eca_kafka

ECA Kafka provides a Kafka publisher action for the ECA (Event-Condition-Action) framework, enabling Drupal sites to send structured messages to Kafka topics using Confluent Cloud API v3.

Features

- Adds "Kafka: Send Message" action to ECA
- Template system for reusable message formats
- General and model-specific templates based on event context
- Flexible messaging: use templates or custom messages in actions
- Permission levels for administrators and template managers
- Works with any ECA event (120+ available)

Post-Installation

1. Configure Kafka connection at /admin/config/workflow/eca/kafka/connection
2. Test the connection
3. Optionally initialize templates for events you want to manage
4. Add the "Kafka: Send Message" action to your ECA configurations

Additional Requirements

- ECA Module: Required for event-driven workflows
- Key Module: Required for storing API credentials
- Confluent Cloud Account: With API access for Kafka integration

Recommended modules/libraries

- ECA submodules: Additional ECA event types and actions
- BPMN.io: Visual modeller for creating ECA workflows

Similar projects

This module specifically integrates with ECA's event system and focuses on Confluent Cloud API v3 rather than providing general-purpose Kafka messaging capabilities.

Supporting this Module

This is a proof-of-concept module suitable for testing and development. It has not been tested for production use.

Community Documentation

Full documentation is available in the module's README file.