Yeah I agree with that characterization of the tradeoff. I think what that
would imply would be that evolution of the metadata request (or the
protocol version request) would remain server-first, whereas other apis
would be independent. Not sure if I've fully thought it through, though.

-Jay

On Mon, Mar 7, 2016 at 10:58 AM, Ashish Singh <asi...@cloudera.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 5:46 PM, Jay Kreps <j...@confluent.io> wrote:
>
> > Hey Ashish,
> >
> > Both good points.
> >
> > I think the issue with the general metadata request is the same as the
> > issue with a version-specific metadata request from the other
> > proposal--basically it's a chicken and egg problem, to find out anything
> > about the cluster you have to be able to communicate something in a
> format
> > the server can understand without knowing a priori what version it's on.
> I
> > guess the question is how can you continue to evolve the metadata request
> > (whether it is the existing metadata or a protocol-version specific
> > metadata request) given that you need this information to bootstrap you
> > have to be more careful in how that request evolves.
> >
> You are correct. It's just that protocol version request would be very
> specific to retrieve the protocol versions. Changes to protocol version
> request itself should be very rare, if at all. However, the general
> metadata request carries a lot more information and its format is more
> probable to evolve. This boils down to higher probability of change vs a
> definite network round-trip for each re/connect. It does sound like, it is
> better to avoid a definite penalty than to avoid a probable rare issue.
>
> >
> > I think deprecation/removal may be okay. Ultimately clients will always
> use
> > the highest possible version of the protocol the server supports so if
> > we've already deprecated and removed your highest version then you are
> > screwed and you're going to get an error no matter what, right? Basically
> > there is nothing dynamic you can do in that case.
> >
> Sure, this should be expected. Just wanted to make sure deprecation is
> still on the table.
>
> >
> > -Jay
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 4:05 PM, Ashish Singh <asi...@cloudera.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Jay,
> > >
> > > The overall approach sounds good. I do realize that this discussion has
> > > gotten too lengthy and is starting to shoot tangents. Maybe a KIP call
> > will
> > > help us getting to a decision faster. I do have a few questions though.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Jay Kreps <j...@confluent.io> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Yeah here is my summary of my take:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Negotiating a per-connection protocol actually does add a lot of
> > > > complexity to clients (many more failure states to get right).
> > > >
> > > > 2. Having the client configure the protocol version manually is
> doable
> > > now
> > > > but probably a worse state. I suspect this will lead to more not less
> > > > confusion.
> > > >
> > > > 3. I don't think the current state is actually that bad. Integrators
> > > pick a
> > > > conservative version and build against that. There is a tradeoff
> > between
> > > > getting the new features and being compatible with old Kafka
> versions.
> > > But
> > > > a large part of this tradeoff is essential since new features aren't
> > > going
> > > > to magically appear on old servers, so even if you upgrade your
> client
> > > you
> > > > likely aren't going to get the new stuff (since we will end up
> > > dynamically
> > > > turning it off). Having client features that are there but don't work
> > > > because you're on an old cluster may actually be a worse experience
> if
> > > not
> > > > handled very carefully..
> > > >
> > > > 4. The problems Dana brought up are totally orthogonal to the problem
> > of
> > > > having per-api versions or overall versions. The problem was that we
> > > > changed behavior subtly without changing the version. This will be an
> > > issue
> > > > regardless of whether the version is global or not.
> > > >
> > > > 5. Using the broker release as the version is strictly worse than
> > using a
> > > > global protocol version (0, 1, 2, ...) that increments any time any
> api
> > > > changes but doesn't increment just because non-protocol code is
> > changed.
> > > > The problem with using the broker release version is we want to be
> able
> > > to
> > > > keep Kafka releasable from any commit which means there isn't as
> clear
> > a
> > > > sequencing of releases as you would think.
> > > >
> > > > 6. We need to consider the case of mixed version clusters during the
> > time
> > > > period when you are upgrading Kafka.
> > > >
> > > > So overall I think this is not a critical thing to do right now, but
> if
> > > we
> > > > are going to do it we should do it in a way that actually improves
> > > things.
> > > >
> > > > Here would be one proposal for that:
> > > > a. Add a global protocol version that increments with any api version
> > > > update. Move the documentation so that the docs are by version. This
> is
> > > > basically just a short-hand for a complete set of supported api
> > versions.
> > > > b. Include a field in the metadata response for each broker that adds
> > the
> > > > protocol version.
> > > >
> > > There might be an issue here where the metadata request version sent by
> > > client is not supported by broker, an older broker. However, if we are
> > > clearly stating that a client is not guaranteed to work with an older
> > > broker then this becomes expected. This will potentially limit us in
> > terms
> > > of supporting downgrades though, if we ever want to.
> > >
> > > > c. To maintain the protocol version this information will have to get
> > > > propagated with the rest of the broker metadata like host, port, id,
> > etc.
