[NIFI-7580] Add documentation around autoloading NARs

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.9.0
• Fix Version/s: 1.13.0, 1.12.1
• Component/s: Documentation & Website
• Labels: autoload documentation hot-swap nar
• Assignee: Andy LoPresto
• Reporter: Andy LoPresto
• Created: 24/Jun/20 22:52
• Updated: 18/Sep/20 00:57
• Resolved: 17/Sep/20 22:06

Description

The autoloading NAR feature was added in 1.9.0, but the current documentation does not cover this feature.

• Admin Guide - describe behavior and nifi.nar.library.autoload.directory property value
• Developer Guide - describe deployment of custom processors to extensions/ directory (caution that versioning is important for loading and SNAPSHOTS without timestamp in filename will not be detected and reloaded)

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #4529