There is a very basic example here: https://github.com/apache/kafka/blob/trunk/examples/src/main/java/kafka/examples/Consumer.java
However, I have a question on the failure scenario where say there is an error in a for loop, is the expectation that developer set the offset to offset -1 ? On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 11:13 PM, Guozhang Wang <wangg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Mohit, > > We will update the java docs page to include more examples using the APIs > soon, will keep you posted. > > Guozhang > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Mohit Anchlia <mohitanch...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Can I get a link to other type of examples? I would like to see how to > > write the API code correctly. > > > > On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Gwen Shapira <g...@confluent.io> wrote: > > > > > There are some examples that include error handling. These are to > > > demonstrate the new and awesome seek() method. > > > You don't have to handle errors that way, we are just showing that you > > can. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Mohit Anchlia <mohitanch...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > It's in this link. Most of the examples have some kind of error > > handling > > > > > > > > > http://people.apache.org/~nehanarkhede/kafka-0.9-consumer-javadoc/doc/ > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 7:45 PM, Guozhang Wang <wangg...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Could you point me to the exact examples that indicate user error > > > handling? > > > >> > > > >> Guozhang > > > >> > > > >> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 5:43 PM, Mohit Anchlia < > > mohitanch...@gmail.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > The examples in the javadoc seems to imply that developers need to > > > manage > > > >> > all of the aspects around failures. Those examples are for > rewinding > > > >> > offsets, dealing with failed portioned for instance. > > > >> > > > > >> > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 11:17 AM, Guozhang Wang < > wangg...@gmail.com > > > > > > >> > wrote: > > > >> > > > > >> > > Hi Mohit: > > > >> > > > > > >> > > In general new consumers will abstract developers from any > network > > > >> > > failures. More specifically. > > > >> > > > > > >> > > 1) consumers will automatically try to re-fetch the messages if > > the > > > >> > > previous fetch has failed. > > > >> > > 2) consumers will remember the currently fetch positions after > > each > > > >> > > successful fetch, and can periodically commit these offsets back > > to > > > >> > Kafka. > > > >> > > > > > >> > > Guozhang > > > >> > > > > > >> > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 10:11 AM, Mohit Anchlia < > > > >> mohitanch...@gmail.com> > > > >> > > wrote: > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > It looks like the new consumer API expects developers to > manage > > > the > > > >> > > > failures? Or is there some other API that can abstract the > > > failures, > > > >> > > > primarily: > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > 1) Automatically resent failed messages because of network > issue > > > or > > > >> > some > > > >> > > > other issue between the broker and the consumer > > > >> > > > 2) Ability to acknowledge receipt of a message by the consumer > > > such > > > >> > that > > > >> > > > message is sent again if consumer fails to acknowledge the > > > receipt. > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > Is there such an API or are the clients expected to deal with > > > failure > > > >> > > > scenarios? > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > Docs I am looking at are here: > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > http://people.apache.org/~nehanarkhede/kafka-0.9-consumer-javadoc/doc/ > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > -- > > > >> > > -- Guozhang > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> -- Guozhang > > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > -- Guozhang >