Spring Kafka Wikimedia

This project demonstrates how to use Spring Boot with Apache Kafka to consume Wikimedia recent changes events in real-time.

Features

• Consumes Wikimedia recent changes stream using Kafka.
• Spring Boot-based application for easy configuration and deployment.
• Example of integrating external event sources with Kafka.

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• Apache Kafka (local or remote)
• Maven

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/uy-nguyen00/spring-kafka-wikimedia.git
   cd spring-kafka-wikimedia

2. Start Kafka (if not already running):

   • You can use Docker or your local Kafka installation.

3. Configure application properties:

   • Edit src/main/resources/application.properties to set your Kafka broker address and topic.

4. Build the project:

   mvn clean install

5. Run the application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

Usage

• The application will start consuming Wikimedia events and send them to the configured Kafka topic.
• You can monitor the Kafka topic using a Kafka consumer.

Project Structure

• src/main/java: Java source code
• src/main/resources: Configuration files
• pom.xml: Maven build file

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.