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mikebywater/kafka-author
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A simple utility for sending test payloads to kafka via php

0.6(6y ago)1481MITJavaScriptPHP >=7.0CI failing

Since Aug 30Pushed 5y ago2 watchersCompare

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Kafka Author
============

[](#kafka-author)

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Getting Started
===============

[](#getting-started)

Clone the repository and enter the directory

```
git clone git@github.com:mikebywater/kafka-author.git
cd kafka-author
```

Bring up the containers (you will need docker and ocker-compose installed)

```
docker-compose up -d
```

And again, navigate to

`http://localhost:8050`

Fake Data
=========

[](#fake-data)

When producing there is a limited ability to create fake data. The following substitutions are possible.

```
!!NAME!!       // returns as full name eg. Mike Bywater
!!FIRST_NAME!! // returns a first name eg. Tom
!!LAST_NAME!!  // returns a surname eg. Barnes
!!EMAIL!!      // returns an email eg. mike.bywater@cityfibre.com

!!NUMBER!!     // returns a single digit eg. 1

!!STREET!!     // returns a street name eg. Coach Lane
!!POSTCODE!!   // returns a UK postcode eg. MK9 3NZ
!!CITY!!       // returns a city eg. Milton keynes

```

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity10

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity51

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 82.9% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~91 days

Recently: every ~100 days

Total

6

Last Release

2356d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

phpkafka

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