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What problem does this PR solve?

Issue Number: ref #5904, ref #6106

Backport the optional source transaction TSO fields from master to release-8.5-20260914-v8.5.8, so Debezium and Simple JSON consumers can correlate DML messages with their source transaction.

What is changed and how it works?

Cherry-pick in order, preserving the original commits:

  1. debezium: output start_ts in the source block of DML messages #5903 (596decb0d77e55d54c23ef945b8ccd216e2fd7ee): Debezium JSON source.start_ts.
  2. simple: output start_ts in JSON DML messages #6143 (c2d306c160846ec1198cb559e3a81ad755fc82d9): Simple JSON startTs.

Both options default to false, support URI and TOML configuration, and preserve explicit URI precedence, including false overriding true. The fields are limited to DML messages; decoder compatibility and the original tests are retained.

Branch adaptations:

  • Keep the release-8.5 API model and Debezium schema structure. This branch does not have Debezium Avro or the API TOML-export feature, so their master-only files/tests are omitted. The non-Debezium validation test uses canal-json; no canal-json feature is added.
  • Keep the target branch's existing Kafka light integration groups, including debezium_basic, and add kafka_simple_include_start_ts to G14.
  • Do not import unrelated Kafka OAuth or date-separator changes from the surrounding master code.

Check List

Tests

  • make fmt and git diff --check.
  • GOMAXPROCS=4 go test -p 2 -race -tags=intest ./pkg/config ./pkg/sink/codec/common ./pkg/sink/codec/debezium ./pkg/sink/codec/simple -count=1.
  • GOMAXPROCS=4 go test -p 2 -race -tags=intest ./api/v2 -run '^TestReplicaConfigConversion' -count=1.
  • make cdc; build the new tests/utils/kafka_dump tool; syntax-check the changed integration scripts.
  • Local Docker smoke test using the binary built from this PR head (98fc3b03), TiDB/PD/TiKV v8.5.6 and Kafka 3.1: all eight scenarios passed (Debezium and Simple × URI on, TOML on, default off, URI false overriding TOML true). Each scenario checked two distinct INSERT rows against the exact source transaction TSO; disabled modes omitted the field. This is local validation, not a TCMS execution.

Questions

Will it cause performance regression or break compatibility?

Both options are disabled by default. Enabling either option adds one integer field to each DML message. Missing start TSO fields continue to fall back to the commit TSO in the corresponding decoder. No performance benchmark claim is made.

Do you need to update user documentation, design documentation or monitoring documentation?

The configuration and protocol documentation is covered by pingcap/docs#23614 and pingcap/docs-cn#21896. These documentation PRs currently target master.

Release note

Support optionally including the source transaction start TSO in Debezium JSON (`source.start_ts`) and Simple JSON (`startTs`) DML messages. Configure the field through the corresponding `debezium-include-start-ts` or `simple-include-start-ts` URI parameter, or `[sink.debezium] include-start-ts` / `[sink.simple] include-start-ts` in the changefeed configuration. Both options are disabled by default.

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  • New Features

    • Added optional transaction start timestamp output for Debezium and Simple protocol messages.
    • Added configuration options to enable or disable start timestamp inclusion, with URI settings taking precedence over configuration files.
    • Debezium messages support configurable inclusion of the original row value.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Decoders preserve valid transaction start timestamps and fall back to commit timestamps when unavailable or invalid.
    • Start timestamps are excluded from DDL, checkpoint, bootstrap, and watermark messages.
    • Invalid protocol and encoding combinations are rejected during configuration validation.

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The change adds optional transaction start timestamps to Debezium and Simple sink configurations. It updates API conversion, configuration precedence and validation, codec encoding and decoding, and Kafka integration coverage. It also updates the TableInfo shared-schema guard.

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Start timestamp support

Layer / File(s) Summary
API and sink configuration contracts
api/v2/model.go, api/v2/model_test.go, pkg/config/sink.go, pkg/config/replica_config.go
The API and internal models add Debezium and Simple IncludeStartTs settings. Debezium OutputOldValue becomes optional and retains its default when omitted.
URI and file configuration resolution
pkg/sink/codec/common/config.go, pkg/sink/codec/common/config_test.go
The codec configuration accepts URI and changefeed settings. URI values override file values, including explicit false values. Validation restricts options to supported protocols and encodings.
Debezium and Simple codec propagation
pkg/sink/codec/debezium/*, pkg/sink/codec/simple/*
Debezium DML source payloads and Simple DML messages can include transaction start timestamps. Decoders use valid start timestamps and fall back to commit timestamps when values are absent or invalid. DDL, checkpoint, bootstrap, and watermark messages do not include the fields.
Kafka integration validation
tests/integration_tests/kafka_simple_include_start_ts/*, tests/integration_tests/_utils/kafka_dump, tests/utils/kafka_dump/main.go, tests/integration_tests/run_light_it_in_ci.sh
The integration test checks URI configuration, TOML configuration, and the disabled default. A Kafka dump utility consumes and validates probe messages. The test is added to the Kafka CI group.

