Here is an initial proposal to add HighwaterMarkOffset to the OffsetFetchResponse: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-17+-+Add+HighwaterMarkOffset+to+OffsetFetchResponse
I can add a jira and more implementation details if the initial proposal has interest. Thanks, Grant -- Grant Henke Solutions Consultant | Cloudera ghe...@cloudera.com | 920-980-8979 twitter.com/ghenke <http://twitter.com/gchenke> | linkedin.com/in/granthenke