.15.0 h1:BLNiIUsrNcqhSKpsa6CnhE6LdrpY1A8X0szMVsu99eo=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/otelconf v0.15.0/go.mod h1:OPH1seO5z9dp1P26gnLtoM9ht7JDvh3Ws6XRHuXqImY=
 go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/aws v1.37.0 h1:cp8AFiM/qjBm10C/ATIRnEDXpD5MBknrA0ANw4T2/ss=
@@ -1910,7 +1916,6 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.0.0/go.mod h1:Sy6pihPLfYHkr3NkUbEhGHFhINUSI/v8
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.5.0/go.mod h1:keN8WnHxOy8PG0rQZjJJ5A2ebUoafqWp0eVQ4yIXvJ4=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.6.0/go.mod h1:cicgGehlFuNdgZkcALOCh3VE6K/u2tAjzlRhDwmVpZc=
 go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.7.0/go.mod h1:fSKjH6YJ7HDlwzltzyMj036AJ3ejJLCgCSHGj4efDDo=
-go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.7.1/go.mod h1:b2rVh6rfI/s2pHWNlB7ILJcRALpcNDzKhACevjI+ZnE=
 go.uber.org/atomic v1.10.0/go.mod h1:LUxbIzbOniOlMKjJjyPfpl4v+PKK2cNJn91OQbhoJI0=
 go.uber.org/automaxprocs v1.6.0 h1:O3y2/QNTOdbF+e/dpXNNW7Rx2hZ4sTIPyybbxyNqTUs=
 go.uber.org/automaxprocs v1.6.0/go.mod h1:ifeIMSnPZuznNm6jmdzmU3/bfk01Fe2fotchwEFJ8r8=
@@ -2118,8 +2123,8 @@ google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20250728155136-f173205681a0/go.
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20250804133106-a7a43d27e69b/go.mod h1:oDOGiMSXHL4sDTJvFvIB9nRQCGdLP1o/iVaqQK8zB+M=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20250818200422-3122310a409c/go.mod h1:ea2MjsO70ssTfCjiwHgI0ZFqcw45Ksuk2ckf9G468GA=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20250825161204-c5933d9347a5/go.mod h1:j3QtIyytwqGr1JUDtYXwtMXWPKsEa5LtzIFN1Wn5WvE=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20250908214217-97024824d090/go.mod h1:U8EXRNSd8sUYyDfs/It7KVWodQr+Hf9xtxyxWudSwEw=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20250929231259-57b25ae835d4/go.mod h1:NnuHhy+bxcg30o7FnVAZbXsPHUDQ9qKWAQKCD7VxFtk=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20251111163417-95abcf5c77ba/go.mod h1:G5IanEx8/PgI9w6CFcYQf7jMtHQhZruvfM1i3qOqk5U=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20251202230838-ff82c1b0f217/go.mod h1:+rXWjjaukWZun3mLfjmVnQi18E1AsFbDN9QdJ5YXLto=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/bytestream v0.0.0-20250603155806-513f23925822 h1:zWFRixYR5QlotL+Uv3YfsPRENIrQFXiGs+iwqel6fOQ=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/bytestream v0.0.0-20250603155806-513f23925822/go.mod h1:h6yxum/C2qRb4txaZRLDHK8RyS0H/o2oEDeKY4onY/Y=
@@ -2150,10 +2155,9 @@ google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250825161204-c5933d9347a5/go.