TableInfo compatibility guard

Layer / File(s) Summary
TableInfo expected fields
pkg/common/table_info_shared_schema_guard_test.go
The shared-schema guard now expects MaterializedView, MaterializedViewBase, and MaterializedViewLog fields.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant APIClient
  participant CDCConfiguration
  participant SinkCodec
  participant Kafka
  APIClient->>CDCConfiguration: submit IncludeStartTs settings
  CDCConfiguration->>SinkCodec: resolve URI and file configuration
  SinkCodec->>Kafka: publish DML with optional start timestamp
  Kafka-->>SinkCodec: provide encoded message for decoding
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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to e6d2a

An out-of-range transaction start timestamp can lose transaction correlation, though the issue is limited to an edge case.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the codec changes and the backport of the start TSO options. It is concise and relevant to the main changes.
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🟡 Changes recommended

Simple handle-key-only decoding can omit the documented fallback from StartTs to CommitTs.

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Pull request overview

Backports optional source transaction start TSO fields for Debezium JSON and Simple JSON DML messages.

Changes:

  • Adds encoding, decoding, schema, and configuration support.
  • Adds API conversion, precedence validation, and integration coverage.
  • Adds Kafka dump tooling and CI registration.
File summaries
File Description
tests/utils/kafka_dump/main.go Kafka message dump utility
tests/integration_tests/run_light_it_in_ci.sh Registers the integration test
tests/integration_tests/kafka_simple_include_start_ts/run.sh Tests Simple start TSO output
tests/integration_tests/kafka_simple_include_start_ts/conf/changefeed.toml Enables TOML configuration
tests/integration_tests/_utils/kafka_dump Builds and invokes the dump utility
pkg/sink/codec/simple/start_ts_test.go Simple codec coverage
pkg/sink/codec/simple/message.go Encodes startTs
pkg/sink/codec/simple/decoder.go Decodes Simple messages and handles fallback
pkg/sink/codec/debezium/decoder.go Decodes Debezium start_ts
pkg/sink/codec/debezium/debezium_test.go Debezium decoder tests
pkg/sink/codec/debezium/codec.go Encodes start_ts and its schema
pkg/sink/codec/debezium/codec_test.go Debezium schema tests
pkg/sink/codec/common/config.go Adds options and validation
pkg/sink/codec/common/config_test.go Configuration precedence tests
pkg/config/sink.go Adds sink configuration models
pkg/config/replica_config.go Defines Debezium defaults
api/v2/model.go Adds API conversion support
api/v2/model_test.go Tests API conversion
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TableID: m.TableID,
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CommitTs: m.CommitTs,
StartTs: m.StartTs,
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pkg/sink/codec/debezium/codec.go (1)

944-950: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Reject out-of-range StartTs values before encoding

RowEvent.StartTs is uint64, and TiDB TSOs use a 64-bit physical/logical format. The Debezium schema declares start_ts as non-optional int64, while decoder.go parses it with json.Number.Int64() and falls back to commit_ts when parsing fails. A DML event with StartTs > math.MaxInt64 can therefore produce a schema-invalid value and lose transaction correlation during decoding. Reject the value before WriteUint64Field; do not normalize it. A full zero TSO is not a valid transaction TSO and is not part of this issue.

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In `@pkg/sink/codec/debezium/codec.go` around lines 944 - 950, The Debezium
start_ts encoding path must reject RowEvent.StartTs values greater than
math.MaxInt64 before calling WriteUint64Field, without normalizing them. Update
the Debezium codec flow guarded by DebeziumIncludeStartTs to return or propagate
an encoding error for out-of-range values, while preserving valid values and
allowing the existing zero-TSO behavior unchanged.
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In `@pkg/sink/codec/debezium/codec.go`:
- Around line 944-950: The Debezium start_ts encoding path must reject
RowEvent.StartTs values greater than math.MaxInt64 before calling
WriteUint64Field, without normalizing them. Update the Debezium codec flow
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