docs(outputs.execd): Document error handling limitations#18203
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The execd output plugin uses a fire-and-forget model where metrics are considered written once they reach the stdin pipe, not when the external plugin processes them. Errors from external plugins are logged but don't trigger retries, which can lead to silent metric loss.
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* feat(inputs.s7comm): Add option idle_timeout (influxdata#18080) Co-authored-by: 李金菱 <lijl@engipower.com> * feat(outputs.nats): Add secret-support for credentials (influxdata#18048) * feat(inputs.sqlserver): Add support for LPC and named-pipe protocols (influxdata#17924) * chore(deps): Bump the aws-sdk-go-v2 group with 11 updates (influxdata#18052) Co-authored-by: Maya Strandboge <mstrandboge@influxdata.com> * feat(config): Allow specifying env-handling mode for config check (influxdata#18084) * docs: Improve grammar in global configuration section (influxdata#18078) Co-authored-by: Sven Rebhan <srebhan@influxdata.com> * feat(common.socket): Add option to specify source IP restrictions (influxdata#18044) Co-authored-by: Sven Rebhan <36194019+srebhan@users.noreply.github.com> * docs(inputs.logql): Clarify sorting and limit example (influxdata#18087) * docs(plugins): Replace Latin abbreviations with plain English (influxdata#18088) * chore: Update Go to 1.25.5 (influxdata#18090) * Update build version to 1.38.0 * Update changelog for v1.37.0 (cherry picked from commit efc64f3) * chore(deps): Bump the aws-sdk-go-v2 group with 11 updates (influxdata#18091) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump go.step.sm/crypto from 0.74.0 to 0.75.0 (influxdata#18092) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump google.golang.org/api from 0.256.0 to 0.257.0 (influxdata#18104) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump github.com/tinylib/msgp from 1.5.0 to 1.6.1 (influxdata#18103) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.38.0 to 0.39.0 (influxdata#18096) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump github.com/prometheus/prometheus from 0.307.3 to 0.308.0 (influxdata#18102) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump golang.org/x/mod from 0.30.0 to 0.31.0 (influxdata#18100) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump golang.org/x/term from 0.37.0 to 0.38.0 (influxdata#18099) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump golang.org/x/oauth2 from 0.33.0 to 0.34.0 (influxdata#18095) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump cloud.google.com/go/storage from 1.57.2 to 1.58.0 (influxdata#18094) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump github.com/SAP/go-hdb from 1.14.13 to 1.14.14 (influxdata#18101) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump golang.org/x/sync from 0.18.0 to 0.19.0 (influxdata#18093) * chore(deps): Bump golang.org/x/text from 0.31.0 to 0.32.0 (influxdata#18097) * fix(config): Make labels and selectors conform to specification (influxdata#18108) * chore(deps): Bump golang.org/x/crypto from 0.45.0 to 0.46.0 (influxdata#18098) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * docs(specs): Changes to the labels and selector spec (influxdata#18109) * docs(config): Fix documentation for labels and selectors (influxdata#18110) * feat(inputs.mysql): Add replication latency fields (influxdata#18063) Signed-off-by: Frederik Thuysbaert <frederik.thuysbaert@combell.group> * chore(deps): Bump github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 from 6.7.5 to 6.7.7 (influxdata#18132) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump google.golang.org/protobuf 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github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-go/v2 from 2.41.0 to 2.42.0 (influxdata#18124) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Update golangci-lint to 2.7.2 (influxdata#18115) * fix(config): Add missing validation for labels in plugins (influxdata#18138) * chore(deps): Bump the aws-sdk-go-v2 group with 8 updates (influxdata#18121) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump github.com/apache/arrow-go/v18 from 18.4.1 to 18.5.0 (influxdata#18123) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump super-linter/super-linter from 8.3.0 to 8.3.1 (influxdata#18158) * 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(influxdata#18173) * chore(deps): Bump modernc.org/sqlite from 1.41.0 to 1.42.2 (influxdata#18171) * chore(deps): Bump github.com/jedib0t/go-pretty/v6 from 6.7.7 to 6.7.8 (influxdata#18169) * feat(inputs.mysql): Add wsrep provider options fields (influxdata#18117) * chore(deps): Bump github.com/SAP/go-hdb from 1.14.14 to 1.14.15 (influxdata#18153) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * test(inputs.syslog): Fix test failures with 2025 timestamps (influxdata#18182) * chore(deps): Bump software.sslmate.com/src/go-pkcs12 from 0.6.0 to 0.7.0 (influxdata#18170) Signed-off-by: dependabot[bot] <support@github.com> Co-authored-by: dependabot[bot] <49699333+dependabot[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> * chore(deps): Bump github.com/yuin/goldmark from 1.7.13 to 1.7.15 (influxdata#18186) * chore(deps): Bump 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resolves #17828
resolves #17845