Kibana, a browser-based analytics and search dashboard for Elasticsearch, continues to evolve with recent updates emphasizing security improvements and user experience enhancements.
Recent pull requests (PRs) and issues indicate a focus on security and usability. Notable PRs include #200109, which resolves index management link issues, and #200106, which backports the ability to edit prebuilt rules, enhancing the Security Solution's flexibility. PR #200105 addresses data normalization in diff algorithms, crucial for maintaining data integrity. Authorization checks were added in PR #200089 for Session View and Kubernetes Dashboard endpoints, reinforcing access controls. Additionally, PR #200087 reverts a change that removed a deprecated API property to restore lost functionality.
| Timespan | Opened | Closed | Comments | Labeled | Milestones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Days | 252 | 102 | 638 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 Days | 316 | 148 | 756 | 0 | 2 |
| All Time | 69490 | 59159 | - | - | - |
Like all software activity quantification, these numbers are imperfect but sometimes useful. Comments, Labels, and Milestones refer to those issues opened in the timespan in question.
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| Lisa Cawley |  |
11 | 4/2/0 | 19 | 122 | 107223 |
| Kibana Machine |  |
34 | 82/78/0 | 174 | 1419 | 84260 |
| Carlos Crespo |  |
5 | 3/1/0 | 7 | 141 | 35648 |
| Nicolas Chaulet |  |
7 | 2/0/0 | 11 | 108 | 18446 |
| Kfir Peled |  |
2 | 0/0/0 | 4 | 86 | 15261 |
| Jon |  |
14 | 0/0/0 | 27 | 309 | 11704 |
| Ying Mao |  |
5 | 2/0/1 | 6 | 178 | 11429 |
| Milosz Marcinkowski |  |
2 | 0/0/0 | 2 | 30 | 9870 |
| Jatin Kathuria |  |
4 | 3/1/0 | 4 | 231 | 8469 |
| Kevin Delemme |  |
4 | 1/1/0 | 9 | 252 | 7499 |
| Andrew Macri |  |
4 | 1/1/0 | 4 | 56 | 5756 |
| Nick Peihl |  |
4 | 4/4/0 | 6 | 120 | 5027 |
| Rachel Shen (rshen91) | 4 | 1/0/0 | 4 | 11 | 4881 | |
| Steph Milovic |  |
6 | 2/1/0 | 7 | 126 | 4845 |
| Maxim Palenov |  |
4 | 2/1/0 | 4 | 119 | 4762 |
| Juan Pablo Djeredjian |  |
5 | 0/0/0 | 5 | 77 | 4737 |
| Drew Tate |  |
6 | 0/0/0 | 6 | 59 | 4701 |
| Rodney Norris |  |
4 | 0/0/0 | 8 | 106 | 4142 |
| Julia Rechkunova (jughosta) | 3 | 3/0/1 | 5 | 69 | 3953 | |
| Shahzad |  |
10 | 1/1/0 | 15 | 89 | 3542 |
| Sergi Romeu |  |
3 | 3/2/0 | 8 | 45 | 3185 |
| Philippe Oberti |  |
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| Julia |  |
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| Karen Grigoryan |  |
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| Nikita Indik |  |
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| Thomas Neirynck |  |
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| Gerard Soldevila |  |
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| Katerina |  |
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| Chris Cowan |  |
1 | 0/0/0 | 1 | 62 | 2419 |
| David Sánchez |  |
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| Angela Chuang |  |
3 | 1/0/0 | 3 | 104 | 2332 |
| Vadim Kibana |  |
4 | 3/1/0 | 7 | 47 | 2313 |
| Patryk Kopyciński |  |
1 | 0/0/0 | 1 | 59 | 2252 |
| Søren Louv-Jansen |  |
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| Anderson Queiroz |  |
3 | 2/2/0 | 3 | 9 | 2140 |
| Maryam Saeidi |  |
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| Yuliia Naumenko |  |
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| Tre' (wayneseymour) | 9 | 5/0/0 | 19 | 5 | 1845 | |
| Alexi Doak |  |
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| Hannah Mudge |  |
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| Cauê Marcondes |  |
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| seanrathier |  |
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| Pierre Gayvallet |  |
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| Ersin Erdal |  |
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| Pablo Machado |  |
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| Mike Côté |  |
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| Ahmad Bamieh |  |
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| Robert Jaszczurek |  |
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| Paul Tavares |  |
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| Sergi Massaneda |  |
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| Gonçalo Rica Pais da Silva |  |
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| Stratoula Kalafateli |  |
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| Robert Oskamp (pheyos) | 4 | 1/0/0 | 4 | 6 | 1117 | |
| Julian Gernun |  |
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| Tiago Costa |  |
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| Elena Shostak |  |
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| Christos Nasikas |  |
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| James Gowdy |  |
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| Rickyanto Ang |  |
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| Davis McPhee |  |
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| mohamedhamed-ahmed |  |
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| Janki Salvi |  |
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| Eyo O. Eyo |  |
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| Irene Blanco |  |
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| Abdul Wahab Zahid |  |
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| Melissa Alvarez |  |
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| Davis Plumlee |  |
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| Charlotte Alexandra Wilson |  |
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| Kerry Gallagher (Kerry350) | 1 | 2/0/0 | 1 | 38 | 780 | |
| Yan Savitski |  |
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| Paulo Silva (opauloh) | 4 | 1/0/0 | 6 | 27 | 745 | |
| Quynh Nguyen (Quinn) |  |
