Add non-boolean feature flags support to the StaticProvider (#115085)

* initial commit

* add support of integerts

* finialise the static provider

* minor refactoring

* the rest

* revert:  the rest

* add new thiongs

* more tests added

* add ff parsing tests to check if types are handled correctly

* update tests according to recent changes

* address golint issues

* Update pkg/setting/setting_feature_toggles.go

Co-authored-by: Dave Henderson <dave.henderson@grafana.com>

* fix rebase issues

* addressing review comments

* add test cases for enterprise

* handle enterprise cases

* minor refactoring to make api a bit easier to debug

* make test names a bit more precise

* fix linter

* add openfeature sdk to goleak ignore in testutil

* Remove only boolean check in ff gen tests

* add non-boolean types top the doc in default.ini and doc string in FeatureFlag type

* apply remarks, add docs to sample.ini

* reflect changes in feature flags in the public grafana configuration doc

* fix doc formatting

* apply suggestions to the doc file

---------

Co-authored-by: Dave Henderson <dave.henderson@grafana.com>
This commit is contained in:
Denis Vodopianov
2026-01-12 22:53:23 +01:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Dave Henderson
parent 8c8efd2494
commit ce9ab6a89a
15 changed files with 330 additions and 76 deletions
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@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ type FeatureFlag struct {
Stage FeatureFlagStage `json:"stage,omitempty"`
Owner codeowner `json:"-"` // Owner person or team that owns this feature flag
// CEL-GO expression. Using the value "true" will mean this is on by default
// Expression defined by the feature_toggles configuration.
// Supports multiple types including boolean, string, integer, float,
// and structured values following the OpenFeature specification.
// Using the value "true" means the feature flag is enabled by default,
// Using the value "1.0" means the default value of the feature flag is 1.0
Expression string `json:"expression,omitempty"`
// Special behavior properties
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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
clientauthmiddleware "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/clientauth/middleware"
"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
"github.com/open-feature/go-sdk/openfeature/memprovider"
sdkhttpclient "github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go/backend/httpclient"
"github.com/open-feature/go-sdk/openfeature"
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ type OpenFeatureConfig struct {
// HTTPClient is a pre-configured HTTP client (optional, used by features-service + OFREP providers)
HTTPClient *http.Client
// StaticFlags are the feature flags to use with static provider
StaticFlags map[string]bool
StaticFlags map[string]memprovider.InMemoryFlag
// TargetingKey is used for evaluation context
TargetingKey string
// ContextAttrs are additional attributes for evaluation context
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func InitOpenFeatureWithCfg(cfg *setting.Cfg) error {
func createProvider(
providerType string,
u *url.URL,
staticFlags map[string]bool,
staticFlags map[string]memprovider.InMemoryFlag,
httpClient *http.Client,
) (openfeature.FeatureProvider, error) {
if providerType == setting.FeaturesServiceProviderType || providerType == setting.OFREPProviderType {
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ func createProvider(
}
}
return newStaticProvider(staticFlags)
return newStaticProvider(staticFlags, standardFeatureFlags)
}
func createHTTPClient(m *clientauthmiddleware.TokenExchangeMiddleware) (*http.Client, error) {
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@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ func ProvideManagerService(cfg *setting.Cfg) (*FeatureManager, error) {
}
mgmt.warnings[key] = "unknown flag in config"
}
mgmt.startup[key] = val
mgmt.startup[key] = val.Variants[val.DefaultVariant] == true
}
// update the values
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func CreateStaticEvaluator(cfg *setting.Cfg) (StaticFlagEvaluator, error) {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read feature flags from config: %w", err)
}
staticProvider, err := newStaticProvider(staticFlags)
staticProvider, err := newStaticProvider(staticFlags, standardFeatureFlags)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create static provider: %w", err)
}
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@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
package featuremgmt
import (
"fmt"
"maps"
"github.com/open-feature/go-sdk/openfeature"
"github.com/open-feature/go-sdk/openfeature/memprovider"
"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
)
// inMemoryBulkProvider is a wrapper around memprovider.InMemoryProvider that
@@ -28,37 +33,21 @@ func (p *inMemoryBulkProvider) ListFlags() ([]string, error) {
return keys, nil
}
func newStaticProvider(confFlags map[string]bool) (openfeature.FeatureProvider, error) {
flags := make(map[string]memprovider.InMemoryFlag, len(standardFeatureFlags))
func newStaticProvider(confFlags map[string]memprovider.InMemoryFlag, standardFlags []FeatureFlag) (openfeature.FeatureProvider, error) {
flags := make(map[string]memprovider.InMemoryFlag, len(standardFlags))
// Parse and add standard flags
for _, flag := range standardFlags {
inMemFlag, err := setting.ParseFlag(flag.Name, flag.Expression)
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse flag %s: %w", flag.Name, err)
}
flags[flag.Name] = inMemFlag
}
// Add flags from config.ini file
for name, value := range confFlags {
flags[name] = createInMemoryFlag(name, value)
}
// Add standard flags
for _, flag := range standardFeatureFlags {
if _, exists := flags[flag.Name]; !exists {
enabled := flag.Expression == "true"
flags[flag.Name] = createInMemoryFlag(flag.Name, enabled)
