From 2b1eb6f54837771a578517d71f075d6cd2144d4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Spaink <3441183+sspaink@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022 15:49:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] feat: migrate processor plugins to new sample config format
 (#10913)

---
 plugins/processors/aws/ec2/README.md          |   5 +
 plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2.go             |  56 ---
 .../processors/aws/ec2/ec2_sample_config.go   |   8 +
 plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2_test.go        |  10 -
 plugins/processors/clone/clone.go             |  19 -
 .../processors/clone/clone_sample_config.go   |   8 +
 plugins/processors/converter/converter.go     |  37 --
 .../converter/converter_sample_config.go      |   8 +
 plugins/processors/date/README.md             |   1 +
 plugins/processors/date/date.go               |  33 --
 plugins/processors/date/date_sample_config.go |   8 +
 plugins/processors/dedup/README.md            |   1 +
 plugins/processors/dedup/dedup.go             |  13 -
 .../processors/dedup/dedup_sample_config.go   |   8 +
 plugins/processors/defaults/README.md         |  11 +-
 plugins/processors/defaults/defaults.go       |  26 --
 .../defaults/defaults_sample_config.go        |   8 +
 plugins/processors/enum/README.md             |   1 +
 plugins/processors/enum/enum.go               |  32 --
 plugins/processors/enum/enum_sample_config.go |   8 +
 plugins/processors/execd/README.md            |   1 +
 plugins/processors/execd/execd.go             |  17 -
 .../processors/execd/execd_sample_config.go   |   8 +
 plugins/processors/filepath/README.md         | 422 +++++++++---------
 plugins/processors/filepath/filepath.go       |  39 --
 .../filepath/filepath_sample_config.go        |   8 +
 plugins/processors/ifname/README.md           |   1 +
 plugins/processors/ifname/ifname.go           |  67 ---
 .../processors/ifname/ifname_sample_config.go |   8 +
 plugins/processors/noise/README.md            |   1 +
 plugins/processors/noise/noise.go             |  30 --
 .../processors/noise/noise_sample_config.go   |   8 +
 plugins/processors/override/override.go       |  19 -
 .../override/override_sample_config.go        |   8 +
 plugins/processors/parser/README.md           |   1 +
 plugins/processors/parser/parser.go           |  26 --
 .../processors/parser/parser_sample_config.go |   8 +
 plugins/processors/pivot/README.md            |   1 +
 plugins/processors/pivot/pivot.go             |  18 -
 .../processors/pivot/pivot_sample_config.go   |   8 +
 plugins/processors/port_name/README.md        |   1 +
 plugins/processors/port_name/port_name.go     |  30 +-
 .../port_name/port_name_sample_config.go      |   8 +
 .../processors/port_name/port_name_test.go    |   2 +-
 plugins/processors/port_name/services_path.go |   2 +-
 .../port_name/services_path_notwindows.go     |   2 +-
 plugins/processors/printer/printer.go         |  11 -
 .../printer/printer_sample_config.go          |   8 +
 plugins/processors/regex/README.md            |   1 +
 plugins/processors/regex/regex.go             |  71 ---
 .../processors/regex/regex_sample_config.go   |   8 +
 plugins/processors/rename/README.md           |   1 +
 plugins/processors/rename/rename.go           |  11 -
 .../processors/rename/rename_sample_config.go |   8 +
 plugins/processors/reverse_dns/README.md      |   1 +
 .../{reversedns.go => reverse_dns.go}         |  55 ---
 .../reverse_dns/reverse_dns_sample_config.go  |   8 +
 ...reversedns_test.go => reverse_dns_test.go} |   9 -
 plugins/processors/s2geo/README.md            |   1 +
 plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo.go             |  23 +-
 .../processors/s2geo/s2geo_sample_config.go   |   8 +
 plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo_test.go        |   2 +-
 plugins/processors/starlark/README.md         |   1 +
 plugins/processors/starlark/starlark.go       |  33 --
 .../starlark/starlark_sample_config.go        |   8 +
 plugins/processors/strings/README.md          |   1 +
 plugins/processors/strings/strings.go         |  68 ---
 .../strings/strings_sample_config.go          |   8 +
 plugins/processors/tag_limit/README.md        |   1 +
 plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit.go     |  18 +-
 .../tag_limit/tag_limit_sample_config.go      |   8 +
 .../processors/tag_limit/tag_limit_test.go    |   2 +-
 plugins/processors/template/README.md         |   1 +
 plugins/processors/template/template.go       |  18 -
 .../template/template_sample_config.go        |   8 +
 plugins/processors/topk/README.md             |  35 +-
 plugins/processors/topk/topk.go               |  64 ---
 plugins/processors/topk/topk_sample_config.go |   8 +
 plugins/processors/unpivot/README.md          |   1 +
 plugins/processors/unpivot/unpivot.go         |  18 -
 .../unpivot/unpivot_sample_config.go          |   8 +
 81 files changed, 481 insertions(+), 1099 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/clone/clone_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/converter/converter_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/date/date_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/dedup/dedup_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/defaults/defaults_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/enum/enum_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/execd/execd_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/filepath/filepath_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/ifname/ifname_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/noise/noise_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/override/override_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/parser/parser_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/pivot/pivot_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/port_name/port_name_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/printer/printer_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/regex/regex_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/rename/rename_sample_config.go
 rename plugins/processors/reverse_dns/{reversedns.go => reverse_dns.go} (52%)
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns_sample_config.go
 rename plugins/processors/reverse_dns/{reversedns_test.go => reverse_dns_test.go} (84%)
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/starlark/starlark_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/strings/strings_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/template/template_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/topk/topk_sample_config.go
 create mode 100644 plugins/processors/unpivot/unpivot_sample_config.go

diff --git a/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/README.md b/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/README.md
index c04e26c36f861..a064294c0cfbb 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,12 @@ to metrics associated with EC2 instances.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Attach AWS EC2 metadata to metrics
 [[processors.aws_ec2]]
+  ## Instance identity document tags to attach to metrics.
+  ## For more information see:
+  ## https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-identity-documents.html
+  ##
   ## Available tags:
   ## * accountId
   ## * architecture
diff --git a/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2.go b/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2.go
index 012cad92d0dde..059189e47f66e 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2.go
@@ -35,54 +35,6 @@ type AwsEc2Processor struct {
 	instanceID  string
 }
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-  ## Instance identity document tags to attach to metrics.
-  ## For more information see:
-  ## https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-identity-documents.html
-  ##
-  ## Available tags:
-  ## * accountId
-  ## * architecture
-  ## * availabilityZone
-  ## * billingProducts
-  ## * imageId
-  ## * instanceId
-  ## * instanceType
-  ## * kernelId
-  ## * pendingTime
-  ## * privateIp
-  ## * ramdiskId
-  ## * region
-  ## * version
-  imds_tags = []
-
-  ## EC2 instance tags retrieved with DescribeTags action.
-  ## In case tag is empty upon retrieval it's omitted when tagging metrics.
-  ## Note that in order for this to work, role attached to EC2 instance or AWS
-  ## credentials available from the environment must have a policy attached, that
-  ## allows ec2:DescribeTags.
-  ##
-  ## For more information see:
-  ## https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeTags.html
-  ec2_tags = []
-
-  ## Timeout for http requests made by against aws ec2 metadata endpoint.
-  timeout = "10s"
-
-  ## ordered controls whether or not the metrics need to stay in the same order
-  ## this plugin received them in. If false, this plugin will change the order
-  ## with requests hitting cached results moving through immediately and not
-  ## waiting on slower lookups. This may cause issues for you if you are
-  ## depending on the order of metrics staying the same. If so, set this to true.
-  ## Keeping the metrics ordered may be slightly slower.
-  ordered = false
-
-  ## max_parallel_calls is the maximum number of AWS API calls to be in flight
-  ## at the same time.
-  ## It's probably best to keep this number fairly low.
-  max_parallel_calls = 10
-`
-
 const (
 	DefaultMaxOrderedQueueSize = 10_000
 	DefaultMaxParallelCalls    = 10
@@ -105,14 +57,6 @@ var allowedImdsTags = map[string]struct{}{
 	"version":          {},
 }
 
-func (r *AwsEc2Processor) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (r *AwsEc2Processor) Description() string {
-	return "Attach AWS EC2 metadata to metrics"
-}
-
 func (r *AwsEc2Processor) Add(metric telegraf.Metric, _ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	r.parallel.Enqueue(metric)
 	return nil
diff --git a/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c7da40ae07bfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package ec2
+
+func (r *AwsEc2Processor) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2_test.go b/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2_test.go
index 88fd661eb5c07..daaf950d8de95 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2_test.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/aws/ec2/ec2_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package ec2
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/config"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -46,12 +45,3 @@ func TestBasicInitInvalidTagsReturnAnError(t *testing.T) {
 	err := p.Init()
 	require.Error(t, err)
 }
-
-func TestLoadingConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	confFile := []byte("[[processors.aws_ec2]]" + "\n" + sampleConfig)
-	c := config.NewConfig()
-	err := c.LoadConfigData(confFile)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.Len(t, c.Processors, 1)
-}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/clone/clone.go b/plugins/processors/clone/clone.go
index ad03fd3e4e2bc..567115fea4ba5 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/clone/clone.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/clone/clone.go
@@ -5,17 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## All modifications on inputs and aggregators can be overridden:
-  # name_override = "new_name"
-  # name_prefix = "new_name_prefix"
-  # name_suffix = "new_name_suffix"
-
-  ## Tags to be added (all values must be strings)
-  # [processors.clone.tags]
-  #   additional_tag = "tag_value"
-`
-
 type Clone struct {
 	NameOverride string
 	NamePrefix   string
@@ -23,14 +12,6 @@ type Clone struct {
 	Tags         map[string]string
 }
 
