Learning build tools is going to take a bit. For the time being, I'd really just like to get the jars and add them manually. I'm not sure anybody has showed me where to get the jars yet. B.
> From: ghe...@cloudera.com > Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2015 08:25:11 -0600 > Subject: Re: where do I get the Kafka classes > To: users@kafka.apache.org > > 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
