public KafkaClient setConsumerProperties(Properties props) {
        if (props == null) {
            consumerProperties = null;
        } else {
            consumerProperties = new Properties();
            consumerProperties.putAll(props);
        }
        return this;
    }
public KafkaClient setConsumerProperties ( Properties props ) { if ( props == null ) { consumerProperties = null ; } else { consumerProperties = new Properties ( ) ; consumerProperties . putAll ( props ) ; } return this ; }
Sets custom consumer configuration properties.

@param props
@return
@since 1.2.1