-func (c *Clone) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (c *Clone) Description() string {
-	return "Clone metrics and apply modifications."
-}
-
 func (c *Clone) Apply(in ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
 	cloned := []telegraf.Metric{}
 
diff --git a/plugins/processors/clone/clone_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/clone/clone_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5576b6147663d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/clone/clone_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package clone
+
+func (c *Clone) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go b/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go
index 042b7d8f2c434..4c18e22f45398 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/converter/converter.go
@@ -13,35 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## Tags to convert
-  ##
-  ## The table key determines the target type, and the array of key-values
-  ## select the keys to convert.  The array may contain globs.
-  ##   <target-type> = [<tag-key>...]
-  [processors.converter.tags]
-    measurement = []
-    string = []
-    integer = []
-    unsigned = []
-    boolean = []
-    float = []
-
-  ## Fields to convert
-  ##
-  ## The table key determines the target type, and the array of key-values
-  ## select the keys to convert.  The array may contain globs.
-  ##   <target-type> = [<field-key>...]
-  [processors.converter.fields]
-    measurement = []
-    tag = []
-    string = []
-    integer = []
-    unsigned = []
-    boolean = []
-    float = []
-`
-
 type Conversion struct {
 	Measurement []string `toml:"measurement"`
 	Tag         []string `toml:"tag"`
@@ -71,14 +42,6 @@ type ConversionFilter struct {
 	Float       filter.Filter
 }
 
-func (p *Converter) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (p *Converter) Description() string {
-	return "Convert values to another metric value type"
-}
-
 func (p *Converter) Init() error {
 	return p.compile()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/processors/converter/converter_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/converter/converter_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2ee99dddc29df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/converter/converter_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package converter
+
+func (p *Converter) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/date/README.md b/plugins/processors/date/README.md
index 8720c45e5534a..42811302989c3 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/date/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/date/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ A few example usecases include:
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Dates measurements, tags, and fields that pass through this filter.
 [[processors.date]]
   ## New tag to create
   tag_key = "month"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/date/date.go b/plugins/processors/date/date.go
index b1705826dc912..5994214537b80 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/date/date.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/date/date.go
@@ -9,31 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-	## New tag to create
-	tag_key = "month"
-
-	## New field to create (cannot set both field_key and tag_key)
-	# field_key = "month"
-
-	## Date format string, must be a representation of the Go "reference time"
-	## which is "Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 -0700 MST 2006".
-	date_format = "Jan"
-
-	## If destination is a field, date format can also be one of
-	## "unix", "unix_ms", "unix_us", or "unix_ns", which will insert an integer field.
-	# date_format = "unix"
-
-	## Offset duration added to the date string when writing the new tag.
-	# date_offset = "0s"
-
-	## Timezone to use when creating the tag or field using a reference time
-	## string.  This can be set to one of "UTC", "Local", or to a location name
-	## in the IANA Time Zone database.
-	##   example: timezone = "America/Los_Angeles"
-	# timezone = "UTC"
-`
-
 const defaultTimezone = "UTC"
 
 type Date struct {
@@ -46,14 +21,6 @@ type Date struct {
 	location *time.Location
 }
 
-func (d *Date) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (d *Date) Description() string {
-	return "Dates measurements, tags, and fields that pass through this filter."
-}
-
 func (d *Date) Init() error {
 	// Check either TagKey or FieldKey specified
 	if len(d.FieldKey) > 0 && len(d.TagKey) > 0 {
diff --git a/plugins/processors/date/date_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/date/date_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5e957b9c1fe1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/date/date_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package date
+
+func (d *Date) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/dedup/README.md b/plugins/processors/dedup/README.md
index 4c8338f89069d..dc4f0cc718537 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/dedup/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/dedup/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Filter metrics whose field values are exact repetitions of the previous values.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Filter metrics with repeating field values
 [[processors.dedup]]
   ## Maximum time to suppress output
   dedup_interval = "600s"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/dedup/dedup.go b/plugins/processors/dedup/dedup.go
index 46c12c60840f3..0c49053fac0f1 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/dedup/dedup.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/dedup/dedup.go
@@ -8,25 +8,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## Maximum time to suppress output
-  dedup_interval = "600s"
-`
-
 type Dedup struct {
 	DedupInterval config.Duration `toml:"dedup_interval"`
 	FlushTime     time.Time
 	Cache         map[uint64]telegraf.Metric
 }
 
