Fix: ensure that applicationids parameter only gets passed when the datasource supports it. (#2110)

Zabbix 5.0.x supported filtering `Problems` feature with `applications`.
When this got removed, we removed the filter dropdown from the UI, but
failed to check whether applications were supported before sending out
the request with the parameters.

This was causing dashboards that had been created with zabbix version
`5.0.x` to fail when querying with newer versions of our plugin with
error: `Invalid params. Invalid parameter "/": unexpected parameter
"applicationids".`

These changes now ensure that we also check whether applications filter
should be supported before sending the backend request to fetch
problems.

How to test:
- use the attached JSON file. This was created using zabbix50 and
applying an `applicationids` filter for `Problems` query type OR

- run the `zabbix50` test environment:
    ```
       cd devenv/zabbix50
       docker-compose up -d
    ```
- create a dashboard that queries for `Problems` and filters with
applications then export the dashboard JSON
- stop the `zabbix50` test environment and start the `zabbix74` test
environment
    ```
          docker-compose stop
          cd ../zabbix74
          docker-compose up -d
     ```
- import the dashboard you created above, it should load and work as
expected.


Bottom panel was created using zabbix50 and it used the application
filter. Both panels now load as expected:
<img width="2558" height="1018" alt="Screenshot 2025-10-21 at 2 28
25 PM"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9613d59b-3f88-420c-9897-f8d988b3d2f0"
/>

Fixes #1852

Author: jcolladokuri

.changeset/cuddly-cloths-join.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'grafana-zabbix': minor
+---
+
+Fix support of applicationids filters with Zabbix problems for versions older than 5.0.x

src/datasource/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.test.ts

@@ -102,6 +102,58 @@ describe('Zabbix API connector', () => {
       expect(result).toBe(0);
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getProblems', () => {
+    it('sends full filter payload with application ids when supported', async () => {
+      const zabbixAPIConnector = new ZabbixAPIConnector(true, true, 123);
+      zabbixAPIConnector.version = '7.0.0';
+      zabbixAPIConnector.request = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve([{ eventid: '1' }]));
+
+      await zabbixAPIConnector.getProblems(['21'], ['31'], ['41'], true, {
+        timeFrom: 100,
+        timeTo: 200,
+        recent: 'true',
+        severities: [3, 4],
+        limit: 50,
+        acknowledged: 0,
+        tags: [{ tag: 'service', value: 'foo' }],
+        evaltype: 1,
+      });
+
+      expect(zabbixAPIConnector.request).toHaveBeenCalledWith('problem.get', {
+        output: 'extend',
+        selectAcknowledges: 'extend',
+        selectSuppressionData: 'extend',
+        selectTags: 'extend',
+        source: '0',
+        object: '0',
+        sortfield: ['eventid'],
+        sortorder: 'DESC',
+        evaltype: 1,
+        groupids: ['21'],
+        hostids: ['31'],
+        applicationids: ['41'],
+        recent: 'true',
+        severities: [3, 4],
+        acknowledged: 0,
+        tags: [{ tag: 'service', value: 'foo' }],
+        limit: 50,
+        time_from: 100,
+        time_till: 200,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('omits applicationids when applications are unsupported', async () => {
+      const zabbixAPIConnector = new ZabbixAPIConnector(true, true, 123);
+      zabbixAPIConnector.version = '7.0.0';
+      zabbixAPIConnector.request = jest.fn(() => Promise.resolve([{ eventid: '1' }]));
+
+      await zabbixAPIConnector.getProblems(['21'], ['31'], ['41'], false, {});
+
+      const [, params] = (zabbixAPIConnector.request as jest.Mock).mock.calls.at(-1)!;
+      expect(params.applicationids).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 const triggers = [

src/datasource/zabbix/connectors/zabbix_api/zabbixAPIConnector.ts

@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ export class ZabbixAPIConnector {
     return sliResponse;
   }
 
-  getProblems(groupids, hostids, applicationids, options): Promise<ZBXProblem[]> {
+  getProblems(groupids, hostids, applicationids, supportsApplications, options): Promise<ZBXProblem[]> {
     const { timeFrom, timeTo, recent, severities, limit, acknowledged, tags, evaltype } = options;
 
     const params: any = {
@@ -498,7 +498,6 @@ export class ZabbixAPIConnector {
       // preservekeys: '1',
       groupids,
       hostids,
-      applicationids,
       recent,
     };
 
