Questions about new jQuery plugin architecture

[ceevee830]

So I'm working on getting our business data from the back-end into the UI using the new jQuery support.

1. The back-end to my plugin was modeled after the GRAPHs plugin whereby it delivers business data via protobuf format. return (str(gpu_summary), 'text/x-protobuf') # pbtxt
   But the example index.js here accepts json-formatted payload. Question: How can I update my index.js to parse incoming data as protobuf?

2. Also, do you have a design document or something that describes how export async function render() is called in the index.js?

Thanks,
-Chris

[rmothukuru]

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[psybuzz]

Thanks for the question! I'm not familiar with "new jQuery support", but the rest of the question is TB related.

The Graph dashboard has its own frontend logic to parse protobuf txt from the backend. parser.ts will fetch a response and call res.arrayBuffer() and transform it into a usable form via parsePbtxtFile, instead of res.json(). If you wish to roll your own solution, this implementation could be a reference.

There are also 3rd party protobuf libraries to investigate, which might also address your needs, e.g.
https://github.com/protobufjs/protobuf.js

Although the plugin example repo shows how to define it, I can look into making the documentation better. Right now, TensorBoard simply imports the plugin's entry point as a module and calls render().

Sidenote: if you have more ideas, questions, feedback on how the dynamic plugin authoring experience could be better, please add comments to #2357 !

[rmothukuru]

@ceevee830,
Can you please let us know if @psybuzz's comment has clarified your query, so that we can work towards Closure of this issue. Thanks!

[ceevee830]

Thanks, Team. I am able to read the back-end payload in JSON format.