Kafka consumption control based on Kafka Timestamp #5369
Description
Right now the typical modalities of consuming from kafka involve consuming from the "beginning", the "end", or an "offset" (or a specific "timestamp" in a newer kafka implementation); but this consumption proceeds as fast as possible. It should be possible to use a clock source to control how fast the consumption proceeds. This may be particularly useful for "replay" scenarios. It's also potentially useful for scenarios where the consumer may want a delayed clock source for whatever reason.