> > > >
> > > > The instructions to clients would be:
> > > > - By default you build against a single conservative Kafka protocol
> > > version
> > > > and we carry that support forward, as today
> > > >
> > > If I am getting this correct, this will mean we will never
> > deprecate/remove
> > > any protocol version in future. Having some way to deprecate/remove
> older
> > > protocol versions will probably be a good idea. It is possible with the
> > > global protocol version approach, it could be as simple as marking a
> > > protocol deprecated in protocol doc before removing it. Just want to
> make
> > > sure deprecation is still on the table.
> > >
> > > > - If you want to get fancy you can use the protocol version field in
> > the
> > > > metadata request to more dynamically chose what features are
> available
> > > and
> > > > select api versions appropriately. This is purely optional.
> > > >
> > > > -Jay
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 9:38 PM, Jason Gustafson <ja...@confluent.io>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I talked with Jay about this KIP briefly this morning, so let me
> try
> > to
> > > > > summarize the discussion (I'm sure he'll jump in if I get anything
> > > > wrong).
> > > > > Apologies in advance for the length.
> > > > >
> > > > > I think we both share some skepticism that a request with all the
> > > > supported
> > > > > versions of all the request APIs is going to be a useful primitive
> to
> > > try
> > > > > and build client compatibility around. In practice I think people
> > would
> > > > end
> > > > > up checking for particular request versions in order to determine
> if
> > > the
> > > > > broker is 0.8 or 0.9 or whatever, and then change behavior
> > accordingly.
> > > > I'm
> > > > > wondering if there's a reasonable way to handle the version
> responses
> > > > that
> > > > > doesn't amount to that. Maybe you could try to capture feature
> > > > > compatibility by checking the versions for a subset of request
> types?
> > > For
> > > > > example, to ensure that you can use the new consumer API, you check
> > > that
> > > > > the group coordinator request is present, the offset commit request
> > > > version
> > > > > is greater than 2, the offset fetch request is greater than 1, and
> > the
> > > > join
> > > > > group request is present. And to ensure compatibility with KIP-32,
> > > maybe
> > > > > you only need to check the appropriate versions of the fetch and
> > > produce
> > > > > requests. That sounds kind of complicated to keep track of and you
> > > > probably
> > > > > end up trying to handle combinations which aren't even possible in
> > > > > practice.
> > > > >
> > > > > The alternative is to use a single API version. It could be the
> Kafka
> > > > > release version, but then you need to figure out how to handle
> users
> > > who
> > > > > are running off of trunk since multiple API versions will typically
> > > > change
> > > > > between releases. Perhaps it makes more sense to keep a separate
> API
> > > > > version number which is incremented every time any one of the API
> > > > versions
> > > > > increases? This also decouples the protocol from the Kafka
> > > distribution.
> > > > >
> > > > > As far as whether there should be a separate request or not, I get
> > > > Becket's
> > > > > point that you would only need to do the version check once when a
> > > > > connection is established, but another round trip still complicates
> > the
> > > > > picture quite a bit. Before you just need to send a metadata
> request
> > to
> > > > > bootstrap yourself to the cluster, but now you need to do version
> > > > > negotiation before you can even do that, and then you need to try
> > adapt
> > > > to
> > > > > the versions reported. Jay brought up the point that you probably
> > > > wouldn't
> > > > > design a protocol from scratch to work this way. Using the metadata
> > > > request
> > > > > would be better if it's possible, but you need a way to handle the
> > fact
> > > > > that a broker's version might be stale by the time you connect to
> it.
> > > And
> > > > > even then you're going to have to deal internally with the
> complexity
> > > > > involved in trying to upgrade/downgrade dynamically, which sounds
> to
> > me
> > > > > like it would have a ton of edge cases.
> > > > >
> > > > > Taking a bit of a step back, any solution is probably going to be
> > > painful
> > > > > since the Kafka protocol was not designed for this use case.
> > Currently
> > > > what
> > > > > that means for clients that /want/ to support compatibility across
> > > broker
> > > > > versions is that they need to have the user tell them the broker
> > > version
> > > > > through configuration (e.g. librdkafka has a "protocol.version"
> field
> > > for
> > > > > this purpose). The only real problem with this in my mind is that
> we
> > > > don't
> > > > > have a graceful way to detect request incompatibility, which is why
> > > there
> > > > > are so many questions on the user list which basically amount to
> the
> > > > client
> > > > > hanging because the broker refuses to respond to a request it
> doesn't
> > > > > understand. If you solve this problem, then depending on
> > configuration
> > > > > seems totally reasonable and we can skip trying to implement
> request
> > > > > version negotiation. Magnus's solution in this KIP may seem a
> little
> > > > hacky,
> > > > > but it also seems like the only way to do it without changing the
> > > header.
> > > > >
> > > > > The Spark problem mentioned above is interesting and I agree that
> it
> > > > sucks
> > > > > for frameworks that need to ship the kafka client library since
> they
> > > have
> > > > > to figure out how to bundle multiple versions. Ultimately if we
> want
> > to
> > > > > solve this problem, then it sounds like we need to commit to
> > > maintaining
> > > > > compatibility with older versions of Kafka in the client going
> > forward.
