Update low-code documentation (#15748)

* newlines

* remove dots for consistency

* a few more edits

* more edits

docs/connector-development/config-based/authentication.md

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ authenticator:
   token: "hello"
 ```
 
-More information on bearer authentication can be found [here](https://swagger.io/docs/specification/authentication/bearer-authentication/)
+More information on bearer authentication can be found [here](https://swagger.io/docs/specification/authentication/bearer-authentication/).
 
 ### BasicHttpAuthenticator
 

docs/connector-development/config-based/error-handling.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ requester:
 ### From error message
 
 Errors can also be defined by parsing the error message.
-For instance, this error handler will ignores responses if the error message contains the string "ignorethisresponse"
+For instance, this error handler will ignore responses if the error message contains the string "ignorethisresponse"
 
 ```yaml
 requester:
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ requester:
     response_filters:
         - http_codes: [ 404 ]
           action: IGNORE
-          - http_codes: [ 429 ]
-            action: RETRY
+            - http_codes: [ 429 ]
+              action: RETRY
 ```
 
 ## Backoff Strategies
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ requester:
     backoff_strategies:
         - type: "WaitTimeFromHeaderBackoffStrategy"
           header: "wait_time"
-          - type: "ConstantBackoffStrategy"
-            backoff_time_in_seconds: 5
+            - type: "ConstantBackoffStrategy"
+              backoff_time_in_seconds: 5
 
 ```
 

docs/connector-development/config-based/index.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ## From scratch
 
 - [Overview](overview.md)
-- [Yaml structure](overview.md)
+- [Yaml structure](yaml-structure.md)
 - [Reference docs](https://airbyte-cdk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.html)
 
 ## Concepts

docs/connector-development/config-based/overview.md

@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ A stream generally corresponds to a resource within the API. They are analogous
 A stream is defined by:
 
 1. A name
-2. Primary key (Optional): Used to uniquely identify records, enabling deduplication. Can be a string for single primary keys, a list of strings for composite primary keys, or a list of list of strings for composite primary keys consisting of nested fields.
+2. Primary key (Optional): Used to uniquely identify records, enabling deduplication. Can be a string for single primary keys, a list of strings for composite primary keys, or a list of list of strings for composite primary keys consisting of nested fields
 3. [Schema](../cdk-python/schemas.md): Describes the data to sync
 4. [Data retriever](overview.md#data-retriever): Describes how to retrieve the data from the API
 5. [Cursor field](../cdk-python/incremental-stream.md) (Optional): Field to use as stream cursor. Can either be a string, or a list of strings if the cursor is a nested field.
 6. [Transformations](./record-selector.md#transformations) (Optional): A set of transformations to be applied on the records read from the source before emitting them to the destination
-7. [Checkpoint interval](https://docs.airbyte.com/understanding-airbyte/airbyte-protocol/#state--checkpointing) (Optional): Defines the interval, in number of records, at which incremental syncs should be checkpointed.
+7. [Checkpoint interval](https://docs.airbyte.com/understanding-airbyte/airbyte-protocol/#state--checkpointing) (Optional): Defines the interval, in number of records, at which incremental syncs should be checkpointed
 
 More details on streams and sources can be found in the [basic concepts section](../cdk-python/basic-concepts.md).
 
@@ -87,9 +87,11 @@ The `SimpleRetriever`'s data flow can be described as follows:
     2. Select the records from the response
     3. Repeat for as long as the paginator points to a next page
 
-More details on the record selector can be found in the [record selector section](record-selector.md)
-More details on the stream slicers can be found in the [stream slicers section](stream-slicers.md)
-More details on the paginator can be found in the [pagination section](pagination.md)
+More details on the record selector can be found in the [record selector section](record-selector.md).
+
+More details on the stream slicers can be found in the [stream slicers section](stream-slicers.md).
+
+More details on the paginator can be found in the [pagination section](pagination.md).
 
 ## Requester
 
@@ -104,7 +106,8 @@ There is currently only one implementation, the `HttpRequester`, which is define
 6. An error handler: Defines how to handle errors
 
 More details on authentication can be found in the [authentication section](authentication.md).
-More details on error handling can be found in the [error handling section](error-handling.md)
+
+More details on error handling can be found in the [error handling section](error-handling.md).
 
