Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
3. Setup - The basics of getting started with confluent_kafka
   • What confluent_kafka affects
   • Setup requirements
   • Beginning with confluent_kafka
4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Overview

Unofficial module for install and managing Confluent's (http://confluent.io/) distribution of Kafka.

Currently only tested on Ubuntu 12.04

Module Description

Module that manages the installation and configuration of Confluent's distribution of Kafka. Currently only supports brokers

Setup

What confluent_kafka affects

• Installs Kafka package, service and java if specified

Beginning with confluent_kafka

    class { 'confluent_kafka': }

Usage

###Classes

####Class: confluent_kafka Main class for the module, will install the package

###Types:

####Type: confluent_kafka::topic Create/Delete topic in cluster

    confluent_kafka::topic { 'topic_name':
      ensure             => present,
      replication_factor => 3,
      partitions         => 16,
    }

Reference

###Classes ####Public Classes

• [confluent_kafka]

####Private Classes

• [confluent_kafka::config]
• [confluent_kafka::install]
• [confluent_kafka::service]
• [confluent_kafka::params]

Limitations

This module is tested on the following platforms:

• Ubuntu 12.04