Unable to infer component type: processors, msg: Config lint error

[a-a-ron-manzano]

Recently upgraded from a v4.27.0 Benthos container to a Redpanda Connect v4.49.1 container. Some unchanged yaml configs with the same pattern have started failing with a linting error:

It seems to be complaining about the processors at ln #'s 63 & 78 under the output broker. Not sure how I'm supposed to "specify an explicit output type" ??

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thank you!!
~Aaron

[mihaitodor]

Hey @a-a-ron-manzano, I'd need to see a bit more of your config, but I think that's because you have something like this:

output:
  broker:
    pattern: fan_out
    outputs:
      - processors:
          ...
      - processors:
          ...

What you really should have is this:

output:
  broker:
    pattern: fan_out
    outputs:
      - first_output:
          ...
        processors:
          ...
      - second_output:
          ...
        processors:
          ...

I guess in your case both first_output and second_output were stdout implicitly, but the linter got a bit more strict since then. If that's the case, then you can do this:

output:
  broker:
    pattern: fan_out
    outputs:
      - stdout: {}
        processors:
          ...
      - stdout: {}
        processors:
          ...

[a-a-ron-manzano]

Thanks @mihaitodor for that prompt, insightful, and ultimately correct advice. I very much appreciate you taking the time to help me past this issue.

Aaron