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diff --git a/doc/client/metadata.txt b/doc/client/metadata.txt index 2a19f3a1a..27870ba9a 100644 --- a/doc/client/metadata.txt +++ b/doc/client/metadata.txt @@ -22,22 +22,23 @@ interaction: * Statistics Upload This construction process spans several server plugins. The -:ref:`server-plugins-grouping-metadata` is responsible for initial -instance creation, including the client hostname, profile, and basic -group memberships. After this initial creation, Connector plugins (such as -:ref:`server-plugins-probes-index` or :ref:`server-plugins-properties`) -can add additional group memberships for clients. These memberships -are merged into the instance; that is, the new group memberships are -treated as if they were included in groups.xml. If any of these groups -are defined in groups.xml, then groups included there are included in -the ClientMetadata instance group list. At the end of this process, the -ClientMetadata instance has its complete set of group memberships. At this -point, each connector plugin has the opportunity to return an additional -object which will be placed in an attribute corresponding to the Connector -name. For example, the Probes plugin returns a dictionary of probe name -to probe result mappings for the client. This dictionary is available as -the "Probes" attribute. With this, ClientMetadata resolution is complete, -and the ClientMetadata instance can be used by the rest of the system. +:ref:`server-plugins-grouping-metadata` is responsible for +initial instance creation, including the client hostname, +profile, and basic group memberships. After this initial creation, +Connector plugins (such as :ref:`server-plugins-probes-index` or +:ref:`server-plugins-connectors-properties`) can add additional group +memberships for clients. These memberships are merged into the instance; +that is, the new group memberships are treated as if they were included +in groups.xml. If any of these groups are defined in groups.xml, +then groups included there are included in the ClientMetadata instance +group list. At the end of this process, the ClientMetadata instance has +its complete set of group memberships. At this point, each connector +plugin has the opportunity to return an additional object which will be +placed in an attribute corresponding to the Connector name. For example, +the Probes plugin returns a dictionary of probe name to probe result +mappings for the client. This dictionary is available as the "Probes" +attribute. With this, ClientMetadata resolution is complete, and the +ClientMetadata instance can be used by the rest of the system. Contents ======== |