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Ismael Juma commented on KAFKA-1880:
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This is definitely much needed.
> Add support for checking binary/source compatibility
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> Key: KAFKA-1880
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-1880
> Project: Kafka
> Issue Type: New Feature
> Reporter: Ashish K Singh
> Assignee: Grant Henke
> Attachments: compatibilityReport.html
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> Recent discussions around compatibility shows how important compatibility is
> to users. [Java API Compliance
> Checker|http://ispras.linuxbase.org/index.php/Java_API_Compliance_Checker] is
> a tool for checking backward binary and source-level compatibility of a Java
> library API. Kafka can leverage the tool to find and fix existing
> incompatibility issues and avoid new issues from getting into the product.
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