Add edit dashboards command

README.md

@@ -287,6 +287,20 @@ Use this command to dump objects installed by Fleet as part of a package.
 
 Use this command as an exploratory tool to dump objects as they are installed by Fleet when installing a package. Dumped objects are stored in files as they are returned by APIs of the stack, without any processing.
 
+### `elastic-package edit`
+
+_Context: package_
+
+Use this command to edit assets relevant for the package, e.g. Kibana dashboards.
+
+### `elastic-package edit dashboards`
+
+_Context: package_
+
+Use this command to make dashboards editable.
+
+Pass a comma-separated list of dashboard ids with -d or use the interactive prompt to make managed dashboards editable in Kibana.
+
 ### `elastic-package export`
 
 _Context: package_

cmd/edit.go

@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+// Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+// or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/cobraext"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/common"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/install"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/kibana"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-package/internal/stack"
+)
+
+const editLongDescription = `Use this command to edit assets relevant for the package, e.g. Kibana dashboards.`
+
+const editDashboardsLongDescription = `Use this command to make dashboards editable.
+
+Pass a comma-separated list of dashboard ids with -d or use the interactive prompt to make managed dashboards editable in Kibana.`
+
+func setupEditCommand() *cobraext.Command {
+	editDashboardsCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "dashboards",
+		Short: "Make dashboards editable in Kibana",
+		Long:  editDashboardsLongDescription,
+		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+		RunE:  editDashboardsCmd,
+	}
+	editDashboardsCmd.Flags().StringSliceP(cobraext.DashboardIDsFlagName, "d", nil, cobraext.DashboardIDsFlagDescription)
+	editDashboardsCmd.Flags().Bool(cobraext.TLSSkipVerifyFlagName, false, cobraext.TLSSkipVerifyFlagDescription)
+	editDashboardsCmd.Flags().Bool(cobraext.AllowSnapshotFlagName, false, cobraext.AllowSnapshotDescription)
+
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "edit",
+		Short: "Edit package assets",
+		Long:  editLongDescription,
+	}
+	cmd.AddCommand(editDashboardsCmd)
+	cmd.PersistentFlags().StringP(cobraext.ProfileFlagName, "p", "", fmt.Sprintf(cobraext.ProfileFlagDescription, install.ProfileNameEnvVar))
+
+	return cobraext.NewCommand(cmd, cobraext.ContextPackage)
+}
+
+func editDashboardsCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	cmd.Println("Make Kibana dashboards editable")
+
+	dashboardIDs, err := cmd.Flags().GetStringSlice(cobraext.DashboardIDsFlagName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cobraext.FlagParsingError(err, cobraext.DashboardIDsFlagName)
+	}
+
+	common.TrimStringSlice(dashboardIDs)
+
+	var opts []kibana.ClientOption
+	tlsSkipVerify, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(cobraext.TLSSkipVerifyFlagName)
+	if tlsSkipVerify {
+		opts = append(opts, kibana.TLSSkipVerify())
+	}
+
+	allowSnapshot, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(cobraext.AllowSnapshotFlagName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cobraext.FlagParsingError(err, cobraext.AllowSnapshotFlagName)
