cli-kafka-tooling

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Manage 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

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Name: cli-kafka-tooling
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