renaming plugins -> inputs

plugins/outputs/registry.go

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+package outputs
+
+import (
+	"github.com/influxdb/influxdb/client/v2"
+)
+
+type Output interface {
+	// Connect to the Output
+	Connect() error
+	// Close any connections to the Output
+	Close() error
+	// Description returns a one-sentence description on the Output
+	Description() string
+	// SampleConfig returns the default configuration of the Output
+	SampleConfig() string
+	// Write takes in group of points to be written to the Output
+	Write(points []*client.Point) error
+}
+
+type ServiceOutput interface {
+	// Connect to the Output
+	Connect() error
+	// Close any connections to the Output
+	Close() error
+	// Description returns a one-sentence description on the Output
+	Description() string
+	// SampleConfig returns the default configuration of the Output
+	SampleConfig() string
+	// Write takes in group of points to be written to the Output
+	Write(points []*client.Point) error
+	// Start the "service" that will provide an Output
+	Start() error
+	// Stop the "service" that will provide an Output
+	Stop()
+}
+
+type Creator func() Output
+
+var Outputs = map[string]Creator{}
+
+func Add(name string, creator Creator) {
+	Outputs[name] = creator
+}