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250826171959-ef028d996bc1/go.mod h1:GmFNa4BdJZ2a8G+wCe9Bg3wwThLrJun751XstdJt5Og=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250908214217-97024824d090/go.mod h1:GmFNa4BdJZ2a8G+wCe9Bg3wwThLrJun751XstdJt5Og=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20250929231259-57b25ae835d4/go.mod h1:HSkG/KdJWusxU1F6CNrwNDjBMgisKxGnc5dAZfT0mjQ=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251002232023-7c0ddcbb5797/go.mod h1:HSkG/KdJWusxU1F6CNrwNDjBMgisKxGnc5dAZfT0mjQ=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251014184007-4626949a642f/go.mod h1:7i2o+ce6H/6BluujYR+kqX3GKH+dChPTQU19wjRPiGk=
-google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251022142026-3a174f9686a8/go.mod h1:7i2o+ce6H/6BluujYR+kqX3GKH+dChPTQU19wjRPiGk=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251103181224-f26f9409b101/go.mod h1:7i2o+ce6H/6BluujYR+kqX3GKH+dChPTQU19wjRPiGk=
+google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251111163417-95abcf5c77ba/go.mod h1:7i2o+ce6H/6BluujYR+kqX3GKH+dChPTQU19wjRPiGk=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251124214823-79d6a2a48846/go.mod h1:7i2o+ce6H/6BluujYR+kqX3GKH+dChPTQU19wjRPiGk=
 google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20251202230838-ff82c1b0f217/go.mod h1:7i2o+ce6H/6BluujYR+kqX3GKH+dChPTQU19wjRPiGk=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.23.1/go.mod h1:Y5yQAOtifL1yxbo5wqy6BxZv8vAUGQwXBOALyacEbxg=
@@ -2177,7 +2181,6 @@ google.golang.org/grpc v1.73.0/go.mod h1:50sbHOUqWoCQGI8V2HQLJM0B+LMlIUjNSZmow7E
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.74.2/go.mod h1:CtQ+BGjaAIXHs/5YS3i473GqwBBa1zGQNevxdeBEXrM=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.75.0/go.mod h1:JtPAzKiq4v1xcAB2hydNlWI2RnF85XXcV0mhKXr2ecQ=
 google.golang.org/grpc v1.75.1/go.mod h1:JtPAzKiq4v1xcAB2hydNlWI2RnF85XXcV0mhKXr2ecQ=
-google.golang.org/grpc v1.76.0/go.mod h1:Ju12QI8M6iQJtbcsV+awF5a4hfJMLi4X0JLo94ULZ6c=
 google.golang.org/grpc/cmd/protoc-gen-go-grpc v1.1.0 h1:M1YKkFIboKNieVO5DLUEVzQfGwJD30Nv2jfUgzb5UcE=
 google.golang.org/grpc/examples v0.0.0-20230224211313-3775f633ce20 h1:MLBCGN1O7GzIx+cBiwfYPwtmZ41U3Mn/cotLJciaArI=
 google.golang.org/grpc/examples v0.0.0-20230224211313-3775f633ce20/go.mod h1:Nr5H8+MlGWr5+xX/STzdoEqJrO+YteqFbMyCsrb6mH0=
@@ -2299,7 +2302,6 @@ sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.2.3/go.mod h1:qjx8mGObPmV2aSZepjQjbmb2ih
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.5.0 h1:nbCitCK2hfnhyiKo6uf2HxUPTCodY6Qaf85SbDIaMBk=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.5.0/go.mod h1:N8f93tFZh9U6vpxwRArLiikrE5/2tiu1w1AGfACIGE4=
 sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.2.0/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
-sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6 v6.3.0/go.mod h1:M3W8sfWvn2HhQDIbGWj3S099YozAsymCo/wrT5ohRUE=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0/go.mod h1:GeOyir5tyXNByN85N/dRIT9es5UQNerPYEKK56eTBm8=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0/go.mod h1:Ejl7/uTz7PSA4eKMyQCUTnhZYNmLIl+5c2lQPGR2BPY=
 sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.5.0/go.mod h1:wZs27Rbxoai4C0f8/9urLZtZtF3avA3gKvGyPdDqTO4=