-func (d *Dedup) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (d *Dedup) Description() string {
-	return "Filter metrics with repeating field values"
-}
-
 // Remove expired items from cache
 func (d *Dedup) cleanup() {
 	// No need to cleanup cache too often. Lets save some CPU
diff --git a/plugins/processors/dedup/dedup_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/dedup/dedup_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..84a3c7dd6d632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/dedup/dedup_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package dedup
+
+func (d *Dedup) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/defaults/README.md b/plugins/processors/defaults/README.md
index 35da9d425c09f..576333b38c0d0 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/defaults/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/defaults/README.md
@@ -15,8 +15,15 @@ Telegraf minimum version: Telegraf 1.15.0
 ```toml
 ## Set default fields on your metric(s) when they are nil or empty
 [[processors.defaults]]
-
-## This table determines what fields will be inserted in your metric(s)
+  ## Ensures a set of fields always exists on your metric(s) with their
+  ## respective default value.
+  ## For any given field pair (key = default), if it's not set, a field
+  ## is set on the metric with the specified default.
+  ##
+  ## A field is considered not set if it is nil on the incoming metric;
+  ## or it is not nil but its value is an empty string or is a string
+  ## of one or more spaces.
+  ##   <target-field> = <value>
   [processors.defaults.fields]
     field_1 = "bar"
     time_idle = 0
diff --git a/plugins/processors/defaults/defaults.go b/plugins/processors/defaults/defaults.go
index 5d6522fad45c9..31c7e3baf6c5b 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/defaults/defaults.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/defaults/defaults.go
@@ -7,38 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-  ## Ensures a set of fields always exists on your metric(s) with their 
-  ## respective default value.
-  ## For any given field pair (key = default), if it's not set, a field 
-  ## is set on the metric with the specified default.
-  ## 
-  ## A field is considered not set if it is nil on the incoming metric;
-  ## or it is not nil but its value is an empty string or is a string 
-  ## of one or more spaces.
-  ##   <target-field> = <value>
-  # [processors.defaults.fields]
-  #   field_1 = "bar"
-  #   time_idle = 0
-  #   is_error = true
-`
-
 // Defaults is a processor for ensuring certain fields always exist
 // on your Metrics with at least a default value.
 type Defaults struct {
 	DefaultFieldsSets map[string]interface{} `toml:"fields"`
 }
 
-// SampleConfig represents a sample toml config for this plugin.
-func (def *Defaults) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-// Description is a brief description of this processor plugin's behaviour.
-func (def *Defaults) Description() string {
-	return "Defaults sets default value(s) for specified fields that are not set on incoming metrics."
-}
-
 // Apply contains the main implementation of this processor.
 // For each metric in 'inputMetrics', it goes over each default pair.
 // If the field in the pair does not exist on the metric, the associated default is added.
diff --git a/plugins/processors/defaults/defaults_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/defaults/defaults_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b30943155c802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/defaults/defaults_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package defaults
+
+func (def *Defaults) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/enum/README.md b/plugins/processors/enum/README.md
index 873eff1c180e0..3a559a1ac1f92 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/enum/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/enum/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ source tag or field is overwritten.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Map enum values according to given table.
 [[processors.enum]]
   [[processors.enum.mapping]]
     ## Name of the field to map. Globs accepted.
diff --git a/plugins/processors/enum/enum.go b/plugins/processors/enum/enum.go
index f31987775b6a5..0027b1f066d26 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/enum/enum.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/enum/enum.go
@@ -9,30 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  [[processors.enum.mapping]]
-    ## Name of the field to map. Globs accepted.
-    field = "status"
-
-    ## Name of the tag to map. Globs accepted.
-    # tag = "status"
-
-    ## Destination tag or field to be used for the mapped value.  By default the
-    ## source tag or field is used, overwriting the original value.
-    dest = "status_code"
-
-    ## Default value to be used for all values not contained in the mapping
-    ## table.  When unset, the unmodified value for the field will be used if no
-    ## match is found.
-    # default = 0
-
-    ## Table of mappings
-    [processors.enum.mapping.value_mappings]
-      green = 1
-      amber = 2
-      red = 3
-`
-
 type EnumMapper struct {
 	Mappings []Mapping `toml:"mapping"`
 
@@ -71,14 +47,6 @@ func (mapper *EnumMapper) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (mapper *EnumMapper) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (mapper *EnumMapper) Description() string {
-	return "Map enum values according to given table."
-}
-
 func (mapper *EnumMapper) Apply(in ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
 	for i := 0; i < len(in); i++ {
 		in[i] = mapper.applyMappings(in[i])
diff --git a/plugins/processors/enum/enum_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/enum/enum_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..314c2f53c4271
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/enum/enum_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package enum
+
+func (mapper *EnumMapper) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/execd/README.md b/plugins/processors/execd/README.md
index aec4b58126ffb..b77857fe5c32b 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/execd/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/execd/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Telegraf minimum version: Telegraf 1.15.0
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Run executable as long-running processor plugin
 [[processors.execd]]
   ## One program to run as daemon.
   ## NOTE: process and each argument should each be their own string
diff --git a/plugins/processors/execd/execd.go b/plugins/processors/execd/execd.go
index 992452561db29..bf1519e46d914 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/execd/execd.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/execd/execd.go
@@ -17,15 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/serializers"
 )
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-	## Program to run as daemon
-	## eg: command = ["/path/to/your_program", "arg1", "arg2"]
-	command = ["cat"]
-
-  ## Delay before the process is restarted after an unexpected termination
-  restart_delay = "10s"
-`
-
 type Execd struct {
 	Command      []string        `toml:"command"`
 	RestartDelay config.Duration `toml:"restart_delay"`
@@ -51,14 +42,6 @@ func New() *Execd {
 	}
 }
 
-func (e *Execd) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (e *Execd) Description() string {
-	return "Run executable as long-running processor plugin"
-}
-
 func (e *Execd) Start(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	var err error
 	e.parser, err = parsers.NewParser(e.parserConfig)
diff --git a/plugins/processors/execd/execd_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/execd/execd_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bc59d8ef367c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/execd/execd_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package execd
+
+func (e *Execd) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/filepath/README.md b/plugins/processors/filepath/README.md
index c1bb85e8327d6..731980a9aa477 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/filepath/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/filepath/README.md
@@ -1,210 +1,212 @@
-<!-- markdownlint-disable MD024 -->
-
-# Filepath Processor Plugin
-
-The `filepath` processor plugin maps certain go functions from [path/filepath](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/)
-onto tag and field values. Values can be modified in place or stored in another key.
-
-Implemented functions are:
-
-* [Base](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Base) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.basename]]`)
-* [Rel](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Rel) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.rel]]`)
-* [Dir](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Dir) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.dir]]`)
-* [Clean](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Clean) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.clean]]`)
-* [ToSlash](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#ToSlash) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.toslash]]`)
-
- On top of that, the plugin provides an extra function to retrieve the final path component without its extension. This
- function is accessible through the `[[processors.filepath.stem]]` configuration item.
-
-Please note that, in this implementation, these functions are processed in the order that they appear above( except for
-`stem` that is applied in the first place).
-
-Specify the `tag` and/or `field` that you want processed in each section and optionally a `dest` if you want the result
-stored in a new tag or field.
-
-If you plan to apply multiple transformations to the same `tag`/`field`, bear in mind the processing order stated above.
-
-Telegraf minimum version: Telegraf 1.15.0
-
-## Configuration
-
-```toml
-[[processors.filepath]]
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path and convert it to its last element, storing the result in a new tag
-  # [[processors.filepath.basename]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-  #   dest = "basepath"
-
-  ## Treat the field value as a path and keep all but the last element of path, typically the path's directory
-  # [[processors.filepath.dirname]]
-  #   field = "path"
-
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path, converting it to its the last element without its suffix
-  # [[processors.filepath.stem]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path, converting it to the shortest path name equivalent
-  ## to path by purely lexical processing
-  # [[processors.filepath.clean]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path, converting it to a relative path that is lexically
-  ## equivalent to the source path when joined to 'base_path'
-  # [[processors.filepath.rel]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-  #   base_path = "/var/log"
-
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path, replacing each separator character in path with a '/' character. Has only
-  ## effect on Windows
-  # [[processors.filepath.toslash]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-```
-
-## Considerations
-
-### Clean
-
-Even though `clean` is provided a standalone function, it is also invoked when using the `rel` and `dirname` functions,
-so there is no need to use it along with them.
-
-That is:
-
- ```toml
-[[processors.filepath]]
-   [[processors.filepath.dir]]
-     tag = "path"
-   [[processors.filepath.clean]]
-     tag = "path"
- ```
-
-Is equivalent to:
-
- ```toml
-[[processors.filepath]]
-   [[processors.filepath.dir]]
-     tag = "path"
- ```
-
-### ToSlash
-
-The effects of this function are only noticeable on Windows platforms, because of the underlying golang implementation.
-
-## Examples
-
-### Basename
-
-```toml
-[[processors.filepath]]
-  [[processors.filepath.basename]]
-    tag = "path"
-```
-
-```diff
-- my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-+ my_metric,path="ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-```
-
-### Dirname
-
-```toml
-[[processors.filepath]]
-  [[processors.filepath.dirname]]
-    field = "path"
-    dest = "folder"
-```
-
-```diff
-- my_metric path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log",duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-+ my_metric path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log",folder="/var/log/batch",duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-```
-
-### Stem
-
-```toml
-[[processors.filepath]]
-  [[processors.filepath.stem]]
-    tag = "path"
-```
-
-```diff
-- my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-+ my_metric,path="ajob" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-```
-
-### Clean
-
-```toml
-[[processors.filepath]]
-  [[processors.filepath.clean]]
-    tag = "path"
-```
-
-```diff
-- my_metric,path="/var/log/dummy/../batch//ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-+ my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-```
-
-### Rel
-
-```toml
-[[processors.filepath]]
-  [[processors.filepath.rel]]
-    tag = "path"
-    base_path = "/var/log"
-```
-
-```diff
-- my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-+ my_metric,path="batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-```
-
-### ToSlash
-
-```toml
-[[processors.filepath]]
-  [[processors.filepath.rel]]
-    tag = "path"
-```
-
-```diff
-- my_metric,path="\var\log\batch\ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-+ my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
-```
-
-## Processing paths from tail plugin
-
-This plugin can be used together with the
-[tail input plugn](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/tail) to make modifications
-to the `path` tag injected for every file.
-
-Scenario:
-
-* A log file `/var/log/myjobs/mysql_backup.log`, containing logs for a job execution. Whenever the job ends, a line is
-written to the log file following this format: `2020-04-05 11:45:21 total time execution: 70 seconds`
-* We want to generate a measurement that captures the duration of the script as a field and includes the `path` as a
-tag
-  * We are interested in the filename without its extensions, since it might be enough information for plotting our
-    execution times in a dashboard
-  * Just in case, we don't want to override the original path (if for some reason we end up having duplicates we might
-    want this information)
-
-For this purpose, we will use the `tail` input plugin, the `grok` parser plugin and the `filepath` processor.
-
-```toml
-[[inputs.tail]]
-  files = ["/var/log/myjobs/**.log"]
-  data_format = "grok"
-  grok_patterns = ['%{TIMESTAMP_ISO8601:timestamp:ts-"2006-01-02 15:04:05"} total time execution: %{NUMBER:duration_seconds:int}']
-  name_override = "myjobs"
-
-[[processors.filepath]]
-   [[processors.filepath.stem]]
-     tag = "path"
-     dest = "stempath"
-```
-
-The resulting output for a job taking 70 seconds for the mentioned log file would look like:
-
-```text
-myjobs_duration_seconds,host="my-host",path="/var/log/myjobs/mysql_backup.log",stempath="mysql_backup" 70 1587920425000000000
-```
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD024 -->
+
+# Filepath Processor Plugin
+
+The `filepath` processor plugin maps certain go functions from [path/filepath](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/)
+onto tag and field values. Values can be modified in place or stored in another key.
+
+Implemented functions are:
+
+* [Base](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Base) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.basename]]`)
+* [Rel](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Rel) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.rel]]`)
+* [Dir](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Dir) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.dir]]`)
+* [Clean](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#Clean) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.clean]]`)
+* [ToSlash](https://golang.org/pkg/path/filepath/#ToSlash) (accessible through `[[processors.filepath.toslash]]`)
+
+ On top of that, the plugin provides an extra function to retrieve the final path component without its extension. This
+ function is accessible through the `[[processors.filepath.stem]]` configuration item.
+
+Please note that, in this implementation, these functions are processed in the order that they appear above( except for
+`stem` that is applied in the first place).
+
+Specify the `tag` and/or `field` that you want processed in each section and optionally a `dest` if you want the result
+stored in a new tag or field.
+
+If you plan to apply multiple transformations to the same `tag`/`field`, bear in mind the processing order stated above.
+
+Telegraf minimum version: Telegraf 1.15.0
+
+## Configuration
+
+```toml
+# Performs file path manipulations on tags and fields
+[[processors.filepath]]
+  ## Treat the tag value as a path and convert it to its last element, storing the result in a new tag
+  # [[processors.filepath.basename]]
+  #   tag = "path"
+  #   dest = "basepath"
+
+  ## Treat the field value as a path and keep all but the last element of path, typically the path's directory
+  # [[processors.filepath.dirname]]
+  #   field = "path"
+
+  ## Treat the tag value as a path, converting it to its the last element without its suffix
+  # [[processors.filepath.stem]]
+  #   tag = "path"
+
+  ## Treat the tag value as a path, converting it to the shortest path name equivalent
+  ## to path by purely lexical processing
+  # [[processors.filepath.clean]]
+  #   tag = "path"
+
+  ## Treat the tag value as a path, converting it to a relative path that is lexically
+  ## equivalent to the source path when joined to 'base_path'
+  # [[processors.filepath.rel]]
+  #   tag = "path"
+  #   base_path = "/var/log"
+
+  ## Treat the tag value as a path, replacing each separator character in path with a '/' character. Has only
+  ## effect on Windows
+  # [[processors.filepath.toslash]]
+  #   tag = "path"
+```
+
+## Considerations
+
+### Clean
+
+Even though `clean` is provided a standalone function, it is also invoked when using the `rel` and `dirname` functions,
+so there is no need to use it along with them.
+
+That is:
+
+ ```toml
+[[processors.filepath]]
+   [[processors.filepath.dir]]
+     tag = "path"
+   [[processors.filepath.clean]]
+     tag = "path"
+ ```
+
+Is equivalent to:
+
+ ```toml
+[[processors.filepath]]
+   [[processors.filepath.dir]]
+     tag = "path"
+ ```
+
+### ToSlash
+
+The effects of this function are only noticeable on Windows platforms, because of the underlying golang implementation.
+
+## Examples
+
+### Basename
+
+```toml
+[[processors.filepath]]
+  [[processors.filepath.basename]]
+    tag = "path"
+```
+
+```diff
+- my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
++ my_metric,path="ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
+```
+
+### Dirname
+
+```toml
+[[processors.filepath]]
+  [[processors.filepath.dirname]]
+    field = "path"
+    dest = "folder"
+```
+
+```diff
+- my_metric path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log",duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
++ my_metric path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log",folder="/var/log/batch",duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
+```
+
+### Stem
+
+```toml
+[[processors.filepath]]
+  [[processors.filepath.stem]]
+    tag = "path"
+```
+
+```diff
+- my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
++ my_metric,path="ajob" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
+```
+
+### Clean
+
+```toml
+[[processors.filepath]]
+  [[processors.filepath.clean]]
+    tag = "path"
+```
+
+```diff
+- my_metric,path="/var/log/dummy/../batch//ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
++ my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
+```
+
+### Rel
+
+```toml
+[[processors.filepath]]
+  [[processors.filepath.rel]]
+    tag = "path"
+    base_path = "/var/log"
+```
+
+```diff
+- my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
++ my_metric,path="batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
+```
+
+### ToSlash
+
+```toml
+[[processors.filepath]]
+  [[processors.filepath.rel]]
+    tag = "path"
+```
+
+```diff
+- my_metric,path="\var\log\batch\ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
++ my_metric,path="/var/log/batch/ajob.log" duration_seconds=134 1587920425000000000
+```
+
+## Processing paths from tail plugin
+
+This plugin can be used together with the
+[tail input plugn](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/inputs/tail) to make modifications
+to the `path` tag injected for every file.
+
+Scenario:
+
+* A log file `/var/log/myjobs/mysql_backup.log`, containing logs for a job execution. Whenever the job ends, a line is
+written to the log file following this format: `2020-04-05 11:45:21 total time execution: 70 seconds`
+* We want to generate a measurement that captures the duration of the script as a field and includes the `path` as a
+tag
+  * We are interested in the filename without its extensions, since it might be enough information for plotting our
+    execution times in a dashboard
+  * Just in case, we don't want to override the original path (if for some reason we end up having duplicates we might
+    want this information)
+
+For this purpose, we will use the `tail` input plugin, the `grok` parser plugin and the `filepath` processor.
+
+```toml
+# Performs file path manipulations on tags and fields
+[[inputs.tail]]
+  files = ["/var/log/myjobs/**.log"]
+  data_format = "grok"
+  grok_patterns = ['%{TIMESTAMP_ISO8601:timestamp:ts-"2006-01-02 15:04:05"} total time execution: %{NUMBER:duration_seconds:int}']
+  name_override = "myjobs"
+
+[[processors.filepath]]
+   [[processors.filepath.stem]]
+     tag = "path"
+     dest = "stempath"
+```
+
+The resulting output for a job taking 70 seconds for the mentioned log file would look like:
+
+```text
+myjobs_duration_seconds,host="my-host",path="/var/log/myjobs/mysql_backup.log",stempath="mysql_backup" 70 1587920425000000000
+```
diff --git a/plugins/processors/filepath/filepath.go b/plugins/processors/filepath/filepath.go
index 26a0a7abdccf0..507c53b8af110 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/filepath/filepath.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/filepath/filepath.go
@@ -31,45 +31,6 @@ type RelOpts struct {
 	BasePath string
 }
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path and convert it to its last element, storing the result in a new tag 
-  # [[processors.filepath.basename]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-  #   dest = "basepath"
-
-  ## Treat the field value as a path and keep all but the last element of path, typically the path's directory 
-  # [[processors.filepath.dirname]]
-  #   field = "path"
-
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path, converting it to its the last element without its suffix
-  # [[processors.filepath.stem]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path, converting it to the shortest path name equivalent
-  ## to path by purely lexical processing 
-  # [[processors.filepath.clean]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path, converting it to a relative path that is lexically
-  ## equivalent to the source path when joined to 'base_path' 
-  # [[processors.filepath.rel]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-  #   base_path = "/var/log"
-
-  ## Treat the tag value as a path, replacing each separator character in path with a '/' character. Has only
-  ## effect on Windows
-  # [[processors.filepath.toslash]]
-  #   tag = "path"
-`
-
-func (o *Options) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (o *Options) Description() string {
-	return "Performs file path manipulations on tags and fields"
-}
-
 // applyFunc applies the specified function to the metric
 func (o *Options) applyFunc(bo BaseOpts, fn ProcessorFunc, metric telegraf.Metric) {
 	if bo.Tag != "" {
diff --git a/plugins/processors/filepath/filepath_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/filepath/filepath_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cbcb7a327471e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/filepath/filepath_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package filepath
+
+func (o *Options) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/ifname/README.md b/plugins/processors/ifname/README.md
index d22c4de911094..7c1d17805b53e 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/ifname/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/ifname/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Telegraf minimum version: Telegraf 1.15.0
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Add a tag of the network interface name looked up over SNMP by interface number
 [[processors.ifname]]
   ## Name of tag holding the interface number
   # tag = "ifIndex"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/ifname/ifname.go b/plugins/processors/ifname/ifname.go
index 5fd6989d7a005..9f8346f47f023 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/ifname/ifname.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/ifname/ifname.go
@@ -15,65 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## Name of tag holding the interface number
-  # tag = "ifIndex"
-
-  ## Name of output tag where service name will be added
-  # dest = "ifName"
-
-  ## Name of tag of the SNMP agent to request the interface name from
-  # agent = "agent"
-
-  ## Timeout for each request.
-  # timeout = "5s"
-
-  ## SNMP version; can be 1, 2, or 3.
-  # version = 2
-
-  ## SNMP community string.
-  # community = "public"
-
-  ## Number of retries to attempt.
-  # retries = 3
-
-  ## The GETBULK max-repetitions parameter.
-  # max_repetitions = 10
-
-  ## SNMPv3 authentication and encryption options.
-  ##
-  ## Security Name.
-  # sec_name = "myuser"
-  ## Authentication protocol; one of "MD5", "SHA", or "".
-  # auth_protocol = "MD5"
-  ## Authentication password.
-  # auth_password = "pass"
-  ## Security Level; one of "noAuthNoPriv", "authNoPriv", or "authPriv".
-  # sec_level = "authNoPriv"
-  ## Context Name.
-  # context_name = ""
-  ## Privacy protocol used for encrypted messages; one of "DES", "AES" or "".
-  # priv_protocol = ""
-  ## Privacy password used for encrypted messages.
-  # priv_password = ""
-
-  ## max_parallel_lookups is the maximum number of SNMP requests to
-  ## make at the same time.
-  # max_parallel_lookups = 100
-
-  ## ordered controls whether or not the metrics need to stay in the
-  ## same order this plugin received them in. If false, this plugin
-  ## may change the order when data is cached.  If you need metrics to
-  ## stay in order set this to true.  keeping the metrics ordered may
-  ## be slightly slower
-  # ordered = false
-
-  ## cache_ttl is the amount of time interface names are cached for a
-  ## given agent.  After this period elapses if names are needed they
-  ## will be retrieved again.
-  # cache_ttl = "8h"
-`
-
 type nameMap map[uint64]string
 type keyType = string
 type valType = nameMap
@@ -113,14 +54,6 @@ type IfName struct {
 
 const minRetry = 5 * time.Minute
 
-func (d *IfName) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (d *IfName) Description() string {
-	return "Add a tag of the network interface name looked up over SNMP by interface number"
-}
-
 func (d *IfName) Init() error {
 	d.getMapRemote = d.getMapRemoteNoMock
 	d.makeTable = d.makeTableNoMock
diff --git a/plugins/processors/ifname/ifname_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/ifname/ifname_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e6347439135d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/ifname/ifname_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package ifname
+
+func (d *IfName) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/noise/README.md b/plugins/processors/noise/README.md
index f503a9a10f56d..94c4e8d3fc5ac 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/noise/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/noise/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Depending on the function, various parameters need to be configured:
 Depending on the choice of the distribution function, the respective parameters must be set. Default settings are `noise_type = "laplacian"` with `mu = 0.0` and `scale = 1.0`:
 
