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David Arthur commented on KAFKA-8998: ------------------------------------- I'm not sure this is even incompatible since {{Collection<Node>}} is less specific than {{List<Node>}}. In [MetadataTest|https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/2.3.1-rc1/clients/src/test/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/MetadataTest.java#L57] we still call it with a List. > Release Candidate Version 2.3.1-rc1 breaks backward compatibility in PATCH > version > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Key: KAFKA-8998 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-8998 > Project: Kafka > Issue Type: Bug > Components: clients > Affects Versions: 2.3.1 > Reporter: Juan Pablo Correa > Priority: Major > > The expected type for the `preparedResponse` method in the `MetadataResponse` > ([https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/2.3.1-rc1/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/requests/MetadataResponse.java#L466]) > has changed from a `List<Node>` to a `Collection<Node>` from the version > 2.3.0 to 2.3.1, this breaks the backward compatibility that one would expect > from a PATCH version. -- This message was sent by Atlassian Jira (v8.3.4#803005)