+	}
+
+	profile, err := cobraext.GetProfileFlag(cmd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	kibanaClient, err := stack.NewKibanaClientFromProfile(profile, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't create Kibana client: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	kibanaVersion, err := kibanaClient.Version()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("can't get Kibana status information: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if kibanaVersion.IsSnapshot() {
+		message := fmt.Sprintf("editing dashboards from a SNAPSHOT version of Kibana (%s) is discouraged. It could lead to invalid dashboards (for example if they use features that are reverted or modified before the final release)", kibanaVersion.Version())
+		if !allowSnapshot {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s. --%s flag can be used to ignore this error", message, cobraext.AllowSnapshotFlagName)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Warning: %s\n", message)
+	}
+
+	if len(dashboardIDs) == 0 {
+		dashboardIDs, err = promptDashboardIDs(kibanaClient)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("prompt for dashboard selection failed: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if len(dashboardIDs) == 0 {
+			fmt.Println("No dashboards were found in Kibana.")
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	updatedDashboardIDs := make([]string, 0, len(dashboardIDs))
+	failedDashboardUpdates := make(map[string]error, len(dashboardIDs))
+	for _, dashboardID := range dashboardIDs {
+		err = kibanaClient.SetManagedSavedObject("dashboard", dashboardID, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			failedDashboardUpdates[dashboardID] = err
+		} else {
+			updatedDashboardIDs = append(updatedDashboardIDs, dashboardID)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(updatedDashboardIDs) > 0 {
+		urls, err := dashboardURLs(*kibanaClient, updatedDashboardIDs)
+		if err != nil {
+			cmd.Println(fmt.Sprintf("\nFailed to retrieve dashboard URLS: %s", err.Error()))
+			cmd.Println(fmt.Sprintf("The following dashboards are now editable in Kibana:\n%s", strings.Join(updatedDashboardIDs, "\n")))
+		} else {
+			cmd.Println(fmt.Sprintf("\nThe following dashboards are now editable in Kibana:%s\n\nRemember to export modified dashboards with elastic-package export dashboards", urls))
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(failedDashboardUpdates) > 0 {
+		var combinedErr error
+		for _, err := range failedDashboardUpdates {
+			combinedErr = errors.Join(combinedErr, err)
+		}
+		fmt.Println("")
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to make one or more dashboards editable: %s", combinedErr.Error())
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("\nDone")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func dashboardURLs(kibanaClient kibana.Client, dashboardIDs []string) (string, error) {
+	kibanaHost := kibanaClient.Address()
+	kibanaURL, err := url.Parse(kibanaHost)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve Kibana URL: %w", err)
+	}
+	var urls strings.Builder
+	for _, dashboardID := range dashboardIDs {
+		dashboardURL := *kibanaURL
+		dashboardURL.Path = "app/dashboards"
+		dashboardURL.Fragment = "/view/" + dashboardID
+		fmt.Fprintf(&urls, "\n%s", dashboardURL.String())
+	}
+	return urls.String(), nil
+}

