= Camel Kafka Connector

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== Introduction
[NOTE]
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This project is mostly based on the Kamelets catalog we are providing in https://github.com/apache/camel-kamelets
The connectors released in this repository are based on Kamelets catalog.
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This is a "Camel Kafka connector adapter" that aims to provide a user-friendly way to use all Apache Camel components in Kafka Connect.
For more information about Kafka Connect take a look http://kafka.apache.org/documentation/#connect[here].

== Build the project
[source,bash]
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mvn clean package
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== Run integration tests
To run the integration tests it is required to:

  * have Docker version 17.05 or higher running
  * then run:
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[source,bash]
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mvn -DskipIntegrationTests=false clean verify package
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It is also possible to point the tests to use an external services. Please check the
link:./docs/modules/ROOT/pages/testing.adoc[testing guide].

== Documentation

Read the https://camel.apache.org/camel-kafka-connector/latest/index.html[Official latest documentation] or try the local link:./docs/modules/ROOT/pages/user-guide/index.adoc[Getting started guide].
