Trash
Short Description
Trash discards data. For debugging purpose, it can write its data to a file (local or remote), or Console tab. Multiple inputs can be connected for improved graph legibility.
Trash
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Ports
Input
1-n
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For received data records
Any
Metadata
Trash does not propagate metadata.
It has no metadata templates.
Trash Attributes
Basic
Debug print
By default, all records are discarded. If set to true, all records are written to the debug file (if specified), or Console tab. You do not need to switch Log level from its default value (INFO). This mode is only supported when a single input port is connected.
Debug file URL
Debug append
By default, new records overwrite the older ones. If set to true, new records are appended to the older records stored in the output file(s).
false (default) | true
Charset
Encoding of debug output.
UTF-8 (default) | <other encodings>
Advanced
Print trash ID
By default, trash ID is not written to the debug output. If set to true, ID of the Trash is written to the debug file, or Console tab. You do not need to switch Log level from its default value (INFO).
false (default) | true
Create directories
By default, non-existing directories are not created. If set to true, they are created.
false (default) | true
Mode
Trash can run in either Performance or Validate records modes. In Performance mode, the raw data is discarded; in Validate records, Trash simulates a writer - attempting to deserialize the inputs.
Performance (default) | Validate records