 ## Connection Checker
 

docs/connector-development/config-based/pagination.md

@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ paginator:
 ```
 
 Assuming the endpoint to fetch data from is `https://cloud.airbyte.com/api/get_data`,
-the first request will be sent as `https://cloud.airbyte.com/api/get_data`
+the first request will be sent as `https://cloud.airbyte.com/api/get_data`.
+
 Assuming the id of the last record fetched is 1000,
-the next request will be sent as `https://cloud.airbyte.com/api/get_data?from=1000`
+the next request will be sent as `https://cloud.airbyte.com/api/get_data?from=1000`.
 
 #### Cursor paginator in path
 
@@ -121,5 +122,6 @@ paginator:
 
 Assuming the endpoint to fetch data from is `https://cloud.airbyte.com/api/get_data`,
 the first request will be sent as `https://cloud.airbyte.com/api/get_data`
+
 Assuming the response's next url is `https://cloud.airbyte.com/api/get_data?page=1&page_size=100`,
 the next request will be sent as `https://cloud.airbyte.com/api/get_data?page=1&page_size=100`

docs/connector-development/config-based/request-options.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ requester:
 It is also possible for authenticators to set request parameters or headers as needed.
 For instance, the `BearerAuthenticator` will always set the `Authorization` header.
 
-More details on the various authenticators can be found in the [authentication section](authentication.md)
+More details on the various authenticators can be found in the [authentication section](authentication.md).
 
 ## Paginators
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ paginator:
     field_name: "page"
 ```
 
-More details on paginators can be found in the [pagination section](pagination.md)
+More details on paginators can be found in the [pagination section](pagination.md).
 
 ## Stream slicers
 
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ stream_slicer:
     inject_into: "request_parameter"
 ```
 
-More details on the stream slicers can be found in the [stream-slicers section](stream-slicers.md)
+More details on the stream slicers can be found in the [stream-slicers section](stream-slicers.md).

docs/connector-development/config-based/stream-slicers.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ When a stream is read incrementally, a state message will be output by the conne
 At the beginning of a `read` operation, the `StreamSlicer` will compute the slices to sync given the connection config and the stream's current state,
 As the `Retriever` reads data from the `Source`, the `StreamSlicer` keeps track of the `Stream`'s state, which will be emitted after reading each stream slice.
 
-More information of stream slicing can be found in the [stream-slices section](../cdk-python/stream-slices.md)
+More information of stream slicing can be found in the [stream-slices section](../cdk-python/stream-slices.md).
 
 ## Implementations
 
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ If the `cursor_field` is `created`, and the record is `{"id": 1234, "created": "
 
 When reading data from the source, the cursor value will be updated to the max datetime between
 
-- the last record's cursor field
-- the start of the stream slice
-- the current cursor value
-  This ensures that the cursor will be updated even if a stream slice does not contain any data.
+- The last record's cursor field
+- The start of the stream slice
+- The current cursor value. This ensures that the cursor will be updated even if a stream slice does not contain any data
 
 #### Stream slicer on dates
 
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ retriever:
         stream_slice_field: "repository"
 ```
 
-[^1] This is a slight oversimplification. See update cursor section for more details on how the cursor is updated
+[^1] This is a slight oversimplification. See [update cursor section](#cursor-update) for more details on how the cursor is updated.
 
 ## More readings
 

docs/connector-development/config-based/tutorial/0-getting-started.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Throughout this tutorial, we'll walk you through the creation an Airbyte source
 
 We'll build a connector reading data from the Exchange Rates API, but the steps will apply to other HTTP APIs you might be interested in integrating with.
 
-The API documentations can be found [here](https://exchangeratesapi.io/documentation/).
+The API documentations can be found [here](https://apilayer.com/marketplace/exchangerates_data-api).
 In this tutorial, we will read data from the following endpoints:
 
 - `Latest Rates Endpoint`

docs/connector-development/config-based/tutorial/3-connecting-to-the-API-source.md

@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ Over the course of this tutorial, we'll be editing a few files that were generat
 
 We'll also be creating the following files:
 
-- `source-exchange-rates-tutorial/secrets/config.json`: This is the configuration file we'll be using to test the connector. It's schema should match the schema defined in the spec file.
-- `source-exchange-rates-tutorial/secrets/invalid_config.json`: This is an invalid configuration file we'll be using to test the connector. It's schema should match the schema defined in the spec file.
+- `source-exchange-rates-tutorial/secrets/config.json`: This is the configuration file we'll be using to test the connector. Its schema should match the schema defined in the spec file.
+- `source-exchange-rates-tutorial/secrets/invalid_config.json`: This is an invalid configuration file we'll be using to test the connector. Its schema should match the schema defined in the spec file.
 - `source_exchange_rates_tutorial/schemas/rates.json`: This is the [schema definition](../../cdk-python/schemas.md) for the stream we'll implement.
 
