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Oleg Zhurakousky updated KAFKA-3540: ------------------------------------ Description: KafkaConsumer API doc states {code} Close the consumer, waiting indefinitely for any needed cleanup. . . . {code} That is not acceptable as it creates an artificial deadlock which directly affects systems that rely on Kafka API essentially rendering them unavailable. Consider adding _close(timeout)_ method was: KafkaConsumer API doc states {code} Close the consumer, waiting indefinitely for any needed cleanup. . . . {code} That is not acceptable as it creates an artificial deadlock which directly affects systems that rely on Kafka API essentially rendering them unavailable. > KafkaConsumer.close() may block indefinitely > -------------------------------------------- > > Key: KAFKA-3540 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-3540 > Project: Kafka > Issue Type: Bug > Reporter: Oleg Zhurakousky > > KafkaConsumer API doc states > {code} > Close the consumer, waiting indefinitely for any needed cleanup. . . . > {code} > That is not acceptable as it creates an artificial deadlock which directly > affects systems that rely on Kafka API essentially rendering them unavailable. > Consider adding _close(timeout)_ method -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.3.4#6332)