[VOL-1386]  This commit add "dep" as the package management tool
for voltha-go.

Change-Id: I52bc4911dd00a441756ec7c30f46d45091f3f90e
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/Shopify/sarama/broker.go b/vendor/github.com/Shopify/sarama/broker.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/vendor/github.com/Shopify/sarama/broker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,895 @@
+package sarama
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
+)
+
+// Broker represents a single Kafka broker connection. All operations on this object are entirely concurrency-safe.
+type Broker struct {
+	id   int32
+	addr string
+	rack *string
+
+	conf          *Config
+	correlationID int32
+	conn          net.Conn
+	connErr       error
+	lock          sync.Mutex
+	opened        int32
+
+	responses chan responsePromise
+	done      chan bool
+
+	incomingByteRate       metrics.Meter
+	requestRate            metrics.Meter
+	requestSize            metrics.Histogram
+	requestLatency         metrics.Histogram
+	outgoingByteRate       metrics.Meter
+	responseRate           metrics.Meter
+	responseSize           metrics.Histogram
+	brokerIncomingByteRate metrics.Meter
+	brokerRequestRate      metrics.Meter
+	brokerRequestSize      metrics.Histogram
+	brokerRequestLatency   metrics.Histogram
+	brokerOutgoingByteRate metrics.Meter
+	brokerResponseRate     metrics.Meter
+	brokerResponseSize     metrics.Histogram
+}
+
+type responsePromise struct {
+	requestTime   time.Time
+	correlationID int32
+	packets       chan []byte
+	errors        chan error
+}
+
+// NewBroker creates and returns a Broker targeting the given host:port address.
+// This does not attempt to actually connect, you have to call Open() for that.
+func NewBroker(addr string) *Broker {
+	return &Broker{id: -1, addr: addr}
+}
+
+// Open tries to connect to the Broker if it is not already connected or connecting, but does not block
+// waiting for the connection to complete. This means that any subsequent operations on the broker will
+// block waiting for the connection to succeed or fail. To get the effect of a fully synchronous Open call,
+// follow it by a call to Connected(). The only errors Open will return directly are ConfigurationError or
+// AlreadyConnected. If conf is nil, the result of NewConfig() is used.
+func (b *Broker) Open(conf *Config) error {
+	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&b.opened, 0, 1) {
+		return ErrAlreadyConnected
+	}
+
+	if conf == nil {
+		conf = NewConfig()
+	}
+
+	err := conf.Validate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	b.lock.Lock()
+
+	go withRecover(func() {
+		defer b.lock.Unlock()
+
+		dialer := net.Dialer{
+			Timeout:   conf.Net.DialTimeout,
+			KeepAlive: conf.Net.KeepAlive,
+			LocalAddr: conf.Net.LocalAddr,
+		}
+
+		if conf.Net.TLS.Enable {
+			b.conn, b.connErr = tls.DialWithDialer(&dialer, "tcp", b.addr, conf.Net.TLS.Config)
+		} else {
+			b.conn, b.connErr = dialer.Dial("tcp", b.addr)
+		}
+		if b.connErr != nil {
+			Logger.Printf("Failed to connect to broker %s: %s\n", b.addr, b.connErr)
+			b.conn = nil
+			atomic.StoreInt32(&b.opened, 0)
+			return
+		}
+		b.conn = newBufConn(b.conn)
+
+		b.conf = conf
+
+		// Create or reuse the global metrics shared between brokers
+		b.incomingByteRate = metrics.GetOrRegisterMeter("incoming-byte-rate", conf.MetricRegistry)
+		b.requestRate = metrics.GetOrRegisterMeter("request-rate", conf.MetricRegistry)
+		b.requestSize = getOrRegisterHistogram("request-size", conf.MetricRegistry)
+		b.requestLatency = getOrRegisterHistogram("request-latency-in-ms", conf.MetricRegistry)
+		b.outgoingByteRate = metrics.GetOrRegisterMeter("outgoing-byte-rate", conf.MetricRegistry)
