cmccabe commented on code in PR #14290: URL: https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/14290#discussion_r1376805476
########## clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/errors/InvalidMetadataException.java: ########## @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ /** * An exception that may indicate the client's metadata is out of date */ -public abstract class InvalidMetadataException extends RetriableException { +public class InvalidMetadataException extends RetriableException { Review Comment: Hmm. It seems odd to make this non-abstract. Clearly the intention was to have a more specific class describe why the metadata was invalid. Why would we not follow this pattern here? -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: jira-unsubscr...@kafka.apache.org For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: us...@infra.apache.org