@@ -527,6 +526,10 @@ export class ZabbixAPIConnector {
       params.time_till = timeTo;
     }
 
+    if (supportsApplications) {
+      params.applicationids = applicationids;
+    }
+
     return this.request('problem.get', params).then(utils.mustArray);
   }
 

src/datasource/zabbix/zabbix.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 import { Zabbix } from './zabbix';
+import { joinTriggersWithEvents } from '../problemsHandler';
+
+jest.mock('../problemsHandler', () => ({
+  joinTriggersWithEvents: jest.fn(),
+  joinTriggersWithProblems: jest.fn(),
+}));
 
 jest.mock(
   '@grafana/runtime',
@@ -110,4 +116,42 @@ describe('Zabbix', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getProblemsHistory', () => {
+    const ctx = { url: 'http://localhost' };
+    let zabbix: Zabbix;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      zabbix = new Zabbix(ctx);
+      zabbix.getGroups = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ groupid: '21' }]);
+      zabbix.getHosts = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ hostid: '31' }]);
+      zabbix.getApps = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ applicationid: '41' }]);
+      zabbix.supportsApplications = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true);
+      zabbix.zabbixAPI.getEventsHistory = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ objectid: '501' }]);
+      zabbix.zabbixAPI.getTriggersByIds = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ triggerid: '501' }]);
+      (joinTriggersWithEvents as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue([{ triggerid: '501' }]);
+      zabbix.filterTriggersByProxy = jest.fn().mockResolvedValue([{ triggerid: '501' }]);
+    });
+
+    it('builds the history query and returns filtered triggers', async () => {
+      const result = await zabbix.getProblemsHistory('group.*', 'host.*', 'app.*', 'proxy-foo', {
+        valueFromEvent: true,
+      });
+
+      expect(zabbix.zabbixAPI.getEventsHistory).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['21'], ['31'], ['41'], { valueFromEvent: true });
+      expect(joinTriggersWithEvents).toHaveBeenCalledWith([{ objectid: '501' }], [{ triggerid: '501' }], {
+        valueFromEvent: true,
+      });
+      expect(zabbix.filterTriggersByProxy).toHaveBeenCalledWith([{ triggerid: '501' }], 'proxy-foo');
+      expect(result).toEqual([{ triggerid: '501' }]);
+    });
+
+    it('omits applicationids when applications are unsupported', async () => {
+      (zabbix.supportsApplications as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue(false);
+
+      await zabbix.getProblemsHistory('group.*', 'host.*', 'app.*', undefined, {});
+
+      expect(zabbix.zabbixAPI.getEventsHistory).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['21'], ['31'], undefined, {});
+    });
+  });
 });

src/datasource/zabbix/zabbix.ts

@@ -509,7 +509,15 @@ export class Zabbix implements ZabbixConnector {
 
         return query;
       })
-      .then((query) => this.zabbixAPI.getProblems(query.groupids, query.hostids, query.applicationids, options))
+      .then((query) =>
+        this.zabbixAPI.getProblems(
+          query.groupids,
+          query.hostids,
+          query.applicationids,
+          this.supportsApplications(),
+          options
+        )
+      )
       .then((problems) => {
         const triggerids = problems?.map((problem) => problem.objectid);
         return Promise.all([Promise.resolve(problems), this.zabbixAPI.getTriggersByIds(triggerids)]);
@@ -533,7 +541,7 @@ export class Zabbix implements ZabbixConnector {
         const [filteredGroups, filteredHosts, filteredApps] = results;
         const query: any = {};
 
-        if (appFilter) {
+        if (appFilter && this.supportsApplications()) {
           query.applicationids = _.flatten(_.map(filteredApps, 'applicationid'));
         }
         if (hostFilter) {
@@ -579,7 +587,15 @@ export class Zabbix implements ZabbixConnector {
 
         return query;
       })
-      .then((query) => this.zabbixAPI.getProblems(query.groupids, query.hostids, query.applicationids, options))
+      .then((query) =>
+        this.zabbixAPI.getProblems(
+          query.groupids,
+          query.hostids,
+          query.applicationids,
+          this.supportsApplications(),
+          options
+        )
+      )
       .then((problems) => findByFilter(problems, triggerFilter))
       .then((problems) => {
         const triggerids = problems?.map((problem) => problem.objectid);