Hi kafka dev, Gentle ping on this KIP. I’ve added a short [unit test reproducer](https://github.com/apache/kafka/pull/22077) that highlights the gap mentioned in the KIP.
Would appreciate any eyes on both. Thanks, Aditya > On Apr 1, 2026, at 08:14, Aditya Kousik <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'd like to start a discussion on KIP-1305: Per-Record Context Processing for > Kafka Consumers. > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-1305%3A+Per-Record+Context+Processing+for+Kafka+Consumers > > Spring Kafka, SmallRye, Micronaut, OTel, and Datadog have each independently > built per-record lifecycle hooks because the client doesn't provide one. This > KIP proposes ConsumerRecordContextProcessor, a configurable hook that creates > a per-record AutoCloseable context via record.newContext(), giving frameworks > and instrumentation libraries a single stable integration point. > > Looking forward to your feedback. > > Thanks, > Aditya Kousik
