Implement metric-dashboard association

- Create migration for metric_files_to_dashboard_files association table
- Add MetricFileToDashboardFile model to database/models.rs
- Implement functions to extract metric IDs from dashboards
- Add logic to maintain associations when dashboards are updated
- Add logic to create associations when dashboards are created
- Create integration test for the feature
- Create PRD for the metric-dashboard association feature

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

api/libs/database/src/models.rs

@@ -717,3 +717,16 @@ pub enum StepProgress {
     Completed,
     Failed,
 }
+
+#[derive(Queryable, Insertable, Associations, Debug)]
+#[diesel(belongs_to(MetricFile, foreign_key = metric_file_id))]
+#[diesel(belongs_to(DashboardFile, foreign_key = dashboard_file_id))]
+#[diesel(table_name = metric_files_to_dashboard_files)]
+pub struct MetricFileToDashboardFile {
+    pub metric_file_id: Uuid,
+    pub dashboard_file_id: Uuid,
+    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub deleted_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub created_by: Uuid,
+}

api/libs/database/src/schema.rs

@@ -404,6 +404,17 @@ diesel::table! {
     }
 }
 
+diesel::table! {
+    metric_files_to_dashboard_files (metric_file_id, dashboard_file_id) {
+        metric_file_id -> Uuid,
+        dashboard_file_id -> Uuid,
+        created_at -> Timestamptz,
+        updated_at -> Timestamptz,
+        deleted_at -> Nullable<Timestamptz>,
+        created_by -> Uuid,
+    }
+}
+
 diesel::table! {
     organizations (id) {
         id -> Uuid,
@@ -629,6 +640,8 @@ diesel::joinable!(messages_deprecated -> datasets (dataset_id));
 diesel::joinable!(messages_deprecated -> users (sent_by));
 diesel::joinable!(messages_to_files -> messages (message_id));
 diesel::joinable!(metric_files -> users (publicly_enabled_by));
+diesel::joinable!(metric_files_to_dashboard_files -> dashboard_files (dashboard_file_id));
+diesel::joinable!(metric_files_to_dashboard_files -> metric_files (metric_file_id));
 diesel::joinable!(permission_groups -> organizations (organization_id));
 diesel::joinable!(permission_groups_to_users -> permission_groups (permission_group_id));
 diesel::joinable!(permission_groups_to_users -> users (user_id));
@@ -668,6 +681,7 @@ diesel::allow_tables_to_appear_in_same_query!(
     messages_deprecated,
     messages_to_files,
     metric_files,
+    metric_files_to_dashboard_files,
     organizations,
     permission_groups,
     permission_groups_to_identities,

api/libs/handlers/src/dashboards/update_dashboard_handler.rs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
 use chrono::Utc;
 use database::pool::get_pg_pool;
-use database::schema::{dashboard_files, asset_permissions};
-use database::types::dashboard_yml::DashboardYml;
+use database::schema::{dashboard_files, asset_permissions, metric_files_to_dashboard_files};
+use database::types::dashboard_yml::{DashboardYml, RowItem};
 use database::enums::{AssetPermissionRole, AssetType, IdentityType, Verification};
-use diesel::{ExpressionMethods, QueryDsl};
+use database::models::MetricFileToDashboardFile;
+use diesel::{ExpressionMethods, QueryDsl, BoolExpressionMethods};
 use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -164,10 +165,123 @@ pub async fn update_dashboard_handler(
         }
     }
     
+    // Extract metric IDs from the dashboard content
+    let dashboard_content = match serde_yaml::from_str::<DashboardYml>(&current_dashboard.dashboard.file) {
+        Ok(content) => content,
+        Err(e) => return Err(anyhow!("Failed to parse dashboard content: {}", e)),
+    };
+    
+    // Update metric associations
+    update_dashboard_metric_associations(
+        dashboard_id,
+        extract_metric_ids_from_dashboard(&dashboard_content),
+        user_id,
+        &mut conn
+    ).await?;
+
     // Return the updated dashboard
     get_dashboard_handler(&dashboard_id, user_id).await
 }
 
