Running Kafka for a streaming collection service can feel somewhat opaque at times, this is why I was thrilled to find the Kafka Web Console project on Github yesterday. This Scala application can be easily downloaded and installed with a couple steps. An included web server can then be launched to serve it up quickly. Here’s […]
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Kafka Consumer – Simple Python Script and Tips
[UPDATE: Check out the Kafka Web Console that allows you to manage topics and see traffic going through your topics – all in a browser!] When you’re pushing data into a Kafka topic, it’s always helpful to monitor the traffic using a simple Kafka consumer script. Here’s a simple script I’ve been using that […]
Kafka Topic Clearing after Producing Messages
[UPDATE: Check out the Kafka Web Console to more easily administer your Kafka topics] This week I’ve been working with the Kafka messaging system in a project. Basic C# Methods for Kafka Producer To publish to Kafka I built a C# app that uses the Kafka4n libraries – it doesn’t get much simpler than this: using Kafka.Client; Connector […]