KIP-209 — Connection String Support

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KIP-209 proposes adding a URI-style connection string format (e.g., `kafka://user:pass@broker1:9092,broker2:9092?acks=all`) as an alternative to `Properties` maps for configuring Kafka clients. The `HashMap`-based configuration API requires verbose boilerplate and makes it harder to store and share connection configs as a single string.

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