Trying to install the transferwise variant of target-bigquery, but I’m getting an error that Meltano doesn’t know about it. Why wouldn’t meltano know about it if it’s on the meltano hub?

(meltano) ➜  tap-quickbase-json git:(main) ✗ poetry run meltano install
2022-05-23T16:59:57.151541Z [info     ] Environment 'dev' is active
Loader 'target-bigquery' variant 'transferwise' is not known to Meltano. Variants: adswerve (default)

Hi, @sterling_paramore - For a very short while longer, you'll need to add this as a 'custom' plugin.

I tried that too but got the same error

(meltano) ➜  tap-quickbase-json git:(main) ✗ meltano add --custom loader target-bigquery --variant transferwise
2022-05-23T17:10:05.774873Z [info     ] Environment 'dev' is active
Adding new custom loader with name 'target-bigquery'...

Specify the plugin's namespace, which will serve as the:
- identifier to find related/compatible plugins
- default target database dialect (`dialect` extra),
  for use by transformers that connect with the database

Hit Return to accept the default: plugin name with underscores instead of dashes

(namespace) [target_bigquery]:

Specify the plugin's `pip install` argument, for example:
- PyPI package name:
	target-bigquery
- Git repository URL:
	git+https://<PLUGIN REPO URL>.git
- local directory, in editable/development mode:
	-e extract/target-bigquery
- 'n' if using a local executable (nothing to install)

Default: plugin name as PyPI package name

(pip_url) [target-bigquery]: pipelinewise-target-bigquery

Specify the plugin's executable name

Default: name derived from `pip_url`

(executable) [pipelinewise-target-bigquery]: target-bigquery

Specify the loader's supported settings

Multiple setting names (keys) can be separated using commas.

A setting kind can be specified alongside the name (key) by using the `:` delimiter,
e.g. `port:integer` to set the kind `integer` for the name `port`

Supported setting kinds:
string | integer | boolean | date_iso8601 | email | password | oauth | options | file | array | object | hidden

- Credentials and other sensitive setting types should use the password kind.
- If not specified, setting kind defaults to string.
- Nested properties can be represented using the `.` separator, e.g. `auth.username` for `{ "auth": { "username": value } }`.
- To find out what settings a loader supports, reference its documentation.

Default: no settings

(settings) [[]]: { "uhm": "string" }
' "string" }' is not a valid SettingKind
(settings) [[]]: uhm:string
Loader 'target-bigquery' already exists in your Meltano project
Loader 'target-bigquery' variant 'transferwise' is not known to Meltano. Variants: adswerve (default)

Hi @sterling_paramore. You might need to first

meltano remove

the

target-bigquery

already present in your project

I was able to get it working by just removing the lines from meltano.yml. Does

meltano remove

do anything else?

It also removes the plugin's venv and any settings stored in meltano's system db. But what you did is usually fine