> > > > > That's a lot bigger decision and it matters less whether the broker
> > > > version
> > > > > is found through configuration, topic metadata, or a new request
> > type.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Jason
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Becket Qin <becket....@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Ashish,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In approach (1), the clients will still be able to talked to
> > multiple
> > > > > > versions of Kafka brokers as long as the clients version is not
> > > higher
> > > > > than
> > > > > > the broker version, right?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > From Spark's point of view, it seems the difference is whether
> > Spark
> > > > can
> > > > > > independently update their Kafka clients dependency or not. More
> > > > > > specifically, consider the following three scenarios:
> > > > > > A. Spark has some new features that do not rely on clients or
> > brokers
> > > > in
> > > > > a
> > > > > > new Kafka release.
> > > > > > B. Spark has some new features that only rely on the clients in a
> > new
> > > > > Kafka
> > > > > > release, but not rely on the brokers in a new Kafka release. e.g.
> > New
> > > > > > client provides a listTopic() method.
> > > > > > C. Spark has some new features that rely on both the clients and
> > > > brokers
> > > > > in
> > > > > > a new Kafka release. e.g timestamp field.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > For A, Spark does not need to update the Kafka dependency because
> > > there
> > > > > is
> > > > > > no need and the old clients can talk to both new and old Kafka
> > > brokers.
> > > > > > For C, Spark has to wait for broker upgrade anyways.
> > > > > > So in the above two scenarios, there is not much difference
> between
> > > > > > approach (1) and (2).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > B is a tricky scenario. Because it is possible that we introduce
> > both
> > > > > > listTopic() and the timestamp field in the same Kafka release,
> and
> > we
> > > > > don't
> > > > > > know if Spark needs both or only uses listTopic().
> > > > > > This indicates the client should work fine if a method is
> supported
> > > and
> > > > > > should throw exception when a method is not supported. I think we
> > can
> > > > do
> > > > > > the following:
> > > > > > 0. Clients always use its highest request version. The clients
> > keeps
> > > a
> > > > > > static final map recording the minimum required ApiVersion for
> each
> > > > > > request.
> > > > > > 1. When connect to a broker, the clients always send an
> > > > ApiVersionRequest
> > > > > > to the broker.
> > > > > > 2. The broker replies with the its highest supported ApiVersion.
> > > > > > 3. Before sending a request, the clients checks the minimum
> > required
> > > > > > ApiVersion for that request. If the broker returned ApiVersion is
> > > > higher
> > > > > > than this minimum required ApiVersion, then we can proceed.
> > Otherwise
> > > > we
> > > > > > throw something like NotSupportedOperationException.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With this approach, scenario B will also work unless Spark calls
> > some
> > > > > > function that is not supported by the Kafka broker, which makes
> it
> > > > become
> > > > > > scenario C.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thoughts?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 11:24 AM, Ashish Singh <
> asi...@cloudera.com
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 8:29 PM, Becket Qin <
> becket....@gmail.com
> > >
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Jason,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I was thinking that every time when we connect to a broker,
> we
> > > > first
> > > > > > send
> > > > > > > > the version check request. (The version check request itself
> > > should
> > > > > be
> > > > > > > very
> > > > > > > > simple and never changes across all server releases.) This
> does
> > > add
> > > > > an
> > > > > > > > additional round trip, but given reconnect is rare, it is
> > > probably
> > > > > > fine.
> > > > > > > On
> > > > > > > > the client side, the client will always send request using
> the
> > > > lowest
> > > > > > > > supported version across all brokers. That means if a Kafka
> > > cluster
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > > downgrading, we will use the downgraded protocol as soon as
> the
> > > > > client
> > > > > > > > connected to an older broker.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This sounds interesting and very similar to current suggestion.
> > > > > However,
> > > > > > > just to make sure I am getting it right, you are suggesting
> send
> > a
> > > > > > separate
> > > > > > > request only for release version?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > @Ashish,
> > > > > > > > Can you help me understand the pain points from other open
> > source
> > > > > > > projects
> > > > > > > > that you mentioned a little more? There are two different
> > levels
> > > of
> > > > > > > > requirements:
> > > > > > > > 1. User wants to know if the client is compatible with the
> > broker
> > > > or
> > > > > > not.
> > > > > > > > 2. User wants the client and the broker to negotiate the
> > protocol
> > > > on
> > > > > > > their
> > > > > > > > own.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Not sure which category it falls in, but below is the excerpt
> > from
> > > > > Mark,
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > > spark dev, who has been trying to upgrade spark kafka
> integration
> > > to
> > > > > use
> > > > > > > 0.9 clients.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Based on what I understand, users of Kafka need to upgrade
> their
> > > > > brokers
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > Kafka 0.9.x first, before they upgrade their clients to Kafka
> > > 0.9.x.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > However, that presents a problem to other projects that
> > integrate
> > > > > with
> > > > > > > Kafka (Spark, Flume, Storm, etc.). From here on, I will speak
> for
> > > > > Spark +
> > > > > > > Kafka, since that's the one I am most familiar with.
