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Feature flags

The document explains the usage of feature flags in Busola, lists and describes all the available feature flags, and provides their configuration examples:

Features priority

Initialisation of the Busola features is based on the stage property, which can take one of the following values:

PRIMARY - the feature is resolved while the application bootstraps. Features that should be immediately visible must be set as PRIMARY (for example, main navigation structure).
SECONDARY - the feature is resolved after the application is ready, it must be used for non-critical features (for example, additional navigation nodes).

If the stage is not set, the feature is loaded only on-demand, most often by the iframe. Use the useFeature hook to request usage of such feature.

Note that some features must be run before the application starts the bootstrap process, so they are out of the normal feature flow.

Features list

TIP: The list is ordered alphabetically.

API_GATEWAY – is used to show or hide the API Gateway view and to define which APIs are required for the view to be shown properly. It is also used to determine if the API Gateway list should be displayed in the Function and Service details. For the view to be shown, you must enable the feature. Moreover, all the APIs listed in the selectors array must be available in a cluster.

Default settings:
```
API_GATEWAY:
  isEnabled: true
  selectors:
    - type: apiGroup
      apiGroup: gateway.kyma-project.io
```
EVENTING – is used to show or hide the Eventing view and to define which APIs are required for the view to be shown properly. It is also used to determine if the EventSubscriptions should be displayed in Function and Service details. For the view to be shown, you must enable the feature. Moreover, all the APIs listed in the selectors array must be available in a cluster.

Default settings:
```
EVENTING:
  isEnabled: true
  selectors:
    - type: apiGroup
      apiGroup: eventing.kyma-project.io
```
EXTENSIBILITY - is used to indicate whether the Busola extensibility feature should be enabled.

Default settings:

EXTENSIBILITY:
  isEnabled: true

EXTERNAL_NODES - a list of links to external websites. category: a category name, icon: an optional icon, children: a list of pairs (label and link).

Default settings:

EXTERNAL_NODES:
  isEnabled: true
  stage: SECONDARY
  nodes:
    - category: My Category
      icon: course-book
      children:
        - label: Example Node Label
          link: https://github.com/kyma-project/busola

GARDENER_LOGIN - is used to enable or disable the option of logging in with the Gardener kubeconfig. If enabled, you must set the kubeconfig parameter to a valid kubeconfig object.

Default settings:

GARDENER_LOGIN:
  isEnabled: false
  kubeconfig: null

GET_HELP_LINKS – is used to show or hide helper links. You can find all the available links in the following example. In config, you can find the unchangeable keys (for example, you cannot use helpSapCom instead of help-sap-com). The keys include the default link, which takes you to the default address.

Example:
```
GET_HELP_LINKS:
  config:
    kyma-project-io:
      default: https://kyma-project.io
    help-sap-com:
      default: https://help.sap.com
```

GZIP – is used to indicate whether a response from the backend server should be compressed or not.

NOTE: It's a backend feature, so it cannot be modified at the cluster's ConfigMap level.

Default settings:

GZIP:
  isEnabled: true

HIDDEN_NAMESPACES – is used to define a list of Namespaces that are considered system, and are hidden by default.

Default settings:

HIDDEN_NAMESPACES:
  isEnabled: true
  config:
    namespaces:
      - kube-system

ISTIO - is used to show or hide the Istio-related views and to define which APIs are required for the views to be shown properly. For the view to be shown, you must enable the feature. Moreover, all the APIs listed in the selectors array must be available in a cluster.

Default settings:
```
ISTIO:
  isEnabled: true
  selectors:
    - type: apiGroup
      apiGroup: networking.istio.io
```

KUBECONFIG_ID – is used to configure the URL to which Busola sends a request to download a kubeconfig file. If you add ?kubeconfigID={your ID} to the Busola URL, Busola tries to download the kubeconfig from {kubeconfigUrl}/{yourID}. If the operation succeeds, Busola adds the kubeconfing file to the cluster. If you use a full address in the kubeconfigUrl field, Busola also reads it.
- showClustersOverview - optional configuration to instruct Busola to show Clusters Overview rather than the current context cluster, after the clusters are loaded.
- defaultKubeconfig - define the optional default KUBECONFIG_ID to load this kubeconfig when you visit Busola homepage / and there are no memorized clusters in the application.
Default settings:
```
KUBECONFIG_ID:
  isEnabled: true
  config:
    kubeconfigUrl: https://kyma-env-broker.cp.dev.kyma.cloud.sap/kubeconfig
    showClustersOverview: false
    defaultKubeconfig: AAAAA-BBBBB
```

LEGAL_LINKS – is used to show or hide legal links. You can find the all available links in the following example. In config you can find the unchangeable keys (you cannot use legalDisclosure instead of legal-disclosure). The keys include both the default link, which takes you to the default address, and a link that depends on your chosen language.

