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How to trigger notifier when consumer lag crosses a particular threshold?

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Hi @ratishr, is there any way/config by which we can specify a particular lag threshold for notifier to get triggered?

e.g., I want email notification when lag for my consumer group is 5000.

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No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by checking Burrow's notifier configuration and how consumer-group lag is evaluated; done means documenting or implementing a way to trigger an email notification when lag reaches 5000.

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Tech stack
kafka
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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