Apache Kafka, widely known for its distributed event streaming platform, provides robust support for message-based applications. One important component of Kafka is consumer groups , which allow multiple consumers to work together to process data.To manage these groups, Kafka provides a useful tool called kafka-consumer-groups.sh . This tool helps you monitor, control, and adjust how consumers in a group are working. In this article, we’ll explore about Kafka Topics , partitions ,what Kafka-consumer-groups.sh does, how to use it, and break down its essential features. Kafka Topics In general, a topic refers to a specific heading or label assigned to a set of related ideas. In Kafka, the term "topic" denotes a category or a shared name used to store and distribute a particular data stream. Essentially, topics in Kafka function similarly to database tables but without the associated constraints. Kafka allows for the creation of any number of topics, each uniquely ide...
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