 ```toml
+# Adds noise to numerical fields
 [[processors.noise]]
   ## Specified the type of the random distribution.
   ## Can be "laplacian", "gaussian" or "uniform".
diff --git a/plugins/processors/noise/noise.go b/plugins/processors/noise/noise.go
index 281b501460a4f..5b5901ff10995 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/noise/noise.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/noise/noise.go
@@ -19,28 +19,6 @@ const (
 	defaultNoiseType = "laplacian"
 )
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-    ## Specified the type of the random distribution.
-    ## Can be "laplacian", "gaussian" or "uniform".
-    # type = "laplacian
-
-    ## Center of the distribution.
-    ## Only used for Laplacian and Gaussian distributions.
-    # mu = 0.0
-
-    ## Scale parameter for the Laplacian or Gaussian distribution
-    # scale = 1.0
-
-    ## Upper and lower bound of the Uniform distribution
-    # min = -1.0
-    # max = 1.0
-
-    ## Apply the noise only to numeric fields matching the filter criteria below.
-    ## Excludes takes precedence over includes.
-    # include_fields = []
-    # exclude_fields = []
-`
-
 type Noise struct {
 	Scale         float64         `toml:"scale"`
 	Min           float64         `toml:"min"`
@@ -54,14 +32,6 @@ type Noise struct {
 	fieldFilter   filter.Filter
 }
 
