Set Href Query String in Vega

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I figured out how to make it so text acts as a URL:

    marks: [
      {
        type: "text",
        encode: { enter: { href: { value: "/path/from/base/href/<dashboard ID>/?myParam=myValue" }}}
      }
    ]

The problem is that I just need to update the query string (i.e. the part of the URL after the question mark). Is this possible? We have a bunch of dashboards (10+), so if I set the full href, I need to create a separate plugin for every dashboard. It doesn't seem that specifying the dashboard ID as part of the href is possible, but is it possible just to set the query string?

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Just to clarify a little more, what I'm trying to do is to click on a link inside a Vega plugin that stays on the current dashboard. I don't care how this is done - it could be by specifying a relative path, replacing the query string, or getting the dashboard ID as a signal. I'm just trying to figure out whether or not it's possible to do this so I know wheter or not I need to create a separate plugin for every dashboard.

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If you want to stay on the current dashboard, why do you need a link? If you are trying to set a filter from within the Vega chart (e.g. by clicking a series), you can use the kibanaAddFilter integration. This is an example how this works: https://gist.github.com/nyurik/3c579fb8e81c8a981d4b267ad1767227

You basically have to piece together an object containing the thing you want to filter and then call kibanaAddFilter with it on click.

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Joe,

Sorry for the really long delay - covid is definitely making things interesting here. At any rate, the reason for the link is that I need all visualizations on the dashboard to be updated. I believe the filter will only apply to the one visalization.

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The filter will apply to all visualizations on the dashboard when triggered like this (given you are embedding the vega visualization in a panel on a dashboard, of course).

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Joe,

Got it! I'll give it a shot soon, and thanks for looking into this!

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