packages/grafana-api-clients/src/clients/rtkq/dashboard/v0alpha1/endpoints.gen.ts

@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ const injectedRtkApi = api
             type: queryArg['type'],
             folder: queryArg.folder,
             facet: queryArg.facet,
+            facetLimit: queryArg.facetLimit,
             tags: queryArg.tags,
             libraryPanel: queryArg.libraryPanel,
             permission: queryArg.permission,
@@ -284,6 +285,10 @@ const injectedRtkApi = api
         query: (queryArg) => ({ url: `/snapshots/delete/${queryArg.deleteKey}`, method: 'DELETE' }),
         invalidatesTags: ['Snapshot'],
       }),
+      getSnapshotSettings: build.query<GetSnapshotSettingsApiResponse, GetSnapshotSettingsApiArg>({
+        query: () => ({ url: `/snapshots/settings` }),
+        providesTags: ['Snapshot'],
+      }),
       getSnapshot: build.query<GetSnapshotApiResponse, GetSnapshotApiArg>({
         query: (queryArg) => ({
           url: `/snapshots/${queryArg.name}`,
@@ -663,6 +668,8 @@ export type SearchDashboardsAndFoldersApiArg = {
   folder?: string;
   /** count distinct terms for selected fields */
   facet?: string[];
+  /** maximum number of terms to return per facet (default 50, max 1000) */
+  facetLimit?: number;
   /** tag query filter */
   tags?: string[];
   /** find dashboards that reference a given libraryPanel */
@@ -739,6 +746,8 @@ export type DeleteWithKeyApiArg = {
   /** unique key returned in create */
   deleteKey: string;
 };
+export type GetSnapshotSettingsApiResponse = /** status 200 undefined */ any;
+export type GetSnapshotSettingsApiArg = void;
 export type GetSnapshotApiResponse = /** status 200 OK */ Snapshot;
 export type GetSnapshotApiArg = {
   /** name of the Snapshot */
@@ -1270,6 +1279,8 @@ export const {
   useLazyListSnapshotQuery,
   useCreateSnapshotMutation,
   useDeleteWithKeyMutation,
+  useGetSnapshotSettingsQuery,
+  useLazyGetSnapshotSettingsQuery,
   useGetSnapshotQuery,
   useLazyGetSnapshotQuery,
   useDeleteSnapshotMutation,

packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldDisplay.test.ts

@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@ import { merge } from 'lodash';
 import { toDataFrame } from '../dataframe/processDataFrame';
 import { createTheme } from '../themes/createTheme';
 import { ReducerID } from '../transformations/fieldReducer';
+import { FieldType } from '../types/dataFrame';
 import { FieldConfigPropertyItem } from '../types/fieldOverrides';
 import { MappingType, SpecialValueMatch, ValueMapping } from '../types/valueMapping';
 
 import { getDisplayProcessor } from './displayProcessor';
-import { fixCellTemplateExpressions, getFieldDisplayValues, GetFieldDisplayValuesOptions } from './fieldDisplay';
+import {
+  FieldSparkline,
+  fixCellTemplateExpressions,
+  getFieldDisplayValues,
+  GetFieldDisplayValuesOptions,
+  getSparklineHighlight,
+} from './fieldDisplay';
 import { standardFieldConfigEditorRegistry } from './standardFieldConfigEditorRegistry';
 
 describe('FieldDisplay', () => {
@@ -556,3 +563,71 @@ describe('fixCellTemplateExpressions', () => {
     );
   });
 });
+
+describe('getSparklineHighlight', () => {
+  const sparkline: FieldSparkline = {
+    y: { name: 'A', type: FieldType.number, values: [null, 2, 3, 4, 10, 8, 8, 8, 9, null], config: {} },
+  };
+
+  it.each([
+    {
+      calc: ReducerID.last,
+      expected: {
+        type: 'point',
+        xIdx: 9,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      calc: ReducerID.max,
+      expected: {
+        type: 'point',
+        xIdx: 4,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      calc: ReducerID.min,
+      expected: {
+        type: 'point',
+        xIdx: 1,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      calc: ReducerID.first,
+      expected: {
+        type: 'point',
+        xIdx: 0,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      calc: ReducerID.firstNotNull,
+      expected: {
+        type: 'point',
+        xIdx: 1,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      calc: ReducerID.lastNotNull,
+      expected: {
+        type: 'point',
+        xIdx: 8,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      calc: ReducerID.mean,
+      expected: {
+        type: 'line',
+        y: 6.5,
+      },
+    },
+    {
+      calc: ReducerID.median,
+      expected: {
+        type: 'line',
+        y: 8,
+      },
+    },
+  ])('it calculates the correct highlight for the $calc', ({ calc, expected }) => {
+    const result = getSparklineHighlight(sparkline, calc);
+    expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+});