-func (p *Noise) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (p *Noise) Description() string {
-	return "Adds noise to numerical fields"
-}
-
 // generates a random noise value depending on the defined probability density
 // function and adds that to the original value. If any integer overflows
 // happen during the calculation, the result is set to MaxInt or 0 (for uint)
diff --git a/plugins/processors/noise/noise_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/noise/noise_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fc256aa4352a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/noise/noise_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package noise
+
+func (p *Noise) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/override/override.go b/plugins/processors/override/override.go
index 7f8798806788f..3fab35b94fdc4 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/override/override.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/override/override.go
@@ -5,17 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## All modifications on inputs and aggregators can be overridden:
-  # name_override = "new_name"
-  # name_prefix = "new_name_prefix"
-  # name_suffix = "new_name_suffix"
-
-  ## Tags to be added (all values must be strings)
-  # [processors.override.tags]
-  #   additional_tag = "tag_value"
-`
-
 type Override struct {
 	NameOverride string
 	NamePrefix   string
@@ -23,14 +12,6 @@ type Override struct {
 	Tags         map[string]string
 }
 
-func (p *Override) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (p *Override) Description() string {
-	return "Apply metric modifications using override semantics."
-}
-
 func (p *Override) Apply(in ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
 	for _, metric := range in {
 		if len(p.NameOverride) > 0 {
diff --git a/plugins/processors/override/override_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/override/override_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..19547c2931d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/override/override_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package override
+
+func (p *Override) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/parser/README.md b/plugins/processors/parser/README.md
index 7fe74b39f9119..1adf629c41048 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/parser/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/parser/README.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ creates new metrics based on the contents of the field.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Parse a value in a specified field/tag(s) and add the result in a new metric
 [[processors.parser]]
   ## The name of the fields whose value will be parsed.
   parse_fields = ["message"]
diff --git a/plugins/processors/parser/parser.go b/plugins/processors/parser/parser.go
index 133f173f3e5fa..9cdb1b48a8a4c 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/parser/parser.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/parser/parser.go
@@ -16,32 +16,6 @@ type Parser struct {
 	parser       telegraf.Parser
 }
 
-var SampleConfig = `
-  ## The name of the fields whose value will be parsed.
-  parse_fields = []
-
-  ## If true, incoming metrics are not emitted.
-  drop_original = false
-
-  ## If set to override, emitted metrics will be merged by overriding the
-  ## original metric using the newly parsed metrics.
-  merge = "override"
-
-  ## The dataformat to be read from files
-  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
-  ## more about them here:
-  ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
-  data_format = "influx"
-`
-
-func (p *Parser) SampleConfig() string {
-	return SampleConfig
-}
-
-func (p *Parser) Description() string {
-	return "Parse a value in a specified field/tag(s) and add the result in a new metric"
-}
-
 func (p *Parser) Apply(metrics ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
 	if p.parser == nil {
 		var err error
diff --git a/plugins/processors/parser/parser_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/parser/parser_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fe0bd41f2a428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/parser/parser_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package parser
+
+func (p *Parser) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/pivot/README.md b/plugins/processors/pivot/README.md
index 25738232adfc3..0277b9e7a4c64 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/pivot/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/pivot/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ To perform the reverse operation use the [unpivot] processor.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Rotate a single valued metric into a multi field metric
 [[processors.pivot]]
   ## Tag to use for naming the new field.
   tag_key = "name"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/pivot/pivot.go b/plugins/processors/pivot/pivot.go
index b20c7f7580ef7..4ebdf1c0e9c3e 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/pivot/pivot.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/pivot/pivot.go
@@ -5,29 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-const (
-	description  = "Rotate a single valued metric into a multi field metric"
-	sampleConfig = `
-  ## Tag to use for naming the new field.
-  tag_key = "name"
-  ## Field to use as the value of the new field.
-  value_key = "value"
-`
-)
-
 type Pivot struct {
 	TagKey   string `toml:"tag_key"`
 	ValueKey string `toml:"value_key"`
 }
 
-func (p *Pivot) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (p *Pivot) Description() string {
-	return description
-}
-
 func (p *Pivot) Apply(metrics ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
 	for _, m := range metrics {
 		key, ok := m.GetTag(p.TagKey)
diff --git a/plugins/processors/pivot/pivot_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/pivot/pivot_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7e6981128f12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/pivot/pivot_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package pivot
+
+func (p *Pivot) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/port_name/README.md b/plugins/processors/port_name/README.md
index 34ae2f63d65f0..54c16b00171ff 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/port_name/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/port_name/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Telegraf minimum version: Telegraf 1.15.0
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Given a tag/field of a TCP or UDP port number, add a tag/field of the service name looked up in the system services file
 [[processors.port_name]]
   ## Name of tag holding the port number
   # tag = "port"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name.go b/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name.go
index 60817dbdd244c..16c69f2bedee7 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package portname
+package port_name
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
@@ -11,26 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-[[processors.port_name]]
-  ## Name of tag holding the port number
-  # tag = "port"
-  ## Or name of the field holding the port number
-  # field = "port"
-
-  ## Name of output tag or field (depending on the source) where service name will be added
-  # dest = "service"
-
-  ## Default tcp or udp
-  # default_protocol = "tcp"
-
-  ## Tag containing the protocol (tcp or udp, case-insensitive)
-  # protocol_tag = "proto"
-
-  ## Field containing the protocol (tcp or udp, case-insensitive)
-  # protocol_field = "proto"
-`
-
 type sMap map[string]map[int]string // "https" == services["tcp"][443]
 
 var services sMap
@@ -46,14 +26,6 @@ type PortName struct {
 	Log telegraf.Logger `toml:"-"`
 }
 
-func (pn *PortName) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (pn *PortName) Description() string {
-	return "Given a tag/field of a TCP or UDP port number, add a tag/field of the service name looked up in the system services file"
-}
-
 func readServicesFile() {
 	file, err := os.Open(servicesPath())
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..73b2bd91f7eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package port_name
+
+func (pn *PortName) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name_test.go b/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name_test.go
index 46839b2bea80b..26add70e45c1e 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name_test.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/port_name/port_name_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package portname
+package port_name
 
 import (
 	"strings"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/port_name/services_path.go b/plugins/processors/port_name/services_path.go
index 3b9a4ce579c9a..1cb054dcdd636 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/port_name/services_path.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/port_name/services_path.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //go:build windows
 // +build windows
 
-package portname
+package port_name
 
 import (
 	"os"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/port_name/services_path_notwindows.go b/plugins/processors/port_name/services_path_notwindows.go
index 5fd30eb59671d..08ce0ebbaeabf 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/port_name/services_path_notwindows.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/port_name/services_path_notwindows.go
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //go:build !windows
 // +build !windows
 
