Hi Penghui and Bo,

I realized this problem as well. No new APIs should be added. I added
the new API mainly to express that the semantics of seek will be
modified while the acknowledge semantics keeps not changed. Now I
removed the new APIs and updated this proposal.

Thanks,
Yunze


On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 10:55 AM 丛搏 <bog...@apache.org> wrote:
>
> > Users can use
> > ```
> > MessageId.fromByteArrayWithTopic()
> > ```
> > or
> > ```
> > TopicMessageId.fromByteArray();
> > TopicMessageId.create();
> > ```
>
> I think this is a good point. `TopicName` don't in the `MessageId`
> means that multiConsumer must know that this topic is a partitioned
> topic and needs to assign `TopicName` to `MessageId` and doesn't need
> to add new interfaces.
>
> Thanks,
> Bo
>
> PengHui Li <peng...@apache.org> 于2022年12月22日周四 09:50写道:
> >
> > > Because `TopicMessageId` is constructed by the Pulsar Client library
> > itself, which can guarantee `getOwnerTopic()` returns the correct
> > topic name. The benefit of passing a `TopicMessageId` rather than the
> > combination of a topic name and a `MessageId` is, users won't need to
> > care about how to get the correct topic name for a given partition by
> > themselves.
> >
> > This is a good point of why we should not introduce seek(TopicName,
> > MessageId)
> > It's better also to mention this part in the proposal. It will help us to
> > understand
> > why seek(TopicName, MessageId) is not a good way for Pulsar.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Penghui
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 9:48 AM PengHui Li <peng...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > > > In short, `seek(msgId)` will call `seek(TopicMessageId)` if `msgId` is
> > > a `TopicMessageId`.
> > >
> > > Does it look like we don't need to add the following new APIs?
> > >
> > > ```
> > > void seek(TopicMessageId topicMessageId) throws PulsarClientException;
> > > CompletableFuture<Void> seekAsync(TopicMessageId topicMessageId);
> > > ```
> > >
> > > Users can use
> > > ```
> > > MessageId.fromByteArrayWithTopic()
> > > ```
> > > or
> > > ```
> > > TopicMessageId.fromByteArray();
> > > TopicMessageId.create();
> > > ```
> > > to construct a TopicMessageId instance.
> > >
> > > But we can use the existing seek API with the constructed TopicMessageId
> > > instance
> > >
> > > ```
> > > consumer.seek(MessageId messageId);
> > > ```
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Penghui
> > >
> > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2022 at 12:35 AM Yunze Xu <y...@streamnative.io.invalid>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> > but it needs to cast the `TopicMessageId` from `MessageId`, which is
> > >> very user-unfriendly.
> > >>
> > >> Sorry I think my proposal doesn't express it well. In my original
> > >> thought, no cast is needed, please see the update in
> > >> https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/18616.
> > >>
> > >> In short, `seek(msgId)` will call `seek(TopicMessageId)` if `msgId` is
> > >> a `TopicMessageId`.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Yunze
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 11:26 PM 丛搏 <bog...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > > If you mean `msg.getTopicName()`, how can you declare it's better 
> > >> > > than
> > >> > > `msgId.getOwnerTopic()`?
> > >> >
> > >> > > It can. Because the `TopicMessageIdImpl` already contains the correct
> > >> > > topic. That's the point.
> > >> >
> > >> > ```
> > >> > var msgId = (TopicMessageId) multiTopicsConsumer.getMessageId();
> > >> > ```
> > >> >  if `msgId.getOwnerTopic()` is the interface of `MessageId`, I have no
> > >> > problem. but it needs to cast the `TopicMessageId` from `MessageId`,
> > >> > which is very user-unfriendly. And it doesn't make sense.
> > >> >
> > >> > > I don't know what you're thinking about using
> > >> > > `consumer.seek(msg.getTopicName(), msg.getMessageId()` for a single
> > >> > > topic consumer. If it's accepted, and you want to unify the use case
> > >> > > of `seek`, the original `seek` API should be deprecated and much
> > >> > > existing code could be affected. If it's not accepted, users have to
> > >> > > distinguish if a consumer is a multi-topics consumer.
> > >> >
> > >> > the same as `consumer.seek(TopicMessageId topicMessageId)` for a
> > >> > single topic consumer is also strange. My point is either TopicName
> > >> > belongs to MessageId or separate the two. it's not a good interface
> > >> > implementation to couple them together. Very unclear.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> > Bo
> > >> >
> > >> > Yunze Xu <y...@streamnative.io.invalid> 于2022年12月21日周三 22:46写道:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > If messageID does not contain `TopicName`, the `TopicName` is best
> > >> get from msg.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > If you mean `msg.getTopicName()`, how can you declare it's better 
> > >> > > than
> > >> > > `msgId.getOwnerTopic()`?
