Hi Ryanne,
Apologies to bring this here then! :)

On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:27 PM Ryanne Dolan <ryannedo...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Josep, that is being done as KIP-707. Looking forward to that as well :)
>
> Ryanne
>
> On Wed, May 26, 2021, 9:08 AM Josep Prat <josep.p...@aiven.io.invalid>
> wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I meant `CompletionStage` (instead of CompletableFuture) as this
> is
> > the interface.
> >
> > Best,
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> > On Wed, May 26, 2021, 15:36 Josep Prat <josep.p...@aiven.io> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > If I may, I would like to suggest that instead of using Java's `Future`
> > > class on the API's, it would be better to use `CompletableFuture`. This
> > > would offer the possibility of applying callbacks on its completion for
> > > example.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 3:28 PM Matthew de Detrich
> > > <matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io.invalid> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Maybe there was a miscommunication but I agree with everything you
> > said, I
> > >> was just clarifying what my definition of blocking is (because I think
> > >> there was a misunderstanding).
> > >>
> > >> And yes you are right, there is a limited amount of threads which is
> why
> > >> blocking is a bad thing because having threads sitting around
> > waiting/not
> > >> doing anything is a waste of resources but ultimately this is also a
> > >> performance problem because if you don't block you can simply process
> > more
> > >> IO tasks on a given machine/instance (hence greater performance).
> > >>
> > >> In any case, as is clarified the current behavior of send() needs to
> be
> > >> fixed. It's returning a Future but since it's internally blocking and
> > >> using
> > >> the caller's thread from an API perspective it gives the incorrect
> > >> impression that it's asynchronous (when it's not).
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 3:15 PM Ryanne Dolan <ryannedo...@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Matthew, it's more than performance tho. In many frameworks the
> number
> > >> of
> > >> > request threads is purposefully constrained, and blocking one means
> > you
> > >> > have one less to handle requests with. When you're handling a large
> > >> amount
> > >> > of requests with a small number of threads, any blocking can lead to
> > >> thread
> > >> > exhaustion.
> > >> >
> > >> > For this reason, you'll often see send() wrapped in a future or
> thread
> > >> > pool. But it's surprising that this would be required, since send()
> > >> already
> > >> > returns a future.
> > >> >
> > >> > Additionally, even when send() does not actually block, it does a
> lot
> > of
> > >> > work on the caller's thread, which is likewise surprising given a
> > >> future is
> > >> > returned. The effect is the same: less threads are available to
> handle
> > >> > requests, and you risk thread exhaustion.
> > >> >
> > >> > I think we may incidentally improve performance if we introduce an
> > >> internal
> > >> > thread pool, but the primary motivation here, at least for me, is to
> > fix
> > >> > the lie the API is telling, not to improve performance.
> > >> >
> > >> > Ryanne
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > On Wed, May 26, 2021, 6:51 AM Matthew de Detrich
> > >> > <matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io.invalid> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > I think we may need to clarify terminology here, at least to me
> > >> blocking
> > >> > > means suspending a current thread to wait for some operation
> (which
> > is
> > >> > > wasteful if we are dealing with IO bound tasks). In other words,
> the
> > >> > > "blocking" is an implementation detail on how to wait rather than
> > >> whether
> > >> > > we need to wait or not, so to me this is more of a performance
> > >> question.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > In the scenario you describe of kafka clients producing too many
> > >> > messages,
> > >> > > as you said buffering is what should be done but I wouldn't
> classify
> > >> this
> > >> > > as blocking.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 7:54 PM Colin McCabe <cmcc...@apache.org>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > Hi all,
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > I agree that we should give users the option of having a fully
> > async
> > >> > API,
> > >> > > > but I don't think external thread pools or queues are the right
> > >> > direction
> > >> > > > to go here. They add performance overheads and don't address the
> > >> root
> > >> > > > causes of the problem.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > There are basically two scenarios where we block, currently. One
> > is
> > >> > when
> > >> > > > we are doing a metadata fetch. I think this is clearly a bug, or
> > at
> > >> > least
> > >> > > > an implementation limitation. From the user's point of view, the
> > >> fact
> > >> > > that
> > >> > > > we are doing a metadata fetch is an implementation detail that
> > >> really
> > >> > > > shouldn't be exposed like this. We have talked about fixing this
> > in
> > >> the
> > >> > > > past. I think we just should spend the time to do it.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > The second scenario is where the client has produced too much
> data
> > >> in
> > >> > too
> > >> > > > little time. This could happen if there is a network glitch, or
> > the
> > >> > > server
> > >> > > > is slower than expected. In this case, the behavior is
> intentional
> > >> and
> > >> > > not
> > >> > > > a bug. To understand this, think about what would happen if we
> > >> didn't
> > >> > > > block. We would start buffering more and more data in memory,
> > until
> > >> > > finally
> > >> > > > the application died with an out of memory error. That would be
> > >> > > frustrating
> > >> > > > for users and wouldn't add to the usability of Kafka.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > We could potentially have an option to handle the out-of-memory
> > >> > scenario
> > >> > > > differently by returning an error code immediately rather than
> > >> > blocking.
