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Published inDec 2017
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Raúl Estrada has been a programmer since 1996 and a Java developer since 2001. He loves all topics related to computer science. With more than 15 years of experience in high-availability and enterprise software, he has been designing and implementing architectures since 2003. His specialization is in systems integration, and he mainly participates in projects related to the financial sector. He has been an enterprise architect for BEA Systems and Oracle Inc., but he also enjoys web, mobile, and game programming. Raúl is a supporter of free software and enjoys experimenting with new technologies, frameworks, languages, and methods. Raúl is the author of other Packt Publishing titles, such as Fast Data Processing Systems with SMACK and Apache Kafka Cookbook.
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Using the Kafka REST Proxy


What happens if we want to use Kafka in an environment that is not yet supported? Think in terms of something such as JavaScript, PHP, and so on.

For this and other programming challenges, the Kafka REST Proxy provides a RESTful interface to a Kafka cluster.

From a REST interface, one can produce and consume messages, view the state of the cluster, and perform administrative actions without using the native Kafka protocol or clients.

The example use cases are:

  • Sending data to Kafka from a frontend app built in a non-supported language (yes, think of the JavaScript and PHP fronts, for example).
  • The need to communicate with Kafka from an environment that doesn't support Kafka (think in terms of mainframes and legacy systems).
  • Scripting administrative actions. Think of a DevOps team in charge of a Kafka system and a sysadmin who doesn't know the supported languages (Java, Scala, Python, Go, or C/C++).

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Raúl Estrada

Raúl Estrada has been a programmer since 1996 and a Java developer since 2001. He loves all topics related to computer science. With more than 15 years of experience in high-availability and enterprise software, he has been designing and implementing architectures since 2003. His specialization is in systems integration, and he mainly participates in projects related to the financial sector. He has been an enterprise architect for BEA Systems and Oracle Inc., but he also enjoys web, mobile, and game programming. Raúl is a supporter of free software and enjoys experimenting with new technologies, frameworks, languages, and methods. Raúl is the author of other Packt Publishing titles, such as Fast Data Processing Systems with SMACK and Apache Kafka Cookbook.
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