[KAFKA-9492] ProducerResponse with record-level errors throw NPE with older client version

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.4.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.5.0, 2.4.1
• Component/s: clients
• Assignee: Rajini Sivaram
• Reporter: Rajini Sivaram
• Created: 01/Feb/20 16:54
• Updated: 04/Feb/20 17:20
• Resolved: 04/Feb/20 17:20

Description

ProduceResponse.toStruct(version) throws NullPointerException if the response contains record errors and version < 8 (before record errors were aded to ProduceResponse). The response can't be serialized to send to older clients as a result.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #8030