-package portname
+package port_name
 
 func servicesPath() string {
 	return "/etc/services"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/printer/printer.go b/plugins/processors/printer/printer.go
index ead3e8eceee24..9706f81bf39c7 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/printer/printer.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/printer/printer.go
@@ -13,17 +13,6 @@ type Printer struct {
 	serializer serializers.Serializer
 }
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-`
-
-func (p *Printer) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (p *Printer) Description() string {
-	return "Print all metrics that pass through this filter."
-}
-
 func (p *Printer) Apply(in ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
 	for _, metric := range in {
 		octets, err := p.serializer.Serialize(metric)
diff --git a/plugins/processors/printer/printer_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/printer/printer_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ebd8806659c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/printer/printer_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package printer
+
+func (p *Printer) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/regex/README.md b/plugins/processors/regex/README.md
index da7482713917b..3fb3e52935ddd 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/regex/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/regex/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ For metrics transforms, `key` denotes the element that should be transformed. Fu
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Transforms tag and field values as well as measurement, tag and field names with regex pattern
 [[processors.regex]]
   namepass = ["nginx_requests"]
 
diff --git a/plugins/processors/regex/regex.go b/plugins/processors/regex/regex.go
index 4cf0c985646fe..c504f60d3e309 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/regex/regex.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/regex/regex.go
@@ -27,69 +27,6 @@ type converter struct {
 	Append      bool   `toml:"append"`
 }
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-  ## Tag and field conversions defined in a separate sub-tables
-  # [[processors.regex.tags]]
-  #   ## Tag to change
-  #   key = "resp_code"
-  #   ## Regular expression to match on a tag value
-  #   pattern = "^(\\d)\\d\\d$"
-  #   ## Matches of the pattern will be replaced with this string.  Use ${1}
-  #   ## notation to use the text of the first submatch.
-  #   replacement = "${1}xx"
-
-  # [[processors.regex.fields]]
-  #   ## Field to change
-  #   key = "request"
-  #   ## All the power of the Go regular expressions available here
-  #   ## For example, named subgroups
-  #   pattern = "^/api(?P<method>/[\\w/]+)\\S*"
-  #   replacement = "${method}"
-  #   ## If result_key is present, a new field will be created
-  #   ## instead of changing existing field
-  #   result_key = "method"
-
-  ## Multiple conversions may be applied for one field sequentially
-  ## Let's extract one more value
-  # [[processors.regex.fields]]
-  #   key = "request"
-  #   pattern = ".*category=(\\w+).*"
-  #   replacement = "${1}"
-  #   result_key = "search_category"
-
-  ## Rename metric fields
-  # [[processors.regex.field_rename]]
-  #   ## Regular expression to match on a field name
-  #   pattern = "^search_(\\w+)d$"
-  #   ## Matches of the pattern will be replaced with this string.  Use ${1}
-  #   ## notation to use the text of the first submatch.
-  #   replacement = "${1}"
-  #   ## If the new field name already exists, you can either "overwrite" the
-  #   ## existing one with the value of the renamed field OR you can "keep"
-  #   ## both the existing and source field.
-  #   # result_key = "keep"
-
-  ## Rename metric tags
-  # [[processors.regex.tag_rename]]
-  #   ## Regular expression to match on a tag name
-  #   pattern = "^search_(\\w+)d$"
-  #   ## Matches of the pattern will be replaced with this string.  Use ${1}
-  #   ## notation to use the text of the first submatch.
-  #   replacement = "${1}"
-  #   ## If the new tag name already exists, you can either "overwrite" the
-  #   ## existing one with the value of the renamed tag OR you can "keep"
-  #   ## both the existing and source tag.
-  #   # result_key = "keep"
-
-  ## Rename metrics
-  # [[processors.regex.metric_rename]]
-  #   ## Regular expression to match on an metric name
-  #   pattern = "^search_(\\w+)d$"
-  #   ## Matches of the pattern will be replaced with this string.  Use ${1}
-  #   ## notation to use the text of the first submatch.
-  #   replacement = "${1}"
-`
-
 func (r *Regex) Init() error {
 	r.regexCache = make(map[string]*regexp.Regexp)
 
@@ -157,14 +94,6 @@ func (r *Regex) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *Regex) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (r *Regex) Description() string {
-	return "Transforms tag and field values as well as measurement, tag and field names with regex pattern"
-}
-
 func (r *Regex) Apply(in ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
 	for _, metric := range in {
 		for _, converter := range r.Tags {
diff --git a/plugins/processors/regex/regex_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/regex/regex_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b51a546f18ebf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/regex/regex_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package regex
+
+func (r *Regex) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/rename/README.md b/plugins/processors/rename/README.md
index 461d18f46e979..411db590eeb2e 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/rename/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/rename/README.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ The `rename` processor renames measurements, fields, and tags.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Rename measurements, tags, and fields that pass through this filter.
 [[processors.rename]]
   ## Specify one sub-table per rename operation.
   [[processors.rename.replace]]
diff --git a/plugins/processors/rename/rename.go b/plugins/processors/rename/rename.go
index acb6d2ccc3c6e..14e2163f3f2af 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/rename/rename.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/rename/rename.go
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-`
-
 type Replace struct {
 	Measurement string `toml:"measurement"`
 	Tag         string `toml:"tag"`
@@ -19,14 +16,6 @@ type Rename struct {
 	Replaces []Replace `toml:"replace"`
 }
 
-func (r *Rename) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (r *Rename) Description() string {
-	return "Rename measurements, tags, and fields that pass through this filter."
-}
-
 func (r *Rename) Apply(in ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
 	for _, point := range in {
 		for _, replace := range r.Replaces {
diff --git a/plugins/processors/rename/rename_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/rename/rename_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ac4fad883760e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/rename/rename_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package rename
+
+func (r *Rename) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/README.md b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/README.md
index f23482beddc26..4c3b70c4e3854 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Telegraf minimum version: Telegraf 1.15.0
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# ReverseDNS does a reverse lookup on IP addresses to retrieve the DNS name
 [[processors.reverse_dns]]
   ## For optimal performance, you may want to limit which metrics are passed to this
   ## processor. eg:
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns.go
similarity index 52%
rename from plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns.go
rename to plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns.go
index 966748420bc8d..9b98789ce1f33 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns.go
@@ -9,53 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-  ## For optimal performance, you may want to limit which metrics are passed to this
-  ## processor. eg:
-  ## namepass = ["my_metric_*"]
-
-  ## cache_ttl is how long the dns entries should stay cached for.
-  ## generally longer is better, but if you expect a large number of diverse lookups
-  ## you'll want to consider memory use.
-  cache_ttl = "24h"
-
-  ## lookup_timeout is how long should you wait for a single dns request to repsond.
-  ## this is also the maximum acceptable latency for a metric travelling through
-  ## the reverse_dns processor. After lookup_timeout is exceeded, a metric will
-  ## be passed on unaltered.
-  ## multiple simultaneous resolution requests for the same IP will only make a
-  ## single rDNS request, and they will all wait for the answer for this long.
-  lookup_timeout = "3s"
-
-  ## max_parallel_lookups is the maximum number of dns requests to be in flight
-  ## at the same time. Requesting hitting cached values do not count against this
-  ## total, and neither do mulptiple requests for the same IP.
-  ## It's probably best to keep this number fairly low.
-  max_parallel_lookups = 10
-
-  ## ordered controls whether or not the metrics need to stay in the same order
-  ## this plugin received them in. If false, this plugin will change the order
-  ## with requests hitting cached results moving through immediately and not
-  ## waiting on slower lookups. This may cause issues for you if you are
-  ## depending on the order of metrics staying the same. If so, set this to true.
-  ## keeping the metrics ordered may be slightly slower.
-  ordered = false
-
-  [[processors.reverse_dns.lookup]]
-    ## get the ip from the field "source_ip", and put the result in the field "source_name"
-    field = "source_ip"
-    dest = "source_name"
-
-  [[processors.reverse_dns.lookup]]
-    ## get the ip from the tag "destination_ip", and put the result in the tag
-    ## "destination_name".
-    tag = "destination_ip"
-    dest = "destination_name"
-
-    ## If you would prefer destination_name to be a field instead, you can use a
-    ## processors.converter after this one, specifying the order attribute.
-`
-
 type lookupEntry struct {
 	Tag   string `toml:"tag"`
 	Field string `toml:"field"`
@@ -75,14 +28,6 @@ type ReverseDNS struct {
 	Log                telegraf.Logger `toml:"-"`
 }
 
