    private int partition(ProducerRecord<K, V> record, byte[] serializedKey, byte[] serializedValue, Cluster cluster) {
        if (record.partition() != null)
            return record.partition();

        if (partitionerPlugin.get() != null) {
            int customPartition = partitionerPlugin.get().partition(
                record.topic(), record.key(), serializedKey, record.value(), serializedValue, cluster);
            if (customPartition < 0) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(
                    "The partitioner generated an invalid partition number: %d. Partition number should always be non-negative.", customPartition));
            }
            return customPartition;
        }

        if (serializedKey != null && !partitionerIgnoreKeys) {
            // hash the keyBytes to choose a partition
            return BuiltInPartitioner.partitionForKey(serializedKey, cluster.partitionsForTopic(record.topic()).size());
        } else {
            return RecordMetadata.UNKNOWN_PARTITION;
        }
    }

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