packages/grafana-data/src/field/fieldDisplay.ts

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
 import { DataFrameView } from '../dataframe/DataFrameView';
 import { getTimeField } from '../dataframe/processDataFrame';
 import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '../themes/types';
-import { reduceField, ReducerID } from '../transformations/fieldReducer';
+import { isReducerID, reduceField, ReducerID } from '../transformations/fieldReducer';
 import { getFieldMatcher } from '../transformations/matchers';
 import { FieldMatcherID } from '../transformations/matchers/ids';
 import { ScopedVars } from '../types/ScopedVars';
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export interface FieldSparkline {
   x?: Field; // if this does not exist, use the index
   timeRange?: TimeRange; // Optionally force an absolute time
   highlightIndex?: number;
+  highlightLine?: number;
 }
 
 export interface FieldDisplay {
@@ -72,6 +73,76 @@ export interface GetFieldDisplayValuesOptions {
 
 export const DEFAULT_FIELD_DISPLAY_VALUES_LIMIT = 25;
 
+interface SparklineHighlightPoint {
+  type: 'point';
+  xIdx: number;
+}
+
+interface SparklineHighlightLine {
+  type: 'line';
+  y: number;
+}
+
+export function getSparklineHighlight(
+  sparkline: FieldSparkline,
+  calc: ReducerID
+): SparklineHighlightPoint | SparklineHighlightLine | void {
+  switch (calc) {
+    case ReducerID.last:
+      return { type: 'point', xIdx: sparkline.y.values.length - 1 };
+    case ReducerID.first:
+      return { type: 'point', xIdx: 0 };
+    case ReducerID.lastNotNull: {
+      for (let k = sparkline.y.values.length - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
+        const v = sparkline.y.values[k];
+        if (v !== null && v !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(v)) {
+          return { type: 'point', xIdx: k };
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    case ReducerID.firstNotNull: {
+      for (let k = 0; k < sparkline.y.values.length; k++) {
+        const v = sparkline.y.values[k];
+        if (v !== null && v !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(v)) {
+          return { type: 'point', xIdx: k };
+        }
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    case ReducerID.min: {
+      let minIdx = -1;
+      let prevMin = Infinity;
+      for (let k = 0; k < sparkline.y.values.length; k++) {
+        const v = sparkline.y.values[k];
+        if (v !== null && v !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(v) && v < prevMin) {
+          prevMin = v;
+          minIdx = k;
+        }
+      }
+      return minIdx >= 0 ? { type: 'point', xIdx: minIdx } : undefined;
+    }
+    case ReducerID.max: {
+      let maxIdx = -1;
+      let prevMax = -Infinity;
+      for (let k = 0; k < sparkline.y.values.length; k++) {
+        const v = sparkline.y.values[k];
+        if (v !== null && v !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(v) && v > prevMax) {
+          prevMax = v;
+          maxIdx = k;
+        }
+      }
+      return maxIdx >= 0 ? { type: 'point', xIdx: maxIdx } : undefined;
+    }
+    case ReducerID.mean:
+      return { type: 'line', y: reduceField({ field: sparkline.y, reducers: [ReducerID.mean] }).mean };
+    case ReducerID.median:
+      return { type: 'line', y: reduceField({ field: sparkline.y, reducers: [ReducerID.median] }).median };
+    default:
+      return;
+  }
+}
+
 export const getFieldDisplayValues = (options: GetFieldDisplayValuesOptions): FieldDisplay[] => {
   const { replaceVariables, reduceOptions, timeZone, theme } = options;
   const calcs = reduceOptions.calcs.length ? reduceOptions.calcs : [ReducerID.last];
@@ -190,62 +261,16 @@ export const getFieldDisplayValues = (options: GetFieldDisplayValuesOptions): Fi
               y: dataFrame.fields[i],
               x: timeField,
             };
-            let highlightIdx: number | undefined = (() => {
-              switch (calc) {
-                case ReducerID.last:
-                  return sparkline.y.values.length - 1;
-                case ReducerID.first:
-                  return 0;
-                // TODO: #112977 enable more reducers for highlight index
