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As part of the client-side configuration for producers, the following property could be added: socketmax.response.max.bytessize

It could be set as any other producer or consumer property:

Properties kafkaProducerConfigs = new Properties();
kafkaProducerConfigs.setProperty("socket.response.max.bytes", "104857600");
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KafkaProducer<String, String> producer = new KafkaProducer<>(kafkaProducerConfigs);

Properties kafkaConsumerConfigs = new Properties();
kafkaConsumerConfigs.setProperty("socket.response.max.bytes", "104857600");
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KafkaConsumer<String, String> consumer = new KafkaConsumer<>(kafkaProducerConfigs);

Proposed Changes

This new element of configuration was originally suggested on the discussion thread and mirrors what already exists server-side, i.e. the property socket.request.max.bytes - which was actually added in brokers for the very same reason. 

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