Here is the link: https://kafka.apache.org/0100/javadoc/org/apache/kafka/clients/consumer/KafkaConsumer.html#manualassignment
On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 11:28 AM, M. Manna <manme...@gmail.com> wrote: > "A consumer doesn't need to be part of a consumer group" > - where do you see this documented please ? > > On 13 Jul 2017 6:36 pm, "Paolo Patierno" <ppatie...@live.com> wrote: > > Assigning partitions manually has no relation with consumer groups. I mean > ... a consumer doesn't need to be part of a consumer group (so specifying > group.id) for having a partition assigned manually. > ________________________________ > From: venkata sastry akella <akel...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 7:09:33 PM > To: dev@kafka.apache.org > Subject: Clarification on KafkaConsumer manual partition assignment > > KafkaConsumer API doc has the following statement. > > "Note that it isn't possible to mix manual partition assignment (i.e. using > assign > <https://kafka.apache.org/0100/javadoc/org/apache/kafka/clients/consumer/ > KafkaConsumer.html#assign(java.util.Collection)>) > with dynamic partition assignment through topic subscription (i.e. using > subscribe > <https://kafka.apache.org/0100/javadoc/org/apache/kafka/clients/consumer/ > KafkaConsumer.html#subscribe(java.util.Collection)> > )." > > Question: Does this statement applies to only one consumer group or > multiple consumer groups ? > Meaning, can one consumer group has manual assignment and other consumer > group has automatic assignment ? OR if atleast one consumer group has > manual assignment, then automatic assignment doesnt work for any other > consumer group also ? > > Thanks for clarifying this. >