Example:

LEGAL_LINKS:
  config:
    legal-disclosure:
      default: https://www.sap.com/corporate/en/legal/impressum.html
      de: https://www.sap.com/corporate/de/legal/impressum.html
    privacy:
      default: https://help.sap.com/viewer/82bdf2271c6041f79387c122147cf774/Cloud/en-US
    copyright:
      default: https://www.sap.com/corporate/en/legal/copyright.html
      de: https://www.sap.com/corporate/de/legal/copyright.html
    trademark:
      default: https://www.sap.com/corporate/en/legal/trademark.html
      de: https://www.sap.com/corporate/de/legal/trademark.html

The link under the given key is selected based on your language code (de, en, pl, etc.). If the code is not available, the default link is used.

PROTECTED_RESOURCES – is used to block the edit and delete functions based on the determined rules. If the resource meets the rule requirements, the resource becomes protected and cannot be edited/deleted.

Each resource requires the match field, which includes a list of key-value pairs. The proper rule description is when the definition given in the key matches the value.

To switch comparison mode from standard to regex, set the regex parameter to true.

Optionally, you can provide the message parameter, which displays a simple message, or messageSrc, which is a YAML path where the message to be displayed is included. If neither message nor messageSrc is provided, a generic message is used.

Example:

PROTECTED_RESOURCES:
  isEnabled: true
  config:
    resources:
      # matches a resource with label "foo" equal to "bar"
      - match:
          $.metadata.labels.foo: bar
        # message to display in the tooltip
        message: This resource is protected
      # matches a resource with both label "foo" equal to "bar" and label "baz" equal to "qux"
      - match:
          $.metadata.labels.foo: bar
          $.metadata.labels.baz: qux
        # source of the message to display in the tooltip
        messageSrc: $.metadata.annotations.protected-message
      # matches a resource with label "foo" equal to alphanumeric value
      - match:
          $.metadata.labels.foo: ^[a-zA-Z0-9]$
        # allows comparison by regex
        regex: true
        # if neither "message" or "messageSrc" is given, a generic message is used (from i18n files - key: common.protected-resource)

The match keys and messageSrc must use the format described in the jsonpath repository.

SENTRY – is used to enable monitoring of uncaught exceptions, which then are analyzed and repaired. The address to which you send the information is located under the dsn key.

Default settings:
```
SENTRY:
  isEnabled: false
  selectors: []
  config:
    dsn: ''
```
SHOW_GARDENER_METADATA - determines if the metadata taken from Gardener should be displayed. The displayed information is the value from the shoot-info ConfigMap based on the kube-system Namespace. If the ConfigMap doesn't exist, the information is not displayed.
```
SHOW_GARDENER_METADATA:
  isEnabled: true
```
SHOW_KYMA_VERSION – determines if the Kyma version should be visible on the Cluster Details page. The displayed version is the value of the reconciler.kyma-project.io/origin-version label in the kyma-system Namespace. If the value of the label is missing or there is no kyma-system Namespace, the information is not displayed.
```
SHOW_KYMA_VERSION:
  isEnabled: true
```
TRACKING - determines if simple application usage tracking is enabled.
```
TRACKING:
  isEnabled: false
```
NOTE: Enable this feature on the frontend and backend.

VISUAL_RESOURCES – determines if the resource graphs should be rendered at the resource details view.
```
VISUAL_RESOURCES:
  isEnabled: true
```

RESOURCE_VALIDATION - determines the selected policies for resource validation. They can be overwritten in the user preferences.

Default settings:
```
RESOURCE_VALIDATION:
  isEnabled: true
  config:
    policies:
      - Default
```
CLUSTER_VALIDATION - determines whether the Cluster Validation panel for scanning the cluster should be enabled in the Cluster Overview page. The scan uses the resource validation rules.

Default settings:
```
CLUSTER_VALIDATION:
  isEnabled: false
```
FEEDBACK - determines if the feedback icon with the link redirecting the user to the survey should be rendered at the top bar

Default settings:
```
FEEDBACK:
  isEnabled: true
  link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
```

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