V1.5.4: added the new KNetCompactedReplicator beside the evolution of KNetProducer, KNetConsumer and KNet serialization

[masesdevelopers]

This release updates the following:

• KNet:
  • Update JNet to version 1.5.5
  • Reviewed KNetProducer, KNetConsumer
  • Added new serialization concepts with KNetSerDes
  • Added KNetCompactedReplicator
• KNet.Serialization.Avro: Avro extension of KNetSerDes. Not working, only a placeholder
• KNet.Serialization.Json: Json extension of KNetSerDes; not fully tested
• KNet.Serialization.MessagePack: MessagePack extension of KNetSerDes; not fully tested
• KNet.Serialization.Protobuf: Protobuf extension of KNetSerDes; not fully tested
• KNetCLI: no changes
• KNetConnect: no changes
• KNet Templates: no changes
• KNet for PowerShell (aka KNetPS): update JNetPSCore to version 1.5.5
• Docker image: no major changes

References and Release Notes

• https://kafka.apache.org/downloads
• https://downloads.apache.org/kafka/3.4.0/RELEASE_NOTES.html

Official Docker image

• mases.knet
• mases.knetconnect

Official NuGet packages (*)

• MASES.KNet
• MASES.KNet.Serialization.Avro
• MASES.KNet.Serialization.Json
• MASES.KNet.Serialization.MessagePack
• MASES.KNet.Serialization.Protobuf
• MASES.KNet.Templates
• MASES.KNetCLI
• MASES.KNetConnect

(*) packages are also available on GitHub packages.

Official PowerShell packages

• MASES.KNetPS

What's Changed

• Added a benchmark to verify performance roundtrip by @masesdevelopers in Added a benchmark to verify performance roundtrip #178
• TopicConfigBuilder does not produce the expected configuration for a compacted topic #179: fixed compacted topic creation by @masesdevelopers in #179: fixed compacted topic creation #180
• Upgrade to JNet 1.5.5 by @masesdevelopers in Upgrade to JNet 1.5.5 #181
• Added KNetCompactedReplicator, evolved KNetProducer and KNetConsumer, enhanced serializer/deserializer by @masesdevelopers in Added KNetCompactedReplicator, evolved KNetProducer and KNetConsumer, enhanced serializer/deserializer #182
• Upgrade version to 1.5.4 by @masesdevelopers in Upgrade version to 1.5.4 #183

Full Changelog: V1.5.3.0...V1.5.4.0

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