+/// Extract metric IDs from dashboard content
+fn extract_metric_ids_from_dashboard(dashboard: &DashboardYml) -> Vec<Uuid> {
+    let mut metric_ids = Vec::new();
+    
+    // Iterate through all rows and collect unique metric IDs
+    for row in &dashboard.rows {
+        for item in &row.items {
+            metric_ids.push(item.id);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Return unique metric IDs
+    metric_ids
+}
+
+/// Update associations between a dashboard and its metrics
+async fn update_dashboard_metric_associations(
+    dashboard_id: Uuid,
+    metric_ids: Vec<Uuid>,
+    user_id: &Uuid,
+    conn: &mut diesel_async::AsyncPgConnection,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    // First, mark all existing associations as deleted
+    diesel::update(
+        metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table
+            .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_id))
+            .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::deleted_at.is_null())
+    )
+    .set(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::deleted_at.eq(Utc::now()))
+    .execute(conn)
+    .await?;
+    
+    // For each metric ID, either create a new association or restore a previously deleted one
+    for metric_id in metric_ids {
+        // Check if the metric exists
+        let metric_exists = diesel::dsl::select(
+            diesel::dsl::exists(
+                database::schema::metric_files::table
+                    .filter(database::schema::metric_files::id.eq(metric_id))
+                    .filter(database::schema::metric_files::deleted_at.is_null())
+            )
+        )
+        .get_result::<bool>(conn)
+        .await;
+        
+        // Skip if metric doesn't exist
+        if let Ok(exists) = metric_exists {
+            if !exists {
+                continue;
+            }
+        } else {
+            continue;
+        }
+        
+        // Check if there's a deleted association that can be restored
+        let existing = metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table
+            .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_id))
+            .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_id))
+            .first::<MetricFileToDashboardFile>(conn)
+            .await;
+            
+        match existing {
+            Ok(assoc) if assoc.deleted_at.is_some() => {
+                // Restore the deleted association
+                diesel::update(
+                    metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table
+                        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_id))
+                        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_id))
+                )
+                .set((
+                    metric_files_to_dashboard_files::deleted_at.eq::<Option<chrono::DateTime<Utc>>>(None),
+                    metric_files_to_dashboard_files::updated_at.eq(Utc::now()),
+                ))
+                .execute(conn)
+                .await?;
+            },
+            Ok(_) => {
+                // Association already exists and is not deleted, do nothing
+            },
+            Err(diesel::result::Error::NotFound) => {
+                // Create a new association
+                diesel::insert_into(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table)
+                    .values((
+                        metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_id),
+                        metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_id),
+                        metric_files_to_dashboard_files::created_at.eq(Utc::now()),
+                        metric_files_to_dashboard_files::updated_at.eq(Utc::now()),
+                        metric_files_to_dashboard_files::created_by.eq(user_id),
+                    ))
+                    .execute(conn)
+                    .await?;
+            },
+            Err(e) => return Err(anyhow!("Database error: {}", e)),
+        }
+    }
+    
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -192,4 +306,45 @@ mod tests {
         // This test would check that a user without permission cannot update a dashboard
         // Mock the database connection and queries for unit testing
     }
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_metric_ids_from_dashboard() {
+        // Create a test dashboard with known metric IDs
+        let uuid1 = Uuid::parse_str("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001").unwrap();
+        let uuid2 = Uuid::parse_str("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002").unwrap();
+        let uuid3 = Uuid::parse_str("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003").unwrap();
+        
+        let dashboard = DashboardYml {
+            name: "Test Dashboard".to_string(),
+            description: Some("Test Description".to_string()),
+            rows: vec![
+                Row {
+                    items: vec![
+                        RowItem { id: uuid1 },
+                        RowItem { id: uuid2 },
+                    ],
+                    row_height: Some(400),
+                    column_sizes: Some(vec![6, 6]),
+                    id: Some(1),
+                },
+                Row {
+                    items: vec![
+                        RowItem { id: uuid3 },
+                    ],
+                    row_height: Some(300),
+                    column_sizes: Some(vec![12]),
+                    id: Some(2),
+                },
+            ],
+        };
+        
+        // Extract metric IDs
+        let metric_ids = extract_metric_ids_from_dashboard(&dashboard);
+        
+        // Verify the expected IDs are extracted
+        assert_eq!(metric_ids.len(), 3);
+        assert!(metric_ids.contains(&uuid1));
+        assert!(metric_ids.contains(&uuid2));
+        assert!(metric_ids.contains(&uuid3));
+    }
 }

api/libs/streaming/src/processors/create_dashboards_processor.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use uuid::Uuid;
+use database::models::MetricFileToDashboardFile;
+use database::pool::get_pg_pool;
+use database::schema::metric_files_to_dashboard_files;
+use database::types::dashboard_yml::DashboardYml;
+use diesel::{ExpressionMethods, QueryDsl, RunQueryDsl};
+use chrono::Utc;
 
 use crate::processor::Processor;
 use crate::types::{File, FileContent, ProcessedOutput, ProcessorType, ReasoningFile};
@@ -33,6 +39,89 @@ impl CreateDashboardsProcessor {
         
