cdc: remove maxwell protocol, add simple protocol (#18286) (#18394) (#…

…18400)

releases/release-4.0.10.md

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ TiDB version: 4.0.10
 
     + TiCDC
 
-        - Enable the old value feature for the `maxwell` protocol [#1144](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/1144)
         - Enable the unified sorter feature by default [#1230](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/1230)
 
     + Dumpling
@@ -82,7 +81,6 @@ TiDB version: 4.0.10
 
     + TiCDC
 
-        - Fix the `maxwell` protocol issues, including the issue of `base64` data output and the issue of outputting TSO to unix timestamp [#1173](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/1173)
         - Fix a bug that outdated metadata might cause the newly created changefeed abnormal [#1184](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/1184)
         - Fix the issue of creating the receiver on the closed notifier [#1199](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/1199)
         - Fix a bug that the TiCDC owner might consume too much memory in the etcd watch client [#1227](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/1227)

releases/release-4.0.6.md

@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ TiDB version: 4.0.6
 
     + TiCDC (GA since v4.0.6)
 
-        - Support outputting data in the `maxwell` format [#869](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/869)
-
 ## Improvements
 
 + TiDB

releases/release-4.0.8.md

@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ TiDB version: 4.0.8
 
         - Fix the unexpected exit caused by the failure to update the GC safepoint [#979](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/979)
         - Fix the issue that the task status is unexpectedly flushed because of the incorrect mod revision cache [#1017](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/1017)
-        - Fix the unexpected empty Maxwell messages [#978](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/pull/978)
 
     + TiDB Lightning
 

releases/release-5.0.6.md

@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ TiDB version: 5.0.6
         - Fix the issue that Avro sink does not support parsing JSON type columns [#3624](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3624)
         - Fix the bug that TiCDC reads the incorrect schema snapshot from TiKV when the TiKV owner restarts [#2603](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/2603)
         - Fix the memory leak issue after processing DDLs [#3174](https://github.com/pingcap/ticdc/issues/3174)
-        - Fix the bug that the `enable-old-value` configuration item is not automatically set to `true` on Canal and Maxwell protocols [#3676](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3676)
+        - Fix the bug that the `enable-old-value` configuration item is not automatically set to `true` on the Canal protocol [#3676](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3676)
         - Fix the timezone error that occurs when the `cdc server` command runs on some Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases (such as 6.8 and 6.9) [#3584](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3584)
         - Fix the issue of the inaccurate `txn_batch_size` monitoring metric for Kafka sink [#3431](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3431)
         - Fix the issue that `tikv_cdc_min_resolved_ts_no_change_for_1m` keeps alerting when there is no changefeed [#11017](https://github.com/tikv/tikv/issues/11017)

releases/release-5.1.4.md

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ TiDB version: 5.1.4
         - Fix the TiCDC panic issue that occurs when manually cleaning the task status in etcd [#2980](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/2980)
         - Fix the issue that the service cannot be started because of a timezone issue in the RHEL release [#3584](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3584)
         - Fix the issue of overly frequent warnings caused by MySQL sink deadlock [#2706](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/2706)
-        - Fix the bug that the `enable-old-value` configuration item is not automatically set to `true` on Canal and Maxwell protocols [#3676](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3676)
+        - Fix the bug that the `enable-old-value` configuration item is not automatically set to `true` on the Canal protocol [#3676](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3676)
         - Fix the issue that Avro sink does not support parsing JSON type columns [#3624](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3624)
         - Fix the negative value error in the changefeed checkpoint lag [#3010](https://github.com/pingcap/ticdc/issues/3010)
         - Fix the OOM issue in the container environment [#1798](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/1798)