-func (r *ReverseDNS) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (r *ReverseDNS) Description() string {
-	return "ReverseDNS does a reverse lookup on IP addresses to retrieve the DNS name"
-}
-
 func (r *ReverseDNS) Start(acc telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	r.acc = acc
 	r.reverseDNSCache = NewReverseDNSCache(
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ebfcb6a7e20c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package reverse_dns
+
+func (r *ReverseDNS) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns_test.go b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns_test.go
similarity index 84%
rename from plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns_test.go
rename to plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns_test.go
index 060ca77a75bb0..3ca39bbb800b0 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reversedns_test.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/reverse_dns/reverse_dns_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/config"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/metric"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/testutil"
 )
@@ -58,11 +57,3 @@ func TestSimpleReverseLookup(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, ok)
 	require.EqualValues(t, "dns.google.", tag)
 }
-
-func TestLoadingConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	c := config.NewConfig()
-	err := c.LoadConfigData([]byte("[[processors.reverse_dns]]\n" + sampleConfig))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.Len(t, c.Processors, 1)
-}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/s2geo/README.md b/plugins/processors/s2geo/README.md
index 26547203d0259..c58c80cfe3df6 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/s2geo/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/s2geo/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ The `lat` and `lon` fields values should contain WGS-84 coordinates in decimal d
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Add the S2 Cell ID as a tag based on latitude and longitude fields
 [[processors.s2geo]]
   ## The name of the lat and lon fields containing WGS-84 latitude and
   ## longitude in decimal degrees.
diff --git a/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo.go b/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo.go
index 5376a6657aa4c..f67f4c08e95be 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package geo
+package s2geo
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -15,27 +15,6 @@ type Geo struct {
 	CellLevel int    `toml:"cell_level"`
 }
 
-var SampleConfig = `
-  ## The name of the lat and lon fields containing WGS-84 latitude and
-  ## longitude in decimal degrees.
-  # lat_field = "lat"
-  # lon_field = "lon"
-
-  ## New tag to create
-  # tag_key = "s2_cell_id"
-
-  ## Cell level (see https://s2geometry.io/resources/s2cell_statistics.html)
-  # cell_level = 9
-`
-
-func (g *Geo) SampleConfig() string {
-	return SampleConfig
-}
-
-func (g *Geo) Description() string {
-	return "Add the S2 Cell ID as a tag based on latitude and longitude fields"
-}
-
 func (g *Geo) Init() error {
 	if g.CellLevel < 0 || g.CellLevel > 30 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid cell level %d", g.CellLevel)
diff --git a/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ba713c8e38ae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package s2geo
+
+func (g *Geo) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo_test.go b/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo_test.go
index b06a1a06d3765..78b0d4d2f942a 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo_test.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/s2geo/s2geo_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package geo
+package s2geo
 
 import (
 	"testing"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/starlark/README.md b/plugins/processors/starlark/README.md
index c1391c8c242df..1e3559b78fb52 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/starlark/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/starlark/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Telegraf minimum version: Telegraf 1.15.0
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Process metrics using a Starlark script
 [[processors.starlark]]
   ## The Starlark source can be set as a string in this configuration file, or
   ## by referencing a file containing the script.  Only one source or script
diff --git a/plugins/processors/starlark/starlark.go b/plugins/processors/starlark/starlark.go
index 5bf441f2fd05b..4dad7f7590376 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/starlark/starlark.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/starlark/starlark.go
@@ -9,31 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"go.starlark.net/starlark"
 )
 
-const (
-	description  = "Process metrics using a Starlark script"
-	sampleConfig = `
-  ## The Starlark source can be set as a string in this configuration file, or
-  ## by referencing a file containing the script.  Only one source or script
-  ## should be set at once.
-  ##
-  ## Source of the Starlark script.
-  source = '''
-def apply(metric):
-	return metric
-'''
-
-  ## File containing a Starlark script.
-  # script = "/usr/local/bin/myscript.star"
-
-  ## The constants of the Starlark script.
-  # [processors.starlark.constants]
-  #   max_size = 10
-  #   threshold = 0.75
-  #   default_name = "Julia"
-  #   debug_mode = true
-`
-)
-
 type Starlark struct {
 	common.StarlarkCommon
 
@@ -58,14 +33,6 @@ func (s *Starlark) Init() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Starlark) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (s *Starlark) Description() string {
-	return description
-}
-
 func (s *Starlark) Start(_ telegraf.Accumulator) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/plugins/processors/starlark/starlark_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/starlark/starlark_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..67d3483d7d0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/starlark/starlark_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package starlark
+
+func (s *Starlark) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/strings/README.md b/plugins/processors/strings/README.md
index e735742c96559..b0b49c5f3d1f3 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/strings/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/strings/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ If you'd like to apply multiple processings to the same `tag_key` or `field_key`
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Perform string processing on tags, fields, and measurements
 [[processors.strings]]
   ## Convert a field value to lowercase and store in a new field
   # [[processors.strings.lowercase]]
diff --git a/plugins/processors/strings/strings.go b/plugins/processors/strings/strings.go
index 7b2d3251ea381..a93bac9e26cb8 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/strings/strings.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/strings/strings.go
@@ -48,74 +48,6 @@ type converter struct {
 	fn ConvertFunc
 }
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-  ## Convert a tag value to uppercase
-  # [[processors.strings.uppercase]]
-  #   tag = "method"
-
-  ## Convert a field value to lowercase and store in a new field
-  # [[processors.strings.lowercase]]
-  #   field = "uri_stem"
-  #   dest = "uri_stem_normalised"
-
-  ## Convert a field value to titlecase
-  # [[processors.strings.titlecase]]
-  #   field = "status"
-
-  ## Trim leading and trailing whitespace using the default cutset
-  # [[processors.strings.trim]]
-  #   field = "message"
-
-  ## Trim leading characters in cutset
-  # [[processors.strings.trim_left]]
-  #   field = "message"
-  #   cutset = "\t"
-
-  ## Trim trailing characters in cutset
-  # [[processors.strings.trim_right]]
-  #   field = "message"
-  #   cutset = "\r\n"
-
-  ## Trim the given prefix from the field
-  # [[processors.strings.trim_prefix]]
-  #   field = "my_value"
-  #   prefix = "my_"
-
-  ## Trim the given suffix from the field
-  # [[processors.strings.trim_suffix]]
-  #   field = "read_count"
-  #   suffix = "_count"
-
-  ## Replace all non-overlapping instances of old with new
-  # [[processors.strings.replace]]
-  #   measurement = "*"
-  #   old = ":"
-  #   new = "_"
-
-  ## Trims strings based on width
-  # [[processors.strings.left]]
-  #   field = "message"
-  #   width = 10
-
-  ## Decode a base64 encoded utf-8 string
-  # [[processors.strings.base64decode]]
-  #   field = "message"
-
-  ## Sanitize a string to ensure it is a valid utf-8 string
-  ## Each run of invalid UTF-8 byte sequences is replaced by the replacement string, which may be empty
-  # [[processors.strings.valid_utf8]]
-  #   field = "message"
-  #   replacement = ""
-`
-
-func (s *Strings) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (s *Strings) Description() string {
-	return "Perform string processing on tags, fields, and measurements"
-}
-
 func (c *converter) convertTag(metric telegraf.Metric) {
 	var tags map[string]string
 	if c.Tag == "*" {
diff --git a/plugins/processors/strings/strings_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/strings/strings_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..65bbc4b6d8df7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/strings/strings_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package strings
+
+func (s *Strings) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/tag_limit/README.md b/plugins/processors/tag_limit/README.md
index 8f8d399f5a84b..35b319e5ec9e1 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/tag_limit/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/tag_limit/README.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ levels of cardinality are computationally and/or financially expensive.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Restricts the number of tags that can pass through this filter and chooses which tags to preserve when over the limit.
 [[processors.tag_limit]]
   ## Maximum number of tags to preserve
   limit = 3
diff --git a/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit.go b/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit.go
index ef2e86c817516..ba3b2a98f346d 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package taglimit
+package tag_limit
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-  ## Maximum number of tags to preserve
-  limit = 10
-
-  ## List of tags to preferentially preserve
-  keep = ["foo", "bar", "baz"]
-`
-
 type TagLimit struct {
 	Limit    int             `toml:"limit"`
 	Keep     []string        `toml:"keep"`
@@ -23,14 +15,6 @@ type TagLimit struct {
 	keepTags map[string]string
 }
 
-func (d *TagLimit) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (d *TagLimit) Description() string {
-	return "Restricts the number of tags that can pass through this filter and chooses which tags to preserve when over the limit."
-}
-
 func (d *TagLimit) initOnce() error {
 	if d.init {
 		return nil
diff --git a/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cb0d549e978eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package tag_limit
+
+func (d *TagLimit) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit_test.go b/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit_test.go
index 3b2894d8a040d..017316098ee9e 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit_test.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/tag_limit/tag_limit_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package taglimit
+package tag_limit
 
 import (
 	"testing"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/template/README.md b/plugins/processors/template/README.md
index 07fbd40d1e038..14d84cb0f39ca 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/template/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/template/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Read the full [Go Template Documentation][].
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Uses a Go template to create a new tag
 [[processors.template]]
   ## Tag to set with the output of the template.
   tag = "topic"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/template/template.go b/plugins/processors/template/template.go
index f4470a07c51a3..7391cd75ad470 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/template/template.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/template/template.go
@@ -15,24 +15,6 @@ type TemplateProcessor struct {
 	tmpl     *template.Template
 }
 
