[9.0] [Search] Remove website search guided onboarding (#224538) (#224665)

# Backport

This will backport the following commits from `main` to `9.0`:
- [[Search] Remove website search guided onboarding
(#224538)](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/224538)

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examples/guided_onboarding_example/public/components/main.tsx

@@ -36,13 +36,7 @@ interface MainProps {
   notifications: CoreStart['notifications'];
 }
 
-const exampleGuideIds: GuideId[] = [
+const exampleGuideIds: GuideId[] = ['databaseSearch', 'siem', 'kubernetes', 'testGuide'];
-  'websiteSearch',
-  'databaseSearch',
-  'siem',
-  'kubernetes',
-  'testGuide',
-];
 const selectOptions: EuiSelectOption[] = exampleGuideIds.map((guideId) => ({
   value: guideId,
   text: guideId,

src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-guided-onboarding/src/components/landing_page/classic_version/__snapshots__/guide_cards.test.tsx.snap

@@ -93,30 +93,6 @@ exports[`guide cards snapshots should render all cards 1`] = `
           size="m"
         />
       </EuiFlexItem>
-      <EuiFlexItem
-        grow={false}
-        key="3"
-      >
-        <GuideCard
-          activateGuide={[MockFunction]}
-          activeFilter="all"
-          card={
-            Object {
-              "guideId": "websiteSearch",
-              "icon": "search",
-              "order": 13,
-              "solution": "search",
-              "telemetryId": "onboarding--search--website",
-              "title": "Add search to my website",
-            }
-          }
-          guidesState={Array []}
-          navigateToApp={[MockFunction]}
-        />
-        <EuiSpacer
-          size="m"
-        />
-      </EuiFlexItem>
     </EuiFlexGroup>
   </EuiFlexItem>
   <EuiFlexItem

src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-guided-onboarding/src/components/landing_page/classic_version/guide_cards.constants.tsx

@@ -72,16 +72,6 @@ export const guideCards: GuideCardConstants[] = [
     telemetryId: 'onboarding--search--ai',
     order: 7,
   },
-  {
-    solution: 'search',
-    icon: 'search',
-    title: i18n.translate('guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.websiteSearch.title', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Add search to my website',
-    }),
-    guideId: 'websiteSearch',
-    telemetryId: 'onboarding--search--website',
-    order: 13,
-  },
   {
     solution: 'observability',
     icon: 'logstashInput',

src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-guided-onboarding/src/components/landing_page/guide/guide_cards.constants.tsx

@@ -84,16 +84,6 @@ export const guideCards: GuideCardConstants[] = [
     telemetryId: 'onboarding--search--ai',
     order: 7,
   },
-  {
-    solution: 'search',
-    icon: 'search',
-    title: i18n.translate('guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.websiteSearch.title', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Add search to my website',
-    }),
-    guideId: 'websiteSearch',
-    telemetryId: 'onboarding--search--website',
-    order: 13,
-  },
   {
     solution: 'observability',
     icon: 'logstashInput',

src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-guided-onboarding/src/types.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-export type GuideId = 'kubernetes' | 'siem' | 'websiteSearch' | 'databaseSearch' | 'testGuide';
+export type GuideId = 'kubernetes' | 'siem' | 'databaseSearch' | 'testGuide';
 
 type KubernetesStepIds = 'add_data' | 'view_dashboard' | 'tour_observability';
 type SiemStepIds = 'add_data' | 'rules' | 'alertsCases';

test/api_integration/apis/guided_onboarding/get_config.ts

@@ -29,16 +29,5 @@ export default function testGetGuideConfig({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         expect(config).to.not.be.empty();
       });
     });
-
-    // expecting websiteSearch to be disabled for now, but adding this test to ensure
-    // it's added back to the above list when support for web crawlers is added back.
-    ['websiteSearch'].map((guideId) => {
-      it(`does not returns config for ${guideId}`, async () => {
-        await supertest
-          .get(`${getConfigsPath}/${guideId}`)
-          .set(X_ELASTIC_INTERNAL_ORIGIN_REQUEST, 'kibana')
-          .expect(404);
-      });
-    });
   });
 }

