1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kafka/client.py b/kafka/client.py
index c0a3cdb..71ededa 100644
--- a/kafka/client.py
+++ b/kafka/client.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import copy
 from collections import defaultdict
 from functools import partial
 from itertools import count
@@ -193,6 +194,16 @@ class KafkaClient(object):
         for conn in self.conns.values():
             conn.close()
 
+    def copy(self):
+        """
+        Create an inactive copy of the client object
+        A reinit() has to be done on the copy before it can be used again
+        """
+        c = copy.deepcopy(self)
+        for k, v in c.conns.items():
+            c.conns[k] = v.copy()
+        return c
+
     def reinit(self):
         for conn in self.conns.values():
             conn.reinit()