[Inference Connector] Enable inference connector for ESS by default, disable it for Serverless (#209197)

1. ECH/ESS: enable by default for 8.18
2. Serverless: disable by default until PC approval

config/serverless.yml

@@ -272,4 +272,7 @@ xpack.dataUsage.enabled: true
 xpack.dataUsage.enableExperimental: ['dataUsageDisabled']
 
 # Ensure Serverless is using the Amsterdam theme
-uiSettings.experimental.defaultTheme: "amsterdam"
+uiSettings.experimental.defaultTheme: "amsterdam"
+
+# This feature is disabled in Serverless until Inference Endpoint become enabled within a Serverless environment
+xpack.stack_connectors.enableExperimental: ['inferenceConnectorOff']

x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/actions/server/integration_tests/connector_types.test.ts

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('Connector type config checks', () => {
   });
 
   for (const connectorTypeId of connectorTypes) {
-    const skipConnectorType = ['.gen-ai'];
+    const skipConnectorType = ['.gen-ai', '.inference'];
     if (skipConnectorType.includes(connectorTypeId)) {
       continue;
     }

x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/actions/server/integration_tests/mocks/connector_types.ts

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ export const connectorTypes: string[] = [
   '.thehive',
   '.sentinelone',
   '.crowdstrike',
+  '.inference',
   '.microsoft_defender_endpoint',
   '.cases',
   '.observability-ai-assistant',

x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/stack_connectors/common/experimental_features.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const allowedExperimentalValues = Object.freeze({
   isMustacheAutocompleteOn: false,
   sentinelOneConnectorOn: true,
   crowdstrikeConnectorOn: true,
-  inferenceConnectorOn: false,
+  inferenceConnectorOff: false,
   crowdstrikeConnectorRTROn: true,
   microsoftDefenderEndpointOn: true,
 });

x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/stack_connectors/public/connector_types/index.ts

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export function registerConnectorTypes({
   if (ExperimentalFeaturesService.get().crowdstrikeConnectorOn) {
     connectorTypeRegistry.register(getCrowdStrikeConnectorType());
   }
-  if (ExperimentalFeaturesService.get().inferenceConnectorOn) {
+  if (!ExperimentalFeaturesService.get().inferenceConnectorOff) {
     connectorTypeRegistry.register(getInferenceConnectorType());
   }
   if (ExperimentalFeaturesService.get().microsoftDefenderEndpointOn) {

x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/stack_connectors/public/connector_types/inference/inference.test.tsx

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ let actionTypeModel: ActionTypeModel;
 
 beforeAll(() => {
   ExperimentalFeaturesService.init({
-    experimentalFeatures: { ...experimentalFeaturesMock, inferenceConnectorOn: true } as any,
+    experimentalFeatures: { ...experimentalFeaturesMock } as any,
   });
   const connectorTypeRegistry = new TypeRegistry<ActionTypeModel>();
   registerConnectorTypes({ connectorTypeRegistry, services: registrationServicesMock });

x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/stack_connectors/server/connector_types/index.ts

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ export function registerConnectorTypes({
   if (experimentalFeatures.crowdstrikeConnectorOn) {
     actions.registerSubActionConnectorType(getCrowdstrikeConnectorType(experimentalFeatures));
   }
-  if (experimentalFeatures.inferenceConnectorOn) {
+  if (!experimentalFeatures.inferenceConnectorOff) {
     actions.registerSubActionConnectorType(getInferenceConnectorType());
   }
   if (experimentalFeatures.microsoftDefenderEndpointOn) {

x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/stack_connectors/server/plugin.test.ts

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ describe('Stack Connectors Plugin', () => {
       context = coreMock.createPluginInitializerContext();
       mockParseExperimentalConfigValue.mockReturnValue({
         ...experimentalFeaturesMock,
-        inferenceConnectorOn: true,
       });
 
       plugin = new StackConnectorsPlugin(context);

x-pack/platform/plugins/shared/task_manager/server/integration_tests/__snapshots__/task_cost_check.test.ts.snap

@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ Array [
     "cost": 1,
     "taskType": "actions:.index",
   },
+  Object {
+    "cost": 1,
+    "taskType": "actions:.inference",
+  },
   Object {
     "cost": 1,
     "taskType": "actions:.jira",

x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/spaces_only/tests/actions/check_registered_connector_types.ts

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default function createRegisteredConnectorTypeTests({ getService }: FtrPr
           '.d3security',
           '.email',
           '.index',
+          '.inference',
           '.pagerduty',
           '.swimlane',
           '.server-log',

x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/config.ts

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
         `--xpack.stack_connectors.enableExperimental=${JSON.stringify([
           'crowdstrikeConnectorOn',
           'microsoftDefenderEndpointOn',
-          'inferenceConnectorOn',
         ])}`,
         ...findTestPluginPaths(path.resolve(__dirname, 'plugins')),
       ],

x-pack/test/task_manager_claimer_update_by_query/config.ts

@@ -31,10 +31,7 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
         '--xpack.task_manager.claim_strategy="update_by_query"',
         '--xpack.task_manager.monitored_aggregated_stats_refresh_rate=5000',
         '--xpack.task_manager.metrics_reset_interval=40000',
-        `--xpack.stack_connectors.enableExperimental=${JSON.stringify([
-          'crowdstrikeConnectorOn',
-          'inferenceConnectorOn',
-        ])}`,
+        `--xpack.stack_connectors.enableExperimental=${JSON.stringify(['crowdstrikeConnectorOn'])}`,
         ...findTestPluginPaths(path.resolve(__dirname, 'plugins')),
       ],
     },