Hi Adaryl, Kafka and its clients doesn't define how you must build your project. You are free to pull together all the jars needed and include them however you like. Though that may be difficult and error prone depending on the method you choose. Thats where build tools like maven, gradle, etc come in. They make sure your build is "easy", repeatable, and clear.
Here are some answers on the web about why using a build tool is a good idea: - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1382432/whats-with-all-the-java-build-tools - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10764576/why-do-we-need-maven-or-ant-if-we-already-have-eclipse Here are some quick-start guides to get you started with maven or gradle: - https://maven.apache.org/guides/getting-started/ - https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/tutorials.html#N100D0 Stackoverflow is often a good place for general programming or java questions (Just search first to be sure it hasn't been asked before). For Kafka questions you can also search the mailing list archives here: http://search-hadoop.com/kafka Hope that helps get you going. If you have any more Kafka related questions, don't hesitate to ask. Thanks, Grant On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:51 AM, Adaryl "Bob" Wakefield, MBA < adaryl.wakefi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Is it not possible to just manually include the packages in my Eclipse > project? Do you have to use a build tool? > > > > Adaryl "Bob" Wakefield, MBA > Principal > Mass Street Analytics, LLC > 913.938.6685 > www.linkedin.com/in/bobwakefieldmba > Twitter: @BobLovesData > -----Original Message----- From: Ewen Cheslack-Postava > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2015 12:32 AM > To: users@kafka.apache.org > Subject: Re: where do I get the Kafka classes > > > Hi Adaryl, > > First, it looks like you might be trying to use the old producer interface. > That interface is going to be deprecated in favor of the new producer > (under org.apache.kafka.clients.producer). I'd highly recommend using the > new producer interface instead. > > Second, perhaps this repository of examples will be a helpful starting > point: https://github.com/confluentinc/examples It's just a few basic > examples, but also includes the necessary Maven build scripts. For example, > the couple of lines after the highlighted one here: > https://github.com/confluentinc/examples/blob/master/producer/pom.xml#L32 > will include the necessary jar that includes the new producer. > > -Ewen > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 10:16 PM, Adaryl "Bob" Wakefield, MBA < > adaryl.wakefi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > I'm somewhat new to java development and am studying how to write >> producers. The sample code I'm looking at has the following import >> statements: >> >> import kafka.javaapi.producer.Producer; >> import kafka.producer.KeyedMessage; >> import kafka.producer.ProducerConfig; >> >> The thing is, he doesn't use any packages that contain these classes. >> You're supposed to use Gradle to compile the code but I'm not a whiz with >> Gradle yet. I'm guessing that Gradle is somehow importing the necessary >> classes at compile time. If I didn't want to use Gradle, how would I go >> about just getting Kafka packages with the classes I need? I can't seem to >> find them by googling. >> >> >> Adaryl "Bob" Wakefield, MBA >> Principal >> Mass Street Analytics, LLC >> 913.938.6685 >> www.linkedin.com/in/bobwakefieldmba >> Twitter: @BobLovesData >> >> > > > -- > Thanks, > Ewen > -- Grant Henke Software Engineer | Cloudera gr...@cloudera.com | twitter.com/gchenke | linkedin.com/in/granthenke
