Hey Jukka,

Sorry for the delay.

For what it's worth, I think 3, 4, and 5 are all good options. I guess my
own preference is 5.

It seems like the migration pain is a one-time concern vs. having more
maintainable code for years thereafter.

Thanks,
-John



On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 4:03 AM Jukka Karvanen <jukka.karva...@jukinimi.com>
wrote:

> Hi Matthias,
>
> Generally I think using Instant and Duration make the test more readable
> and that's why I modified KIP based on your suggestion.
> Now a lot of code use time with long or Long and that make the change more
> complicated.
>
> What I tried to say about the migration is the lines without timestamp or
> if long timestamp is supported can be migrated mainly with search &
> recplace:
>
>
> testDriver.pipeInput(recordFactory.create(WordCountLambdaExample.inputTopic,
> nullKey, "Hello", 1L));
>
> ->
>
> *inputTopic*.pipeInput(nullKey, "Hello", 1L);
>
> If long is not supported as timestamp, the same is not so easy:
>
>
> testDriver.pipeInput(recordFactory.create(WordCountLambdaExample.inputTopic,
> nullKey, "Hello", 1L));
>
> ->
>
> *inputTopic1*.pipeInput(nullKey, "Hello", Instant.ofEpochMilli(1L));
>
> Also if you need to convert arbitrary long timestamps to proper time
> Instants, it require you need to understand the logic of the test. So
> mechanical search & replace is not possible.
>
>
> I see there are several alternatives for long vs Instant / Duration:
>
> 1. All times as long/Long like in this version:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=119550011
>
> (startTimestampMs, autoAdvanceMs as parameter of  createInputTopic
> instead of configureTiming)
>
> 2. Auto timestamping configured with Instant and Duration, pipeInput
> and TestRecord with long:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=120722523
>
>
> 3. (CURRENT) Auto timestamping configured with Instant and Duration,
> pipeInput and TestRecord with Instant, version with long deprecated:
>
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-470%3A+TopologyTestDriver+test+input+and+output+usability+improvements
>
>
> 4. Auto timestamping configured with Instant and Duration, pipeInput
> and TestRecord with Instant and long parallel (with long not
> deprecated):
>
> 5. Auto timestamping configured with Instant and Duration, pipeInput
> and TestRecord with Instant only
>
> I hope to get feedback.
>
> My own preference currently is alternative 3. or 4.
>
>
> If somebody want to test, there is a implementation of this version
> available in Github:
>
> https://github.com/jukkakarvanen/kafka-streams-test-topics
>
> which can be used directly from public Maven repository:
>
>     <dependency>
>         <groupId>com.github.jukkakarvanen</groupId>
>         <artifactId>kafka-streams-test-topics</artifactId>
>         <version>0.0.1-beta3</version>
>         <scope>test</scope>
>     </dependency>
>
> Also is this approach in KIP-470 preferred over KIP-456, so can we close
> it:
>
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-456%3A+Helper+classes+to+make+it+simpler+to+write+test+logic+with+TopologyTestDriver
>
> Jukka
>
> .
>
>
> pe 28. kesäk. 2019 klo 1.10 Matthias J. Sax (matth...@confluent.io)
> kirjoitti:
>
> > Thanks Jukka!
> >
> > The idea to use `Instant/Duration` was a proposal. If we think it's not
> > a good one, we could still stay with `long`. Because `ProducerRecord`
> > and `ConsumerRecord` are both based on `long,` it might make sense to
> > keep `long`?
> >
> > > The result of converting millis to Instant directly generates
> > >> rather non readable test code and changing from long to Instant
> > correctly
> > >> require understand what is the case it is testing.
> >
> > This might be a good indicator the using `Instant/Duration` might not be
> > a good idea.
> >
> > Would be nice to get feedback from others.
> >
> > About adding new methods that we deprecate immediately: I don't think we
> > should do this. IMHO, there are two kind of users, one that immediately
> > rewrite their code to move off deprecated methods. Those won't use the
> > new+deprecated ones anyway. Other uses migrate their code slowly and
> > would just not rewrite their code at all, and thus also not use the
> > new+deprecated methods.