+		b.responseRate = metrics.GetOrRegisterMeter("response-rate", conf.MetricRegistry)
+		b.responseSize = getOrRegisterHistogram("response-size", conf.MetricRegistry)
+		// Do not gather metrics for seeded broker (only used during bootstrap) because they share
+		// the same id (-1) and are already exposed through the global metrics above
+		if b.id >= 0 {
+			b.brokerIncomingByteRate = getOrRegisterBrokerMeter("incoming-byte-rate", b, conf.MetricRegistry)
+			b.brokerRequestRate = getOrRegisterBrokerMeter("request-rate", b, conf.MetricRegistry)
+			b.brokerRequestSize = getOrRegisterBrokerHistogram("request-size", b, conf.MetricRegistry)
+			b.brokerRequestLatency = getOrRegisterBrokerHistogram("request-latency-in-ms", b, conf.MetricRegistry)
+			b.brokerOutgoingByteRate = getOrRegisterBrokerMeter("outgoing-byte-rate", b, conf.MetricRegistry)
+			b.brokerResponseRate = getOrRegisterBrokerMeter("response-rate", b, conf.MetricRegistry)
+			b.brokerResponseSize = getOrRegisterBrokerHistogram("response-size", b, conf.MetricRegistry)
+		}
+
+		if conf.Net.SASL.Enable {
+			b.connErr = b.sendAndReceiveSASLPlainAuth()
+			if b.connErr != nil {
+				err = b.conn.Close()
+				if err == nil {
+					Logger.Printf("Closed connection to broker %s\n", b.addr)
+				} else {
+					Logger.Printf("Error while closing connection to broker %s: %s\n", b.addr, err)
+				}
+				b.conn = nil
+				atomic.StoreInt32(&b.opened, 0)
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		b.done = make(chan bool)
+		b.responses = make(chan responsePromise, b.conf.Net.MaxOpenRequests-1)
+
+		if b.id >= 0 {
+			Logger.Printf("Connected to broker at %s (registered as #%d)\n", b.addr, b.id)
+		} else {
+			Logger.Printf("Connected to broker at %s (unregistered)\n", b.addr)
+		}
+		go withRecover(b.responseReceiver)
+	})
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Connected returns true if the broker is connected and false otherwise. If the broker is not
+// connected but it had tried to connect, the error from that connection attempt is also returned.
+func (b *Broker) Connected() (bool, error) {
+	b.lock.Lock()
+	defer b.lock.Unlock()
+
+	return b.conn != nil, b.connErr
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) Close() error {
+	b.lock.Lock()
+	defer b.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if b.conn == nil {
+		return ErrNotConnected
+	}
+
+	close(b.responses)
+	<-b.done
+
+	err := b.conn.Close()
+
+	b.conn = nil
+	b.connErr = nil
+	b.done = nil
+	b.responses = nil
+
+	if b.id >= 0 {
+		b.conf.MetricRegistry.Unregister(getMetricNameForBroker("incoming-byte-rate", b))
+		b.conf.MetricRegistry.Unregister(getMetricNameForBroker("request-rate", b))
+		b.conf.MetricRegistry.Unregister(getMetricNameForBroker("outgoing-byte-rate", b))
+		b.conf.MetricRegistry.Unregister(getMetricNameForBroker("response-rate", b))
+	}
+
+	if err == nil {
+		Logger.Printf("Closed connection to broker %s\n", b.addr)
+	} else {
+		Logger.Printf("Error while closing connection to broker %s: %s\n", b.addr, err)
+	}
+
+	atomic.StoreInt32(&b.opened, 0)
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// ID returns the broker ID retrieved from Kafka's metadata, or -1 if that is not known.
+func (b *Broker) ID() int32 {
+	return b.id
+}
+
+// Addr returns the broker address as either retrieved from Kafka's metadata or passed to NewBroker.
+func (b *Broker) Addr() string {
+	return b.addr
+}
+
+// Rack returns the broker's rack as retrieved from Kafka's metadata or the
+// empty string if it is not known.  The returned value corresponds to the
+// broker's broker.rack configuration setting.  Requires protocol version to be
+// at least v0.10.0.0.
