KAFKA-10888: Sticky partition leads to uneven produce msg

clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/MockProducer.java

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.ConsumerGroupMetadata;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.consumer.OffsetAndMetadata;
-import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.internals.DefaultPartitioner;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.internals.FutureRecordMetadata;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.internals.ProduceRequestResult;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.Cluster;
@@ -117,10 +116,24 @@ public MockProducer(final Cluster cluster,
      *
      * Equivalent to {@link #MockProducer(Cluster, boolean, Partitioner, Serializer, Serializer)} new MockProducer(Cluster.empty(), autoComplete, new DefaultPartitioner(), keySerializer, valueSerializer)}
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public MockProducer(final boolean autoComplete,
                         final Serializer<K> keySerializer,
                         final Serializer<V> valueSerializer) {
-        this(Cluster.empty(), autoComplete, new DefaultPartitioner(), keySerializer, valueSerializer);
+        this(Cluster.empty(), autoComplete, new org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.internals.DefaultPartitioner(), keySerializer, valueSerializer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new mock producer with invented metadata the given autoComplete setting and key\value serializers.
+     *
+     * Equivalent to {@link #MockProducer(Cluster, boolean, Partitioner, Serializer, Serializer)} new MockProducer(cluster, autoComplete, new DefaultPartitioner(), keySerializer, valueSerializer)}
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
+    public MockProducer(final Cluster cluster,
+                        final boolean autoComplete,
+                        final Serializer<K> keySerializer,
+                        final Serializer<V> valueSerializer) {
+        this(cluster, autoComplete, new org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.internals.DefaultPartitioner(), keySerializer, valueSerializer);
     }
 
     /**

clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/Partitioner.java

@@ -44,12 +44,16 @@ public interface Partitioner extends Configurable, Closeable {
     void close();
 
     /**
+     * Note this method is only implemented in DefatultPartitioner and UniformStickyPartitioner which
+     * are now deprecated.  See KIP-794 for more info.
+     *
      * Notifies the partitioner a new batch is about to be created. When using the sticky partitioner,
-     * this method can change the chosen sticky partition for the new batch. 
+     * this method can change the chosen sticky partition for the new batch.
      * @param topic The topic name
      * @param cluster The current cluster metadata
      * @param prevPartition The partition previously selected for the record that triggered a new batch
      */
+    @Deprecated
     default void onNewBatch(String topic, Cluster cluster, int prevPartition) {
     }
 }

clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/ProducerConfig.java

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.ClientDnsLookup;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.CommonClientConfigs;
-import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.internals.DefaultPartitioner;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.AbstractConfig;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.config.ConfigDef.Importance;
@@ -93,6 +92,26 @@ public class ProducerConfig extends AbstractConfig {
                                                  + "This <code>linger.ms</code> setting defaults to 0, which means we'll immediately send out a record even the accumulated "
                                                  + "batch size is under this <code>batch.size</code> setting.";
 
+    /** <code>partitioner.adaptive.partitioning.enable</code> */
+    public static final String PARTITIONER_ADPATIVE_PARTITIONING_ENABLE_CONFIG = "partitioner.adaptive.partitioning.enable";
+    private static final String PARTITIONER_ADPATIVE_PARTITIONING_ENABLE_DOC =
+            "When set to 'true', the producer will try to adapt to broker performance and produce more messages to partitions hosted on faster brokers. "
+            + "If 'false', producer will try to distribute messages uniformly. Note: this setting has no effect if a custom partitioner is used";
+
+    /** <code>partitioner.availability.timeout.ms</code> */
+    public static final String PARTITIONER_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT_MS_CONFIG = "partitioner.availability.timeout.ms";
+    private static final String PARTITIONER_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT_MS_DOC =
+            "If a broker cannot process produce requests from a partition for <code>" + PARTITIONER_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT_MS_CONFIG + "</code> time, "
+            + "the partitioner treats that partition as not available.  If the value is 0, this logic is disabled. "
+            + "Note: this setting has no effect if a custom partitioner is used or <code>" + PARTITIONER_ADPATIVE_PARTITIONING_ENABLE_CONFIG
+            + "<code/> is set to 'false'";
+
+    /** <code>partitioner.ignore.keys</code> */
+    public static final String PARTITIONER_IGNORE_KEYS_CONFIG = "partitioner.ignore.keys";
+    private static final String PARTITIONER_IGNORE_KEYS_DOC = "When set to 'true' the producer won't use record keys to choose a partition. "
+            + "If 'false', producer would choose a partition based on a hash of the key when a key is present. "
+            + "Note: this setting has no effect if a custom partitioner is used.";
+
     /** <code>acks</code> */
     public static final String ACKS_CONFIG = "acks";
     private static final String ACKS_DOC = "The number of acknowledgments the producer requires the leader to have received before considering a request complete. This controls the "
@@ -258,21 +277,18 @@ public class ProducerConfig extends AbstractConfig {
     public static final String PARTITIONER_CLASS_CONFIG = "partitioner.class";
     private static final String PARTITIONER_CLASS_DOC = "A class to use to determine which partition to be send to when produce the records. Available options are:" +
         "<ul>" +
-            "<li><code>org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.internals.DefaultPartitioner</code>: The default partitioner. " +
-        "This strategy will try sticking to a partition until the batch is full, or <code>linger.ms</code> is up. It works with the strategy:" +
+            "<li>If not set, the default partitioning logic is used. " +
+        "This strategy will try sticking to a partition until " + BATCH_SIZE_CONFIG + " bytes is produced to the partition. It works with the strategy:" +
                 "<ul>" +
                     "<li>If no partition is specified but a key is present, choose a partition based on a hash of the key</li>" +
-                    "<li>If no partition or key is present, choose the sticky partition that changes when the batch is full, or <code>linger.ms</code> is up.</li>" +
+                    "<li>If no partition or key is present, choose the sticky partition that changes when " + BATCH_SIZE_CONFIG + " bytes are produced to the partition.</li>" +
                 "</ul>" +
             "</li>" +
             "<li><code>org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.RoundRobinPartitioner</code>: This partitioning strategy is that " +
         "each record in a series of consecutive records will be sent to a different partition(no matter if the 'key' is provided or not), " +
         "until we run out of partitions and start over again. Note: There's a known issue that will cause uneven distribution when new batch is created. " +
         "Please check KAFKA-9965 for more detail." +
             "</li>" +
-            "<li><code>org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.UniformStickyPartitioner</code>: This partitioning strategy will " +
-        "try sticking to a partition(no matter if the 'key' is provided or not) until the batch is full, or <code>linger.ms</code> is up." +
-            "</li>" +
         "</ul>" +
         "<p>Implementing the <code>org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.Partitioner</code> interface allows you to plug in a custom partitioner.";
 
