prometheus / prometheus/cloudwatch_exporter
[validation config file ]: command or other way to validate config file
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- Java
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Description
Command or other way to validate the configuration file
It will be better to validate the configuration file to detect errors before loading it .
This will allow the user to only load the correct configuration files and not break what is already running
A command to validate the configuration file can be a good solution
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating how configuration files are loaded and whether the exporter has a command-line entry point; done should be a way to detect invalid configuration before loading it.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100