private boolean validate(Topic topic, ConsumerContext context) { if (Endpoint.BROKER.equals(topic.getEndpointType())) { if (!m_metaService.containsConsumerGroup(topic.getName(), context.getGroupId())) { log.error( "Consumer group {} not found for topic {}, please add consumer group in Hermes-Portal first.", context.getGroupId(), topic.getName()); return false; } } return true; }