Bugfix/fix 1032: Allow custom mapping of template variable value -> display text

[marcoklaassen]

Fixes #1032
use a json array to define variable lists with mapping of value and display text.
if you don't need a mapping, you can use the feature as before (comma separated list).
there is also an additional info-box containing a description how to build the json array.

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[marcusolsson]

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[siegmund42]

One comment for discussion (I like your pragmatic way):
Do we want to include this in that implicit way or add an extra variable type for being more explicit?

I really like to see some progress on this!

[EDIT] Bonus question: Is it then possible to refer to both $my_var.text and $my_var.value?

[marcoklaassen]

One comment for discussion (I like your pragmatic way):
Do we want to include this in that implicit way or add an extra variable type for being more explicit?

I really like to see some progress on this!

[EDIT] Bonus question: Is it then possible to refer to both $my_var.text and $my_var.value?

Thanks for your comment.
I think we should start with an implicit way like this.
If our users like this feature and use ist more and more, we can introduce a new variable type later.

Bonus answer: no, $my_var.text is just used for any labels; $my_var.value is the value for the queries.

[maxilampert]

@torkelo @marcusolsson Any idea if that is something that can be merged as a starting point such feature would be really helpful to give more flexibility to the custom values without having to build a dummy datasource?

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[siegmund42]

I would like to ping this for review - it's a pretty nice feature that was already demanded in several requests. The approach of @marcoklaassen is pragmatic and a good point to start from.

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[mareksimunek]

I really want this feature as many others. Could you please @marcusolsson check again? Or where it got stucked?

[torkelo]

Thanks for contributing!

I do not think this addresses #1032, this adds value & text support to the custom variable, #1032 is about dynamic query based id -> text lookup for query variable options.

We can't realy merge this, we are rewriting the template variable system to redux & react. #22434

Dont think json text in the input is the right answer here. Either a UI or support for CSV table (with text & vale columns) would be better.

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