}
}
maps.Copy(flags, confFlags)
return newInMemoryBulkProvider(flags), nil
}
func createInMemoryFlag(name string, enabled bool) memprovider.InMemoryFlag {
variant := "disabled"
if enabled {
variant = "enabled"
}
return memprovider.InMemoryFlag{
Key: name,
DefaultVariant: variant,
Variants: map[string]interface{}{
"enabled": true,
"disabled": false,
},
}
}
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
"testing"
"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/setting"
"github.com/open-feature/go-sdk/openfeature/memprovider"
"github.com/open-feature/go-sdk/openfeature"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -93,3 +94,144 @@ ABCD = true
enabledFeatureManager := mgr.GetEnabled(ctx)
assert.Equal(t, openFeatureEnabledFlags, enabledFeatureManager)
}
func Test_StaticProvider_TypedFlags(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
flags FeatureFlag
defaultValue any
expectedValue any
}{
{
flags: FeatureFlag{
Name: "Flag",
Expression: "true",
},
defaultValue: false,
expectedValue: true,
},
{
flags: FeatureFlag{
Name: "Flag",
Expression: "1.0",
},
defaultValue: 0.0,
expectedValue: 1.0,
},
{
flags: FeatureFlag{
Name: "Flag",
Expression: "blue",
},
defaultValue: "red",
expectedValue: "blue",
},
{
flags: FeatureFlag{
Name: "Flag",
Expression: "1",
},
defaultValue: int64(0),
expectedValue: int64(1),
},
{
flags: FeatureFlag{
Name: "Flag",
Expression: `{ "foo": "bar" }`,
},
expectedValue: map[string]any{"foo": "bar"},
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
provider, err := newStaticProvider(nil, []FeatureFlag{tt.flags})
assert.NoError(t, err)
var result any
switch tt.expectedValue.(type) {
case bool:
result = provider.BooleanEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.flags.Name, tt.defaultValue.(bool), openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
case float64:
result = provider.FloatEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.flags.Name, tt.defaultValue.(float64), openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
case string:
result = provider.StringEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.flags.Name, tt.defaultValue.(string), openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
case int64:
result = provider.IntEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.flags.Name, tt.defaultValue.(int64), openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
case map[string]any:
result = provider.ObjectEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.flags.Name, tt.defaultValue, openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
}
assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedValue, result)
}
}
func Test_StaticProvider_ConfigOverride(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
originalValue string
configValue any
}{
{
name: "bool",
originalValue: "false",
configValue: true,
},
{
name: "int",
originalValue: "0",
configValue: int64(1),
},
{
name: "float",
originalValue: "0.0",
configValue: 1.0,
},
{
name: "string",
originalValue: "foo",
configValue: "bar",
},
{
name: "structure",
originalValue: "{}",
configValue: make(map[string]any),
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
configFlags, standardFlags := makeFlags(tt)
provider, err := newStaticProvider(configFlags, standardFlags)
assert.NoError(t, err)
var result any
switch tt.configValue.(type) {
case bool:
result = provider.BooleanEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.name, false, openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
case float64:
result = provider.FloatEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.name, 0.0, openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
case string:
result = provider.StringEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.name, "foo", openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
case int64:
result = provider.IntEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.name, 1, openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
case map[string]any:
result = provider.ObjectEvaluation(t.Context(), tt.name, make(map[string]any), openfeature.FlattenedContext{}).Value
}
assert.Equal(t, tt.configValue, result)
}
}
func makeFlags(tt struct {
name string
originalValue string
configValue any
}) (map[string]memprovider.InMemoryFlag, []FeatureFlag) {
orig := FeatureFlag{
Name: tt.name,
Expression: tt.originalValue,
}
config := map[string]memprovider.InMemoryFlag{
tt.name: setting.NewInMemoryFlag(tt.name, tt.configValue),
}
return config, []FeatureFlag{orig}
}
@@ -190,9 +190,6 @@ func verifyFlagsConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
if flag.Stage == FeatureStageGeneralAvailability && flag.Expression == "" {
t.Errorf("GA features must be explicitly enabled or disabled, please add the `Expression` property for %s", flag.Name)
}
if flag.Expression != "" && flag.Expression != "true" && flag.Expression != "false" {
t.Errorf("the `Expression` property for %s is incorrect. valid values are: `true`, `false` or empty string for default", flag.Name)
}
// Check camel case names
if flag.Name != strcase.ToLowerCamel(flag.Name) && !legacyNames[flag.Name] {
invalidNames = append(invalidNames, flag.Name)
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@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
"testing"
"github.com/open-feature/go-sdk/openfeature"
"github.com/open-feature/go-sdk/openfeature/memprovider"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
@@ -378,8 +379,10 @@ func setupOpenFeatureProvider(t *testing.T, flagValue bool) {
err := featuremgmt.InitOpenFeature(featuremgmt.OpenFeatureConfig{
ProviderType: setting.StaticProviderType,
StaticFlags: map[string]bool{
featuremgmt.FlagPluginsAutoUpdate: flagValue,
StaticFlags: map[string]memprovider.InMemoryFlag{
featuremgmt.FlagPluginsAutoUpdate: {
Key: featuremgmt.FlagPluginsAutoUpdate, Variants: map[string]any{"": flagValue},
},
},
})
require.NoError(t, err)