Add absolute order of records to sequence field [DBZ-5389]
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Description
Migrated from [DBZ-5389](https://issues.redhat.com/browse/DBZ-5389)
h1. Feature request or enhancement
For feature requests or enhancements, provide this information, please:
h2. Which use case/requirement will be addressed by the proposed feature?
The ability for distributed consumers to coordinate based on event numbers.
h2. Implementation ideas (optional)
`RelationalSnapshotChangeEventSource::createDataEvents` can keep track of the total number of records seen so far, and pass them down to the Source Info block.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with RelationalSnapshotChangeEventSource::createDataEvents and trace how records are passed into the Source Info block. Determine how the total number of records seen should be represented for distributed consumers, then verify that emitted events expose a consistent absolute record number.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- backend, distributed-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100