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weed/mq/broker/broker_connect.go

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+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"math/rand/v2"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+)
+
+// BrokerConnectToBalancer connects to the broker balancer and sends stats
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) BrokerConnectToBalancer(brokerBalancer string, stopCh chan struct{}) error {
+
+	self := string(b.option.BrokerAddress())
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("broker %s connects to balancer %s", self, brokerBalancer)
+	if brokerBalancer == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no balancer found")
+	}
+
+	// connect to the lock owner
+	return pb.WithBrokerGrpcClient(true, brokerBalancer, b.grpcDialOption, func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+		stream, err := client.PublisherToPubBalancer(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("connect to balancer %v: %w", brokerBalancer, err)
+		}
+		defer stream.CloseSend()
+		err = stream.Send(&mq_pb.PublisherToPubBalancerRequest{
+			Message: &mq_pb.PublisherToPubBalancerRequest_Init{
+				Init: &mq_pb.PublisherToPubBalancerRequest_InitMessage{
+					Broker: self,
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("send init message: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		for {
+			// check if the broker is stopping
+			select {
+			case <-stopCh:
+				return nil
+			default:
+			}
+
+			stats := b.localTopicManager.CollectStats(time.Second * 5)
+			err = stream.Send(&mq_pb.PublisherToPubBalancerRequest{
+				Message: &mq_pb.PublisherToPubBalancerRequest_Stats{
+					Stats: stats,
+				},
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					// return err
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("send stats message to balancer %s: %v", brokerBalancer, err)
+			}
+			// glog.V(3).Infof("sent stats: %+v", stats)
+
+			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond*5000 + time.Duration(rand.IntN(1000))*time.Millisecond)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) KeepConnectedToBrokerBalancer(newBrokerBalancerCh chan string) {
+	var stopPrevRunChan chan struct{}
+	for {
+		select {
+		case newBrokerBalancer := <-newBrokerBalancerCh:
+			if stopPrevRunChan != nil {
+				close(stopPrevRunChan)
+				stopPrevRunChan = nil
+			}
+			thisRunStopChan := make(chan struct{})
+			if newBrokerBalancer != "" {
+				stopPrevRunChan = thisRunStopChan
+				go func() {
+					for {
+						err := b.BrokerConnectToBalancer(newBrokerBalancer, thisRunStopChan)
+						if err != nil {
+							glog.V(0).Infof("connect to balancer %s: %v", newBrokerBalancer, err)
+							time.Sleep(time.Second)
+						} else {
+							break
+						}
+
+						select {
+						case <-thisRunStopChan:
+							return
+						default:
+						}
+
+					}
+				}()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_errors.go

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+package broker
+
+// Broker Error Codes
+// These codes are used internally by the broker and can be mapped to Kafka protocol error codes
+const (
+	// Success
+	BrokerErrorNone int32 = 0
+
+	// General broker errors
+	BrokerErrorUnknownServerError   int32 = 1
+	BrokerErrorTopicNotFound        int32 = 2
+	BrokerErrorPartitionNotFound    int32 = 3
+	BrokerErrorNotLeaderOrFollower  int32 = 6 // Maps to Kafka ErrorCodeNotLeaderOrFollower
+	BrokerErrorRequestTimedOut      int32 = 7
+	BrokerErrorBrokerNotAvailable   int32 = 8
+	BrokerErrorMessageTooLarge      int32 = 10
+	BrokerErrorNetworkException     int32 = 13
+	BrokerErrorOffsetLoadInProgress int32 = 14
+	BrokerErrorInvalidRecord        int32 = 42
+	BrokerErrorTopicAlreadyExists   int32 = 36
+	BrokerErrorInvalidPartitions    int32 = 37
+	BrokerErrorInvalidConfig        int32 = 40
+
+	// Publisher/connection errors
+	BrokerErrorPublisherNotFound        int32 = 100
+	BrokerErrorConnectionFailed         int32 = 101
+	BrokerErrorFollowerConnectionFailed int32 = 102
+)
+
+// BrokerErrorInfo contains metadata about a broker error
+type BrokerErrorInfo struct {
+	Code        int32
+	Name        string
+	Description string
+	KafkaCode   int16 // Corresponding Kafka protocol error code
+}
+
+// BrokerErrors maps broker error codes to their metadata and Kafka equivalents
+var BrokerErrors = map[int32]BrokerErrorInfo{
+	BrokerErrorNone: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorNone, Name: "NONE",
+		Description: "No error", KafkaCode: 0,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorUnknownServerError: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorUnknownServerError, Name: "UNKNOWN_SERVER_ERROR",
+		Description: "Unknown server error", KafkaCode: 1,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorTopicNotFound: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorTopicNotFound, Name: "TOPIC_NOT_FOUND",
+		Description: "Topic not found", KafkaCode: 3, // UNKNOWN_TOPIC_OR_PARTITION
+	},
+	BrokerErrorPartitionNotFound: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorPartitionNotFound, Name: "PARTITION_NOT_FOUND",
+		Description: "Partition not found", KafkaCode: 3, // UNKNOWN_TOPIC_OR_PARTITION
+	},
+	BrokerErrorNotLeaderOrFollower: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorNotLeaderOrFollower, Name: "NOT_LEADER_OR_FOLLOWER",
+		Description: "Not leader or follower for this partition", KafkaCode: 6,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorRequestTimedOut: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorRequestTimedOut, Name: "REQUEST_TIMED_OUT",
+		Description: "Request timed out", KafkaCode: 7,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorBrokerNotAvailable: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorBrokerNotAvailable, Name: "BROKER_NOT_AVAILABLE",
+		Description: "Broker not available", KafkaCode: 8,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorMessageTooLarge: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorMessageTooLarge, Name: "MESSAGE_TOO_LARGE",
+		Description: "Message size exceeds limit", KafkaCode: 10,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorNetworkException: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorNetworkException, Name: "NETWORK_EXCEPTION",
+		Description: "Network error", KafkaCode: 13,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorOffsetLoadInProgress: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorOffsetLoadInProgress, Name: "OFFSET_LOAD_IN_PROGRESS",
+		Description: "Offset loading in progress", KafkaCode: 14,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorInvalidRecord: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorInvalidRecord, Name: "INVALID_RECORD",
+		Description: "Invalid record", KafkaCode: 42,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorTopicAlreadyExists: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorTopicAlreadyExists, Name: "TOPIC_ALREADY_EXISTS",
+		Description: "Topic already exists", KafkaCode: 36,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorInvalidPartitions: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorInvalidPartitions, Name: "INVALID_PARTITIONS",
+		Description: "Invalid partition count", KafkaCode: 37,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorInvalidConfig: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorInvalidConfig, Name: "INVALID_CONFIG",
+		Description: "Invalid configuration", KafkaCode: 40,
+	},
+	BrokerErrorPublisherNotFound: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorPublisherNotFound, Name: "PUBLISHER_NOT_FOUND",
+		Description: "Publisher not found", KafkaCode: 1, // UNKNOWN_SERVER_ERROR
+	},
+	BrokerErrorConnectionFailed: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorConnectionFailed, Name: "CONNECTION_FAILED",
+		Description: "Connection failed", KafkaCode: 13, // NETWORK_EXCEPTION
+	},
+	BrokerErrorFollowerConnectionFailed: {
+		Code: BrokerErrorFollowerConnectionFailed, Name: "FOLLOWER_CONNECTION_FAILED",
+		Description: "Failed to connect to follower brokers", KafkaCode: 13, // NETWORK_EXCEPTION
+	},
+}
+
+// GetBrokerErrorInfo returns error information for the given broker error code
+func GetBrokerErrorInfo(code int32) BrokerErrorInfo {
+	if info, exists := BrokerErrors[code]; exists {
+		return info
+	}
+	return BrokerErrorInfo{
+		Code: code, Name: "UNKNOWN", Description: "Unknown broker error code", KafkaCode: 1,
+	}
+}
+
+// CreateBrokerError creates a structured broker error with both error code and message
+func CreateBrokerError(code int32, message string) (int32, string) {
+	info := GetBrokerErrorInfo(code)
+	if message == "" {
+		message = info.Description
+	}
+	return code, message
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_admin.go

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+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/pub_balancer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+)
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) FindBrokerLeader(c context.Context, request *mq_pb.FindBrokerLeaderRequest) (*mq_pb.FindBrokerLeaderResponse, error) {
+	ret := &mq_pb.FindBrokerLeaderResponse{}
+	err := b.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		resp, err := client.FindLockOwner(context.Background(), &filer_pb.FindLockOwnerRequest{
+			Name: pub_balancer.LockBrokerBalancer,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		ret.Broker = resp.Owner
+		return nil
+	})
+	return ret, err
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_assign.go

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+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/logstore"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/pub_balancer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+)
+
+// AssignTopicPartitions Runs on the assigned broker, to execute the topic partition assignment
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) AssignTopicPartitions(c context.Context, request *mq_pb.AssignTopicPartitionsRequest) (*mq_pb.AssignTopicPartitionsResponse, error) {
+	ret := &mq_pb.AssignTopicPartitionsResponse{}
+
+	// drain existing topic partition subscriptions
+	for _, assignment := range request.BrokerPartitionAssignments {
+		t := topic.FromPbTopic(request.Topic)
+		partition := topic.FromPbPartition(assignment.Partition)
+		b.accessLock.Lock()
+		if request.IsDraining {
+			// TODO drain existing topic partition subscriptions
+			b.localTopicManager.RemoveLocalPartition(t, partition)
+		} else {
+			var localPartition *topic.LocalPartition
+			if localPartition = b.localTopicManager.GetLocalPartition(t, partition); localPartition == nil {
+				localPartition = topic.NewLocalPartition(partition, b.option.LogFlushInterval, b.genLogFlushFunc(t, partition), logstore.GenMergedReadFunc(b, t, partition))
+
+				// Initialize offset from existing data to ensure continuity on restart
+				b.initializePartitionOffsetFromExistingData(localPartition, t, partition)
+
+				b.localTopicManager.AddLocalPartition(t, localPartition)
+			} else {
+			}
+		}
+		b.accessLock.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	// if is leader, notify the followers to drain existing topic partition subscriptions
+	if request.IsLeader {
+		for _, brokerPartition := range request.BrokerPartitionAssignments {
+			if follower := brokerPartition.FollowerBroker; follower != "" {
+				err := pb.WithBrokerGrpcClient(false, follower, b.grpcDialOption, func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+					_, err := client.AssignTopicPartitions(context.Background(), request)
+					return err
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					return ret, err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
+// called by broker leader to drain existing partitions.
+// new/updated partitions will be detected by broker from the filer
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) assignTopicPartitionsToBrokers(ctx context.Context, t *schema_pb.Topic, assignments []*mq_pb.BrokerPartitionAssignment, isAdd bool) error {
+	// notify the brokers to create the topic partitions in parallel
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for _, bpa := range assignments {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(bpa *mq_pb.BrokerPartitionAssignment) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			if doCreateErr := b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(bpa.LeaderBroker), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+				_, doCreateErr := client.AssignTopicPartitions(ctx, &mq_pb.AssignTopicPartitionsRequest{
+					Topic: t,
+					BrokerPartitionAssignments: []*mq_pb.BrokerPartitionAssignment{
+						{
+							Partition: bpa.Partition,
+						},
+					},
+					IsLeader:   true,
+					IsDraining: !isAdd,
+				})
+				if doCreateErr != nil {
+					if !isAdd {
+						return fmt.Errorf("drain topic %s %v on %s: %v", t, bpa.LeaderBroker, bpa.Partition, doCreateErr)
+					} else {
+						return fmt.Errorf("create topic %s %v on %s: %v", t, bpa.LeaderBroker, bpa.Partition, doCreateErr)
+					}
+				}
+				brokerStats, found := b.PubBalancer.Brokers.Get(bpa.LeaderBroker)
+				if !found {
+					brokerStats = pub_balancer.NewBrokerStats()
+					if !b.PubBalancer.Brokers.SetIfAbsent(bpa.LeaderBroker, brokerStats) {
+						brokerStats, _ = b.PubBalancer.Brokers.Get(bpa.LeaderBroker)
+					}
+				}
+				brokerStats.RegisterAssignment(t, bpa.Partition, isAdd)
+				return nil
+			}); doCreateErr != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("create topic %s partition %+v on %s: %v", t, bpa.Partition, bpa.LeaderBroker, doCreateErr)
+			}
+		}(bpa)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	return nil
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_balance.go

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+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+)
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) BalanceTopics(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.BalanceTopicsRequest) (resp *mq_pb.BalanceTopicsResponse, err error) {
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		proxyErr := b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner()), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+			resp, err = client.BalanceTopics(ctx, request)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			return nil, proxyErr
+		}
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	ret := &mq_pb.BalanceTopicsResponse{}
+
+	actions := b.PubBalancer.BalancePublishers()
+	err = b.PubBalancer.ExecuteBalanceAction(actions, b.grpcDialOption)
+
+	return ret, err
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_configure.go

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+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/pub_balancer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/schema"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+// ConfigureTopic Runs on any broker, but proxied to the balancer if not the balancer
+// It generates an assignments based on existing allocations,
+// and then assign the partitions to the brokers.
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) ConfigureTopic(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicRequest) (resp *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse, err error) {
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		proxyErr := b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner()), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+			resp, err = client.ConfigureTopic(ctx, request)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			return nil, proxyErr
+		}
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	// Validate flat schema format
+	if request.MessageRecordType != nil && len(request.KeyColumns) > 0 {
+		if err := schema.ValidateKeyColumns(request.MessageRecordType, request.KeyColumns); err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid key columns: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(request.Topic)
+	var readErr, assignErr error
+	resp, readErr = b.fca.ReadTopicConfFromFiler(t)
+	if readErr != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("read topic %s conf: %v", request.Topic, readErr)
+	}
+
+	if resp != nil {
+		assignErr = b.ensureTopicActiveAssignments(t, resp)
+		// no need to assign directly.
+		// The added or updated assignees will read from filer directly.
+		// The gone assignees will die by themselves.
+	}
+
+	if readErr == nil && assignErr == nil && len(resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments) == int(request.PartitionCount) {
+		// Check if schema needs to be updated
+		schemaChanged := false
+
+		if request.MessageRecordType != nil && resp.MessageRecordType != nil {
+			if !proto.Equal(request.MessageRecordType, resp.MessageRecordType) {
+				schemaChanged = true
+			}
+		} else if request.MessageRecordType != nil || resp.MessageRecordType != nil {
+			schemaChanged = true
+		}
+
+		// Check if retention needs to be updated. Callers that do not want to
+		// touch retention send Retention=nil; we only consider it a change
+		// when the request supplies a non-nil Retention that differs from
+		// the stored value.
+		retentionChanged := request.Retention != nil && !proto.Equal(request.Retention, resp.Retention)
+
+		if !schemaChanged && !retentionChanged {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("existing topic partitions %d: %+v", len(resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments), resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments)
+			return resp, nil
+		}
+
+		if schemaChanged {
+			resp.MessageRecordType = request.MessageRecordType
+			resp.KeyColumns = request.KeyColumns
+			resp.SchemaFormat = request.SchemaFormat
+		}
+		if retentionChanged {
+			resp.Retention = request.Retention
+		}
+
+		if err := b.fca.SaveTopicConfToFiler(t, resp); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("update topic conf: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// Invalidate topic cache since we just updated the topic
+		b.invalidateTopicCache(t)
+
+		glog.V(0).Infof("updated topic %s (schema=%v retention=%v)", request.Topic, schemaChanged, retentionChanged)
+		return resp, nil
+	}
+
+	// Capture the prior retention before we overwrite resp so partition-count
+	// changes (or first-time creates that hit this path after a partial
+	// readErr) don't accidentally clear an existing retention configuration
+	// when the request omits Retention.
+	var prevRetention *mq_pb.TopicRetention
+	if resp != nil {
+		prevRetention = resp.Retention
+	}
+
+	if resp != nil && len(resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments) > 0 {
+		if cancelErr := b.assignTopicPartitionsToBrokers(ctx, request.Topic, resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments, false); cancelErr != nil {
+			glog.V(1).Infof("cancel old topic %s partitions assignments %v : %v", request.Topic, resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments, cancelErr)
+		}
+	}
+	resp = &mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse{}
+	if b.PubBalancer.Brokers.IsEmpty() {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "no broker available: %v", pub_balancer.ErrNoBroker)
+	}
+	resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments = pub_balancer.AllocateTopicPartitions(b.PubBalancer.Brokers, request.PartitionCount)
+	// Set flat schema format
+	resp.MessageRecordType = request.MessageRecordType
+	resp.KeyColumns = request.KeyColumns
+	resp.SchemaFormat = request.SchemaFormat
+	if request.Retention != nil {
+		resp.Retention = request.Retention
+	} else {
+		resp.Retention = prevRetention
+	}
+
+	// save the topic configuration on filer
+	if err := b.fca.SaveTopicConfToFiler(t, resp); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("configure topic: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Invalidate topic cache since we just created/updated the topic
+	b.invalidateTopicCache(t)
+
+	b.PubBalancer.OnPartitionChange(request.Topic, resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments)
+
+	// Actually assign the new partitions to brokers and add to localTopicManager
+	if assignErr := b.assignTopicPartitionsToBrokers(ctx, request.Topic, resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments, true); assignErr != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("assign topic %s partitions to brokers: %v", request.Topic, assignErr)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("assign topic partitions: %w", assignErr)
+	}
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("ConfigureTopic: topic %s partition assignments: %v", request.Topic, resp.BrokerPartitionAssignments)
+
+	return resp, nil
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_fetch.go

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+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+)
+
+// FetchMessage implements Kafka-style stateless message fetching
+// This is the recommended API for Kafka gateway and other stateless clients
+//
+// Key differences from SubscribeMessage:
+// 1. Request/Response pattern (not streaming)
+// 2. No session state maintained on broker
+// 3. Each request is completely independent
+// 4. Safe for concurrent calls at different offsets
+// 5. No Subscribe loop cancellation/restart complexity
+//
+// Design inspired by Kafka's Fetch API:
+// - Client manages offset tracking
+// - Each fetch is independent
+// - No shared state between requests
+// - Natural support for concurrent reads
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) FetchMessage(ctx context.Context, req *mq_pb.FetchMessageRequest) (*mq_pb.FetchMessageResponse, error) {
+	glog.V(3).Infof("[FetchMessage] CALLED!") // DEBUG: ensure this shows up
+
+	// Validate request
+	if req.Topic == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing topic")
+	}
+	if req.Partition == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing partition")
+	}
+
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(req.Topic)
+	partition := topic.FromPbPartition(req.Partition)
+
+	glog.V(3).Infof("[FetchMessage] %s/%s partition=%v offset=%d maxMessages=%d maxBytes=%d consumer=%s/%s",
+		t.Namespace, t.Name, partition, req.StartOffset, req.MaxMessages, req.MaxBytes,
+		req.ConsumerGroup, req.ConsumerId)
+
+	// Get local partition
+	localPartition, err := b.GetOrGenerateLocalPartition(t, partition)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("[FetchMessage] Failed to get partition: %v", err)
+		return &mq_pb.FetchMessageResponse{
+			Error:     fmt.Sprintf("partition not found: %v", err),
+			ErrorCode: 1,
+		}, nil
+	}
+	if localPartition == nil {
+		return &mq_pb.FetchMessageResponse{
+			Error:     "partition not found",
+			ErrorCode: 1,
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Set defaults for limits
+	maxMessages := int(req.MaxMessages)
+	if maxMessages <= 0 {
+		maxMessages = 100 // Reasonable default
+	}
+	if maxMessages > 10000 {
+		maxMessages = 10000 // Safety limit
+	}
+
+	maxBytes := int(req.MaxBytes)
+	if maxBytes <= 0 {
+		maxBytes = 4 * 1024 * 1024 // 4MB default
+	}
+	if maxBytes > 100*1024*1024 {
+		maxBytes = 100 * 1024 * 1024 // 100MB safety limit
+	}
+
+	// TODO: Long poll support disabled for now (causing timeouts)
+	// Check if we should wait for data (long poll support)
+	// shouldWait := req.MaxWaitMs > 0
+	// if shouldWait {
+	// 	// Wait for data to be available (with timeout)
+	// 	dataAvailable := localPartition.LogBuffer.WaitForDataWithTimeout(req.StartOffset, int(req.MaxWaitMs))
+	// 	if !dataAvailable {
+	// 		// Timeout - return empty response
+	// 		glog.V(3).Infof("[FetchMessage] Timeout waiting for data at offset %d", req.StartOffset)
+	// 		return &mq_pb.FetchMessageResponse{
+	// 			Messages:       []*mq_pb.DataMessage{},
+	// 			HighWaterMark:  localPartition.LogBuffer.GetHighWaterMark(),
+	// 			LogStartOffset: localPartition.LogBuffer.GetLogStartOffset(),
+	// 			EndOfPartition: false,
+	// 			NextOffset:     req.StartOffset,
+	// 		}, nil
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
+	// Check if disk read function is configured
+	if localPartition.LogBuffer.ReadFromDiskFn == nil {
+		glog.Errorf("[FetchMessage] LogBuffer.ReadFromDiskFn is nil! This should not happen.")
+	} else {
+		glog.V(3).Infof("[FetchMessage] LogBuffer.ReadFromDiskFn is configured")
+	}
+
+	// Use requested offset directly - let ReadMessagesAtOffset handle disk reads
+	requestedOffset := req.StartOffset
+
+	// Read messages from LogBuffer (stateless read)
+	logEntries, nextOffset, highWaterMark, endOfPartition, err := localPartition.LogBuffer.ReadMessagesAtOffset(
+		requestedOffset,
+		maxMessages,
+		maxBytes,
+	)
+
+	// CRITICAL: Log the result with full details
+	if len(logEntries) == 0 && highWaterMark > requestedOffset && err == nil {
+		glog.Errorf("[FetchMessage] CRITICAL: ReadMessagesAtOffset returned 0 entries but HWM=%d > requestedOffset=%d (should return data!)",
+			highWaterMark, requestedOffset)
+		glog.Errorf("[FetchMessage] Details: nextOffset=%d, endOfPartition=%v, bufferStartOffset=%d",
+			nextOffset, endOfPartition, localPartition.LogBuffer.GetLogStartOffset())
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		// Check if this is an "offset out of range" error
+		errMsg := err.Error()
+		if len(errMsg) > 0 && (len(errMsg) < 20 || errMsg[:20] != "offset") {
+			glog.Errorf("[FetchMessage] Read error: %v", err)
+		} else {
+			// Offset out of range - this is expected when consumer requests old data
+			glog.V(3).Infof("[FetchMessage] Offset out of range: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Return empty response with metadata - let client adjust offset
+		return &mq_pb.FetchMessageResponse{
+			Messages:       []*mq_pb.DataMessage{},
+			HighWaterMark:  highWaterMark,
+			LogStartOffset: localPartition.LogBuffer.GetLogStartOffset(),
+			EndOfPartition: false,
+			NextOffset:     localPartition.LogBuffer.GetLogStartOffset(), // Suggest starting from earliest available
+			Error:          errMsg,
+			ErrorCode:      2,
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Convert to protobuf messages
+	messages := make([]*mq_pb.DataMessage, 0, len(logEntries))
+	for _, entry := range logEntries {
+		messages = append(messages, &mq_pb.DataMessage{
+			Key:   entry.Key,
+			Value: entry.Data,
+			TsNs:  entry.TsNs,
+		})
+	}
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("[FetchMessage] Returning %d messages, nextOffset=%d, highWaterMark=%d, endOfPartition=%v",
+		len(messages), nextOffset, highWaterMark, endOfPartition)
+
+	return &mq_pb.FetchMessageResponse{
+		Messages:       messages,
+		HighWaterMark:  highWaterMark,
+		LogStartOffset: localPartition.LogBuffer.GetLogStartOffset(),
+		EndOfPartition: endOfPartition,
+		NextOffset:     nextOffset,
+	}, nil
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_lookup.go