> >
> > > Checking my own tests I was able to migrate the most of my code with
> > > search&replace without further thinking about the logic to this new
> > > approach. The result of converting millis to Instant directly generates
> > > rather non readable test code and changing from long to Instant
> correctly
> > > require understand what is the case it is testing.
> >
> > Not sure if I can follow here. You first say, you could easily migrate
> > your code, but than you say it was not easily possible? Can you clarify
> > your experience upgrading your test code?
> >
> >
> > -Matthias
> >
> >
> > On 6/27/19 12:21 AM, Jukka Karvanen wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > >>> (4) Should we switch from `long` for timestamps to `Instant` and
> > > `Duration` ?
> > >> This version startTimestamp is Instant and autoAdvance Duration in
> > > Initialization and with manual configured collection pipe methods.
> > >> Now timestamp of TestRecord is still Long and similarly single record
> > > pipeInput still has long as parameter.
> > >> Should these also converted to to Instant type?
> > >> Should there be both long and Instant parallel?
> > >> I expect there are existing test codebase which would be easier to
> > migrate
> > > if long could be still used.
> > > Now added Instant version to TestRecord and pipeInput method.
> > >
> > > Checking my own tests I was able to migrate the most of my code with
> > > search&replace without further thinking about the logic to this new
> > > approach. The result of converting millis to Instant directly generates
> > > rather non readable test code and changing from long to Instant
> correctly
> > > require understand what is the case it is testing.
> > >
> > > That is why version with long left still as deprecated for easier
> > migration
> > > for existing test.
> > > Also TopologyTestDriver constructor and advanceWallClockTime  method
> > > modified with same approach.
> > >
> > > Jukka
> > >
> > >
> > > ma 24. kesäk. 2019 klo 16.47 Bill Bejeck (bbej...@gmail.com)
> kirjoitti:
> > >
> > >> Hi Jukka
> > >>
> > >>> These topic objects are only interfacing TopologyTestDriver, not
> > >> affecting
> > >>> the internal functionality of it. In my plan the internal data
> > structures
> > >>> are using those Producer/ConsumerRecords as earlier. That way I don't
> > see
> > >>> how those could be affected.
> > >>
> > >> I mistakenly thought the KIP was proposing to completely remove
> > >> Producer/ConsumerRecords in favor of TestRecord.  But taking another
> > quick
> > >> look I can see the plan for using the TestRecord objects.  Thanks for
> > the
> > >> clarification.
> > >>
> > >> -Bill
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 2:26 AM Jukka Karvanen <
> > >> jukka.karva...@jukinimi.com>
> > >> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hi All,
> > >>> Hi Matthias,
> > >>>
> > >>>> (1) It's a little confusing that you list all method (existing,
> > proposed
> > >>>> to deprecate, and new one) of `TopologyTestDriver` in the KIP. Maybe
> > >>>> only list the ones you propose to deprecate and the new ones you
> want
> > to
> > >>>> add?
> > >>>
> > >>> Ok. Unmodified methods removed.
> > >>>
> > >>>> (2) `TopologyTestDriver#createInputTopic`: might it be worth to add
> > >>>> overload to initialize the timetamp and auto-advance feature
> directly?
> > >>>> Otherwise, uses always need to call `configureTiming` as an extra
> > call?
> > >>>
> > >>> Added with Instant and Duration parameters.
> > >>>
> > >>>> (3) `TestInputTopic#configureTiming()`: maybe rename to
> > >>> `reconfigureTiming()` ?
> > >>>
> > >>> I removed this method when we have now initialization in constructor.
> > >>> You can recreate TestInputTopic if needing to reconfigure timing.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> (4) Should we switch from `long` for timestamps to `Instant` and
> > >>> `Duration` ?
> > >>> This version startTimestamp is Instant and autoAdvance Duration in
> > >>> Initialization and with manual configured collection pipe methods.
