[KAFKA-5599] ConsoleConsumer : --new-consumer option as deprecated

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.0.0
• Component/s: tools
• Assignee: Paolo Patierno
• Reporter: Paolo Patierno
• Reviewer: Ismael Juma
• Created: 17/Jul/17 09:50
• Updated: 04/Aug/17 12:30
• Resolved: 04/Aug/17 12:30

Description

Hi,
it seems to me that the --new-consumer option on the ConsoleConsumer is useless.
The useOldConsumer var is related to specify --zookeeper on the command line but then the ----bootstrap-server option (or the --new-consumer) can't be used.
If you use --bootstrap-server option then the new consumer is used automatically so no need for --new-consumer.
It turns out the using the old or new consumer is just related on using --zookeeper or --bootstrap-server option (which can't be used together, so I can't use new consumer connecting to zookeeper).
It's also clear when you use --zookeeper for the old consumer and the output from help says :
"Consider using the new consumer by passing [bootstrap-server] instead of [zookeeper]"

Before removing the --new-consumer option, this JIRA is for marking it as deprecated in the next release (then moving for a new release on removing such option).

Thanks,
Paolo.

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: KAFKA-5588 Remove deprecated new-consumer option for tools
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #3537