SYNOPSIS

kafka_consumer.pl [options] [file...]

DESCRIPTION

The script connects to Kafka, subscribes to specified topic and outputs incomming messages.

OPTIONS

group-id

consumer group id to use, by default it is "test-consumer"

topic

topic to which to subscribe

brokers

comma separated list of brokers. For example: broker1.mydomain:9092,broker2.mydomain:9092.

ca-cert

path to CA certificate. If not specified then plaintext protocol is used to connect to broker.

username
password

username and password for authentication if required

debug

print additional debugging information