test/api_integration/apis/guided_onboarding/get_guides.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
   guideStateSavedObjectsType,
   pluginStateSavedObjectsType,
 } from '@kbn/guided-onboarding-plugin/server/saved_objects/guided_setup';
-import { websiteSearchGuideId } from '@kbn/enterprise-search-plugin/common/guided_onboarding/search_guide_config';
 import { API_BASE_PATH } from '@kbn/guided-onboarding-plugin/common';
 import { X_ELASTIC_INTERNAL_ORIGIN_REQUEST } from '@kbn/core-http-common';
 import type { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
@@ -42,19 +41,13 @@ export default function testGetGuidesState({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     });
 
     it('returns all created guides (active and inactive)', async () => {
-      await createGuides(kibanaServer, [
+      await createGuides(kibanaServer, [testGuideStep1ActiveState]);
-        testGuideStep1ActiveState,
-        { ...testGuideStep1ActiveState, guideId: websiteSearchGuideId },
-      ]);
       const response = await supertest
         .get(getGuidesPath)
         .set(X_ELASTIC_INTERNAL_ORIGIN_REQUEST, 'kibana')
         .expect(200);
       expect(response.body).not.to.be.empty();
-      expect(response.body.state).to.eql([
+      expect(response.body.state).to.eql([testGuideStep1ActiveState]);
-        testGuideStep1ActiveState,
-        { ...testGuideStep1ActiveState, guideId: websiteSearchGuideId },
-      ]);
     });
   });
 }

test/api_integration/apis/guided_onboarding/put_state.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   guideStateSavedObjectsType,
 } from '@kbn/guided-onboarding-plugin/server/saved_objects/guided_setup';
 import { testGuideId } from '@kbn/guided-onboarding';
-import { websiteSearchGuideId } from '@kbn/enterprise-search-plugin/common/guided_onboarding/search_guide_config';
 import { API_BASE_PATH } from '@kbn/guided-onboarding-plugin/common';
 import { X_ELASTIC_INTERNAL_ORIGIN_REQUEST } from '@kbn/core-http-common';
 import type { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
@@ -134,11 +133,8 @@ export default function testPutState({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     });
 
     it('updates any existing active guides to inactive', async () => {
-      // create an active guide and an inactive guide
+      // create an active guide
-      await createGuides(kibanaServer, [
+      await createGuides(kibanaServer, [testGuideStep1ActiveState]);
-        testGuideStep1ActiveState,
-        { ...testGuideNotActiveState, guideId: websiteSearchGuideId },
-      ]);
 
       // Create a new guide with isActive: true
       await supertest
@@ -160,12 +156,6 @@ export default function testPutState({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       });
       expect(testGuideSO.attributes.isActive).to.eql(false);
 
-      const searchGuideSO = await kibanaServer.savedObjects.get({
-        type: guideStateSavedObjectsType,
-        id: websiteSearchGuideId,
-      });
-      expect(searchGuideSO.attributes.isActive).to.eql(false);
-
       const kubernetesGuide = await kibanaServer.savedObjects.get({
         type: guideStateSavedObjectsType,
         id: 'kubernetes',

test/tsconfig.json

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
     "@kbn/dev-utils",
     "@kbn/utility-types",
     "@kbn/dev-proc-runner",
-    "@kbn/enterprise-search-plugin",
     "@kbn/core-saved-objects-server",
     "@kbn/core-http-common",
     "@kbn/event-annotation-plugin",

x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/fr-FR.json

@@ -4063,7 +4063,6 @@
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.syntheticsObservability.title": "Créer un moniteur synthétique",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.universalProfilingObservability.title": "Optimiser mes charges de travail avec Universal Profiling",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.vectorSearch.title": "Configurer une recherche vectorielle",
-    "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.websiteSearch.title": "Ajouter la recherche à mon site web",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.guideFilter.all.buttonLabel": "Tous",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.guideFilter.observability.buttonLabel": "Observabilité",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.guideFilter.search.buttonLabel": "Elasticsearch",