+func (b *Broker) Rack() string {
+	if b.rack == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return *b.rack
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) GetMetadata(request *MetadataRequest) (*MetadataResponse, error) {
+	response := new(MetadataResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) GetConsumerMetadata(request *ConsumerMetadataRequest) (*ConsumerMetadataResponse, error) {
+	response := new(ConsumerMetadataResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) FindCoordinator(request *FindCoordinatorRequest) (*FindCoordinatorResponse, error) {
+	response := new(FindCoordinatorResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) GetAvailableOffsets(request *OffsetRequest) (*OffsetResponse, error) {
+	response := new(OffsetResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) Produce(request *ProduceRequest) (*ProduceResponse, error) {
+	var response *ProduceResponse
+	var err error
+
+	if request.RequiredAcks == NoResponse {
+		err = b.sendAndReceive(request, nil)
+	} else {
+		response = new(ProduceResponse)
+		err = b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) Fetch(request *FetchRequest) (*FetchResponse, error) {
+	response := new(FetchResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) CommitOffset(request *OffsetCommitRequest) (*OffsetCommitResponse, error) {
+	response := new(OffsetCommitResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) FetchOffset(request *OffsetFetchRequest) (*OffsetFetchResponse, error) {
+	response := new(OffsetFetchResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) JoinGroup(request *JoinGroupRequest) (*JoinGroupResponse, error) {
+	response := new(JoinGroupResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) SyncGroup(request *SyncGroupRequest) (*SyncGroupResponse, error) {
+	response := new(SyncGroupResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) LeaveGroup(request *LeaveGroupRequest) (*LeaveGroupResponse, error) {
+	response := new(LeaveGroupResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) Heartbeat(request *HeartbeatRequest) (*HeartbeatResponse, error) {
+	response := new(HeartbeatResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) ListGroups(request *ListGroupsRequest) (*ListGroupsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(ListGroupsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) DescribeGroups(request *DescribeGroupsRequest) (*DescribeGroupsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(DescribeGroupsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) ApiVersions(request *ApiVersionsRequest) (*ApiVersionsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(ApiVersionsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) CreateTopics(request *CreateTopicsRequest) (*CreateTopicsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(CreateTopicsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) DeleteTopics(request *DeleteTopicsRequest) (*DeleteTopicsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(DeleteTopicsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) CreatePartitions(request *CreatePartitionsRequest) (*CreatePartitionsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(CreatePartitionsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) DeleteRecords(request *DeleteRecordsRequest) (*DeleteRecordsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(DeleteRecordsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) DescribeAcls(request *DescribeAclsRequest) (*DescribeAclsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(DescribeAclsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) CreateAcls(request *CreateAclsRequest) (*CreateAclsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(CreateAclsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) DeleteAcls(request *DeleteAclsRequest) (*DeleteAclsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(DeleteAclsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) InitProducerID(request *InitProducerIDRequest) (*InitProducerIDResponse, error) {
+	response := new(InitProducerIDResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) AddPartitionsToTxn(request *AddPartitionsToTxnRequest) (*AddPartitionsToTxnResponse, error) {
+	response := new(AddPartitionsToTxnResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) AddOffsetsToTxn(request *AddOffsetsToTxnRequest) (*AddOffsetsToTxnResponse, error) {
+	response := new(AddOffsetsToTxnResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) EndTxn(request *EndTxnRequest) (*EndTxnResponse, error) {
+	response := new(EndTxnResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) TxnOffsetCommit(request *TxnOffsetCommitRequest) (*TxnOffsetCommitResponse, error) {
+	response := new(TxnOffsetCommitResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) DescribeConfigs(request *DescribeConfigsRequest) (*DescribeConfigsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(DescribeConfigsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) AlterConfigs(request *AlterConfigsRequest) (*AlterConfigsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(AlterConfigsResponse)
+
+	err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) DeleteGroups(request *DeleteGroupsRequest) (*DeleteGroupsResponse, error) {
+	response := new(DeleteGroupsResponse)
+
+	if err := b.sendAndReceive(request, response); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) send(rb protocolBody, promiseResponse bool) (*responsePromise, error) {
+	b.lock.Lock()
+	defer b.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if b.conn == nil {
+		if b.connErr != nil {
+			return nil, b.connErr
+		}
+		return nil, ErrNotConnected
+	}
+
+	if !b.conf.Version.IsAtLeast(rb.requiredVersion()) {
+		return nil, ErrUnsupportedVersion
+	}
+
+	req := &request{correlationID: b.correlationID, clientID: b.conf.ClientID, body: rb}
+	buf, err := encode(req, b.conf.MetricRegistry)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = b.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(b.conf.Net.WriteTimeout))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	requestTime := time.Now()
+	bytes, err := b.conn.Write(buf)
