xk6-dashboard v0.8.0 is here 🎉!

This is a significant architectural release that improves the project structure and maintainability.

New Features

Frontend Assets Extraction

The frontend assets (UI, report, model, view, and config packages) have been extracted to a separate repository. This change:

• Reduces the main repository size by ~7,000 lines of code
• Removes Node.js/yarn toolchain requirements for backend development
• Enables independent versioning and release cycles for frontend and backend
• Maintains the same user experience and functionality

Impact: This change is transparent to end users. The extension continues to work exactly as before, with all frontend assets embedded in the binary at build time.

Improved Project Architecture

• Separation of Concerns: Frontend and backend development can now be managed independently
• Simplified Development Workflow: Backend developers no longer need Node.js tooling installed
• Pre-built Assets: Frontend assets are pre-built and distributed as a Go module
• Better Build Process: Streamlined build pipeline with reduced complexity

Full Changelog: https://github.com/grafana/xk6-dashboard/compare/v0.7.14...v0.8.0