elastic · Heenawter · Mar 27, 2025 · Mar 27, 2025
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/copy_to_dashboard_modal.tsx b/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/dashboard_actions/copy_to_dashboard_modal.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ import {
   EuiRadio,
   EuiSpacer,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
-import { EmbeddablePackageState, PanelNotFoundError } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
-import { apiHasSnapshottableState } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
+import { EmbeddablePackageState } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
 import { LazyDashboardPicker, withSuspense } from '@kbn/presentation-util-plugin/public';
 import { omit } from 'lodash';
 import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import { embeddableService } from '../services/kibana_services';
 import { getDashboardCapabilities } from '../utils/get_dashboard_capabilities';
 import { dashboardCopyToDashboardActionStrings } from './_dashboard_actions_strings';
 import { CopyToDashboardAPI } from './copy_to_dashboard_action';
+import { DashboardApi } from '../dashboard_api/types';
 
 interface CopyToDashboardModalProps {
   api: CopyToDashboardAPI;
@@ -51,18 +51,14 @@ export function CopyToDashboardModal({ api, closeModal }: CopyToDashboardModalPr
   const dashboardId = api.parentApi.savedObjectId$.value;
 
   const onSubmit = useCallback(() => {
-    const dashboard = api.parentApi;
+    const dashboard = api.parentApi as DashboardApi;
     const panelToCopy = dashboard.getDashboardPanelFromId(api.uuid);
-    const runtimeSnapshot = apiHasSnapshottableState(api) ? api.snapshotRuntimeState() : undefined;
-
-    if (!panelToCopy && !runtimeSnapshot) {
-      throw new PanelNotFoundError();
-    }
 
     const state: EmbeddablePackageState = {
       type: panelToCopy.type,
-      input: runtimeSnapshot ?? {
-        ...omit(panelToCopy.explicitInput, 'id'),
+      serializedState: {
+        rawState: { ...omit(panelToCopy.explicitInput, 'id') },
+        references: panelToCopy.references ?? [],
       },
       size: {
         width: panelToCopy.gridData.w,

diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/dashboard_api/get_dashboard_api.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/dashboard_api/get_dashboard_api.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export function getDashboardApi({
   const panelsManager = initializePanelsManager(
     incomingEmbeddable,
     initialState.panels,
-    initialPanelsRuntimeState ?? {},
+    incomingEmbeddable || !initialPanelsRuntimeState ? {} : initialPanelsRuntimeState,
     trackPanel,
     getPanelReferences,
     pushPanelReferences

diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/dashboard_api/panels_manager.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/dashboard_api/panels_manager.ts
@@ -67,52 +67,44 @@ export function initializePanelsManager(
   // Place the incoming embeddable if there is one
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   if (incomingEmbeddable) {
-    const incomingPanelId = incomingEmbeddable.embeddableId ?? v4();
-    let incomingPanelState: DashboardPanelState;
-    if (incomingEmbeddable.embeddableId && Boolean(panels$.value[incomingPanelId])) {
-      // this embeddable already exists, just update the explicit input.
-      incomingPanelState = panels$.value[incomingPanelId];
-      const sameType = incomingPanelState.type === incomingEmbeddable.type;
-
-      incomingPanelState.type = incomingEmbeddable.type;
-      setRuntimeStateForChild(incomingPanelId, {
-        // if the incoming panel is the same type as what was there before we can safely spread the old panel's explicit input
-        ...(sameType ? incomingPanelState.explicitInput : {}),
-
-        ...incomingEmbeddable.input,
-
-        // maintain hide panel titles setting.
-        hidePanelTitles: (incomingPanelState.explicitInput as { hidePanelTitles?: boolean })
-          .hidePanelTitles,
-      });
-      incomingPanelState.explicitInput = {};
-    } else {
-      // otherwise this incoming embeddable is brand new.
-      setRuntimeStateForChild(incomingPanelId, incomingEmbeddable.input);
+    const { serializedState, size, type } = incomingEmbeddable;
+    const newId = incomingEmbeddable.embeddableId ?? v4();
+    const existingPanel: DashboardPanelState | undefined = panels$.value[newId];
+    const sameType = existingPanel?.type === type;
+
+    const placeIncomingPanel = () => {
       const { newPanelPlacement } = runPanelPlacementStrategy(
         PanelPlacementStrategy.findTopLeftMostOpenSpace,
         {
-          width: incomingEmbeddable.size?.width ?? DEFAULT_PANEL_WIDTH,
-          height: incomingEmbeddable.size?.height ?? DEFAULT_PANEL_HEIGHT,
+          width: size?.width ?? DEFAULT_PANEL_WIDTH,
+          height: size?.height ?? DEFAULT_PANEL_HEIGHT,
           currentPanels: panels$.value,
         }
       );
-      incomingPanelState = {
-        explicitInput: {},
-        type: incomingEmbeddable.type,
-        gridData: {
-          ...newPanelPlacement,
-          i: incomingPanelId,
-        },
-      };
+      return { ...newPanelPlacement, i: newId };
+    };
+    if (serializedState?.references && serializedState.references.length > 0) {
+      pushReferences(prefixReferencesFromPanel(newId, serializedState.references ?? []));
     }
 
