Icons for data schema

[snide]

We likely need a defined set of icons that match the schemas used across our apps. The immidate need is data grid, but this stuff indirectly goes into everything in Kibana from Lens to Discover.

I don't know whether we should use tokens or colored icons for this stuff. Here's a list of stuff I know we'd need. A lot of these have icons already

• String (string)
• Number (number)
• Geo (globe)
• Boolean (invert)
• JSON/Object
• Date (calendar)
• Currency
• URL (link?)

Beyond that, I could see us filling this in with ECS definitions. Likely the top level field types would be a good reference. https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/ecs/current/ecs-field-reference.html

[snide]

@ryankeairns Here's a list. Some of these have duplication in the token list as well. My gut says this is geenrally what tokens are for, so maybe we should consider using them more widely?

My specific use case is in data grid where we use them to categorize field types.

[ryankeairns]

It does seem as though tokens are the way forward. There are now several places where we're using these to denote field types, so let's make that cutover in anticipation of more to come.

I'll work on these initial two tokens and stay tuned for others from that ECS list to come into play.

There is a known universal currency icon (found this from several sources):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_sign_(typography)

For the JSON/object, I'm thinking of something like this, but more EUI-like:
https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=object%20code&i=2732958

[ryankeairns]

Correction: tokenObject already exists!