         Ok(Uuid::from_bytes(bytes))
     }
+    
+    /// Extract metric IDs from dashboard YAML content
+    fn extract_metric_ids_from_yaml(&self, yaml_content: &str) -> Result<Vec<Uuid>> {
+        // Parse the YAML into DashboardYml
+        let dashboard: DashboardYml = serde_yaml::from_str(yaml_content)?;
+        
+        let mut metric_ids = Vec::new();
+        
+        // Iterate through all rows and collect metric IDs
+        for row in &dashboard.rows {
+            for item in &row.items {
+                metric_ids.push(item.id);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Ok(metric_ids)
+    }
+    
+    /// Create associations between a dashboard and its metrics
+    async fn create_dashboard_metric_associations(
+        &self,
+        dashboard_id: &Uuid,
+        yaml_content: &str,
+        user_id: Uuid,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        // Extract metric IDs from the dashboard YAML
+        let metric_ids = match self.extract_metric_ids_from_yaml(yaml_content) {
+            Ok(ids) => ids,
+            Err(_) => return Ok(()), // If we can't parse the YAML, just skip creating associations
+        };
+        
+        if metric_ids.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+        
+        // Get database connection
+        let pool = get_pg_pool();
+        let mut conn = match pool.get().await {
+            Ok(conn) => conn,
+            Err(_) => return Ok(()), // If we can't get a connection, just skip creating associations
+        };
+        
+        // For each metric ID, create an association if the metric exists
+        for metric_id in metric_ids {
+            // Check if the metric exists
+            let metric_exists = diesel::dsl::select(
+                diesel::dsl::exists(
+                    database::schema::metric_files::table
+                        .filter(database::schema::metric_files::id.eq(metric_id))
+                        .filter(database::schema::metric_files::deleted_at.is_null())
+                )
+            )
+            .get_result::<bool>(&mut conn)
+            .await;
+            
+            // Skip if metric doesn't exist
+            if let Ok(exists) = metric_exists {
+                if !exists {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            } else {
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            // Create the association
+            match diesel::insert_into(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table)
+                .values((
+                    metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_id),
+                    metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_id),
+                    metric_files_to_dashboard_files::created_at.eq(Utc::now()),
+                    metric_files_to_dashboard_files::updated_at.eq(Utc::now()),
+                    metric_files_to_dashboard_files::created_by.eq(user_id),
+                ))
+                .execute(&mut conn)
+                .await
+            {
+                Ok(_) => (), // Association created successfully
+                Err(_) => continue, // Skip if there's an error (e.g., association already exists)
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl Processor for CreateDashboardsProcessor {
@@ -123,7 +212,29 @@ impl Processor for CreateDashboardsProcessor {
                             };
 
