Hello Christo, Thanks for your response, I'll create a new KIP as soon as I get Wiki and JIRA accounts approved.
Kind regards, Marcin -----Original Message----- From: Christo Lolov <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 27 October 2025 15:57 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Add support for configurable target field in TimestampConverter SMT Hello! Thanks for the suggestion! I am not the most knowledgeable in Kafka Connect, but from a quick look it seems like the TimestampConverter is a public transformation and my gut feeling is that any alterations would require a KIP. You can read more about the KIP process here - https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/kafka/kafka+improvement+proposals#KafkaImprovementProposals-Purpose Best, Christo On Mon, 27 Oct 2025 at 13:24, PIATEK Marcin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I would like to propose adding support for configurable target field name in > TimestampConverter SMT. > > Currently, the Kafka Connect SMT TimestampConverter stores results of > conversion in the same field as source, overwriting source value. In many > cases there is a need to provide both source of timestamp value and result of > conversion. > > TimestampConverter should have a config to define which field shall be used > as a target filed for result of conversion. > > Public Interfaces > name > > description > > type > > default > > Valid values > > importance > > target.field > > The desired name of target field for result of conversion > > String > > null > > Non-empty string with name of target field or null or empty string for > same field as source (default: current behaviour) > > low > > > I have a working implementation, which I could contribute. > > Kind regards, > Marcin Piatek > ____ > > This message and any files transmitted with it are legally privileged and > intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity to whom they are > addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by > reply and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Any > unauthorised use or disclosure of the content of this message is strictly > prohibited and may be unlawful. > > Nothing in this e-mail message amounts to a contractual or legal commitment > on the part of EUROCONTROL, unless it is confirmed by appropriately signed > hard copy. > > Any views expressed in this message are those of the sender. ____ This message and any files transmitted with it are legally privileged and intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender by reply and delete the message and any attachments from your system. Any unauthorised use or disclosure of the content of this message is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Nothing in this e-mail message amounts to a contractual or legal commitment on the part of EUROCONTROL, unless it is confirmed by appropriately signed hard copy. Any views expressed in this message are those of the sender.
