This project aims to provide a hands-on learning experience in developing a distributed messaging system using Spring Boot and Apache Kafka. The main objective is to implement both producer and consumer services in Java, demonstrating the capabilities of Kafka as a robust message broker for high-throughput, low-latency data streaming.
- Set Up Kafka Environment: Install and configure Apache Kafka to create a local development environment.
- Spring Boot Integration: Integrate Kafka with a Spring Boot application to leverage Spring's powerful dependency injection and configuration management features.
- Producer Implementation: Develop a Kafka producer in Java using Spring Boot to send messages to Kafka topics.
- Consumer Implementation: Create a Kafka consumer in Java using Spring Boot to read and process messages from Kafka topics.
- Message Serialization/Deserialization: Implement message serialization and deserialization using JSON or Avro to ensure data integrity and compatibility.
- Error Handling: Implement robust error handling and logging mechanisms to ensure the system's reliability and maintainability.
- Understand the core concepts and architecture of Apache Kafka.
- Gain practical experience in setting up and configuring a Kafka environment.
- Learn how to integrate Kafka with Spring Boot applications.
- Develop skills in producing and consuming messages in a distributed system.
- Implement effective error handling and logging strategies.