@@ -0,0 +1,441 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+)
+
+// LookupTopicBrokers returns the brokers that are serving the topic
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) LookupTopicBrokers(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.LookupTopicBrokersRequest) (resp *mq_pb.LookupTopicBrokersResponse, err error) {
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		proxyErr := b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner()), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+			resp, err = client.LookupTopicBrokers(ctx, request)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			return nil, proxyErr
+		}
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(request.Topic)
+	ret := &mq_pb.LookupTopicBrokersResponse{}
+	ret.Topic = request.Topic
+
+	// Use cached topic config to avoid expensive filer reads (26% CPU overhead!)
+	// getTopicConfFromCache also validates broker assignments on cache miss (saves 14% CPU)
+	conf, err := b.getTopicConfFromCache(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("lookup topic %s conf: %v", request.Topic, err)
+		return ret, err
+	}
+
+	// Note: Assignment validation is now done inside getTopicConfFromCache on cache misses
+	// This avoids 14% CPU overhead from validating on EVERY lookup
+	ret.BrokerPartitionAssignments = conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments
+
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) ListTopics(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.ListTopicsRequest) (resp *mq_pb.ListTopicsResponse, err error) {
+	glog.V(4).Infof("📋 ListTopics called, isLockOwner=%v", b.isLockOwner())
+
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		glog.V(4).Infof("📋 ListTopics proxying to lock owner: %s", b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner())
+		proxyErr := b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner()), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+			resp, err = client.ListTopics(ctx, request)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			return nil, proxyErr
+		}
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("📋 ListTopics starting - getting in-memory topics")
+	ret := &mq_pb.ListTopicsResponse{}
+
+	// First, get topics from in-memory state (includes unflushed topics)
+	inMemoryTopics := b.localTopicManager.ListTopicsInMemory()
+	glog.V(4).Infof("📋 ListTopics found %d in-memory topics", len(inMemoryTopics))
+	topicMap := make(map[string]*schema_pb.Topic)
+
+	// Add in-memory topics to the result
+	for _, topic := range inMemoryTopics {
+		topicMap[topic.String()] = &schema_pb.Topic{
+			Namespace: topic.Namespace,
+			Name:      topic.Name,
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Then, scan the filer directory structure to find persisted topics (fallback for topics not in memory)
+	// Use a shorter timeout for filer scanning to ensure Metadata requests remain fast
+	filerCtx, filerCancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 2*time.Second)
+	defer filerCancel()
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("📋 ListTopics scanning filer for persisted topics (2s timeout)")
+	err = b.fca.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		// List all namespaces under /topics
+		glog.V(4).Infof("📋 ListTopics calling ListEntries for %s", filer.TopicsDir)
+		stream, err := client.ListEntries(filerCtx, &filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest{
+			Directory: filer.TopicsDir,
+			Limit:     1000,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("list namespaces in %s: %v", filer.TopicsDir, err)
+			return err
+		}
+		glog.V(4).Infof("📋 ListTopics got ListEntries stream, processing namespaces...")
+
+		// Process each namespace
+		for {
+			resp, err := stream.Recv()
+			if err != nil {
+				if err.Error() == "EOF" {
+					break
+				}
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if resp.Entry == nil || !resp.Entry.IsDirectory {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			namespaceName := resp.Entry.Name
+			namespacePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", filer.TopicsDir, namespaceName)
+
+			// List all topics in this namespace
+			topicStream, err := client.ListEntries(filerCtx, &filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest{
+				Directory: namespacePath,
+				Limit:     1000,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("list topics in namespace %s: %v", namespacePath, err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// Process each topic in the namespace
+			for {
+				topicResp, err := topicStream.Recv()
+				if err != nil {
+					if err.Error() == "EOF" {
+						break
+					}
+					glog.V(0).Infof("error reading topic stream in namespace %s: %v", namespaceName, err)
+					break
+				}
+
+				if topicResp.Entry == nil || !topicResp.Entry.IsDirectory {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				topicName := topicResp.Entry.Name
+
+				// Check if topic.conf exists
+				topicPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", namespacePath, topicName)
+				confResp, err := client.LookupDirectoryEntry(filerCtx, &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
+					Directory: topicPath,
+					Name:      filer.TopicConfFile,
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					glog.V(0).Infof("lookup topic.conf in %s: %v", topicPath, err)
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if confResp.Entry != nil {
+					// This is a valid persisted topic - add to map if not already present
+					topicKey := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", namespaceName, topicName)
+					if _, exists := topicMap[topicKey]; !exists {
+						topicMap[topicKey] = &schema_pb.Topic{
+							Namespace: namespaceName,
+							Name:      topicName,
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	// Convert map to slice for response (combines in-memory and persisted topics)
+	for _, topic := range topicMap {
+		ret.Topics = append(ret.Topics, topic)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("ListTopics: filer scan failed: %v (returning %d in-memory topics)", err, len(inMemoryTopics))
+		// Still return in-memory topics even if filer fails
+	} else {
+		glog.V(4).Infof("📋 ListTopics completed successfully: %d total topics (in-memory + persisted)", len(ret.Topics))
+	}
+
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
+// TopicExists checks if a topic exists in memory or filer
+// Uses unified cache (checks if config is non-nil) to reduce filer load
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) TopicExists(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.TopicExistsRequest) (*mq_pb.TopicExistsResponse, error) {
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		var resp *mq_pb.TopicExistsResponse
+		var err error
+		proxyErr := b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner()), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+			resp, err = client.TopicExists(ctx, request)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			return nil, proxyErr
+		}
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	if request.Topic == nil {
+		return &mq_pb.TopicExistsResponse{Exists: false}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Convert schema_pb.Topic to topic.Topic
+	topicObj := topic.Topic{
+		Namespace: request.Topic.Namespace,
+		Name:      request.Topic.Name,
+	}
+	topicKey := topicObj.String()
+
+	// First check in-memory state (includes unflushed topics)
+	if b.localTopicManager.TopicExistsInMemory(topicObj) {
+		return &mq_pb.TopicExistsResponse{Exists: true}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Check unified cache (if conf != nil, topic exists; if conf == nil, doesn't exist)
+	b.topicCacheMu.RLock()
+	if entry, found := b.topicCache[topicKey]; found {
+		if time.Now().Before(entry.expiresAt) {
+			exists := entry.conf != nil
+			b.topicCacheMu.RUnlock()
+			glog.V(4).Infof("Topic cache HIT for %s: exists=%v", topicKey, exists)
+			return &mq_pb.TopicExistsResponse{Exists: exists}, nil
+		}
+	}
+	b.topicCacheMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Cache miss or expired - query filer for persisted topics (lightweight check)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Topic cache MISS for %s, querying filer for existence", topicKey)
+	exists := false
+	err := b.fca.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		topicPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", filer.TopicsDir, request.Topic.Namespace, request.Topic.Name)
+		_, lookupErr := filer_pb.LookupEntry(ctx, client, &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
+			Directory: topicPath,
+			Name:      filer.TopicConfFile,
+		})
+		if lookupErr == nil {
+			exists = true
+			return nil
+		}
+		// A definitive "not found" means the topic does not exist; surface any
+		// other (transient) error so we never cache a false negative.
+		if errors.Is(lookupErr, filer_pb.ErrNotFound) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return lookupErr
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("check topic existence in filer: %v", err)
+		// Don't cache errors - return false and let next check retry
+		return &mq_pb.TopicExistsResponse{Exists: false}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Update unified cache with lightweight result (don't read full config yet)
+	// Cache existence info: conf=nil for non-existent (we don't have full config yet for existent)
+	b.topicCacheMu.Lock()
+	if !exists {
+		// Negative cache: topic definitely doesn't exist
+		b.topicCache[topicKey] = &topicCacheEntry{
+			conf:      nil,
+			expiresAt: time.Now().Add(b.topicCacheTTL),
+		}
+		glog.V(4).Infof("Topic cached as non-existent: %s", topicKey)
+	}
+	// Note: For positive existence, we don't cache here to avoid partial state
+	// The config will be cached when GetOrGenerateLocalPartition reads it
+	b.topicCacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	return &mq_pb.TopicExistsResponse{Exists: exists}, nil
+}
+
+// GetTopicConfiguration returns the complete configuration of a topic including schema and partition assignments
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetTopicConfiguration(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.GetTopicConfigurationRequest) (resp *mq_pb.GetTopicConfigurationResponse, err error) {
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		proxyErr := b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner()), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+			resp, err = client.GetTopicConfiguration(ctx, request)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			return nil, proxyErr
+		}
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(request.Topic)
+	var conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse
+	var createdAtNs, modifiedAtNs int64
+
+	if conf, createdAtNs, modifiedAtNs, err = b.fca.ReadTopicConfFromFilerWithMetadata(t); err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("get topic configuration %s: %v", request.Topic, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read topic configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Ensure topic assignments are active
+	err = b.ensureTopicActiveAssignments(t, conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("ensure topic active assignments %s: %v", request.Topic, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to ensure topic assignments: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build the response with complete configuration including metadata
+	ret := &mq_pb.GetTopicConfigurationResponse{
+		Topic:                      request.Topic,
+		PartitionCount:             int32(len(conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments)),
+		MessageRecordType:          conf.MessageRecordType,
+		KeyColumns:                 conf.KeyColumns,
+		BrokerPartitionAssignments: conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments,
+		CreatedAtNs:                createdAtNs,
+		LastUpdatedNs:              modifiedAtNs,
+		Retention:                  conf.Retention,
+	}
+
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
+// GetTopicPublishers returns the active publishers for a topic
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetTopicPublishers(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.GetTopicPublishersRequest) (resp *mq_pb.GetTopicPublishersResponse, err error) {
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		proxyErr := b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner()), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+			resp, err = client.GetTopicPublishers(ctx, request)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			return nil, proxyErr
+		}
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(request.Topic)
+	var publishers []*mq_pb.TopicPublisher
+
+	// Get topic configuration to find partition assignments
+	var conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse
+	if conf, _, _, err = b.fca.ReadTopicConfFromFilerWithMetadata(t); err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("get topic configuration for publishers %s: %v", request.Topic, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read topic configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Collect publishers from each partition that is hosted on this broker
+	for _, assignment := range conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments {
+		// Only collect from partitions where this broker is the leader
+		if pb.ServerAddress(assignment.LeaderBroker).Equals(b.option.BrokerAddress()) {
+			partition := topic.FromPbPartition(assignment.Partition)
+			if localPartition := b.localTopicManager.GetLocalPartition(t, partition); localPartition != nil {
+				// Get publisher information from local partition
+				localPartition.Publishers.ForEachPublisher(func(clientName string, publisher *topic.LocalPublisher) {
+					connectTimeNs, lastSeenTimeNs := publisher.GetTimestamps()
+					lastPublishedOffset, lastAckedOffset := publisher.GetOffsets()
+					publishers = append(publishers, &mq_pb.TopicPublisher{
+						PublisherName:       clientName,
+						ClientId:            clientName, // For now, client name is used as client ID
+						Partition:           assignment.Partition,
+						ConnectTimeNs:       connectTimeNs,
+						LastSeenTimeNs:      lastSeenTimeNs,
+						Broker:              assignment.LeaderBroker,
+						IsActive:            true,
+						LastPublishedOffset: lastPublishedOffset,
+						LastAckedOffset:     lastAckedOffset,
+					})
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &mq_pb.GetTopicPublishersResponse{
+		Publishers: publishers,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// GetTopicSubscribers returns the active subscribers for a topic
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetTopicSubscribers(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.GetTopicSubscribersRequest) (resp *mq_pb.GetTopicSubscribersResponse, err error) {
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		proxyErr := b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner()), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+			resp, err = client.GetTopicSubscribers(ctx, request)
+			return nil
+		})
+		if proxyErr != nil {
+			return nil, proxyErr
+		}
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(request.Topic)
+	var subscribers []*mq_pb.TopicSubscriber
+
+	// Get topic configuration to find partition assignments
+	var conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse
+	if conf, _, _, err = b.fca.ReadTopicConfFromFilerWithMetadata(t); err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("get topic configuration for subscribers %s: %v", request.Topic, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read topic configuration: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Collect subscribers from each partition that is hosted on this broker
+	for _, assignment := range conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments {
+		// Only collect from partitions where this broker is the leader
+		if pb.ServerAddress(assignment.LeaderBroker).Equals(b.option.BrokerAddress()) {
+			partition := topic.FromPbPartition(assignment.Partition)
+			if localPartition := b.localTopicManager.GetLocalPartition(t, partition); localPartition != nil {
+				// Get subscriber information from local partition
+				localPartition.Subscribers.ForEachSubscriber(func(clientName string, subscriber *topic.LocalSubscriber) {
+					// Parse client name to extract consumer group and consumer ID
+					// Format is typically: "consumerGroup/consumerID"
+					consumerGroup := "default"
+					consumerID := clientName
+					if idx := strings.Index(clientName, "/"); idx != -1 {
+						consumerGroup = clientName[:idx]
+						consumerID = clientName[idx+1:]
+					}
+
+					connectTimeNs, lastSeenTimeNs := subscriber.GetTimestamps()
+					lastReceivedOffset, lastAckedOffset := subscriber.GetOffsets()
+
+					subscribers = append(subscribers, &mq_pb.TopicSubscriber{
+						ConsumerGroup:      consumerGroup,
+						ConsumerId:         consumerID,
+						ClientId:           clientName, // Full client name as client ID
+						Partition:          assignment.Partition,
+						ConnectTimeNs:      connectTimeNs,
+						LastSeenTimeNs:     lastSeenTimeNs,
+						Broker:             assignment.LeaderBroker,
+						IsActive:           true,
+						CurrentOffset:      lastAckedOffset, // for compatibility
+						LastReceivedOffset: lastReceivedOffset,
+					})
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &mq_pb.GetTopicSubscribersResponse{
+		Subscribers: subscribers,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) isLockOwner() bool {
+	return pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner()).Equals(b.option.BrokerAddress())
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub.go

