diff --git a/src/core_plugins/getting_started/index.js b/src/core_plugins/getting_started/index.js
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-export default function (kibana) {
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- return new kibana.Plugin({
- uiExports: {
- managementSections: ['plugins/getting_started']
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- });
-}
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/getting_started/package.json b/src/core_plugins/getting_started/package.json
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- "name": "getting_started",
- "version": "kibana"
-}
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/getting_started/getting_started.html b/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/getting_started/getting_started.html
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diff --git a/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/getting_started/getting_started.js b/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/getting_started/getting_started.js
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-import { uiModules } from 'ui/modules';
-import 'ui/getting_started/opt_out_directive';
-import { GettingStartedRegistryProvider } from 'ui/getting_started/registry';
-import { GETTING_STARTED_REGISTRY_TYPES } from 'ui/getting_started/constants';
-import { hasOptedOutOfGettingStarted } from 'ui/getting_started/opt_out_helpers';
-import { documentationLinks } from 'ui/documentation_links';
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-import kibanaLogo from 'ui/images/logo-kibana-small.svg';
-import beatsLogo from 'ui/images/logo-beats-small.svg';
-import logstashLogo from 'ui/images/logo-logstash-small.svg';
-import dashboardIcon from 'ui/images/icon-dashboard.svg';
-import shieldIcon from 'ui/images/icon-shield.svg';
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-import template from './getting_started.html';
-import './getting_started.less';
-import '../injected_items';
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-const app = uiModules.get('kibana');
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-app.directive('gettingStarted', function ($injector) {
- const Private = $injector.get('Private');
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- const registry = Private(GettingStartedRegistryProvider);
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- return {
- restrict: 'E',
- template: template,
- scope: {
- },
- bindToController: true,
- controllerAs: 'gettingStarted',
- controller: class GettingStartedController {
- constructor() {
- const registeredTopMessages = registry.byType[GETTING_STARTED_REGISTRY_TYPES.TOP_MESSAGE] || [];
- this.topMessages = registeredTopMessages.map(item => item.template);
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- const registeredManageAndMonitorMessages = registry.byType[GETTING_STARTED_REGISTRY_TYPES.MANAGE_AND_MONITOR_MESSAGE] || [];
- this.manageAndMonitorMessages = registeredManageAndMonitorMessages.map(item => item.template);
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- this.imageUrls = {
- kibanaLogo,
- beatsLogo,
- logstashLogo,
- dashboardIcon,
- shieldIcon
- };
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- this.documentationLinks = documentationLinks;
- }
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- hasManageAndMonitorMessages = () => {
- return this.manageAndMonitorMessages.length > 0;
- }
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- hasOptedOut = hasOptedOutOfGettingStarted;
- }
- };
-});
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/getting_started/getting_started.less b/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/getting_started/getting_started.less
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-.gettingStartedContent {
- display: flex;
- flex-direction: column;
- align-items: center;
- padding-top: 0;
-}
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-.gettingStartedWelcome {
- display: flex;
- flex-direction: column;
- justify-content: center;
- align-items: center;
- height: 200px;
- width: 100%;
- background-color: #f7f7f7;
-}
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-.gettingStartedTitle {
- transform: translateY(10px);
-}
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-.gettingStartedLogo {
- display: flex;
- flex-direction: column;
- justify-content: center;
- align-items: center;
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- border: 1px solid #D7DBDD;
- width: 100px;
- height: 100px;
- border-radius: 100%;
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- background-color: #ffffff;
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- transform: translateY(-60px);
-}
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-.gettingStartedLogoRow {
- display: flex;
- flex-direction: row;
- justify-content: center;
-}
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-.gettingStartedLogoRow__logo {
- height: 80px;
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- & + & {
- margin-left: 40px;
- }
-}
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-.gettingStartedCard__descriptionText {
- margin-top: 32px;
- margin-bottom: 32px;
-}
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-.gettingStartedCard {
- width: 340px;
-}
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diff --git a/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/getting_started/index.js b/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/getting_started/index.js
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-import './getting_started';
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diff --git a/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/injected_items/index.js b/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/injected_items/index.js
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-import './injected_items';
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/injected_items/injected_items.html b/src/core_plugins/getting_started/public/components/injected_items/injected_items.html
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