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fix(dashboards): Rebalance chart interval options and defaults#112562

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@gggritso gggritso commented Apr 9, 2026

Rebalance chart interval ladders and default strategy on dashboards to reduce data point counts and improve chart smoothness.

See DAIN-1376 for full context and audit.

tl;dr the current behaviour is: give everyone 3-4 options for the interval, always default to the highest granularity. This causes much jank, since so much data is loading! What we think we want to do is choose the second highest granularity by default, but in many cases that's not enough points.

In this PR I both switch to using the second-highest granularity by default (in Dashboards, not Explore), and also re-balance the options so things are a bit more even. It's a bit of science and a bit of art, but the results should be pretty decent!

Before

Duration Range 1m 5m 15m 30m 1h 3h 12h 1d
1h–6h 60–359 12–71 4–23 - - - - -
6h–48h - 72–575 24–191 12–95 6–47 - - -
48h–7d - - 192–671 96–335 48–167 16–55 - -
7d–14d - - - 336–671 168–335 56–111 14–27 -
14d–30d - - - - 336–719 112–239 28–59 14–29
30d–90d - - - - - 240–720 60–180 30–90

Defaults (bold) hit 575–720 points at the upper end of every band, which is an awful lot of points to show by default.

After

Duration Range 1m 5m 10m 30m 1h 3h 6h 12h
1h–6h 60–359 12–71 - - - - - -
6h–12h 360–719 72–143 36–71 - - - - -
12h–2d - 144–575 72–287 24–95 - - - -
2d–4d - - 288–575 96–191 48–95 - - -
4d–14d - - - 192–671 96–335 32–111 - -
14d–30d - - - - 336–719 112–239 56–119 -
30d–90d - - - - - 240–720 120–360 60–180

Defaults (bold) stay in the 60–360 range. High granularity is still available for those who want it.

Changes

  • Replace 15m with 10m, add 6h, remove 1d from interval options
  • Rebalance MINIMUM/MAXIMUM ladders with new thresholds at 12h, 2d, 4d
  • Default to second-biggest interval on dashboards (USE_SECOND_BIGGEST), keep Explore using the highest granularity by default
  • 1h–6h band naturally defaults to 1m (finest) since it only has 2 options

Refs DAIN-1376

Replace 15m with 10m, add 6h, and remove 1d from interval options to
create a more even step progression (alternating 2x/3x multipliers).
Rebalance MINIMUM and MAXIMUM interval ladders with new thresholds at
12h, 2d, and 4d for tighter duration bands. Default to second-biggest
interval on dashboards so charts are smooth out of the box while still
offering a hyper-granular option for power users.

Previously, 90d at 3h produced 720 data points per chart, causing UI
jank and moiré artifacts on bar charts. Now defaults stay in the
60–360 range across all durations.

Refs DAIN-1376
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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