provectus/kafka-ui

Bulk operations on Connectors in KafkaConnect views

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#962 opened on Oct 12, 2021

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Description

Is your proposal related to a problem?

Sometimes (in our case quite often) we need to do bulk operations on all (or large subset) of connectors, such as restarting all tasks, or pause/resume/delete

Describe the solution you'd like

  • Allow selecting all/some connectors in list view (i.e. checkbox style selecting them)
  • (optional) if some filter applied (via search bar) ability to select all in this filter results
  • Add buttons to list view to do following for all currently selected connectors:
    • Pause
    • Resume
    • Restart all tasks
    • (optional) Restart only failed tasks

Describe alternatives you've considered

Currently the only alternative is to click on each connector individually and do operations on each one at the time

Additional context

N/A

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javareacttypescriptrest api
Domain
frontendbackend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Familiarity with ReactUnderstanding of Kafka Connect APIBasic Java/Spring knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
Examine the existing Kafka Connect connector list view in the frontend (likely React components) to understand current selection mechanism. Implement checkbox selection for each connector row. Add a toolbar with action buttons (Pause, Resume, Restart). For backend, check if Kafka Connect REST API supports bulk operations; if not, implement endpoints that accept a list of connector names. Review similar PRs or comments for guidance. The issue has 4 comments; check them for additional context.