From 731fb3596d17b7a96c6998d0ff958965365edf25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Samantha Wang Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:49:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add external plugins info --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index d68d726dc..11c30d785 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ 1. Open a new [pull request][]. #### Contributing an External Plugin *(experimental)* -Input plugins written for internal Telegraf can be run as externally-compiled plugins through the [Execd Input Plugin](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/execd) without having to change the plugin code. +Input, output, and processor plugins written for internal Telegraf can be run as externally-compiled plugins through the [Execd Input](plugins/inputs/execd), [Execd Output](/plugins/inputs/execd), and [Execd Processor](plugins/processors/execd) Plugins without having to change the plugin code. -Follow the guidelines of how to integrate your plugin with the [Execd Go Shim](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/execd/shim) to easily compile it as a separate app and run it from the inputs.execd plugin. +Follow the guidelines of how to integrate your plugin with the [Execd Go Shim](/plugins/common/shim) to easily compile it as a separate app and run it with the respective `execd` plugin. + +Check out some guidelines on how to build and set up your external plugins to run with `execd`. #### Security Vulnerability Reporting InfluxData takes security and our users' trust very seriously. If you believe you have found a security issue in any of our