redirect to visualize listing page when by value visualization editor doesn't have a value input (#84287)

ThomThomson · ThomThomson · commit eb241f042f38 · 2020-11-25T11:03:57.000-05:00
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_byvalue_editor.tsx b/src/plugins/visualize/public/application/components/visualize_byvalue_editor.tsx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import {
 import { VisualizeServices } from '../types';
 import { VisualizeEditorCommon } from './visualize_editor_common';
 import { VisualizeAppProps } from '../app';
+import { VisualizeConstants } from '../..';
 
 export const VisualizeByValueEditor = ({ onAppLeave }: VisualizeAppProps) => {
   const [originatingApp, setOriginatingApp] = useState<string>();
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@ export const VisualizeByValueEditor = ({ onAppLeave }: VisualizeAppProps) => {
     setValueInput(valueInputValue);
     setEmbeddableId(embeddableIdValue);
     if (!valueInputValue) {
-      history.back();
+      // if there is no value input to load, redirect to the visualize listing page.
+      services.history.replace(VisualizeConstants.LANDING_PAGE_PATH);
     }
   }, [services]);
 
