dpkp · dpkp · Mar 31, 2015 · Mar 18, 2015 · Mar 26, 2015 · Mar 26, 2015
diff --git a/kafka/consumer/base.py b/kafka/consumer/base.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import kafka.common
 from kafka.common import (
     OffsetRequest, OffsetCommitRequest, OffsetFetchRequest,
-    UnknownTopicOrPartitionError
+    UnknownTopicOrPartitionError, check_error
 )
 
 from kafka.util import ReentrantTimer
@@ -68,29 +68,43 @@ def __init__(self, client, group, topic, partitions=None, auto_commit=True,
                                                self.commit)
             self.commit_timer.start()
 
-        if auto_commit:
+        # Set initial offsets
+        if self.group is not None:
             self.fetch_last_known_offsets(partitions)
         else:
             for partition in partitions:
                 self.offsets[partition] = 0
 
+
     def fetch_last_known_offsets(self, partitions=None):
+        if self.group is None:
+            raise ValueError('KafkaClient.group must not be None')
+
         if not partitions:
             partitions = self.client.get_partition_ids_for_topic(self.topic)
 
-        def get_or_init_offset(resp):
+        responses = self.client.send_offset_fetch_request(
+            self.group,
+            [OffsetFetchRequest(self.topic, p) for p in partitions],
+            fail_on_error=False
+        )
+
+        for resp in responses:
             try:
-                kafka.common.check_error(resp)
-                return resp.offset
+                check_error(resp)
+            # API spec says server wont set an error here
+            # but 0.8.1.1 does actually...
             except UnknownTopicOrPartitionError:
-                return 0
+                pass
 
-        for partition in partitions:
-            req = OffsetFetchRequest(self.topic, partition)
-            (resp,) = self.client.send_offset_fetch_request(self.group, [req],
-                          fail_on_error=False)
-            self.offsets[partition] = get_or_init_offset(resp)
-        self.fetch_offsets = self.offsets.copy()
+            # -1 offset signals no commit is currently stored
+            if resp.offset == -1:
+                self.offsets[resp.partition] = 0
+
+            # Otherwise we committed the stored offset
+            # and need to fetch the next one
+            else:
+                self.offsets[resp.partition] = resp.offset
 
     def commit(self, partitions=None):
         """

diff --git a/kafka/consumer/multiprocess.py b/kafka/consumer/multiprocess.py
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ class MultiProcessConsumer(Consumer):
     Arguments:
         client: a connected KafkaClient
         group: a name for this consumer, used for offset storage and must be unique
+            If you are connecting to a server that does not support offset
+            commit/fetch (any prior to 0.8.1.1), then you *must* set this to None
         topic: the topic to consume
 
     Keyword Arguments:

diff --git a/kafka/consumer/simple.py b/kafka/consumer/simple.py
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ class SimpleConsumer(Consumer):
     Arguments:
         client: a connected KafkaClient
         group: a name for this consumer, used for offset storage and must be unique
+            If you are connecting to a server that does not support offset
+            commit/fetch (any prior to 0.8.1.1), then you *must* set this to None
         topic: the topic to consume
 
     Keyword Arguments:

diff --git a/test/test_consumer_integration.py b/test/test_consumer_integration.py
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def assert_message_count(self, messages, num_messages):
     def consumer(self, **kwargs):
         if os.environ['KAFKA_VERSION'] == "0.8.0":
             # Kafka 0.8.0 simply doesn't support offset requests, so hard code it being off
+            kwargs['group'] = None
             kwargs['auto_commit'] = False
         else:
             kwargs.setdefault('auto_commit', True)
@@ -127,6 +128,23 @@ def test_simple_consumer_no_reset(self):
         with self.assertRaises(OffsetOutOfRangeError):
             consumer.get_message()
 
