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Version: 0.12.0

Manage built-in connectors

This document describes how to manage built-in Connectors with Function Mesh Worker service.

Built-in connectors in Apache Pulsar

Pulsar distribution includes a set of common connectors that have been packaged and tested with the rest of Apache Pulsar. These connectors import/export data into/from some of the most commonly used data systems.

Using any of these connectors is as easy as writing a simple connector and running the connector locally or submitting the connector to a Pulsar Functions cluster.

Pulsar Functions Worker provides sinks and sources APIs to let you manage Pulsar IO connectors. It provides a feature about Pulsar built-in connectors, which allows you to use a connector type directly without providing the connectors' NAR package file. Pulsar Functions Worker loads the packages from connectorsDirectory ( by default, it is set to ./connectors) and uses the connectors as a built-in connector list.

Customize built-in connectors in Function Mesh Worker Service

Function Mesh Worker service requires a customized YAML file that contains the metadata of each built-in connector. The YAML file is placed in conf/connectors.yaml. This table outlines the configurable fields of built-in connectors.

FieldDescription
idThe ID of the connector.
nameThe name of the connector type.
descriptionThe description that is used for user help.
sourceClassThe class name for the connector source implementation. If not defined, it assumes that the connector cannot act as a data source.
sinkClassThe class name for the connector sink implementation. If not defined, it assumes that the connector cannot act as a data sink.
sourceConfigClassThe class name for the source configuration implementation. If not defined, the framework cannot do any submission time checks.
sinkConfigClassThe class name for the sink configuration implementation. If not defined, the framework cannot do any submission time checks.
versionThe version of the connector.
imageRegistryThe image registry that hosts the connector image. By default, the image registry is empty, which means that it uses the Docker Hub (docker.io/) to host the connector image.
imageRepositoryThe image repository to the connector. Usually, it is in a format of NAMESPACE/REPOSITORY.
imageTagThe tag to the connector image. By default, it aligns with Pulsar's version.
typeClassNameThe type class name of the connector or function. By default, it is set to '[B'.
sourceTypeClassNameThe type class name of the source connector. If not set, it will inherit the value from the typeClassName field.
sinkTypeClassNameThe type class name of the sink connector. If not set, it will inherit the value from the typeClassName field.
jarFullNameOptional. The JAR or NAR package name of the connector. If not set, it is generated based on the connector ID and connector version.
defaultSchemaTypeOptional. The default schema type of the connector's topic.
defaultSerdeClassNameOptional. The default serde class name of the connector's topic.

Sample YAML file

This sample YAML file lists configurations of all Apache Pulsar distributed built-in connectors.

