Setting Up Kafka

Mac

• Make sure you are navigated inside the bin directory.

Start Zookeeper and Kafka Broker

• Start up the Zookeeper.

./zookeeper-server-start.sh ../config/zookeeper.properties

• Add the below properties in the server.properties

listeners=PLAINTEXT://localhost:9092
auto.create.topics.enable=false

• Start up the Kafka Broker

./kafka-server-start.sh ../config/server.properties

How to create a topic ?

./kafka-topics.sh --create --topic test-topic -zookeeper localhost:2181 --replication-factor 1 --partitions 4

Here, test-topic is a topic name. Here --replication-factor 1 refers to how many ZooKeeper replicates for this topic. Here --partitions 4 refers to how many partitions you would like to create for this topic.

How to instantiate a Console Producer?

Without Key

./kafka-console-producer.sh --broker-list localhost:9092 --topic test-topic

With Key

./kafka-console-producer.sh --broker-list localhost:9092 --topic test-topic --property "key.separator=-" --property "parse.key=true"

How to instantiate a Console Consumer?

Without Key

./kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test-topic --from-beginning

With Key

./kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test-topic --from-beginning -property "key.separator= - " --property "print.key=true"

With Consumer Group

./kafka-console-consumer.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test-topic --group <group-name>

Windows

• Make sure you are inside the bin/windows directory.

Start Zookeeper and Kafka Broker

• Start up the Zookeeper.

zookeeper-server-start.bat ..\..\config\zookeeper.properties

• Start up the Kafka Broker.

kafka-server-start.bat ..\..\config\server.properties

How to create a topic ?

kafka-topics.bat --create --topic test-topic -zookeeper localhost:2181 --replication-factor 1 --partitions 4

How to instantiate a Console Producer?

Without Key

kafka-console-producer.bat --broker-list localhost:9092 --topic test-topic

With Key

kafka-console-producer.bat --broker-list localhost:9092 --topic test-topic --property "key.separator=-" --property "parse.key=true"

TIP

• Here the parameter --property "key.separator=-" is to identify the message key character. In this case it's - (Hyphen).
• Here the parameter --property "parse.key=true" is to parse the key and send it to the corresponding partition.

How to instantiate a Console Consumer?

Without Key

kafka-console-consumer.bat --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test-topic --from-beginning

With Key

kafka-console-consumer.bat --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test-topic --from-beginning -property "key.separator= - " --property "print.key=true"

TIP:

• Here --from-beginning is a parameter where it will request consumer to consume messages from the beginning of the given topic test-topic.
• If you don't specify --from-beginning your new messages will be displayed in any order. Because, those messages are stored in different partitions.
• Message ordering is guaranteed at the partition level
• If you want to consume messages which is stored in the specific key partition, use -property "key.separator= - "
• When you print message with key then use this property --property "print.key=true"

With Consumer Group

kafka-console-consumer.bat --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --topic test-topic --group <group-name>

Setting Up Multiple Kafka Brokers

• The first step is to add a new server.properties.

• We need to modify three properties to start up a multi broker set up.

broker.id=<unique-broker-d>
listeners=PLAINTEXT://localhost:<unique-port>
log.dirs=/tmp/<unique-kafka-folder>
auto.create.topics.enable=false

• Example config will be like below.

broker.id=1
listeners=PLAINTEXT://localhost:9093
log.dirs=/tmp/kafka-logs-1
auto.create.topics.enable=false

Starting up the new Broker

• Provide the new server.properties thats added.

./kafka-server-start.sh ../config/server-1.properties

./kafka-server-start.sh ../config/server-2.properties

Advanced Kafka CLI operations:

Mac

List the topics in a cluster

./kafka-topics.sh --zookeeper localhost:2181 --list

Describe topic

• The below command can be used to describe all the topics.

./kafka-topics.sh --zookeeper localhost:2181 --describe

• The below command can be used to describe a specific topic.

./kafka-topics.sh --zookeeper localhost:2181 --describe --topic <topic-name>

Alter the min insync replica

./kafka-topics.sh --alter --zookeeper localhost:2181 --topic library-events --config min.insync.replicas=2

Delete a topic

./kafka-topics.sh --zookeeper localhost:2181 --delete --topic test-topic

How to view consumer groups

./kafka-consumer-groups.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --list

Consumer Groups and their Offset

./kafka-consumer-groups.sh --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --describe --group console-consumer-27773

Viewing the Commit Log

./kafka-run-class.sh kafka.tools.DumpLogSegments --deep-iteration --files /tmp/kafka-logs/test-topic-0/00000000000000000000.log

Setting the Minimum Insync Replica

./kafka-configs.sh --alter --zookeeper localhost:2181 --entity-type topics --entity-name test-topic --add-config min.insync.replicas=2

Windows

• Make sure you are inside the bin/windows directory.

List the topics in a cluster

kafka-topics.bat --zookeeper localhost:2181 --list

Describe topic

• The below command can be used to describe all the topics.

kafka-topics.bat --zookeeper localhost:2181 --describe

• The below command can be used to describe a specific topic.

kafka-topics.bat --zookeeper localhost:2181 --describe --topic <topic-name>

Alter the min insync replica

kafka-topics.bat --alter --zookeeper localhost:2181 --topic library-events --config min.insync.replicas=2

Delete a topic

kafka-topics.bat --zookeeper localhost:2181 --delete --topic <topic-name>

How to view consumer groups

kafka-consumer-groups.bat --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --list

Consumer Groups and their Offset

kafka-consumer-groups.bat --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 --describe --group console-consumer-27773

Viewing the Commit Log

kafka-run-class.bat kafka.tools.DumpLogSegments --deep-iteration --files /tmp/kafka-logs/test-topic-0/00000000000000000000.log

IDE Plugins

Install "Spring Assistant" plugin in IntelliJ IDE