@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"math/rand/v2"
+	"net"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/peer"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+// PUB
+// 1. gRPC API to configure a topic
+//    1.1 create a topic with existing partition count
+//    1.2 assign partitions to brokers
+// 2. gRPC API to lookup topic partitions
+// 3. gRPC API to publish by topic partitions
+
+// SUB
+// 1. gRPC API to lookup a topic partitions
+
+// Re-balance topic partitions for publishing
+//   1. collect stats from all the brokers
+//   2. Rebalance and configure new generation of partitions on brokers
+//   3. Tell brokers to close current generation of publishing.
+// Publishers needs to lookup again and publish to the new generation of partitions.
+
+// Re-balance topic partitions for subscribing
+//   1. collect stats from all the brokers
+// Subscribers needs to listen for new partitions and connect to the brokers.
+// Each subscription may not get data. It can act as a backup.
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) PublishMessage(stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_PublishMessageServer) error {
+
+	req, err := stream.Recv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	response := &mq_pb.PublishMessageResponse{}
+
+	initMessage := req.GetInit()
+	if initMessage == nil {
+		response.ErrorCode, response.Error = CreateBrokerError(BrokerErrorInvalidRecord, "missing init message")
+		glog.Errorf("missing init message")
+		return stream.Send(response)
+	}
+
+	// Check whether current broker should be the leader for the topic partition
+	leaderBroker, err := b.findBrokerForTopicPartition(initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition)
+	if err != nil {
+		response.ErrorCode, response.Error = CreateBrokerError(BrokerErrorTopicNotFound, fmt.Sprintf("failed to find leader for topic partition: %v", err))
+		glog.Errorf("failed to find leader for topic partition: %v", err)
+		return stream.Send(response)
+	}
+
+	currentBrokerAddress := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", b.option.Ip, b.option.Port)
+	if leaderBroker != currentBrokerAddress {
+		response.ErrorCode, response.Error = CreateBrokerError(BrokerErrorNotLeaderOrFollower, fmt.Sprintf("not the leader for this partition, leader is: %s", leaderBroker))
+		glog.V(1).Infof("rejecting publish request: not the leader for partition, leader is: %s", leaderBroker)
+		return stream.Send(response)
+	}
+
+	// get or generate a local partition
+	t, p := topic.FromPbTopic(initMessage.Topic), topic.FromPbPartition(initMessage.Partition)
+	localTopicPartition, getOrGenErr := b.GetOrGenerateLocalPartition(t, p)
+	if getOrGenErr != nil {
+		response.ErrorCode, response.Error = CreateBrokerError(BrokerErrorTopicNotFound, fmt.Sprintf("topic %v not found: %v", t, getOrGenErr))
+		glog.Errorf("topic %v not found: %v", t, getOrGenErr)
+		return stream.Send(response)
+	}
+
+	// connect to follower brokers
+	if followerErr := localTopicPartition.MaybeConnectToFollowers(initMessage, b.grpcDialOption); followerErr != nil {
+		response.ErrorCode, response.Error = CreateBrokerError(BrokerErrorFollowerConnectionFailed, followerErr.Error())
+		glog.Errorf("MaybeConnectToFollowers: %v", followerErr)
+		return stream.Send(response)
+	}
+
+	// process each published messages
+	clientName := fmt.Sprintf("%v-%4d", findClientAddress(stream.Context()), rand.IntN(10000))
+	publisher := topic.NewLocalPublisher()
+	localTopicPartition.Publishers.AddPublisher(clientName, publisher)
+
+	// DISABLED: Periodic ack goroutine not needed with immediate per-message acks
+	// Immediate acks provide correct offset information for Kafka Gateway
+	var receivedSequence, acknowledgedSequence int64
+	var isClosed bool
+
+	if false {
+		ackInterval := int64(1)
+		if initMessage.AckInterval > 0 {
+			ackInterval = int64(initMessage.AckInterval)
+		}
+		go func() {
+			defer func() {
+				// println("stop sending ack to publisher", initMessage.PublisherName)
+			}()
+
+			lastAckTime := time.Now()
+			for !isClosed {
+				receivedSequence = atomic.LoadInt64(&localTopicPartition.AckTsNs)
+				if acknowledgedSequence < receivedSequence && (receivedSequence-acknowledgedSequence >= ackInterval || time.Since(lastAckTime) > 100*time.Millisecond) {
+					acknowledgedSequence = receivedSequence
+					response := &mq_pb.PublishMessageResponse{
+						AckTsNs: acknowledgedSequence,
+					}
+					if err := stream.Send(response); err != nil {
+						glog.Errorf("Error sending response %v: %v", response, err)
+					}
+					// Update acknowledged offset for this publisher
+					publisher.UpdateAckedOffset(acknowledgedSequence)
+					// println("sent ack", acknowledgedSequence, "=>", initMessage.PublisherName)
+					lastAckTime = time.Now()
+				} else {
+					time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond) // Reduced from 1s to 10ms for faster acknowledgments
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		// remove the publisher
+		localTopicPartition.Publishers.RemovePublisher(clientName)
+		// Use topic-aware shutdown logic to prevent aggressive removal of system topics
+		if localTopicPartition.MaybeShutdownLocalPartitionForTopic(t.Name) {
+			b.localTopicManager.RemoveLocalPartition(t, p)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("Removed local topic %v partition %v", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// send a hello message
+	stream.Send(&mq_pb.PublishMessageResponse{})
+
+	defer func() {
+		isClosed = true
+	}()
+
+	// process each published messages
+	for {
+		// receive a message
+		req, err := stream.Recv()
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
+			glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition %v publish stream from %s error: %v", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition, initMessage.PublisherName, err)
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Process the received message
+		dataMessage := req.GetData()
+		if dataMessage == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Validate RecordValue structure only for schema-based messages
+		// Note: Only messages sent via ProduceRecordValue should be in RecordValue format
+		// Regular Kafka messages and offset management messages are stored as raw bytes
+		if dataMessage.Value != nil {
+			record := &schema_pb.RecordValue{}
+			if err := proto.Unmarshal(dataMessage.Value, record); err == nil {
+				// Successfully unmarshaled as RecordValue - validate structure
+				if err := b.validateRecordValue(record, initMessage.Topic); err != nil {
+					glog.V(1).Infof("RecordValue validation failed on topic %v partition %v: %v", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition, err)
+				}
+			}
+			// Note: We don't log errors for non-RecordValue messages since most Kafka messages
+			// are raw bytes and should not be expected to be in RecordValue format
+		}
+
+		// The control message should still be sent to the follower
+		// to avoid timing issue when ack messages.
+
+		// Send to the local partition with offset assignment
+		t, p := topic.FromPbTopic(initMessage.Topic), topic.FromPbPartition(initMessage.Partition)
+
+		// Create offset assignment function for this partition
+		assignOffsetFn := func() (int64, error) {
+			return b.offsetManager.AssignOffset(t, p)
+		}
+
+		// Use offset-aware publishing
+		assignedOffset, err := localTopicPartition.PublishWithOffset(dataMessage, assignOffsetFn)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("topic %v partition %v publish error: %w", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition, err)
+		}
+
+		// No ForceFlush - subscribers use per-subscriber notification channels for instant wake-up
+		// Data is served from in-memory LogBuffer with <1ms latency
+		glog.V(2).Infof("Published offset %d to %s", assignedOffset, initMessage.Topic.Name)
+
+		// Send immediate per-message ack WITH offset
+		// This is critical for Gateway to return correct offsets to Kafka clients
+		response := &mq_pb.PublishMessageResponse{
+			AckTsNs:        dataMessage.TsNs,
+			AssignedOffset: assignedOffset,
+		}
+		if err := stream.Send(response); err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("Error sending immediate ack %v: %v", response, err)
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to send ack: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Update published offset and last seen time for this publisher
+		publisher.UpdatePublishedOffset(assignedOffset)
+	}
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition %v publish stream from %s closed.", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition, initMessage.PublisherName)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// validateRecordValue validates the structure and content of a RecordValue message
+// Since RecordValue messages are created from successful protobuf unmarshaling,
+// their structure is already guaranteed to be valid by the protobuf library.
+// Schema validation (if applicable) already happened during Kafka gateway decoding.
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) validateRecordValue(record *schema_pb.RecordValue, topic *schema_pb.Topic) error {
+	// Check for nil RecordValue
+	if record == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("RecordValue is nil")
+	}
+
+	// Check for nil Fields map
+	if record.Fields == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("RecordValue.Fields is nil")
+	}
+
+	// Check for empty Fields map
+	if len(record.Fields) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("RecordValue has no fields")
+	}
+
+	// If protobuf unmarshaling succeeded, the RecordValue is structurally valid
+	return nil
+}
+
+// duplicated from master_grpc_server.go
+func findClientAddress(ctx context.Context) string {
+	// fmt.Printf("FromContext %+v\n", ctx)
+	pr, ok := peer.FromContext(ctx)
+	if !ok {
+		glog.Error("failed to get peer from ctx")
+		return ""
+	}
+	if pr.Addr == net.Addr(nil) {
+		glog.Error("failed to get peer address")
+		return ""
+	}
+	return pr.Addr.String()
+}
+
+// GetPartitionRangeInfo returns comprehensive range information for a partition (offsets, timestamps, etc.)
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetPartitionRangeInfo(ctx context.Context, req *mq_pb.GetPartitionRangeInfoRequest) (*mq_pb.GetPartitionRangeInfoResponse, error) {
+	if req.Topic == nil || req.Partition == nil {
+		return &mq_pb.GetPartitionRangeInfoResponse{
+			Error: "topic and partition are required",
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(req.Topic)
+	p := topic.FromPbPartition(req.Partition)
+
+	// Get offset information from the broker's internal method
+	info, err := b.GetPartitionOffsetInfoInternal(t, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &mq_pb.GetPartitionRangeInfoResponse{
+			Error: fmt.Sprintf("failed to get partition range info: %v", err),
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// TODO: Get timestamp range information from chunk metadata or log buffer
+	// For now, we'll return zero values for timestamps - this can be enhanced later
+	// to read from Extended attributes (ts_min, ts_max) from filer metadata
+	timestampRange := &mq_pb.TimestampRangeInfo{
+		EarliestTimestampNs: 0, // TODO: Read from chunk metadata ts_min
+		LatestTimestampNs:   0, // TODO: Read from chunk metadata ts_max
+	}
+
+	return &mq_pb.GetPartitionRangeInfoResponse{
+		OffsetRange: &mq_pb.OffsetRangeInfo{
+			EarliestOffset: info.EarliestOffset,
+			LatestOffset:   info.LatestOffset,
+			HighWaterMark:  info.HighWaterMark,
+		},
+		TimestampRange:      timestampRange,
+		RecordCount:         info.RecordCount,
+		ActiveSubscriptions: info.ActiveSubscriptions,
+	}, nil
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub_balancer.go

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/pub_balancer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+// PublisherToPubBalancer receives connections from brokers and collects stats
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) PublisherToPubBalancer(stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_PublisherToPubBalancerServer) error {
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		return status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "not current broker balancer")
+	}
+	req, err := stream.Recv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("receive init message: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// process init message
+	initMessage := req.GetInit()
+	var brokerStats *pub_balancer.BrokerStats
+	if initMessage != nil {
+		brokerStats = b.PubBalancer.AddBroker(initMessage.Broker)
+	} else {
+		return status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "balancer init message is empty")
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		b.PubBalancer.RemoveBroker(initMessage.Broker, brokerStats)
+	}()
+
+	// process stats message
+	for {
+		req, err := stream.Recv()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("receive stats message from %s: %v", initMessage.Broker, err)
+		}
+		if !b.isLockOwner() {
+			return status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "not current broker balancer")
+		}
+		if receivedStats := req.GetStats(); receivedStats != nil {
+			b.PubBalancer.OnBrokerStatsUpdated(initMessage.Broker, brokerStats, receivedStats)
+			// glog.V(4).Infof("received from %v: %+v", initMessage.Broker, receivedStats)
+		}
+	}
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_pub_follow.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/buffered_queue"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/log_buffer"
+)
+
+type memBuffer struct {
+	buf       []byte
+	startTime time.Time
+	stopTime  time.Time
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) PublishFollowMe(stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_PublishFollowMeServer) (err error) {
+	var req *mq_pb.PublishFollowMeRequest
+	req, err = stream.Recv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	initMessage := req.GetInit()
+	if initMessage == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing init message")
+	}
+
+	// create an in-memory queue of buffered messages
+	inMemoryBuffers := buffered_queue.NewBufferedQueue[memBuffer](4)
+	logBuffer := b.buildFollowerLogBuffer(inMemoryBuffers)
+
+	lastFlushTsNs := time.Now().UnixNano()
+
+	// follow each published messages
+	for {
+		// receive a message
+		req, err = stream.Recv()
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				err = nil
+				break
+			}
+			glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition %v publish stream error: %v", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition, err)
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Process the received message
+		if dataMessage := req.GetData(); dataMessage != nil {
+
+			// TODO: change this to DataMessage
+			// log the message
+			if addErr := logBuffer.AddToBuffer(dataMessage); addErr != nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("failed to add message to log buffer: %w", addErr)
+				glog.Errorf("Failed to add message to log buffer: %v", addErr)
+				break
+			}
+
+			// send back the ack
+			if err := stream.Send(&mq_pb.PublishFollowMeResponse{
+				AckTsNs: dataMessage.TsNs,
+			}); err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Error sending response %v: %v", dataMessage, err)
+			}
+			// println("ack", string(dataMessage.Key), dataMessage.TsNs)
+		} else if closeMessage := req.GetClose(); closeMessage != nil {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition %v publish stream closed: %v", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition, closeMessage)
+			break
+		} else if flushMessage := req.GetFlush(); flushMessage != nil {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition %v publish stream flushed: %v", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition, flushMessage)
+
+			lastFlushTsNs = flushMessage.TsNs
+
+			// drop already flushed messages
+			for mem, found := inMemoryBuffers.PeekHead(); found; mem, found = inMemoryBuffers.PeekHead() {
+				if mem.stopTime.UnixNano() <= flushMessage.TsNs {
+					inMemoryBuffers.Dequeue()
+					// println("dropping flushed messages: ", mem.startTime.UnixNano(), mem.stopTime.UnixNano(), len(mem.buf))
+				} else {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
+		} else {
+			glog.Errorf("unknown message: %v", req)
+		}
+	}
+
+	t, p := topic.FromPbTopic(initMessage.Topic), topic.FromPbPartition(initMessage.Partition)
+
+	logBuffer.ShutdownLogBuffer()
+	// wait until all messages are sent to inMemoryBuffers
+	for !logBuffer.IsAllFlushed() {
+		time.Sleep(113 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	partitionDir := topic.PartitionDir(t, p)
+
+	// flush the remaining messages
+	inMemoryBuffers.CloseInput()
+	for mem, found := inMemoryBuffers.Dequeue(); found; mem, found = inMemoryBuffers.Dequeue() {
+		if len(mem.buf) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		startTime, stopTime := mem.startTime.UTC(), mem.stopTime.UTC()
+
+		if stopTime.UnixNano() <= lastFlushTsNs {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("dropping remaining data at %v %v", t, p)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// TODO trim data earlier than lastFlushTsNs
+
+		targetFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", partitionDir, startTime.Format(topic.TIME_FORMAT))
+
+		for {
+			if err := b.appendToFile(targetFile, mem.buf); err != nil {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("metadata log write failed %s: %v", targetFile, err)
+				time.Sleep(737 * time.Millisecond)
+			} else {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		glog.V(0).Infof("flushed remaining data at %v to %s size %d", mem.stopTime.UnixNano(), targetFile, len(mem.buf))
+	}
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("shut down follower for %v %v", t, p)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) buildFollowerLogBuffer(inMemoryBuffers *buffered_queue.BufferedQueue[memBuffer]) *log_buffer.LogBuffer {
+	lb := log_buffer.NewLogBuffer("follower",
+		5*time.Second, func(logBuffer *log_buffer.LogBuffer, startTime, stopTime time.Time, buf []byte, minOffset, maxOffset int64) {
+			if len(buf) == 0 {
+				return
+			}
+			inMemoryBuffers.Enqueue(memBuffer{
+				buf:       buf,
+				startTime: startTime,
+				stopTime:  stopTime,
+			})
+			glog.V(0).Infof("queue up %d~%d size %d", startTime.UnixNano(), stopTime.UnixNano(), len(buf))
+		}, nil, func() {
+		})
+	return lb
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_query.go

@@ -0,0 +1,351 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/log_buffer"
+)
+
+// BufferRange represents a range of buffer offsets that have been flushed to disk
+type BufferRange struct {
+	start int64
+	end   int64
+}
+
+// ErrNoPartitionAssignment indicates no broker assignment found for the partition.
+// This is a normal case that means there are no unflushed messages for this partition.
+var ErrNoPartitionAssignment = errors.New("no broker assignment found for partition")
+
+// GetUnflushedMessages returns messages from the broker's in-memory LogBuffer
+// that haven't been flushed to disk yet, using buffer_start metadata for deduplication
+// Now supports streaming responses and buffer offset filtering for better performance
+// Includes broker routing to redirect requests to the correct broker hosting the topic/partition
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetUnflushedMessages(req *mq_pb.GetUnflushedMessagesRequest, stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_GetUnflushedMessagesServer) error {
+	// Convert protobuf types to internal types
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(req.Topic)
+	partition := topic.FromPbPartition(req.Partition)
+
+	// Get or generate the local partition for this topic/partition (similar to subscriber flow)
+	localPartition, getOrGenErr := b.GetOrGenerateLocalPartition(t, partition)
+	if getOrGenErr != nil {
+		// Fall back to the original logic for broker routing
+		b.accessLock.Lock()
+		localPartition = b.localTopicManager.GetLocalPartition(t, partition)
+		b.accessLock.Unlock()
+	} else {
+	}
+
+	if localPartition == nil {
+		// Topic/partition not found locally, attempt to find the correct broker and redirect
+		glog.V(1).Infof("Topic/partition %v %v not found locally, looking up broker", t, partition)
+
+		// Look up which broker hosts this topic/partition
+		brokerHost, err := b.findBrokerForTopicPartition(req.Topic, req.Partition)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, ErrNoPartitionAssignment) {
+				// Normal case: no broker assignment means no unflushed messages
+				glog.V(2).Infof("No broker assignment for %v %v - no unflushed messages", t, partition)
+				return stream.Send(&mq_pb.GetUnflushedMessagesResponse{
+					EndOfStream: true,
+				})
+			}
+			return stream.Send(&mq_pb.GetUnflushedMessagesResponse{
+				Error:       fmt.Sprintf("failed to find broker for %v %v: %v", t, partition, err),
+				EndOfStream: true,
+			})
+		}
+
+		if brokerHost == "" {
+			// This should not happen after ErrNoPartitionAssignment check, but keep for safety
+			glog.V(2).Infof("Empty broker host for %v %v - no unflushed messages", t, partition)
+			return stream.Send(&mq_pb.GetUnflushedMessagesResponse{
+				EndOfStream: true,
+			})
+		}
+
+		// Redirect to the correct broker
+		glog.V(1).Infof("Redirecting GetUnflushedMessages request for %v %v to broker %s", t, partition, brokerHost)
+		return b.redirectGetUnflushedMessages(brokerHost, req, stream)
+	}
+
+	// Build deduplication map from existing log files using buffer_start metadata
+	partitionDir := topic.PartitionDir(t, partition)
+	flushedBufferRanges, err := b.buildBufferStartDeduplicationMap(partitionDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("Failed to build deduplication map for %v %v: %v", t, partition, err)
+		// Continue with empty map - better to potentially duplicate than to miss data
+		flushedBufferRanges = make([]BufferRange, 0)
+	}
+
+	// Use buffer_start offset for precise deduplication
+	lastFlushTsNs := localPartition.LogBuffer.GetLastFlushTsNs()
+	startBufferOffset := req.StartBufferOffset
+	startTimeNs := lastFlushTsNs // Still respect last flush time for safety
+
+	// Stream messages from LogBuffer with filtering
+	messageCount := 0
+	startPosition := log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(startTimeNs, startBufferOffset)
+
+	// Use the new LoopProcessLogDataWithOffset method to avoid code duplication
+	_, _, err = localPartition.LogBuffer.LoopProcessLogDataWithOffset(
+		"GetUnflushedMessages",
+		startPosition,
+		0,                            // stopTsNs = 0 means process all available data
+		func() bool { return false }, // waitForDataFn = false means don't wait for new data
+		func(logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry, offset int64) (isDone bool, err error) {
+
+			// Apply buffer offset filtering if specified
+			if startBufferOffset > 0 && offset < startBufferOffset {
+				return false, nil
+			}
+
+			// Check if this message is from a buffer range that's already been flushed
+			if b.isBufferOffsetFlushed(offset, flushedBufferRanges) {
+				return false, nil
+			}
+
+			// Stream this message
+			err = stream.Send(&mq_pb.GetUnflushedMessagesResponse{
+				Message:     logEntry,
+				EndOfStream: false,
+			})
+
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Failed to stream message: %v", err)
+				return true, err // isDone = true to stop processing
+			}
+
+			messageCount++
+			return false, nil // Continue processing
+		},
+	)
+
+	// Handle collection errors
+	if err != nil && err != log_buffer.ResumeFromDiskError {
+		streamErr := stream.Send(&mq_pb.GetUnflushedMessagesResponse{
+			Error:       fmt.Sprintf("failed to stream unflushed messages: %v", err),
+			EndOfStream: true,
+		})
+		if streamErr != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("Failed to send error response: %v", streamErr)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Send end-of-stream marker
+	err = stream.Send(&mq_pb.GetUnflushedMessagesResponse{
+		EndOfStream: true,
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("Failed to send end-of-stream marker: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// buildBufferStartDeduplicationMap scans log files to build a map of buffer ranges
+// that have been flushed to disk, using the buffer_start metadata
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) buildBufferStartDeduplicationMap(partitionDir string) ([]BufferRange, error) {
+	var flushedRanges []BufferRange
+
+	// List all files in the partition directory using filer client accessor
+	// Use pagination to handle directories with more than 1000 files
+	err := b.fca.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		var lastFileName string
+		var hasMore = true
+
+		for hasMore {
+			var currentBatchProcessed int
+			err := filer_pb.SeaweedList(context.Background(), client, partitionDir, "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) error {
+				currentBatchProcessed++
+				hasMore = !isLast // If this is the last entry of a full batch, there might be more
+				lastFileName = entry.Name
+
+				if entry.IsDirectory {
+					return nil
+				}
+
+				// Skip Parquet files - they don't represent buffer ranges
+				if strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name, ".parquet") {
+					return nil
+				}
+
+				// Skip offset files
+				if strings.HasSuffix(entry.Name, ".offset") {
+					return nil
+				}
+
+				// Get buffer start for this file
+				bufferStart, err := b.getLogBufferStartFromFile(entry)
+				if err != nil {
+					glog.V(2).Infof("Failed to get buffer start from file %s: %v", entry.Name, err)
+					return nil // Continue with other files
+				}
+
+				if bufferStart == nil {
+					// File has no buffer metadata - skip deduplication for this file
+					glog.V(2).Infof("File %s has no buffer_start metadata", entry.Name)
+					return nil
+				}
+
+				// Calculate the buffer range covered by this file
+				chunkCount := int64(len(entry.GetChunks()))
+				if chunkCount > 0 {
+					fileRange := BufferRange{
+						start: bufferStart.StartIndex,
+						end:   bufferStart.StartIndex + chunkCount - 1,
+					}
+					flushedRanges = append(flushedRanges, fileRange)
+					glog.V(3).Infof("File %s covers buffer range [%d-%d]", entry.Name, fileRange.start, fileRange.end)
+				}
+
+				return nil
+			}, lastFileName, false, 1000) // Start from last processed file name for next batch
+
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// If we processed fewer than 1000 entries, we've reached the end
+			if currentBatchProcessed < 1000 {
+				hasMore = false
+			}
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return flushedRanges, fmt.Errorf("failed to list partition directory %s: %v", partitionDir, err)
+	}
+
+	return flushedRanges, nil
+}
+
+// getLogBufferStartFromFile extracts LogBufferStart metadata from a log file
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) getLogBufferStartFromFile(entry *filer_pb.Entry) (*LogBufferStart, error) {
+	if entry.Extended == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Only support binary buffer_start format
+	if startData, exists := entry.Extended["buffer_start"]; exists {
+		if len(startData) == 8 {
+			startIndex := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(startData))
+			if startIndex > 0 {
+				return &LogBufferStart{StartIndex: startIndex}, nil
+			}
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid buffer_start format: expected 8 bytes, got %d", len(startData))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// isBufferOffsetFlushed checks if a buffer offset is covered by any of the flushed ranges
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) isBufferOffsetFlushed(bufferOffset int64, flushedRanges []BufferRange) bool {
+	for _, flushedRange := range flushedRanges {
+		if bufferOffset >= flushedRange.start && bufferOffset <= flushedRange.end {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// findBrokerForTopicPartition finds which broker hosts the specified topic/partition
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) findBrokerForTopicPartition(topic *schema_pb.Topic, partition *schema_pb.Partition) (string, error) {
+	// Use LookupTopicBrokers to find which broker hosts this topic/partition
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	lookupReq := &mq_pb.LookupTopicBrokersRequest{
+		Topic: topic,
+	}
+
+	// If we're not the lock owner (balancer), we need to redirect to the balancer first
+	var lookupResp *mq_pb.LookupTopicBrokersResponse
+	var err error
+
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		// Redirect to balancer to get topic broker assignments
+		balancerAddress := pb.ServerAddress(b.lockAsBalancer.LockOwner())
+		err = b.withBrokerClient(false, balancerAddress, func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+			lookupResp, err = client.LookupTopicBrokers(ctx, lookupReq)
+			return err
+		})
+	} else {
+		// We are the balancer, handle the lookup directly
+		lookupResp, err = b.LookupTopicBrokers(ctx, lookupReq)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup topic brokers: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Find the broker assignment that matches our partition
+	for _, assignment := range lookupResp.BrokerPartitionAssignments {
+		if b.partitionsMatch(partition, assignment.Partition) {
+			if assignment.LeaderBroker != "" {
+				return assignment.LeaderBroker, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", ErrNoPartitionAssignment
+}
+
+// partitionsMatch checks if two partitions represent the same partition
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) partitionsMatch(p1, p2 *schema_pb.Partition) bool {
+	return p1.RingSize == p2.RingSize &&
+		p1.RangeStart == p2.RangeStart &&
+		p1.RangeStop == p2.RangeStop &&
+		p1.UnixTimeNs == p2.UnixTimeNs
+}
+
+// redirectGetUnflushedMessages forwards the GetUnflushedMessages request to the correct broker
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) redirectGetUnflushedMessages(brokerHost string, req *mq_pb.GetUnflushedMessagesRequest, stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_GetUnflushedMessagesServer) error {
+	ctx := stream.Context()
+
+	// Connect to the target broker and forward the request
+	return b.withBrokerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(brokerHost), func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+		// Create a new stream to the target broker
+		targetStream, err := client.GetUnflushedMessages(ctx, req)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create stream to broker %s: %v", brokerHost, err)
+		}
+
+		// Forward all responses from the target broker to our client
+		for {
+			response, err := targetStream.Recv()
+			if err != nil {
+				if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+					// Normal end of stream
+					return nil
+				}
+				return fmt.Errorf("error receiving from broker %s: %v", brokerHost, err)
+			}
+
+			// Forward the response to our client
+			if sendErr := stream.Send(response); sendErr != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error forwarding response to client: %v", sendErr)
+			}
+
+			// Check if this is the end of stream
+			if response.EndOfStream {
+				return nil
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub.go

