Kafka for Developers – Data Contracts using Schema Registry

Learn to build a Kafka Produce/Consumer applications that uses AVRO data format and Confluent Schema Registry.

Created by: Pragmatic Code School
Technology Enthusiast, Online Instructor

What Will I Learn?

• Introduction to AVRO and its advantages of using them for sharing messages between applications
• Publish AVRO records using Kafka Producer
• Introduction to Schema Registry
• Consume AVRO records using Kafka Producer
• Use Schema Registry to register the AVRO Schema
• Learn how Kafka Producer and Consumer interacts with the Schema Registry
• Enforce Data Contracts using Schema Registry
• Evolve AVRO schema using Schema Registry
• Build Spring Boot Kafka Producer and Consumer applications that uses AVRO as a serialization format and interacts with Schema Registry

Requirements

• Java 11 or Higher is needed (Java 17 recommended)
• Docker must be installed
• Intellij IDE or similar is needed
• Experience build Kafka Producer and Consumer applications

Target audience

• Experienced Java Developers
• Developers interested in learning AVRO and how to exchange data between applications using AVRO and Kafka
• Developers who are interested in learning about Schema Registry and how it fits in to the Kafka
• Developers who are interested in learning techniques to evolve the data