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Avro support in Kafka Client Topics browser

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#44829 opened on Nov 29, 2024

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Description

Description

It'd be nice to have avro decoding using schema in place, while browsing messages in Kafka topics through Dev UI.

Implementation ideas

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
javakafka
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
3-5 days
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.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
basic Kafka knowledgeAvro schema registry concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Review the existing Quarkus Kafka client extension and Dev UI Topics browser code (likely in extensions/kafka client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kafka/client/deployment/devui/). Investigate how messages are currently deserialized and displayed. Look into integrating Avro deserialization using Confluent's Avro serde or Kafka's native Avro support. Check if there are any discussions in the issue comments regarding preferred approach. Consider adding a configuration option for schema registry URL and subject to decode Avro messages.