MeltanoLabs / MeltanoLabs/Singer-Working-Group
Discoverable capabilities and settings (`--about` support in CLI)
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Description
In order for taps and targets to confidently support spec extensions in a backwards compatible way, we'll need a way to taps and targets to advertise their capabilities and list of supported settings.
The SDK handles this with (--about and --about --format=json) but we should agree on a standard (like the --discover flag) which the community can rely on.
Note: The SDK also uses --about to advertise supported config settings. We can discuss that topic here as well, but we may split into a separate issue if scope is too broad.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by comparing the SDK's --about and --about --format=json behavior with the proposed --discover flag for taps and targets. Review the issue's discussion scope around advertising capabilities and supported settings; done means the community has agreed on a standard that supports backwards-compatible spec extensions.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cli, data-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100