> > > > > > > In the light of compatibility (or the lack thereof) between
> 0.8.x
> > > and
> > > > > > > 0.9.x, Spark is faced with a problem of what version(s) of
> Kafka
> > to
> > > > be
> > > > > > > compatible with, and has 2 options (discussed in this PR
> > > > > > > <https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/11143>):
> > > > > > > 1. We either upgrade to Kafka 0.9, dropping support for 0.8.
> > Storm
> > > > and
> > > > > > > Flume are already on this path.
> > > > > > > 2. We introduce complexity in our code to support both 0.8 and
> > 0.9
> > > > for
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > entire duration of our next major release (Apache Spark 2.x).
> > > > > > > I'd love to hear your thoughts on which option, you recommend.
> > > > > > > Long term, I'd really appreciate if Kafka could do something
> that
> > > > > doesn't
> > > > > > > make Spark having to support two, or even more versions of
> Kafka.
> > > > And,
> > > > > if
> > > > > > > there is something that I, personally, and Spark project can do
> > in
> > > > your
> > > > > > > next release candidate phase to make things easier, please do
> let
> > > us
> > > > > > know.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This issue has made other projects worry about how they are
> going
> > > to
> > > > > keep
> > > > > > > up with Kafka releases. Last I heard, take this with a pinch of
> > > salt,
> > > > > > Spark
> > > > > > > folks are discussing about using Maven profiles to build
> against
> > > > > multiple
> > > > > > > Kafka versions at compile time, etc. Also, there are clients
> who
> > > are
> > > > > > > relying on class-loading tricks with custom implementation of
> > OSGi
> > > to
> > > > > > solve
> > > > > > > such issues. Don't quote me on the stuff I just mentioned, as
> > this
> > > is
> > > > > > what
> > > > > > > I have heard during casual discussions. The point I am trying
> to
> > > make
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > that Kafka clients are worried about being able to support
> > multiple
> > > > > Kafka
> > > > > > > broker versions. I am sure we all agree on that.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I think the second requirement makes more sense from a client
> > > > > > perspective.
> > > > > > > First req will just tell them that there is a problem, but no
> way
> > > to
> > > > > work
> > > > > > > around it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Currently in Kafka the principle we are following is to let
> > > clients
> > > > > > stick
> > > > > > > > to a certain version and server will adapt to the clients
> > > > > accordingly.
> > > > > > > > If this KIP doesn't want to break this rule, it seems we
> should
> > > > > simply
> > > > > > > let
> > > > > > > > the clients send the ApiVersion it is using to the brokers
> and
> > > the
> > > > > > > brokers
> > > > > > > > will decide whether to accept or reject the clients. This
> means
> > > > user
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > to upgrade broker before they upgrade clients. This satisfies
> > (1)
> > > > so
> > > > > > > that a
> > > > > > > > newer client will know it does not compatible with an older
> > > server
> > > > > > > > immediately.
> > > > > > > > If this KIP will change that to let the newer clients adapt
> to
> > > the
> > > > > > older
> > > > > > > > brokers,  compatibility wise it is a good thing to have. With
> > > this
> > > > > now
> > > > > > > > users are able to upgrade clients before they upgrade Kafka
> > > > brokers.
> > > > > > This
> > > > > > > > means user can upgrade clients even before upgrade servers.
> > This
> > > > > > > satisfies
> > > > > > > > (2) as the newer clients can also talk to the older servers.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > More importantly, this will allow a client to talk to multiple
> > > > versions
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > > Kafka.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If we decide to go with (2). The benefit is that a newer
> client
> > > > won't
> > > > > > > break
> > > > > > > > when talking to an older broker. But functionality wise, it
> > might
> > > > be
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > same as an older clients.
> > > > > > > > In the downgrading case, we probably still have to notify all
> > the
> > > > > > users.
> > > > > > > > For example, if application is sending messages with
> timestamp
> > > and
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > broker got downgraded to an older version that does not
> support
> > > > > > > timestamp.
> > > > > > > > The clients will suddenly start to throw away timestamps.
> This
> > > > might
> > > > > > > affect
> > > > > > > > the application logic. In this case even if we have clients
> > > > > > automatically
> > > > > > > > adapted to a lower version broker, the applications might
> still
> > > > > break.
> > > > > > > > Hence we still need to notify the users about the case when
> the
> > > > > clients
> > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > newer than the brokers. This is the same for both (1) and
> (2).
> > > > > > > > Supporting (2) will introduce more complication on the client
> > > side.
