So I came back to it and managed to get a solution with my dummy input source. I used the Esri example "1.2 Use a widget's output data source" for the setting.tsx file. Then in my widget.tsx file, I did not use the DataSourceComponent and just use the DataSourceManager to get an instance of my output datasource:
const [myDSout, setMyDSout] = useState<FeatureLayerDataSource>(null)
DataSourceManager.getInstance().createDataSource(props.outputDataSources[0]).then((result: FeatureLayerDataSource) => {
setMyDSout(result)
})
Then from my array of graphics, I created and array of records and used the setSourceRecords method. Finally just like in their example, I used the setStatus et setCountStatus method.
As you can see, I did not use the dummy input datasource at all in the widget.tsx file, it was just in the setting.tsx file to provide a data source id for my output datasource. I'd like to get rid of this dummy input data source as the Esri documentation states that in the createDataSource method of the DataSourceManager: "The parameter can be a data source id, data source config JSON or DataSourceConstructorOptions" but I have been unsuccessful.
I tried to pass the following parameter:
const myOutJson = {
id: `${props.id}-ouput`,
type: DataSourceTypes.FeatureLayer,
label: `${props.manifest.name}-output`,
isDataInDataSourceInstance: true,
isOutputFromWidget: true
} as IMDataSourceJson
But I got the following error: "Datasource without origin data source must save the schema in app config." which was mentioned in their documentation. I tried to add a schema file in my app config, but do not know the exact syntax (and I am not sure that my parameter outOutJson is right either...) .
Any help for creating a data source config JSON would be appreciated.
Thanks