x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/ja-JP.json

@@ -4058,7 +4058,6 @@
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.syntheticsObservability.title": "シンセティック監視を作成",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.universalProfilingObservability.title": "ユニバーサルプロファイリングでワークロードを最適化",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.vectorSearch.title": "ベクトル検索を設定",
-    "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.websiteSearch.title": "検索をWebサイトに追加",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.guideFilter.all.buttonLabel": "すべて",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.guideFilter.observability.buttonLabel": "Observability",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.guideFilter.search.buttonLabel": "Elasticsearch",

x-pack/platform/plugins/private/translations/translations/zh-CN.json

@@ -4064,7 +4064,6 @@
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.syntheticsObservability.title": "创建 Synthetic 监测",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.universalProfilingObservability.title": "使用 Universal Profiling 优化我的工作负载",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.vectorSearch.title": "设置矢量搜索",
-    "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.cards.websiteSearch.title": "添加搜索到我的网站",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.guideFilter.all.buttonLabel": "全部",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.guideFilter.observability.buttonLabel": "Observability",
     "guidedOnboardingPackage.gettingStarted.guideFilter.search.buttonLabel": "Elasticsearch",

x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/common/guided_onboarding/search_guide_config.ts

@@ -8,15 +8,13 @@
 import type { GuideConfig, StepConfig } from '@kbn/guided-onboarding';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 
-export const websiteSearchGuideId = 'websiteSearch';
 export const databaseSearchGuideId = 'databaseSearch';
 
 const apiRoutes = {
   [databaseSearchGuideId]: '/connectors/select_connector',
-  [websiteSearchGuideId]: '/crawlers',
 };
 
-export type EnterpriseSearchGuideIds = typeof websiteSearchGuideId | typeof databaseSearchGuideId;
+export type EnterpriseSearchGuideIds = typeof databaseSearchGuideId;
 
 const getAddDataStep: (method?: EnterpriseSearchGuideIds) => StepConfig = (method) => {
   return {
@@ -83,6 +81,4 @@ const getGuideConfig: (telemetryId: EnterpriseSearchGuideIds) => GuideConfig = (
   };
 };
 
-export const websiteSearchGuideConfig: GuideConfig = getGuideConfig(websiteSearchGuideId);
-
 export const databaseSearchGuideConfig: GuideConfig = getGuideConfig(databaseSearchGuideId);

x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/search_index.tsx

@@ -73,17 +73,6 @@ export const SearchIndex: React.FC = () => {
     updateSideNavDefinition,
   } = useValues(KibanaLogic);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const subscription = guidedOnboarding?.guidedOnboardingApi
-      ?.isGuideStepActive$('websiteSearch', 'add_data')
-      .subscribe((isStepActive) => {
-        if (isStepActive && index?.count) {
-          guidedOnboarding?.guidedOnboardingApi?.completeGuideStep('websiteSearch', 'add_data');
-        }
-      });
-    return () => subscription?.unsubscribe();
-  }, [guidedOnboarding, index?.count]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     const subscription = guidedOnboarding?.guidedOnboardingApi
       ?.isGuideStepActive$('databaseSearch', 'add_data')

x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/server/plugin.ts

@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ import {
 } from '../common/constants';
 
 import {
-  websiteSearchGuideId,
   databaseSearchGuideId,
-  websiteSearchGuideConfig,
   databaseSearchGuideConfig,
 } from '../common/guided_onboarding/search_guide_config';
 
@@ -303,10 +301,6 @@ export class EnterpriseSearchPlugin implements Plugin<void, void, PluginsSetup,
     /**
      * Register a config for the search guide
      */
-    if (config.hasWebCrawler) {
-      // TODO: Do we remove this guide with the removal of native crawler?
-      guidedOnboarding?.registerGuideConfig(websiteSearchGuideId, websiteSearchGuideConfig);
-    }
     if (config.hasConnectors) {
       guidedOnboarding?.registerGuideConfig(databaseSearchGuideId, databaseSearchGuideConfig);
     }