releases/release-5.2.4.md

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ TiDB version: 5.2.4
         - Fix the issue that the service cannot be started because of a timezone issue in the RHEL release [#3584](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3584)
         - Fix the issue that `stopped` changefeeds resume automatically after a cluster upgrade [#3473](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3473)
         - Fix the issue of overly frequent warnings caused by MySQL sink deadlock [#2706](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/2706)
-        - Fix the bug that the `enable-old-value` configuration item is not automatically set to `true` on Canal and Maxwell protocols [#3676](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3676)
+        - Fix the bug that the `enable-old-value` configuration item is not automatically set to `true` on the Canal protocol [#3676](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3676)
         - Fix the issue that Avro sink does not support parsing JSON type columns [#3624](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3624)
         - Fix the negative value error in the changefeed checkpoint lag [#3010](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/3010)
         - Fix the OOM issue in the container environment [#1798](https://github.com/pingcap/tiflow/issues/1798)

ticdc/manage-ticdc.md

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ The following are descriptions of parameters and parameter values that can be co
 | `max-message-bytes`  | The maximum size of data that is sent to Kafka broker each time (optional, `10MB` by default) |
 | `replication-factor` | The number of Kafka message replicas that can be saved (optional, `1` by default)                       |
 | `compression` | The compression algorithm used when sending messages (value options are `none`, `lz4`, `gzip`, `snappy`, and `zstd`; `none` by default). |
-| `protocol` | The protocol with which messages are output to Kafka. The value options are `default`, `canal-json` (experimental), `avro`, and `maxwell` (`default` by default)    |
+| `protocol` | The protocol with which messages are output to Kafka. The value options are `default`, `canal-json` (experimental), and `avro` (`default` by default)    |
 | `auto-create-topic` | Determines whether TiCDC creates the topic automatically when the `topic-name` passed in does not exist in the Kafka cluster (optional, `true` by default) |
 | `max-batch-size` | New in v4.0.9. If the message protocol supports outputting multiple data changes to one Kafka message, this parameter specifies the maximum number of data changes in one Kafka message. It currently takes effect only when Kafka's `protocol` is `default`. It's optional and `16` by default. |
 | `ca` | The path of the CA certificate file needed to connect to the downstream Kafka instance (optional)  |
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ dispatchers = [
     {matcher = ['test3.*', 'test4.*'], dispatcher = "rowid"},
 ]
 # For the sink of MQ type, you can specify the protocol format of the message.
-# Currently the following protocols are supported: default, canal-json (experimental), avro, and maxwell. The default protocol is the TiCDC Open Protocol.
+# Currently the following protocols are supported: default, canal-json (experimental), and avro. The default protocol is the TiCDC Open Protocol.
 protocol = "default"
 
 [cyclic-replication]

ticdc/ticdc-open-api.md

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ The configuration parameters of sink are as follows:
 
 `matcher`: The matching syntax of matcher is the same as the filter rule syntax.
 
-`protocol`: For the sink of MQ type, you can specify the protocol format of the message. Currently the following protocols are supported: `default`, `canal-json` (experimental), `avro`, and `maxwell`. The default protocol is the TiCDC Open Protocol.
+`protocol`: For the sink of MQ type, you can specify the protocol format of the message. Currently the following protocols are supported: `default`, `canal-json` (experimental), and `avro`. The default protocol is the TiCDC Open Protocol.
 
 ### Example
 

ticdc/troubleshoot-ticdc.md

@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ If you encounter an error above, it is recommended to use BR to restore the incr
 
 ## After I upgrade the TiCDC cluster to v4.0.8, the `[CDC:ErrKafkaInvalidConfig]Canal requires old value to be enabled` error is reported when I execute a changefeed
 
-Since v4.0.8, if the `canal-json` or `maxwell` protocol is used for output in a changefeed, TiCDC enables the old value feature automatically. However, if you have upgraded TiCDC from an earlier version to v4.0.8 or later, when the changefeed uses the `canal-json` (experimental) or `maxwell` protocol and the old value feature is disabled, this error is reported.
+Since v4.0.8, if the `canal-json` protocol is used for output in a changefeed, TiCDC enables the old value feature automatically. However, if you have upgraded TiCDC from an earlier version to v4.0.8 or later, when the changefeed uses the `canal-json` (experimental) protocol and the old value feature is disabled, this error is reported.
 
 To fix the error, take the following steps: