1 . clone the repo
2 . execute the following commands in order ( from inside the directory where kafka is located in your local) :
1. Start the zookeeper - .\bin\windows\zookeeper-server-start.bat .\config\zookeeper.properties
2. Start the server - .\bin\windows\kafka-server-start.bat .\config\server.properties
3. Create a topic, here using "myTopic" as an example - ./kafka-topics.sh --create --topic myTopic -zookeeper \ localhost:2181 --replication-factor 1 --partitions 1
3. run the java app - ./mvnw spring-boot:run (from inside the root directory of this repo)
4. go to - http://localhost:8080/kafka/produce?message=EnterYourMessageHere ( this command essentially sends a message to the kafka server)
5. go to - http://localhost:8080/kafka/messages - if you have followed every step above correctly then you will see your message disaplayed.
- Dockerize the app
- Add more features like login/logoff and multi machine producer/consumers