Hi, I was reading KIP-199 [1] for adding a tool for Kafka Connect offset management. This would be a very useful functionality for users of the Debezium CDC connectors, too.
What I was wondering, instead of having a separate tool for this, has it been considered to expose offset management via the REST API of Connect? There could be a resource /connectors/<connector-name>/offsets for read and write access. In line with the current KIP, write access would only be allowed if the connector is stopped. Exposing this in the REST API might allow for a consistent experience with the other connector management functionalities. I'm not sure whether there are any guidelines on when to have some functionality as a separate tool vs. in the API, but I thought I'd bring up the idea and see what others think. Thanks, --Gunnar [1] https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-199%3A+Add+Kafka+Connect+offset+tool
