# Input Adaptors

Input adaptors are used to define how a server receives input. Examples are CSV files, HTTP or XML. Setting up input adaptors is an administrative function.

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To set up a new input adaptor, you will need to obtain relevant details from the programmer who wrote the code for the adaptor. The following section details the individual settings.

The class name is the fully qualified class name of the adaptor. It must exist in the classpath of the server that is going to use it.

Input adaptors come in two forms: test and production.

Test adaptors only work from file data that is pushed to the adaptor from the console.

Production adaptors either wait or poll for data. An HTTP request adaptor would wait for data, whereas an adaptor that reads files from a directory would be polling.

The optional parameter label denotes the lead text for a configuration field available when configurations are defined. This allows you to specify custom data to pass to the adaptor when it is loaded *(for example a directory or file name).*


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