Questions regarding GET /plugins/schema/{plugin name}

[PGBI]

I'm currently building a UI client to configure our Kong gateway. To do so, i'm using the GET /plugins/schema/{plugin name} endpoint to build the forms to manage plugins. Most of the time, the response given by this endpoint is self-explanatory.

Here are some cases where I would need some explanation:

GET plugins/schema/key-auth returns:

{
  "fields": {
    "key_names": {
      "type": "array",
      "required": true,
      "default": "function"
    },
    "hide_credentials": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "default": false
    }
  },
  "no_consumer": true
}

What does "default": "function" mean?

GET plugins/schema/oauth2 returns:

{
  "fields": {
    "mandatory_scope": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "required": true,
      "func": "function",
      "default": false
    },
    "...": {},
  },
  "no_consumer": true
}

In this example, what does "func": "function" mean?

GET plugins/schema/acl returns:

{
  "no_consumer": true,
  "fields": {"...":"..."},
  "self_check": "function"
}

What does "self_check": "function" mean?

Thanks a lot!

[thibaultcha]

When the value is "function" it is because it is a function iirc. Executed in Kong. A function for default means default is chosen from a function. A function for func means the value is validated by a custom function. Etc.

[PGBI]

thanks!