Thanks for the KIP! I think it will be very useful feature
On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 1:28 PM Mario Fiore Vitale via dev < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Everyone, > > I would like to start a discussion on KIP-1272: Improve Connect > configurable components discoverability [1]. > > Summary: > The idea is to introduce a common ConfigSpecifier interface for Kafka > Connect components that expose configuration metadata. By unifying the > existing config() method across connectors, converters, transformations, > and predicates under a single contract, it simplifies component discovery, > reduces code duplication, and enables uniform tooling for configuration > introspection, validation, documentation, and UI generation. The change is > fully backward compatible and requires no modifications to existing > component implementations. > > [1] > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1272%3A+Improve+Connect+configurable+components+discoverability > > Regards, >
