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Kafka Partitioning Algorithm
A look at the default partitioning algorithm that Kafka uses
Gordon Diggs
September 02, 2016
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Transcript
Kafka Partitioning Algorithm CC LnL 20160902
Kafka Partitioning Algorithm CC LnL 20160902
Kafka Partitioning • Can be keyed • Round robin (mostly)
by default
public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] keyBytes, Object value,
byte[] valueBytes, Cluster cluster) { List<PartitionInfo> partitions = cluster.partitionsForTopic(topic); int numPartitions = partitions.size(); if (keyBytes == null) { int nextValue = counter.getAndIncrement(); List<PartitionInfo> availablePartitions = cluster.availablePartitionsForTopic(topic); if (availablePartitions.size() > 0) { int part = Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % availablePartitions.size(); return availablePartitions.get(part).partition(); } else { // no partitions are available, give a non-available partition return Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % numPartitions; } } else { // hash the keyBytes to choose a partition return Utils.toPositive(Utils.murmur2(keyBytes)) % numPartitions; } }
public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] keyBytes, Object value,
byte[] valueBytes, Cluster cluster) { List<PartitionInfo> partitions = cluster.partitionsForTopic(topic); int numPartitions = partitions.size(); if (keyBytes == null) { int nextValue = counter.getAndIncrement(); List<PartitionInfo> availablePartitions = cluster.availablePartitionsForTopic(topic); if (availablePartitions.size() > 0) { int part = Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % availablePartitions.size(); return availablePartitions.get(part).partition(); } else { // no partitions are available, give a non-available partition return Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % numPartitions; } } else { // hash the keyBytes to choose a partition return Utils.toPositive(Utils.murmur2(keyBytes)) % numPartitions; } }
public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] keyBytes, Object value,
byte[] valueBytes, Cluster cluster) { List<PartitionInfo> partitions = cluster.partitionsForTopic(topic); int numPartitions = partitions.size(); if (keyBytes == null) { int nextValue = counter.getAndIncrement(); List<PartitionInfo> availablePartitions = cluster.availablePartitionsForTopic(topic); if (availablePartitions.size() > 0) { int part = Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % availablePartitions.size(); return availablePartitions.get(part).partition(); } else { // no partitions are available, give a non-available partition return Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % numPartitions; } } else { // hash the keyBytes to choose a partition return Utils.toPositive(Utils.murmur2(keyBytes)) % numPartitions; } }
public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] keyBytes, Object value,
byte[] valueBytes, Cluster cluster) { List<PartitionInfo> partitions = cluster.partitionsForTopic(topic); int numPartitions = partitions.size(); if (keyBytes == null) { int nextValue = counter.getAndIncrement(); List<PartitionInfo> availablePartitions = cluster.availablePartitionsForTopic(topic); if (availablePartitions.size() > 0) { int part = Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % availablePartitions.size(); return availablePartitions.get(part).partition(); } else { // no partitions are available, give a non-available partition return Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % numPartitions; } } else { // hash the keyBytes to choose a partition return Utils.toPositive(Utils.murmur2(keyBytes)) % numPartitions; } }
public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] keyBytes, Object value,
byte[] valueBytes, Cluster cluster) { List<PartitionInfo> partitions = cluster.partitionsForTopic(topic); int numPartitions = partitions.size(); if (keyBytes == null) { int nextValue = counter.getAndIncrement(); List<PartitionInfo> availablePartitions = cluster.availablePartitionsForTopic(topic); if (availablePartitions.size() > 0) { int part = Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % availablePartitions.size(); return availablePartitions.get(part).partition(); } else { // no partitions are available, give a non-available partition return Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % numPartitions; } } else { // hash the keyBytes to choose a partition return Utils.toPositive(Utils.murmur2(keyBytes)) % numPartitions; } }
public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] keyBytes, Object value,
byte[] valueBytes, Cluster cluster) { List<PartitionInfo> partitions = cluster.partitionsForTopic(topic); int numPartitions = partitions.size(); if (keyBytes == null) { int nextValue = counter.getAndIncrement(); List<PartitionInfo> availablePartitions = cluster.availablePartitionsForTopic(topic); if (availablePartitions.size() > 0) { int part = Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % availablePartitions.size(); return availablePartitions.get(part).partition(); } else { // no partitions are available, give a non-available partition return Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % numPartitions; } } else { // hash the keyBytes to choose a partition return Utils.toPositive(Utils.murmur2(keyBytes)) % numPartitions; } }
public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] keyBytes, Object value,
byte[] valueBytes, Cluster cluster) { List<PartitionInfo> partitions = cluster.partitionsForTopic(topic); int numPartitions = partitions.size(); if (keyBytes == null) { int nextValue = counter.getAndIncrement(); List<PartitionInfo> availablePartitions = cluster.availablePartitionsForTopic(topic); if (availablePartitions.size() > 0) { int part = Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % availablePartitions.size(); return availablePartitions.get(part).partition(); } else { // no partitions are available, give a non-available partition return Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % numPartitions; } } else { // hash the keyBytes to choose a partition return Utils.toPositive(Utils.murmur2(keyBytes)) % numPartitions; } }
public int partition(String topic, Object key, byte[] keyBytes, Object value,
byte[] valueBytes, Cluster cluster) { List<PartitionInfo> partitions = cluster.partitionsForTopic(topic); int numPartitions = partitions.size(); if (keyBytes == null) { int nextValue = counter.getAndIncrement(); List<PartitionInfo> availablePartitions = cluster.availablePartitionsForTopic(topic); if (availablePartitions.size() > 0) { int part = Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % availablePartitions.size(); return availablePartitions.get(part).partition(); } else { // no partitions are available, give a non-available partition return Utils.toPositive(nextValue) % numPartitions; } } else { // hash the keyBytes to choose a partition return Utils.toPositive(Utils.murmur2(keyBytes)) % numPartitions; } }
Utils.toPositive
public static int toPositive(int number) { return number & 0x7fffffff;
}
0111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1010 & 0111
1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 = 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1010
Two’s Complement
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1010 1111 1111
1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 0101 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1010
1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1010 & 0111
1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 = 0111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1010
None