-                // case ReducerID.lastNotNull: {
-                //   for (let k = sparkline.y.values.length - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
-                //     const v = sparkline.y.values[k];
-                //     if (v !== null && v !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(v)) {
-                //       return k;
-                //     }
-                //   }
-                //   return;
-                // }
-                // case ReducerID.firstNotNull: {
-                //   for (let k = 0; k < sparkline.y.values.length; k++) {
-                //     const v = sparkline.y.values[k];
-                //     if (v !== null && v !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(v)) {
-                //       return k;
-                //     }
-                //   }
-                //   return;
-                // }
-                // case ReducerID.min: {
-                //   let minIdx = -1;
-                //   let prevMin = Infinity;
-                //   for (let k = 0; k < sparkline.y.values.length; k++) {
-                //     const v = sparkline.y.values[k];
-                //     if (v !== null && v !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(v) && v < prevMin) {
-                //       prevMin = v;
-                //       minIdx = k;
-                //     }
-                //   }
-                //   return minIdx >= 0 ? minIdx : undefined;
-                // }
-                // case ReducerID.max: {
-                //   let maxIdx = -1;
-                //   let prevMax = -Infinity;
-                //   for (let k = 0; k < sparkline.y.values.length; k++) {
-                //     const v = sparkline.y.values[k];
-                //     if (v !== null && v !== undefined && !Number.isNaN(v) && v > prevMax) {
-                //       prevMax = v;
-                //       maxIdx = k;
-                //     }
-                //   }
-                //   return maxIdx >= 0 ? maxIdx : undefined;
-                // }
-                default:
-                  return;
+            if (isReducerID(calc)) {
+              const sparklineHighlight = getSparklineHighlight(sparkline, calc);
+              switch (sparklineHighlight?.type) {
+                case 'point':
+                  sparkline.highlightIndex = sparklineHighlight.xIdx;
+                  break;
+                case 'line':
+                  sparkline.highlightLine = sparklineHighlight.y;
+                  break;
               }
-            })();
-
-            if (typeof highlightIdx === 'number') {
-              sparkline.highlightIndex = highlightIdx;
             }
           }
 

packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts

@@ -356,10 +356,6 @@ export interface FeatureToggles {
   */
   dashboardNewLayouts?: boolean;
   /**
-  * Use the v2 kubernetes API in the frontend for dashboards
-  */
-  kubernetesDashboardsV2?: boolean;
-  /**
   * Enables undo/redo in dynamic dashboards
   */
   dashboardUndoRedo?: boolean;
@@ -421,6 +417,10 @@ export interface FeatureToggles {
   */
   jitterAlertRulesWithinGroups?: boolean;
   /**
+  * Enable audit logging with Kubernetes under app platform
+  */
+  auditLoggingAppPlatform?: boolean;
+  /**
   * Enable the secrets management API and services under app platform
   */
   secretsManagementAppPlatform?: boolean;

packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/src/selectors/components.ts

@@ -535,6 +535,11 @@ export const versionedComponents = {
           '12.3.0': 'data-testid viz-tooltip-wrapper',
         },
       },
+      Gauge: {
+        Container: {
+          '12.4.0': 'data-testid gauge container',
+        },
+      },
     },
   },
   VizLegend: {
@@ -1288,6 +1293,9 @@ export const versionedComponents = {
     card: {
       [MIN_GRAFANA_VERSION]: (name: string) => `data-testid suggestion-${name}`,
     },
+    confirm: {
+      '12.4.0': (name: string) => `data-testid suggestion-${name} confirm button`,
+    },
   },
   ColorSwatch: {
     name: {

packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.test.tsx

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('MetricsModal', () => {
       operations: [],
     };
 
