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Lint error with GRPC plugin: unable to infer component type

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Issue type
Bug
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Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
go, grpc
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Reproduce the report with redpanda-connect lint --skip-env-var-check benthos/... and the shown custom plugin paths. Start by tracing how benthos/plugins/myplugin/plugin.yaml is parsed and how benthos/resources/common.yaml infers the component type. Done means the custom gRPC plugin configuration can be linted without the reported field or component-type errors.

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Description

Hi.

I tried to lint config which uses custom golang plugin.

$ redpanda-connect lint --skip-env-var-check benthos/...
benthos/plugins/myplugin/plugin.yaml(1,1) field name not recognised
benthos/plugins/myplugin/plugin.yaml(2,1) field summary not recognised
benthos/plugins/myplugin/plugin.yaml(3,1) field command not recognised
benthos/plugins/myplugin/plugin.yaml(4,1) field type not recognised
benthos/plugins/myplugin/plugin.yaml(5,1) field fields not recognised
benthos/resources/common.yaml(38,1) unable to infer component type: [label myplugin]

How can I avoid this error?
I can move plugins directory but benthos/resources/common.yaml will still result in an errorr.

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