Connector is a component of the connect framework that coordinates data streaming by managing tasks
A connector instance is a logical job. Each connector instance coordinates a set of tasks that actually copy the data.
A connector is run by a worker.
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The easiest way to create, configure, and manage connectors is with Confluent Control Center.
The following states are possible for a connector or one of its tasks:
Kafka Connect uses the standard Java producer and consumers to communicate with Kafka.
All producer configs and consumer configs can be overridden by prefixing them with producer. or consumer., respectively.
See list connector available for a worker (in distributed mode).
What connectors can I install ?
mvn archetype:generate -DarchetypeGroupId=com.github.jcustenborder.kafka.connect -DarchetypeArtifactId=kafka-connect-quickstart -DarchetypeVersion=0.11.0.0-cp1
Connector configuration file are given:
Common properties:
Sink connectors:
Even if you delete and recreate the connector, if the connector has the same name it will retain the same offsets previously stored.