running kafka

driver writing docs

https://cwiki.apache.org/KAFKA/writing-a-driver-for-kafka.html

Installing, running

http://alejandrocrosablog.appspot.com/ruby/linkedin/voldemort/kafka/2011/06/20/Using-LinkedIn-kafka-to-track-activity-streams-in-ruby.html

Consuming a topic

./bin/kafka-consumer-shell.sh --topic TOPIC_HERE --props config/consumer.properties