[FIXED] Respect consumer's starting seq, even if in the future

Signed-off-by: Maurice van Veen <github@mauricevanveen.com>

server/consumer.go

@@ -5360,12 +5360,18 @@ func (o *consumer) selectStartingSeqNo() {
 			o.sseq = o.cfg.OptStartSeq
 		}
 
-		if state.FirstSeq == 0 {
+		if state.FirstSeq == 0 && (o.cfg.Direct || o.cfg.OptStartSeq == 0) {
+			// If the stream is empty, deliver only new.
+			// But only if mirroring/sourcing, or start seq is unset, otherwise need to respect provided value.
 			o.sseq = 1
+		} else if o.sseq > state.LastSeq && (o.cfg.Direct || o.cfg.OptStartSeq == 0) {
+			// If selected sequence is in the future, clamp back down.
+			// But only if mirroring/sourcing, or start seq is unset, otherwise need to respect provided value.
+			o.sseq = state.LastSeq + 1
 		} else if o.sseq < state.FirstSeq {
+			// If the first sequence is further ahead than the starting sequence,
+			// there are no messages there anymore, so move the sequence up.
 			o.sseq = state.FirstSeq
-		} else if o.sseq > state.LastSeq {
-			o.sseq = state.LastSeq + 1
 		}
 	}
 

server/jetstream_cluster_1_test.go

@@ -6942,6 +6942,51 @@ func TestJetStreamClusterConsumerInfoAfterCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	require_NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+func TestJetStreamClusterRespectConsumerStartSeq(t *testing.T) {
+	c := createJetStreamClusterExplicit(t, "R3S", 3)
+	defer c.shutdown()
+
+	nc, js := jsClientConnect(t, c.randomServer())
+	defer nc.Close()
+
+	// Create replicated stream.
+	_, err := js.AddStream(&nats.StreamConfig{
+		Name:     "TEST",
+		Subjects: []string{"foo"},
+		Replicas: 3,
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+
+	// We could have published messages into the stream that have not yet been applied on the follower.
+	// If we create a consumer with a starting sequence in the future, we must respect it.
+	ci, err := js.AddConsumer("TEST", &nats.ConsumerConfig{
+		DeliverPolicy: nats.DeliverByStartSequencePolicy,
+		OptStartSeq:   20,
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	require_Equal(t, ci.Delivered.Stream, 19)
+
+	// Same thing if the first sequence is not 0.
+	err = js.PurgeStream("TEST", &nats.StreamPurgeRequest{Sequence: 10})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+
+	ci, err = js.AddConsumer("TEST", &nats.ConsumerConfig{
+		DeliverPolicy: nats.DeliverByStartSequencePolicy,
+		OptStartSeq:   20,
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	require_Equal(t, ci.Delivered.Stream, 19)
+
+	// Only if we're requested to start at a sequence that's not available anymore
+	// can we safely move it up. That data is gone already, so can't do anything else.
+	ci, err = js.AddConsumer("TEST", &nats.ConsumerConfig{
+		DeliverPolicy: nats.DeliverByStartSequencePolicy,
+		OptStartSeq:   5,
+	})
+	require_NoError(t, err)
+	require_Equal(t, ci.Delivered.Stream, 9)
+}
+
 //
 // DO NOT ADD NEW TESTS IN THIS FILE (unless to balance test times)
 // Add at the end of jetstream_cluster_<n>_test.go, with <n> being the highest value.