This is correct. Also, I'm planning to introduce a mode that runs NATS "embedded" within the Liftbridge server, such that NATS basically becomes an implementation detail of Liftbridge.
Re: consumer-offset checkpointing, this will be implemented in the form of consumer groups, similar to how Kafka works where a consumer group checkpoints its position in the log by writing it to the log itself.
Re: consumer-offset checkpointing, this will be implemented in the form of consumer groups, similar to how Kafka works where a consumer group checkpoints its position in the log by writing it to the log itself.