CORBA Integration with KAFKA--
CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) –Object Management Group
It is middleware. The object request broker enables clients to invoke methods in a remote object.
It is technology to connect to objects of heterogeneous types.
Two types of Objects in CORBA:
Service Provider Object – Object that includes functionalities that can be used by other objects.
Client Object – Object that requires services of other objects.
How COBRA Works?
IDL – Interface Definition Language
Used to specify the interfaces which objects represent to the outer world.
CORBA specifies a mapping from IDL to a specific implementation language like c++ or JAVA
IDL compiler is a tool to implement CORBA.
Object Request Broker Library
CORBA Key Elements:
ORB Core- It carries out the request-reply protocol between client and server
Object Adapter(Server) – Bridges gap between the CORBA object and programming language interfaces
of the slave class.
Skeletons(Server) – IDL compiler generates skeleton classes in the server language.
Client proxies(Stubs) – Generated by IDL compiler in the client language
Implementation repository-
Interface repository-
Applications:
RMI- Used as RMI if a distributed client-server system.
Features of CORBA:
CORBA compresses its data in binary form
Freedom from data transfer details: CORBA provides a high level of detail in error conditions
Approach 1: Adapter Design Considerations:
To bridge CORBA with Kafka using the conceptual approach, will create a CORBA client that listens for
incoming CORBA calls, extracts and converts data, and publishes messages to Kafka.
step-by-step guide with example code:
Develop a CORBA Client
Define the CORBA IDL(Interface Definition Language): Save this as [Link].
Generate Java Binding use the idlj compiler.
Implement the CORBA client: Create a client that listens for incoming corba calls.
Include dependency in [Link]
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>[Link]</groupId>
<artifactId>kafka-clients</artifactId>
<version>2.8.0</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>[Link]</groupId>
<artifactId>glassfish-corba-omgapi</artifactId>
<version>4.2.4</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>[Link]</groupId>
<artifactId>glassfish-corba-orb</artifactId>
<version>4.2.4</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
CORBA Client Impementation:
//Code add the Kafka Producer Initializes
//Initialize the ORB and get the Service Reference
//implement listenAndProcess() to listening for CORBA calls
//sendtoKafka method
//In the listenAndProcess of CORBA client, extract relevant data from CORBA calls
2 Conceptual Approach for Kafka Integration
Conceptual Approach:
Develop a CORBA Client:
Use CORBA libraries (e.g., Orbix, TAO) to create a client application that interacts with your CORBA
system.
This client listens for incoming CORBA calls (potentially using event mechanisms like CORBA notifications
or polling for state changes).
1. Extract and Convert Data:
Within the client, extract relevant data from the CORBA call parameters or object attributes.
Perform any necessary data transformations to match the Kafka message format (e.g., using serialization
libraries like Avro or JSON).
2. Publish Messages to Kafka:
Utilize a Kafka producer library to publish the converted messages to specific Kafka topics.
Configure the producer with the necessary Kafka broker addresses, topic names, and message
serialization settings.
