Add "Share image with URL" action to dashboard panels
Problem to solve
In order to deliver Allow users to download/share/embed a chart pan... (&8940) we need a way for users to take a snapshot of their analytics dashboard panel and share the resulting image using a GitLab URL.
Proposed solution
- Add a
Share image with URL
item to the panel actions.
Design
Implementation plan
Weight
- Add a
Share image with URL
action topanels_base.vue
.- When clicked, generate an image of the panel and POST the image to
/uploads
.- This may need to be a new entry in
api.js
.
- This may need to be a new entry in
- Copy the resulting attachment URL to the users clipboard.
- Show a toast with the text:
Image URL copied to clipboard
.
- When clicked, generate an image of the panel and POST the image to
- If Create audit event when a visualisation is shared (#460475) is complete, ensure this creates an audit event.
- Update the relevant specs.
- Update the documentation with how-to delete & manage uploads.
Note: See this spike for a rough example Draft: Spike share visualizations using screens... (!151366 - closed).
Edited by Jiaan Louw