Step 1: Install Kafka Library for Node.js
Open a terminal in your Node.js project directory.
Run the following command to install the kafkajs
library, a Node.js library for Apache Kafka: npm install kafkajs
.
Step 2: Sending Messages with Producer in Node.js
Import the kafkajs
library and define the Kafka Broker configuration:
Create a producer to send messages, and send a message to a topic:
Step 3: Receiving Messages with Consumer in Node.js
Import the kafkajs
library and define the Kafka Broker configuration (if not done already):
Create a consumer to receive messages from a specific topic:
Note: Replace values like 'your-client-id'
, 'broker1:port1'
, 'your-topic'
, and 'your-group-id'
with your actual project information.
Make sure to refer to the official documentation of Apache Kafka and the kafkajs
library for more information about configuration options and functionalities.