+    @kafka_versions("0.8.1", "0.8.1.1", "0.8.2.0")
+    def test_simple_consumer_load_initial_offsets(self):
+        self.send_messages(0, range(0, 100))
+        self.send_messages(1, range(100, 200))
+
+        # Create 1st consumer and change offsets
+        consumer = self.consumer()
+        self.assertEqual(consumer.offsets, {0: 0, 1: 0})
+        consumer.offsets.update({0:51, 1:101})
+        # Update counter after manual offsets update
+        consumer.count_since_commit += 1
+        consumer.commit()
+
+        # Create 2nd consumer and check initial offsets
+        consumer = self.consumer(auto_commit=False)
+        self.assertEqual(consumer.offsets, {0: 51, 1: 101})
+
     @kafka_versions("all")
     def test_simple_consumer__seek(self):
         self.send_messages(0, range(0, 100))
@@ -243,7 +261,9 @@ def test_multi_proc_pending(self):
         self.send_messages(0, range(0, 10))
         self.send_messages(1, range(10, 20))
 
-        consumer = MultiProcessConsumer(self.client, "group1", self.topic,
+        # set group to None and auto_commit to False to avoid interactions w/
+        # offset commit/fetch apis
+        consumer = MultiProcessConsumer(self.client, None, self.topic,
                                         auto_commit=False, iter_timeout=0)
 
         self.assertEqual(consumer.pending(), 20)
@@ -252,6 +272,24 @@ def test_multi_proc_pending(self):
 
         consumer.stop()
 
+    @kafka_versions("0.8.1", "0.8.1.1", "0.8.2.0")
+    def test_multi_process_consumer_load_initial_offsets(self):
+        self.send_messages(0, range(0, 10))
+        self.send_messages(1, range(10, 20))
+
+        # Create 1st consumer and change offsets
+        consumer = self.consumer()
+        self.assertEqual(consumer.offsets, {0: 0, 1: 0})
+        consumer.offsets.update({0:5, 1:15})
+        # Update counter after manual offsets update
+        consumer.count_since_commit += 1
+        consumer.commit()
+
+        # Create 2nd consumer and check initial offsets
+        consumer = self.consumer(consumer = MultiProcessConsumer,
+                                 auto_commit=False)
+        self.assertEqual(consumer.offsets, {0: 5, 1: 15})
+
     @kafka_versions("all")
     def test_large_messages(self):
         # Produce 10 "normal" size messages
@@ -327,6 +365,41 @@ def test_offset_behavior__resuming_behavior(self):
         consumer1.stop()
         consumer2.stop()
 
+    @kafka_versions("0.8.1", "0.8.1.1", "0.8.2.0")
+    def test_multi_process_offset_behavior__resuming_behavior(self):
+        self.send_messages(0, range(0, 100))
+        self.send_messages(1, range(100, 200))
+
+        # Start a consumer
+        consumer1 = self.consumer(
+            consumer=MultiProcessConsumer,
+            auto_commit_every_t = None,
+            auto_commit_every_n = 20,
+            )
+
+        # Grab the first 195 messages
+        output_msgs1 = []
+        idx = 0
+        for message in consumer1:
+            output_msgs1.append(message.message.value)
+            idx += 1
+            if idx >= 195:
+                break
+        self.assert_message_count(output_msgs1, 195)
+
+        # The total offset across both partitions should be at 180
+        consumer2 = self.consumer(
+            consumer=MultiProcessConsumer,
+            auto_commit_every_t = None,
+            auto_commit_every_n = 20,
+            )
+
+        # 181-200
+        self.assert_message_count([ message for message in consumer2 ], 20)
+
+        consumer1.stop()
+        consumer2.stop()
+
     # TODO: Make this a unit test -- should not require integration
     @kafka_versions("all")
     def test_fetch_buffer_size(self):

diff --git a/test/test_failover_integration.py b/test/test_failover_integration.py
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def assert_message_count(self, topic, check_count, timeout=10, partitions=None):
 
         client = KafkaClient(hosts)
         group = random_string(10)
-        consumer = SimpleConsumer(client, group, topic,
+        consumer = SimpleConsumer(client, None, topic,
                                   partitions=partitions,
                                   auto_commit=False,
                                   iter_timeout=timeout)