> > > > > And
> > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > may also have to communicate with users about what function
> is
> > > > > > supported
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > the new clients and what is not supported after the protocol
> > > > > > negotiation
> > > > > > > > finishes.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Totally agreed, however only if clients want to support
> multiple
> > > > broker
> > > > > > > versions. If they want to, then I am sure they are willing to
> add
> > > > some
> > > > > > > logic on their end.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Dana Powers <
> > > dana.pow...@gmail.com
> > > > >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > In kafka-python we've been doing something like:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > if version >= (0, 9):
> > > > > > > > >   Do cool new stuff
> > > > > > > > > elif version >= (0, 8, 2):
> > > > > > > > >   Do some older stuff
> > > > > > > > > ....
> > > > > > > > > else:
> > > > > > > > >   raise UnsupportedVersionError
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > This will break if / when the new 0.9 apis are completely
> > > removed
> > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > some
> > > > > > > > > future release, but should handle intermediate broker
> > upgrades.
> > > > > > Because
> > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > can't add support for future apis a priori, I think the
> best
> > we
> > > > > could
> > > > > > > do
> > > > > > > > > here is throw an error that request protocol version X is
> not
> > > > > > > supported.
> > > > > > > > > For now that comes through as a broken socket connection,
> so
> > > > there
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > an
> > > > > > > > > error - just not a super helpful one.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > For that reason I'm also in favor of a generic error
> response
> > > > when
> > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > protocol req is not recognized.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -Dana
> > > > > > > > > On Mar 2, 2016 5:38 PM, "Jay Kreps" <j...@confluent.io>
> > wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > But won't it be the case that what clients end up doing
> > would
> > > > be
> > > > > > > > > something
> > > > > > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > > >    if(version != 0.8.1)
> > > > > > > > > >       throw new UnsupportedVersionException()
> > > > > > > > > > which then means the client is broken as soon as we
> > release a
> > > > new
> > > > > > > > server
> > > > > > > > > > version even though the protocol didn't change. I'm
> > actually
> > > > not
> > > > > > sure
> > > > > > > > how
> > > > > > > > > > you could use that information in a forward compatible
> way
> > > > since
> > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > can't
> > > > > > > > > > know a priori if you will work with the next release
> until
> > > you
> > > > > know
> > > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > protocol changed.
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > -Jay
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 5:28 PM, Jason Gustafson <
> > > > > > ja...@confluent.io>
> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Hey Jay,
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, I wasn't suggesting that we eliminate request API
> > > > > versions.
> > > > > > > > > They're
> > > > > > > > > > > definitely needed on the broker to support
> > compatibility. I
> > > > was
> > > > > > > just
> > > > > > > > > > saying
> > > > > > > > > > > that if a client wants to support multiple broker
> > versions
> > > > > (e.g.
> > > > > > > 0.8
> > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > 0.9), then it makes more sense to me to make the kafka
> > > > release
> > > > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > > > > available in order to determine which version of the
> > > request
> > > > > API
> > > > > > > > should
> > > > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > > > used rather than adding a new request type which
> exposes
> > > all
> > > > of
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > different supported versions for all of the request
> > types.
> > > > > > Request
> > > > > > > > API
> > > > > > > > > > > versions all change in lockstep with Kafka releases
> > anyway.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > -Jason
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 5:15 PM, Becket Qin <
> > > > > becket....@gmail.com
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > I think using Kafka release version makes sense. More
> > > > > > > particularly,
> > > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > > > > use the ApiVersion and this will cover all the
> interval
> > > > > version
> > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > > > well.
> > > > > > > > > > > In
> > > > > > > > > > > > KAFKA-3025, we added the ApiVersion to message format
> > > > version
> > > > > > > > > mapping,
> > > > > > > > > > We
> > > > > > > > > > > > can add the ApiKey to version mapping to ApiVersion
> as
> > > > well.
> > > > > We
> > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > > move
> > > > > > > > > > > > ApiVersion class to o.a.k.c package and use it for
> both
> > > > > server
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > clients.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > @Jason, if we cache the release info in metadata and
> > not
> > > > > > > > re-validate
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > release on reconnect, would it still work if we do a
> > > > rolling
> > > > > > > > > downgrade?
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 3:16 PM, Jason Gustafson <
> > > > > > > > ja...@confluent.io>
> > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I think Dana's suggestion to include the Kafka
> > release
> > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > > makes
> > > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > lot
> > > > > > > > > > > > > of sense. I'm actually wondering why you would need
> > the
> > > > > > > > individual
> > > > > > > > > > API
> > > > > > > > > > > > > versions if you have that? It sounds like keeping
> > track
> > > > of
> > > > > > all
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > api
> > > > > > > > > > > > > version information would add a lot of complexity
> to
> > > > > clients
> > > > > > > > since
> > > > > > > > > > > > they'll
> > > > > > > > > > > > > have to try to handle different version
> permutations
> > > > which
> > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > > > > > actually
> > > > > > > > > > > > > possible in practice. Wouldn't it be simpler to
> know
> > > that
> > > > > > > you're
> > > > > > > > > > > talking
> > > > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > an 0.9 broker than that you're talking to a broker
> > > which
> > > > > > > supports
> > > > > > > > > > > > version 2
> > > > > > > > > > > > > of the group coordinator request, version 1 of
> fetch
> > > > > request,
> > > > > > > > etc?
