How deeply does Kafka for Architects cover topic record name strategy?

Defines subject composition and coexistence behavior, but stops short of configuration or implementation walkthroughs.

Topic record name strategy

TopicRecordNameStrategy is a Schema Registry subject-naming strategy that combines topic association with fully qualified record names.

TopicRecordNameStrategy is a hybrid Schema Registry subject-naming strategy. It associates each subject with a specific topic while retaining the record’s fully qualified name, allowing multiple event types to coexist in one topic and evolve independently. section 6.4.3

Client events in one topic

Registering com.example.ClientEvent for the CLIENTS topic produces the subject CLIENTS-com.example.ClientEvent. Other event types can share CLIENTS under distinct subjects, while each schema evolves independently within that topic. section 6.4.3

Listing 6.10 An example of the client event in Avro format

{
  "type": "record",
  "name": "ClientEvent",
  "namespace": "com.example",
  "fields": [
    {
      "name": "eventId",
      "type": "string",
      "doc": "Unique identifier for the event"
    },
    {
      "name": "eventType",
      "type": "string",
      "doc": "Type of event (e.g., 'ClientCreated', 'ClientUpdated')"
    },
    {
      "name": "timestamp",
      "type": "long",
      "logicalType": "timestamp-millis",
      "doc": "Event timestamp in milliseconds"
    },
    {
      "name": "clientId",
      "type": "string",
      "doc": "Unique identifier for the client"
    },
    {
      "name": "clientName",
      "type": "string",
      "doc": "Name of the client"
    }
  ]
}

An Avro ClientEvent record illustrates the fully qualified name and the eventId, eventType, timestamp, clientId, and clientName fields carried by the example. section 6.4.3

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subject name strategykind of · A subject name strategy is a rule that determines how Schema Registry subject names are derived and therefore where compatibility is checked.
record name strategycontrasts with · RecordNameStrategy is a Schema Registry subject-naming strategy that derives each subject from the fully qualified name of its schema record, independently of its Kafka topic.
topic name strategycontrasts with · TopicNameStrategy is a Schema Registry subject-naming strategy that derives separate key and value subjects from a Kafka topic name.
polyglot topicuses · A polyglot topic is a Kafka topic that contains multiple event types with distinct schemas.
strategykind of · A strategy is a planned approach for achieving objectives through coordinated choices, priorities, and actions.

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