- id: pulsar-io-aerospike
name: aerospike
description: Aerospike database sink
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.aerospike.AerospikeStringSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.aerospike.AerospikeSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-aerospike
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-canal
name: canal
description: canal source and read data from mysql
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.canal.CanalStringSource
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.canal.CanalSourceConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-canal
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-cassandra
name: cassandra
description: Writes data into Cassandra
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.cassandra.CassandraStringSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.cassandra.CassandraSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-cassandra
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-data-generator
name: data-generator
description: Test data generator source
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.datagenerator.DataGeneratorSource
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.datagenerator.DataGeneratorSourceConfig
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.datagenerator.DataGeneratorPrintSink
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-data-generator
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-debezium-mongodb
name: debezium-mongodb
description: Debezium MongoDb Source
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.debezium.mongodb.DebeziumMongoDbSource
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-debezium-mongodb
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-debezium-mysql
name: debezium-mysql
description: Debezium MySql Source
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.debezium.mysql.DebeziumMysqlSource
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-debezium-mysql
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-debezium-postgres
name: debezium-postgres
description: Debezium Postgres Source
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.debezium.postgres.DebeziumPostgresSource
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-debezium-postgres
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-dynamodb
name: dynamodb
description: DynamoDB connectors
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.dynamodb.DynamoDBSource
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-dynamodb
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-elastic-search
name: elastic_search
description: Writes data into Elastic Search
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.elasticsearch.ElasticSearchConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-elastic-search
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-file
name: file
description: Reads data from local filesystem
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.file.FileSource
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.file.FileSourceConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-file
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-flume
name: flume
description: flume source and sink connector
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.flume.source.StringSource
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.flume.sink.StringSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.flume.FlumeConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-flume
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-hbase
name: hbase
description: Writes data into hbase table
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.hbase.sink.HbaseGenericRecordSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.hbase.sink.HbaseSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-hbase
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-hdfs2
name: hdfs2
description: Writes data into HDFS 2.x
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.hdfs2.sink.text.HdfsStringSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.hdfs2.sink.HdfsSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-hdfs2
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-hdfs3
name: hdfs3
description: Writes data into HDFS 3.x
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.hdfs3.sink.text.HdfsStringSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.hdfs3.sink.HdfsSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-hdfs3
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-influxdb
name: influxdb
description: Writes data into InfluxDB database
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.influxdb.InfluxDBGenericRecordSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.influxdb.v2.InfluxDBSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-influxdb
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-jdbc-clickhouse
name: jdbc-clickhouse
description: JDBC sink for ClickHouse
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.jdbc.ClickHouseJdbcAutoSchemaSink
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-jdbc-clickhouse
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-jdbc-mariadb
name: jdbc-mariadb
description: JDBC sink for MariaDB
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.jdbc.MariadbJdbcAutoSchemaSink
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-jdbc-mariadb
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-jdbc-postgres
name: jdbc-postgres
description: JDBC sink for PostgreSQL
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.jdbc.PostgresJdbcAutoSchemaSink
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-jdbc-postgres
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-jdbc-sqlite
name: jdbc-sqlite
description: JDBC sink for SQLite
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.jdbc.SqliteJdbcAutoSchemaSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.jdbc.JdbcSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-jdbc-sqlite
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-kafka
name: kafka
description: Kafka source and sink connector
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.kafka.KafkaBytesSource
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.kafka.KafkaBytesSink
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.kafka.KafkaSourceConfig
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.kafka.KafkaSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-kafka
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-kafka-connect-adaptor
name: kafka-connect-adaptor
description: Kafka source connect adaptor
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.kafka.connect.KafkaConnectSource
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-kafka-connect-adaptor
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-kinesis
name: kinesis
description: Kinesis connectors
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.kinesis.KinesisSink
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.kinesis.KinesisSource
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.kinesis.KinesisSourceConfig
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.kinesis.KinesisSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-kinesis
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-mongo
name: mongo
description: MongoDB source and sink connector
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.mongodb.MongoSink
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.mongodb.MongoSource
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.mongodb.MongoConfig
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.mongodb.MongoConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-mongo
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-netty
name: netty
description: Netty Tcp or Udp Source Connector
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.netty.NettySource
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.netty.NettySourceConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-netty
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-nsq
name: nsq
description: Ingest data from an NSQ topic
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.nsq.NSQSource
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.nsq.NSQSourceConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-nsq
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-rabbitmq
name: rabbitmq
description: RabbitMQ source and sink connector
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.rabbitmq.RabbitMQSource
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.rabbitmq.RabbitMQSink
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.rabbitmq.RabbitMQSourceConfig
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.rabbitmq.RabbitMQSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-rabbitmq
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-redis
name: redis
description: Writes data into Redis
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.redis.sink.RedisSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.redis.sink.RedisSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-redis
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-solr
name: solr
description: Writes data into solr collection
sinkClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.solr.SolrGenericRecordSink
sinkConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.solr.SolrSinkConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-solr
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1
- id: pulsar-io-twitter
name: twitter
description: Ingest data from Twitter firehose
sourceClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.twitter.TwitterFireHose
sourceConfigClass: org.apache.pulsar.io.twitter.TwitterFireHoseConfig
imageRepository: streamnative/pulsar-io-twitter
version: 2.7.1
imageTag: 2.7.1