Trash
Available in Community Designer
| Short Description |
| Ports |
| Metadata |
| Trash Attributes |
| Compatibility |
| See also |
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.
| Component | Data output | Input ports | Output ports | Transformation | Transf. required | Java | CTL | Auto-propagated metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trash | none | 1–n | 0 |  | | | | |
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Ports
| Port type | Number | Required | Description | Metadata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input | 1-n |  | For received data records | Any |
Metadata
Trash does not propagate metadata.
It has no metadata templates.
Trash Attributes
| Attribute | Req | Description | Possible values |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 single input port is connected.
| false (default) | true | |
| Debug file URL | Attribute specifying debug output file.
See Supported File URL Formats for Writers.
If path is not specified, the file is saved to the
${PROJECT} directory.
You do not need to switch Log level from its default value (INFO). | ||
| 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 debug output.
If set to true, ID of the
Trash is written to 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 | |
Compatibility
Since CloverETL 4.0.5 (and 4.1.0) Trash is able to write lists and maps.