For 1, you will get a response with an error. For 2, a partition # has to be specified. If it is incorrect, you will get a response with an error.
Thanks, Jun On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Vinicius Carvalho < viniciusccarva...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi there. I'm working on a 0.8 version of the protocol for nodejs. And when > thing that I'm not clear from the docs: > > "The client will likely need to maintain a connection to multiple brokers, > as data is partitioned and the clients will need to talk to the server that > has their data" > > Ok, so far so good. Once I have the initial metadata request I would know > which broker has each partition. > > But then looking at the BNF for producerequest: > > RequiredAcks Timeout [TopicName [Partition MessageSetSize MessageSet]] > > What happens if a client send a message to a topic and partition that is > not on the broker the message was sent to? > > What happens in case the client does not specify a partition and the topic > was created with multiple partitions? > > Regards > > -- > The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the > rational mind is a faithful servant. We have > created a society that honors the servant and > has forgotten the gift. >
