From db99c421bc515d5a9d33084968a3ea86b6ec9de3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Jaglowski Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 16:31:36 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] [chore] Clarify description of connectors (#7715) See https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry.io/issues/2725#issuecomment-1558694501 --- connector/README.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/connector/README.md b/connector/README.md index 1c1df208e1b..51377534628 100644 --- a/connector/README.md +++ b/connector/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ # Connectors -A connector is both an exporter and receiver. It consumes data as an exporter in one pipeline -and emits data as a receiver in another pipeline. It may consume and emit data of the same data +A connector is both an exporter and receiver. As the name suggests a Connector connects +two pipelines: it consumes data as an exporter at the end of one pipeline and emits data +as a receiver at the start of another pipeline. It may consume and emit data of the same data type, or of different data types. A connector may generate and emit data to summarize the consumed data, or it may simply replicate or route data.