Structured inputs for editable filters

[tbragin]

In #1583 we are introducing ability to edit filters. The first phase of this (#5109) calls for a JSON based editor that is very flexible and allows introduction of advanced (arbitrary) filters.

To make it easier to interact with editable filters for common use cases, we should consider introducing form-based editors for common filter types, such as date, string, and number.

Here are some screenshots of how this was presented to the user in Kibana 3

[elvarb]

+1

[davidski]

Big 👍. This is really the minimum viable level of features for #1583, which is a disappointing implementation. At this rate, Kibana 4 will reach Kibana 3 level of usefulness just in time for the whole thing to be rewritten again in KB5. 😞

[rayl]

👍 Is there a timeline for 4.4.0?

[fbaligand]

Completely agree with @davidski.
This enhancement is a must so that editable filters are usable.
Up to me, this must be part of Kibana 4.3.0.
It can't wait Kibana 4.4.0.

[jerrac]

How complicated would implementing this be? Is it something someone could do without knowing the Kibana codebase inside and out? Could the devs let us know where to start on it?

Basically, if someone created a successful pull request for this feature, could it get into Kibana before 4.3?

I don't think I'd have time to do it myself, but if it's an essential feature for someone who has a lot more invested in Kibana than I do, they might have the resources to point at it if they could get some direction.

[spalger]

Sorry @jerrac but 4.3 went into feature freeze Friday.

[fbaligand]

@spalger waou, already a feature freeze ?
what is the targeted release date ? I mean for the first beta or rc1 ?

[spalger]

The target release date is soon :)

[fbaligand]

Waou, I'm impressed...
Version 4.2.0 was released 1 week ago !

[ninjada]

Just updated my kibana nodes to 4.2.0 yesterday, but happy to upgrade again for editable filters! :)

[yami12376]

So what with that case?

In some version after Kibana 3 can i achieve something like that:

?

[fbaligand]

You can already achieve such filtering since Kibana 4.3