+    const gridData = existingPanel ? existingPanel.gridData : placeIncomingPanel();
+    const explicitInput = {
+      ...(sameType ? existingPanel?.explicitInput : {}),
+      ...serializedState.rawState,
+    };
+
+    const incomingPanelState: DashboardPanelState = {
+      type,
+      explicitInput,
+      gridData,
+    };
+
     setPanels({
       ...panels$.value,
-      [incomingPanelId]: incomingPanelState,
+      [newId]: incomingPanelState,
     });
-    trackPanel.setScrollToPanelId(incomingPanelId);
-    trackPanel.setHighlightPanelId(incomingPanelId);
+    trackPanel.setScrollToPanelId(newId);
+    trackPanel.setHighlightPanelId(newId);
   }
 
   async function untilEmbeddableLoaded<ApiType>(id: string): Promise<ApiType | undefined> {

diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/dashboard_app/no_data/dashboard_app_no_data.tsx b/src/platform/plugins/shared/dashboard/public/dashboard_app/no_data/dashboard_app_no_data.tsx
@@ -10,17 +10,15 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import useAsync from 'react-use/lib/useAsync';
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import {
   getESQLAdHocDataview,
   getESQLQueryColumns,
   getIndexForESQLQuery,
   getInitialESQLQuery,
 } from '@kbn/esql-utils';
 import { withSuspense } from '@kbn/shared-ux-utility';
-import type { TypedLensByValueInput } from '@kbn/lens-plugin/public';
+import type { LensSerializedState } from '@kbn/lens-plugin/public';
 import { getLensAttributesFromSuggestion } from '@kbn/visualization-utils';
-
 import {
   coreServices,
   dataService,
@@ -33,10 +31,6 @@ import {
 import { getDashboardBackupService } from '../../services/dashboard_backup_service';
 import { getDashboardContentManagementService } from '../../services/dashboard_content_management_service';
 
-function generateId() {
-  return uuidv4();
-}
-
 export const DashboardAppNoDataPage = ({
   onDataViewCreated,
 }: {
@@ -100,27 +94,26 @@ export const DashboardAppNoDataPage = ({
         if (chartSuggestions?.length) {
           const [suggestion] = chartSuggestions;
 
-          const attrs = getLensAttributesFromSuggestion({
-            filters: [],
-            query: {
-              esql: esqlQuery,
-            },
-            suggestion,
-            dataView,
-          }) as TypedLensByValueInput['attributes'];
-
-          const lensEmbeddableInput = {
-            attributes: attrs,
-            id: generateId(),
-          };
-
-          await embeddableService.getStateTransfer().navigateToWithEmbeddablePackage('dashboards', {
-            state: {
-              type: 'lens',
-              input: lensEmbeddableInput,
-            },
-            path: '#/create',
-          });
+          await embeddableService
+            .getStateTransfer()
+            .navigateToWithEmbeddablePackage<LensSerializedState>('dashboards', {
+              state: {
+                type: 'lens',
+                serializedState: {
+                  rawState: {
+                    attributes: getLensAttributesFromSuggestion({
+                      filters: [],
+                      query: {
+                        esql: esqlQuery,
+                      },
+                      suggestion,
+                      dataView,
+                    }),
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+              path: '#/create',
+            });
         }
       } catch (error) {
         if (error.name !== 'AbortError') {

diff --git a/...latform/plugins/shared/embeddable/public/state_transfer/embeddable_state_transfer.test.ts b/...latform/plugins/shared/embeddable/public/state_transfer/embeddable_state_transfer.test.ts
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ describe('embeddable state transfer', () => {
 
   it('can send an outgoing embeddable package state', async () => {
     await stateTransfer.navigateToWithEmbeddablePackage(destinationApp, {
-      state: { type: 'coolestType', input: { savedObjectId: '150' } },
+      state: { type: 'coolestType', serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '150' } } },
     });
     expect(store.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(EMBEDDABLE_STATE_TRANSFER_STORAGE_KEY, {
       [EMBEDDABLE_PACKAGE_STATE_KEY]: {
         [destinationApp]: {
           type: 'coolestType',
-          input: { savedObjectId: '150' },
+          serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '150' } },
         },
       },
     });
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ describe('embeddable state transfer', () => {
       kibanaIsNowForSports: 'extremeSportsKibana',
     });
     await stateTransfer.navigateToWithEmbeddablePackage(destinationApp, {
-      state: { type: 'coolestType', input: { savedObjectId: '150' } },
+      state: { type: 'coolestType', serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '150' } } },
     });
     expect(store.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(EMBEDDABLE_STATE_TRANSFER_STORAGE_KEY, {
       kibanaIsNowForSports: 'extremeSportsKibana',
       [EMBEDDABLE_PACKAGE_STATE_KEY]: {
         [destinationApp]: {
           type: 'coolestType',
-          input: { savedObjectId: '150' },
+          serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '150' } },
         },
       },
     });
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe('embeddable state transfer', () => {
 
