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Author: hguerrero

README.md

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-# kafka-examples
+# Apache Kafka Examples
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+This repository contains a set of examples to be used with Apache Kafka and other open source components.
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+* [Camel Kafka Connector](camel-kafka-connectors): A simple example of how to use the Apache Camel subproject plugins with Kafka Connect.
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+## System Requirements
+
+These applications are designed to be run with Apache Kafka 2.x versions. To compile and run these projects you will also need:
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+* JDK 8 ro 11+
+* Maven 3
+* GraalVM Community
+* Docker Engine
+* Docker Compose

camel-kafka-connectors/.gitignore

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