KafkaDesk

A cross-platform desktop client tool for Apache Kafka, offering visualized functions for Kafka cluster management and operations.

Features

• Cluster Management: Support for multi-cluster configuration and management
• Topic Management: View, create, and delete Kafka topics
• Message Producer: Visual interface for sending messages to Kafka
• Message Query: Advanced query functionality with filters for topic, partition, and offset
• Consumer Group Management: Monitor consumer groups, members, and lag information
• Internationalization: Full support for English and Chinese languages
• Cross-Platform: Support for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Tech Stack

• Java 17+
• JavaFX 17+
• Apache Kafka Clients 3.6.0
• Maven

Build and Run

Prerequisites

• JDK 17 or higher
• Maven 3.6 or higher

Build Project

mvn clean package

Run Application

cd kafkadesk-ui
mvn javafx:run

Or run the packaged JAR:

java -jar kafkadesk-ui/target/kafkadesk-ui-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar

Quick Start

1. Launch the application
2. Click "Add Cluster" button
3. Enter cluster name and Bootstrap Servers (e.g., localhost:9092)
4. Select a cluster from the tree on the left to connect
5. Use Topic Management, Message Producer, Message Query, and Consumer Groups tabs

Project Structure

KafkaDesk/
├── kafkadesk-model/     # Data models
├── kafkadesk-utils/     # Utility classes
├── kafkadesk-core/      # Core services
└── kafkadesk-ui/        # JavaFX user interface

Configuration

Configuration file location: ~/.kafkadesk/config.json

Documentation

• Design Document - Comprehensive design specification
• Quick Start Guide - Detailed usage guide
• Changelog - Version history and feature documentation

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

Apache License 2.0