+	b.updateOutgoingCommunicationMetrics(bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	b.correlationID++
+
+	if !promiseResponse {
+		// Record request latency without the response
+		b.updateRequestLatencyMetrics(time.Since(requestTime))
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	promise := responsePromise{requestTime, req.correlationID, make(chan []byte), make(chan error)}
+	b.responses <- promise
+
+	return &promise, nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) sendAndReceive(req protocolBody, res versionedDecoder) error {
+	promise, err := b.send(req, res != nil)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if promise == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case buf := <-promise.packets:
+		return versionedDecode(buf, res, req.version())
+	case err = <-promise.errors:
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) decode(pd packetDecoder, version int16) (err error) {
+	b.id, err = pd.getInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	host, err := pd.getString()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	port, err := pd.getInt32()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if version >= 1 {
+		b.rack, err = pd.getNullableString()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	b.addr = net.JoinHostPort(host, fmt.Sprint(port))
+	if _, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(b.addr); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) encode(pe packetEncoder, version int16) (err error) {
+
+	host, portstr, err := net.SplitHostPort(b.addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	port, err := strconv.Atoi(portstr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	pe.putInt32(b.id)
+
+	err = pe.putString(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	pe.putInt32(int32(port))
+
+	if version >= 1 {
+		err = pe.putNullableString(b.rack)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) responseReceiver() {
+	var dead error
+	header := make([]byte, 8)
+	for response := range b.responses {
+		if dead != nil {
+			response.errors <- dead
+			continue
+		}
+
+		err := b.conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(b.conf.Net.ReadTimeout))
+		if err != nil {
+			dead = err
+			response.errors <- err
+			continue
+		}
+
+		bytesReadHeader, err := io.ReadFull(b.conn, header)
+		requestLatency := time.Since(response.requestTime)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.updateIncomingCommunicationMetrics(bytesReadHeader, requestLatency)
+			dead = err
+			response.errors <- err
+			continue
+		}
+
+		decodedHeader := responseHeader{}
+		err = decode(header, &decodedHeader)
+		if err != nil {
+			b.updateIncomingCommunicationMetrics(bytesReadHeader, requestLatency)
+			dead = err
+			response.errors <- err
+			continue
+		}
+		if decodedHeader.correlationID != response.correlationID {
+			b.updateIncomingCommunicationMetrics(bytesReadHeader, requestLatency)
+			// TODO if decoded ID < cur ID, discard until we catch up
+			// TODO if decoded ID > cur ID, save it so when cur ID catches up we have a response
+			dead = PacketDecodingError{fmt.Sprintf("correlation ID didn't match, wanted %d, got %d", response.correlationID, decodedHeader.correlationID)}
+			response.errors <- dead
+			continue
+		}
+
+		buf := make([]byte, decodedHeader.length-4)
+		bytesReadBody, err := io.ReadFull(b.conn, buf)
+		b.updateIncomingCommunicationMetrics(bytesReadHeader+bytesReadBody, requestLatency)
+		if err != nil {
+			dead = err
+			response.errors <- err
+			continue
+		}
+
+		response.packets <- buf
+	}
+	close(b.done)
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) sendAndReceiveSASLPlainHandshake() error {
+	rb := &SaslHandshakeRequest{"PLAIN"}
+	req := &request{correlationID: b.correlationID, clientID: b.conf.ClientID, body: rb}
+	buf, err := encode(req, b.conf.MetricRegistry)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = b.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(b.conf.Net.WriteTimeout))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	requestTime := time.Now()
+	bytes, err := b.conn.Write(buf)
+	b.updateOutgoingCommunicationMetrics(bytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Printf("Failed to send SASL handshake %s: %s\n", b.addr, err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+	b.correlationID++
+	//wait for the response
+	header := make([]byte, 8) // response header
+	_, err = io.ReadFull(b.conn, header)
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Printf("Failed to read SASL handshake header : %s\n", err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+	length := binary.BigEndian.Uint32(header[:4])
+	payload := make([]byte, length-4)
+	n, err := io.ReadFull(b.conn, payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Printf("Failed to read SASL handshake payload : %s\n", err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+	b.updateIncomingCommunicationMetrics(n+8, time.Since(requestTime))
+	res := &SaslHandshakeResponse{}
+	err = versionedDecode(payload, res, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Printf("Failed to parse SASL handshake : %s\n", err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+	if res.Err != ErrNoError {
+		Logger.Printf("Invalid SASL Mechanism : %s\n", res.Err.Error())
+		return res.Err
+	}
+	Logger.Print("Successful SASL handshake")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Kafka 0.10.0 plans to support SASL Plain and Kerberos as per PR #812 (KIP-43)/(JIRA KAFKA-3149)
+// Some hosted kafka services such as IBM Message Hub already offer SASL/PLAIN auth with Kafka 0.9
+//
+// In SASL Plain, Kafka expects the auth header to be in the following format
+// Message format (from https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4616):
+//
+//   message   = [authzid] UTF8NUL authcid UTF8NUL passwd
+//   authcid   = 1*SAFE ; MUST accept up to 255 octets
+//   authzid   = 1*SAFE ; MUST accept up to 255 octets
+//   passwd    = 1*SAFE ; MUST accept up to 255 octets
+//   UTF8NUL   = %x00 ; UTF-8 encoded NUL character
+//
+//   SAFE      = UTF1 / UTF2 / UTF3 / UTF4
+//                  ;; any UTF-8 encoded Unicode character except NUL
+//
+// When credentials are valid, Kafka returns a 4 byte array of null characters.
