Delivering data from an Apache Kafka® queue to YDB
A Managed Service for YDB cluster can get data from Apache Kafka® topics in real time. This data is automatically added to YDB tables with topic names.
To run data delivery:
If you no longer need the resources you created, delete them.
Getting started
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Prepare the data transfer infrastructure:
ManuallyTerraform- Create a Managed Service for Apache Kafka® source cluster with any suitable configuration.
- Create a Managed Service for YDB database in any suitable configuration.
- In the source cluster, create a topic named
sensors
. - In the source cluster, create a user with the
ACCESS_ROLE_PRODUCER
andACCESS_ROLE_CONSUMER
permissions for the created topic.
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If you do not have Terraform yet, install it.
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Get the authentication credentials. You can add them to environment variables or specify them later in the provider configuration file.
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Configure and initialize a provider. There is no need to create a provider configuration file manually, you can download it
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Place the configuration file in a separate working directory and specify the parameter values. If you did not add the authentication credentials to environment variables, specify them in the configuration file.
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Download the data-transfer-mkf-ydb.tf
configuration file to the same working directory.This file describes:
- Network.
- Subnet.
- Security group and the rule required to connect to a Managed Service for Apache Kafka® cluster.
- Managed Service for Apache Kafka® source cluster.
- Apache Kafka® topic.
- Apache Kafka® user.
- Managed Service for YDB database.
- Transfer.
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In the
data-transfer-mkf-ydb.tf
file, specify the variables:source_kf_version
: Apache Kafka® version in the source cluster.source_user_name
: Username for establishing a connection to the Apache Kafka® topic.source_user_password
: User password.target_db_name
: Managed Service for YDB database name.transfer_enabled
: Set0
to ensure that no transfer is created before creating a target endpoint manually.
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Make sure the Terraform configuration files are correct using this command:
terraform validate
If there are any errors in the configuration files, Terraform will point them out.
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Create the required infrastructure:
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Run the command to view planned changes:
terraform plan
If the resource configuration descriptions are correct, the terminal will display a list of the resources to modify and their parameters. This is a test step. No resources are updated.
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If you are happy with the planned changes, apply them:
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Run the command:
terraform apply
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Confirm the update of resources.
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Wait for the operation to complete.
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All the required resources will be created in the specified folder. You can check resource availability and their settings in the management console
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The created Apache Kafka®
sensors
topic in the source cluster will receive test data from car sensors in JSON format:{ "device_id":"iv9a94th6rzt********", "datetime":"2020-06-05 17:27:00", "latitude":"55.70329032", "longitude":"37.65472196", "altitude":"427.5", "speed":"0", "battery_voltage":"23.5", "cabin_temperature":"17", "fuel_level":null }
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Install the utilities:
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kafkacat
to read and write data to Apache Kafka® topics.sudo apt update && sudo apt install --yes kafkacat
Check that you can use it to connect to the Managed Service for Apache Kafka® source cluster over SSL.
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jq
for JSON file stream processing.sudo apt update && sudo apt-get install --yes jq
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Prepare and activate the transfer
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Database type:
YDB
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Endpoint parameters:
- Connection settings:
- Database: Select the Managed Service for YDB database from the list.
- Service account ID: Select or create a service account with the
editor
role.
- Connection settings:
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- Database type:
Kafka
. - Endpoint parameters:
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Connection type:
Managed Service for Apache Kafka cluster
.Select a source cluster from the list and specify its connection settings.
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Advanced settings → Conversion rules.
- Data format:
JSON
. - Data scheme: You can specify a schema in two ways:
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Field list
.Set a list of topic fields manually:
Name Type Key device_id
STRING
Yes datetime
STRING
latitude
DOUBLE
longitude
DOUBLE
altitude
DOUBLE
speed
DOUBLE
battery_voltage
DOUBLE
cabin_temperature
UINT16
fuel_level
UINT16
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JSON specification
.Create and upload the
json_schema.json
file in JSON format:json_schema.json
[ { "name": "device_id", "type": "string", "key": true }, { "name": "datetime", "type": "string" }, { "name": "latitude", "type": "double" }, { "name": "longitude", "type": "double" }, { "name": "altitude", "type": "double" }, { "name": "speed", "type": "double" }, { "name": "battery_voltage", "type": "double" }, { "name": "cabin_temperature", "type": "uint16" }, { "name": "fuel_level", "type": "uint16" } ]
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- Data format:
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- Database type:
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Create a transfer:
ManuallyTerraform- Create a transfer of the Replication type that will use the created endpoints.
