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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

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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
   }
 }