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > but it still cannot avoid `TopicName` for marking this `MessageID`
> > >> belongs to this topic.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > It can. Because the `TopicMessageIdImpl` already contains the correct
> > >> > > topic. That's the point.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > > if using `TopicMessageId` also has the same problem, why we need to
> > >> use `TopicMessageId` not `MessageId`
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Because `TopicMessageId` is constructed by the Pulsar Client library
> > >> > > itself, which can guarantee `getOwnerTopic()` returns the correct
> > >> > > topic name. The benefit of passing a `TopicMessageId` rather than the
> > >> > > combination of a topic name and a `MessageId` is, users won't need to
> > >> > > care about how to get the correct topic name for a given partition by
> > >> > > themselves.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > The key point is that if there is only one valid value for an
> > >> > > argument, which relies on the other argument, then the API design is
> > >> > > bad. Assume you need to use the Pulsar client like:
> > >> > >
> > >> > > ```
> > >> > > // numberOfMessages must be the same with msgIds.size(), otherwise, 
> > >> > > an
> > >> > > exception will be thrown
> > >> > > consumer.acknowledge(numberOfMessages, msgIds);
> > >> > > ```
> > >> > >
> > >> > > With the API of this proposal, users don't need to care much about 
> > >> > > how
> > >> > > to call `seek` correctly, except the MessageId is returned by
> > >> > > Producer#send. `consumer.seek(msg.getMessageId())` works for all
> > >> > > cases.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > With the `seek(String, MessageId)` API, you have to write more
> > >> > > explanations like:
> > >> > > 1. If the consumer only subscribes to a topic, use
> > >> > > `consumer.seek(msg.getMessageId())`.
> > >> > > 2. If the consumer subscribes to multiple topics, use
> > >> > > `consumer.seek(topic, msg.getMessageId())`. The topic must be what 
> > >> > > the
> > >> > > message belongs to, so you have to use the correct topic like
> > >> > > `consumer.seek(msg.getTopicName(), msg.getMessageId()`. Otherwise,
> > >> > > seek would fail.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > I don't know what you're thinking about using
> > >> > > `consumer.seek(msg.getTopicName(), msg.getMessageId()` for a single
> > >> > > topic consumer. If it's accepted, and you want to unify the use case
> > >> > > of `seek`, the original `seek` API should be deprecated and much
> > >> > > existing code could be affected. If it's not accepted, users have to
> > >> > > distinguish if a consumer is a multi-topics consumer.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Thanks,
> > >> > > Yunze
> > >> > >
> > >> > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 8:50 PM 丛搏 <bog...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Hi, Yunze:
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > < ```java
> > >> > > > < var msg = multiTopicsConsumer.receive();
> > >> > > > < var msgId = (TopicMessageId) multiTopicsConsumer.getMessageId();
> > >> > > > < consumer.seek(msgId.getOwnerTopic(), msgId);
> > >> > > > < ```
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > the code can be like this:
> > >> > > >  ```java
> > >> > > > var msg = anyConsumer.receive();
> > >> > > > var msgId = anyConsume.getMessageId();
> > >> > > > consumer.seek(msg, msgId);
> > >> > > >  ```
> > >> > > > If messageID does not contain `TopicName`, the `TopicName` is best
> > >> get from msg.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > < What's different is that the offset in Kafka can represent a
> > >> position
> > >> > > > < of ANY partition, while the MessageId in Pulsar can only
> > >> represent the
> > >> > > > < position of A SPECIFIC partition.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Although MessageId in Pulsar can only represent the position of A
> > >> > > > SPECIFIC partition, but it still needs a TopicName. `LedgerID` and
> > >> > > > `EntryID` do not mean that this `MessageID` belongs to a topic
> > >> > > > (although it does belong), but it still cannot avoid `TopicName` 
> > >> > > > for
> > >> > > > marking this `MessageID` belongs to this topic.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > > And in Pulsar, we also do not expose
> > >> > > > > the partition concept, if we introduce the seek API with the 
> > >> > > > > topic
> > >> > > > > name as the argument, we have to explain in detail about what's
> > >> the
> > >> > > > > topic name for a partition. It could be a very confusing thing
> > >> from my
> > >> > > > > experience when I explained the "partition" concept in community.
