Serialize headers sent from PublishKafka_2_6

[#1]

Hi All, 

This could be a silly question, Apologies for that. 

How do i serialize the headers sent from PublishKafka_2_6 processor ?

Currently, the processor i am using is sending headers along with the payload as a string 

ID:N1,GRANTED-ID:[root,UI1] {
...
<Payload>
...
}

we have other applications communicating with Kafka , which sends out headers along with payload as 

GRANTED-ID: ��♣sr‼java.util.ArrayListx��↔��a�♥☺I♦sizexp☻w♦☻t♦roott♦UI1x
ID: ��♣t♣N1{
...
<payload>
...
}

Is it possible for NiFi also to send across as the above format?

[#2]

@scoutjohn thank you for posting your query with us. What kind of encoding / serialization format does your other application uses to produce messages to kafka ? I can see https://nifi.apache.org/docs/nifi-docs/components/org.apache.nifi/nifi-kafka-2-6-nar/1.27.0/org.apac... Message header encoding options with the "PublishKafka_2_6" processor, but not sure if it may be the option which you are looking for