> > >>> Now timestamp of TestRecord is still Long and similarly single record
> > >>> pipeInput still has long as parameter.
> > >>> Should these also converted to to Instant type?
> > >>> Should there be both long and Instant parallel?
> > >>> I expect there are existing test codebase which would be easier to
> > >> migrate
> > >>> if long could be still used.
> > >>>
> > >>> Also should advanceWallClockTime  in TopologyTestDriver changed(or
> > added
> > >>> alternative) for Duration parameter.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> (5) Why do we have redundant getters? Or set with `getX()` and one
> > >>> set without `get`-prefix?
> > >>>
> > >>> The methods without get-prefix are for compatibility with
> > >> ProducerRecord /
> > >>> ConsumerRecord and I expect would make migration to TestRecord
> easier.
> > >>> Standard getters in TestRecord enable writing test ignoring selected
> > >> fields
> > >>> with hamcrest like this:
> > >>>
> > >>> assertThat(outputTopic.readRecord(), allOf(
> > >>>         hasProperty("key", equalTo(1L)),
> > >>>         hasProperty("value", equalTo("Hello")),
> > >>>         hasProperty("headers", equalTo(headers))));
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> That's why I have currently both methods.
> > >>>
> > >>> Jukka
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> pe 21. kesäk. 2019 klo 22.20 Matthias J. Sax (matth...@confluent.io)
> > >>> kirjoitti:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Thanks for the KIP. The idea to add InputTopic and OutputTopic
> > >>>> abstractions is really neat!
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Couple of minor comment:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> (1) It's a little confusing that you list all method (existing,
> > >> proposed
> > >>>> to deprecate, and new one) of `TopologyTestDriver` in the KIP. Maybe
> > >>>> only list the ones you propose to deprecate and the new ones you
> want
> > >> to
> > >>>> add?
> > >>>>
> > >>>> (Or mark all existing methods clearly -- atm, I need to got back to
> > the
> > >>>> code to read the KIP and to extract what changes are proposed).
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> (2) `TopologyTestDriver#createInputTopic`: might it be worth to add
> > >>>> overload to initialize the timetamp and auto-advance feature
> directly?
> > >>>> Otherwise, uses always need to call `configureTiming` as an extra
> > call?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> (3) `TestInputTopic#configureTiming()`: maybe rename to
> > >>>> `reconfigureTiming()` ?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> (4) Should we switch from `long` for timestamps to `Instant` and
> > >>>> `Duration` ?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> (5) Why do we have redundant getters? Or set with `getX()` and one
> set
> > >>>> without `get`-prefix?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> -Matthias
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On 6/21/19 10:57 AM, Bill Bejeck wrote:
> > >>>>> Jukka,
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Thanks for the KIP. I like the changes overall.
> > >>>>> One thing I wanted to confirm, and this may be me being paranoid,
> but
> > >>>> will
> > >>>>> the changes for input/output topic affect how the
> TopologyTestDriver
> > >>>> works
> > >>>>> with internal topics when there are sub-topologies created?
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 12:05 PM Guozhang Wang <wangg...@gmail.com
> >
> > >>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> 1) Got it, could you list this class along with all its functions
> in
> > >>> the
> > >>>>>> proposed public APIs as well?
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> 2) Ack, thanks!
