docs: document ES|QL support in Vega visualizations (#4953)#6022
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Add a reference subsection on the custom Vega visualizations page explaining how to use ES|QL queries as a data source via the `%type%: esql` url configuration, and link to it from the ES|QL in Kibana page. Made-with: Cursor
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Use JSON-style quoted keys (e.g. "%type%": "esql") in the new Vega snippets so they can be copy-pasted directly, matching the verified examples from elastic/kibana#247186. Made-with: Cursor
Replace the partial data-only snippet with the complete time series example from elastic/kibana#247186 so readers can copy-paste a working spec into the custom visualization editor. Made-with: Cursor
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Changes look good! I did want to point out that the first tutorial might be one header level too low - https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/6022/explore-analyze/visualize/custom-visualizations-with-vega#_tutorials_create_custom_panels
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@nastasha-solomon yes, this page is way too long and should be broken down anyways - thanks! (That's for later) |
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This PR addresses #4953 with the following changes:
explore-analyze/visualize/custom-visualizations-with-vega.md: Adds a new reference subsectionWriting ES|QL queries in Vegathat explains how to use"%type%": "esql"as a data source in Vega and Vega-Lite. Covers the supportedurlparameters ("query","%context%","%timefield%","dropNullColumns","params"), the?_tstart/?_tendtime parameters, and includes a complete, copy-paste-ready Vega-Lite time series spec lifted from the implementation PR.explore-analyze/query-filter/languages/esql-kibana.md: Adds a version-scoped link to the new Vega section in the Related pages list so readers on the {{esql}} page can discover Vega support.Snippets use JSON with fully quoted keys (including
"%type%","%context%","%timefield%") to match the verified examples in elastic/kibana#247186 and ensure reliable copy-paste.Both additions are scoped to
stack: ga 9.4andserverless: ga, matching the delivery of elastic/kibana#247186.Resolves
Closes #4953