 ## Updating the connector spec and config
 
-Let's populate the specification (`spec.yaml`) the configuration (`secrets/config.json), so the connector can access the access key and base currency.
+Let's populate the specification (`spec.yaml`) and the configuration (`secrets/config.json`) so the connector can access the access key and base currency.
 
 1. We'll add these properties to the connector spec in `source-exchange-rates-tutorial/source_exchange_rates_tutorial/spec.yaml`
 
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ $ echo '{"access_key": "<your_access_key>", "base": "USD"}'  > secrets/config.js
 Next, we'll update the connector definition (`source-exchange-rates-tutorial/source_exchange_rates_tutorial/exchange_rates_tutorial.yaml`). It was generated by the code generation script.
 More details on the connector definition file can be found in the [overview](../overview.md) and [connection definition](../yaml-structure.md) sections.
 
-Let's fill this out these TODOs with the information found in the [Exchange Rates API docs](https://exchangeratesapi.io/documentation/)
+Let's fill this out these TODOs with the information found in the [Exchange Rates API docs](https://apilayer.com/marketplace/exchangerates_data-api).
 
-1. First, let's rename the stream from `customers` to `rates`, and update the primary key to `date`
+1. First, let's rename the stream from `customers` to `rates`, and update the primary key to `date`.
 
 ```yaml
 streams:
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ check:
 Adding the reference in the `check` tells the `check` operation to use that stream to test the connection.
 
 2. Next we'll set the base url.
-   According to the API documentation, the base url is `"https://api.exchangeratesapi.io/v1/"`.
+   According to the API documentation, the base url is `"https://api.apilayer.com"`.
 
 ```yaml
 definitions:
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ definitions:
         base: "{{ config['base'] }}"
 ```
 
-The full connection definition should now look like
+The full connector definition should now look like
 
 ```yaml
 version: "0.1.0"

docs/connector-development/config-based/tutorial/5-incremental-reads.md

@@ -87,10 +87,11 @@ For example:
 > "historical": true, "base": "USD", "date": "2022-07-18"
 
 The connector will now always read data for the start date, which is not exactly what we want.
-Instead, we would like to iterate over all the dates between the start_date and today and read data for each day.
+Instead, we would like to iterate over all the dates between the `start_date` and today and read data for each day.
 
 We can do this by adding a `DatetimeStreamSlicer` to the connector definition, and update the `path` to point to the stream_slice's `start_date`:
-More details on the stream slicers can be found [here](../stream-slicers.md) <FIXME: need to fix links>
+
+More details on the stream slicers can be found [here](../stream-slicers.md).
 
 Let's first define a stream slicer at the top level of the connector definition:
 

docs/connector-development/config-based/yaml-structure.md

@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ In this example, outer.inner.k2 will evaluate to "MyKey is MyValue"
 ## References
 
 Strings can contain references to previously defined values.
-The parser will dereference these values to produce a complete ConnectionDefinition
+The parser will dereference these values to produce a complete object definition.
 
 References can be defined using a "*ref({arg})" string.
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ nested.path: "uh oh"
 value: "uh oh"
 ```
 
-To resolve the ambiguity, we try looking for the reference key at the top level, and then traverse the structs downward
+To resolve the ambiguity, we try looking for the reference key at the top-level, and then traverse the structs downward
 until we find a key with the given path, or until there is nothing to traverse.
 
 More details on referencing values can be found [here](https://airbyte-cdk.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.parsers.html?highlight=yamlparser#airbyte_cdk.sources.declarative.parsers.yaml_parser.YamlParser).
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ This means that both these string templates will evaluate to the same string:
 1. `"{{ options.name }}"`
 2. `"{{ options['name'] }}"`
 
-In additional to passing additional values through the kwargs argument, macros can be called from within the string interpolation.
+In additional to passing additional values through the $options argument, macros can be called from within the string interpolation.
 For example,
 `"{{ max(2, 3) }}" -> 3`