-    setup(query, ['with-labels'], true);
+    setup(query, ['with-labels']);
     await waitFor(() => {
       expect(screen.getByText('with-labels')).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ function createDatasource(withLabels?: boolean) {
   // display different results if their labels are selected in the PromVisualQuery
   if (withLabels) {
     languageProvider.queryMetricsMetadata = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+      ALERTS: {
+        type: 'gauge',
+        help: 'alerts help text',
+      },
       'with-labels': {
         type: 'with-labels-type',
         help: 'with-labels-help',
@@ -297,7 +301,7 @@ function createProps(query: PromVisualQuery, datasource: PrometheusDatasource, m
   };
 }
 
-function setup(query: PromVisualQuery, metrics: string[], withlabels?: boolean) {
+function setup(query: PromVisualQuery, metrics: string[]) {
   const withLabels: boolean = query.labels.length > 0;
   const datasource = createDatasource(withLabels);
   const props = createProps(query, datasource, metrics);

packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModal.tsx

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ const MetricsModalContent = (props: MetricsModalProps) => {
 
 export const MetricsModal = (props: MetricsModalProps) => {
   return (
-    <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={props.datasource.languageProvider}>
+    <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={props.datasource.languageProvider} timeRange={props.timeRange}>
       <MetricsModalContent {...props} />
     </MetricsModalContextProvider>
   );

packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.test.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { TimeRange } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import { PrometheusLanguageProviderInterface } from '../../../language_provider';
+import { getMockTimeRange } from '../../../test/mocks/datasource';
 
 import { DEFAULT_RESULTS_PER_PAGE, MetricsModalContextProvider, useMetricsModal } from './MetricsModalContext';
 import { generateMetricData } from './helpers';
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ const mockLanguageProvider: PrometheusLanguageProviderInterface = {
 // Helper to create wrapper component
 const createWrapper = (languageProvider = mockLanguageProvider) => {
   return ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => (
-    <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={languageProvider}>{children}</MetricsModalContextProvider>
+    <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={languageProvider} timeRange={getMockTimeRange()}>
+      {children}
+    </MetricsModalContextProvider>
   );
 };
 
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
 
     it('should handle empty metadata response', async () => {
       (mockLanguageProvider.queryMetricsMetadata as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({});
+      (mockLanguageProvider.queryLabelValues as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(['metric1', 'metric2']);
 
       const { result } = renderHook(() => useMetricsModal(), {
         wrapper: createWrapper(),
@@ -176,7 +180,18 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
         expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false);
       });
 
-      expect(result.current.filteredMetricsData).toEqual([]);
+      expect(result.current.filteredMetricsData).toEqual([
+        {
+          value: 'metric1',
+          type: 'counter',
+          description: 'Test metric',
+        },
+        {
+          value: 'metric2',
+          type: 'counter',
+          description: 'Test metric',
+        },
+      ]);
     });
 
     it('should handle metadata fetch error', async () => {
@@ -239,6 +254,7 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
       }));
 
       (mockLanguageProvider.queryMetricsMetadata as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue({
+        ALERTS: { type: 'gauge', help: 'Test alerts help' },
         test_metric: { type: 'counter', help: 'Test metric' },
       });
 
@@ -250,7 +266,7 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
         expect(result.current.isLoading).toBe(false);
       });
 
-      expect(result.current.filteredMetricsData).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(result.current.filteredMetricsData).toHaveLength(2);
       expect(result.current.selectedTypes).toEqual([]);
     });
 
@@ -318,7 +334,7 @@ describe('MetricsModalContext', () => {
       };
 
       const { getByTestId } = render(
-        <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={mockLanguageProvider}>
+        <MetricsModalContextProvider languageProvider={mockLanguageProvider} timeRange={getMockTimeRange()}>
           <TestComponent />
         </MetricsModalContextProvider>
       );

packages/grafana-prometheus/src/querybuilder/components/metrics-modal/MetricsModalContext.tsx