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > if using `TopicMessageId` also has the same problem, why we need to
> > >> > > > use `TopicMessageId` not `MessageId`
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > Bo
> > >> > > >
> > >> > > > Yunze Xu <y...@streamnative.io.invalid> 于2022年12月21日周三 16:59写道:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Hi Bo,
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > If we have the `seek` API that accepts a topic name, how to use
> > >> seek
> > >> > > > > for a single topic consumer and multi-topics consumer will be
> > >> > > > > different.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > ```java
> > >> > > > > var msg = singleTopicConsumer.receive();
> > >> > > > > var msgId = singleTopicConsumer.getMessageId();
> > >> > > > > consumer.seek(msgId);
> > >> > > > > ```
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > ```java
> > >> > > > > var msg = multiTopicsConsumer.receive();
> > >> > > > > var msgId = (TopicMessageId) multiTopicsConsumer.getMessageId();
> > >> > > > > consumer.seek(msgId.getOwnerTopic(), msgId);
> > >> > > > > ```
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > It's not as clear as you have thought. A question could come from
> > >> the
> > >> > > > > code above: since we can get the key (topic name) from `msgId`
> > >> itself,
> > >> > > > > why do we need another argument?
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > What's worse is that users have to specify the correct topic
> > >> name. For
> > >> > > > > a partitioned topic, if users specified another partition, the
> > >> `seek`
> > >> > > > > operation would fail. If they specified something like
> > >> > > > > `multiTopicsConsumer.getTopic()`, it would also fail because 
> > >> > > > > other
> > >> > > > > APIs like `Consumer#getTopic()` doesn't return the correct topic
> > >> name.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > If there is only one correct topic name for a given
> > >> TopicMessageId,
> > >> > > > > what's the meaning of making it as a required argument?
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > BTW, let's see Kafka client's commit API:
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > ```java
> > >> > > > > public void commitSync(Map<TopicPartition,OffsetAndMetadata>
> > >> offsets)
> > >> > > > > ```
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > What's different is that the offset in Kafka can represent a
> > >> position
> > >> > > > > of ANY partition, while the MessageId in Pulsar can only
> > >> represent the
> > >> > > > > position of A SPECIFIC partition. And in Pulsar, we also do not
> > >> expose
> > >> > > > > the partition concept, if we introduce the seek API with the 
> > >> > > > > topic
> > >> > > > > name as the argument, we have to explain in detail about what's
> > >> the
> > >> > > > > topic name for a partition. It could be a very confusing thing
> > >> from my
> > >> > > > > experience when I explained the "partition" concept in community.
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > > Yunze
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > >
> > >> > > > > On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 3:20 PM 丛搏 <bog...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Hi Yunze,
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > add `TopicMessageId ` will couple messageID and `topic name`
> > >> together,
> > >> > > > > > which is very unclear for non-partition-topic.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > ```
> > >> > > > > > void seek(String topicName, MessageId messageId) throws
> > >> PulsarClientException;
> > >> > > > > > List<Map<String, MessageId>> getLastTopicMessageId() throws
> > >> > > > > > PulsarClientException;
> > >> > > > > > ```
> > >> > > > > > If the interface is designed in this way, it may be simpler,
> > >> easier to
> > >> > > > > > understand, and more intuitive for users, and MessageID will
> > >> not be
> > >> > > > > > coupled with TopicName.
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > because this PIP has already initiated a VOTE, so I will sync
> > >> this
> > >> > > > > > reply to PIP-224-VOTE[0]
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > > > Bo
> > >> > > > > > [0]
> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/mbrpjsgrgwrlkdpvkk738jxnlk7rf4qk
> > >> > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > Yunze Xu <y...@streamnative.io.invalid> 于2022年12月9日周五 14:33写道:
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Hi Jiaqi,
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Let's move to
> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/mbrpjsgrgwrlkdpvkk738jxnlk7rf4qk
> > >> > > > > > > for the vote.
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > > > > Yunze
> > >> > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2022 at 1:54 PM Jiaqi Shen <
> > >> gleiphir2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > This is make sense to me, +1
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > > > > > Jiaqi Shen
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > Yunze Xu <y...@streamnative.io.invalid> 于2022年12月7日周三
> > >> 13:51写道:
> > >> > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > Hi Baodi,
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > I decided not to change the behavior of the
> > >> `negativeAcknowledge`
> > >> > > > > > > > > method. I just checked again that there is no exception
> > >> signature for
> > >> > > > > > > > > this method and there is no asynchronous version like
> > >> > > > > > > > > `negativeAcknowledgeAsync`. To keep the API compatible,
> > >> we should not
> > >> > > > > > > > > add an exception signature, which would be required if a
> > >> > > > > > > > > `PulsarClientException` was thrown.