cmd/root.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var commands = []*cobraext.Command{
 	setupCleanCommand(),
 	setupCreateCommand(),
 	setupDumpCommand(),
+	setupEditCommand(),
 	setupExportCommand(),
 	setupFormatCommand(),
 	setupInstallCommand(),

docs/howto/create_new_package.md

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ The `elastic-package` tool can be used to bootstrap a new package or add a data
 It's advised to use `elastic-package create` to build new package rather than copying sources of an existing package.
 This will ensure that you're following latest recommendations for the package format.
 
-### Create new package
+## Create new package
 
-#### Prerequisites
+### Prerequisites
 
 _Pick the directory where you'd like to create a new package. For integrations, it's: [packages/](https://github.com/elastic/integrations/tree/master/packages)._
 
-#### Steps
+### Steps
 
 1. Bootstrap new package using the TUI wizard: `elastic-package create package`.
 2. Adjust the created package manually:
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ _Pick the directory where you'd like to create a new package. For integrations,
     1. Enter the package directory: `cd <new_package>`.
     2. Check package correctness: `elastic-package check`.
 
-### Add data stream
+## Add data stream
 
-#### Prerequisites
+### Prerequisites
 
 _Enter the package directory. For nginx integration, it's: [packages/nginx/](https://github.com/elastic/integrations/tree/master/packages/nginx)._
 
-#### Steps
+### Steps
 
 1. Bootstrap new data stream using the TUI wizard: `elastic-package create data-stream`.
 2. Adjust the created data stream manually:
@@ -41,3 +41,19 @@ _Enter the package directory. For nginx integration, it's: [packages/nginx/](htt
 3. Verify the package:
     1. Enter the package directory: `cd <new_package>`.
     2. Check package correctness: `elastic-package check`.
+
+## Export package dashboards
+
+Once the package assets are defined, these should be exported using the `elastic-package export` command. As dashboards are the only type of exportable asset, the command is:
+```
+elastic-package export dashboards
+```
+
+Used this way, this command will open an interactive prompt for dashboard selection. Alternatively, a comma-separated list of dashboard ids can be provided with the `-d` flag:
+```
+elastic-package export dashboards -d 123,345,789
+```
+
+### Edit package dashboards
+
+When updating an existing package, assets may need to be updated, e.g. to make use of recently added features. Dashboards can be made editable by using the [`elastic-package edit dashboards` command](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-package/blob/main/docs/howto/make_dashboards_editable.md).

docs/howto/make_dashboards_editable.md

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+# HOWTO: Make dashboards editable in Kibana
+
+## Introduction
+
+As of 8.11, managed assets, including dashboards, are read-only in Kibana. This change was introduced to prevent users from losing changes on package upgrades. Integrations authors, however, need the ability to edit assets in order to adopt new features.
+
+## Making a dashboard editable
+
+Dashboards can be made editable in Kibana by using the `elastic-package edit dashboards` command. This command can either be run interactively, allowing manual selection of dashboards, or be passed a comma-separated list of dashboard ids.
+
+NB: after modifying dashboards, these need to be exported using `elastic-package export dashboards`.
+
+### Using the interactive dashboard selection prompt
+
+Run the following command:
+```
+elastic-package edit dashboards
+```
+
+Use the interactive dashboard selection prompt to select the dashboard(s) that should be made editable.
+
+### Using a comma-separated list of dashboard ids
+
+Pass the list with the `-d` flag:
+```
+elastic-package edit dashboards -d 123,456,789
+```
+
+Each dashboard id will be processed and the outcome of the updates will be listed in the command's final output.
+
+### Command output
+
+The final output will provide the outcome (success or failure) of the update for each dashboard.
+
+For example, assuming the following command:
+```
+elastic-package edit dashboards -d 123,456,789
+```
+
+#### Success
+
+Assuming '123', '456' and '789' are valid dashboard ids and all three updates succeed, the output will be successful and report the URLs of the updated dashboards:
+```
+Make Kibana dashboards editable
+
+The following dashboards are now editable in Kibana:
+https://<kibanaURL>/app/dashboards#/view/123
+https://<kibanaURL>/app/dashboards#/view/456
+https://<kibanaURL>/app/dashboards#/view/789
+
+Done
+```
+
+#### Partial failure
+
+Assuming that `456` is an invalid dashboard id and that the update is successful for ids `123` and `789`, the output will report the URLs of the updated dashboards as well as an error listing the failures:
+```
+Make Kibana dashboards editable
+
+The following dashboards are now editable in Kibana:
+https://<kibanaURL>/app/dashboards#/view/123
+https://<kibanaURL>/app/dashboards#/view/789
+
+Error: failed to make one or more dashboards editable: failed to export dashboard 456: could not export saved objects; API status code = 400; response body = {"statusCode":400,"error":"Bad Request","message":"Error fetching objects to export","attributes":{"objects":[{"id":"456","type":"dashboard","error":{"statusCode":404,"error":"Not Found","message":"Saved object [dashboard/456] not found"}}]}}
+```
+
+### Optional flags
+
+* `allow-snapshot`: to allow exporting dashboards from a Elastic stack SNAPSHOT version
+* `tls-skip-verify`: to skip TLS verify

internal/kibana/client.go

@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ func NewClient(opts ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 	return c, nil
 }
 
+// Get client host
+func (c *Client) Address() string {
+	return c.host
+}
+
 // Address option sets the host to use to connect to Kibana.
 func Address(address string) ClientOption {
 	return func(c *Client) {