advancedKafka Transactions & Exactly-Once Semantics

Does read_committed alone give you exactly-once semantics?

No — it only ensures consumers don't see uncommitted/aborted transaction data (Kafka's version of preventing a dirty read); it must be paired with a transactional producer to get the full atomic guarantee.

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