+// When credentials are invalid, Kafka closes the connection. This does not seem to be the ideal way
+// of responding to bad credentials but thats how its being done today.
+func (b *Broker) sendAndReceiveSASLPlainAuth() error {
+	if b.conf.Net.SASL.Handshake {
+		handshakeErr := b.sendAndReceiveSASLPlainHandshake()
+		if handshakeErr != nil {
+			Logger.Printf("Error while performing SASL handshake %s\n", b.addr)
+			return handshakeErr
+		}
+	}
+	length := 1 + len(b.conf.Net.SASL.User) + 1 + len(b.conf.Net.SASL.Password)
+	authBytes := make([]byte, length+4) //4 byte length header + auth data
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint32(authBytes, uint32(length))
+	copy(authBytes[4:], []byte("\x00"+b.conf.Net.SASL.User+"\x00"+b.conf.Net.SASL.Password))
+
+	err := b.conn.SetWriteDeadline(time.Now().Add(b.conf.Net.WriteTimeout))
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Printf("Failed to set write deadline when doing SASL auth with broker %s: %s\n", b.addr, err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+
+	requestTime := time.Now()
+	bytesWritten, err := b.conn.Write(authBytes)
+	b.updateOutgoingCommunicationMetrics(bytesWritten)
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Printf("Failed to write SASL auth header to broker %s: %s\n", b.addr, err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+
+	header := make([]byte, 4)
+	n, err := io.ReadFull(b.conn, header)
+	b.updateIncomingCommunicationMetrics(n, time.Since(requestTime))
+	// If the credentials are valid, we would get a 4 byte response filled with null characters.
+	// Otherwise, the broker closes the connection and we get an EOF
+	if err != nil {
+		Logger.Printf("Failed to read response while authenticating with SASL to broker %s: %s\n", b.addr, err.Error())
+		return err
+	}
+
+	Logger.Printf("SASL authentication successful with broker %s:%v - %v\n", b.addr, n, header)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) updateIncomingCommunicationMetrics(bytes int, requestLatency time.Duration) {
+	b.updateRequestLatencyMetrics(requestLatency)
+	b.responseRate.Mark(1)
+	if b.brokerResponseRate != nil {
+		b.brokerResponseRate.Mark(1)
+	}
+	responseSize := int64(bytes)
+	b.incomingByteRate.Mark(responseSize)
+	if b.brokerIncomingByteRate != nil {
+		b.brokerIncomingByteRate.Mark(responseSize)
+	}
+	b.responseSize.Update(responseSize)
+	if b.brokerResponseSize != nil {
+		b.brokerResponseSize.Update(responseSize)
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) updateRequestLatencyMetrics(requestLatency time.Duration) {
+	requestLatencyInMs := int64(requestLatency / time.Millisecond)
+	b.requestLatency.Update(requestLatencyInMs)
+	if b.brokerRequestLatency != nil {
+		b.brokerRequestLatency.Update(requestLatencyInMs)
+	}
+}
+
+func (b *Broker) updateOutgoingCommunicationMetrics(bytes int) {
+	b.requestRate.Mark(1)
+	if b.brokerRequestRate != nil {
+		b.brokerRequestRate.Mark(1)
+	}
+	requestSize := int64(bytes)
+	b.outgoingByteRate.Mark(requestSize)
+	if b.brokerOutgoingByteRate != nil {
+		b.brokerOutgoingByteRate.Mark(requestSize)
+	}
+	b.requestSize.Update(requestSize)
+	if b.brokerRequestSize != nil {
+		b.brokerRequestSize.Update(requestSize)
+	}
+}