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Manual consumer reset and difference between end.lag and current_lag

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Description

Hi,
I reset my kafka consumer manually (using kafka command line tools)
Now call GET /v3/kafka/(cluster)/consumer/(group)/lag to gives me a difference between partition current_lag = 0 and end.lag property = 46221:
```
{
"complete": 1,
"current_lag": 0,
"end": {
"lag": 46221,
"offset": 0,
"timestamp": 1529309335605
},
"owner": "/172.19.23.67",
"partition": 15,
"start": {
"lag": 0,
"offset": 46161,
"timestamp": 1529063264181
},
"status": "OK",
"topic": "processedJobsID"
}
```
I would like to double-confirm that this is intended.

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Start at the GET /v3/kafka/(cluster)/consumer/(group)/lag endpoint and trace how current_lag, end.lag, and the start/end offsets are calculated after a Kafka command-line reset. Reproduce the reported partition state if possible, then establish whether the difference is expected and document or correct the behavior accordingly.

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Tech stack
go, kafka
Domain
distributed-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
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Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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