In what version(s) of Spring for Apache Kafka are you seeing this issue?

For example:

3.3.3

Describe the bug

As per the docs, a Configuration class needs to be annotated with @EnableKafkaRetryTopic or the RetryTopicConfigurationSupport class should be extended in a @configuration class, and the appropriate methods overridden. Ref. However, the retry and dlt topics and the necessary consumers are created even without doing this if I add @RetryableTopic to a @KafkaListener.

To Reproduce

• Create a KafkaListener with RetryableTopic annotation.
• Do not add the @EnableKafkaRetryTopic to a configuration bean
• Monitor logs to see dlt and retry topics and consumers being created and the partitions being assigned as well.

Expected behavior

The docs should be updated if @RetryableTopic internally enables kafka retry topic as this is misleading.

Sample

Not adding a sample assuming this behavior is known but docs have not been updated. If required, will add a sample.