ux(): began work on updating data source list to cards view

pkg/api/datasources.go

 package api
 
 import (
+	"sort"
+
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/api/dtos"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/plugins"
 	//"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/middleware"
 	m "github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
@@ -17,9 +20,10 @@ func GetDataSources(c *middleware.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	result := make([]*dtos.DataSource, len(query.Result))
-	for i, ds := range query.Result {
-		result[i] = &dtos.DataSource{
+	result := make(dtos.DataSourceList, 0)
+	for _, ds := range query.Result {
+
+		dsItem := dtos.DataSource{
 			Id:        ds.Id,
 			OrgId:     ds.OrgId,
 			Name:      ds.Name,
@@ -32,8 +36,17 @@ func GetDataSources(c *middleware.Context) {
 			BasicAuth: ds.BasicAuth,
 			IsDefault: ds.IsDefault,
 		}
+
+		if plugin, exists := plugins.DataSources[ds.Type]; exists {
+			dsItem.TypeLogoUrl = plugin.Info.Logos.Small
+		} else {
+			dsItem.TypeLogoUrl = "public/img/plugin-default-logo_dark.svg"
+		}
+
+		result = append(result, dsItem)
 	}
 
+	sort.Sort(result)
 	c.JSON(200, result)
 }
 

pkg/api/dtos/models.go

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ type DataSource struct {
 	OrgId             int64            `json:"orgId"`
 	Name              string           `json:"name"`
 	Type              string           `json:"type"`
+	TypeLogoUrl       string           `json:"typeLogoUrl"`
 	Access            m.DsAccess       `json:"access"`
 	Url               string           `json:"url"`
 	Password          string           `json:"password"`
@@ -75,6 +76,20 @@ type DataSource struct {
 	JsonData          *simplejson.Json `json:"jsonData,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type DataSourceList []DataSource
+
+func (slice DataSourceList) Len() int {
+	return len(slice)
+}
+
+func (slice DataSourceList) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return slice[i].Name < slice[j].Name
+}
+
+func (slice DataSourceList) Swap(i, j int) {
+	slice[i], slice[j] = slice[j], slice[i]
+}
+
 type MetricQueryResultDto struct {
 	Data []MetricQueryResultDataDto `json:"data"`
 }

public/app/features/plugins/partials/ds_list.html

@@ -13,7 +13,31 @@
 		</a>
 	</div>
 
-		<br>
+	<section class="card-section" layout-mode>
+    <layout-selector></layout-selector>
+
+		<ol class="card-list" >
+			<li class="card-item-wrapper" ng-repeat="ds in ctrl.datasources">
+				<div class="card-item" >
+					<div class="card-item-header">
+						<i class="icon-gf icon-gf-{{ds.type}}"></i>
+						{{ds.type}}
+					</div>
+					<div class="card-item-body">
+						<a href="datasources/edit/{{ds.id}}">
+							<figure class="card-item-figure">
+								<img ng-src="{{ds.typeLogoUrl}}">
+							</figure>
+						</a>
+						<div class="card-item-details">
+							<a class="card-item-name" href="datasources/edit/{{ds.id}}/">{{ds.name}}</a>
+							<div class="card-item-sub-name">{{ds.url}}</div>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</li>
+		</ol>
+	</section>
 
 	<div ng-if="ctrl.datasources.length === 0">
 		<em>No data sources defined</em>
@@ -63,5 +87,5 @@
 		</tbody>
 	</table>
 
-	</div>
+</div>
 </div>

public/app/features/plugins/partials/plugin_list.html

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 							<img ng-src="{{plugin.info.logos.small}}">
 						</figure>
 						<div class="card-item-details">
-							<div class="card-item-name" href="plugins/{{plugin.id}}/edit">{{plugin.name}}</div>
+							<div class="card-item-name">{{plugin.name}}</div>
 							<div class="card-item-sub-name">By {{plugin.info.author.name}}</div>
 						</div>
 					</div>

public/sass/components/_cards.scss

@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@
 
 .card-item-header {
   color: $text-color-weak;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
   margin-bottom: $spacer;
+  font-size: $font-size-sm;
+  font-weight: bold;
 }
 
 .card-item-name {