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| Mykola Harmash |  |
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| Anton Dosov |  |
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| Ievgen Sorokopud (e40pud) | 5 | 1/0/0 | 6 | 19 | 611 | |
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| Gloria Hornero |  |
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| Jen Huang |  |
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| Julia Bardi |  |
2 | 0/0/0 | 3 | 19 | 511 |
| Dzmitry Lemechko |  |
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| elastic-renovate-prod[bot] |  |
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| Agustina Nahir Ruidiaz |  |
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| Mark Hopkin |  |
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| José Luis González |  |
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| Viduni Wickramarachchi |  |
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| Catherine Liu |  |
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| Ash |  |
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| Tiago Vila Verde |  |
3 | 0/0/0 | 3 | 22 | 374 |
| Francois-Clement Brossard |  |
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| Lukas Olson |  |
5 | 0/0/0 | 6 | 58 | 368 |
| Peter Pisljar |  |
1 | 0/0/0 | 1 | 18 | 366 |
| Panagiota Mitsopoulou |  |
1 | 0/0/0 | 1 | 7 | 364 |
| Gergő Ábrahám (gergoabraham) | 2 | 1/0/0 | 2 | 12 | 362 | |
| Matthew Kime |  |
4 | 1/0/0 | 5 | 30 | 324 |
| Jeramy Soucy (jeramysoucy) | 5 | 1/0/0 | 6 | 36 | 317 | |
| jennypavlova |  |
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| Jiawei Wu |  |
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| Jean-Louis Leysens |  |
4 | 0/0/0 | 4 | 17 | 311 |
| Tim Sullivan (tsullivan) | 3 | 1/0/0 | 3 | 20 | 304 | |
| Candace Park |  |
1 | 0/0/0 | 1 | 6 | 288 |
| Krzysztof Kowalczyk (kowalczyk-krzysztof) | 5 | 1/0/0 | 6 | 9 | 287 | |
| Alexey Antonov |  |
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| Ilya Nikokoshev (ilyannn) | 1 | 1/0/0 | 1 | 22 | 91 | |
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PRs: created by that dev and opened/merged/closed-unmerged during the period
The analysis of the provided pull requests (PRs) for the Kibana project reveals a diverse range of updates, including bug fixes, feature enhancements, and backports. The PRs address various aspects of the Kibana platform, from security improvements and UI enhancements to backend optimizations and testing framework updates. Notably, there is a focus on enhancing user experience through better error handling, improved accessibility, and more intuitive interfaces.
PR #200109: Fixes an issue with index management links across different stacks. This PR is crucial for ensuring that users can navigate to index management without encountering broken links.
PR #200106: Backports support for editing prebuilt rules in the Rule Editing page. This feature is significant as it enhances the flexibility and usability of the Security Solution by allowing users to modify prebuilt rules directly within Kibana.
PR #200105: Addresses data normalization issues in diff algorithms for certain fields. This fix is important for maintaining data integrity and consistency when comparing rule configurations.
PR #200089: Adds authorization checks for Session View and Kubernetes Dashboard endpoints. This enhancement is vital for ensuring that access controls are properly enforced across all features of Kibana.
PR #200087: Reverts a previous change that removed a deprecated property from an API response. This PR is necessary to restore functionality that was inadvertently lost due to the earlier change.
Security Enhancements: Several PRs focus on improving security features, such as adding authorization checks and fixing issues related to data access controls. This trend underscores the ongoing commitment to enhancing the security posture of Kibana.
User Experience Improvements: Many updates aim to refine the user interface and experience, such as fixing navigation issues, improving error handling, and adding new features like rule editing capabilities. These enhancements are crucial for making Kibana more intuitive and user-friendly.
Backporting Features: There is a noticeable effort to backport new features and fixes from the main branch to older versions of Kibana (e.g., 8.x). This practice helps maintain consistency and reliability across different versions of the software.
Testing and Quality Assurance: Several PRs include updates to testing frameworks or add new tests to cover recent changes. This focus on testing is essential for ensuring that new features do not introduce regressions or new bugs.
The provided PRs reflect a well-organized approach to software development within the Kibana project. The use of labels such as backport, bug, enhancement, and release_note:skip indicates a structured workflow where changes are categorized based on their impact and purpose. The presence of detailed commit messages and PR descriptions suggests a strong emphasis on documentation and clarity, which is beneficial for both current developers and future contributors.
The diversity of changes across different areas of Kibana—from security enhancements and user interface improvements to backend optimizations—demonstrates a comprehensive approach to software development that considers all aspects of the application. This holistic view is crucial for maintaining the quality, security, and usability of Kibana as it evolves.
In conclusion, the analysis of these pull requests highlights the active development efforts within the Kibana project, focusing on enhancing security, improving user experience, ensuring backward compatibility through backports, and maintaining high standards of quality through rigorous testing practices.
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