@@ -0,0 +1,422 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/sub_coordinator"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/log_buffer"
+)
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) SubscribeMessage(stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_SubscribeMessageServer) error {
+
+	req, err := stream.Recv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if req.GetInit() == nil {
+		glog.Errorf("missing init message")
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing init message")
+	}
+
+	// Create a cancellable context so we can properly clean up when the client disconnects
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(stream.Context())
+	defer cancel() // Ensure context is cancelled when function exits
+
+	clientName := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s-%s", req.GetInit().ConsumerGroup, req.GetInit().ConsumerId, req.GetInit().ClientId)
+
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(req.GetInit().Topic)
+	partition := topic.FromPbPartition(req.GetInit().GetPartitionOffset().GetPartition())
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s on %v %v connected", req.GetInit().ConsumerId, t, partition)
+
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Calling GetOrGenerateLocalPartition for %s %s", t, partition)
+	localTopicPartition, getOrGenErr := b.GetOrGenerateLocalPartition(t, partition)
+	if getOrGenErr != nil {
+		glog.V(4).Infof("GetOrGenerateLocalPartition failed: %v", getOrGenErr)
+		return getOrGenErr
+	}
+	glog.V(4).Infof("GetOrGenerateLocalPartition succeeded, localTopicPartition=%v", localTopicPartition != nil)
+	if localTopicPartition == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get or generate local partition for topic %v partition %v", t, partition)
+	}
+
+	subscriber := topic.NewLocalSubscriber()
+	localTopicPartition.Subscribers.AddSubscriber(clientName, subscriber)
+	glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s connected on %v %v", clientName, t, partition)
+	isConnected := true
+
+	var counter int64
+	startPosition := b.getRequestPosition(req.GetInit())
+	imt := sub_coordinator.NewInflightMessageTracker(int(req.GetInit().SlidingWindowSize))
+
+	defer func() {
+		isConnected = false
+		// Clean up any in-flight messages to prevent them from blocking other subscribers
+		if cleanedCount := imt.Cleanup(); cleanedCount > 0 {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s cleaned up %d in-flight messages on disconnect", clientName, cleanedCount)
+		}
+		localTopicPartition.Subscribers.RemoveSubscriber(clientName)
+		glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s on %v %v disconnected, sent %d", clientName, t, partition, counter)
+		// Use topic-aware shutdown logic to prevent aggressive removal of system topics
+		if localTopicPartition.MaybeShutdownLocalPartitionForTopic(t.Name) {
+			b.localTopicManager.RemoveLocalPartition(t, partition)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// connect to the follower
+	var subscribeFollowMeStream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_SubscribeFollowMeClient
+	glog.V(0).Infof("follower broker: %v", req.GetInit().FollowerBroker)
+	if req.GetInit().FollowerBroker != "" {
+		follower := req.GetInit().FollowerBroker
+		if followerGrpcConnection, err := pb.GrpcDial(ctx, follower, true, b.grpcDialOption); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("fail to dial %s: %v", follower, err)
+		} else {
+			defer func() {
+				println("closing SubscribeFollowMe connection", follower)
+				if subscribeFollowMeStream != nil {
+					subscribeFollowMeStream.CloseSend()
+				}
+				// followerGrpcConnection.Close()
+			}()
+			followerClient := mq_pb.NewSeaweedMessagingClient(followerGrpcConnection)
+			if subscribeFollowMeStream, err = followerClient.SubscribeFollowMe(ctx); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("fail to subscribe to %s: %v", follower, err)
+			} else {
+				if err := subscribeFollowMeStream.Send(&mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest{
+					Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest_Init{
+						Init: &mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest_InitMessage{
+							Topic:         req.GetInit().Topic,
+							Partition:     req.GetInit().GetPartitionOffset().Partition,
+							ConsumerGroup: req.GetInit().ConsumerGroup,
+						},
+					},
+				}); err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("fail to send init to %s: %v", follower, err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		glog.V(0).Infof("follower %s connected", follower)
+	}
+
+	// Channel to handle seek requests - signals Subscribe loop to restart from new offset
+	seekChan := make(chan *mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest_SeekMessage, 1)
+
+	go func() {
+		defer cancel() // CRITICAL: Cancel context when Recv goroutine exits (client disconnect)
+
+		var lastOffset int64
+
+		for {
+			ack, err := stream.Recv()
+
+			if err != nil {
+				if err == io.EOF {
+					// the client has called CloseSend(). This is to ack the close.
+					stream.Send(&mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse{Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse_Ctrl{
+						Ctrl: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse_SubscribeCtrlMessage{
+							IsEndOfStream: true,
+						},
+					}})
+					break
+				}
+				glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition %v subscriber %s lastOffset %d error: %v", t, partition, clientName, lastOffset, err)
+				break
+			}
+			// Handle seek messages
+			if seekMsg := ack.GetSeek(); seekMsg != nil {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s received seek request to offset %d (type %v)",
+					clientName, seekMsg.Offset, seekMsg.OffsetType)
+
+				// Send seek request to Subscribe loop
+				select {
+				case seekChan <- seekMsg:
+					glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s seek request queued", clientName)
+				default:
+					glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s seek request dropped (already pending)", clientName)
+					// Send error response if seek is already in progress
+					stream.Send(&mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse{Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse_Ctrl{
+						Ctrl: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse_SubscribeCtrlMessage{
+							Error: "Seek already in progress",
+						},
+					}})
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if ack.GetAck().Key == nil {
+				// skip ack for control messages
+				continue
+			}
+			imt.AcknowledgeMessage(ack.GetAck().Key, ack.GetAck().TsNs)
+
+			currentLastOffset := imt.GetOldestAckedTimestamp()
+			// Update acknowledged offset and last seen time for this subscriber when it sends an ack
+			subscriber.UpdateAckedOffset(currentLastOffset)
+			// fmt.Printf("%+v recv (%s,%d), oldest %d\n", partition, string(ack.GetAck().Key), ack.GetAck().TsNs, currentLastOffset)
+			if subscribeFollowMeStream != nil && currentLastOffset > lastOffset {
+				if err := subscribeFollowMeStream.Send(&mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest{
+					Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest_Ack{
+						Ack: &mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest_AckMessage{
+							TsNs: currentLastOffset,
+						},
+					},
+				}); err != nil {
+					glog.Errorf("Error sending ack to follower: %v", err)
+					break
+				}
+				lastOffset = currentLastOffset
+				// fmt.Printf("%+v forwarding ack %d\n", partition, lastOffset)
+			}
+		}
+		if lastOffset > 0 {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("saveConsumerGroupOffset %v %v %v %v", t, partition, req.GetInit().ConsumerGroup, lastOffset)
+			if err := b.saveConsumerGroupOffset(t, partition, req.GetInit().ConsumerGroup, lastOffset); err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("saveConsumerGroupOffset partition %v lastOffset %d: %v", partition, lastOffset, err)
+			}
+		}
+		if subscribeFollowMeStream != nil {
+			if err := subscribeFollowMeStream.Send(&mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest{
+				Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest_Close{
+					Close: &mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest_CloseMessage{},
+				},
+			}); err != nil {
+				if err != io.EOF {
+					glog.Errorf("Error sending close to follower: %v", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Create a goroutine to handle context cancellation and wake up the condition variable
+	// This is created ONCE per subscriber, not per callback invocation
+	go func() {
+		<-ctx.Done()
+		// Wake up the condition variable when context is cancelled
+		localTopicPartition.ListenersLock.Lock()
+		localTopicPartition.ListenersCond.Broadcast()
+		localTopicPartition.ListenersLock.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	// Subscribe loop - can be restarted when seek is requested
+	currentPosition := startPosition
+subscribeLoop:
+	for {
+		// Context for this iteration of Subscribe (can be cancelled by seek)
+		subscribeCtx, subscribeCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+
+		// Start Subscribe in a goroutine so we can interrupt it with seek
+		subscribeDone := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			subscribeErr := localTopicPartition.Subscribe(clientName, currentPosition, func() bool {
+				// Check cancellation before waiting
+				if subscribeCtx.Err() != nil || !isConnected {
+					return false
+				}
+
+				// Wait for new data using condition variable (blocking, not polling)
+				localTopicPartition.ListenersLock.Lock()
+				localTopicPartition.ListenersCond.Wait()
+				localTopicPartition.ListenersLock.Unlock()
+
+				// After waking up, check if we should stop
+				return subscribeCtx.Err() == nil && isConnected
+			}, func(logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry) (bool, error) {
+				// Wait for the message to be acknowledged with a timeout to prevent infinite loops
+				const maxWaitTime = 30 * time.Second
+				const checkInterval = 137 * time.Millisecond
+				startTime := time.Now()
+
+				for imt.IsInflight(logEntry.Key) {
+					// Check if we've exceeded the maximum wait time
+					if time.Since(startTime) > maxWaitTime {
+						glog.Warningf("Subscriber %s: message with key %s has been in-flight for more than %v, forcing acknowledgment",
+							clientName, string(logEntry.Key), maxWaitTime)
+						// Force remove the message from in-flight tracking to prevent infinite loop
+						imt.AcknowledgeMessage(logEntry.Key, logEntry.TsNs)
+						break
+					}
+
+					time.Sleep(checkInterval)
+
+					// Check if the client has disconnected by monitoring the context
+					select {
+					case <-subscribeCtx.Done():
+						err := subscribeCtx.Err()
+						if err == context.Canceled {
+							// Subscribe cancelled (seek or disconnect)
+							return false, nil
+						}
+						glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s disconnected: %v", clientName, err)
+						return false, nil
+					default:
+						// Continue processing the request
+					}
+				}
+				if logEntry.Key != nil {
+					imt.EnflightMessage(logEntry.Key, logEntry.TsNs)
+				}
+
+				// Create the message to send
+				dataMsg := &mq_pb.DataMessage{
+					Key:   logEntry.Key,
+					Value: logEntry.Data,
+					TsNs:  logEntry.TsNs,
+				}
+
+				if err := stream.Send(&mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse{Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse_Data{
+					Data: dataMsg,
+				}}); err != nil {
+					glog.Errorf("Error sending data: %v", err)
+					return false, err
+				}
+
+				// Update received offset and last seen time for this subscriber
+				subscriber.UpdateReceivedOffset(logEntry.TsNs)
+
+				counter++
+				return false, nil
+			})
+			subscribeDone <- subscribeErr
+		}()
+
+		// Wait for either Subscribe to complete or a seek request
+		select {
+		case err = <-subscribeDone:
+			subscribeCancel()
+			if err != nil || ctx.Err() != nil {
+				// Subscribe finished with error or main context cancelled - exit loop
+				break subscribeLoop
+			}
+			// Subscribe completed normally (shouldn't happen in streaming mode)
+			break subscribeLoop
+
+		case seekMsg := <-seekChan:
+			// Seek requested - cancel current Subscribe and restart from new offset
+			glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s seeking from offset %d to offset %d (type %v)",
+				clientName, currentPosition.GetOffset(), seekMsg.Offset, seekMsg.OffsetType)
+
+			// Cancel current Subscribe iteration
+			subscribeCancel()
+
+			// Wait for Subscribe to finish cancelling
+			<-subscribeDone
+
+			// Update position for next iteration
+			currentPosition = b.getRequestPositionFromSeek(seekMsg)
+			glog.V(0).Infof("Subscriber %s restarting Subscribe from new offset %d", clientName, seekMsg.Offset)
+
+			// Send acknowledgment that seek completed
+			stream.Send(&mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse{Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse_Ctrl{
+				Ctrl: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse_SubscribeCtrlMessage{
+					Error: "", // Empty error means success
+				},
+			}})
+
+			// Loop will restart with new position
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) getRequestPosition(initMessage *mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest_InitMessage) (startPosition log_buffer.MessagePosition) {
+	if initMessage == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	offset := initMessage.GetPartitionOffset()
+	offsetType := initMessage.OffsetType
+
+	// reset to earliest or latest
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(1, -3)
+		return
+	}
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_LATEST {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(time.Now().UnixNano(), -4)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// use the exact timestamp
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_TS_NS {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(offset.StartTsNs, -2)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// use exact offset (native offset-based positioning)
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_OFFSET {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePositionFromOffset(offset.StartOffset)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// reset to specific offset
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_OFFSET {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePositionFromOffset(offset.StartOffset)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// try to resume
+	if storedOffset, err := b.readConsumerGroupOffset(initMessage); err == nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("resume from saved offset %v %v %v: %v", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition, initMessage.ConsumerGroup, storedOffset)
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(storedOffset, -2)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_RESUME_OR_EARLIEST {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(1, -5)
+	} else if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_RESUME_OR_LATEST {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(time.Now().UnixNano(), -6)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// getRequestPositionFromSeek converts a seek request to a MessagePosition
+// This is used when implementing full seek support in Subscribe loop
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) getRequestPositionFromSeek(seekMsg *mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest_SeekMessage) (startPosition log_buffer.MessagePosition) {
+	if seekMsg == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	offsetType := seekMsg.OffsetType
+	offset := seekMsg.Offset
+
+	// reset to earliest or latest
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(1, -3)
+		return
+	}
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_LATEST {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(time.Now().UnixNano(), -4)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// use the exact timestamp
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_TS_NS {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(offset, -2)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// use exact offset (native offset-based positioning)
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_OFFSET {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePositionFromOffset(offset)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// reset to specific offset
+	if offsetType == schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_OFFSET {
+		startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePositionFromOffset(offset)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// default to exact offset
+	startPosition = log_buffer.NewMessagePositionFromOffset(offset)
+	return
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub_coordinator.go

@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/sub_coordinator"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+// SubscriberToSubCoordinator coordinates the subscribers
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) SubscriberToSubCoordinator(stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_SubscriberToSubCoordinatorServer) error {
+	if !b.isLockOwner() {
+		return status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "not current broker balancer")
+	}
+	req, err := stream.Recv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var cgi *sub_coordinator.ConsumerGroupInstance
+	var cg *sub_coordinator.ConsumerGroup
+	// process init message
+	initMessage := req.GetInit()
+	if initMessage != nil {
+		cg, cgi, err = b.SubCoordinator.AddSubscriber(initMessage)
+		if err != nil {
+			return status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "failed to add subscriber: %v", err)
+		}
+		glog.V(0).Infof("subscriber %s/%s/%s connected", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerGroupInstanceId, initMessage.Topic)
+	} else {
+		return status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "subscriber init message is empty")
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		b.SubCoordinator.RemoveSubscriber(initMessage)
+		glog.V(0).Infof("subscriber %s/%s/%s disconnected: %v", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerGroupInstanceId, initMessage.Topic, err)
+	}()
+
+	ctx := stream.Context()
+
+	go func() {
+		// process ack messages
+		for {
+			req, err := stream.Recv()
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("subscriber %s/%s/%s receive: %v", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerGroupInstanceId, initMessage.Topic, err)
+			}
+
+			if ackUnAssignment := req.GetAckUnAssignment(); ackUnAssignment != nil {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("subscriber %s/%s/%s ack close of %v", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerGroupInstanceId, initMessage.Topic, ackUnAssignment)
+				cg.AckUnAssignment(cgi, ackUnAssignment)
+			}
+			if ackAssignment := req.GetAckAssignment(); ackAssignment != nil {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("subscriber %s/%s/%s ack assignment %v", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerGroupInstanceId, initMessage.Topic, ackAssignment)
+				cg.AckAssignment(cgi, ackAssignment)
+			}
+
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				err := ctx.Err()
+				if err == context.Canceled {
+					// Client disconnected
+					return
+				}
+				return
+			default:
+				// Continue processing the request
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// send commands to subscriber
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			err := ctx.Err()
+			if err == context.Canceled {
+				// Client disconnected
+				return err
+			}
+			glog.V(0).Infof("subscriber %s/%s/%s disconnected: %v", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerGroupInstanceId, initMessage.Topic, err)
+			return err
+		case message := <-cgi.ResponseChan:
+			glog.V(0).Infof("subscriber %s/%s/%s send: %v", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerGroupInstanceId, initMessage.Topic, message)
+			if err := stream.Send(message); err != nil {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("subscriber %s/%s/%s send: %v", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerGroupInstanceId, initMessage.Topic, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub_follow.go

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+)
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) SubscribeFollowMe(stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_SubscribeFollowMeServer) (err error) {
+	var req *mq_pb.SubscribeFollowMeRequest
+	req, err = stream.Recv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	initMessage := req.GetInit()
+	if initMessage == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing init message")
+	}
+
+	// create an in-memory offset
+	var lastOffset int64
+
+	// follow each published messages
+	for {
+		// receive a message
+		req, err = stream.Recv()
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				err = nil
+				break
+			}
+			glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition %v subscribe stream error: %v", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition, err)
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Process the received message
+		if ackMessage := req.GetAck(); ackMessage != nil {
+			lastOffset = ackMessage.TsNs
+			// println("sub follower got offset", lastOffset)
+		} else if closeMessage := req.GetClose(); closeMessage != nil {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition %v subscribe stream closed: %v", initMessage.Topic, initMessage.Partition, closeMessage)
+			return nil
+		} else {
+			glog.Errorf("unknown message: %v", req)
+		}
+	}
+
+	t, p := topic.FromPbTopic(initMessage.Topic), topic.FromPbPartition(initMessage.Partition)
+
+	if lastOffset > 0 {
+		err = b.saveConsumerGroupOffset(t, p, initMessage.ConsumerGroup, lastOffset)
+	}
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("shut down follower for %v offset %d", initMessage, lastOffset)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) readConsumerGroupOffset(initMessage *mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest_InitMessage) (offset int64, err error) {
+	t, p := topic.FromPbTopic(initMessage.Topic), topic.FromPbPartition(initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition)
+
+	// Use the offset manager's consumer group storage
+	return b.offsetManager.LoadConsumerGroupOffset(t, p, initMessage.ConsumerGroup)
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) saveConsumerGroupOffset(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition, consumerGroup string, offset int64) error {
+	// Use the offset manager's consumer group storage
+	glog.V(0).Infof("saving topic %s partition %v consumer group %s offset %d", t, p, consumerGroup, offset)
+	return b.offsetManager.SaveConsumerGroupOffset(t, p, consumerGroup, offset)
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub_offset.go

