Kafka Pub¶
The Kafka Pub node establishes a Kafka client that publish messages to a third-party Kafka server.
Node Type¶
External.
Input and Output Ability¶
This node has 1 entry point and 1 exit point. Both the input and the output can be any format. The input msg is the message to be published.
Node Properties¶

Name
The name for this node.
Host
The host address or domain name.
Topic
The Kafka topic to publish to. You can specify only 1 topic.
User Name
The user name used for authentication.
Password
The password for the User Name for authentication.
Description
The description for this node.
Limitations¶
Maximum number of topics: 1
Samples¶
Input Sample¶
Example of a JSON object as input:
{
"externalId":"externalId",
"timestamp":24214324324,
"measurepoints":{
"speed":32,
"heat":40
}
}
Output Sample¶
{
"externalId":"externalId",
"timestamp":24214324324,
"measurepoints":{
"speed":32,
"heat":40
}
}