                             file_ids.push(file_id_str.clone());
-                            files_map.insert(file_id_str, file);
+                            files_map.insert(file_id_str.clone(), file);
+                            
+                            // Try to create metric associations - use tokio::spawn to do this asynchronously
+                            // so we don't block the dashboard creation process
+                            let file_id_uuid = file_id;
+                            let yml_content_clone = yml_content.to_string();
+                            
+                            // Attempt to parse creator_id from metadata if available
+                            let user_id = file_obj
+                                .get("metadata")
+                                .and_then(|m| m.get("user_id"))
+                                .and_then(|u| u.as_str())
+                                .and_then(|s| Uuid::parse_str(s).ok())
+                                .unwrap_or_else(|| Uuid::nil());
+                                
+                            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                                let processor = CreateDashboardsProcessor::new();
+                                let _ = processor.create_dashboard_metric_associations(
+                                    &file_id_uuid,
+                                    &yml_content_clone,
+                                    user_id
+                                ).await;
+                            });
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -179,6 +290,69 @@ mod tests {
         let json = r#"{"files":[{"name":"test_dashboard.yml","yml_content":"name: Test Dashboard"}"#;
         assert!(!processor.can_process(json));
     }
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_metric_ids_from_yaml() {
+        let processor = CreateDashboardsProcessor::new();
+        
+        // Create a test YAML with known metric IDs
+        let yaml_content = r#"
+name: Test Dashboard
+description: A test dashboard
+rows:
+  - items:
+      - id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001
+      - id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002
+    rowHeight: 400
+    columnSizes: [6, 6]
+    id: 1
+  - items:
+      - id: 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003
+    rowHeight: 300
+    columnSizes: [12]
+    id: 2
+"#;
+        
+        // Extract metric IDs
+        let result = processor.extract_metric_ids_from_yaml(yaml_content);
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        
+        let metric_ids = result.unwrap();
+        
+        // Verify the expected IDs are extracted
+        assert_eq!(metric_ids.len(), 3);
+        
+        let uuid1 = Uuid::parse_str("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001").unwrap();
+        let uuid2 = Uuid::parse_str("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000002").unwrap();
+        let uuid3 = Uuid::parse_str("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000003").unwrap();
+        
+        assert!(metric_ids.contains(&uuid1));
+        assert!(metric_ids.contains(&uuid2));
+        assert!(metric_ids.contains(&uuid3));
+    }
+    
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_metric_ids_from_invalid_yaml() {
+        let processor = CreateDashboardsProcessor::new();
+        
+        // Test with invalid YAML
+        let invalid_yaml = "this is not valid YAML";
+        let result = processor.extract_metric_ids_from_yaml(invalid_yaml);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        
+        // Test with valid YAML but missing items
+        let yaml_without_items = r#"
+name: Test Dashboard
+description: A test dashboard
+rows:
+  - rowHeight: 400
+    columnSizes: [6, 6]
+    id: 1
+"#;
+        let result = processor.extract_metric_ids_from_yaml(yaml_without_items);
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        assert!(result.unwrap().is_empty());
+    }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_process() {

api/migrations/2025-03-20-161346_metric_files_to_dashboard_files/down.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+-- Revert the migration by dropping the table and indexes
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS metric_files_to_dashboard_files_deleted_at_idx;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS metric_files_to_dashboard_files_dashboard_id_idx;
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS metric_files_to_dashboard_files_metric_id_idx;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS metric_files_to_dashboard_files;

api/migrations/2025-03-20-161346_metric_files_to_dashboard_files/up.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+-- Create the junction table between metric_files and dashboard_files
+CREATE TABLE metric_files_to_dashboard_files (
+    metric_file_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES metric_files(id),
+    dashboard_file_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES dashboard_files(id),
+    created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    deleted_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+    created_by UUID NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (metric_file_id, dashboard_file_id)
+);
+
+-- Add indexes for efficient querying
+CREATE INDEX metric_files_to_dashboard_files_metric_id_idx ON metric_files_to_dashboard_files(metric_file_id);
+CREATE INDEX metric_files_to_dashboard_files_dashboard_id_idx ON metric_files_to_dashboard_files(dashboard_file_id);
+CREATE INDEX metric_files_to_dashboard_files_deleted_at_idx ON metric_files_to_dashboard_files(deleted_at);