> > >> > > > Applications would have to be rewritten to handle this properly,
> > >> but it
> > >> > > is
> > >> > > > a possibility. I suspect that most of them wouldn't use this,
> but
> > we
> > >> > > could
> > >> > > > offer it as a possibility for async purists (which might include
> > >> > certain
> > >> > > > frameworks). The big problem the users would have to solve is
> what
> > >> to
> > >> > do
> > >> > > > with the record that they were unable to produce due to the
> buffer
> > >> full
> > >> > > > issue.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > best,
> > >> > > > Colin
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > On Thu, May 20, 2021, at 10:35, Nakamura wrote:
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > My suggestion was just do this in multiple steps/phases,
> > firstly
> > >> > > let's
> > >> > > > fix
> > >> > > > > > the issue of send being misleadingly asynchronous (i.e.
> > >> internally
> > >> > > its
> > >> > > > > > blocking) and then later one we can make the various
> > >> > > > > > threadpools configurable with a sane default.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > I like that approach. I updated the "Which thread should be
> > >> > responsible
> > >> > > > for
> > >> > > > > waiting" part of KIP-739 to add your suggestion as my
> > recommended
> > >> > > > approach,
> > >> > > > > thank you!  If no one else has major concerns about that
> > approach,
> > >> > I'll
> > >> > > > > move the alternatives to "rejected alternatives".
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 7:26 AM Matthew de Detrich
> > >> > > > > <matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io.invalid> wrote:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > > @
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Nakamura
> > >> > > > > > On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 7:35 PM Nakamura <nny...@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > @Ryanne:
> > >> > > > > > > In my mind's eye I slightly prefer the throwing the
> "cannot
> > >> > > enqueue"
> > >> > > > > > > exception to satisfying the future immediately with the
> > >> "cannot
> > >> > > > enqueue"
> > >> > > > > > > exception?  But I agree, it would be worth doing more
> > >> research.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > @Matthew:
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > 3. Using multiple thread pools is definitely recommended
> > for
> > >> > > > different
> > >> > > > > > > > types of tasks, for serialization which is CPU bound you
> > >> > > definitely
> > >> > > > > > would
> > >> > > > > > > > want to use a bounded thread pool that is fixed by the
> > >> number
> > >> > of
> > >> > > > CPU's
> > >> > > > > > > (or
> > >> > > > > > > > something along those lines).
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > >
> https://gist.github.com/djspiewak/46b543800958cf61af6efa8e072bfd5c
> > >> > > > is
> > >> > > > > > a
> > >> > > > > > > > very good guide on this topic
> > >> > > > > > > I think this guide is good in general, but I would be
> > >> hesitant to
> > >> > > > follow
> > >> > > > > > > its guidance re: offloading serialization without
> > benchmarking
> > >> > it.
> > >> > > > My
> > >> > > > > > > understanding is that context-switches have gotten much
> > >> cheaper,
> > >> > > and
> > >> > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > gains from cache locality are small, but they're not
> > nothing.
> > >> > > > Especially
> > >> > > > > > > if the workload has a very small serialization cost, I
> > >> wouldn't
> > >> > be
> > >> > > > > > shocked
> > >> > > > > > > if it made it slower.  I feel pretty strongly that we
> should
> > >> do
> > >> > > more
> > >> > > > > > > research here before unconditionally encouraging
> > serialization
> > >> > in a
> > >> > > > > > > threadpool.  If people think it's important to do it here
> > (eg
> > >> if
> > >> > we
> > >> > > > think
> > >> > > > > > > it would mean another big API change) then we should start
> > >> > thinking
> > >> > > > about
> > >> > > > > > > what benchmarking we can do to gain higher confidence in
> > this
> > >> > kind
> > >> > > of
> > >> > > > > > > change.  However, I don't think it would change semantics
> as
> > >> > > > > > substantially
> > >> > > > > > > as we're proposing here, so I would vote for pushing this
> > to a
> > >> > > > subsequent
> > >> > > > > > > KIP.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Of course, its all down to benchmarking, benchmarking and
> > >> > > benchmarking.
