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KIP-128 — Add ByteArrayConverter for Kafka Connect

Accepted Kafka 1.0 Connect

Adds a ByteArrayConverter to Kafka Connect that passes raw byte[] values through without schema or conversion overhead. Connect's existing converters (JsonConverter, AvroConverter) always deserialize and re-serialize data through the Connect data model, making exact byte-for-byte mirroring and pass-through pipelines inefficient.

Details

AuthorEwen Cheslack-Postava
StatusAccepted
Kafka Version1.0
JIRAKAFKA-4783
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Created2017-02-25
Last Modified2017-03-14
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