fix: enable metrics flag for datasource list visibility (#16)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## tip
 
+* BUGFIX: change the `metrics` flag from `false` to `true` in `plugin.json` to ensure the plugin appears in the Grafana datasource selection list.
+
 ## v0.2.0
 
 * FEATURE: add support for variables in the query. See [this issue](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/victorialogs-datasource/issues/5).

README.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ The VictoriaLogs datasource plugin allows you to query and visualize
 
 * [Installation](#installation)
 * [How to make new release](#how-to-make-new-release)
+* [Notes](#notes)
 * [License](#license)
 
 ## Installation
@@ -282,6 +283,12 @@ This command will build frontend part and backend part or the plugin and locate
 1. Go to <https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/victorialogs-datasource/releases> and verify that draft release with the name `TAG` has been created and this release contains all the needed binaries and checksums.
 1. Remove the `draft` checkbox for the `TAG` release and manually publish it.
 
+## Notes
+
+In the `plugin.json` file of our plugin, the `metrics` field is set to `true`. This is not to support metric queries in the classical sense but to ensure our plugin can be selected in the Grafana panel editor.
+
+For more information on the fields in `plugin.json`, please refer to the [Grafana documentation](https://grafana.com/developers/plugin-tools/reference-plugin-json#properties).
+
 ## License
 
 This project is licensed under

src/plugin.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "id": "victorialogs-datasource",
   "category": "logging",
   "logs": true,
-  "metrics": false,
+  "metrics": true,
   "alerting": false,
   "annotations": true,
   "streaming": false,