@@ -333,6 +349,9 @@ public class ProducerConfig extends AbstractConfig {
                                         ACKS_DOC)
                                 .define(COMPRESSION_TYPE_CONFIG, Type.STRING, CompressionType.NONE.name, in(Utils.enumOptions(CompressionType.class)), Importance.HIGH, COMPRESSION_TYPE_DOC)
                                 .define(BATCH_SIZE_CONFIG, Type.INT, 16384, atLeast(0), Importance.MEDIUM, BATCH_SIZE_DOC)
+                                .define(PARTITIONER_ADPATIVE_PARTITIONING_ENABLE_CONFIG, Type.BOOLEAN, true, Importance.LOW, PARTITIONER_ADPATIVE_PARTITIONING_ENABLE_DOC)
+                                .define(PARTITIONER_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT_MS_CONFIG, Type.LONG, 0, atLeast(0), Importance.LOW, PARTITIONER_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT_MS_DOC)
+                                .define(PARTITIONER_IGNORE_KEYS_CONFIG, Type.BOOLEAN, false, Importance.MEDIUM, PARTITIONER_IGNORE_KEYS_DOC)
                                 .define(LINGER_MS_CONFIG, Type.LONG, 0, atLeast(0), Importance.MEDIUM, LINGER_MS_DOC)
                                 .define(DELIVERY_TIMEOUT_MS_CONFIG, Type.INT, 120 * 1000, atLeast(0), Importance.MEDIUM, DELIVERY_TIMEOUT_MS_DOC)
                                 .define(CLIENT_ID_CONFIG, Type.STRING, "", Importance.MEDIUM, CommonClientConfigs.CLIENT_ID_DOC)
@@ -417,7 +436,7 @@ public class ProducerConfig extends AbstractConfig {
                                         CommonClientConfigs.CONNECTIONS_MAX_IDLE_MS_DOC)
                                 .define(PARTITIONER_CLASS_CONFIG,
                                         Type.CLASS,
-                                        DefaultPartitioner.class,
+                                        null,
                                         Importance.MEDIUM, PARTITIONER_CLASS_DOC)
                                 .define(INTERCEPTOR_CLASSES_CONFIG,
                                         Type.LIST,

clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/UniformStickyPartitioner.java

@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 
 
 /**
+ * NOTE this partitioner is deprecated and shouldn't be used.  To use default partitioning logic
+ * remove partitioner.class configuration setting and set partitioner.ignore.keys=true.
+ * See KIP-794 for more info.
+ *
  * The partitioning strategy:
  * <ul>
  * <li>If a partition is specified in the record, use it
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@
  * 
  * See KIP-480 for details about sticky partitioning.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public class UniformStickyPartitioner implements Partitioner {
 
     private final StickyPartitionCache stickyPartitionCache = new StickyPartitionCache();
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ public void close() {}
      * If a batch completed for the current sticky partition, change the sticky partition. 
      * Alternately, if no sticky partition has been determined, set one.
      */
+    @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
     public void onNewBatch(String topic, Cluster cluster, int prevPartition) {
         stickyPartitionCache.nextPartition(topic, cluster, prevPartition);
     }

clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/clients/producer/internals/BufferPool.java

@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ public void deallocate(ByteBuffer buffer, int size) {
     }
 
     public void deallocate(ByteBuffer buffer) {
-        deallocate(buffer, buffer.capacity());
+        if (buffer != null)
+            deallocate(buffer, buffer.capacity());
     }
 
     /**