v.20.5New Feature

Add Virtual Columns for Kafka to Access Message Headers

Add 2 more virtual columns for engine=Kafka to access message headers. #11283 (filimonov).
Added two new virtual columns to the Kafka engine in ClickHouse to access message headers directly.

Why it matters

This feature allows users to read Kafka message headers within ClickHouse queries, enabling richer data processing and filtering based on header information that was previously inaccessible.

How to use it

When using engine=Kafka, users can now select the new virtual columns representing Kafka message headers in their queries to extract and analyze header data alongside the message payload.