isabella232 / dashboard-conf19-examples

Splunk new dashboard framework examples .conf 2019

New dashboard framework examples - .conf 2019

Prerequisite

• Install nodejs 10.x.
• Install Splunk Enterprise locally and have $SPLUNK_HOME env variable setup.
• In Windows environment, to avoid any file permission issues start the command prompt with "Run as Administrator" to run the commands mentioned in the Development section.

Development

• npm install - install dependencies.
• npm run dev - start the project in dev mode. This command will symlink the project into your Splunk instance.
• Restart your Splunk instance if it's the first time you setup this project. Dashboard Examples .Conf 2019 application should shows up in app bar.

How to create a new page

• Add an xml file in resources/default/data/ui/views.
• Modify resources/default/data/ui/nav/default.xml to include your new page.
• Create a new folder under src/pages/ with the same name of the new xml file.
• Create index.jsx and bootstrap the page using @splunk/react-page.
• Restart Splunk, your new page should shows up.

Package the app

Use the following steps to package the Dashboard app.

Requirements:

• Make
• Docker

Steps:

• Run make build-image to build the image to package the app.
• Run make run to package the app with NodeJS.
  • The app (tgz) will be created in the splunkapps folder.
• To start Splunk (8.0) with the dashboard app run make start (username: admin password: changemeplease1).
• Remove all containers run make down