Hi Russ,
I hate to suggest something so simple, but have you cleared the cache of your
browser? Sometimes this can be a result of stale caching.
Andy LoPresto
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> On Jan 27, 2020, at 2:30 PM, Russell Bateman <r...@windofkeltia.com> wrote:
>
> Addendum: the @TagsI add are not showing up in the tag field at the left, but
> when I scroll down in the processor list and see my new custom processor, I
> do see these tags listed next, to its right.
>
> On 1/27/20 3:27 PM, Russell Bateman wrote:
>> Perhaps I made my question less clear that I could have. Consider that I
>> have this annotation on the class of processor:
>>
>> @CapabilityDescription( "Custom processor usage statement..." )
>>
>> and, because my processor is listed in the file
>>
>> /src/main/resources/META-INF/services/org.apache.nifi.processor.Processor/
>>
>> as
>>
>> /com.windofkeltia.processor.//CustomProcessor/
>>
>> I am able to create a perfectly running and working instance of this
>> processor on the canvas through the web browser UI of NiFi 1.10.0.
>>
>> However, when I right-click the processor instance and choose View usage, I
>> do not see documentation with
>>
>> "Custom processor usage statement..."
>>
>> but, instead, I see what I assume is default page content saying
>> principally, "Apache NiFi Overview". I am looking for help/things to check
>> that are keeping NiFi from displaying documentation for my capability
>> description, properties, relationships, etc. Also, I am using the @Tags
>> annotation to add a couple of quick-find tags: neither of these are showing
>> up when I go to create an instance of the processor. This is also likely a
>> clue to what I'm doing wrong.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Russ
>>
>>
>> On 1/24/20 3:30 PM, Russell Bateman wrote:
>>> My custom processor's usage, which should come from the
>>> @CapabilityDescription annotation of the class containing the onTrigger()
>>> method, nevertheless is nothing more than the Apache NiFi Overview. I am
>>> able to place an instance on the canvas via the processor Component Tool
>>> (so, the custom processor is there--I just can't get my usage statement):
>>>
>>> @SupportsBatching
>>> @SideEffectFree
>>> @InputRequirement( InputRequirement.Requirement.INPUT_REQUIRED )
>>> *@CapabilityDescription( "Custom processor usage statement..**." )*
>>> public class CustomProcessor extends AbstractSessionFactory Processor
>>> {
>>> @Override
>>> public void onTrigger( final ProcessContext context, final
>>> ProcessSessionFactory sessionFactory )
>>> throws ProcessException
>>> {
>>> ...
>>> }
>>>
>>> etc.
>>> }
>>>
>>> What thing missing should I be looking for to fix this?
>>>
>>> I'm sure it's some stupid oversight that I have not failed to provide in
>>> other (successfully documented) custom processors I've written. I have
>>> compared this processor to those others; I've structured it identically,
>>> etc. and I have pored through
>>> https://nifi.apache.org/docs/nifi-docs/html/developer-guide.html#documenting-a-component
>>> a number of times. Usage just doesn't work.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
