For what it is worth also i agree. As a user:
1) Yes - Headers are worthwhile
2) Yes - Headers should be a top level option
14.11.2016, 21:15, "Ignacio Solis" :
> 1) Yes - Headers are worthwhile
> 2) Yes - Headers should be a top level option
>
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 9:16 AM, Michael Pearce
I think here we have a situation like SQS in Amazon had, originally not
supporting headers but as time and requirements increased the need becomes
evident and finally headers or by which ever name it goes by are introduced got
added back in 2014.
A blog from way back when SQS first added suppo
@Mayuresh
Yes exactly, it is a real nasty race issue.
This is why I look forward to being able to trash our custom workaround :)
Kostya
06.10.2016, 02:36, "Mayuresh Gharat" :
> @Kostya
>
> Regarding "To get around this we have an awful *cough* solution whereby we
> have to send our message wra
eaders,
>> where they could have added them to Apache Kafka - I'm very curious to
>> hear what drove that decision and the pros/cons of managing the
>> headers outside Kafka itself.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 2:16 PM, K Burstev wrote:
>> > +1
>>
+1
This is a much needed feature, one I also have been waiting for, and
that Kafka has been too long without.
Especially since compaction the custom wrapper solution does not work
where you want a null payload but need the record to have headers.
(It actually made me sign up to the mailing
