When you build the Maven module which contains the custom NAR, what does your
output look like? Specifically under the target/ directory? If you unzip the
NAR file and compare that to one of the custom processors that has working
documentation, do you see any differences?
Andy LoPresto
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> On Jan 28, 2020, at 7:02 AM, Russell Bateman <r...@windofkeltia.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks, Andy, no offense taken. I tried this in Chrome and Firefox, but am
> still getting that default page. My sample flow also contains an instance of
> GetFile feeding sample files into CustomProcessor. When I look at GetFile's
> usage, I see /Description: Creates FlowFiles from file in a directory/, etc.
>
> I've written a few custom processors over the years, but this is the first
> time I've done something inadvertently so stupid as not to stumble later upon
> what would make usage fail for it. The only thing different is that I have it
> in a totally new NAR by itself so far and am using 1.10.0.
>
> This is bizarre to say the least.
>
> Russ
>
> On 1/27/20 5:56 PM, Andy LoPresto wrote:
>> 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
>> alopre...@apache.org
>> alopresto.apa...@gmail.com
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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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>
>