- Activate your transfer.
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In the
data-transfer-mkf-ydb.tf
file, specify the variables:source_endpoint_id
: ID of the source endpoint.target_endpoint_id
: ID of the target endpoint.transfer_enabled
: Set to1
to enable transfer creation.
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Make sure the Terraform configuration files are correct using this command:
terraform validate
If there are any errors in the configuration files, Terraform will point them out.
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Create the required infrastructure:
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Run the command to view planned changes:
terraform plan
If the resource configuration descriptions are correct, the terminal will display a list of the resources to modify and their parameters. This is a test step. No resources are updated.
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If you are happy with the planned changes, apply them:
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Run the command:
terraform apply
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Confirm the update of resources.
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Wait for the operation to complete.
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Once created, your transfer will be activated automatically.
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Test the transfer
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Wait for the transfer status to change to Replicating.
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Make sure the data from the topic in the source Managed Service for Apache Kafka® cluster is being moved to the Managed Service for YDB database:
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Create a
sample.json
file with the following test data:{ "device_id": "iv9a94th6rzt********", "datetime": "2020-06-05 17:27:00", "latitude": 55.70329032, "longitude": 37.65472196, "altitude": 427.5, "speed": 0, "battery_voltage": 23.5, "cabin_temperature": 17, "fuel_level": null } { "device_id": "rhibbh3y08qm********", "datetime": "2020-06-06 09:49:54", "latitude": 55.71294467, "longitude": 37.66542005, "altitude": 429.13, "speed": 55.5, "battery_voltage": null, "cabin_temperature": 18, "fuel_level": 32 } { "device_id": "iv9a94th6rzt********", "datetime": "2020-06-07 15:00:10", "latitude": 55.70985913, "longitude": 37.62141918, "altitude": 417.0, "speed": 15.7, "battery_voltage": 10.3, "cabin_temperature": 17, "fuel_level": null }
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Send data from the
sample.json
file to the Managed Service for Apache Kafka®sensors
topic usingjq
andkafkacat
:jq -rc . sample.json | kafkacat -P \ -b <broker_host_FQDN>:9091 \ -t sensors \ -k key \ -X security.protocol=SASL_SSL \ -X sasl.mechanisms=SCRAM-SHA-512 \ -X sasl.username="<username_in_the_source_cluster>" \ -X sasl.password="<user_password_in_the_source_cluster>" \ -X ssl.ca.location=/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/Yandex/YandexInternalRootCA.crt -Z
The data is sent on behalf of the created user. To learn more about setting up an SSL certificate and working with
kafkacat
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Make sure the data from the source Managed Service for Apache Kafka® cluster has been moved to the Managed Service for YDB database:
Management consoleYDB CLI- In the management console
, select the folder with the DB you need. - In the list of services, select Managed Service for YDB.
- Select the database from the list.
- Go to the Navigation tab.
- Check that the Managed Service for YDB database contains the
sensors
table with the test data from the topic.
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Check that the database contains the
sensors
table with the test data from the topic:ydb table query execute \ --query "SELECT * \ FROM sensors"
- In the management console
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Delete the resources you created
Note
Before deleting the created resources, deactivate the transfer.
Some resources are not free of charge. To avoid paying for them, delete the resources you no longer need:
- Delete the transfer.
- Delete endpoints for both the source and target.
- If you created a service account together with the target endpoint, delete it.
Delete the other resources depending on how they were created:
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In the terminal window, go to the directory containing the infrastructure plan.
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Delete the
data-transfer-mkf-ydb.tf
configuration file. -
Make sure the Terraform configuration files are correct using this command:
terraform validate
If there are any errors in the configuration files, Terraform will point them out.
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Confirm updating the resources.
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Run the command to view planned changes:
terraform plan
If the resource configuration descriptions are correct, the terminal will display a list of the resources to modify and their parameters. This is a test step. No resources are updated.
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If you are happy with the planned changes, apply them:
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Run the command:
terraform apply
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Confirm the update of resources.
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Wait for the operation to complete.
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All the resources described in the configuration file
data-transfer-mkf-ydb.tf
will be deleted. -