apache/pinot

Validating duplicate config properties

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#7,882 opened on Dec 8, 2021

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good first issue

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Description

We had a situation where defining controller.data.dir twice leads to the values being concatenated.

It would probably be better if an exception was thrown telling the user to only set the property once.

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Research direction
Identify where config properties are parsed, add a check for duplicate keys, and throw an exception with a clear message.
Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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1
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Under 1 hour
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Active
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Clear
Prerequisites
Java
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90