Hi Mario, Since there has not been a lot of discussions yet, I suggest starting a new DISCUSS thread with the correct KIP number so it's easier to follow.
Thanks, Mickael On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM Mario Fiore Vitale via dev <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > There was an issue with updating the KIP number, so this KIP is now *1273. * > > Regards, > Mario. > > Il giorno mar 20 gen 2026 alle ore 10:21 Anton Liauchuk < > [email protected]> ha scritto: > > > 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, > > > > >
