1.0.0 • Published 6 years ago
kafkactl v1.0.0
KAFKACTL
KAFKACTL is a cli tool to interact with Kafka brokers
At the moment the only available command is consume used to consume kafka messages
INSTALLATION
You can install it as a global npm package by running: npm i -g kafkactl
USAGE
CONSUME
You can invoke a remote method by pushing a local yaml file:
kafkactl consume --topic testTopic
OPTIONS
Below the accepted command line options:
| Parameter Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
--kafkaBrokerList | String | false | localhost:9092 | this is a comma separated string of brokers: 'kafka-host1:9092,kafka-host2:9092' |
Environment Variables
All options are also configurable through environment variables:
| Option Name | ENV Key Name |
|---|---|
| kafkaBrokerList | KAFKA_CLI_BROKER_LIST |
Environment variables options have precedence and will overwrite the value passed via command line
Please note at the moment this only works with json messages
1.0.0
6 years ago