Hi Guozhang,

Thanks for the comment. I updated the KIP applying your comment.

@All

Any other thoughts?

Regards,
Dongjin

On Tue, Jun 15, 2021 at 1:40 AM Guozhang Wang <wangg...@gmail.com> wrote:

> If we believe this tool does not work anymore and there's other ways to
> achieve the intended function, then we should remove it in the next
> release; otherwise, I think this KIP still is worthy. In any ways, we
> should not left a cmd tool not maintained but not removed either.
>
> Guozhang
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 10:05 PM Dongjin Lee <dong...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi Ismael,
> >
> > > I am not convinced this tool is actually useful, I haven't seen anyone
> > using it in years.
> >
> > Sure, you may right indeed. The `ReplicaVerificationTool` may not be so
> > useful.[^0] However, I hope to propose another perspective.
> >
> > As long as this tool is provided with a launcher script in a
> distribution,
> > its command-line parameters look so weird to the users since it breaks
> > consistency. It is even worse with KIP-499
> > <
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=123899170
> > >[^1],
> > which tries to unify the command line parameters and deprecate old ones -
> > even the tools without launcher script (e.g., VerifiableLog4jAppender)
> now
> > uses `--bootstrap-server` parameter. This situation is rather odd, isn't
> > it?
> >
> > This improvement may not have a great value, but it may reduce
> awkwardness
> > from the user's viewpoint.
> >
> > Best,
> > Dongjin
> >
> > [^0]: With my personal experience, I used it to validate the replication
> > when working with a client so sensitive to replication missing, like a
> > Semiconductor manufacturing company.
> > [^1]: Somewhat strange, two omitted tools from KIP-499
> > <
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=123899170
> > >
> > all have their own launcher script.
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 2:02 PM Ismael Juma <ism...@juma.me.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > KAFKA-12600 was a general change, not related to this tool
> specifically.
> > I
> > > am not convinced this tool is actually useful, I haven't seen anyone
> > using
> > > it in years.
> > >
> > > Ismael
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 9:51 PM Dongjin Lee <dong...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Ismael,
> > > >
> > > > Before I submit this KIP, I reviewed some history. When KIP-499
> > > > <
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-499+-+Unify+connection+name+flag+for+command+line+tool
> > > > >
> > > > tried to resolve the inconsistencies between the command line tools,
> > two
> > > > tools were omitted, probably by mistake.
> > > >
> > > > - KAFKA-12878: Support --bootstrap-server
> > kafka-streams-application-reset
> > > > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-12878>
> > > > - KAFKA-12899: Support --bootstrap-server in ReplicaVerificationTool
> > > > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-12899> (this one)
> > > >
> > > > And it seems like this tool is still working. The last update was
> > > > KAFKA-12600 <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-12600> by
> > you,
> > > > which will also be included in this 3.0.0 release. It is why I
> > determined
> > > > that this tool is worth updating.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Dongjin
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 1:26 PM Ismael Juma <ism...@juma.me.uk>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi Dongjin,
> > > > >
> > > > > Does this tool still work? I recall that there were some doubts
> about
> > > it
> > > > > and that's why it wasn't updated previously.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ismael
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Jun 5, 2021 at 2:38 PM Dongjin Lee <dong...@apache.org>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'd like to call for a vote on KIP-752: Support
> --bootstrap-server
> > in
> > > > > > ReplicaVerificationTool:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-752%3A+Support+--bootstrap-server+in+ReplicaVerificationTool
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best,
> > > > > > Dongjin
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > *Dongjin Lee*
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *A hitchhiker in the mathematical world.*
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > *github:  <http://goog_969573159/>github.com/dongjinleekr
> > > > > > <https://github.com/dongjinleekr>keybase:
> > > > > https://keybase.io/dongjinleekr
> > > > > > <https://keybase.io/dongjinleekr>linkedin:
> > > > > kr.linkedin.com/in/dongjinleekr
> > > > > > <https://kr.linkedin.com/in/dongjinleekr>speakerdeck:
> > > > > > speakerdeck.com/dongjin
> > > > > > <https://speakerdeck.com/dongjin>*
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > *Dongjin Lee*
> > > >
> > > > *A hitchhiker in the mathematical world.*
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > *github:  <http://goog_969573159/>github.com/dongjinleekr
> > > > <https://github.com/dongjinleekr>keybase:
> > > https://keybase.io/dongjinleekr
> > > > <https://keybase.io/dongjinleekr>linkedin:
> > > kr.linkedin.com/in/dongjinleekr
> > > > <https://kr.linkedin.com/in/dongjinleekr>speakerdeck:
> > > > speakerdeck.com/dongjin
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> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > *Dongjin Lee*
> >
> > *A hitchhiker in the mathematical world.*
> >
> >
> >
> > *github:  <http://goog_969573159/>github.com/dongjinleekr
> > <https://github.com/dongjinleekr>keybase:
> https://keybase.io/dongjinleekr
> > <https://keybase.io/dongjinleekr>linkedin:
> kr.linkedin.com/in/dongjinleekr
> > <https://kr.linkedin.com/in/dongjinleekr>speakerdeck:
> > speakerdeck.com/dongjin
> > <https://speakerdeck.com/dongjin>*
> >
>
>
> --
> -- Guozhang
>


-- 
*Dongjin Lee*

*A hitchhiker in the mathematical world.*



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