Missing DeleteRecords equiv in AdminClient (KIP-107 method)

[michaelandrepearce]

Description

deleteRecords equiv from Java does not seem to be exposed in AdminClient, on checking librdkafka it exists in the underlying C++ lib, just not exposed up in python wrapper. Please can it be exposed/added.

https://github.com/confluentinc/librdkafka/blob/master/examples/delete_records.c

How to reproduce

expecting to see method something like: admin.delete_records , but cannot find.

Checklist

Please provide the following information:

• [1.9.2 ] confluent-kafka-python and librdkafka version (confluent_kafka.version() and confluent_kafka.libversion()):
• [NA ] Apache Kafka broker version:
• [NA ] Client configuration: {...}
• [Windows/Linux ] Operating system:
• [ NA] Provide client logs (with 'debug': '..' as necessary)
• [ NA] Provide broker log excerpts
• [no ] Critical issue

[pranavrth]

Good find. We will add it to our backlog. Thanks.

[michaelandrepearce]

Any update here? we are a confluent customer.

[mahajanadhitya]

Great find. We are working on the Python Client Delete Records which is the equivalent of the above method. Will update this thread when the feature is merged.

[michaelandrepearce]

@mahajanadhitya just checking in if there is any update here?

[michaelandrepearce]

@mahajanadhitya is there any timeline?

[strafer]

I join the question. For my current task, it is required to delete messages in the topic/partition in the python script.

[pranavrth]

This is being worked upon and will be added as part of the upcoming release in late April. PR

[pranavrth]

The PR is merged and will be available in v2.5.0.