kafka-schema-review
Kafka Schema Evolution Review
Reviews schema changes for compatibility and evolution best practices. A single breaking schema change can take down every consumer of a topic.
Target environment: $ARGUMENTS
Workflow
Copy this checklist and track your progress:
Schema Review Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Fetch registered schemas
- [ ] Step 2: Scan codebase for schema files
- [ ] Step 3: Detect breaking changes
- [ ] Step 4: Check schema quality
- [ ] Step 5: Check schema drift
- [ ] Step 6: Generate report
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