From 039b2ff05223ea93d9a43eaecdd17e43a3d442a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nathan Reese Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2021 12:45:51 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [Docs] clean-up vega map reference documenation (#88487) * [Docs] clean-up vega map reference documenation * Update docs/user/dashboard/vega-reference.asciidoc Co-authored-by: gchaps <33642766+gchaps@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: gchaps <33642766+gchaps@users.noreply.github.com> --- docs/user/dashboard/vega-reference.asciidoc | 58 ++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/user/dashboard/vega-reference.asciidoc b/docs/user/dashboard/vega-reference.asciidoc index d6593143e4f6d..f05d58918a2eb 100644 --- a/docs/user/dashboard/vega-reference.asciidoc +++ b/docs/user/dashboard/vega-reference.asciidoc @@ -216,24 +216,8 @@ on the currently picked range: `"interval": {"%autointerval%": 10}` will try to get about 10-15 data points (buckets). [float] -[[vega-esmfiles]] -=== Access Elastic Map Service files - -experimental[] Access the Elastic Map Service files via the same mechanism: - -[source,yaml] ----- -url: { - // "type" defaults to "elasticsearch" otherwise - type: emsfile - // Name of the file, exactly as in the Region map visualization - name: World Countries -} -// The result is a geojson file, get its features to use -// this data source with the "shape" marks -// https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/marks/shape/ -format: {property: "features"} ----- +[[vega-with-a-map]] +=== Vega with a Map To enable Maps, the graph must specify `type=map` in the host configuration: @@ -282,6 +266,22 @@ Additionally, you can use `latitude`, `longitude`, and `zoom` signals. These signals can be used in the graph, or can be updated to modify the position of the map. +experimental[] You can use Vega's https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/data/[data] element to access https://www.elastic.co/elastic-maps-service[Elastic Maps Service (EMS)] vector shapes of administrative boundaries in your Vega map by setting `url.data` to `emsFile`: + +[source,yaml] +---- +url: { + // "type" defaults to "elasticsearch" otherwise + type: emsfile + // Name of the file, exactly as in the Region map visualization + name: World Countries +} +// The result is a geojson file, get its features to use +// this data source with the "shape" marks +// https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/marks/shape/ +format: {property: "features"} +---- + [float] [[vega-tooltip]] ==== Additional tooltip styling @@ -308,22 +308,22 @@ a configuration option for changing the tooltip position and padding: [[vega-url-loading]] ==== Advanced setting to enable URL loading from any domain -Vega can load data from any URL, but this is disabled by default in {kib}. +Vega can load data from any URL, but this is disabled by default in {kib}. To change this, set `vis_type_vega.enableExternalUrls: true` in `kibana.yml`, then restart {kib}. [float] [[vega-inspector]] ==== Vega Inspector -Use the contextual *Inspect* tool to gain insights into different elements. +Use the contextual *Inspect* tool to gain insights into different elements. For Vega visualizations, there are two different views: *Request* and *Vega debug*. [float] [[inspect-elasticsearch-requests]] ===== Inspect {es} requests -Vega uses the {ref}/search-search.html[{es} search API] to get documents and aggregation -results from {es}. To troubleshoot these requests, click *Inspect*, which shows the most recent requests. +Vega uses the {ref}/search-search.html[{es} search API] to get documents and aggregation +results from {es}. To troubleshoot these requests, click *Inspect*, which shows the most recent requests. In case your specification has more than one request, you can switch between the views using the *View* dropdown. [role="screenshot"] @@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ image::visualize/images/vega_tutorial_inspect_requests.png[] [[vega-debugging]] ===== Vega debugging -With the *Vega debug* view, you can inspect the *Data sets* and *Signal Values* runtime data. - -The runtime data is read from the -https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/api/debugging/#scope[runtime scope]. +With the *Vega debug* view, you can inspect the *Data sets* and *Signal Values* runtime data. + +The runtime data is read from the +https://vega.github.io/vega/docs/api/debugging/#scope[runtime scope]. [role="screenshot"] image::visualize/images/vega_tutorial_inspect_data_sets.png[] @@ -348,15 +348,15 @@ the <>. [[asking-for-help-with-a-vega-spec]] ===== Asking for help with a Vega spec -Because of the dynamic nature of the data in {es}, it is hard to help you with +Because of the dynamic nature of the data in {es}, it is hard to help you with Vega specs unless you can share a dataset. To do this, click *Inspect*, select the *Vega debug* view, then select the *Spec* tab: [role="screenshot"] image::visualize/images/vega_tutorial_getting_help.png[] -To copy the response, click *Copy to clipboard*. Paste the copied data to -https://gist.github.com/[gist.github.com], possibly with a .json extension. Use the [raw] button, +To copy the response, click *Copy to clipboard*. Paste the copied data to +https://gist.github.com/[gist.github.com], possibly with a .json extension. Use the [raw] button, and share that when asking for help. [float]