Make watch history indices hidden (#52962)

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/support/IndicesOptions.java

@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ public enum Option {
         new IndicesOptions(EnumSet.of(Option.ALLOW_NO_INDICES), EnumSet.of(WildcardStates.OPEN, WildcardStates.CLOSED));
     public static final IndicesOptions STRICT_EXPAND_OPEN_FORBID_CLOSED =
         new IndicesOptions(EnumSet.of(Option.ALLOW_NO_INDICES, Option.FORBID_CLOSED_INDICES), EnumSet.of(WildcardStates.OPEN));
+    public static final IndicesOptions STRICT_EXPAND_OPEN_HIDDEN_FORBID_CLOSED =
+        new IndicesOptions(EnumSet.of(Option.ALLOW_NO_INDICES, Option.FORBID_CLOSED_INDICES),
+            EnumSet.of(WildcardStates.OPEN, WildcardStates.HIDDEN));
     public static final IndicesOptions STRICT_EXPAND_OPEN_FORBID_CLOSED_IGNORE_THROTTLED =
         new IndicesOptions(EnumSet.of(Option.ALLOW_NO_INDICES, Option.FORBID_CLOSED_INDICES, Option.IGNORE_THROTTLED),
             EnumSet.of(WildcardStates.OPEN));

server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataCreateIndexService.java

@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ public class MetaDataCreateIndexService {
      * These index patterns will be converted to hidden indices, at which point they should be removed from this list.
      */
     private static final CharacterRunAutomaton DOT_INDICES_EXCLUSIONS = new CharacterRunAutomaton(Regex.simpleMatchToAutomaton(
-        ".watch-history-*",
         ".data-frame-notifications-*",
         ".transform-notifications-*"
     ));

server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataCreateIndexServiceTests.java

@@ -641,7 +641,6 @@ public void testValidateDotIndex() {
     public void testIndexNameExclusionsList() {
         // this test case should be removed when DOT_INDICES_EXCLUSIONS is empty
         List<String> excludedNames = Arrays.asList(
-            ".watch-history-" + randomAlphaOfLength(5).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT),
             ".data-frame-notifications-" + randomAlphaOfLength(5).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT),
             ".transform-notifications-" + randomAlphaOfLength(5).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT)
         );

test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESIntegTestCase.java

@@ -1253,7 +1253,8 @@ protected final IndexResponse index(String index, String type, String id, String
     protected final RefreshResponse refresh(String... indices) {
         waitForRelocation();
         // TODO RANDOMIZE with flush?
-        RefreshResponse actionGet = client().admin().indices().prepareRefresh(indices).execute().actionGet();
+        RefreshResponse actionGet = client().admin().indices().prepareRefresh(indices)
+            .setIndicesOptions(IndicesOptions.STRICT_EXPAND_OPEN_HIDDEN_FORBID_CLOSED).execute().actionGet();
         assertNoFailures(actionGet);
         return actionGet;
     }

x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/template/IndexTemplateRegistry.java

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ public abstract class IndexTemplateRegistry implements ClusterStateListener {
     protected final Client client;
     protected final ThreadPool threadPool;
     protected final NamedXContentRegistry xContentRegistry;
+    protected final ClusterService clusterService;
     protected final ConcurrentMap<String, AtomicBoolean> templateCreationsInProgress = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     protected final ConcurrentMap<String, AtomicBoolean> policyCreationsInProgress = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ public IndexTemplateRegistry(Settings nodeSettings, ClusterService clusterServic
         this.client = client;
         this.threadPool = threadPool;
         this.xContentRegistry = xContentRegistry;
+        this.clusterService = clusterService;
         clusterService.addListener(this);
     }
 

x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/watcher/support/WatcherIndexTemplateRegistryField.java

@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@ public final class WatcherIndexTemplateRegistryField {
     // version 8: fix slack attachment property not to be dynamic, causing field type issues
     // version 9: add a user field defining which user executed the watch
     // version 10: add support for foreach path in actions
+    // version 11: watch history indices are hidden
     // Note: if you change this, also inform the kibana team around the watcher-ui
-    public static final int INDEX_TEMPLATE_VERSION = 10;
+    public static final int INDEX_TEMPLATE_VERSION = 11;
     public static final String HISTORY_TEMPLATE_NAME = ".watch-history-" + INDEX_TEMPLATE_VERSION;
+    public static final String HISTORY_TEMPLATE_NAME_10 = ".watch-history-10";
     public static final String HISTORY_TEMPLATE_NAME_NO_ILM = ".watch-history-no-ilm-" + INDEX_TEMPLATE_VERSION;
+    public static final String HISTORY_TEMPLATE_NAME_NO_ILM_10 = ".watch-history-no-ilm-10";
     public static final String TRIGGERED_TEMPLATE_NAME = ".triggered_watches";
     public static final String WATCHES_TEMPLATE_NAME = ".watches";
     public static final String[] TEMPLATE_NAMES = new String[] {