Adjustment external views

airflow-core/docs/administration-and-deployment/plugins.rst

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ looks like:
         # A list of dictionaries containing FastAPI middleware factory objects and some metadata. See the example below.
         fastapi_root_middlewares = []
         # A list of dictionaries containing iframe views and some metadata. See the example below.
-        iframe_views = []
+        external_views = []
 
         # A callback to perform actions when Airflow starts and the plugin is loaded.
         # NOTE: Ensure your plugin has *args, and **kwargs in the method definition
@@ -195,18 +195,24 @@ definitions in Airflow.
     }
 
     # Creating a iframe view that will be rendered in the Airflow UI.
-    iframe_view_with_metadata = {
+    external_view_with_metadata = {
         "name": "Name of the Iframe View as displayed in the UI",
-        # Source URL of the iframe. This URL can be templated using context variables, depending on the location where the iframe is rendered
-        # the context variables available will be different, i.e a subset of (DAG_ID, RUN_ID, TASK_ID, MAP_INDEX)
-        "src": "https://example.com/{DAG_ID}/{RUN_ID}/{TASK_ID}",
+        # Source URL of the external view. This URL can be templated using context variables, depending on the location where the external view is rendered
+        # the context variables available will be different, i.e a subset of (DAG_ID, RUN_ID, TASK_ID, MAP_INDEX).
+        "href": "https://example.com/{DAG_ID}/{RUN_ID}/{TASK_ID}",
         # Destination of the iframe view. This is used to determine where the iframe will be loaded in the UI.
-        # Supported locations are Literal["nav", "dag", "dag_run", "task", "task_instance"]
+        # Supported locations are Literal["nav", "dag", "dag_run", "task", "task_instance"], default to "nav".
         "destination": "dag_run",
         # Optional icon, url to an svg file.
         "icon": "https://example.com/icon.svg",
-        # Optional parameters, relative URL location when opening the iframe
-        "url_route": "/my_iframe_view",
+        # Optional dark icon for the dark theme, url to an svg file. If not provided, "icon" will be used for both light and dark themes.
+        "icon_dark_mode": "https://example.com/dark_icon.svg",
+        # Optional parameters, relative URL location for the iframe rendering. If not provided, external view will be rendeded as an external link. Should
+        # not contain a leading slash.
+        "url_route": "my_iframe_view",
+        # Optional category, only relevant for destination "nav". This is used to group the external links in the navigation bar.  We will match the existing
+        # menus of ["browse", "docs", "admin", "user"] and if there's no match then create a new menu.
+        "category": "browse",
     }
 
 
@@ -216,7 +222,7 @@ definitions in Airflow.
         macros = [plugin_macro]
         fastapi_apps = [app_with_metadata]
         fastapi_root_middlewares = [middleware_with_metadata]
-        iframe_views = [iframe_view_with_metadata]
+        external_views = [external_view_with_metadata]
 
 .. seealso:: :doc:`/howto/define-extra-link`
 

airflow-core/docs/howto/custom-view-plugin.rst

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ core UI using the Plugin manager.
 
 Plugins integrate with the Airflow core RestAPI. In this plugin,
 three object references are derived from the base class ``airflow.plugins_manager.AirflowPlugin``.
-They are fastapi_apps, fastapi_root_middlewares and iframe_views.
+They are fastapi_apps, fastapi_root_middlewares and external_views.
 
 Using fastapi_apps in Airflow plugin, the core RestAPI can be extended
 to support extra endpoints to serve custom static file or any other json/application responses.
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ functionality to the entire FastAPI application, including core endpoints.
 In this object reference, the list of dictionaries with Middleware factories object,
 initialization parameters and some metadata information like the name are passed on.
 
-Using iframe_views in Airflow plugin, allows to register custom views that are rendered in iframes in
-the Airflow UI. This is useful for integrating external applications or custom dashboards into the Airflow UI.
+Using external_views in Airflow plugin, allows to register custom views that are rendered in iframes or external link
+in the Airflow UI. This is useful for integrating external applications or custom dashboards into the Airflow UI.
 In this object reference, the list of dictionaries with the view name, iframe src (templatable), destination and
 optional parameters like the icon and url_route are passed on.
 