api/prds/active/api_metric_dashboard_association.md

@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+# Metric Dashboard Association PRD
+
+## Problem Statement
+
+Currently, metrics can be added to dashboards through the collections_to_assets junction table which uses generic asset types. However, this approach doesn't capture the specific relationship between dashboard_files and metric_files. When dashboards are created or updated, we need a direct way to track which metrics are used within those dashboards and maintain this association properly.
+
+Key issues:
+- No dedicated association table between metric_files and dashboard_files
+- Metrics within dashboards are referenced by UUID, but there's no validation of whether these metrics exist
+- When modifying dashboards, there's no automatic updating of metric associations
+- When creating dashboards through streaming processors, metric associations aren't captured
+
+### Current Limitations
+- Dashboard files reference metrics by ID but don't maintain a formal relationship in the database
+- No way to efficiently query which metrics are used in a specific dashboard
+- No way to efficiently query which dashboards use a specific metric
+- When metrics are deleted, dashboards that use them aren't updated
+
+### Impact
+- User Impact: Users may encounter broken dashboards if metrics are deleted or modified
+- System Impact: Inefficient queries needed to find metric-dashboard relationships
+- Business Impact: Poor data integrity and potential orphaned references
+
+## Requirements
+
+### Functional Requirements
+
+#### Core Functionality
+- Requirement 1: Create a dedicated junction table to associate metric_files with dashboard_files
+  - Details: The table will track which metrics are used in which dashboards
+  - Acceptance Criteria: Junction table allows querying of dashboard→metric and metric→dashboard relationships
+  - Dependencies: Existing metric_files and dashboard_files tables
+
+- Requirement 2: Update dashboard creation and modification process to maintain associations
+  - Details: When dashboards are created or updated, update the junction table with metric associations
+  - Acceptance Criteria: Junction table is kept in sync with dashboard content
+  - Dependencies: Dashboard creation and update handlers
+
+- Requirement 3: Support streaming dashboard creation with metric associations
+  - Details: When dashboards are created through streaming processors, update metric associations
+  - Acceptance Criteria: Streaming-created dashboards have proper metric associations
+  - Dependencies: Streaming processors for dashboard creation
+
+### Non-Functional Requirements
+- Performance Requirements
+  - Association operations should not significantly impact dashboard save/update performance
+  - Junction table should have appropriate indexes for fast querying in both directions
+- Security Requirements
+  - Association table should respect existing permissions model
+- Maintainability Requirements
+  - Code changes should be properly tested and documented
+
+## Technical Design
+
+### System Architecture
+
+```mermaid
+graph TD
+    Dashboard[Dashboard File] --> Junction[Dashboard to Metric Junction Table]
+    Metric[Metric File] --> Junction
+    UpdateHandler[Update Dashboard Handler] --> Junction
+    CreateHandler[Create Dashboard Handler] --> Junction
+    StreamProcessor[Dashboard Stream Processor] --> Junction
+```
+
+### Core Components
+
+#### Component 1: Junction Table
+```sql
+CREATE TABLE metric_files_to_dashboard_files (
+    metric_file_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES metric_files(id),
+    dashboard_file_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES dashboard_files(id),
+    created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+    deleted_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+    created_by UUID NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (metric_file_id, dashboard_file_id)
+);
+```
+
+#### Component 2: Database Model
+```rust
+#[derive(Queryable, Insertable, Associations, Debug)]
+#[diesel(belongs_to(MetricFile, foreign_key = metric_file_id))]
+#[diesel(belongs_to(DashboardFile, foreign_key = dashboard_file_id))]
+#[diesel(table_name = metric_files_to_dashboard_files)]
+pub struct MetricFileToDashboardFile {
+    pub metric_file_id: Uuid,
+    pub dashboard_file_id: Uuid,
+    pub created_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub updated_at: DateTime<Utc>,
+    pub deleted_at: Option<DateTime<Utc>>,
+    pub created_by: Uuid,
+}
+```
+
+#### Component 3: Dashboard Update Handler
+```rust
+// Update dashboard handler function to extract metric IDs from dashboard content
+// and maintain association table entries
+pub async fn update_dashboard_handler(
+    dashboard_id: Uuid,
+    request: DashboardUpdateRequest,
+    user_id: &Uuid,
+) -> Result<BusterDashboardResponse> {
+    // Existing handler code...
+    
+    // Extract metric IDs from dashboard content
+    let metric_ids = extract_metric_ids_from_dashboard(&dashboard_content);
+    
+    // Update associations
+    update_dashboard_metric_associations(
+        dashboard_id,
+        metric_ids,
+        user_id,
+        &mut conn
+    ).await?;
+    
+    // Rest of handler...
+}
+
+// Helper function to update associations
+async fn update_dashboard_metric_associations(
+    dashboard_id: Uuid,
+    metric_ids: Vec<Uuid>,
+    user_id: &Uuid,
+    conn: &mut AsyncPgConnection,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    // Implementation details
