Kafka Connect Datagen Source

kafka-connect-datagen is a Kafka Connect connector for generating mock data for testing and is not suitable for production scenarios. It is available in the StreamNative Cloud.

Configuration

The kafka-connect-datagen connector is configured using the following properties:

Parameter	Description	Default
`kafka.topic`	Topic to write to
`max.interval`	Max interval between messages (ms)	500
`iterations`	Number of messages to send from each task, or less than 1 for unlimited	-1
`schema.string`	The literal JSON-encoded Avro schema to use. Cannot be set with `schema.filename` or `quickstart`.
`schema.filename`	Filename of schema to use. Cannot be set with `schema.string` or `quickstart`. This config is not enabled on StreamNative Cloud.
`schema.keyfield`	Name of field to use as the message key
`quickstart`	Name of quickstart to use. Cannot be set with `schema.string` or `schema.filename`

For full details, see the offical kafka-connect-datagen documentation.

Using the bundled schema

The quickstart property can be set to one of the following values:

Value	Description
`clickstream_codes`	Generates clickstream codes data
`clickstream`	Generates clickstream data
`clickstream_users`	Generates clickstream users data
`orders`	Generates order data
`ratings`	Generates ratings data
`users`	Generates user data
`users_`	Generates alternative user data
`pageviews`	Generates pageview data
`stock_trades`	Generates stock trade data
`inventory`	Generates inventory data
`product`	Generates product data
`purchases`	Generates purchase data
`transactions`	Generates transaction data
`stores`	Generates store data
`creadit_cards`	Generates credit card data
`campaign_finance`	Generates campaign finance data
`fleet_mgmt_description`	Generates fleet management description data
`fleet_mgmt_location`	Generates fleet management location data
`fleet_mgmt_sensors`	Generates fleet management sensor data
`pizza_orders`	Generates pizza order data
`pizza_orders_completed`	Generates completed pizza order data
`pizza_orders_cancelled`	Generates cancelled pizza order data
`insurance_offers`	Generates insurance offer data
`insurance_customers`	Generates insurance customer data
`insurance_customer_activity`	Generates insurance customer activity data
`gaming_games`	Generates gaming game data
`gaming_players`	Generates gaming player data
`gaming_player_activity`	Generates gaming player activity data
`payroll_employee`	Generates payroll employee data
`payroll_empolyee_location`	Generates payroll employee location data
`payroll_bonus`	Generates payroll bonus data
`syslog_logs`	Generates syslog log data
`device_information`	Generates device information data
`siem_logs`	Generates SIEM log data
`shoes`	Generates shoe data
`shoe_customers`	Generates shoe customer data
`shoe_orders`	Generates shoe order data
`shoe_clickstream`	Generates shoe clickstream data