@@ -0,0 +1,253 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/offset"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/log_buffer"
+)
+
+// SubscribeWithOffset handles subscription requests with offset-based positioning
+// TODO: This extends the broker with offset-aware subscription support
+// ASSUMPTION: This will eventually be integrated into the main SubscribeMessage method
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) SubscribeWithOffset(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	req *mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest,
+	stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_SubscribeMessageServer,
+	offsetType schema_pb.OffsetType,
+	startOffset int64,
+) error {
+
+	initMessage := req.GetInit()
+	if initMessage == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing init message")
+	}
+
+	// Extract partition information from the request
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(initMessage.Topic)
+
+	// Get partition from the request's partition_offset field
+	if initMessage.PartitionOffset == nil || initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing partition information in request")
+	}
+
+	// Use the partition information from the request
+	p := topic.Partition{
+		RingSize:   initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition.RingSize,
+		RangeStart: initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition.RangeStart,
+		RangeStop:  initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition.RangeStop,
+		UnixTimeNs: initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition.UnixTimeNs,
+	}
+
+	// Create offset-based subscription
+	subscriptionID := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-%d", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerId, startOffset)
+	subscription, err := b.offsetManager.CreateSubscription(subscriptionID, t, p, offsetType, startOffset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create offset subscription: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		if closeErr := b.offsetManager.CloseSubscription(subscriptionID); closeErr != nil {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("Failed to close subscription %s: %v", subscriptionID, closeErr)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Get local partition for reading
+	localTopicPartition, err := b.GetOrGenerateLocalPartition(t, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("topic %v partition %v not found: %v", t, p, err)
+	}
+
+	// Subscribe to messages using offset-based positioning
+	return b.subscribeWithOffsetSubscription(ctx, localTopicPartition, subscription, stream, initMessage)
+}
+
+// subscribeWithOffsetSubscription handles the actual message consumption with offset tracking
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) subscribeWithOffsetSubscription(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	localPartition *topic.LocalPartition,
+	subscription *offset.OffsetSubscription,
+	stream mq_pb.SeaweedMessaging_SubscribeMessageServer,
+	initMessage *mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest_InitMessage,
+) error {
+
+	clientName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", initMessage.ConsumerGroup, initMessage.ConsumerId)
+
+	// TODO: Implement offset-based message reading
+	// ASSUMPTION: For now, we'll use the existing subscription mechanism and track offsets separately
+	// This should be replaced with proper offset-based reading from storage
+
+	// Convert the subscription's current offset to a proper MessagePosition
+	startPosition, err := b.convertOffsetToMessagePosition(subscription)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to convert offset to message position: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("[%s] Starting Subscribe for topic %s partition %d-%d at offset %d",
+		clientName, subscription.TopicName, subscription.Partition.RangeStart, subscription.Partition.RangeStop, subscription.CurrentOffset)
+
+	return localPartition.Subscribe(clientName,
+		startPosition,
+		func() bool {
+			// Check if context is cancelled (client disconnected)
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				glog.V(0).Infof("[%s] Context cancelled, stopping", clientName)
+				return false
+			default:
+			}
+
+			// Check if subscription is still active and not at end
+			if !subscription.IsActive {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("[%s] Subscription not active, stopping", clientName)
+				return false
+			}
+
+			atEnd, err := subscription.IsAtEnd()
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("[%s] Error checking if subscription at end: %v", clientName, err)
+				return false
+			}
+
+			if atEnd {
+				glog.V(4).Infof("[%s] At end of subscription, stopping", clientName)
+				return false
+			}
+
+			// Add a small sleep to avoid CPU busy-wait when checking for new data
+			time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+			return true
+		},
+		func(logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry) (bool, error) {
+			// Check if this message matches our offset requirements
+			currentOffset := subscription.GetNextOffset()
+
+			if logEntry.Offset < currentOffset {
+				// Skip messages before our current offset
+				return false, nil
+			}
+
+			// Send message to client
+			if err := stream.Send(&mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse{
+				Message: &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageResponse_Data{
+					Data: &mq_pb.DataMessage{
+						Key:   logEntry.Key,
+						Value: logEntry.Data,
+						TsNs:  logEntry.TsNs,
+					},
+				},
+			}); err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Error sending data to %s: %v", clientName, err)
+				return false, err
+			}
+
+			// Advance subscription offset
+			subscription.AdvanceOffset()
+
+			// Check context for cancellation
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return true, ctx.Err()
+			default:
+				return false, nil
+			}
+		})
+}
+
+// GetSubscriptionInfo returns information about an active subscription
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetSubscriptionInfo(subscriptionID string) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	subscription, err := b.offsetManager.GetSubscription(subscriptionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	lag, err := subscription.GetLag()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	atEnd, err := subscription.IsAtEnd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return map[string]interface{}{
+		"subscription_id": subscription.ID,
+		"start_offset":    subscription.StartOffset,
+		"current_offset":  subscription.CurrentOffset,
+		"offset_type":     subscription.OffsetType.String(),
+		"is_active":       subscription.IsActive,
+		"lag":             lag,
+		"at_end":          atEnd,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// ListActiveSubscriptions returns information about all active subscriptions
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) ListActiveSubscriptions() ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	subscriptions, err := b.offsetManager.ListActiveSubscriptions()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	result := make([]map[string]interface{}, len(subscriptions))
+	for i, subscription := range subscriptions {
+		lag, _ := subscription.GetLag()
+		atEnd, _ := subscription.IsAtEnd()
+
+		result[i] = map[string]interface{}{
+			"subscription_id": subscription.ID,
+			"start_offset":    subscription.StartOffset,
+			"current_offset":  subscription.CurrentOffset,
+			"offset_type":     subscription.OffsetType.String(),
+			"is_active":       subscription.IsActive,
+			"lag":             lag,
+			"at_end":          atEnd,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// SeekSubscription seeks an existing subscription to a specific offset
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) SeekSubscription(subscriptionID string, offset int64) error {
+	subscription, err := b.offsetManager.GetSubscription(subscriptionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return subscription.SeekToOffset(offset)
+}
+
+// convertOffsetToMessagePosition converts a subscription's current offset to a MessagePosition for log_buffer
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) convertOffsetToMessagePosition(subscription *offset.OffsetSubscription) (log_buffer.MessagePosition, error) {
+	currentOffset := subscription.GetNextOffset()
+
+	// Handle special offset cases
+	switch subscription.OffsetType {
+	case schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST:
+		return log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(1, -3), nil
+
+	case schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_LATEST:
+		return log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(time.Now().UnixNano(), -4), nil
+
+	case schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_OFFSET:
+		// Use proper offset-based positioning that provides consistent results
+		// This uses the same approach as the main subscription handler in broker_grpc_sub.go
+		return log_buffer.NewMessagePositionFromOffset(currentOffset), nil
+
+	case schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_TS_NS:
+		// For exact timestamps, use the timestamp directly
+		return log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(currentOffset, -2), nil
+
+	default:
+		// Default to starting from current time for unknown offset types
+		return log_buffer.NewMessagePosition(time.Now().UnixNano(), -2), nil
+	}
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_sub_offset_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,707 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/offset"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/log_buffer"
+)
+
+func TestConvertOffsetToMessagePosition(t *testing.T) {
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		offsetType    schema_pb.OffsetType
+		currentOffset int64
+		expectedBatch int64
+		expectError   bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "reset to earliest",
+			offsetType:    schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST,
+			currentOffset: 0,
+			expectedBatch: -3,
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "reset to latest",
+			offsetType:    schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_LATEST,
+			currentOffset: 0,
+			expectedBatch: -4,
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "exact offset zero",
+			offsetType:    schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_OFFSET,
+			currentOffset: 0,
+			expectedBatch: 0, // NewMessagePositionFromOffset stores offset directly in Offset field
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "exact offset non-zero",
+			offsetType:    schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_OFFSET,
+			currentOffset: 100,
+			expectedBatch: 100, // NewMessagePositionFromOffset stores offset directly in Offset field
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "exact timestamp",
+			offsetType:    schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_TS_NS,
+			currentOffset: 50,
+			expectedBatch: -2,
+			expectError:   false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Create a mock subscription
+			subscription := &offset.OffsetSubscription{
+				ID:            "test-subscription",
+				CurrentOffset: tt.currentOffset,
+				OffsetType:    tt.offsetType,
+				IsActive:      true,
+			}
+
+			position, err := broker.convertOffsetToMessagePosition(subscription)
+
+			if tt.expectError && err == nil {
+				t.Error("Expected error but got none")
+				return
+			}
+
+			if !tt.expectError && err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if position.Offset != tt.expectedBatch {
+				t.Errorf("Expected batch index %d, got %d", tt.expectedBatch, position.Offset)
+			}
+
+			// Verify that the timestamp is reasonable (not zero for most cases)
+			// Note: EXACT_OFFSET uses epoch time (zero) with NewMessagePositionFromOffset
+			if tt.offsetType != schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST &&
+				tt.offsetType != schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_OFFSET &&
+				position.Time.IsZero() {
+				t.Error("Expected non-zero timestamp")
+			}
+
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConvertOffsetToMessagePosition_OffsetEncoding(t *testing.T) {
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{}
+
+	// Test that offset-based positions encode the offset correctly in Offset field
+	testCases := []struct {
+		offset             int64
+		expectedBatch      int64
+		expectedIsSentinel bool // Should timestamp be the offset sentinel value?
+	}{
+		{10, 10, true},
+		{100, 100, true},
+		{0, 0, true},
+		{42, 42, true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("offset_%d", tc.offset), func(t *testing.T) {
+			subscription := &offset.OffsetSubscription{
+				ID:            fmt.Sprintf("test-%d", tc.offset),
+				CurrentOffset: tc.offset,
+				OffsetType:    schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_OFFSET,
+				IsActive:      true,
+			}
+
+			pos, err := broker.convertOffsetToMessagePosition(subscription)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			// Check Offset encoding
+			if pos.Offset != tc.expectedBatch {
+				t.Errorf("Expected batch index %d, got %d", tc.expectedBatch, pos.Offset)
+			}
+
+			// Verify the offset can be extracted correctly using IsOffsetBased/GetOffset
+			if !pos.IsOffsetBased {
+				t.Error("Position should be detected as offset-based")
+			}
+
+			// Check that IsOffsetBased flag is set correctly
+			if tc.expectedIsSentinel && !pos.IsOffsetBased {
+				t.Error("Expected offset-based position but IsOffsetBased=false")
+			}
+
+			if extractedOffset := pos.GetOffset(); extractedOffset != tc.offset {
+				t.Errorf("Expected extracted offset %d, got %d", tc.offset, extractedOffset)
+			}
+
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConvertOffsetToMessagePosition_ConsistentResults(t *testing.T) {
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{}
+
+	subscription := &offset.OffsetSubscription{
+		ID:            "consistent-test",
+		CurrentOffset: 42,
+		OffsetType:    schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_OFFSET,
+		IsActive:      true,
+	}
+
+	// Call multiple times within a short period
+	positions := make([]log_buffer.MessagePosition, 5)
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		pos, err := broker.convertOffsetToMessagePosition(subscription)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected error on iteration %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+		positions[i] = pos
+		time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond) // Small delay
+	}
+
+	// All positions should have the same Offset
+	for i := 1; i < len(positions); i++ {
+		if positions[i].Offset != positions[0].Offset {
+			t.Errorf("Inconsistent Offset: %d vs %d", positions[0].Offset, positions[i].Offset)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// With NewMessagePositionFromOffset, timestamps should be identical (zero time for offset-based)
+	expectedTime := time.Time{}
+	for i := 0; i < len(positions); i++ {
+		if !positions[i].Time.Equal(expectedTime) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected all timestamps to be sentinel time (%v), got %v at index %d",
+				expectedTime, positions[i].Time, i)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestConvertOffsetToMessagePosition_FixVerification(t *testing.T) {
+	// This test specifically verifies that the fix addresses the issue mentioned:
+	// "The calculated timestamp for a given offset will change every time the function is called"
+
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{}
+
+	subscription := &offset.OffsetSubscription{
+		ID:            "fix-verification",
+		CurrentOffset: 123,
+		OffsetType:    schema_pb.OffsetType_EXACT_OFFSET,
+		IsActive:      true,
+	}
+
+	// Call the function multiple times with delays to simulate real-world usage
+	var positions []log_buffer.MessagePosition
+	var timestamps []int64
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		pos, err := broker.convertOffsetToMessagePosition(subscription)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Unexpected error on iteration %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+		positions = append(positions, pos)
+		timestamps = append(timestamps, pos.Time.UnixNano())
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Millisecond) // Small delay to ensure time progression
+	}
+
+	// Verify ALL timestamps are identical (no time-based variance)
+	expectedTimestamp := timestamps[0]
+	for i, ts := range timestamps {
+		if ts != expectedTimestamp {
+			t.Errorf("Timestamp variance detected at call %d: expected %d, got %d", i, expectedTimestamp, ts)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify ALL Offset values are identical
+	expectedBatch := positions[0].Offset
+	for i, pos := range positions {
+		if pos.Offset != expectedBatch {
+			t.Errorf("Offset variance detected at call %d: expected %d, got %d", i, expectedBatch, pos.Offset)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify the offset can be consistently extracted
+	expectedOffset := subscription.CurrentOffset
+	for i, pos := range positions {
+		if extractedOffset := pos.GetOffset(); extractedOffset != expectedOffset {
+			t.Errorf("Extracted offset variance at call %d: expected %d, got %d", i, expectedOffset, extractedOffset)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestPartitionIdentityConsistency(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that partition identity is preserved from request to avoid breaking offset manager keys
+
+	// Create a mock init message with specific partition info
+	partition := &schema_pb.Partition{
+		RingSize:   32,
+		RangeStart: 0,
+		RangeStop:  31,
+		UnixTimeNs: 1234567890123456789, // Fixed timestamp
+	}
+
+	initMessage := &mq_pb.SubscribeMessageRequest_InitMessage{
+		ConsumerGroup: "test-group",
+		ConsumerId:    "test-consumer",
+		PartitionOffset: &schema_pb.PartitionOffset{
+			Partition: partition,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Simulate the partition creation logic from SubscribeWithOffset
+	p := topic.Partition{
+		RingSize:   initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition.RingSize,
+		RangeStart: initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition.RangeStart,
+		RangeStop:  initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition.RangeStop,
+		UnixTimeNs: initMessage.PartitionOffset.Partition.UnixTimeNs,
+	}
+
+	// Verify that the partition preserves the original UnixTimeNs
+	if p.UnixTimeNs != partition.UnixTimeNs {
+		t.Errorf("Partition UnixTimeNs not preserved: expected %d, got %d",
+			partition.UnixTimeNs, p.UnixTimeNs)
+	}
+
+	// Verify partition key consistency
+	expectedKey := fmt.Sprintf("ring:%d:range:%d-%d:time:%d",
+		partition.RingSize, partition.RangeStart, partition.RangeStop, partition.UnixTimeNs)
+
+	actualKey := fmt.Sprintf("ring:%d:range:%d-%d:time:%d",
+		p.RingSize, p.RangeStart, p.RangeStop, p.UnixTimeNs)
+
+	if actualKey != expectedKey {
+		t.Errorf("Partition key mismatch: expected %s, got %s", expectedKey, actualKey)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestBrokerOffsetManager_GetSubscription_Fixed(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that GetSubscription now works correctly after the fix
+
+	storage := NewInMemoryOffsetStorageForTesting()
+	offsetManager := NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithStorage(storage)
+
+	// Create test topic and partition
+	testTopic := topic.Topic{Namespace: "test", Name: "topic1"}
+	testPartition := topic.Partition{
+		RingSize:   32,
+		RangeStart: 0,
+		RangeStop:  31,
+		UnixTimeNs: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+	}
+
+	// Test getting non-existent subscription
+	_, err := offsetManager.GetSubscription("non-existent")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error for non-existent subscription")
+	}
+
+	// Create a subscription
+	subscriptionID := "test-subscription-fixed"
+	subscription, err := offsetManager.CreateSubscription(
+		subscriptionID,
+		testTopic,
+		testPartition,
+		schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST,
+		0,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create subscription: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Test getting existing subscription (this should now work)
+	retrievedSub, err := offsetManager.GetSubscription(subscriptionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetSubscription failed after fix: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if retrievedSub.ID != subscription.ID {
+		t.Errorf("Expected subscription ID %s, got %s", subscription.ID, retrievedSub.ID)
+	}
+
+	if retrievedSub.OffsetType != subscription.OffsetType {
+		t.Errorf("Expected offset type %v, got %v", subscription.OffsetType, retrievedSub.OffsetType)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestBrokerOffsetManager_ListActiveSubscriptions_Fixed(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that ListActiveSubscriptions now works correctly after the fix
+
+	storage := NewInMemoryOffsetStorageForTesting()
+	offsetManager := NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithStorage(storage)
+
+	// Create test topic and partition
+	testTopic := topic.Topic{Namespace: "test", Name: "topic1"}
+	testPartition := topic.Partition{
+		RingSize:   32,
+		RangeStart: 0,
+		RangeStop:  31,
+		UnixTimeNs: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+	}
+
+	// Initially should have no subscriptions
+	subscriptions, err := offsetManager.ListActiveSubscriptions()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListActiveSubscriptions failed after fix: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(subscriptions) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0 subscriptions, got %d", len(subscriptions))
+	}
+
+	// Create multiple subscriptions (use RESET types to avoid HWM validation issues)
+	subscriptionIDs := []string{"sub-fixed-1", "sub-fixed-2", "sub-fixed-3"}
+	offsetTypes := []schema_pb.OffsetType{
+		schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST,
+		schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_LATEST,
+		schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST, // Changed from EXACT_OFFSET
+	}
+
+	for i, subID := range subscriptionIDs {
+		_, err := offsetManager.CreateSubscription(
+			subID,
+			testTopic,
+			testPartition,
+			offsetTypes[i],
+			0, // Use 0 for all to avoid validation issues
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to create subscription %s: %v", subID, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// List all subscriptions (this should now work)
+	subscriptions, err = offsetManager.ListActiveSubscriptions()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ListActiveSubscriptions failed after fix: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(subscriptions) != len(subscriptionIDs) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %d subscriptions, got %d", len(subscriptionIDs), len(subscriptions))
+	}
+
+	// Verify all subscriptions are active
+	for _, sub := range subscriptions {
+		if !sub.IsActive {
+			t.Errorf("Subscription %s should be active", sub.ID)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestMessageQueueBroker_ListActiveSubscriptions_Fixed(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that the broker-level ListActiveSubscriptions now works correctly
+
+	storage := NewInMemoryOffsetStorageForTesting()
+	offsetManager := NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithStorage(storage)
+
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{
+		offsetManager: offsetManager,
+	}
+
+	// Create test topic and partition
+	testTopic := topic.Topic{Namespace: "test", Name: "topic1"}
+	testPartition := topic.Partition{
+		RingSize:   32,
+		RangeStart: 0,
+		RangeStop:  31,
+		UnixTimeNs: time.Now().UnixNano(),
+	}
+
+	// Initially should have no subscriptions
+	subscriptionInfos, err := broker.ListActiveSubscriptions()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Broker ListActiveSubscriptions failed after fix: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(subscriptionInfos) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0 subscription infos, got %d", len(subscriptionInfos))
+	}
+
+	// Create subscriptions with different offset types (use RESET types to avoid HWM validation issues)
+	testCases := []struct {
+		id          string
+		offsetType  schema_pb.OffsetType
+		startOffset int64
+	}{
+		{"broker-earliest-sub", schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST, 0},
+		{"broker-latest-sub", schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_LATEST, 0},
+		{"broker-reset-sub", schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST, 0}, // Changed from EXACT_OFFSET
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		_, err := broker.offsetManager.CreateSubscription(
+			tc.id,
+			testTopic,
+			testPartition,
+			tc.offsetType,
+			tc.startOffset,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to create subscription %s: %v", tc.id, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// List subscription infos (this should now work)
+	subscriptionInfos, err = broker.ListActiveSubscriptions()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Broker ListActiveSubscriptions failed after fix: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if len(subscriptionInfos) != len(testCases) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %d subscription infos, got %d", len(testCases), len(subscriptionInfos))
+	}
+
+	// Verify subscription info structure
+	for _, info := range subscriptionInfos {
+		// Check required fields
+		requiredFields := []string{
+			"subscription_id", "start_offset", "current_offset",
+			"offset_type", "is_active", "lag", "at_end",
+		}
+
+		for _, field := range requiredFields {
+			if _, ok := info[field]; !ok {
+				t.Errorf("Missing field %s in subscription info", field)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Verify is_active is true
+		if isActive, ok := info["is_active"].(bool); !ok || !isActive {
+			t.Errorf("Expected is_active to be true, got %v", info["is_active"])
+		}
+
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSingleWriterPerPartitionCorrectness(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that demonstrates correctness under single-writer-per-partition model
+
+	// Simulate two brokers with separate offset managers but same partition
+	storage1 := NewInMemoryOffsetStorageForTesting()
+	storage2 := NewInMemoryOffsetStorageForTesting()
+
+	offsetManager1 := NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithStorage(storage1)
+	offsetManager2 := NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithStorage(storage2)
+
+	broker1 := &MessageQueueBroker{offsetManager: offsetManager1}
+	broker2 := &MessageQueueBroker{offsetManager: offsetManager2}
+
+	// Same partition identity (this is key for correctness)
+	fixedTimestamp := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	testTopic := topic.Topic{Namespace: "test", Name: "shared-topic"}
+	testPartition := topic.Partition{
+		RingSize:   32,
+		RangeStart: 0,
+		RangeStop:  31,
+		UnixTimeNs: fixedTimestamp, // Same timestamp = same partition identity
+	}
+
+	// Broker 1 is the leader for this partition - assigns offsets
+	baseOffset, lastOffset, err := broker1.offsetManager.AssignBatchOffsets(testTopic, testPartition, 10)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to assign offsets on broker1: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if baseOffset != 0 || lastOffset != 9 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected offsets 0-9, got %d-%d", baseOffset, lastOffset)
+	}
+
+	// Get HWM from leader
+	hwm1, err := broker1.offsetManager.GetHighWaterMark(testTopic, testPartition)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get HWM from broker1: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if hwm1 != 10 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected HWM 10 on leader, got %d", hwm1)
+	}
+
+	// Broker 2 is a follower - should have HWM 0 (no local assignments)
+	hwm2, err := broker2.offsetManager.GetHighWaterMark(testTopic, testPartition)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get HWM from broker2: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if hwm2 != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected HWM 0 on follower, got %d", hwm2)
+	}
+
+	// Create subscription on leader (where offsets were assigned)
+	subscription1, err := broker1.offsetManager.CreateSubscription(
+		"leader-subscription",
+		testTopic,
+		testPartition,
+		schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST,
+		0,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create subscription on leader: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify subscription can see the correct HWM
+	lag1, err := subscription1.GetLag()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get lag on leader subscription: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if lag1 != 10 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected lag 10 on leader subscription, got %d", lag1)
+	}
+
+	// Create subscription on follower (should have different lag due to local HWM)
+	subscription2, err := broker2.offsetManager.CreateSubscription(
+		"follower-subscription",
+		testTopic,
+		testPartition,
+		schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST,
+		0,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create subscription on follower: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	lag2, err := subscription2.GetLag()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get lag on follower subscription: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if lag2 != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected lag 0 on follower subscription (no local data), got %d", lag2)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestEndToEndWorkflowAfterFixes(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test the complete workflow with all fixes applied
+
+	storage := NewInMemoryOffsetStorageForTesting()
+	offsetManager := NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithStorage(storage)
+
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{
+		offsetManager: offsetManager,
+	}
+
+	// Create test topic and partition with fixed timestamp
+	fixedTimestamp := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	testTopic := topic.Topic{Namespace: "test", Name: "e2e-topic"}
+	testPartition := topic.Partition{
+		RingSize:   32,
+		RangeStart: 0,
+		RangeStop:  31,
+		UnixTimeNs: fixedTimestamp,
+	}
+
+	subscriptionID := "e2e-test-sub"
+
+	// 1. Create subscription (use RESET_TO_EARLIEST to avoid HWM validation issues)
+	subscription, err := broker.offsetManager.CreateSubscription(
+		subscriptionID,
+		testTopic,
+		testPartition,
+		schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST,
+		0,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create subscription: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// 2. Verify GetSubscription works
+	retrievedSub, err := broker.offsetManager.GetSubscription(subscriptionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetSubscription failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if retrievedSub.ID != subscription.ID {
+		t.Errorf("GetSubscription returned wrong subscription: expected %s, got %s",
+			subscription.ID, retrievedSub.ID)
+	}
+
+	// 3. Verify it appears in active list
+	activeList, err := broker.ListActiveSubscriptions()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to list active subscriptions: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	found := false
+	for _, info := range activeList {
+		if info["subscription_id"] == subscriptionID {
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if !found {
+		t.Error("New subscription not found in active list")
+	}
+
+	// 4. Get subscription info
+	info, err := broker.GetSubscriptionInfo(subscriptionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get subscription info: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if info["subscription_id"] != subscriptionID {
+		t.Errorf("Wrong subscription ID in info: expected %s, got %v", subscriptionID, info["subscription_id"])
+	}
+
+	// 5. Assign some offsets to create data for seeking
+	_, _, err = broker.offsetManager.AssignBatchOffsets(testTopic, testPartition, 50)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to assign offsets: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// 6. Seek subscription
+	newOffset := int64(42)
+	err = broker.SeekSubscription(subscriptionID, newOffset)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to seek subscription: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// 7. Verify seek worked
+	updatedInfo, err := broker.GetSubscriptionInfo(subscriptionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get updated subscription info: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if updatedInfo["current_offset"] != newOffset {
+		t.Errorf("Seek didn't work: expected offset %d, got %v", newOffset, updatedInfo["current_offset"])
+	}
+
+	// 8. Test offset to timestamp conversion with fixed partition identity
+	updatedSub, err := broker.offsetManager.GetSubscription(subscriptionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get updated subscription: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	position, err := broker.convertOffsetToMessagePosition(updatedSub)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to convert offset to position: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if position.Time.IsZero() {
+		t.Error("Expected non-zero timestamp from conversion")
+	}
+
+	// 9. Verify partition identity consistency throughout
+	partitionKey1 := fmt.Sprintf("ring:%d:range:%d-%d:time:%d",
+		testPartition.RingSize, testPartition.RangeStart, testPartition.RangeStop, testPartition.UnixTimeNs)
+
+	partitionKey2 := fmt.Sprintf("ring:%d:range:%d-%d:time:%d",
+		testPartition.RingSize, testPartition.RangeStart, testPartition.RangeStop, fixedTimestamp)
+
+	if partitionKey1 != partitionKey2 {
+		t.Errorf("Partition key inconsistency: %s != %s", partitionKey1, partitionKey2)
+	}
+
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_grpc_topic_partition_control.go

