[KAFKA-16021] Eagerly load Charset for StringSerializer/StringDeserializer

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.6.1
• Fix Version/s: 3.8.0
• Component/s: clients
• Assignee: Stig Rohde Døssing
• Reporter: Stig Rohde Døssing
• Created: 15/Dec/23 23:31
• Updated: 24/Dec/23 20:28
• Resolved: 24/Dec/23 20:28

Description

StringSerializer and StringDeserializer currently use the String constructor and getBytes methods that take the encoding as a String, necessitating a Charset lookup every time those methods are called.

We could save that lookup by performing it once during the serializer configure call instead.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #15024