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Component Configuration panel in the CPS (Configuration Property Sheet) allows customization in the component.
Figure 1: KafkaConnector CPS
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Selecting this mode makes the connector act as a consumer, to consume messages from the Kafka Broker.
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Send Mode
This mode is enabled only when the Connector Mode is set to receive"Send." This gives the way in which the connector consumes a message from the Kafka Brokerbroker.
SYNCHRONOUS
When this mode is selected, the Kafka Connector acting as a consumer explicitly requests that a message be delivered and then consumes ita producer sends requests and waits for the server reply. In this case, errors arising, if any, will be logged in the component and sent to the Exception port as per the configuration set in the Error Handling Configuration panel.
ASYNCHRONOUS
When this mode is selected, the Kafka Connector acting as a consumer automatically consumes the message without waiting for any reply.producer sends requests and does not wait for the server reply. The callback interface is used to log error messages in error logs and not sent to the Exception port.
Connection URL
The connection URL of the Kafka Connector which is being used to send or receive the messages.
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