- Clone the repository
- Install dependencies
- Install a single node kafka cluster by typing
docker compose up -d
- View and manage your Kafka cluster with Kafdrop by visiting
http://localhost:19000
- Start a backend server by typing
npm start
- Use Postman or any similar tool to send requests to
http://localhost:8080
- To create a new topic, send a POST request to
http://localhost:8080/kafka/create_topic
with payload{"topicName": "any_topic_name", "numPartitions": "any_number"}
- To publish a message to a topic, send a POST request to
http://localhost:8080/kafka/publish
with payload{ "topicName": "existing_topic", "message": { "key": "my_key", "value": "message_content" } }
- To consume a topic message, send a POST request to
http://localhost:8080/kafka/consume
with payload{"topicName": "your_topic_name"}
- Have fun