KAFKA-8713: JsonConverter replace.null.with.default should apply to Struct fields #13781
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The "replace.null.with.default" option is a KIP-581 addition that is intended to (when false) prevent the Connect default values from being emitted in the JsonConverter. The current implementation works for root values, but does not work for Structs, as the Struct::get implementation has logic to substitute the default value if no value is present.
Instead, the JsonConverter should call Struct::getWithoutDefault, and hide the default value for Struct fields when "replace.null.with.default" is false.
This should be backported to 3.5
Supersedes #13748
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