dasboard_history: fixed json diff so only dashbord is compared and not the whole dashboard revision object (message and restoreFrom etc was showing up in json diff)

pkg/components/dashdiffs/compare.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/components/simplejson"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 	diff "github.com/yudai/gojsondiff"
 	deltaFormatter "github.com/yudai/gojsondiff/formatter"
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ var (
 
 	// ErrNilDiff occurs when two compared interfaces are identical.
 	ErrNilDiff = errors.New("dashdiff: diff is nil")
+
+	diffLogger = log.New("dashdiffs")
 )
 
 type DiffType int
@@ -77,7 +80,10 @@ func CalculateDiff(options *Options) (*Result, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	left, jsonDiff, err := getDiff(baseVersionQuery.Result, newVersionQuery.Result)
+	baseData := baseVersionQuery.Result.Data
+	newData := newVersionQuery.Result.Data
+
+	left, jsonDiff, err := getDiff(baseData, newData)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -115,13 +121,13 @@ func CalculateDiff(options *Options) (*Result, error) {
 }
 
 // getDiff computes the diff of two dashboard versions.
-func getDiff(originalDash, newDash *models.DashboardVersion) (interface{}, diff.Diff, error) {
+func getDiff(baseData, newData *simplejson.Json) (interface{}, diff.Diff, error) {
-	leftBytes, err := simplejson.NewFromAny(originalDash).Encode()
+	leftBytes, err := baseData.Encode()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	rightBytes, err := simplejson.NewFromAny(newDash).Encode()
+	rightBytes, err := newData.Encode()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}

pkg/components/dashdiffs/formatter_basic.go

@@ -97,14 +97,17 @@ func (b *BasicDiff) Basic(lines []*JSONLine) []*BasicBlock {
 
 	// iterate through each line
 	for _, line := range lines {
-		if b.LastIndent == 3 && line.Indent == 2 && line.Change == ChangeNil {
+		// TODO: this condition needs an explaination? what does it mean?
+		if b.LastIndent == 2 && line.Indent == 1 && line.Change == ChangeNil {
 			if b.Block != nil {
 				blocks = append(blocks, b.Block)
 			}
 		}
+
 		b.LastIndent = line.Indent
 
-		if line.Indent == 2 {
+		// TODO: why special handling for indent 2?
+		if line.Indent == 1 {
 			switch line.Change {
 			case ChangeNil:
 				if line.Change == ChangeNil {
@@ -143,12 +146,14 @@ func (b *BasicDiff) Basic(lines []*JSONLine) []*BasicBlock {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// TODO: why special handling for indent > 2 ?
 		// Other Lines
-		if line.Indent > 2 {
+		if line.Indent > 1 {
 			// Ensure single line change
 			if line.Key != "" && line.Val != nil && !b.writing {
 				switch line.Change {
 				case ChangeAdded, ChangeDeleted:
+
 					b.Block.Changes = append(b.Block.Changes, &BasicChange{
 						Key:       line.Key,
 						Change:    line.Change,

public/app/features/dashboard/history/history.html

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 		</li>
 		<li class="gf-tabs-item" ng-show="ctrl.mode === 'compare'">
 			<span class="active gf-tabs-link">
-				Version {{ctrl.baseInfo.version}} <i class="fa fa-arrows-h"></i> Version {{ctrl.newInfo.version}}
+				Version Comparison
 			</span>
 		</li>
 	</ul>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 					Version {{ctrl.newInfo.version}}
           <cite class="muted" ng-if="ctrl.isNewLatest">(Latest)</cite>
         </h4>
-        <section ng-if="ctrl.diff === 'basic'">
+        <section>
           <p class="small muted">
           <strong>Version {{ctrl.newInfo.version}}</strong> updated by
           <span>{{ctrl.newInfo.createdBy}} </span>