> > > > > > > > > > > Also,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > the release version could be included in the broker
> > > > > > information
> > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > topic metadata request which would save the need
> for
> > > the
> > > > > > > > additional
> > > > > > > > > > > round
> > > > > > > > > > > > > trip on every reconnect.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > -Jason
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 7:59 PM, Ashish Singh <
> > > > > > > > asi...@cloudera.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Gwen Shapira <
> > > > > > > > g...@confluent.io>
> > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > One more thing, the KIP actually had 3 parts:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1. The version protocol
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 2. New response on messages of wrong API key or
> > > wrong
> > > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 3. Protocol documentation
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is a WIP patch for adding protocol docs,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/970 . By
> > > protocol
> > > > > > > > > > > documentation,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > mean updating this, right?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I understand that you are offering to only
> > > implement
> > > > > part
> > > > > > > 1?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But the KIP discussion and vote should still
> > cover
> > > > all
> > > > > > > three
> > > > > > > > > > parts,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > they will just be implemented in separate JIRA?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > The patch for KAFKA-3307,
> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/986
> > > > > > > > > > ,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > covers
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > 1 and 2. KAFKA-3309 tracks documentation part.
> Yes,
> > > we
> > > > > > should
> > > > > > > > > > include
> > > > > > > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the three points you mentioned while discussing
> or
> > > > voting
> > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > KIP-35.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Ashish Singh <
> > > > > > > > > > asi...@cloudera.com>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 5:11 PM, Gwen Shapira
> <
> > > > > > > > > > g...@confluent.io>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> I don't see a use for the name - clients
> > should
> > > be
> > > > > > able
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > translate
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> ApiKey to name for any API they support, and
> > I'm
> > > > not
> > > > > > > sure
> > > > > > > > > why
> > > > > > > > > > > > would
> > > > > > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> client need to log anything about APIs it
> does
> > > not
> > > > > > > > support.
> > > > > > > > > > Am I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> missing something?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yea, it is a fair assumption that client
> would
> > > know
> > > > > > about
> > > > > > > > > APIs
> > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > supports.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > It could have been helpful for client users
> to
> > > see
> > > > > new
> > > > > > > APIs
> > > > > > > > > > > though,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > however
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > users can always refer to protocol doc of new
> > > > version
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > find
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > corresponding
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > names of the new APIs.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On a related note, Magnus is currently on
> > > > vacation,
> > > > > > but
> > > > > > > he
> > > > > > > > > > > should
> > > > > > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> back at the end of next week. I'd like to
> hold
> > > off
> > > > > on
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > vote
> > > > > > > > > > > > until
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> he gets back since his experience in
> > > implementing
> > > > > > > clients
> > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > his
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> opinions will be very valuable for this
> > > > discussion.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That is great. It will be valuable to have
> his
> > > > > > feedback.
> > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > will
> > > > > > > > > > > > hold
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > off
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > removing "api_name" and
> > "api_deprecated_versions"
> > > > or
> > > > > > > adding
> > > > > > > > > > > release
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > version.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Gwen
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 4:24 PM, Ashish
> Singh <
> > > > > > > > > > > asi...@cloudera.com
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Works with me. I will update PR to remove
> > > this.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Also, "api_name" have been pointed out as
> a
> > > > > concern.
> > > > > > > > > > However,
> > > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > can
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > handy for logging and similar purposes.
> Any
> > > take
> > > > > on
> > > > > > > > that?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Gwen
> > Shapira <
> > > > > > > > > > > g...@confluent.io
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> Jay also mentioned:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> "Or, alternately, since deprecation has
> no
> > > > > > functional
> > > > > > > > > > impact
> > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> just a message
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> to developers, we could just leave it out
> > of
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > protocol
> > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > just
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> in release notes etc."
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> I'm in favor of leaving it out of the
> > > > protocol. I
> > > > > > > can't
> > > > > > > > > > > really
> > > > > > > > > > > > > see
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> use-case.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> Gwen
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 3:55 PM, Ashish
> > > Singh <
> > > > > > > > > > > > > asi...@cloudera.com
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > I hope it is OK for me to make some
> > > progress
> > > > > > here.
> > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > > made
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > following changes.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > 1. Updated KIP-35, to adopt Jay's
> > > suggestion
> > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > maintaining
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > separate
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> list
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > of deprecated versions, instead of
> using
> > a
> > > > > > version
> > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > -1.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > 2. Added information on required
> > > permissions,
> > > > > > > > Describe
> > > > > > > > > > > action
> > > > > > > > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Cluster
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > resource, to be able to retrieve
> protocol
> > > > > > versions
> > > > > > > > > from a
> > > > > > > > > > > > auth
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > enabled
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > Kafka cluster.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > Created
> > > > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-3304
> > > > > > > > > > .
