== Camel Kafka Connector

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=== Introduction
[NOTE]
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This project is still in its infancy. Is it relatively stable and leverages more than a decade of Apache Camel
experience and maturity. At the same time, it is in constant evolution. Almost every week new features are implemented
and current ones adjusted to integrate better with both Camel and Kafka Connect.
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This is a "Camel Kafka connector adapter" that aims to provide a user-friendly way to use all Apache Camel components in Kafka Connect.
For more information about Kafka Connect take a look http://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect[here].

=== Build the project
[source,bash]
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mvn clean package
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=== Build the project and run integration tests
To build the project it is sufficient to:
[source,bash]
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mvn clean install
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To run the integration tests it is required to:

  * have Docker version 17.05 or higher running
  * run:
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[source,bash]
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mvn -DskipIntegrationTests=false clean verify package
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It is also possible to point the tests to use an external services. Please check the
link:./docs/modules/ROOT/pages/testing.adoc[testing guide].


=== Try it out locally

You can use Camel Kafka connectors with local Apache Kafka installation.
For more details see the link:./docs/modules/ROOT/pages/try-it-out-locally.adoc[local guide].

=== Try it out on OpenShift with Strimzi

You can also use Camel Kafka connectors on OpenShift.
For more details see the link:./docs/modules/ROOT/pages/try-it-out-on-openshift-with-strimzi.adoc[OpenShift guide].

=== Known limitations
In order to use other Camel components you need to add them as dependencies in the project `pom.xml`.