Profile Parameter Page Should List Profile(s)

[elsloo]

The profile parameter page should list profiles associated with each parameter. The existing (legacy) UI does this by simply adding a profile column, and if the parameter is mapped to multiple profiles, multiple rows will exist for each mapping. We could take this approach, or possibly change it to a comma separated list of profiles to reduce duplication. No matter what approach we take, it should be easy to quickly see what profiles a parameter is mapped to, and that should also hold true when using the search box to find a specific parameter.

[mitchell852]

just adding some notes here

this is referring to the /parameters and /parameters/:id page in the Traffic Portal

this would require a change to /api/parameters and /api/parameters/:id endpoints, specifically adding a key called "profiles" or something that is an array of profile hashes (id, name). @dangogh is rewriting these apis in Golang so maybe he can look at that.

once that information is appended to each parameter, it can be displayed in the UI

[mitchell852]

@elsloo - imo this would muddy up the UI. If you are trying to see all the parameters associated with a given profile, you could always go to https://localhost:8443/#!/profiles then click on the desired profile and then view the associated parameters. Does this not satisfy your use case? You are trying to see all the parameters associated with a given profile, right?

If we add a "profile" column to the parameters table at https://localhost:8443/#!/parameters you'll end up duplicating rows like you said (as parameters belong to multiple profiles). I'm not fond of that idea.

I'd be more inclined to add a comma-seperated profile list like you mentioned but, again, muddies up the UI a bit because of a column potentially packed with data.

[mitchell852]

nm @elsloo, i read this wrong. i missed this piece: "it should be easy to quickly see what profiles a parameter is mapped to"

[mitchell852]

I added a profile count to each parameter that when hovered over it will show you a list of profiles for the parameter.

this profile list can also be used to filter parameters for a given profile.