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+)
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) ClosePublishers(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.ClosePublishersRequest) (resp *mq_pb.ClosePublishersResponse, err error) {
+	resp = &mq_pb.ClosePublishersResponse{}
+
+	t := topic.FromPbTopic(request.Topic)
+
+	b.localTopicManager.ClosePublishers(t, request.UnixTimeNs)
+
+	// wait until all publishers are closed
+	b.localTopicManager.WaitUntilNoPublishers(t)
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) CloseSubscribers(ctx context.Context, request *mq_pb.CloseSubscribersRequest) (resp *mq_pb.CloseSubscribersResponse, err error) {
+	resp = &mq_pb.CloseSubscribersResponse{}
+
+	b.localTopicManager.CloseSubscribers(topic.FromPbTopic(request.Topic), request.UnixTimeNs)
+
+	return
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_log_buffer_offset.go

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/log_buffer"
+)
+
+// OffsetAssignmentFunc is a function type for assigning offsets to messages
+type OffsetAssignmentFunc func() (int64, error)
+
+// AddToBufferWithOffset adds a message to the log buffer with offset assignment
+// TODO: This is a temporary solution until LogBuffer can be modified to accept offset assignment
+// ASSUMPTION: This function will be integrated into LogBuffer.AddToBuffer in the future
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) AddToBufferWithOffset(
+	logBuffer *log_buffer.LogBuffer,
+	message *mq_pb.DataMessage,
+	t topic.Topic,
+	p topic.Partition,
+) error {
+	// Assign offset for this message
+	offset, err := b.offsetManager.AssignOffset(t, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION: Pre-process expensive operations OUTSIDE the lock
+	processingTsNs := message.TsNs
+	if processingTsNs == 0 {
+		processingTsNs = time.Now().UnixNano()
+	}
+
+	// Create LogEntry with assigned offset
+	logEntry := &filer_pb.LogEntry{
+		TsNs:             processingTsNs,
+		PartitionKeyHash: util.HashToInt32(message.Key),
+		Data:             message.Value,
+		Key:              message.Key,
+		Offset:           offset, // Add the assigned offset
+	}
+
+	// Use the existing LogBuffer infrastructure for the rest
+	// TODO: This is a workaround - ideally LogBuffer should handle offset assignment
+	// For now, we'll add the message with the pre-assigned offset
+	return b.addLogEntryToBuffer(logBuffer, logEntry)
+}
+
+// addLogEntryToBuffer adds a pre-constructed LogEntry to the buffer
+// This is a helper function that directly uses LogBuffer.AddLogEntryToBuffer
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) addLogEntryToBuffer(
+	logBuffer *log_buffer.LogBuffer,
+	logEntry *filer_pb.LogEntry,
+) error {
+	// Use the AddLogEntryToBuffer method to preserve offset information
+	// This ensures the offset is maintained throughout the entire data flow
+	return logBuffer.AddLogEntryToBuffer(logEntry)
+}
+
+// GetPartitionOffsetInfoInternal returns offset information for a partition (internal method)
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetPartitionOffsetInfoInternal(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition) (*PartitionOffsetInfo, error) {
+	info, err := b.offsetManager.GetPartitionOffsetInfo(t, p)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// CRITICAL FIX: Also check LogBuffer for in-memory messages
+	// The offset manager only tracks assigned offsets from persistent storage
+	// But the LogBuffer contains recently written messages that haven't been flushed yet
+	localPartition := b.localTopicManager.GetLocalPartition(t, p)
+	logBufferHWM := int64(-1)
+	if localPartition != nil && localPartition.LogBuffer != nil {
+		logBufferHWM = localPartition.LogBuffer.GetOffset()
+	} else {
+	}
+
+	// Use the MAX of offset manager HWM and LogBuffer HWM
+	// This ensures we report the correct HWM even if data hasn't been flushed to disk yet
+	// IMPORTANT: Use >= not > because when they're equal, we still want the correct value
+	highWaterMark := info.HighWaterMark
+	if logBufferHWM >= 0 && logBufferHWM > highWaterMark {
+		highWaterMark = logBufferHWM
+	} else if logBufferHWM >= 0 && logBufferHWM == highWaterMark && highWaterMark > 0 {
+	} else if logBufferHWM >= 0 {
+	}
+
+	// Latest offset is HWM - 1 (last assigned offset)
+	latestOffset := highWaterMark - 1
+	if highWaterMark == 0 {
+		latestOffset = -1 // No records
+	}
+
+	// Convert to broker-specific format
+	return &PartitionOffsetInfo{
+		Topic:               t,
+		Partition:           p,
+		EarliestOffset:      info.EarliestOffset,
+		LatestOffset:        latestOffset,
+		HighWaterMark:       highWaterMark,
+		RecordCount:         highWaterMark, // HWM equals record count (offsets 0 to HWM-1)
+		ActiveSubscriptions: info.ActiveSubscriptions,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// PartitionOffsetInfo provides offset information for a partition (broker-specific)
+type PartitionOffsetInfo struct {
+	Topic               topic.Topic
+	Partition           topic.Partition
+	EarliestOffset      int64
+	LatestOffset        int64
+	HighWaterMark       int64
+	RecordCount         int64
+	ActiveSubscriptions int64
+}
+
+// CreateOffsetSubscription creates an offset-based subscription through the broker
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) CreateOffsetSubscription(
+	subscriptionID string,
+	t topic.Topic,
+	p topic.Partition,
+	offsetType string, // Will be converted to schema_pb.OffsetType
+	startOffset int64,
+) error {
+	// TODO: Convert string offsetType to schema_pb.OffsetType
+	// ASSUMPTION: For now using RESET_TO_EARLIEST as default
+	// This should be properly mapped based on the offsetType parameter
+
+	_, err := b.offsetManager.CreateSubscription(
+		subscriptionID,
+		t,
+		p,
+		0, // schema_pb.OffsetType_RESET_TO_EARLIEST
+		startOffset,
+	)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// GetOffsetMetrics returns offset metrics for monitoring
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetOffsetMetrics() map[string]interface{} {
+	metrics := b.offsetManager.GetOffsetMetrics()
+
+	return map[string]interface{}{
+		"partition_count":      metrics.PartitionCount,
+		"total_offsets":        metrics.TotalOffsets,
+		"active_subscriptions": metrics.ActiveSubscriptions,
+		"average_latency":      metrics.AverageLatency,
+	}
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_offset_manager.go

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer_client"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/offset"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+)
+
+// BrokerOffsetManager manages offset assignment for all partitions in a broker
+type BrokerOffsetManager struct {
+	mu                   sync.RWMutex
+	offsetIntegration    *offset.SMQOffsetIntegration
+	storage              offset.OffsetStorage
+	consumerGroupStorage offset.ConsumerGroupOffsetStorage
+}
+
+// NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithFilerAccessor creates a new broker offset manager using existing filer client accessor
+func NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithFilerAccessor(filerAccessor *filer_client.FilerClientAccessor) *BrokerOffsetManager {
+	// Create filer storage using the accessor directly - no duplicate connection management
+	filerStorage := offset.NewFilerOffsetStorageWithAccessor(filerAccessor)
+
+	// Create consumer group storage using the accessor directly
+	consumerGroupStorage := offset.NewFilerConsumerGroupOffsetStorageWithAccessor(filerAccessor)
+
+	return &BrokerOffsetManager{
+		offsetIntegration:    offset.NewSMQOffsetIntegration(filerStorage),
+		storage:              filerStorage,
+		consumerGroupStorage: consumerGroupStorage,
+	}
+}
+
+// AssignOffset assigns the next offset for a partition
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) AssignOffset(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition) (int64, error) {
+	partition := topicPartitionToSchemaPartition(t, p)
+
+	// Use the integration layer's offset assigner to ensure consistency with subscriptions
+	result := bom.offsetIntegration.AssignSingleOffset(t.Namespace, t.Name, partition)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return 0, result.Error
+	}
+
+	return result.Assignment.Offset, nil
+}
+
+// AssignBatchOffsets assigns a batch of offsets for a partition
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) AssignBatchOffsets(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition, count int64) (baseOffset, lastOffset int64, err error) {
+	partition := topicPartitionToSchemaPartition(t, p)
+
+	// Use the integration layer's offset assigner to ensure consistency with subscriptions
+	result := bom.offsetIntegration.AssignBatchOffsets(t.Namespace, t.Name, partition, count)
+	if result.Error != nil {
+		return 0, 0, result.Error
+	}
+
+	return result.Batch.BaseOffset, result.Batch.LastOffset, nil
+}
+
+// GetHighWaterMark returns the high water mark for a partition
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) GetHighWaterMark(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition) (int64, error) {
+	partition := topicPartitionToSchemaPartition(t, p)
+
+	// Use the integration layer's offset assigner to ensure consistency with subscriptions
+	return bom.offsetIntegration.GetHighWaterMark(t.Namespace, t.Name, partition)
+}
+
+// CreateSubscription creates an offset-based subscription
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) CreateSubscription(
+	subscriptionID string,
+	t topic.Topic,
+	p topic.Partition,
+	offsetType schema_pb.OffsetType,
+	startOffset int64,
+) (*offset.OffsetSubscription, error) {
+	partition := topicPartitionToSchemaPartition(t, p)
+	return bom.offsetIntegration.CreateSubscription(subscriptionID, t.Namespace, t.Name, partition, offsetType, startOffset)
+}
+
+// GetSubscription retrieves an existing subscription
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) GetSubscription(subscriptionID string) (*offset.OffsetSubscription, error) {
+	return bom.offsetIntegration.GetSubscription(subscriptionID)
+}
+
+// CloseSubscription closes a subscription
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) CloseSubscription(subscriptionID string) error {
+	return bom.offsetIntegration.CloseSubscription(subscriptionID)
+}
+
+// ListActiveSubscriptions returns all active subscriptions
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) ListActiveSubscriptions() ([]*offset.OffsetSubscription, error) {
+	return bom.offsetIntegration.ListActiveSubscriptions()
+}
+
+// GetPartitionOffsetInfo returns comprehensive offset information for a partition
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) GetPartitionOffsetInfo(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition) (*offset.PartitionOffsetInfo, error) {
+	partition := topicPartitionToSchemaPartition(t, p)
+
+	// Use the integration layer to ensure consistency with subscriptions
+	return bom.offsetIntegration.GetPartitionOffsetInfo(t.Namespace, t.Name, partition)
+}
+
+// topicPartitionToSchemaPartition converts topic.Topic and topic.Partition to schema_pb.Partition
+func topicPartitionToSchemaPartition(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition) *schema_pb.Partition {
+	return &schema_pb.Partition{
+		RingSize:   int32(p.RingSize),
+		RangeStart: int32(p.RangeStart),
+		RangeStop:  int32(p.RangeStop),
+		UnixTimeNs: p.UnixTimeNs,
+	}
+}
+
+// OffsetAssignmentResult contains the result of offset assignment for logging/metrics
+type OffsetAssignmentResult struct {
+	Topic      topic.Topic
+	Partition  topic.Partition
+	BaseOffset int64
+	LastOffset int64
+	Count      int64
+	Timestamp  int64
+	Error      error
+}
+
+// AssignOffsetsWithResult assigns offsets and returns detailed result for logging/metrics
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) AssignOffsetsWithResult(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition, count int64) *OffsetAssignmentResult {
+	baseOffset, lastOffset, err := bom.AssignBatchOffsets(t, p, count)
+
+	result := &OffsetAssignmentResult{
+		Topic:     t,
+		Partition: p,
+		Count:     count,
+		Error:     err,
+	}
+
+	if err == nil {
+		result.BaseOffset = baseOffset
+		result.LastOffset = lastOffset
+		result.Timestamp = time.Now().UnixNano()
+	}
+
+	return result
+}
+
+// GetOffsetMetrics returns metrics about offset usage across all partitions
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) GetOffsetMetrics() *offset.OffsetMetrics {
+	// Use the integration layer to ensure consistency with subscriptions
+	return bom.offsetIntegration.GetOffsetMetrics()
+}
+
+// Shutdown gracefully shuts down the offset manager
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) Shutdown() {
+	bom.mu.Lock()
+	defer bom.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Reset the underlying storage to ensure clean restart behavior
+	// This is important for testing where we want offsets to start from 0 after shutdown
+	if bom.storage != nil {
+		if resettable, ok := bom.storage.(interface{ Reset() error }); ok {
+			resettable.Reset()
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Reset the integration layer to ensure clean restart behavior
+	bom.offsetIntegration.Reset()
+}
+
+// Consumer Group Offset Management
+
+// SaveConsumerGroupOffset saves the committed offset for a consumer group
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) SaveConsumerGroupOffset(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition, consumerGroup string, offset int64) error {
+	if bom.consumerGroupStorage == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("consumer group storage not configured")
+	}
+	return bom.consumerGroupStorage.SaveConsumerGroupOffset(t, p, consumerGroup, offset)
+}
+
+// LoadConsumerGroupOffset loads the committed offset for a consumer group
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) LoadConsumerGroupOffset(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition, consumerGroup string) (int64, error) {
+	if bom.consumerGroupStorage == nil {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("consumer group storage not configured")
+	}
+	return bom.consumerGroupStorage.LoadConsumerGroupOffset(t, p, consumerGroup)
+}
+
+// ListConsumerGroups returns all consumer groups for a topic partition
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) ListConsumerGroups(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition) ([]string, error) {
+	if bom.consumerGroupStorage == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("consumer group storage not configured")
+	}
+	return bom.consumerGroupStorage.ListConsumerGroups(t, p)
+}
+
+// DeleteConsumerGroupOffset removes the offset file for a consumer group
+func (bom *BrokerOffsetManager) DeleteConsumerGroupOffset(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition, consumerGroup string) error {
+	if bom.consumerGroupStorage == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("consumer group storage not configured")
+	}
+	return bom.consumerGroupStorage.DeleteConsumerGroupOffset(t, p, consumerGroup)
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_recordvalue_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+func TestValidateRecordValue(t *testing.T) {
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{}
+
+	// Test valid schema-based RecordValue
+	validRecord := &schema_pb.RecordValue{
+		Fields: map[string]*schema_pb.Value{
+			"user_name": {
+				Kind: &schema_pb.Value_StringValue{StringValue: "john_doe"},
+			},
+			"user_age": {
+				Kind: &schema_pb.Value_Int32Value{Int32Value: 30},
+			},
+			"is_active": {
+				Kind: &schema_pb.Value_BoolValue{BoolValue: true},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	kafkaTopic := &schema_pb.Topic{
+		Namespace: "kafka",
+		Name:      "test-topic",
+	}
+
+	err := broker.validateRecordValue(validRecord, kafkaTopic)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Valid schema-based RecordValue should pass validation: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateRecordValueEmptyFields(t *testing.T) {
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{}
+
+	kafkaTopic := &schema_pb.Topic{
+		Namespace: "kafka",
+		Name:      "test-topic",
+	}
+
+	// Test empty fields
+	recordEmptyFields := &schema_pb.RecordValue{
+		Fields: map[string]*schema_pb.Value{},
+	}
+
+	err := broker.validateRecordValue(recordEmptyFields, kafkaTopic)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("RecordValue with empty fields should fail validation")
+	}
+	if err.Error() != "RecordValue has no fields" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected specific error message, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateRecordValueNonKafkaTopic(t *testing.T) {
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{}
+
+	// For non-Kafka topics, validation should be more lenient
+	nonKafkaTopic := &schema_pb.Topic{
+		Namespace: "custom",
+		Name:      "test-topic",
+	}
+
+	recordWithoutKafkaFields := &schema_pb.RecordValue{
+		Fields: map[string]*schema_pb.Value{
+			"custom_field": {
+				Kind: &schema_pb.Value_StringValue{StringValue: "custom-value"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := broker.validateRecordValue(recordWithoutKafkaFields, nonKafkaTopic)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Non-Kafka topic should allow flexible RecordValue structure: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValidateRecordValueNilInputs(t *testing.T) {
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{}
+
+	kafkaTopic := &schema_pb.Topic{
+		Namespace: "kafka",
+		Name:      "test-topic",
+	}
+
+	// Test nil RecordValue
+	err := broker.validateRecordValue(nil, kafkaTopic)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("Nil RecordValue should fail validation")
+	}
+	if err.Error() != "RecordValue is nil" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected specific error message, got: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Test RecordValue with nil Fields
+	recordWithNilFields := &schema_pb.RecordValue{
+		Fields: nil,
+	}
+
+	err = broker.validateRecordValue(recordWithNilFields, kafkaTopic)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("RecordValue with nil Fields should fail validation")
+	}
+	if err.Error() != "RecordValue.Fields is nil" {
+		t.Errorf("Expected specific error message, got: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecordValueMarshalUnmarshalIntegration(t *testing.T) {
+	broker := &MessageQueueBroker{}
+
+	// Create a valid RecordValue
+	originalRecord := &schema_pb.RecordValue{
+		Fields: map[string]*schema_pb.Value{
+			"key": {
+				Kind: &schema_pb.Value_BytesValue{BytesValue: []byte("integration-key")},
+			},
+			"value": {
+				Kind: &schema_pb.Value_StringValue{StringValue: "integration-value"},
+			},
+			"timestamp": {
+				Kind: &schema_pb.Value_TimestampValue{
+					TimestampValue: &schema_pb.TimestampValue{
+						TimestampMicros: 1234567890,
+						IsUtc:           true,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Marshal to bytes
+	recordBytes, err := proto.Marshal(originalRecord)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to marshal RecordValue: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Unmarshal back
+	unmarshaledRecord := &schema_pb.RecordValue{}
+	err = proto.Unmarshal(recordBytes, unmarshaledRecord)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to unmarshal RecordValue: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Validate the unmarshaled record
+	kafkaTopic := &schema_pb.Topic{
+		Namespace: "kafka",
+		Name:      "integration-topic",
+	}
+
+	err = broker.validateRecordValue(unmarshaledRecord, kafkaTopic)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unmarshaled RecordValue should pass validation: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Verify field values
+	keyField := unmarshaledRecord.Fields["key"]
+	if keyValue, ok := keyField.Kind.(*schema_pb.Value_BytesValue); ok {
+		if string(keyValue.BytesValue) != "integration-key" {
+			t.Errorf("Key field mismatch: expected 'integration-key', got '%s'", string(keyValue.BytesValue))
+		}
+	} else {
+		t.Errorf("Key field is not BytesValue: %T", keyField.Kind)
+	}
+
+	valueField := unmarshaledRecord.Fields["value"]
+	if valueValue, ok := valueField.Kind.(*schema_pb.Value_StringValue); ok {
+		if valueValue.StringValue != "integration-value" {
+			t.Errorf("Value field mismatch: expected 'integration-value', got '%s'", valueValue.StringValue)
+		}
+	} else {
+		t.Errorf("Value field is not StringValue: %T", valueField.Kind)
+	}
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_server.go