> > >> > > > > > Ideally speaking you want to use all of the resources
> > available
> > >> to
> > >> > > > you, so
> > >> > > > > > if you have a bottleneck in serialization and you have many
> > >> cores
> > >> > > free
> > >> > > > then
> > >> > > > > > using multiple cores may be more appropriate than a single
> > core.
> > >> > > > Typically
> > >> > > > > > I would expect that using a single thread to do
> serialization
> > is
> > >> > > > likely to
> > >> > > > > > be the most situation, I was just responding to an earlier
> > point
> > >> > that
> > >> > > > was
> > >> > > > > > made in regards to using ThreadPools for serialization (note
> > >> that
> > >> > you
> > >> > > > can
> > >> > > > > > also just use a ThreadPool that is pinned to a single
> thread)
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > 4. Regarding providing the ability for users to supply
> > their
> > >> > own
> > >> > > > custom
> > >> > > > > > > > ThreadPool this is more of an ergonomics question for
> the
> > >> API.
> > >> > > > > > Especially
> > >> > > > > > > > when it gets to monitoring/tracing, giving the ability
> for
> > >> > users
> > >> > > to
> > >> > > > > > > provide
> > >> > > > > > > > their own custom IO/CPU ThreadPools is ideal however as
> > >> stated
> > >> > > > doing so
> > >> > > > > > > > means a lot of boilerplatery changes to the API.
> Typically
> > >> > > > speaking a
> > >> > > > > > lot
> > >> > > > > > > > of monitoring/tracing/diagnosing is done on
> > >> > > > > > ExecutionContext/ThreadPools
> > >> > > > > > > > (at least on a more rudimentary level) and hence
> allowing
> > >> users
> > >> > > to
> > >> > > > > > supply
> > >> > > > > > > a
> > >> > > > > > > > global singleton ThreadPool for IO tasks and another for
> > CPU
> > >> > > tasks
> > >> > > > > > makes
> > >> > > > > > > > their lives a lot easier. However due to the large
> amount
> > of
> > >> > > > changes to
> > >> > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > API, it may be more appropriate to just use internal
> > thread
> > >> > pools
> > >> > > > (for
> > >> > > > > > > now)
> > >> > > > > > > > since at least it's not any worse than what exists
> > currently
> > >> > and
> > >> > > > this
> > >> > > > > > can
> > >> > > > > > > > be an improvement that is done later?
> > >> > > > > > > Is there an existing threadpool that you suggest we reuse?
> > Or
> > >> > are
> > >> > > > you
> > >> > > > > > > imagining that we make our own internal threadpool, and
> then
> > >> > maybe
> > >> > > > expose
> > >> > > > > > > configuration flags to manipulate it?  For what it's
> worth,
> > I
> > >> > like
> > >> > > > having
> > >> > > > > > > an internal threadpool (perhaps just FJP.commonpool) and
> > then
> > >> > > > providing
> > >> > > > > > an
> > >> > > > > > > alternative to pass your own threadpool.  That way people
> > who
> > >> > want
> > >> > > > finer
> > >> > > > > > > control can get it, and everyone else can do OK with the
> > >> default.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Indeed that is what I am saying. The most ideal situation is
> > >> that
> > >> > > > there is
> > >> > > > > > a default internal threadpool that Kafka uses, however users
> > of
> > >> > Kafka
> > >> > > > can
> > >> > > > > > configure there own threadpool. Having a singleton
> ThreadPool
> > >> for
> > >> > > > blocking
> > >> > > > > > IO, non blocking IO and CPU bound tasks which can be plugged
> > in
> > >> all
> > >> > > of
> > >> > > > your
> > >> > > > > > libraries (including Kafka) makes resource management much
> > >> easier
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > do and
> > >> > > > > > also gives control of users to override specific threadpools
> > for
> > >> > > > > > exceptional cases (i.e. providing a Threadpool that is
> pinned
> > >> to a
> > >> > > > single
> > >> > > > > > core which tends to give the best latency results if this is
> > >> > > something
> > >> > > > that
> > >> > > > > > is critical for you).
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > My suggestion was just do this in multiple steps/phases,
> > firstly
> > >> > > let's
> > >> > > > fix
> > >> > > > > > the issue of send being misleadingly asynchronous (i.e.
> > >> internally
> > >> > > its
> > >> > > > > > blocking) and then later one we can make the various
> > >> > > > > > threadpools configurable with a sane default.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 6:01 AM Matthew de Detrich
> > >> > > > > > > <matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io.invalid> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > Here are my two cents here (note that I am only seeing
> > this
> > >> on
> > >> > a
> > >> > > > > > surface
> > >> > > > > > > > level)
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > 1. If we are going this road it makes sense to do this
> > >> > "properly"
> > >> > > > (i.e.