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> On Thu, Jun 20, 2019 at 11:27 PM Jukka Karvanen <
> > >>>>>> jukka.karva...@jukinimi.com>
> > >>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Hi  Guozhang,
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> 1) This TestRecord is new class in my proposal. So it is a
> > >> simplified
> > >>>>>>> version of ProducerRecord and ConsumerRecord containing only the
> > >>> fields
> > >>>>>>> needed to test record content.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> 2)
> > >>>>>>> public final <K, V> TestInputTopic<K, V> createInputTopic(final
> > >>> String
> > >>>>>>> topicName, final Serde<K> keySerde, final Serde<V> valueSerde);
> > >>>>>>> public final <K, V> TestOutputTopic<K, V> createOutputTopic(final
> > >>>> String
> > >>>>>>> topicName, final Serde<K> keySerde, final Serde<V> valueSerde);
> > >>>>>>> The purpose is to create separate object for each input and
> output
> > >>>> topic
> > >>>>>>> you are using. The topic name is given to createInput/OutputTopic
> > >>> when
> > >>>>>>> initialize topic object.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> For example:
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> final TestInputTopic<Long, String> inputTopic1 =
> > >>>>>>> testDriver.createInputTopic( INPUT_TOPIC, longSerde,
> stringSerde);
> > >>>>>>> final TestInputTopic<Long, String> inputTopic2 =
> > >>>>>>> testDriver.createInputTopic( INPUT_TOPIC_MAP, longSerde,
> > >>> stringSerde);
> > >>>>>>> final TestOutputTopic<Long, String> outputTopic1 =
> > >>>>>>> testDriver.createOutputTopic(OUTPUT_TOPIC, longSerde,
> stringSerde);
> > >>>>>>> final TestOutputTopic<String, Long> outputTopic2 =
> > >>>>>>> testDriver.createOutputTopic(OUTPUT_TOPIC_MAP, stringSerde,
> > >>>>>>> longSerde);
> > >>>>>>> inputTopic1.pipeInput(1L, "Hello");
> > >>>>>>> assertThat(outputTopic1.readKeyValue(), equalTo(new
> KeyValue<>(1L,
> > >>>>>>> "Hello")));
> > >>>>>>> assertThat(outputTopic2.readKeyValue(), equalTo(new
> > >>> KeyValue<>("Hello",
> > >>>>>>> 1L)));
> > >>>>>>> inputTopic2.pipeInput(1L, "Hello");
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> Jukka
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> to 20. kesäk. 2019 klo 23.52 Guozhang Wang (wangg...@gmail.com)
> > >>>>>> kirjoitti:
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Hello Jukka,
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Thanks for writing the KIP, I have a couple of quick questions:
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> 1) Is "TestRecord" an existing class that you propose to
> > >> piggy-back
> > >>>> on?
> > >>>>>>>> Right now we have a scala TestRecord case class but I doubt that
> > >> was
> > >>>>>> your
> > >>>>>>>> proposal, or are you proposing to add a new Java class?
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> 2) Would the new API only allow a single input / output topic
> with
> > >>>>>>>> `createInput/OutputTopic`? If not, when we call pipeInput how to
> > >>>>>>> determine
> > >>>>>>>> which topic this record should be pipe to?
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> Guozhang
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 1:34 PM John Roesler <j...@confluent.io
> >
> > >>>>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Woah, I wasn't aware of that Hamcrest test style. Awesome!
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> Thanks for the updates. I look forward to hearing what others
> > >>> think.
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> -John
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 4:12 AM Jukka Karvanen
> > >>>>>>>>> <jukka.karva...@jukinimi.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Wiki page updated:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-470%3A+TopologyTestDriver+test+input+and+output+usability+improvements
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> ClientRecord removed and replaced with TestRecord in method
> > >> calls.
> > >>>>>>>>>> TestRecordFactory removed (time tracking functionality to be
> > >>>>>> included
> > >>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>> TestInputTopic)
> > >>>>>>>>>> OutputVerifier deprecated
> > >>>>>>>>>> TestRecord topic removed and getters added
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Getters in TestRecord enable writing test ignoring selected
> > >> fields
> > >>>>>>> with
> > >>>>>>>>>> hamcrest like this:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> assertThat(outputTopic.readRecord(), allOf(
> > >>>>>>>>>>         hasProperty("key", equalTo(1L)),
> > >>>>>>>>>>         hasProperty("value", equalTo("Hello")),
> > >>>>>>>>>>         hasProperty("headers", equalTo(headers))));
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> Jukka
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>> la 15. kesäk. 2019 klo 1.10 John Roesler (j...@confluent.io)
> > >>>>>>>> kirjoitti:
> > >>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Sounds good. Thanks as always for considering my feedback!
