Apologies if this is in the docs, but I haven't be...
# plugins-general
t
Apologies if this is in the docs, but I haven't been able to find it. When configuring a plugin with an environment variable, how do we know when to use one or two underscores between the plugin name and the configuration setting? Example: •
TAP_POSTGRES__SELECT
TAP_POSTGRES_DATABASE
Is it related to whether it's a setting common to all plugins vs when it's a plugin-specific setting?
m
https://docs.meltano.com/concepts/plugins/#extras https://docs.meltano.com/guide/configuration#plugin-extras Those with two underscores are 'extras' - a set of reserved options for use with extractors (and other plugins) that are used by Meltano, more information at the links.