> > >> > > > > > > > using queues  as Ryan suggested). The reason I am saying
> > >> this
> > >> > is
> > >> > > > that
> > >> > > > > > it
> > >> > > > > > > > seems that the original goal of the KIP is for it to be
> > >> used in
> > >> > > > other
> > >> > > > > > > > asynchronous systems and from my personal experience,
> you
> > >> > really
> > >> > > do
> > >> > > > > > need
> > >> > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > make the implementation properly asynchronous otherwise
> > it's
> > >> > > > really not
> > >> > > > > > > > that useful.
> > >> > > > > > > > 2. Due to the previous point and what was said by
> others,
> > >> this
> > >> > is
> > >> > > > > > likely
> > >> > > > > > > > going to break some existing semantics (i.e. people are
> > >> > currently
> > >> > > > > > relying
> > >> > > > > > > > on blocking semantics) so adding another
> > method's/interface
> > >> > plus
> > >> > > > > > > > deprecating the older one is more annoying but ideal.
> > >> > > > > > > > 3. Using multiple thread pools is definitely recommended
> > for
> > >> > > > different
> > >> > > > > > > > types of tasks, for serialization which is CPU bound you
> > >> > > definitely
> > >> > > > > > would
> > >> > > > > > > > want to use a bounded thread pool that is fixed by the
> > >> number
> > >> > of
> > >> > > > CPU's
> > >> > > > > > > (or
> > >> > > > > > > > something along those lines).
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > >
> https://gist.github.com/djspiewak/46b543800958cf61af6efa8e072bfd5c
> > >> > > > is
> > >> > > > > > a
> > >> > > > > > > > very good guide on this topic
> > >> > > > > > > > 4. Regarding providing the ability for users to supply
> > their
> > >> > own
> > >> > > > custom
> > >> > > > > > > > ThreadPool this is more of an ergonomics question for
> the
> > >> API.
> > >> > > > > > Especially
> > >> > > > > > > > when it gets to monitoring/tracing, giving the ability
> for
> > >> > users
> > >> > > to
> > >> > > > > > > provide
> > >> > > > > > > > their own custom IO/CPU ThreadPools is ideal however as
> > >> stated
> > >> > > > doing so
> > >> > > > > > > > means a lot of boilerplatery changes to the API.
> Typically
> > >> > > > speaking a
> > >> > > > > > lot
> > >> > > > > > > > of monitoring/tracing/diagnosing is done on
> > >> > > > > > ExecutionContext/ThreadPools
> > >> > > > > > > > (at least on a more rudimentary level) and hence
> allowing
> > >> users
> > >> > > to
> > >> > > > > > > supply a
> > >> > > > > > > > global singleton ThreadPool for IO tasks and another for
> > CPU
> > >> > > tasks
> > >> > > > > > makes
> > >> > > > > > > > their lives a lot easier. However due to the large
> amount
> > of
> > >> > > > changes to
> > >> > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > API, it may be more appropriate to just use internal
> > thread
> > >> > pools
> > >> > > > (for
> > >> > > > > > > now)
> > >> > > > > > > > since at least it's not any worse than what exists
> > currently
> > >> > and
> > >> > > > this
> > >> > > > > > can
> > >> > > > > > > > be an improvement that is done later?
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 2:56 AM Ryanne Dolan <
> > >> > > > ryannedo...@gmail.com>
> > >> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > I was thinking the sender would typically wrap send()
> > in a
> > >> > > > > > > backoff/retry
> > >> > > > > > > > > loop, or else ignore any failures and drop sends on
> the
> > >> floor
> > >> > > > > > > > > (fire-and-forget), and in both cases I think failing
> > >> > > immediately
> > >> > > > is
> > >> > > > > > > > better
> > >> > > > > > > > > than blocking for a new spot in the queue or
> > >> asynchronously
> > >> > > > failing
> > >> > > > > > > > > somehow.
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > I think a failed future is adequate for the "explicit
> > >> > > > backpressure
> > >> > > > > > > > signal"
> > >> > > > > > > > > while avoiding any blocking anywhere. I think if we
> try
> > to
> > >> > > > > > > asynchronously
> > >> > > > > > > > > signal the caller of failure (either by asynchronously
> > >> > failing
> > >> > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > future
> > >> > > > > > > > > or invoking a callback off-thread or something) we'd
> > force
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > caller
> > >> > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > either block or poll waiting for that signal, which
> > >> somewhat
> > >> > > > defeats
> > >> > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > purpose we're after. And of course blocking for a spot
> > in
> > >> the
> > >> > > > queue
> > >> > > > > > > > > definitely defeats the purpose (tho perhaps
> ameliorates
> > >> the
> > >> > > > problem
> > >> > > > > > > > some).