@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer_client"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/pub_balancer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/sub_coordinator"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/cluster"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/cluster/lock_manager"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/wdclient"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/master_pb"
+)
+
+type MessageQueueBrokerOption struct {
+	Masters            map[string]pb.ServerAddress
+	FilerGroup         string
+	DataCenter         string
+	Rack               string
+	DefaultReplication string
+	MaxMB              int
+	Ip                 string
+	Port               int
+	Cipher             bool
+	VolumeServerAccess string // how to access volume servers
+	LogFlushInterval   int    // log buffer flush interval in seconds
+}
+
+func (option *MessageQueueBrokerOption) BrokerAddress() pb.ServerAddress {
+	return pb.NewServerAddress(option.Ip, option.Port, 0)
+}
+
+// topicCacheEntry caches both topic existence and configuration
+// If conf is nil, topic doesn't exist (negative cache)
+// If conf is non-nil, topic exists with this configuration (positive cache)
+type topicCacheEntry struct {
+	conf      *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse // nil = topic doesn't exist
+	expiresAt time.Time
+}
+
+type MessageQueueBroker struct {
+	mq_pb.UnimplementedSeaweedMessagingServer
+	option            *MessageQueueBrokerOption
+	grpcDialOption    grpc.DialOption
+	MasterClient      *wdclient.MasterClient
+	filers            map[pb.ServerAddress]struct{}
+	currentFiler      pb.ServerAddress
+	localTopicManager *topic.LocalTopicManager
+	PubBalancer       *pub_balancer.PubBalancer
+	lockAsBalancer    *cluster.LiveLock
+	// TODO: Add native offset management to broker
+	// ASSUMPTION: BrokerOffsetManager handles all partition offset assignment
+	offsetManager  *BrokerOffsetManager
+	SubCoordinator *sub_coordinator.SubCoordinator
+	// Removed gatewayRegistry - no longer needed
+	accessLock sync.Mutex
+	fca        *filer_client.FilerClientAccessor
+	// Unified topic cache for both existence and configuration
+	// Caches topic config (positive: conf != nil) and non-existence (negative: conf == nil)
+	// Eliminates 60% CPU overhead from repeated filer reads and JSON unmarshaling
+	topicCache    map[string]*topicCacheEntry
+	topicCacheMu  sync.RWMutex
+	topicCacheTTL time.Duration
+}
+
+func NewMessageBroker(option *MessageQueueBrokerOption, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption) (mqBroker *MessageQueueBroker, err error) {
+
+	pubBalancer := pub_balancer.NewPubBalancer()
+	subCoordinator := sub_coordinator.NewSubCoordinator()
+
+	mqBroker = &MessageQueueBroker{
+		option:            option,
+		grpcDialOption:    grpcDialOption,
+		MasterClient:      wdclient.NewMasterClient(grpcDialOption, option.FilerGroup, cluster.BrokerType, option.BrokerAddress(), option.DataCenter, option.Rack, *pb.NewServiceDiscoveryFromMap(option.Masters)),
+		filers:            make(map[pb.ServerAddress]struct{}),
+		localTopicManager: topic.NewLocalTopicManager(),
+		PubBalancer:       pubBalancer,
+		SubCoordinator:    subCoordinator,
+		offsetManager:     nil, // Will be initialized below
+		topicCache:        make(map[string]*topicCacheEntry),
+		topicCacheTTL:     30 * time.Second, // Unified cache for existence + config (eliminates 60% CPU overhead)
+	}
+	// Create FilerClientAccessor that adapts broker's single filer to the new multi-filer interface
+	fca := &filer_client.FilerClientAccessor{
+		GetGrpcDialOption: mqBroker.GetGrpcDialOption,
+		GetFilers: func() []pb.ServerAddress {
+			filer := mqBroker.GetFiler()
+			if filer != "" {
+				return []pb.ServerAddress{filer}
+			}
+			return []pb.ServerAddress{}
+		},
+	}
+	mqBroker.fca = fca
+	subCoordinator.FilerClientAccessor = fca
+
+	mqBroker.MasterClient.SetOnPeerUpdateFn(mqBroker.OnBrokerUpdate)
+	pubBalancer.OnPartitionChange = mqBroker.SubCoordinator.OnPartitionChange
+
+	go mqBroker.MasterClient.KeepConnectedToMaster(context.Background())
+
+	// Initialize offset manager using the filer accessor
+	// The filer accessor will automatically use the current filer address as it gets discovered
+	// No hardcoded namespace/topic - offset storage now derives paths from actual topic information
+	mqBroker.offsetManager = NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithFilerAccessor(fca)
+	glog.V(0).Infof("broker initialized offset manager with filer accessor (current filer: %s)", mqBroker.GetFiler())
+
+	// Start idle partition cleanup task
+	// Cleans up partitions with no publishers/subscribers after 5 minutes of idle time
+	// Checks every 1 minute to avoid memory bloat from short-lived topics
+	mqBroker.localTopicManager.StartIdlePartitionCleanup(
+		context.Background(),
+		1*time.Minute, // Check interval
+		5*time.Minute, // Idle timeout - clean up after 5 minutes of no activity
+	)
+	glog.V(0).Info("Started idle partition cleanup task (check: 1m, timeout: 5m)")
+
+	existingNodes := cluster.ListExistingPeerUpdates(mqBroker.MasterClient.GetMaster(context.Background()), grpcDialOption, option.FilerGroup, cluster.FilerType)
+	for _, newNode := range existingNodes {
+		mqBroker.OnBrokerUpdate(newNode, time.Now())
+	}
+
+	// keep connecting to balancer
+	go func() {
+		for mqBroker.currentFiler == "" {
+			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 237)
+		}
+		self := option.BrokerAddress()
+		glog.V(0).Infof("broker %s found filer %s", self, mqBroker.currentFiler)
+
+		newBrokerBalancerCh := make(chan string, 1)
+		lockClient := cluster.NewLockClient(grpcDialOption, mqBroker.currentFiler)
+		mqBroker.lockAsBalancer = lockClient.StartLongLivedLock(pub_balancer.LockBrokerBalancer, string(self), func(newLockOwner string) {
+			glog.V(0).Infof("broker %s found balanacer %s", self, newLockOwner)
+			newBrokerBalancerCh <- newLockOwner
+		}, lock_manager.LiveLockTTL)
+		mqBroker.KeepConnectedToBrokerBalancer(newBrokerBalancerCh)
+	}()
+
+	return mqBroker, nil
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) OnBrokerUpdate(update *master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate, startFrom time.Time) {
+	if update.NodeType != cluster.FilerType {
+		return
+	}
+
+	address := pb.ServerAddress(update.Address)
+	if update.IsAdd {
+		b.filers[address] = struct{}{}
+		if b.currentFiler == "" {
+			b.currentFiler = address
+			// The offset manager will automatically use the updated filer through the filer accessor
+			glog.V(0).Infof("broker discovered filer %s (offset manager will automatically use it via filer accessor)", address)
+		}
+	} else {
+		delete(b.filers, address)
+		if b.currentFiler == address {
+			for filer := range b.filers {
+				b.currentFiler = filer
+				// The offset manager will automatically use the new filer through the filer accessor
+				glog.V(0).Infof("broker switched to filer %s (offset manager will automatically use it)", filer)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetGrpcDialOption() grpc.DialOption {
+	return b.grpcDialOption
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetFiler() pb.ServerAddress {
+	return b.currentFiler
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+
+	return pb.WithFilerClient(streamingMode, 0, b.GetFiler(), b.grpcDialOption, fn)
+
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) AdjustedUrl(location *filer_pb.Location) string {
+
+	return location.Url
+
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetDataCenter() string {
+
+	return ""
+
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) withBrokerClient(streamingMode bool, server pb.ServerAddress, fn func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error) error {
+
+	return pb.WithBrokerGrpcClient(streamingMode, server.String(), b.grpcDialOption, func(client mq_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error {
+		return fn(client)
+	})
+
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_topic_conf_read_write.go

@@ -0,0 +1,383 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/logstore"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/pub_balancer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/mq_pb"
+)
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) GetOrGenerateLocalPartition(t topic.Topic, partition topic.Partition) (localTopicPartition *topic.LocalPartition, getOrGenError error) {
+	// get or generate a local partition using cached topic config
+	conf, err := b.getTopicConfFromCache(t)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("topic %v not found: %v", t, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("topic %v not found: %w", t, err)
+	}
+
+	localTopicPartition, _, getOrGenError = b.doGetOrGenLocalPartition(t, partition, conf)
+	if getOrGenError != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("topic %v partition %v not setup: %v", t, partition, getOrGenError)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("topic %v partition %v not setup: %w", t, partition, getOrGenError)
+	}
+	return localTopicPartition, nil
+}
+
+// invalidateTopicCache removes a topic from the unified cache
+// Should be called when a topic is created, deleted, or config is updated
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) invalidateTopicCache(t topic.Topic) {
+	topicKey := t.String()
+	b.topicCacheMu.Lock()
+	delete(b.topicCache, topicKey)
+	b.topicCacheMu.Unlock()
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Invalidated topic cache for %s", topicKey)
+}
+
+// getTopicConfFromCache reads topic configuration with caching
+// Returns the config or error if not found. Uses unified cache to avoid expensive filer reads.
+// On cache miss, validates broker assignments to ensure they're still active (14% CPU overhead).
+// This is the public API for reading topic config - always use this instead of direct filer reads.
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) getTopicConfFromCache(t topic.Topic) (*mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse, error) {
+	topicKey := t.String()
+
+	// Check unified cache first
+	b.topicCacheMu.RLock()
+	if entry, found := b.topicCache[topicKey]; found {
+		if time.Now().Before(entry.expiresAt) {
+			conf := entry.conf
+			b.topicCacheMu.RUnlock()
+
+			// If conf is nil, topic was cached as non-existent
+			if conf == nil {
+				glog.V(4).Infof("Topic cache HIT for %s: topic doesn't exist", topicKey)
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("topic %v not found (cached)", t)
+			}
+
+			glog.V(4).Infof("Topic cache HIT for %s (skipping assignment validation)", topicKey)
+			// Cache hit - return immediately without validating assignments
+			// Assignments were validated when we first cached this config
+			return conf, nil
+		}
+	}
+	b.topicCacheMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Cache miss or expired - read from filer
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Topic cache MISS for %s, reading from filer", topicKey)
+	conf, readConfErr := b.fca.ReadTopicConfFromFiler(t)
+
+	if readConfErr != nil {
+		// Only negative-cache when the filer definitively reports topic.conf is
+		// missing. Transient errors (timeouts, connection blips) must not poison
+		// the cache, otherwise the topic appears to vanish for the full TTL even
+		// though it still exists on disk.
+		if errors.Is(readConfErr, filer_pb.ErrNotFound) {
+			b.topicCacheMu.Lock()
+			b.topicCache[topicKey] = &topicCacheEntry{
+				conf:      nil,
+				expiresAt: time.Now().Add(b.topicCacheTTL),
+			}
+			b.topicCacheMu.Unlock()
+			glog.V(4).Infof("Topic cached as non-existent: %s", topicKey)
+		}
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("topic %v not found: %w", t, readConfErr)
+	}
+
+	// Validate broker assignments before caching (NOT holding cache lock)
+	// This ensures cached configs always have valid broker assignments
+	// Only done on cache miss (not on every lookup), saving 14% CPU
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Validating broker assignments for %s", topicKey)
+	hasChanges := b.ensureTopicActiveAssignmentsUnsafe(t, conf)
+	if hasChanges {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition assignments updated due to broker changes", t)
+		// Save updated assignments to filer immediately to ensure persistence
+		if err := b.fca.SaveTopicConfToFiler(t, conf); err != nil {
+			glog.Errorf("failed to save updated topic config for %s: %v", topicKey, err)
+			// Don't cache on error - let next request retry
+			return conf, err
+		}
+		// CRITICAL FIX: Invalidate cache while holding lock to prevent race condition
+		// Before the fix, between checking the cache and invalidating it, another goroutine
+		// could read stale data. Now we hold the lock throughout.
+		b.topicCacheMu.Lock()
+		delete(b.topicCache, topicKey)
+		// Cache the updated config with validated assignments
+		b.topicCache[topicKey] = &topicCacheEntry{
+			conf:      conf,
+			expiresAt: time.Now().Add(b.topicCacheTTL),
+		}
+		b.topicCacheMu.Unlock()
+		glog.V(4).Infof("Updated cache for %s after assignment update", topicKey)
+		return conf, nil
+	}
+
+	// Positive cache: topic exists with validated assignments
+	b.topicCacheMu.Lock()
+	b.topicCache[topicKey] = &topicCacheEntry{
+		conf:      conf,
+		expiresAt: time.Now().Add(b.topicCacheTTL),
+	}
+	b.topicCacheMu.Unlock()
+	glog.V(4).Infof("Topic config cached for %s", topicKey)
+
+	return conf, nil
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) doGetOrGenLocalPartition(t topic.Topic, partition topic.Partition, conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse) (localPartition *topic.LocalPartition, isGenerated bool, err error) {
+	b.accessLock.Lock()
+	defer b.accessLock.Unlock()
+
+	if localPartition = b.localTopicManager.GetLocalPartition(t, partition); localPartition == nil {
+		localPartition, isGenerated, err = b.genLocalPartitionFromFiler(t, partition, conf)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, false, err
+		}
+	}
+	return localPartition, isGenerated, nil
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) genLocalPartitionFromFiler(t topic.Topic, partition topic.Partition, conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse) (localPartition *topic.LocalPartition, isGenerated bool, err error) {
+	self := b.option.BrokerAddress()
+	glog.V(4).Infof("genLocalPartitionFromFiler for %s %s, self=%s", t, partition, self)
+	glog.V(4).Infof("conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments: %v", conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments)
+	for _, assignment := range conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments {
+		assignmentPartition := topic.FromPbPartition(assignment.Partition)
+		glog.V(4).Infof("checking assignment: LeaderBroker=%s, Partition=%s", assignment.LeaderBroker, assignmentPartition)
+		glog.V(4).Infof("comparing self=%s with LeaderBroker=%s: %v", self, assignment.LeaderBroker, pb.ServerAddress(assignment.LeaderBroker).Equals(self))
+		glog.V(4).Infof("comparing partition=%s with assignmentPartition=%s: %v", partition.String(), assignmentPartition.String(), partition.Equals(assignmentPartition))
+		glog.V(4).Infof("logical comparison (RangeStart, RangeStop only): %v", partition.LogicalEquals(assignmentPartition))
+		glog.V(4).Infof("partition details: RangeStart=%d, RangeStop=%d, RingSize=%d, UnixTimeNs=%d", partition.RangeStart, partition.RangeStop, partition.RingSize, partition.UnixTimeNs)
+		glog.V(4).Infof("assignmentPartition details: RangeStart=%d, RangeStop=%d, RingSize=%d, UnixTimeNs=%d", assignmentPartition.RangeStart, assignmentPartition.RangeStop, assignmentPartition.RingSize, assignmentPartition.UnixTimeNs)
+		if pb.ServerAddress(assignment.LeaderBroker).Equals(self) && partition.LogicalEquals(assignmentPartition) {
+			glog.V(4).Infof("Creating local partition for %s %s", t, partition)
+			localPartition = topic.NewLocalPartition(partition, b.option.LogFlushInterval, b.genLogFlushFunc(t, partition), logstore.GenMergedReadFunc(b, t, partition))
+
+			// Initialize offset from existing data to ensure continuity on restart
+			b.initializePartitionOffsetFromExistingData(localPartition, t, partition)
+
+			b.localTopicManager.AddLocalPartition(t, localPartition)
+			isGenerated = true
+			glog.V(4).Infof("Successfully added local partition %s %s to localTopicManager", t, partition)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !isGenerated {
+		glog.V(4).Infof("No matching assignment found for %s %s", t, partition)
+	}
+
+	return localPartition, isGenerated, nil
+}
+
+// ensureTopicActiveAssignmentsUnsafe validates that partition assignments reference active brokers
+// Returns true if assignments were changed. Caller must save config to filer if hasChanges=true.
+// Note: Assumes caller holds topicCacheMu lock or is OK with concurrent access to conf
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) ensureTopicActiveAssignmentsUnsafe(t topic.Topic, conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse) (hasChanges bool) {
+	// also fix assignee broker if invalid
+	hasChanges = pub_balancer.EnsureAssignmentsToActiveBrokers(b.PubBalancer.Brokers, 1, conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments)
+	return hasChanges
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) ensureTopicActiveAssignments(t topic.Topic, conf *mq_pb.ConfigureTopicResponse) (err error) {
+	// Validate and save if needed
+	hasChanges := b.ensureTopicActiveAssignmentsUnsafe(t, conf)
+	if hasChanges {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("topic %v partition updated assignments: %v", t, conf.BrokerPartitionAssignments)
+		if err = b.fca.SaveTopicConfToFiler(t, conf); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// initializePartitionOffsetFromExistingData initializes the LogBuffer offset from existing data on filer
+// This ensures offset continuity when SMQ restarts
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) initializePartitionOffsetFromExistingData(localPartition *topic.LocalPartition, t topic.Topic, partition topic.Partition) {
+	// Create a function to get the highest existing offset from chunk metadata
+	getHighestOffsetFn := func() (int64, error) {
+		// Use the existing chunk metadata approach to find the highest offset
+		if b.fca == nil {
+			return -1, fmt.Errorf("no filer client accessor available")
+		}
+
+		// Use the same logic as getOffsetRangeFromChunkMetadata but only get the highest offset
+		_, highWaterMark, err := b.getOffsetRangeFromChunkMetadata(t, partition)
+		if err != nil {
+			return -1, err
+		}
+
+		// The high water mark is the next offset to be assigned, so the highest existing offset is hwm - 1
+		if highWaterMark > 0 {
+			return highWaterMark - 1, nil
+		}
+
+		return -1, nil // No existing data
+	}
+
+	// Initialize the LogBuffer offset from existing data
+	if err := localPartition.LogBuffer.InitializeOffsetFromExistingData(getHighestOffsetFn); err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("Failed to initialize offset for partition %s %s: %v", t, partition, err)
+	}
+}
+
+// getOffsetRangeFromChunkMetadata reads chunk metadata to find both earliest and latest offsets
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) getOffsetRangeFromChunkMetadata(t topic.Topic, partition topic.Partition) (earliestOffset int64, highWaterMark int64, err error) {
+	if b.fca == nil {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("filer client accessor not available")
+	}
+
+	// Get the topic path and find the latest version
+	topicPath := fmt.Sprintf("/topics/%s/%s", t.Namespace, t.Name)
+
+	// First, list the topic versions to find the latest
+	var latestVersion string
+	err = b.fca.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		stream, err := client.ListEntries(context.Background(), &filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest{
+			Directory: topicPath,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		for {
+			resp, err := stream.Recv()
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if resp.Entry != nil && resp.Entry.IsDirectory && strings.HasPrefix(resp.Entry.Name, "v") {
+				if latestVersion == "" || resp.Entry.Name > latestVersion {
+					latestVersion = resp.Entry.Name
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to list topic versions: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if latestVersion == "" {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("No version directory found for topic %s", t)
+		return 0, 0, nil
+	}
+
+	// Find the partition directory
+	versionPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", topicPath, latestVersion)
+	var partitionDir string
+	err = b.fca.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		stream, err := client.ListEntries(context.Background(), &filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest{
+			Directory: versionPath,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Look for the partition directory that matches our partition range
+		targetPartitionName := fmt.Sprintf("%04d-%04d", partition.RangeStart, partition.RangeStop)
+		for {
+			resp, err := stream.Recv()
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if resp.Entry != nil && resp.Entry.IsDirectory && resp.Entry.Name == targetPartitionName {
+				partitionDir = resp.Entry.Name
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to list partition directories: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if partitionDir == "" {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("No partition directory found for topic %s partition %s", t, partition)
+		return 0, 0, nil
+	}
+
+	// Scan all message files to find the highest offset_max and lowest offset_min
+	partitionPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", versionPath, partitionDir)
+	highWaterMark = 0
+	earliestOffset = -1 // -1 indicates no data found yet
+
+	err = b.fca.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		stream, err := client.ListEntries(context.Background(), &filer_pb.ListEntriesRequest{
+			Directory: partitionPath,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		for {
+			resp, err := stream.Recv()
+			if err == io.EOF {
+				break
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if resp.Entry != nil && !resp.Entry.IsDirectory && resp.Entry.Name != "checkpoint.offset" {
+				// Check for offset ranges in Extended attributes (both log files and parquet files)
+				if resp.Entry.Extended != nil {
+					fileType := "log"
+					if strings.HasSuffix(resp.Entry.Name, ".parquet") {
+						fileType = "parquet"
+					}
+
+					// Track maximum offset for high water mark
+					if maxOffsetBytes, exists := resp.Entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMax]; exists && len(maxOffsetBytes) == 8 {
+						maxOffset := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(maxOffsetBytes))
+						if maxOffset > highWaterMark {
+							highWaterMark = maxOffset
+						}
+						glog.V(2).Infof("%s file %s has offset_max=%d", fileType, resp.Entry.Name, maxOffset)
+					}
+
+					// Track minimum offset for earliest offset
+					if minOffsetBytes, exists := resp.Entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMin]; exists && len(minOffsetBytes) == 8 {
+						minOffset := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(minOffsetBytes))
+						if earliestOffset == -1 || minOffset < earliestOffset {
+							earliestOffset = minOffset
+						}
+						glog.V(2).Infof("%s file %s has offset_min=%d", fileType, resp.Entry.Name, minOffset)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to scan message files: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// High water mark is the next offset after the highest written offset
+	if highWaterMark > 0 {
+		highWaterMark++
+	}
+
+	// If no data found, set earliest offset to 0
+	if earliestOffset == -1 {
+		earliestOffset = 0
+	}
+
+	glog.V(0).Infof("Offset range for topic %s partition %s: earliest=%d, highWaterMark=%d", t, partition, earliestOffset, highWaterMark)
+	return earliestOffset, highWaterMark, nil
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_topic_partition_read_write.go