> > >>>>>>>>>>> -John
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 12:12 PM Jukka Karvanen
> > >>>>>>>>>>> <jukka.karva...@jukinimi.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Ok, I will modify KIP Public Interface in a wiki based on
> the
> > >>>>>>>>> feedback.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> TestRecordFactory / ConsumerRecordFactory was used by
> > >>>>>>>> TestInputTopic
> > >>>>>>>>> with
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> the version I had with KIP456, but maybe I can merge That
> > >>>>>>>>> functionality
> > >>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> InputTopic or  TestRecordFactory   can kept non public maybe
> > >>>>>>> moving
> > >>>>>>>>> it to
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> internals package.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I will make the proposal with a slim down interface.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> I don't want to go to so slim as you proposed with only
> > >>>>>>> TestRecord
> > >>>>>>>> or
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> List<TestRecord>, because you then still end up doing helper
> > >>>>>>>> methods
> > >>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> construct List of TestRecord.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> The list of values is easier to write and clearer to read
> than
> > >>>>>> if
> > >>>>>>>> you
> > >>>>>>>>>>> need
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> to contruct list of TestRecords.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> For example:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> final List<String> inputValues = Arrays.asList(
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>         "Apache Kafka Streams Example",
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>         "Using Kafka Streams Test Utils",
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>         "Reading and Writing Kafka Topic"
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> );
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> inputTopic.pipeValueList(inputValues);
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Let's check after the next iteration is it still worth
> > >> reducing
> > >>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>>> methods.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> Jukka
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>> pe 14. kesäk. 2019 klo 18.27 John Roesler (
> j...@confluent.io)
> > >>>>>>>>> kirjoitti:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, Jukka,
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ok, I buy this reasoning.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Just to echo what I think I read, you would just drop
> > >>>>>>>> ClientRecord
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> from the proposal, and TestRecord would stand on its own,
> > >>>>>> with
> > >>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> same methods and properties you proposed, and the "input
> > >>>>>> topic"
> > >>>>>>>>> would
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> accept TestRecord, and the "output topic" would produce
> > >>>>>>>> TestRecord?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Further, the "input and output topic" classes would
> > >>>>>> internally
> > >>>>>>>>> handle
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the conversion to and from ConsumerRecord and
> ProducerRecord
> > >>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>> pass
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to and from the TopologyTestDriver?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> This seems good to me.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Since the object coming out of the "output topic" is much
> > >>>>>> more
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> ergonomic, I suspect we won't need the OutputVerifier at
> all.
> > >>>>>>> It
> > >>>>>>>>> was
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> mostly needed because of all the extra junk in
> ProducerRecord
> > >>>>>>> you
> > >>>>>>>>> need
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to ignore. It seems better to just deprecate it. If in the
> > >>>>>>> future
> > >>>>>>>>> it
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> turns out there is some actual use case for a verifier, we
> > >>>>>> can
> > >>>>>>>>> have a
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> very small KIP to add one. But reading your response, I
> > >>>>>> suspect
> > >>>>>>>>> that
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> existing test verification libraries would be sufficient on
> > >>>>>>> their
> > >>>>>>>>> own.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Similarly, it seems like we can shrink the total interface
> by
> > >>>>>>>>> removing
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> the TestRecordFactory from the proposal. If TestRecord
> > >>>>>> already
> > >>>>>>>>> offers
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> all the constructors you'd want, then the only benefit of
> the
> > >>>>>>>>> factory
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> is to auto-increment the timestamps, but then again, the
> > >>>>>> "input
> > >>>>>>>>> topic"
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> can already do that (e.g., it can do it if the record
> > >>>>>> timestamp
> > >>>>>>>> is
> > >>>>>>>>> not
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> set).