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > Throwing an exception to the caller directly (not via
> > the
> > >> > > > future) is
> > >> > > > > > > > > another option with precedent in Kafka clients, tho it
> > >> > doesn't
> > >> > > > seem
> > >> > > > > > as
> > >> > > > > > > > > ergonomic to me.
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > It would be interesting to analyze some existing usage
> > and
> > >> > > > determine
> > >> > > > > > > how
> > >> > > > > > > > > difficult it would be to convert it to the various
> > >> proposed
> > >> > > APIs.
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > Ryanne
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 18, 2021, 3:27 PM Nakamura <
> > nny...@gmail.com>
> > >> > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Hi Ryanne,
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Hmm, that's an interesting idea.  Basically it would
> > >> mean
> > >> > > that
> > >> > > > > > after
> > >> > > > > > > > > > calling send, you would also have to check whether
> the
> > >> > > returned
> > >> > > > > > > future
> > >> > > > > > > > > had
> > >> > > > > > > > > > failed with a specific exception.  I would be open
> to
> > >> it,
> > >> > > > although
> > >> > > > > > I
> > >> > > > > > > > > think
> > >> > > > > > > > > > it might be slightly more surprising, since right
> now
> > >> the
> > >> > > > paradigm
> > >> > > > > > is
> > >> > > > > > > > > > "enqueue synchronously, the future represents
> whether
> > we
> > >> > > > succeeded
> > >> > > > > > in
> > >> > > > > > > > > > sending or not" and the new one would be "enqueue
> > >> > > > synchronously,
> > >> > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > future
> > >> > > > > > > > > > either represents whether we succeeded in enqueueing
> > or
> > >> not
> > >> > > (in
> > >> > > > > > which
> > >> > > > > > > > > case
> > >> > > > > > > > > > it will be failed immediately if it failed to
> enqueue)
> > >> or
> > >> > > > whether
> > >> > > > > > we
> > >> > > > > > > > > > succeeded in sending or not".
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > But you're right, it should be on the table, thank
> you
> > >> for
> > >> > > > > > suggesting
> > >> > > > > > > > it!
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Moses
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 12:23 PM Ryanne Dolan <
> > >> > > > > > ryannedo...@gmail.com
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Moses, in the case of a full queue, could we just
> > >> return
> > >> > a
> > >> > > > failed
> > >> > > > > > > > > future
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > immediately?
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Ryanne
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, May 18, 2021, 10:39 AM Nakamura <
> > >> > nny...@gmail.com>
> > >> > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Alexandre,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for bringing this up, I think I could use
> > >> some
> > >> > > > feedback
> > >> > > > > > in
> > >> > > > > > > > > this
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > area.  There are two mechanisms here, one for
> > >> slowing
> > >> > > down
> > >> > > > when
> > >> > > > > > > we
> > >> > > > > > > > > > don't
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > have the relevant metadata, and the other for
> > >> slowing
> > >> > > down
> > >> > > > > > when a
> > >> > > > > > > > > queue
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > has
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > filled up.  Although the first one applies
> > >> backpressure
> > >> > > > > > somewhat
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > inadvertently, we could still get in trouble if
> > >> we're
> > >> > not
> > >> > > > > > > providing
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > information to the mechanism that monitors
> whether
> > >> > we're
> > >> > > > > > queueing
> > >> > > > > > > > too
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > much.  As for the second one, that is a classic
> > >> > > > backpressure
> > >> > > > > > use
> > >> > > > > > > > > case,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > so
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > it's definitely important that we don't drop
> that
> > >> > > ability.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Right now backpressure is applied by blocking,
> > which
> > >> > is a
> > >> > > > > > natural
> > >> > > > > > > > way
> > >> > > > > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > apply backpressure in synchronous systems, but
> can
> > >> lead
> > >> > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > unnecessary
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > slowdowns in asynchronous systems.  In my
> opinion,
> > >> the
> > >> > > > safest
> > >> > > > > > way
> > >> > > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > apply
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > backpressure in an asynchronous model is to have
> > an
> > >> > > > explicit
> > >> > > > > > > > > > backpressure
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > signal.  A good example would be returning an
> > >> > exception,
> > >> > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > > providing
> > >> > > > > > > > > > an
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > optional hook to add a callback onto so that you
> > >> can be
> > >> > > > > > notified
> > >> > > > > > > > when
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > it's
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ready to accept more messages.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > However, this would be a really big change to
> how
> > >> users
> > >> > > use
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > KafkaProducer#send, so I don't know how much
> > >> appetite
> > >> > we
> > >> > > > have
> > >> > > > > > for
> > >> > > > > > > > > > making
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > that kind of change.  Maybe it would be simpler
> to
> > >> > remove
> > >> > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > "don't
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > block
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > when the per-topic queue is full" from the scope
> > of
> > >> > this
> > >> > > > KIP,
> > >> > > > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > > only
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > focus on when metadata is available?  The
> downside
> > >> is
> > >> > > that
> > >> > > > we
> > >> > > > > > > will
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > probably
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > want to change the API again later to fix this,
> so
> > >> it
> > >> > > > might be
> > >> > > > > > > > better
> > >> > > > > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > just rip the bandaid off now.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > One slightly nasty thing here is that because
> > >> queueing
> > >> > > > order is
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > important,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > if we want to use exceptions, we will want to be
> > >> able
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > signal
> > >> > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > failure
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > to enqueue to the caller in such a way that they
> > can
> > >> > > still
> > >> > > > > > > enforce
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > message
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > order if they want.  So we can't embed the
> failure
> > >> > > > directly in
> > >> > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > returned
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > future, we should either return two futures
> > >> (nested, or
> > >> > > as
> > >> > > > a
> > >> > > > > > > tuple)
> > >> > > > > > > > > or
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > else
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > throw an exception to explain a backpressure.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > So there are a few things we should work out
> here:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > 1. Should we keep the "too many bytes enqueued"
> > >> part of
> > >> > > > this in
> > >> > > > > > > > > scope?
