ticdc: add note to the Avro protocol (#19573) (#20101)

pingcap · Jan 22, 2025 · 87ad453 · 87ad453
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@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ The data format of Value is the same as that of Key, by default. However, `field
 > - For Delete events, Avro only encodes the Key part. The Value part is empty. 
 > - For Insert events, Avro encodes all column data to the Value part. 
 > - For Update events, Avro encodes only all column data that is updated to the Value part.
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+> The Avro protocol does not encode the old values for Update and Delete events. Additionally, to be compatible with most Confluent sink connectors that rely on `null` records to identify deletions (`delete.on.null`), Delete events do not include extension information, such as `_tidb_commit_ts`, even when `enable-tidb-extension` is enabled. If you need these features, consider using other protocols such as Canal-JSON or Debezium.
 
 ## TiDB extension fields