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Likewise, if the TestRecords are easy to create, then we
> > >>>>>> don't
> > >>>>>>>> need
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> all the redundant methods in "input topic" to pipe values,
> or
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> key/values, or key/value/timestamp, etc. We can do with
> just
> > >>>>>>> two
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> methods, one for a single TestRecord and one for a
> collection
> > >>>>>>> of
> > >>>>>>>>> them.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> This reduces API ambiguity and also dramatically decreases
> > >>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>> surface
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> area of the interface, which ultimately makes it much
> easier
> > >>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>> use.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> It's best to start with the smallest interface that will do
> > >>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>> job
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> and expand it upon request, rather than throwing in
> > >>>>>> everything
> > >>>>>>>> you
> > >>>>>>>>> can
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> think of up front. The extra stuff would be confusing to
> > >>>>>> people
> > >>>>>>>>> facing
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> two practically identical paths to accomplish the same
> goal,
> > >>>>>>> and
> > >>>>>>>>> it's
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> very difficult to slim the interface down later, because we
> > >>>>>>> don't
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> really know which parts are more popular (i.e., no one
> > >>>>>> submits
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> "feature requests" to _remove_ stuff they don't need, only
> to
> > >>>>>>>> _add_
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff that they need.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> But overall, I really like the structure of this design.
> I'm
> > >>>>>>>> super
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> excited about this KIP.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> -John
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 2:55 AM Jukka Karvanen
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> <jukka.karva...@jukinimi.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am not a fan of swapping only ProducerRecord and
> > >>>>>>>>> ConsumerRecord.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> As a test writer point of view I do not want to care about
> > >>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>>> difference
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> of those and
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that way I like to have object type which can be used to
> > >>>>>> pipe
> > >>>>>>>>>>> records in
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and compare outputs.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> That way avoid unnecessary conversions between
> > >>>>>> ProducerRecord
> > >>>>>>>> and
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ConsumerRecord.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> My initial assumption was that ProducerRecord and
> > >>>>>>>>>>> ConsumerRecord.could
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> implement the same ClientRecord
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and that way test writer could have used either of those,
> > >>>>>> but
> > >>>>>>>>> seems
> > >>>>>>>>>>> that
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> return type of timestamp method long vs Long is not
> > >>>>>>> compatible.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now the main advantage of ClientRecord is no need to
> > >>>>>>> duplicate
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> OutputVerifier when it is modified from ProducerRecord to
> > >>>>>>>>>>> ClientRecord.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Generally is there need for OutputVerifier. Can we
> > >>>>>> deprecate
> > >>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>>> existing
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and use standard assertion libraries for new test.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you use hamcrest, assert-j or any other assertion
> > >>>>>> library
> > >>>>>>>>> for the
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> rest
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the test, why not use it with these also.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> When we have these methods to access only needed fields it
> > >>>>>> is
> > >>>>>>>>> easier
> > >>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> write test like this:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> assertThat(outputTopic.readValue()).isEqualTo("Hello");
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> or
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> assertThat(outputTopic.readRecord()).isEqualTo(expectedRecord);
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Only value for new OutputVerifier is when needing to
> ignore
> > >>>>>>>> some
> > >>>>>>>>>>> fields
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ClientRecord actual = outputTopic.readRecord();
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> assertThat(actual.value()).isEqualTo("Hello");
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> assertThat(actual.key()).isEqualTo(expectedKey);
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>> assertThat(actual.timestamp()).isEqualTo(expectedTimestamp);
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> So if want to leave client package untouched, I would
> > >>>>>> modify
> > >>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>>> methods
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> with ClientRecord now in InputTopic and OutputTopic to
> pass
> > >>>>>>> in
> > >>>>>>>>> and
> > >>>>>>>>>>> out
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> this
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> TestRecord instead.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> In that case there would be possibility to add methods to
> > >>>>>>>>> TestRecord
> > >>>>>>>>>>> to
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> help ignore some fields in assertions like:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> assertThat(outputTopic.readRecord().getValueTimestamp()).isEqualTo(expectedRecord.get
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ValueTimestamp());
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about this alternative?
