influxdata / influxdata/kapacitor
influxDBOut should validate measurement names
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Description
The InfluxDB line protocol spec says measurement names can't start with _. The influxDBOut node should validate that the measurement name it's using doesn't violate this restriction.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the influxDBOut node implementation and how it obtains the measurement name. Check the linked InfluxDB line protocol naming restrictions, then verify that names beginning with an underscore are rejected as invalid.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100