[KAFKA-15180] Generalize integration tests to change use of KafkaConsumer to Consumer

• Type: Sub-task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 3.6.0
• Component/s: clients, consumer
• Labels: consumer-threading-refactor
• Assignee: Kirk True
• Reporter: Kirk True
• Reviewer: Divij Vaidya
• Created: 11/Jul/23 21:56
• Updated: 04/Oct/23 16:54
• Resolved: 14/Jul/23 08:25

Description

For the consumer threading refactor project, we're introducing a new implementation of the Consumer interface. However, most of the instances in the integration tests specifically use the concrete implementation KafkaConsumer. This task is to generalize those uses where possible to use the Consumer interface.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #13997