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > (I
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > would say yes, so that we can minimize churn in
> > this
> > >> > API)
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > 2. How should we signal backpressure so that
> it's
> > >> > > > appropriate
> > >> > > > > > for
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > asynchronous systems?  (I would say that we
> should
> > >> > throw
> > >> > > an
> > >> > > > > > > > > exception.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > If
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > we choose this and we want to pursue the
> queueing
> > >> path,
> > >> > > we
> > >> > > > > > would
> > >> > > > > > > > > *not*
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > want
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > to enqueue messages that would push us over the
> > >> limit,
> > >> > > and
> > >> > > > > > would
> > >> > > > > > > > only
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > want
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > to enqueue messages when we're waiting for
> > metadata,
> > >> > and
> > >> > > we
> > >> > > > > > would
> > >> > > > > > > > > want
> > >> > > > > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > keep track of the total number of bytes for
> those
> > >> > > > messages).
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > What do you think?
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Moses
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 6:16 AM Alexandre
> Dupriez
> > <
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > alexandre.dupr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Nakamura,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for proposing this change. I can see
> how
> > >> the
> > >> > > > blocking
> > >> > > > > > > > > > behaviour
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > can be a problem when integrating with
> reactive
> > >> > > > frameworks
> > >> > > > > > such
> > >> > > > > > > > as
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Akka. One of the questions I would have is how
> > you
> > >> > > would
> > >> > > > > > handle
> > >> > > > > > > > > back
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > pressure and avoid memory exhaustion when the
> > >> > > producer's
> > >> > > > > > buffer
> > >> > > > > > > > is
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > full and tasks would start to accumulate in
> the
> > >> > > > out-of-band
> > >> > > > > > > queue
> > >> > > > > > > > > or
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > thread pool introduced with this KIP.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Alexandre
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Le ven. 14 mai 2021 à 15:55, Ryanne Dolan <
> > >> > > > > > > ryannedo...@gmail.com
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > a
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > écrit
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > :
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Makes sense!
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ryanne
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 14, 2021, 9:39 AM Nakamura <
> > >> > > > nny...@gmail.com>
> > >> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Ryanne,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see what you're saying about serde
> > blocking,
> > >> > but
> > >> > > I
> > >> > > > > > think
> > >> > > > > > > we
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > should
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > consider it out of scope for this patch.