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Primary
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> patch
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > available to review,
> > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/986
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 1:27 PM, Ashish
> > > > Singh <
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > asi...@cloudera.com
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > Kafka clients in Hadoop ecosystem,
> > Flume,
> > > > > > Spark,
> > > > > > > > etc,
> > > > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > found
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > really
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > difficult to cope up with Kafka
> > releases
> > > as
> > > > > > they
> > > > > > > > want
> > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > support
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> users
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> on
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > different Kafka versions. Capability
> to
> > > > > > retrieve
> > > > > > > > > > protocol
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> will
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > go a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > long way to ease out those pain
> > points. I
> > > > > will
> > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > happy
> > > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > help
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > out
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> with
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > the work on this KIP. @Magnus, thanks
> > for
> > > > > > driving
> > > > > > > > > this,
> > > > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > OK
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > carry
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > forward the work from here. It will
> be
> > > > ideal
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> 0.10.0.0.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 9:29 PM, Jay
> > > Kreps
> > > > <
> > > > > > > > > > > > j...@confluent.io
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> I wonder if we need to solve the
> error
> > > > > > problem?
> > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > > think
> > > > > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > KIP
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> gives a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> descent work around.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> Probably we should have included an
> > > error
> > > > in
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > response
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > header,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> debated it at the time decided not
> to
> > > and
> > > > > now
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > pretty
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > hard
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> add
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> because the headers aren't versioned
> > > > (d'oh).
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> It seems like any other solution is
> > > going
> > > > to
> > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > kind
> > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > hack,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> right?
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> Sending malformed responses back
> seems
> > > > like
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > > clean
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > solution...
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> (Not sure if I was pro- having a
> > > top-level
> > > > > > error
> > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > > not,
> > > > > > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > any
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> case
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> the rationale for the decision was
> > that
> > > so
> > > > > > many
> > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > requests
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> were
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> per-partition or per-topic or
> whatever
> > > and
> > > > > > hence
> > > > > > > > > fail
> > > > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > succeed at
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> level and this makes it hard to know
> > > what
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > right
> > > > > > > > > > > > > top-level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > error
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> code
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> and hard for the client to figure
> out
> > > what
> > > > > to
> > > > > > do
> > > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > top
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > error
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> if some of the partitions succeed
> but
> > > > there
> > > > > > is a
> > > > > > > > > > > top-level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > error).
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> I think actually this new API
> actually
> > > > > gives a
> > > > > > > way
> > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > handle
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> gracefully on the client side by
> just
> > > > having
> > > > > > > > clients
> > > > > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > want
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> be
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> graceful check for support for their
> > > > > version.
> > > > > > > > > Clients
> > > > > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > do
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> will
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> have a graceful message.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> At some point if we're ever
> reworking
> > > the
> > > > > > > headers
> > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > > > should
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > really
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> consider
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> (a) versioning them and (b) adding a
> > > > > top-level
> > > > > > > > error
> > > > > > > > > > > code
> > > > > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > response.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> But given this would be a big
> breaking
> > > > > change
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > really
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> just
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> give a nicer error message seems
> like
> > it
> > > > > > > probably
> > > > > > > > > > isn't
> > > > > > > > > > > > > worth
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > it to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> try
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> do something now.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> -Jay
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:11 PM,
> > > Jiangjie
> > > > > Qin
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> <j...@linkedin.com.invalid
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > I am thinking instead of returning
> > an
> > > > > empty
> > > > > > > > > > response,
> > > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > would be
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> better to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > return an explicit
> > > > > > UnsupportedVersionException
> > > > > > > > > code.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > Today KafkaApis handles the error
> in
> > > the
> > > > > > > > following
> > > > > > > > > > > way:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 1. For requests/responses using
> old
> > > > Scala
> > > > > > > > classes,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > KafkaApis
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > uses
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > RequestOrResponse.handleError() to
> > > > return
> > > > > an
> > > > > > > > error
> > > > > > > > > > > > > response.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 2. For requests/response using
> Java
> > > > > classes
> > > > > > > > (only
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> JoinGroupRequest
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > Heartbeat now), KafkaApis calls
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> AbstractRequest.getErrorResponse()
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > return an error response.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > In KAFKA-2512, I am returning an
> > > > > > > > > > > > > UnsupportedVersionException
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> case
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> [1]
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > when see an unsupported version.
