Error while parsing alert_dashboard from grafana 5.0.0

[GowthamShanmugam]

grafana 5.0.0 supports backward compatibility, It creates alert_dashboard with json which we are passing. And it gives the same json when we send dashboard API request to grafana. problem with the new version is when someone does save operation in grafana directly in grafana then dashboard json is converted to a new version of json. So the alert dashboard logic in monitoring-integration is affected.

in older json all panels are stored under rows, so the json is like

"rows": [
    {
         "panels": [
              {
                // panel json
              },
          ]
     },
]

so now the new json is changed like,

1. The row is acted like a list. when we try to list panels from UI and press save then json is like
   

  "panels": [
    {
          type: "row"
          "panels": [
                {
                    "type": "graph"
                    // panel json
                },
          ]
      },
]

2. when the same row is not listed and saved then json is changed like
   

"panels": [
   {
       type: "row',
        "panel": [] 
         .
         .
   },
   {
      // panel json
      "type": "graph"
       .
        .
   },
]

[GowthamShanmugam]

@shtripat @nthomas-redhat @r0h4n suggestion please

[r0h4n]

Have you checked with the Grafana team about this irregularity? Maybe file an issue on them.

[nthomas-redhat]

Anything related to 5.0.0 is lower priority as we already in agreement that we are not planning to upgrade in the upcoming release. So why testing with version? I suggest to use 4,x,x and worry about this later. @GowthamShanmugam

[GowthamShanmugam]

@nthomas-redhat ok