This guide focuses on creating a Kafka producer using Spring Boot.
Here are some tips, including the required configurations and code samples, to help you implement a Kafka producer in Java.
Ensure that you have the following dependencies in your project:
Ensure that you have the following configuration in your application.yml
or application.properties
file:
Ensure that you have the necessary KafkaTemplate bean autowired in your producer class. The sendMessage method demonstrates how to send a message to a Kafka topic with the specified headers and payload. Make sure to include all the received Kafka headers in the response that is sent back to the FlowX Engine.
When integrating with FlowX Engine via Kafka, headers play a crucial role in message routing and processing. It’s essential to preserve and include all received headers in responses back to the FlowX Engine.
Header | Purpose | Consequences If Missing |
---|---|---|
fxContext | Identifies the target process/subprocess in the hierarchy | Messages may be incorrectly routed or not processed |
Fx-AppId | Identifies the application processing the message | Application context may be lost |
Fx-RootAppId | Identifies the original application that initiated the process chain | Process origin tracking may be lost; important for complex process hierarchies |
Fx-BuildId | Contains the build identifier for versioning and traceability | Version-specific behaviors may be affected; debugging becomes more difficult |
processInstanceId /processInstanceUuid | Primary keys for message correlation | Message correlation may fail |
Fx-ProcessName | Required for cross-process communication | ”Start another process via Kafka” functionality may break |
The fxContext
header is particularly important for routing messages in architectures with embedded processes and subprocesses:
fxContext = "main"
fxContext = "main:4"
fxContext = "main:4:12"
This hierarchical format ensures messages are delivered to their intended recipients within the process structure.
The Fx-RootAppId
header is used to track the originating application throughout the entire process chain. This is particularly important when:
Unlike Fx-AppId
which may change as a message passes through different components, Fx-RootAppId
preserves the original initiator’s identity.
This guide focuses on creating a Kafka producer using Spring Boot.
Here are some tips, including the required configurations and code samples, to help you implement a Kafka producer in Java.
Ensure that you have the following dependencies in your project:
Ensure that you have the following configuration in your application.yml
or application.properties
file:
Ensure that you have the necessary KafkaTemplate bean autowired in your producer class. The sendMessage method demonstrates how to send a message to a Kafka topic with the specified headers and payload. Make sure to include all the received Kafka headers in the response that is sent back to the FlowX Engine.
When integrating with FlowX Engine via Kafka, headers play a crucial role in message routing and processing. It’s essential to preserve and include all received headers in responses back to the FlowX Engine.
Header | Purpose | Consequences If Missing |
---|---|---|
fxContext | Identifies the target process/subprocess in the hierarchy | Messages may be incorrectly routed or not processed |
Fx-AppId | Identifies the application processing the message | Application context may be lost |
Fx-RootAppId | Identifies the original application that initiated the process chain | Process origin tracking may be lost; important for complex process hierarchies |
Fx-BuildId | Contains the build identifier for versioning and traceability | Version-specific behaviors may be affected; debugging becomes more difficult |
processInstanceId /processInstanceUuid | Primary keys for message correlation | Message correlation may fail |
Fx-ProcessName | Required for cross-process communication | ”Start another process via Kafka” functionality may break |
The fxContext
header is particularly important for routing messages in architectures with embedded processes and subprocesses:
fxContext = "main"
fxContext = "main:4"
fxContext = "main:4:12"
This hierarchical format ensures messages are delivered to their intended recipients within the process structure.
The Fx-RootAppId
header is used to track the originating application throughout the entire process chain. This is particularly important when:
Unlike Fx-AppId
which may change as a message passes through different components, Fx-RootAppId
preserves the original initiator’s identity.