-Information and code samples to register ``fastapi_apps``, ``fastapi_root_middlewares`` and ``iframe_views`` are
+Information and code samples to register ``fastapi_apps``, ``fastapi_root_middlewares`` and ``external_views`` are
 available in :doc:`plugin </administration-and-deployment/plugins>`.
 
 Support for Airflow 2 plugins

airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/datamodels/plugins.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 from typing import Annotated, Any, Literal
 
-from pydantic import BeforeValidator, ConfigDict, field_validator
+from pydantic import BeforeValidator, ConfigDict, Field, field_validator, model_validator
 
 from airflow.api_fastapi.core_api.base import BaseModel
 from airflow.plugins_manager import AirflowPluginSource
@@ -65,20 +65,22 @@ class AppBuilderMenuItemResponse(BaseModel):
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
 
     name: str
-    href: str | None = None
+    href: str
     category: str | None = None
 
 
-class IFrameViewsResponse(BaseModel):
+class ExternalViewResponse(BaseModel):
     """Serializer for IFrame Plugin responses."""
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(extra="allow")
 
     name: str
-    src: str
+    href: str
     icon: str | None = None
+    icon_dark_mode: str | None = None
     url_route: str | None = None
-    destination: Literal["nav", "dag", "dag_run", "task", "task_instance"] | None = None
+    category: str | None = None
+    destination: Literal["nav", "dag", "dag_run", "task", "task_instance"] = "nav"
 
 
 class PluginResponse(BaseModel):
@@ -89,9 +91,13 @@ class PluginResponse(BaseModel):
     flask_blueprints: list[str]
     fastapi_apps: list[FastAPIAppResponse]
     fastapi_root_middlewares: list[FastAPIRootMiddlewareResponse]
-    iframe_views: list[IFrameViewsResponse]
+    external_views: list[ExternalViewResponse] = Field(
+        description="Aggregate all external views. Both 'external_views' and 'appbuilder_menu_items' are included here."
+    )
     appbuilder_views: list[AppBuilderViewResponse]
-    appbuilder_menu_items: list[AppBuilderMenuItemResponse]
+    appbuilder_menu_items: list[AppBuilderMenuItemResponse] = Field(
+        deprecated="Kept for backward compatibility, use `external_views` instead.",
+    )
     global_operator_extra_links: list[str]
     operator_extra_links: list[str]
     source: Annotated[str, BeforeValidator(coerce_to_string)]
@@ -105,6 +111,12 @@ def convert_source(cls, data: Any) -> Any:
             return str(data)
         return data
 
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    @classmethod
+    def convert_external_views(cls, data: Any) -> Any:
+        data["external_views"] = [*data["external_views"], *data.get("appbuilder_menu_items", [])]
+        return data
+
 
 class PluginCollectionResponse(BaseModel):
     """Plugin Collection serializer."""

