Show HN: Kafkaesque – a wire-compatible mock Kafka

[dcminter]

https://github.com/dcminter/kafkaesque

A Java library (and standalone tool) for mocking Apache Kafka dependencies in a realistic way.

By re-using the Apache Kafka client library datatypes, Kafkaesque is compatible with the Kafka TCP wire-protocol but without the startup overhead required to launch real Kafka brokers.

Those of you in Kafka integration test hell, we salute you! IYKYK

[dcminter]

If anyone's interested, there's a bit more about the intention behind this library here: https://paperstack.com/kafkaesque/