micrometer-metrics/micrometer

Rework KafkaMetrics based on Kafka's MetricsReporter

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#6,502 opened on Jul 2, 2025

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Description

See the MetricsReporter interface in Kafka. This looks promising that we could use this to instrument Kafka metrics in a better way than we currently do with our KafkaMetrics.

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Research direction
Study the Kafka MetricsReporter interface and analyze how Micrometer currently collects Kafka metrics. Design a new implementation that leverages MetricsReporter for better instrumentation.
Tech stack
javakafka
Domain
observabilitybackend
Issue type
Refactor
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3
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Half day
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Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
JavaKafka
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50