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Using the SDK to Send and Receive Messages (Recommended)
Last updated:2026-01-20 16:43:55
Using the SDK to Send and Receive Messages (Recommended)
Last updated: 2026-01-20 16:43:55

Scenarios

After completing configurations of resources, such as instances and topics, in the console, you can use the SDK demo we provide to connect to the cluster and perform message sending and receiving tests. This document introduces how to use an open-source SDK (taking the Java SDK as an example) to send and receive messages, so as to help you better understand the complete process of sending and receiving messages.

Prerequisites

You have created the required TDMQ for CKafka (CKafka) resources.
You have prepared the Linux server and configured the environment by referring to Preparations.

Operation Steps

Step 1: Preparing for Configurations

2. Upload the downloaded demo to a Linux server in the same Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), log in to the Linux server, and go to the VPC directory under javakafkademo.
3. Modify the kafka.properties file in the resources directory under the VPC project.
## Configure the access network and copy the network information from the Network column of the Access Method module on the instance details page in the console.
bootstrap.servers=xx.xx.xx.xx:xxxx
## Configure a topic and copy the topic information on the topic management page in the console.
topic=XXX
## Configure a consumer group. You can customize the settings.
group.id=XXX
Parameter
Description
bootstrap.servers
Access network. On the instance details page in the console, copy the network information in the Network column of the Access Method module.

topic
Topic name. Copy the name on the topic list page in the console.

group.id
You can define the name and see the consumer group on the Consumer Group page in the console after successful demo running.

Step 2: Sending Messages

1. Compile and run the message production program CKafkaProducerDemo.java.
public class CKafkaProducerDemo {

public static void main(String args[]) {
//Load kafka.properties.
Properties kafkaProperties = CKafkaConfigurer.getCKafkaProperties();

Properties properties = new Properties();
//Set the access point. You can obtain the access point of the corresponding topic in the console.
properties.put(ProducerConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, kafkaProperties.getProperty("bootstrap.servers"));

//The serialization method of Kafka messages. StringSerializer is used by the demo.
properties.put(ProducerConfig.KEY_SERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG,
"org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer");
properties.put(ProducerConfig.VALUE_SERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG,
"org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer");
//The maximum request waiting time.
properties.put(ProducerConfig.MAX_BLOCK_MS_CONFIG, 30 * 1000);
//Set the number of internal retries on the client.
properties.put(ProducerConfig.RETRIES_CONFIG, 5);
//Set the interval of internal retries on the client.
properties.put(ProducerConfig.RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS_CONFIG, 3000);
//Construct a producer object.
KafkaProducer<String, String> producer = new KafkaProducer<>(properties);

//Construct a Kafka message.
String topic = kafkaProperties.getProperty(“topic”); //The topic to which the message belongs. Fill it in here after applying in the console.
String value =this is ckafka msg value”; //The content of the message.

try {
//Obtaining Future objects in batches can speed up the process. Be careful not to use too large a batch.
List<Future<RecordMetadata>> futureList = new ArrayList<>(128);
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
//Send a message and obtain a Future object.
ProducerRecord<String, String> kafkaMsg = new ProducerRecord<>(topic,
value + ": " + i);
Future<RecordMetadata> metadataFuture = producer.send(kafkaMsg);
futureList.add(metadataFuture);

}
producer.flush();
for (Future<RecordMetadata> future : futureList) {
//Synchronously obtain the result of the Future object.
RecordMetadata recordMetadata = future.get();
System.out.println("produce send ok: " + recordMetadata.toString());
}
} catch (Exception e) {
//After the client retries internally, the sending still fails. The service needs to respond to this type of error.
System.out.println("error occurred");
}
}
}
2. Running results.
Produce ok:ckafka-topic-demo-0@198
Produce ok:ckafka-topic-demo-0@199

Step 3: Consuming Messages

1. Compile and run the consumer message subscription program CKafkaConsumerDemo.java.
public class CKafkaConsumerDemo {

public static void main(String args[]) {
//Load kafka.properties.
Properties kafkaProperties = CKafkaConfigurer.getCKafkaProperties();

Properties props = new Properties();
//Set the access point. You can obtain the access point of the corresponding topic in the console.
props.put(ProducerConfig.BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS_CONFIG, kafkaProperties.getProperty("bootstrap.servers"));
//Set the maximum allowed interval between two polls.
//The default value is 30 seconds. If a consumer fails to return a heartbeat within the duration, the server determines that the consumer is not alive, removes it from the consumer group, and triggers the rebalance process.
props.put(ConsumerConfig.SESSION_TIMEOUT_MS_CONFIG, 30000);
//Maximum number per poll.
//Be careful that this value cannot be too large. If too much data is polled and cannot be consumed before the next poll, a load balancing will be triggered, resulting in delays.
props.put(ConsumerConfig.MAX_POLL_RECORDS_CONFIG, 30);
//Deserialization method of messages.
props.put(ConsumerConfig.KEY_DESERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG,
"org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer");
props.put(ConsumerConfig.VALUE_DESERIALIZER_CLASS_CONFIG,
"org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer");
//Consumption instances of the same group will carry consumption messages.
props.put(ConsumerConfig.GROUP_ID_CONFIG, kafkaProperties.getProperty("group.id"));
//Construct a consumption object, that is, generate a consumer instance.
KafkaConsumer<String, String> consumer = new KafkaConsumer<>(props);
//Set the topics subscribed by the consumer group. Multiple topics can be subscribed to.
//If GROUP_ID_CONFIG is the same, it is recommended to set the subscribed topics as the same.
List<String> subscribedTopics = new ArrayList<>();
//If multiple topics need to be subscribed to, add them here.
//Create each topic in the console first.
String topicStr = kafkaProperties.getProperty("topic");
String[] topics = topicStr.split(",");
for (String topic : topics) {
subscribedTopics.add(topic.trim());
}
consumer.subscribe(subscribedTopics);

//Consume messages in loops.
while (true) {
try {
ConsumerRecords<String, String> records = consumer.poll(1000);
//The data must be consumed before the next poll, and the total time cannot exceed the value of SESSION_TIMEOUT_MS_CONFIG.
//It is recommended to open a separate thread pool to consume messages and then return the results asynchronously.
for (ConsumerRecord<String, String> record : records) {
System.out.println(
String.format("Consume partition:%d offset:%d", record.partition(), record.offset()));
}
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("consumer error!");
}
}
}
}
2. Running results.
Consume partition:0 offset:298
Consume partition:0 offset:299
3. On the Consumer Group page in the CKafka console, select the target consumer group name, enter the topic name in the Topic Name area, and click View Details to view consumption details.



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