cli-kafka-tooling
CommunityManage Kafka operations with command-line tools and dashboards.
Authorerikshafer
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?
This Skill provides a comprehensive set of command-line tools and dashboards for managing Kafka operations, simplifying tasks such as topic management, message consumption, and operational visibility.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Topic Management: List, create, and describe Kafka topics.
- Message Consumption: Read messages from Kafka topics using
kcat. - Message Production: Send test messages to Kafka topics using
kcat. - Consumer Group Management: Join consumer groups, inspect offsets, and manage consumer groups.
- Operational Visibility: Monitor Kafka container health, logs, and traces using the Aspire dashboard.
- Use Case: When debugging a failing Kafka consumer, use this Skill to inspect consumer-group offsets, verify topic existence, and check the Aspire dashboard for Kafka container health.
Quick Start
Use the kcat tool to consume the latest message from the 'telemetry.location-pings' topic.
Dependency Matrix
Required Modules
kcatkafka-console-*
Components
scriptsreferences
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