   it('sets isTransferInProgress to true when sending an outgoing embeddable package state', async () => {
     await stateTransfer.navigateToWithEmbeddablePackage(destinationApp, {
-      state: { type: 'coolestType', input: { savedObjectId: '150' } },
+      state: { type: 'coolestType', serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '150' } } },
     });
     expect(stateTransfer.isTransferInProgress).toEqual(true);
     currentAppId$.next(destinationApp);
@@ -220,34 +220,40 @@ describe('embeddable state transfer', () => {
       [EMBEDDABLE_PACKAGE_STATE_KEY]: {
         [testAppId]: {
           type: 'skisEmbeddable',
-          input: { savedObjectId: '123' },
+          serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '123' } },
         },
       },
     });
     const fetchedState = stateTransfer.getIncomingEmbeddablePackage(testAppId);
-    expect(fetchedState).toEqual({ type: 'skisEmbeddable', input: { savedObjectId: '123' } });
+    expect(fetchedState).toEqual({
+      type: 'skisEmbeddable',
+      serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '123' } },
+    });
   });
 
   it('can fetch an incoming embeddable package state and ignore state for other apps', async () => {
     store.set(EMBEDDABLE_STATE_TRANSFER_STORAGE_KEY, {
       [EMBEDDABLE_PACKAGE_STATE_KEY]: {
         [testAppId]: {
           type: 'skisEmbeddable',
-          input: { savedObjectId: '123' },
+          serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '123' } },
         },
         testApp2: {
           type: 'crossCountryEmbeddable',
-          input: { savedObjectId: '456' },
+          serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '456' } },
         },
       },
     });
     const fetchedState = stateTransfer.getIncomingEmbeddablePackage(testAppId);
-    expect(fetchedState).toEqual({ type: 'skisEmbeddable', input: { savedObjectId: '123' } });
+    expect(fetchedState).toEqual({
+      type: 'skisEmbeddable',
+      serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '123' } },
+    });
 
     const fetchedState2 = stateTransfer.getIncomingEmbeddablePackage('testApp2');
     expect(fetchedState2).toEqual({
       type: 'crossCountryEmbeddable',
-      input: { savedObjectId: '456' },
+      serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '456' } },
     });
   });
 
@@ -268,7 +274,7 @@ describe('embeddable state transfer', () => {
       [EMBEDDABLE_PACKAGE_STATE_KEY]: {
         [testAppId]: {
           type: 'coolestType',
-          input: { savedObjectId: '150' },
+          serializedState: { rawState: { savedObjectId: '150' } },
         },
       },
       iSHouldStillbeHere: 'doing the sports thing',

diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/embeddable/public/state_transfer/embeddable_state_transfer.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/embeddable/public/state_transfer/embeddable_state_transfer.ts
@@ -133,14 +133,18 @@ export class EmbeddableStateTransfer {
    * A wrapper around the {@link ApplicationStart.navigateToApp} method which navigates to the specified appId
    * with {@link EmbeddablePackageState | embeddable package state}
    */
-  public async navigateToWithEmbeddablePackage(
+  public async navigateToWithEmbeddablePackage<SerializedStateType extends object = object>(
     appId: string,
-    options?: { path?: string; state: EmbeddablePackageState }
+    options?: { path?: string; state: EmbeddablePackageState<SerializedStateType> }
   ): Promise<void> {
     this.isTransferInProgress = true;
-    await this.navigateToWithState<EmbeddablePackageState>(appId, EMBEDDABLE_PACKAGE_STATE_KEY, {
-      ...options,
-    });
+    await this.navigateToWithState<EmbeddablePackageState<SerializedStateType>>(
+      appId,
+      EMBEDDABLE_PACKAGE_STATE_KEY,
+      {
+        ...options,
+      }
+    );
   }
 
   private getIncomingState<IncomingStateType>(

diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/embeddable/public/state_transfer/types.ts b/src/platform/plugins/shared/embeddable/public/state_transfer/types.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
+import { SerializedPanelState } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
+
 export const EMBEDDABLE_EDITOR_STATE_KEY = 'embeddable_editor_state';
 
 /**
@@ -36,12 +38,9 @@ export const EMBEDDABLE_PACKAGE_STATE_KEY = 'embeddable_package_state';
  * A state package that contains all fields necessary to create or update an embeddable by reference or by value in a container.
  * @public
  */
-export interface EmbeddablePackageState {
+export interface EmbeddablePackageState<SerializedStateType extends object = object> {
   type: string;
-  /**
-   * For react embeddables, this input must be runtime state.
-   */
-  input: object;
+  serializedState: SerializedPanelState<SerializedStateType>;
   embeddableId?: string;
   size?: {
     width?: number;
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ export interface EmbeddablePackageState {
 export function isEmbeddablePackageState(state: unknown): state is EmbeddablePackageState {
   return (
     ensureFieldOfTypeExists('type', state, 'string') &&
-    ensureFieldOfTypeExists('input', state, 'object')
+    ensureFieldOfTypeExists('serializedState', state, 'object')
   );
 }