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However, when users call AdminClient.describeConsumerGroups(), the returned MemberDescription objects do not include this rack information. The rack ID is available in the wire protocol but is discarded during response processing in DescribeConsumerGroupsHandler.
The Similar case is for AdminClient.describeShareGroups():
Class | Type of Group | contain RackId? | protocoal response contain rackId? |
MemberDescription | Consumer Group | ❌ | ✅ |
ShareMemberDescription | Share Group | ❌ | ✅ |
StreamsGroupMemberDescription | Streams Group | ✅ | ✅ |
Problem Statement
This limitation creates several issues:
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kafkaConsumerConfig.customConfig(ConsumerConfig.CLIENT_ID_CONFIG, generateClientIdWithRack(ip, rack));
Public Interfaces
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