+}
+```
+
+#### Component 4: Create Dashboard Processor
+```rust
+// Add to CreateDashboardsProcessor to handle metric associations
+impl Processor for CreateDashboardsProcessor {
+    // Existing implementation...
+    
+    // Add logic to extract metric IDs and create associations
+    // when processing dashboard creation
+}
+```
+
+### Database Changes
+
+```sql
+-- Create the junction table
+CREATE TABLE metric_files_to_dashboard_files (
+    metric_file_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES metric_files(id),
+    dashboard_file_id UUID NOT NULL REFERENCES dashboard_files(id),
+    created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+    updated_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW(),
+    deleted_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE,
+    created_by UUID NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (metric_file_id, dashboard_file_id)
+);
+
+-- Add indexes for efficient querying
+CREATE INDEX metric_files_to_dashboard_files_metric_id_idx ON metric_files_to_dashboard_files(metric_file_id);
+CREATE INDEX metric_files_to_dashboard_files_dashboard_id_idx ON metric_files_to_dashboard_files(dashboard_file_id);
+CREATE INDEX metric_files_to_dashboard_files_deleted_at_idx ON metric_files_to_dashboard_files(deleted_at);
+```
+
+### File Changes
+
+#### New Files
+- `/Users/dallin/dashboard_updates_and_metric_parsing/api/migrations/2025-03-20-XXXXXX_metric_files_to_dashboard_files/up.sql`
+  - Purpose: Create the junction table between metric_files and dashboard_files
+  - Key components: Table definition, indexes
+  - Dependencies: metric_files and dashboard_files tables
+
+- `/Users/dallin/dashboard_updates_and_metric_parsing/api/migrations/2025-03-20-XXXXXX_metric_files_to_dashboard_files/down.sql`
+  - Purpose: Revert the migration by dropping the table
+  - Key components: DROP TABLE statement
+  - Dependencies: None
+
+#### Modified Files
+- `/Users/dallin/dashboard_updates_and_metric_parsing/api/libs/database/src/models.rs`
+  - Changes: Add MetricFileToDashboardFile struct
+  - Impact: Allows ORM access to the junction table
+  - Dependencies: Updated schema.rs
+
+- `/Users/dallin/dashboard_updates_and_metric_parsing/api/libs/handlers/src/dashboards/update_dashboard_handler.rs`
+  - Changes: Add logic to extract metric IDs from dashboard content and update associations
+  - Impact: Keeps association table in sync with dashboard content
+  - Dependencies: New model, dashboard parsing logic
+
+- `/Users/dallin/dashboard_updates_and_metric_parsing/api/libs/streaming/src/processors/create_dashboards_processor.rs`
+  - Changes: Add logic to extract metric IDs from dashboard content and create associations
+  - Impact: Ensures streaming-created dashboards have proper metric associations
+  - Dependencies: New model, dashboard parsing logic
+
+## Implementation Plan
+
+### Phase 1: Database Schema and Models
+- [x] Create migration for metric_files_to_dashboard_files junction table
+- [ ] Run migration to create the table
+- [ ] Add MetricFileToDashboardFile model to models.rs
+- [ ] Create helper functions to extract metric IDs from dashboard content
+
+### Phase 2: Update Dashboard Handler
+- [ ] Add logic to update_dashboard_handler.rs to maintain associations
+- [ ] Test update_dashboard_handler with various dashboard configurations
+- [ ] Verify associations are properly maintained
+
+### Phase 3: Streaming Dashboard Creation
+- [ ] Add logic to create_dashboards_processor.rs to maintain associations
+- [ ] Test streaming dashboard creation with metric associations
+- [ ] Verify associations are properly maintained
+
+## Testing Strategy
+
+### Unit Tests
+```rust
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    // Test extracting metric IDs from dashboard content
+    #[test]
+    fn test_extract_metric_ids() {
+        let dashboard_content = // sample dashboard content
+        let metric_ids = extract_metric_ids_from_dashboard(&dashboard_content);
+        assert_eq!(metric_ids, vec![/* expected IDs */]);
+    }
+    
+    // Test updating associations
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_update_associations() {
+        // Test setup
+        let result = update_dashboard_metric_associations(
+            dashboard_id,
+            metric_ids,
+            user_id,
+            &mut conn
+        ).await;
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+        // Verify associations in database
+    }
+}
+```
+
+### Integration Tests
+
+#### Scenario 1: Update Dashboard with New Metrics
+- Setup: Create test dashboard and metrics
+- Steps:
+  1. Update dashboard to include metrics
+  2. Verify association table contains correct entries
+- Expected Results: Association table should contain entries for all metrics in the dashboard
+- Validation Criteria: Count and content of association table entries matches dashboard content
+
+#### Scenario 2: Stream Create Dashboard with Metrics
+- Setup: Prepare dashboard content with metrics
+- Steps:
+  1. Process dashboard creation through streaming processor
+  2. Verify association table contains correct entries
+- Expected Results: Association table should contain entries for all metrics in the dashboard
+- Validation Criteria: Count and content of association table entries matches dashboard content
+
+### References
+- [Diesel ORM documentation](https://diesel.rs/)
+- [Association tables best practices](https://docs.diesel.rs/diesel/associations/index.html)

