influxdata / influxdata/influxdb
Add support for multiple types.db files
- Dominant language
- Rust
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Description
__Proposal:__
Support for multiple types.db files in the "typesdb" = specification
__Current behavior:__
A single value is supported, which can be either a file or a directory (in which case the contents of the directory are read in as .db files
__Desired behavior:__
Multiple values supported.
__Use case:__
This is useful when packaging -- for instance even when packaging collectd along is common to allow for a global package controlled types.db file as well as a user override in a different location (outside the scope of directories controlled by the packaging system). This is multiplied as soon as there are multiple packages that provide valid types.db files.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start from the `typesdb` specification and trace how its current single file-or-directory value is interpreted. Review the collectd packaging use case described in the issue, and consider how multiple values should behave across global and user-provided files. Done means multiple `types.db` paths are accepted while preserving existing directory behavior.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100