MSSQL: Add connection timeout setting in configuration page (#58631)

* MSSQL add connection timeout

* add docs

* Update docs and add min value to the timeout setting

docs/sources/datasources/mssql/_index.md

@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ For example, use `1m` if Microsoft SQL Server writes data every minute.
 
 You can also override this setting in a dashboard panel under its data source options.
 
+### Connection timeout
+
+The **Connection timeout** setting defines the maximum number of seconds to wait for a connection to the database before timing out. Default is 0 for no timeout.
+
 ### Database user permissions
 
 Grafana doesn't validate that a query is safe, and could include any SQL statement.
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ datasources:
       maxOpenConns: 0 # Grafana v5.4+
       maxIdleConns: 2 # Grafana v5.4+
       connMaxLifetime: 14400 # Grafana v5.4+
+      connectionTimeout: 0 # Grafana v9.3+
     secureJsonData:
       password: 'Password!'
 ```

pkg/tsdb/mssql/mssql.go

@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ func (s *Service) QueryData(ctx context.Context, req *backend.QueryDataRequest)
 func newInstanceSettings(cfg *setting.Cfg) datasource.InstanceFactoryFunc {
 	return func(settings backend.DataSourceInstanceSettings) (instancemgmt.Instance, error) {
 		jsonData := sqleng.JsonData{
-			MaxOpenConns:    0,
-			MaxIdleConns:    2,
-			ConnMaxLifetime: 14400,
-			Encrypt:         "false",
+			MaxOpenConns:      0,
+			MaxIdleConns:      2,
+			ConnMaxLifetime:   14400,
+			Encrypt:           "false",
+			ConnectionTimeout: 0,
 		}
 
 		err := json.Unmarshal(settings.JSONData, &jsonData)
@@ -171,6 +172,11 @@ func generateConnectionString(dsInfo sqleng.DataSourceInfo) (string, error) {
 	} else if encrypt == "disable" {
 		connStr += fmt.Sprintf("encrypt=%s;", dsInfo.JsonData.Encrypt)
 	}
+
+	if dsInfo.JsonData.ConnectionTimeout != 0 {
+		connStr += fmt.Sprintf("connection timeout=%d;", dsInfo.JsonData.ConnectionTimeout)
+	}
+
 	return connStr, nil
 }
 

pkg/tsdb/sqleng/sql_engine.go

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type JsonData struct {
 	MaxOpenConns        int    `json:"maxOpenConns"`
 	MaxIdleConns        int    `json:"maxIdleConns"`
 	ConnMaxLifetime     int    `json:"connMaxLifetime"`
+	ConnectionTimeout   int    `json:"connectionTimeout"`
 	Timescaledb         bool   `json:"timescaledb"`
 	Mode                string `json:"sslmode"`
 	ConfigurationMethod string `json:"tlsConfigurationMethod"`

public/app/plugins/datasource/mssql/configuration/ConfigurationEditor.tsx

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   Select,
   useStyles2,
 } from '@grafana/ui';
+import { NumberInput } from 'app/core/components/OptionsUI/NumberInput';
 import { ConnectionLimits } from 'app/features/plugins/sql/components/configuration/ConnectionLimits';
 
 import { MSSQLAuthenticationType, MSSQLEncryptOptions, MssqlOptions } from '../types';
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ export const ConfigurationEditor = (props: DataSourcePluginOptionsEditorProps<Ms
     });
   };
 
+  const onConnectionTimeoutChanged = (connectionTimeout?: number) => {
+    updateDatasourcePluginJsonDataOption(props, 'connectionTimeout', connectionTimeout ?? 0);
+  };
+
   const authenticationOptions: Array<SelectableValue<MSSQLAuthenticationType>> = [
     { value: MSSQLAuthenticationType.sqlAuth, label: 'SQL Server Authentication' },
     { value: MSSQLAuthenticationType.windowsAuth, label: 'Windows Authentication' },
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ export const ConfigurationEditor = (props: DataSourcePluginOptionsEditorProps<Ms
   const shortWidth = 15;
   const longWidth = 46;
   const labelWidthSSL = 25;
+  const labelWidthDetails = 20;
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -233,6 +239,7 @@ export const ConfigurationEditor = (props: DataSourcePluginOptionsEditorProps<Ms
             </span>
           }
           label="Min time interval"
+          labelWidth={labelWidthDetails}
         >
           <Input
             placeholder="1m"
@@ -240,6 +247,23 @@ export const ConfigurationEditor = (props: DataSourcePluginOptionsEditorProps<Ms
             onChange={onUpdateDatasourceJsonDataOption(props, 'timeInterval')}
           ></Input>
         </InlineField>
+        <InlineField
+          tooltip={
+            <span>
+              The number of seconds to wait before canceling the request when connecting to the database. The default is{' '}
+              <code>0</code>, meaning no timeout.
+            </span>
+          }
+          label="Connection timeout"
+          labelWidth={labelWidthDetails}
+        >
+          <NumberInput
+            placeholder="60"
+            min={0}
+            value={jsonData.connectionTimeout}
+            onChange={onConnectionTimeoutChanged}
+          ></NumberInput>
+        </InlineField>
       </FieldSet>
 
       <Alert title="User Permission" severity="info">

public/app/plugins/datasource/mssql/types.ts

@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ export interface MssqlOptions extends SQLOptions {
   encrypt?: MSSQLEncryptOptions;
   sslRootCertFile?: string;
   serverName?: string;
+  connectionTimeout?: number;
 }