airflow-core/src/airflow/api_fastapi/core_api/openapi/v2-rest-api-generated.yaml

@@ -7029,9 +7029,7 @@ components:
           type: string
           title: Name
         href:
-          anyOf:
-          - type: string
-          - type: 'null'
+          type: string
           title: Href
         category:
           anyOf:
@@ -7042,6 +7040,7 @@ components:
       type: object
       required:
       - name
+      - href
       title: AppBuilderMenuItemResponse
       description: Serializer for AppBuilder Menu Item responses.
     AppBuilderViewResponse:
@@ -9293,6 +9292,51 @@ components:
       - url
       title: ExternalLogUrlResponse
       description: Response for the external log URL endpoint.
+    ExternalViewResponse:
+      properties:
+        name:
+          type: string
+          title: Name
+        href:
+          type: string
+          title: Href
+        icon:
+          anyOf:
+          - type: string
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Icon
+        icon_dark_mode:
+          anyOf:
+          - type: string
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Icon Dark Mode
+        url_route:
+          anyOf:
+          - type: string
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Url Route
+        category:
+          anyOf:
+          - type: string
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Category
+        destination:
+          type: string
+          enum:
+          - nav
+          - dag
+          - dag_run
+          - task
+          - task_instance
+          title: Destination
+          default: nav
+      additionalProperties: true
+      type: object
+      required:
+      - name
+      - href
+      title: ExternalViewResponse
+      description: Serializer for IFrame Plugin responses.
     ExtraLinkCollectionResponse:
       properties:
         extra_links:
@@ -9386,42 +9430,6 @@ components:
       - triggerer
       title: HealthInfoResponse
       description: Health serializer for responses.
-    IFrameViewsResponse:
-      properties:
-        name:
-          type: string
-          title: Name
-        src:
-          type: string
-          title: Src
-        icon:
-          anyOf:
-          - type: string
-          - type: 'null'
-          title: Icon
-        url_route:
-          anyOf:
-          - type: string
-          - type: 'null'
-          title: Url Route
-        destination:
-          anyOf:
-          - type: string
-            enum:
-            - nav
-            - dag
-            - dag_run
-            - task
-            - task_instance
-          - type: 'null'
-          title: Destination
-      additionalProperties: true
-      type: object
-      required:
-      - name
-      - src
-      title: IFrameViewsResponse
-      description: Serializer for IFrame Plugin responses.
     ImportErrorCollectionResponse:
       properties:
         import_errors:
@@ -9676,11 +9684,13 @@ components:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/FastAPIRootMiddlewareResponse'
           type: array
           title: Fastapi Root Middlewares
-        iframe_views:
+        external_views:
           items:
-            $ref: '#/components/schemas/IFrameViewsResponse'
+            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalViewResponse'
           type: array
-          title: Iframe Views
+          title: External Views
+          description: Aggregate all external views. Both 'external_views' and 'appbuilder_menu_items'
+            are included here.
         appbuilder_views:
           items:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppBuilderViewResponse'
@@ -9691,6 +9701,7 @@ components:
             $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppBuilderMenuItemResponse'
           type: array
           title: Appbuilder Menu Items
+          deprecated: true
         global_operator_extra_links:
           items:
             type: string
@@ -9721,7 +9732,7 @@ components:
       - flask_blueprints
       - fastapi_apps
       - fastapi_root_middlewares
-      - iframe_views
+      - external_views
       - appbuilder_views
       - appbuilder_menu_items
       - global_operator_extra_links

airflow-core/src/airflow/plugins_manager.py

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 flask_blueprints: list[Any] | None = None
 fastapi_apps: list[Any] | None = None
 fastapi_root_middlewares: list[Any] | None = None
-iframe_views: list[Any] | None = None
+external_views: list[Any] | None = None
 menu_links: list[Any] | None = None
 flask_appbuilder_views: list[Any] | None = None
 flask_appbuilder_menu_links: list[Any] | None = None
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
     "flask_blueprints",
     "fastapi_apps",
     "fastapi_root_middlewares",
-    "iframe_views",
+    "external_views",
     "menu_links",
     "appbuilder_views",
     "appbuilder_menu_items",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class AirflowPlugin:
     flask_blueprints: list[Any] = []
     fastapi_apps: list[Any] = []
     fastapi_root_middlewares: list[Any] = []
-    iframe_views: list[Any] = []
+    external_views: list[Any] = []
     menu_links: list[Any] = []
     appbuilder_views: list[Any] = []
     appbuilder_menu_items: list[Any] = []
@@ -371,9 +371,9 @@ def ensure_plugins_loaded():
 def initialize_ui_plugins():
     """Collect extension points for the UI."""
     global plugins
-    global iframe_views
+    global external_views
 
-    if iframe_views is not None:
+    if external_views is not None:
         return
 
     ensure_plugins_loaded()
@@ -383,10 +383,10 @@ def initialize_ui_plugins():
 
     log.debug("Initialize UI plugin")
 
-    iframe_views = []
+    external_views = []
 
     for plugin in plugins:
-        iframe_views.extend(plugin.iframe_views)
+        external_views.extend(plugin.external_views)
 
 
 def initialize_flask_plugins():