Merge branch 'main' into feature/pluginActions-CMEM-5576

Author: seebi

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 ### Added
 
 - Custom actions for Workflow plugins (CMEM-5576).
+- Added explicit_schema parameter to FlexibleOutputSchema (CMEM-6444).
 
 ## [4.9.0] 2025-02-20
 

cmem_plugin_base/dataintegration/ports.py

@@ -22,8 +22,15 @@ class FlexibleSchemaPort(Port):
     Flexible input ports will adapt the schema to the connected output.
     Flexible output ports will adapt the schema to the connected input.
     It is not allowed to connect two flexible ports.
+
+    :param explicit_schema: Indicates whether an output port has an explicitly defined and quickly
+                            retrievable schema (like CSV). This allows for connecting it directly to
+                            flexible input ports in which case the explict schema will be used.
     """
 
+    def __init__(self, explicit_schema: bool = False):
+        self.explicit_schema = explicit_schema
+
 
 class UnknownSchemaPort(Port):
     """Port for which the schema is not known in advance.