Examining the org.apache.flink.table.descriptors.Kafka class in Flink v1.8, it has the following startUpModes for consumers: .startFromEarliest() .startFromLatest() .startFromSpecificOffsets(...)
However, it does not have a method to support starting from a Timestamp. The FlinkKafkaConsumer supports this feature though. Was it a conscience decision to leave that start up mode out of the table descriptor? If so, what was the reasoning?