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > > > > > > Yunze
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 10:12 PM Baodi Shi
> > >> <baodi....@icloud.com.invalid>
> > >> > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Hi, Yunze:
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your proposal. That Looks good to me.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > `negativeAcknowledge` also needs to add the same checks
> > >> as the new
> > >> > > > > > > > > acknowledge interface.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > This interface doesn't add any acknowledge overload
> > >> because the
> > >> > > > > > > > > overloads are already too many. But it will make the
> > >> behavior clear.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > I think since we exposed the TopicMessageId, it would
> > >> be better to add
> > >> > > > > > > > > overloaded interfaces (even if the overloads are a lot).
> > >> This can users to
> > >> > > > > > > > > clearly associate the use cases of MultiTopicConsumer and
> > >> TopicMessageId.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Also, while it's okay to use TopicMessageId param on a
> > >> single consumer,
> > >> > > > > > > > > I guess we shouldn't allow users to use it.
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > In this way, users are clearly aware that
> > >> TopicMessageId is used when
> > >> > > > > > > > > using MultiTopicConsumer and MessageId is used when using
> > >> > > > > > > > > SingleTopicConsumer.(Maybe it's not a good idea)
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > Baodi Shi
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > 2022年11月29日 15:57,Yunze Xu
> > >> <y...@streamnative.io.INVALID> 写道:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> Is there a case where the user uses the messageId
> > >> returned by the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > producer to seek in the consumer? Is this a good
> > >> behavior?
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Yes. I think it should be acceptable. To correct my
> > >> previous point,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > now I think the MessageId returned by send should
> > >> also be able to be
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > applied for seek or acknowledge.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> even with the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > current proposal, it may return null when getting the
> > >> topic from
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > TopicMessageId for backward compatibility.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > No. It may return null just because Java doesn't
> > >> allow a non-null
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > returned value. The internal implementations of
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > TopicMessageId#getOwerTopic should return a non-null
> > >> topic name to
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > avoid null check.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > When I mentioned **the implementation of
> > >> getTopicName() must return
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > null**, the assumption is that MessageId#toByteArray
> > >> serializes the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > topic name if adding the `getTopicName()` method.
> > >> However, in this
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > proposal, `TopicMessageId#toByteArray` won't. See the
> > >> implementation
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > of `TopicMessageId#create`. It's only a wrapper for
> > >> an arbitrary
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > MessageId implementation.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Yunze
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 2:47 PM Zike Yang <
> > >> z...@apache.org> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> Hi Yunze,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> Thanks for your proposal. Quoted from your GitHub
> > >> comments[0]:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> There is also a case when MessageId is returned
> > >> from Producer#send.
> > >> > > > > > > > > In this case, the returned MessageId should only used for
> > >> serialization
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> Is there a case where the user uses the messageId
> > >> returned by the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> producer to seek in the consumer? Is this a good
> > >> behavior?
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> If we added the method directly to MessageId, to
> > >> keep the backward
> > >> > > > > > > > > compatibility, the implementation of getTopicName() must
> > >> return null, which
> > >> > > > > > > > > is not a good design.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> I think it's a trade-off. If I understand correctly,
> > >> even with the
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> current proposal, it may return null when getting
> > >> the topic from
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> TopicMessageId for backward compatibility. The
> > >> current
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> TopicMessageIdImpl doesn't serialize the topic
> > >> information.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> [0]
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >> https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/18616#issuecomment-1328609346
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> Thanks,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> Zike Yang
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 12:22 PM Yunze Xu
> > >> > > > > > > > > <y...@streamnative.io.invalid> wrote:
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> Hi all,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> I've opened a PIP to discuss:
> > >> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/apache/pulsar/issues/18616.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> The consumer's MessageId related APIs have some
> > >> hidden requirements
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> and flakiness and some behaviors are not documented
> > >> well. This
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> proposal will introduce a TopicMessageId interface
> > >> that exposes a
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> method to get a message's owner topic.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> P.S. There was an email [1] that didn't add the
> > >> "[DISCUSS]" label,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> which might be a little confusing. So I sent the
> > >> email again for
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> discussion. Please do not reply to the previous
> > >> email.
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> [1]
> > >> https://lists.apache.org/thread/6gj16pmrjk6ncsd30xrl20pr5ng6t61o
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>>
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> Thanks,
> > >> > > > > > > > > > >>> Yunze
> > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > >> > > > > > > > >
> > >>
> > >

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