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- For existing apache kafka users there will be no impact as JVM based docker image will be a new feature.
EOL Policy
We are not changing the EOL policy for the docker image and want to keep it inline with the Apache Kafka EOL Policy.
Test Plan
Testing the functionality of the Apache Kafka packaged in the image
The image will consist of the official tarball released by Apache Kafka.
The above tarball is pre tested as the part of Apache Kafka release.
Hence no extra testing is required for the Apache Kafka packaged in the image.
Testing the Docker Image - Integration of the Apache Kafka with the Docker
Dockerizing Apache Kafka requires additional steps like, passing the configs from the user to the properties file in the container, passing credentials etc.
Sanity tests will be added to test the proper functionality of the docker image.
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