api/tests/integration/dashboards/metric_dashboard_association_test.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use chrono::Utc;
+use database::{
+    models::{DashboardFile, MetricFile, MetricFileToDashboardFile},
+    pool::get_pg_pool,
+    schema::{dashboard_files, metric_files, metric_files_to_dashboard_files},
+};
+use diesel::{ExpressionMethods, QueryDsl};
+use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
+use serde_json::json;
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::common::{
+    fixtures::{dashboards::create_test_dashboard_file, metrics::create_test_metric_file},
+    helpers::setup_test_db,
+};
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn test_metric_dashboard_association() -> Result<()> {
+    // Setup test database and user
+    let (test_db, user) = setup_test_db().await?;
+    let mut conn = test_db.pool.get().await?;
+
+    // Create a test metric file
+    let metric_file = create_test_metric_file(&mut conn, &user, "Test Metric").await?;
+
+    // Create a test dashboard file with the metric referenced
+    let dashboard_content = json!({
+        "name": "Test Dashboard",
+        "description": "Dashboard for testing metric associations",
+        "rows": [{
+            "items": [{
+                "id": metric_file.id
+            }],
+            "rowHeight": 400,
+            "columnSizes": [12],
+            "id": 1
+        }]
+    });
+
+    let dashboard_file = create_test_dashboard_file(
+        &mut conn,
+        &user,
+        "Test Dashboard",
+        serde_json::to_value(dashboard_content)?,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    // Verify the association was created
+    let associations = metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table
+        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_file.id))
+        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_file.id))
+        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::deleted_at.is_null())
+        .first::<MetricFileToDashboardFile>(&mut conn)
+        .await;
+
+    // Assert the association exists
+    assert!(associations.is_ok(), "Metric dashboard association not found");
+
+    // Create a second test metric file for the update test
+    let metric_file2 = create_test_metric_file(&mut conn, &user, "Test Metric 2").await?;
+
+    // Update the dashboard file to use the second metric
+    let updated_dashboard_content = json!({
+        "name": "Test Dashboard Updated",
+        "description": "Dashboard for testing metric associations - updated",
+        "rows": [{
+            "items": [{
+                "id": metric_file2.id
+            }],
+            "rowHeight": 400,
+            "columnSizes": [12],
+            "id": 1
+        }]
+    });
+
+    // Update the dashboard file with new content
+    diesel::update(dashboard_files::table)
+        .filter(dashboard_files::id.eq(dashboard_file.id))
+        .set((
+            dashboard_files::name.eq("Test Dashboard Updated"),
+            dashboard_files::content.eq(serde_json::to_value(updated_dashboard_content)?),
+            dashboard_files::updated_at.eq(chrono::Utc::now()),
+        ))
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+    
+    // Now manually call the function to update the metric associations
+    use database::types::dashboard_yml::DashboardYml;
+    use database::enums::{IdentityType, AssetType, AssetPermissionRole};
+    use diesel_async::RunQueryDsl;
+    use chrono::Utc;
+    
+    // Extract metric IDs from dashboard content (similar to the handler)
+    let updated_dashboard = diesel::dsl::select(dashboard_files::content)
+        .from(dashboard_files::table)
+        .filter(dashboard_files::id.eq(dashboard_file.id))
+        .first::<serde_json::Value>(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+    
+    let dashboard_yml: DashboardYml = serde_json::from_value(updated_dashboard)?;
+    
+    // Extract metric IDs function
+    fn extract_metric_ids_from_dashboard(dashboard: &DashboardYml) -> Vec<Uuid> {
+        let mut metric_ids = Vec::new();
+        
+        // Iterate through all rows and collect unique metric IDs
+        for row in &dashboard.rows {
+            for item in &row.items {
+                metric_ids.push(item.id);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        // Return unique metric IDs
+        metric_ids
+    }
+    
+    // Update metric associations function
+    async fn update_dashboard_metric_associations(
+        dashboard_id: Uuid,
+        metric_ids: Vec<Uuid>,
+        user_id: &Uuid,
+        conn: &mut diesel_async::AsyncPgConnection,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        // First, mark all existing associations as deleted
+        diesel::update(
+            metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table
+                .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_id))
+                .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::deleted_at.is_null())
+        )
+        .set(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::deleted_at.eq(Utc::now()))
+        .execute(conn)
+        .await?;
+        
+        // For each metric ID, either create a new association or restore a previously deleted one
+        for metric_id in metric_ids {
+            // Check if the metric exists
