I'd like to start discussion of a very straightforward proposal for Connect to add converters for the basic primitive number types: integer, short, long, double, and float. Here is the KIP:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-305%3A+Add+Connect+primitive+number+converters As mentioned in the KIP, I've created a pull request ( https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/5034) for those looking for implementation details. Any feedback is appreciated. Best regards, Randall
