Hi all, I'd like to begin discussion on KIP-995 which proposes to allow users to specify initial offset as part of the request to create a connector
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-995%3A+Allow+users+to+specify+initial+offsets+while+creating+connectors During the discussion for KIP-980 <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-980%3A+Allow+creating+connectors+in+a+stopped+state>, which proposed the creation of connectors in STOPPED state, there was a suggestion to also allow setting the initial offset for a connector in the connector creation API. The proposal was deemed valid <https://lists.apache.org/thread/tq79l3975hy69wsycvwoh9n8gbp5j26f> (point no.4) but was deferred to a future KIP. This KIP proposes to implement that change and builds upon the changes introduced in KIP-875 <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-875%3A+First-class+offsets+support+in+Kafka+Connect#KIP875:FirstclassoffsetssupportinKafkaConnect-Alteringoffsets(request)> and KIP-980 <https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-980%3A+Allow+creating+connectors+in+a+stopped+state>. Thanks, Ashwin