> > This
> > > > will
> > > > > > put
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > error
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > code
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > per
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > topic
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > partition for most of the
> requests,
> > > but
> > > > > > might
> > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > > > work
> > > > > > > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> time.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> e.g.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > TopicMetadataRequest with an empty
> > > topic
> > > > > > set.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > Case [2] does not quite work for
> > > > > unsupported
> > > > > > > > > > version,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> will
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > thrown an uncaught exception when
> > > > version
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > recognized
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (BTW
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> this
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> is a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > bug). Part of the reason is that
> for
> > > > some
> > > > > > > > response
> > > > > > > > > > > > types,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > error
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> code
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > part of the response level field.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > Maybe it worth checking how each
> > > > response
> > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > dealing
> > > > > > > > > > > > with
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > error
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> code
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> today.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > A scan of the response formats
> gives
> > > the
> > > > > > > > following
> > > > > > > > > > > > result:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 1. TopicMetadataResponse - per
> topic
> > > > error
> > > > > > > code,
> > > > > > > > > > does
> > > > > > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > work
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> when
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > topic set is empty in the request.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 2. ProduceResonse - per partition
> > > error
> > > > > > code.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 3. OffsetCommitResponse - per
> > > partition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 4. OffsetFetchResponse - per
> > > partition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 5. OffsetResponse - per partition.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 6. FetchResponse - per partition
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 7. ConsumerMetadataResponse -
> > response
> > > > > level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 8. ControlledShutdownResponse -
> > > response
> > > > > > level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 9. JoinGroupResponse - response
> > level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 10. HearbeatResponse - response
> > level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 11. LeaderAndIsrResponse -
> response
> > > > level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 12. StopReplicaResponse - response
> > > level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > 13. UpdateMetadataResponse -
> > response
> > > > > level
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > So from the list above it looks
> for
> > > each
> > > > > > > > response
> > > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > actually
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> able
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> to
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > return an error code, as long as
> we
> > > make
> > > > > > sure
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > topic
> > > > > > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> partition
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> won't
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > be empty when the error code is at
> > > topic
> > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > > partition
> > > > > > > > > > > > > level.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Luckily
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > in
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > above list we only need to worry
> > about
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > TopicMetadataResponse.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > Maybe error handling is out of the
> > > scope
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > this
> > > > > > > > > > KIP,
> > > > > > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> prefer
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> think
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > through how to deal with error
> code
> > > for
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > requests,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> there
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > are
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > more request types to be added in
> > > > > KAFKA-2464
> > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > future
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > patches.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > Thanks,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > Jiangjie (Becket) Qin
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 6:04 PM,
> Jay
> > > > > Kreps <
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > j...@confluent.io>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > Two quick pieces of feedback:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > 1. The use of a version of -1 as
> > > > magical
> > > > > > > entry
> > > > > > > > > > > > dividing
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > between
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > deprecated
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > versions is a bit hacky. What
> > about
> > > > > > instead
> > > > > > > > > having
> > > > > > > > > > > an
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > array
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> supported
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > versions and a separate array of
> > > > > > deprecated
> > > > > > > > > > > versions.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > The
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> deprecated
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > versions would always be a
> subset
> > of
> > > > the
> > > > > > > > > supported
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > versions.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> Or,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > alternately, since deprecation
> has
> > > no
> > > > > > > > functional
> > > > > > > > > > > > impact
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > is
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> just
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > a
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > message to developers, we could
> > just
> > > > > leave
> > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > out
> > > > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> protocol
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > just
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > have it in release notes etc.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > 2. I think including the api
> name
> > > may
> > > > > > cause
> > > > > > > > some
> > > > > > > > > > > > > problems.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> Currently
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > api key is the primary key that
> we
> > > > keep
> > > > > > > > > consistent
> > > > > > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > > > > > > > we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> actually
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > evolved the english description
> of
> > > the
> > > > > > apis
> > > > > > > as
> > > > > > > > > > they
> > > > > > > > > > > > have
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> changed.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > The
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > only
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > use I can think of for the name
> > > would
> > > > be
> > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > > people
> > > > > > > > > > > > used
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> logical
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> name
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > and tried to resolve the api
> key,
> > > but
> > > > > that
> > > > > > > > would
> > > > > > > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > > > > > wrong.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Not
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> sure
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> if we
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > actually need the english name,
> if
> > > > there
> > > > > > is
> > > > > > > a
> > > > > > > > > use
> > > > > > > > > > > > case I
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > guess
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> we'll
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> just
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > have to be very clear that the
> > name
> > > is
> > > > > > just
> > > > > > > > > > > > > documentation
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> can
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> change
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > any time.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > -Jay
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 2:53 PM,
> > > > Magnus
> > > > > > > > > Edenhill <
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > mag...@edenhill.se>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > Good evening,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > KIP-35 was created to address
> > > > current
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > future
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> broker-client
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > compatibility.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-35+-+Retrieving+protocol+version
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > Summary:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >  * allow clients to retrieve
> the
> > > > > > broker's
> > > > > > > > > > protocol
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > version
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >  * make broker handle unknown
> > > > protocol
> > > > > > > > > requests
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > gracefully
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > Feedback and comments welcome!
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > > Magnus
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > --
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > > Ashish
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > --
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> > Ashish
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > --
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > Ashish
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ashish
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ashish
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > > Ashish
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Ashish
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
> Ashish
>

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