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> If this way sounds better I will modify KIP page in wiki.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jukka
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to 13. kesäk. 2019 klo 18.30 John Roesler (
> > >>>>>> j...@confluent.io
> > >>>>>>> )
> > >>>>>>>>>>> kirjoitti:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey, all, maybe we can jump-start this discussion.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think this approach would be very ergonomic for
> > >>>>>> testing,
> > >>>>>>>> and
> > >>>>>>>>>>> would
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> help reduce boilerplate in tests.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The think I like most about it is that it mirrors the
> > >>>>>>> mental
> > >>>>>>>>> model
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that people already have from Kafka Streams, in which you
> > >>>>>>>>> write to
> > >>>>>>>>>>> an
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "input topic" and then get your results from an "output
> > >>>>>>>>> topic". As
> > >>>>>>>>>>> a
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> side benefit, the input and output topics in the proposal
> > >>>>>>>> also
> > >>>>>>>>>>> close
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over the serdes, which makes it much less boilerplate for
> > >>>>>>>> test
> > >>>>>>>>>>> code.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If I can offer one suggestion for change, I'm not sure
> > >>>>>> I'm
> > >>>>>>>>> totally
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sold on the need for a new abstraction "ClientRecord"
> > >>>>>> with
> > >>>>>>> an
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation for tests "TestRecord". It seems like this
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unnecessarily complicates the main (non-testing) data
> > >>>>>>> model.
> > >>>>>>>> It
> > >>>>>>>>>>> seems
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like it would be sufficient, and just as ergonomic, to
> > >>>>>> have
> > >>>>>>>> the
> > >>>>>>>>>>> input
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> topic accept ProducerRecords and the output topic return
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ConsumerRecords. I'm open to discussion on this point,
> > >>>>>>>> though.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for the proposal, Jukka!
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -John
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 7:59 AM Jukka Karvanen
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <jukka.karva...@jukinimi.com> wrote:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi All,
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would like to start the discussion on KIP-470:
> > >>>>>>>>>>> TopologyTestDriver
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> test
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> input and output usability improvements:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-470%3A+TopologyTestDriver+test+input+and+output+usability+improvements
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This KIP is inspired by the Discussion in KIP-456:
> > >>>>>> Helper
> > >>>>>>>>>>> classes to
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> make
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it simpler to write test logic with TopologyTestDriver:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-456
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> %3A+Helper+classes+to+make+it+simpler+to+write+test+logic+with+TopologyTestDriver
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The proposal in KIP-456
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> >
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-456%3A+Helper+classes+to+make+it+simpler+to+write+test+logic+with+TopologyTestDriver
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to add alternate way to input and output topic, but
> > >>>>>> this
> > >>>>>>>> KIP
> > >>>>>>>>>>> enhance
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> classes and deprecate old functionality to make clear
> > >>>>>>>>> interface
> > >>>>>>>>>>> for
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> test
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> writer to use.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In current KIP-470 proposal, topic objects are created
> > >>>>>>> with
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> topicName and
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> related serders.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     public final <K, V> TestInputTopic<K, V>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> createInputTopic(final
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> String
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> topicName, final Serde<K> keySerde, final Serde<V>
> > >>>>>>>>> valueSerde);
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     public final <K, V> TestOutputTopic<K, V>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> createOutputTopic(final
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> String
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> topicName, final Serde<K> keySerde, final Serde<V>
> > >>>>>>>>> valueSerde);
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> One thing I wondered if there way to find out topic
> > >>>>>>> related
> > >>>>>>>>> serde
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>> from
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TopologyTestDriver topology, it would simply creation
> > >>>>>> of
> > >>>>>>>>> these
> > >>>>>>>>>>> Topic
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> objects:
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     public final <K, V> TestInputTopic<K, V>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> createInputTopic(final
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> String
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> topicName);
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>     public final <K, V> TestOutputTopic<K, V>
> > >>>>>>>>>>> createOutputTopic(final
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> String
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> topicName);
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> KIP-456 can be discarded if this KIP get accepted.
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best Regards,
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jukka
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>> --
> > >>>>>>>> -- Guozhang
> > >>>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> --
> > >>>>>> -- Guozhang
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >
> >
> >
>

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