> > >> Right
> > >> > now
> > >> > > > we've
> > >> > > > > > > > > nailed
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > down a
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > couple of use cases where we can
> > unambiguously
> > >> > say,
> > >> > > > "I
> > >> > > > > > can
> > >> > > > > > > > make
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > progress
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > now" or "I cannot make progress now",
> which
> > >> makes
> > >> > > it
> > >> > > > > > > possible
> > >> > > > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > offload to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a different thread only if we are unable
> to
> > >> make
> > >> > > > > > progress.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Extending
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > this
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to CPU work like serde would mean always
> > >> > > offloading,
> > >> > > > > > which
> > >> > > > > > > > > would
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > be a
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > really big performance change.  It might
> be
> > >> worth
> > >> > > > > > exploring
> > >> > > > > > > > > > anyway,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > but I'd
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rather keep this patch focused on
> improving
> > >> > > > ergonomics,
> > >> > > > > > > > rather
> > >> > > > > > > > > > than
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > muddying the waters with evaluating
> > >> performance
> > >> > > very
> > >> > > > > > > deeply.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think if we really do want to support
> > serde
> > >> or
> > >> > > > > > > interceptors
> > >> > > > > > > > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > do
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > IO on
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the send path (which seems like an
> > >> anti-pattern
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > me),
> > >> > > > > > we
> > >> > > > > > > > > should
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > consider
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > making that a separate SIP, and probably
> > also
> > >> > > > consider
> > >> > > > > > > > changing
> > >> > > > > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > API to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > use Futures (or CompletionStages).  But I
> > >> would
> > >> > > > rather
> > >> > > > > > > avoid
> > >> > > > > > > > > > scope
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > creep,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > so that we have a better chance of fixing
> > this
> > >> > part
> > >> > > > of
> > >> > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > problem.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, I think some exceptions will move to
> > >> being
> > >> > > async
> > >> > > > > > > instead
> > >> > > > > > > > > of
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > sync.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > They'll still be surfaced in the Future,
> so
> > >> I'm
> > >> > not
> > >> > > > so
> > >> > > > > > > > > confident
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > it
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > would be that big a shock to users though.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Moses
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 7:44 PM Ryanne
> > Dolan <
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ryannedo...@gmail.com>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > re serialization, my concern is that
> > >> > > serialization
> > >> > > > > > often
> > >> > > > > > > > > > accounts
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > for a
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lot
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > of the cycles spent before returning the
> > >> > future.
> > >> > > > It's
> > >> > > > > > not
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > blocking
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > per
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > se,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > but it's the same effect from the
> caller's
> > >> > > > perspective.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Moreover, serde impls often block
> > >> themselves,
> > >> > > e.g.
> > >> > > > when
> > >> > > > > > > > > > fetching
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > schemas
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > from a registry. I suppose it's also
> > >> possible
> > >> > to
> > >> > > > block
> > >> > > > > > in
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Interceptors
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (e.g. writing audit events or metrics),
> > >> which
> > >> > > > happens
> > >> > > > > > > > before
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > serdes
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > iiuc.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So any blocking in either of those
> plugins
> > >> > would
> > >> > > > block
> > >> > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > send
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > unless we
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > queue first.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So I think we want to queue first and do
> > >> > > everything
> > >> > > > > > > > > off-thread
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > when
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > using
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the new API, whatever that looks like. I
> > >> just
> > >> > > want
> > >> > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > make
> > >> > > > > > > > > sure
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > we
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > don't
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > do
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that for clients that wouldn't expect
> it.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Another consideration is exception
> > >> handling. If
> > >> > > we
> > >> > > > > > queue
> > >> > > > > > > > > right
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > away,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > we'll
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > defer some exceptions that currently are
> > >> thrown
> > >> > > to
> > >> > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > caller
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > (before the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > future is returned). In the new API, the
> > >> send()
> > >> > > > > > wouldn't
> > >> > > > > > > > > throw
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > any
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > exceptions, and instead the future would
> > >> fail.
> > >> > I
> > >> > > > think
> > >> > > > > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > > > > might
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > mean
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a new method signature is required.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ryanne
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 13, 2021, 2:57 PM Nakamura <
> > >> > > > > > > > > > nakamura.mo...@gmail.com
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Ryanne,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree we should add an additional
> > >> > constructor
> > >> > > > (or
> > >> > > > > > > else
> > >> > > > > > > > an
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > additional
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > overload in KafkaProducer#send, but
> the
> > >> new
> > >> > > > > > constructor
> > >> > > > > > > > > would
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > be
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > easier
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > understand) if we're targeting the
> "user
> > >> > > > provides the
> > >> > > > > > > > > thread"
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > approach.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From looking at the code, I think we
> can
> > >> keep
> > >> > > > record
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > serialization
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > on
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > user thread, if we consider that an
> > >> important
> > >> > > > part of
> > >> > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > semantics of
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > this
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > method.  It doesn't seem like
> > >> serialization
> > >> > > > depends
> > >> > > > > > on
> > >> > > > > > > > > > knowing
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > cluster,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I think it's incidental that it comes
> > >> after
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > first
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > "blocking"
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > segment
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the method.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Moses
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 13, 2021 at 2:38 PM Ryanne
> > >> Dolan
> > >> > <
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ryannedo...@gmail.com>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Moses, I like the direction
> here.
