Consider adding a new setting kind `decimal` #3424

Open MeltyBot opened 2 years ago

Migrated from GitLab: https://gitlab.com/meltano/meltano/-/issues/3508

Originally created by @edgarrmondragon on 2022-05-19 01:16:39

Problem to solve

Allow developers to declare plugins with numeric settings that don't really fit any of the currently supported types.

Target audience

Plugin developers that require numeric settings.

Further details

One example that comes to mind is Unix timestamps with decimal precision.

Proposal

Meltano currently supports the following setting types:

oauth
hidden
password
date_iso8601
file
email
integer
options
object
array
boolean
string

A decimal type, cast to Python's decimal.Decimal is easy to add. Alternatives to the decimal name are: real, number, numeric.

What does success look like, and how can we measure that?

A new setting kind with support for

Regression test

[ ] Write adequate test cases and submit test results
[ ] Test results should be reviewed by a person from the team

Links / references

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