@@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ const MetricsModalContext = createContext<MetricsModalContextValue | undefined>(
 
 type MetricsModalContextProviderProps = {
   languageProvider: PrometheusLanguageProviderInterface;
+  timeRange: TimeRange;
 };
 
 export const MetricsModalContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren<MetricsModalContextProviderProps>> = ({
   children,
   languageProvider,
+  timeRange,
 }) => {
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
   const [metricsData, setMetricsData] = useState<MetricsData>([]);
@@ -111,8 +113,16 @@ export const MetricsModalContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren<MetricsModalConte
       setIsLoading(true);
       const metadata = await languageProvider.queryMetricsMetadata(PROMETHEUS_QUERY_BUILDER_MAX_RESULTS);
 
-      if (Object.keys(metadata).length === 0) {
-        setMetricsData([]);
+      // We receive ALERTS metadata in any case
+      if (Object.keys(metadata).length <= 1) {
+        const fetchedMetrics = await languageProvider.queryLabelValues(
+          timeRange,
+          METRIC_LABEL,
+          undefined,
+          PROMETHEUS_QUERY_BUILDER_MAX_RESULTS
+        );
+        const processedData = fetchedMetrics.map((m) => generateMetricData(m, languageProvider));
+        setMetricsData(processedData);
       } else {
         const processedData = Object.keys(metadata).map((m) => generateMetricData(m, languageProvider));
         setMetricsData(processedData);
@@ -122,7 +132,7 @@ export const MetricsModalContextProvider: FC<PropsWithChildren<MetricsModalConte
     } finally {
       setIsLoading(false);
     }
-  }, [languageProvider]);
+  }, [languageProvider, timeRange]);
 
   const debouncedBackendSearch = useMemo(
     () =>

packages/grafana-schema/src/raw/composable/newgauge/panelcfg/x/NewGaugePanelCfg_types.gen.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface Options extends common.SingleStatBaseOptions {
   showThresholdLabels: boolean;
   showThresholdMarkers: boolean;
   sparkline?: boolean;
+  textMode?: ('auto' | 'value_and_name' | 'value' | 'name' | 'none');
 }
 
 export const defaultOptions: Partial<Options> = {
@@ -48,4 +49,5 @@ export const defaultOptions: Partial<Options> = {
   showThresholdLabels: false,
   showThresholdMarkers: true,
   sparkline: true,
+  textMode: 'auto',
 };

packages/grafana-ui/src/components/PanelChrome/PanelChrome.tsx

@@ -248,15 +248,17 @@ export function PanelChrome({
 
   const onContentPointerDown = React.useCallback(
     (evt: React.PointerEvent) => {
-      // Ignore clicks inside buttons, links, canvas and svg elments
+      // When selected, ignore clicks inside buttons, links, canvas and svg elments
       // This does prevent a clicks inside a graphs from selecting panel as there is normal div above the canvas element that intercepts the click
-      if (evt.target instanceof Element && evt.target.closest('button,a,canvas,svg')) {
+      if (isSelected && evt.target instanceof Element && evt.target.closest('button,a,canvas,svg')) {
+        // Stop propagation otherwise row config editor will get selected
+        evt.stopPropagation();
         return;
       }
 
       onSelect?.(evt);
     },
-    [onSelect]
+    [isSelected, onSelect]
   );
 
   const headerContent = (

packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.story.tsx

@@ -32,24 +32,6 @@ const meta: Meta<StoryProps> = {
     controls: {
       exclude: ['theme', 'values', 'vizCount'],
     },
-    a11y: {
-      config: {
-        rules: [
-          {
-            id: 'scrollable-region-focusable',
-            selector: 'body',
-            enabled: false,
-          },
-          // NOTE: this is necessary due to a false positive with the filered svg glow in one of the examples.
-          // The color-contrast in this component should be accessible!
-          {
-            id: 'color-contrast',
-            selector: 'text',
-            enabled: false,
-          },
-        ],
-      },
-    },
   },
   args: {
     barWidthFactor: 0.2,

packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialGauge.tsx

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { css, cx } from '@emotion/css';
 import { useId } from 'react';
 
 import { DisplayValueAlignmentFactors, FALLBACK_COLOR, FieldDisplay, GrafanaTheme2, TimeRange } from '@grafana/data';
+import { selectors } from '@grafana/e2e-selectors';
 import { t } from '@grafana/i18n';
 
 import { useStyles2, useTheme2 } from '../../themes/ThemeContext';
@@ -275,7 +276,11 @@ export function RadialGauge(props: RadialGaugeProps) {
   }
 
   return (
-    <div className={styles.vizWrapper} style={{ width, height }}>
+    <div
+      data-testid={selectors.components.Panels.Visualization.Gauge.Container}
+      className={styles.vizWrapper}
+      style={{ width, height }}
+    >
       {body}
     </div>
   );

packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/RadialSparkline.tsx

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export const RadialSparkline = memo(
 
     return (
       <div style={{ position: 'absolute', top: topPos }}>
-        <Sparkline height={height} width={width} sparkline={sparkline} theme={theme} config={config} />
+        <Sparkline height={height} width={width} sparkline={sparkline} theme={theme} config={config} showHighlights />
       </div>
     );
   }

packages/grafana-ui/src/components/RadialGauge/effects.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { colorManipulator, GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import { RadialGaugeDimensions } from './types';
 
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ export function GlowGradient({ id, barWidth }: GlowGradientProps) {
   );
 }
 
-const CENTER_GLOW_OPACITY = 0.15;
+const CENTER_GLOW_OPACITY = 0.25;
 
 export function CenterGlowGradient({ gaugeId, color }: { gaugeId: string; color: string }) {
+  const transparentColor = colorManipulator.alpha(color, CENTER_GLOW_OPACITY);
   return (
     <radialGradient id={`circle-glow-${gaugeId}`} r="50%" fr="0%">
-      <stop offset="0%" stopColor={color} stopOpacity={CENTER_GLOW_OPACITY} />
-      <stop offset="90%" stopColor={color} stopOpacity={0} />
+      <stop offset="0%" stopColor={transparentColor} />
+      <stop offset="90%" stopColor={'#ffffff00'} />
     </radialGradient>
   );
 }
@@ -44,13 +45,14 @@ export interface CenterGlowProps {
 
 export function MiddleCircleGlow({ dimensions, gaugeId, color }: CenterGlowProps) {
   const gradientId = `circle-glow-${gaugeId}`;
+  const transparentColor = color ? colorManipulator.alpha(color, CENTER_GLOW_OPACITY) : color;
 
   return (
     <>
       <defs>
         <radialGradient id={gradientId} r="50%" fr="0%">
-          <stop offset="0%" stopColor={color} stopOpacity={CENTER_GLOW_OPACITY} />
-          <stop offset="90%" stopColor={color} stopOpacity={0} />
+          <stop offset="0%" stopColor={transparentColor} />
+          <stop offset="90%" stopColor="#ffffff00" />
         </radialGradient>
       </defs>
       <g>
@@ -86,9 +88,9 @@ export function SpotlightGradient({
 
   return (
     <linearGradient x1={x1} y1={y1} x2={x2} y2={y2} id={id} gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-      <stop offset="0%" stopColor={'white'} stopOpacity={0.0} />
-      <stop offset="95%" stopColor={'white'} stopOpacity={0.5} />
-      {roundedBars && <stop offset="100%" stopColor={'white'} stopOpacity={roundedBars ? 0.7 : 1} />}
+      <stop offset="0%" stopColor="#ffffff00" />
+      <stop offset="95%" stopColor="#ffffff88" />
+      {roundedBars && <stop offset="100%" stopColor={roundedBars ? '#ffffffbb' : 'white'} />}
     </linearGradient>
   );
 }