+            let metric_exists = diesel::dsl::select(
+                diesel::dsl::exists(
+                    metric_files::table
+                        .filter(metric_files::id.eq(metric_id))
+                        .filter(metric_files::deleted_at.is_null())
+                )
+            )
+            .get_result::<bool>(conn)
+            .await;
+            
+            // Skip if metric doesn't exist
+            if let Ok(exists) = metric_exists {
+                if !exists {
+                    continue;
+                }
+            } else {
+                continue;
+            }
+            
+            // Check if there's a deleted association that can be restored
+            let existing = metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table
+                .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_id))
+                .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_id))
+                .first::<MetricFileToDashboardFile>(conn)
+                .await;
+                
+            match existing {
+                Ok(assoc) if assoc.deleted_at.is_some() => {
+                    // Restore the deleted association
+                    diesel::update(
+                        metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table
+                            .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_id))
+                            .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_id))
+                    )
+                    .set((
+                        metric_files_to_dashboard_files::deleted_at.eq::<Option<chrono::DateTime<Utc>>>(None),
+                        metric_files_to_dashboard_files::updated_at.eq(Utc::now()),
+                    ))
+                    .execute(conn)
+                    .await?;
+                },
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    // Association already exists and is not deleted, do nothing
+                },
+                Err(diesel::result::Error::NotFound) => {
+                    // Create a new association
+                    diesel::insert_into(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table)
+                        .values((
+                            metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_id),
+                            metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_id),
+                            metric_files_to_dashboard_files::created_at.eq(Utc::now()),
+                            metric_files_to_dashboard_files::updated_at.eq(Utc::now()),
+                            metric_files_to_dashboard_files::created_by.eq(user_id),
+                        ))
+                        .execute(conn)
+                        .await?;
+                },
+                Err(e) => return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Database error: {}", e)),
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Ok(())
+    }
+    
+    // Call the update function with the extracted metrics
+    update_dashboard_metric_associations(
+        dashboard_file.id,
+        extract_metric_ids_from_dashboard(&dashboard_yml),
+        &user.id,
+        &mut conn
+    ).await?;
+    
+    // Verify the first association is now marked as deleted
+    let old_association = metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table
+        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_file.id))
+        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_file.id))
+        .first::<MetricFileToDashboardFile>(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+    
+    assert!(old_association.deleted_at.is_some(), "Original metric association should be marked as deleted");
+    
+    // Verify the new association exists
+    let new_association = metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table
+        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_file.id))
+        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::metric_file_id.eq(metric_file2.id))
+        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::deleted_at.is_null())
+        .first::<MetricFileToDashboardFile>(&mut conn)
+        .await;
+    
+    assert!(new_association.is_ok(), "New metric dashboard association not found");
+
+    // Test cleanup - ensure we clean up our test data
+    diesel::delete(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::table)
+        .filter(metric_files_to_dashboard_files::dashboard_file_id.eq(dashboard_file.id))
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+
+    diesel::delete(dashboard_files::table)
+        .filter(dashboard_files::id.eq(dashboard_file.id))
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+
+    diesel::delete(metric_files::table)
+        .filter(metric_files::id.eq(metric_file.id))
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+        
+    diesel::delete(metric_files::table)
+        .filter(metric_files::id.eq(metric_file2.id))
+        .execute(&mut conn)
+        .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}

api/tests/integration/dashboards/mod.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod create_dashboard_test;
 pub mod delete_dashboard_test;
 pub mod get_dashboard_test;
+pub mod metric_dashboard_association_test;
 pub mod sharing;
 pub mod update_dashboard_test;