-const sampleConfig = `
-  ## Tag to set with the output of the template.
-  tag = "topic"
-
-  ## Go template used to create the tag value.  In order to ease TOML
-  ## escaping requirements, you may wish to use single quotes around the
-  ## template string.
-  template = '{{ .Tag "hostname" }}.{{ .Tag "level" }}'
-`
-
-func (r *TemplateProcessor) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (r *TemplateProcessor) Description() string {
-	return "Uses a Go template to create a new tag"
-}
-
 func (r *TemplateProcessor) Apply(in ...telegraf.Metric) []telegraf.Metric {
 	// for each metric in "in" array
 	for _, metric := range in {
diff --git a/plugins/processors/template/template_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/template/template_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4b43dccb46371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/template/template_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package template
+
+func (r *TemplateProcessor) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/topk/README.md b/plugins/processors/topk/README.md
index fed2b621401f9..f47fc87dd0111 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/topk/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/topk/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Notes:
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Print all metrics that pass through this filter.
 [[processors.topk]]
   ## How many seconds between aggregations
   # period = 10
@@ -28,8 +29,9 @@ Notes:
   ## with k of 3 will return 6 buckets.
   # k = 10
 
-  ## Based on which tags should the buckets be computed. Globs can be specified.
-  ## If set to an empty list tags are not considered when creating the buckets
+  ## Over which tags should the aggregation be done. Globs can be specified, in
+  ## which case any tag matching the glob will aggregated over. If set to an
+  ## empty list is no aggregation over tags is done
   # group_by = ['*']
 
   ## The field(s) to aggregate
@@ -42,27 +44,32 @@ Notes:
   ## What aggregation function to use. Options: sum, mean, min, max
   # aggregation = "mean"
 
-  ## Instead of the top k buckets, return the bottom k buckets
+  ## Instead of the top k largest metrics, return the bottom k lowest metrics
   # bottomk = false
 
-  ## This setting provides a way to know wich metrics where group together.
-  ## Add a tag (which name will be the value of this setting) to each metric.
-  ## The value will be the tags used to pick its bucket.
+  ## The plugin assigns each metric a GroupBy tag generated from its name and
+  ## tags. If this setting is different than "" the plugin will add a
+  ## tag (which name will be the value of this setting) to each metric with
+  ## the value of the calculated GroupBy tag. Useful for debugging
   # add_groupby_tag = ""
 
-  ## This setting provides a way to know the position of each metric's bucket in the top k
-  ## If the list is non empty, a field will be added to each and every metric
-  ## for each string present in this setting. This field will contain the ranking
-  ## of the bucket that the metric belonged to when aggregated over that field.
+  ## These settings provide a way to know the position of each metric in
+  ## the top k. The 'add_rank_field' setting allows to specify for which
+  ## fields the position is required. If the list is non empty, then a field
+  ## will be added to each and every metric for each string present in this
+  ## setting. This field will contain the ranking of the group that
+  ## the metric belonged to when aggregated over that field.
   ## The name of the field will be set to the name of the aggregation field,
   ## suffixed with the string '_topk_rank'
   # add_rank_fields = []
 
   ## These settings provide a way to know what values the plugin is generating
-  ## when aggregating metrics. If the list is non empty, then a field will be
-  ## added to each every metric for each field present in this setting.
-  ## This field will contain the computed aggregation for the bucket that the
-  ## metric belonged to when aggregated over that field.
+  ## when aggregating metrics. The 'add_aggregate_field' setting allows to
+  ## specify for which fields the final aggregation value is required. If the
+  ## list is non empty, then a field will be added to each every metric for
+  ## each field present in this setting. This field will contain
+  ## the computed aggregation for the group that the metric belonged to when
+  ## aggregated over that field.
   ## The name of the field will be set to the name of the aggregation field,
   ## suffixed with the string '_topk_aggregate'
   # add_aggregate_fields = []
diff --git a/plugins/processors/topk/topk.go b/plugins/processors/topk/topk.go
index 7f84e92947a73..c7d239a0595dc 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/topk/topk.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/topk/topk.go
@@ -52,62 +52,6 @@ func New() *TopK {
 	return &topk
 }
 
-var sampleConfig = `
-  ## How many seconds between aggregations
-  # period = 10
-
-  ## How many top buckets to return per field
-  ## Every field specified to aggregate over will return k number of results.
-  ## For example, 1 field with k of 10 will return 10 buckets. While 2 fields
-  ## with k of 3 will return 6 buckets.
-  # k = 10
-
-  ## Over which tags should the aggregation be done. Globs can be specified, in
-  ## which case any tag matching the glob will aggregated over. If set to an
-  ## empty list is no aggregation over tags is done
-  # group_by = ['*']
-
-  ## The field(s) to aggregate
-  ## Each field defined is used to create an independent aggregation. Each
-  ## aggregation will return k buckets. If a metric does not have a defined
-  ## field the metric will be dropped from the aggregation. Considering using
-  ## the defaults processor plugin to ensure fields are set if required.
-  # fields = ["value"]
-
-  ## What aggregation to use. Options: sum, mean, min, max
-  # aggregation = "mean"
-
-  ## Instead of the top k largest metrics, return the bottom k lowest metrics
-  # bottomk = false
-
-  ## The plugin assigns each metric a GroupBy tag generated from its name and
-  ## tags. If this setting is different than "" the plugin will add a
-  ## tag (which name will be the value of this setting) to each metric with
-  ## the value of the calculated GroupBy tag. Useful for debugging
-  # add_groupby_tag = ""
-
-  ## These settings provide a way to know the position of each metric in
-  ## the top k. The 'add_rank_field' setting allows to specify for which
-  ## fields the position is required. If the list is non empty, then a field
-  ## will be added to each and every metric for each string present in this
-  ## setting. This field will contain the ranking of the group that
-  ## the metric belonged to when aggregated over that field.
-  ## The name of the field will be set to the name of the aggregation field,
-  ## suffixed with the string '_topk_rank'
-  # add_rank_fields = []
-
-  ## These settings provide a way to know what values the plugin is generating
-  ## when aggregating metrics. The 'add_aggregate_field' setting allows to
-  ## specify for which fields the final aggregation value is required. If the
-  ## list is non empty, then a field will be added to each every metric for
-  ## each field present in this setting. This field will contain
-  ## the computed aggregation for the group that the metric belonged to when
-  ## aggregated over that field.
-  ## The name of the field will be set to the name of the aggregation field,
-  ## suffixed with the string '_topk_aggregate'
-  # add_aggregate_fields = []
-`
-
 type MetricAggregation struct {
 	groupbykey string
 	values     map[string]float64
@@ -127,19 +71,11 @@ func sortMetrics(metrics []MetricAggregation, field string, reverse bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *TopK) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
 func (t *TopK) Reset() {
 	t.cache = make(map[string][]telegraf.Metric)
 	t.lastAggregation = time.Now()
 }
 
-func (t *TopK) Description() string {
-	return "Print all metrics that pass through this filter."
-}
-
 func (t *TopK) generateGroupByKey(m telegraf.Metric) (string, error) {
 	// Create the filter.Filter objects if they have not been created
 	if t.tagsGlobs == nil && len(t.GroupBy) > 0 {
diff --git a/plugins/processors/topk/topk_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/topk/topk_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9aa2cede0fc85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/topk/topk_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package topk
+
+func (t *TopK) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}
diff --git a/plugins/processors/unpivot/README.md b/plugins/processors/unpivot/README.md
index 375456c40c128..c81da78dad4d2 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/unpivot/README.md
+++ b/plugins/processors/unpivot/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ To perform the reverse operation use the [pivot] processor.
 ## Configuration
 
 ```toml
+# Rotate multi field metric into several single field metrics
 [[processors.unpivot]]
   ## Tag to use for the name.
   tag_key = "name"
diff --git a/plugins/processors/unpivot/unpivot.go b/plugins/processors/unpivot/unpivot.go
index 4a081a428d403..f58bbd2b02520 100644
--- a/plugins/processors/unpivot/unpivot.go
+++ b/plugins/processors/unpivot/unpivot.go
@@ -5,29 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/processors"
 )
 
-const (
-	description  = "Rotate multi field metric into several single field metrics"
-	sampleConfig = `
-  ## Tag to use for the name.
-  tag_key = "name"
-  ## Field to use for the name of the value.
-  value_key = "value"
-`
-)
-
 type Unpivot struct {
 	TagKey   string `toml:"tag_key"`
 	ValueKey string `toml:"value_key"`
 }
 
-func (p *Unpivot) SampleConfig() string {
-	return sampleConfig
-}
-
-func (p *Unpivot) Description() string {
-	return description
-}
-
 func copyWithoutFields(metric telegraf.Metric) telegraf.Metric {
 	m := metric.Copy()
 
diff --git a/plugins/processors/unpivot/unpivot_sample_config.go b/plugins/processors/unpivot/unpivot_sample_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f57d77ab56b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/processors/unpivot/unpivot_sample_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go
+//go:generate go run ../../../tools/generate_plugindata/main.go --clean
+// DON'T EDIT; This file is used as a template by tools/generate_plugindata
+package unpivot
+
+func (p *Unpivot) SampleConfig() string {
+	return `{{ .SampleConfig }}`
+}