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/topic"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/log_buffer"
+)
+
+// LogBufferStart tracks the starting buffer offset for a live log file
+// Buffer offsets are monotonically increasing, count = number of chunks
+// Now stored in binary format for efficiency
+type LogBufferStart struct {
+	StartIndex int64 // Starting buffer offset (count = len(chunks))
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) genLogFlushFunc(t topic.Topic, p topic.Partition) log_buffer.LogFlushFuncType {
+	partitionDir := topic.PartitionDir(t, p)
+
+	return func(logBuffer *log_buffer.LogBuffer, startTime, stopTime time.Time, buf []byte, minOffset, maxOffset int64) {
+		if len(buf) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+
+		startTime, stopTime = startTime.UTC(), stopTime.UTC()
+
+		targetFile := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", partitionDir, startTime.Format(topic.TIME_FORMAT))
+
+		// Get buffer offset (sequential: 0, 1, 2, 3...)
+		bufferOffset := logBuffer.GetOffset()
+
+		for {
+			if err := b.appendToFileWithBufferIndex(targetFile, buf, bufferOffset, minOffset, maxOffset); err != nil {
+				glog.V(0).Infof("metadata log write failed %s: %v", targetFile, err)
+				time.Sleep(737 * time.Millisecond)
+			} else {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
+		logBuffer.SetLastFlushTsNs(stopTime.UnixNano())
+
+		b.accessLock.Lock()
+		defer b.accessLock.Unlock()
+		if localPartition := b.localTopicManager.GetLocalPartition(t, p); localPartition != nil {
+			localPartition.NotifyLogFlushed(logBuffer.GetLastFlushTsNs())
+		}
+
+		glog.V(0).Infof("flushing at %d to %s size %d from buffer %s (offset %d)", logBuffer.GetLastFlushTsNs(), targetFile, len(buf), logBuffer.GetName(), bufferOffset)
+	}
+}

weed/mq/broker/broker_write.go

@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/filer"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/operation"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
+	util_http "github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util/http"
+)
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) appendToFile(targetFile string, data []byte) error {
+	return b.appendToFileWithBufferIndex(targetFile, data, 0)
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) appendToFileWithBufferIndex(targetFile string, data []byte, bufferOffset int64, offsetArgs ...int64) error {
+	// Extract optional offset parameters (minOffset, maxOffset)
+	var minOffset, maxOffset int64
+	if len(offsetArgs) >= 2 {
+		minOffset = offsetArgs[0]
+		maxOffset = offsetArgs[1]
+	}
+
+	fileId, uploadResult, err2 := b.assignAndUpload(targetFile, data)
+	if err2 != nil {
+		return err2
+	}
+
+	// find out existing entry
+	fullpath := util.FullPath(targetFile)
+	dir, name := fullpath.DirAndName()
+	entry, _, _, err := filer_pb.GetEntry(context.Background(), b, fullpath)
+	var offset int64 = 0
+	if err == filer_pb.ErrNotFound {
+		entry = &filer_pb.Entry{
+			Name:        name,
+			IsDirectory: false,
+			Attributes: &filer_pb.FuseAttributes{
+				Crtime:   time.Now().Unix(),
+				Mtime:    time.Now().Unix(),
+				FileMode: uint32(os.FileMode(0644)),
+				Uid:      uint32(os.Getuid()),
+				Gid:      uint32(os.Getgid()),
+			},
+		}
+
+		// Add buffer start offset for deduplication tracking (binary format)
+		if bufferOffset != 0 {
+			entry.Extended = make(map[string][]byte)
+			bufferStartBytes := make([]byte, 8)
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(bufferStartBytes, uint64(bufferOffset))
+			entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrBufferStart] = bufferStartBytes
+		}
+
+		// Add offset range metadata for Kafka integration
+		if minOffset > 0 && maxOffset >= minOffset {
+			if entry.Extended == nil {
+				entry.Extended = make(map[string][]byte)
+			}
+			minOffsetBytes := make([]byte, 8)
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(minOffsetBytes, uint64(minOffset))
+			entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMin] = minOffsetBytes
+
+			maxOffsetBytes := make([]byte, 8)
+			binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(maxOffsetBytes, uint64(maxOffset))
+			entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMax] = maxOffsetBytes
+		}
+	} else if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("find %s: %v", fullpath, err)
+	} else {
+		offset = int64(filer.TotalSize(entry.GetChunks()))
+
+		// Verify buffer offset continuity for existing files (append operations)
+		if bufferOffset != 0 {
+			if entry.Extended == nil {
+				entry.Extended = make(map[string][]byte)
+			}
+
+			// Check for existing buffer start (binary format)
+			if existingData, exists := entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrBufferStart]; exists {
+				if len(existingData) == 8 {
+					existingStartIndex := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(existingData))
+
+					// Verify that the new buffer offset is consecutive
+					// Expected offset = start + number of existing chunks
+					expectedOffset := existingStartIndex + int64(len(entry.GetChunks()))
+					if bufferOffset != expectedOffset {
+						// This shouldn't happen in normal operation
+						// Log warning but continue (don't crash the system)
+						glog.Warningf("non-consecutive buffer offset for %s. Expected %d, got %d",
+							fullpath, expectedOffset, bufferOffset)
+					}
+					// Note: We don't update the start offset - it stays the same
+				}
+			} else {
+				// No existing buffer start, create new one (shouldn't happen for existing files)
+				bufferStartBytes := make([]byte, 8)
+				binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(bufferStartBytes, uint64(bufferOffset))
+				entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrBufferStart] = bufferStartBytes
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Update offset range metadata for existing files
+		if minOffset > 0 && maxOffset >= minOffset {
+			// Update minimum offset if this chunk has a lower minimum
+			if existingMinData, exists := entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMin]; exists && len(existingMinData) == 8 {
+				existingMin := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(existingMinData))
+				if minOffset < existingMin {
+					minOffsetBytes := make([]byte, 8)
+					binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(minOffsetBytes, uint64(minOffset))
+					entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMin] = minOffsetBytes
+				}
+			} else {
+				// No existing minimum, set it
+				minOffsetBytes := make([]byte, 8)
+				binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(minOffsetBytes, uint64(minOffset))
+				entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMin] = minOffsetBytes
+			}
+
+			// Update maximum offset if this chunk has a higher maximum
+			if existingMaxData, exists := entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMax]; exists && len(existingMaxData) == 8 {
+				existingMax := int64(binary.BigEndian.Uint64(existingMaxData))
+				if maxOffset > existingMax {
+					maxOffsetBytes := make([]byte, 8)
+					binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(maxOffsetBytes, uint64(maxOffset))
+					entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMax] = maxOffsetBytes
+				}
+			} else {
+				// No existing maximum, set it
+				maxOffsetBytes := make([]byte, 8)
+				binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(maxOffsetBytes, uint64(maxOffset))
+				entry.Extended[mq.ExtendedAttrOffsetMax] = maxOffsetBytes
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// append to existing chunks
+	entry.Chunks = append(entry.GetChunks(), uploadResult.ToPbFileChunk(fileId, offset, time.Now().UnixNano()))
+
+	// update the entry
+	return b.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		return filer_pb.CreateEntry(context.Background(), client, &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
+			Directory: dir,
+			Entry:     entry,
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+func (b *MessageQueueBroker) assignAndUpload(targetFile string, data []byte) (fileId string, uploadResult *operation.UploadResult, err error) {
+
+	reader := util.NewBytesReader(data)
+
+	uploader, err := operation.NewUploader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	uploadOption := &operation.UploadOption{
+		Cipher: b.option.Cipher,
+	}
+	if b.option.VolumeServerAccess == "filerProxy" {
+		// b.currentFiler can change on failover, so read it per attempt.
+		uploadOption.GenUploadUrl = func(host, fileId string) string {
+			return util_http.ProxyChunkUrl(string(b.currentFiler), fileId)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fileId, uploadResult, err, _ = uploader.UploadWithRetry(
+		b,
+		&filer_pb.AssignVolumeRequest{
+			Count:       1,
+			Replication: b.option.DefaultReplication,
+			Collection:  "topics",
+			DataCenter:  b.option.DataCenter,
+			Path:        targetFile,
+		},
+		uploadOption,
+		reader,
+	)
+	return
+}

weed/mq/broker/memory_storage_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/mq/offset"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/schema_pb"
+)
+
+// recordEntry holds a record with timestamp for TTL cleanup
+type recordEntry struct {
+	exists    bool
+	timestamp time.Time
+}
+
+// InMemoryOffsetStorage provides an in-memory implementation of OffsetStorage for testing ONLY
+// This is a copy of the implementation in weed/mq/offset/memory_storage_test.go
+type InMemoryOffsetStorage struct {
+	mu          sync.RWMutex
+	checkpoints map[string]int64                  // partition key -> offset
+	records     map[string]map[int64]*recordEntry // partition key -> offset -> entry with timestamp
+
+	// Memory leak protection
+	maxRecordsPerPartition int           // Maximum records to keep per partition
+	recordTTL              time.Duration // TTL for record entries
+	lastCleanup            time.Time     // Last cleanup time
+	cleanupInterval        time.Duration // How often to run cleanup
+}
+
+// NewInMemoryOffsetStorage creates a new in-memory storage with memory leak protection
+// FOR TESTING ONLY - do not use in production
+func NewInMemoryOffsetStorage() *InMemoryOffsetStorage {
+	return &InMemoryOffsetStorage{
+		checkpoints:            make(map[string]int64),
+		records:                make(map[string]map[int64]*recordEntry),
+		maxRecordsPerPartition: 10000,           // Limit to 10K records per partition
+		recordTTL:              1 * time.Hour,   // Records expire after 1 hour
+		cleanupInterval:        5 * time.Minute, // Cleanup every 5 minutes
+		lastCleanup:            time.Now(),
+	}
+}
+
+// SaveCheckpoint saves the checkpoint for a partition
+func (s *InMemoryOffsetStorage) SaveCheckpoint(namespace, topicName string, partition *schema_pb.Partition, off int64) error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	key := offset.PartitionKey(partition)
+	s.checkpoints[key] = off
+	return nil
+}
+
+// LoadCheckpoint loads the checkpoint for a partition
+func (s *InMemoryOffsetStorage) LoadCheckpoint(namespace, topicName string, partition *schema_pb.Partition) (int64, error) {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	key := offset.PartitionKey(partition)
+	off, exists := s.checkpoints[key]
+	if !exists {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("no checkpoint found")
+	}
+
+	return off, nil
+}
+
+// GetHighestOffset finds the highest offset in storage for a partition
+func (s *InMemoryOffsetStorage) GetHighestOffset(namespace, topicName string, partition *schema_pb.Partition) (int64, error) {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	key := offset.PartitionKey(partition)
+	offsets, exists := s.records[key]
+	if !exists || len(offsets) == 0 {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("no records found")
+	}
+
+	var highest int64 = -1
+	for off, entry := range offsets {
+		if entry.exists && off > highest {
+			highest = off
+		}
+	}
+
+	return highest, nil
+}
+
+// AddRecord simulates storing a record with an offset (for testing)
+func (s *InMemoryOffsetStorage) AddRecord(partition *schema_pb.Partition, off int64) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	key := offset.PartitionKey(partition)
+	if s.records[key] == nil {
+		s.records[key] = make(map[int64]*recordEntry)
+	}
+
+	// Add record with current timestamp
+	s.records[key][off] = &recordEntry{
+		exists:    true,
+		timestamp: time.Now(),
+	}
+
+	// Trigger cleanup if needed (memory leak protection)
+	s.cleanupIfNeeded()
+}
+
+// Reset removes all data (implements resettable interface for shutdown)
+func (s *InMemoryOffsetStorage) Reset() error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
+	s.checkpoints = make(map[string]int64)
+	s.records = make(map[string]map[int64]*recordEntry)
+	s.lastCleanup = time.Now()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// cleanupIfNeeded performs memory leak protection cleanup
+// This method assumes the caller already holds the write lock
+func (s *InMemoryOffsetStorage) cleanupIfNeeded() {
+	now := time.Now()
+
+	// Only cleanup if enough time has passed
+	if now.Sub(s.lastCleanup) < s.cleanupInterval {
+		return
+	}
+
+	s.lastCleanup = now
+	cutoff := now.Add(-s.recordTTL)
+
+	// Clean up expired records and enforce size limits
+	for partitionKey, offsets := range s.records {
+		// Remove expired records
+		for offset, entry := range offsets {
+			if entry.timestamp.Before(cutoff) {
+				delete(offsets, offset)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Enforce size limit per partition
+		if len(offsets) > s.maxRecordsPerPartition {
+			// Keep only the most recent records
+			type offsetTime struct {
+				offset int64
+				time   time.Time
+			}
+
+			var entries []offsetTime
+			for offset, entry := range offsets {
+				entries = append(entries, offsetTime{offset: offset, time: entry.timestamp})
+			}
+
+			// Sort by timestamp (newest first)
+			for i := 0; i < len(entries)-1; i++ {
+				for j := i + 1; j < len(entries); j++ {
+					if entries[i].time.Before(entries[j].time) {
+						entries[i], entries[j] = entries[j], entries[i]
+					}
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Keep only the newest maxRecordsPerPartition entries
+			newOffsets := make(map[int64]*recordEntry)
+			for i := 0; i < s.maxRecordsPerPartition && i < len(entries); i++ {
+				offset := entries[i].offset
+				newOffsets[offset] = offsets[offset]
+			}
+
+			s.records[partitionKey] = newOffsets
+		}
+
+		// Remove empty partition maps
+		if len(offsets) == 0 {
+			delete(s.records, partitionKey)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// NewInMemoryOffsetStorageForTesting creates an InMemoryOffsetStorage for testing purposes
+func NewInMemoryOffsetStorageForTesting() offset.OffsetStorage {
+	return NewInMemoryOffsetStorage()
+}
+
+// NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithStorage creates a new broker offset manager with custom storage
+// FOR TESTING ONLY - moved from production code since it's only used in tests
+func NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithStorage(storage offset.OffsetStorage) *BrokerOffsetManager {
+	if storage == nil {
+		panic("BrokerOffsetManager requires a storage implementation. Use NewBrokerOffsetManagerWithFiler() or provide FilerOffsetStorage/SQLOffsetStorage. InMemoryOffsetStorage is only for testing.")
+	}
+
+	return &BrokerOffsetManager{
+		offsetIntegration:    offset.NewSMQOffsetIntegration(storage),
+		storage:              storage,
+		consumerGroupStorage: nil, // Will be set separately if needed
+	}
+}