Manage Kafka Data in DBArtisan as a JDBC Source



Use wizards in DBArtisan to create a JDBC data source for Kafka.

The CData JDBC Driver for Kafka seamlessly integrates Kafka data into database management tools like DBArtisan by enabling you to access Kafka data as a database. This article shows how to create a JDBC source for Kafka in DBArtisan. You can then edit data visually and execute standard SQL.

Integrate Kafka Data into DBArtisan Projects

Follow the steps below to register Kafka data as a database instance in your project:

  1. In DBArtisan, click Data Source -> Register Datasource.
  2. Select Generic JDBC.
  3. Click Manage.
  4. In the resulting dialog, click New. Enter a name for the driver and click Add. In the resulting dialog, navigate to the driver JAR. The driver JAR is located in the lib subfolder of the installation directory.
  5. In the Connection URL box, enter credentials and other required connection properties in the JDBC URL.

    Set BootstrapServers and the Topic properties to specify the address of your Apache Kafka server, as well as the topic you would like to interact with.

    Authorization Mechanisms

    • SASL Plain: The User and Password properties should be specified. AuthScheme should be set to 'Plain'.
    • SASL SSL: The User and Password properties should be specified. AuthScheme should be set to 'Scram'. UseSSL should be set to true.
    • SSL: The SSLCert and SSLCertPassword properties should be specified. UseSSL should be set to true.
    • Kerberos: The User and Password properties should be specified. AuthScheme should be set to 'Kerberos'.

    You may be required to trust the server certificate. In such cases, specify the TrustStorePath and the TrustStorePassword if necessary.

    Built-in Connection String Designer

    For assistance in constructing the JDBC URL, use the connection string designer built into the Kafka JDBC Driver. Either double-click the JAR file or execute the jar file from the command-line.

    java -jar cdata.jdbc.apachekafka.jar

    Fill in the connection properties and copy the connection string to the clipboard.

    Below is a typical connection string:

    jdbc:apachekafka:User=admin;Password=pass;BootStrapServers=https://localhost:9091;Topic=MyTopic;
  6. Finish the wizard to connect to Kafka data. Kafka entities are displayed in the Datasource Explorer.

You can now work with Kafka data as you work with any other database. See the driver help documentation for more information on the queries supported by the Kafka API.

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