> > My
> > >> > > > thinking
> > >> > > > > > is
> > >> > > > > > > > > that a
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > single
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > additional work queue, s.t. send()
> can
> > >> > > enqueue
> > >> > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > > return,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > seems
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > like
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lightest touch. However, I don't
> think
> > >> we
> > >> > can
> > >> > > > > > > trivially
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > process
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > queue
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in an internal thread pool without
> > >> subtly
> > >> > > > changing
> > >> > > > > > > > > behavior
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > for
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > some
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > users.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For example, users will often run
> > >> send() in
> > >> > > > > > multiple
> > >> > > > > > > > > > threads
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > in
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > order
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > serialize faster, but that wouldn't
> > work
> > >> > > quite
> > >> > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > same
> > >> > > > > > > > > if
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > there
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > were
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > an
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > internal thread pool.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > For this reason I'm thinking we need
> > to
> > >> > make
> > >> > > > sure
> > >> > > > > > any
> > >> > > > > > > > > such
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > changes
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > are
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > opt-in. Maybe a new constructor with
> > an
> > >> > > > additional
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > ThreadFactory
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > parameter.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That would at least clearly indicate
> > >> that
> > >> > > work
> > >> > > > will
> > >> > > > > > > > > happen
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > off-thread,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > would require opt-in for the new
> > >> behavior.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Under the hood, this ThreadFactory
> > >> could be
> > >> > > > used to
> > >> > > > > > > > > create
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > worker
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > thread that process queued sends,
> > which
> > >> > could
> > >> > > > > > fan-out
> > >> > > > > > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > per-partition
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > threads from there.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > So then you'd have two ways to send:
> > the
> > >> > > > existing
> > >> > > > > > > way,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > where
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > serde
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > interceptors and whatnot are
> executed
> > on
> > >> > the
> > >> > > > > > calling
> > >> > > > > > > > > > thread,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > new
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > way, which returns right away and
> uses
> > >> an
> > >> > > > internal
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Executor.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > As
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > you
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > point
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > out, the semantics would be
> identical
> > in
> > >> > > either
> > >> > > > > > case,
> > >> > > > > > > > and
> > >> > > > > > > > > > it
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > would be
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > very
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > easy for clients to switch.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ryanne
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, May 13, 2021, 9:00 AM
> > Nakamura <
> > >> > > > > > > > nny...@gmail.com
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Folks,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just posted a new proposal
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=181306446
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in the wiki.  I think we have an
> > >> > > opportunity
> > >> > > > to
> > >> > > > > > > > improve
> > >> > > > > > > > > > the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > KafkaProducer#send user
> experience.
> > >> It
> > >> > > would
> > >> > > > > > > > certainly
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > make
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > our
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lives
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > easier.  Please take a look!
> There
> > >> are
> > >> > two
> > >> > > > > > > > subproblems
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > that
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > I
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > could
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > use
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > guidance on, so I would appreciate
> > >> > feedback
> > >> > > > on
> > >> > > > > > both
> > >> > > > > > > > of
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > them.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Best,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Moses
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > --
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > Matthew de Detrich
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > *Aiven Deutschland GmbH*
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > Immanuelkirchstraße 26, 10405 Berlin
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > *m:* +491603708037
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > *w:* aiven.io *e:* matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > --
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Matthew de Detrich
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > *Aiven Deutschland GmbH*
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Immanuelkirchstraße 26, 10405 Berlin
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > *m:* +491603708037
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > *w:* aiven.io *e:* matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > --
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Matthew de Detrich
> > >> > >
> > >> > > *Aiven Deutschland GmbH*
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Immanuelkirchstraße 26, 10405 Berlin
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Geschäftsführer: Oskari Saarenmaa & Hannu Valtonen
> > >> > >
> > >> > > *m:* +491603708037
> > >> > >
> > >> > > *w:* aiven.io *e:* matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >>
> > >> Matthew de Detrich
> > >>
> > >> *Aiven Deutschland GmbH*
> > >>
> > >> Immanuelkirchstraße 26, 10405 Berlin
> > >>
> > >> Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B
> > >>
> > >> Geschäftsführer: Oskari Saarenmaa & Hannu Valtonen
> > >>
> > >> *m:* +491603708037
> > >>
> > >> *w:* aiven.io *e:* matthew.dedetr...@aiven.io
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Josep Prat
> > >
> > > *Aiven Deutschland GmbH*
> > >
> > > Immanuelkirchstraße 26, 10405 Berlin
> > >
> > > Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B
> > >
> > > Geschäftsführer: Oskari Saarenmaa & Hannu Valtonen
> > >
> > > *m:* +491715557497
> > >
> > > *w:* aiven.io
> > >
> > > *e:* josep.p...@aiven.io
> > >
> >
>


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*Aiven Deutschland GmbH*

Immanuelkirchstraße 26, 10405 Berlin

Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, HRB 209739 B

Geschäftsführer: Oskari Saarenmaa & Hannu Valtonen

*m:* +491715557497

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