Pulsar Producer

If the Pulsar cluster uses security features, you must configure the Pulsar Producer destination to use the same security features to connect to Pulsar.

1. On the Pulsar tab of the stage, set the Pulsar URL property to the secure URL for the broker service.
   Use the following format for the URL:

   pulsar+ssl://<host name>:<broker service TLS port>/

   For example:

   pulsar+ssl://pulsar.us-west.example.com:6651/

2. On the Security tab of the stage, select Enable TLS.
3. Store the PEM file that contains the certificate authority (CA) that signed the Pulsar cluster certificate in the Data Collector resources directory, $SDC_RESOURCES.
   For information about creating certificates for the Pulsar cluster, see the Pulsar documentation.
4. On the Security tab of the stage, enter the name of the CA certificate PEM file in the CA Certificate PEM property.
5. If the Pulsar cluster is also configured for mutual TLS authentication, select Enable Mutual Authentication on the Security tab of the stage.
6. Create the client certificate and client private key PEM files for the stage to use.
   For information about creating client certificates for Pulsar, see the Pulsar documentation.
7. Store the client certificate and client private key PEM files created for the stage in the Data Collector resources directory, $SDC_RESOURCES.
8. On the Security tab of the stage, enter the name of the client files in the Client Certificate PEM and Client Key PEM properties.

1. In the Properties panel, on the General tab, configure the following properties:

   General Property	Description
   Name	Stage name.
   Description	Optional description.
   Required Fields	Fields that must include data for the record to be passed into the stage. Tip: You might include fields that the stage uses. Records that do not include all required fields are processed based on the error handling configured for the pipeline.
   Preconditions	Conditions that must evaluate to TRUE to allow a record to enter the stage for processing. Click Add to create additional preconditions. Records that do not meet all preconditions are processed based on the error handling configured for the stage.
   On Record Error	Error record handling for the stage: Discard - Discards the record. Send to Error - Sends the record to the pipeline for error handling. Stop Pipeline - Stops the pipeline.

2. On the Pulsar tab, configure the following properties:

   Pulsar Property	Description
   Pulsar URL	URL to the Pulsar web service or broker service. If the Pulsar cluster is not enabled for TLS, enter either the web service or broker service URL in the following format: Web service URL - http://<host name>:<web service port>. For example: http://pulsar.us-west.example.com:8080. Broker service URL - pulsar://<host name>:<broker service port>. For example: pulsar://pulsar.us-west.example.com:6650 If the Pulsar cluster is enabled for TLS, enter the secure broker service URL in the following format: pulsar+ssl://<host name>:<broker service TLS port> For example: pulsar+ssl://pulsar.us-west.example.com:6651
   Topic	Name of the topic to publish messages to. Enter the topic name in the following format: {persistent|non-persistent}://<tenant>/<namespace>/<topic name> For example, to publish to a persistent topic named my-sdc-topic in the my-namespace namespace within the my-tenant tenant, enter the following as the topic name: persistent://my-tenant/my-namespace/my-sdc-topic If you enter a topic name only, then Pulsar uses the default persistent://public/default/ location. For example, to publish to a persistent topic belonging to the public tenant in the default namespace, simply enter the topic name as follows: my-sdc-topic If the specified topic does not exist, Pulsar creates the topic when the pipeline starts. You can use expressions to define the topic name. For example, if the my-topic field in the record contains the topic name, enter the following as the topic name: persistent://my-tenant/my-namespace/${record:value("/my-topic")}
   Keep Alive Interval (ms)	Number of milliseconds to allow the connection to Pulsar to remain idle. After the destination publishes no messages for this amount of time, the connection is closed. The destination must reconnect to Pulsar. Default is 30,000 milliseconds.
   Operation Timeout (ms)	Number of milliseconds to allow the Pulsar Producer-create operation to complete before marking the operation as failed. Default is 30,000 milliseconds.

3. To enable security, click the Security tab and configure the following properties:

   Security Property	Description
   Enable TLS	Enables the stage to connect securely to Pulsar through TLS encryption.
   Enable Mutual Authentication	Enables the stage to use mutual TLS authentication to connect securely to Pulsar.
   CA Certificate PEM	Path to the PEM file containing the certificate authority (CA) that signed the Pulsar cluster certificate. Enter an absolute path to the file or a path relative to the Data Collector resources directory: $SDC_RESOURCES.
   Client Certificate PEM	If mutual authentication is enabled, path to the PEM file containing the client certificate created for Data Collector. Enter an absolute path to the file or a path relative to the Data Collector resources directory: $SDC_RESOURCES.
   Client Key PEM	If mutual authentication is enabled, path to the PEM file containing the client private key created for Data Collector. Enter an absolute path to the file or a path relative to the Data Collector resources directory: $SDC_RESOURCES.

4. On the Advanced tab, optionally configure advanced properties.

   The defaults for these properties should work in most cases:

   Advanced Property	Description
   Partition Type	Partition type to use when publishing messages to a topic: Single Round Robin Default is Single.
   Hashing Scheme	Hashing scheme to use when selecting which partition to write messages to.
   Message Key	Message key used to compute the hash for partitioning. Enter the key or enter an expression that evaluates to the key.
   Compression Type	Type of compression to apply to the published messages: None LZ4 ZLIB Default is None.
   Async Send	Enables the destination to publish messages asynchronously. Clear to publish messages synchronously. For more information about the available send modes, see the Apache Pulsar documentation. Default is enabled.
   Max Pending Messages	When sending messages asynchronously, the maximum number of messages that can wait in the queue for an acknowledgement from the Pulsar broker. Default is 1,000.
   Enable Batching	When sending messages asynchronously, enables sending a batch of messages in a single request. Clear to send a single message in each request. Default is enabled.
   Max Batch Size (messages)	When sending messages asynchronously and batching is enabled, the maximum number of messages to include in a batch. Default is 2,000.
   Batch Max Publish Latency (ms)	When sending messages asynchronously and batching is enabled, the maximum number of milliseconds to wait before sending the next batch. Default is 1,000 milliseconds.
   Pulsar Configuration Properties	Additional Pulsar configuration properties to use. Using simple or bulk edit mode, click the Add icon to add properties. Define the Pulsar property name and value. Use the property names and values as expected by Pulsar.

5. On the Data Format tab, configure the following property:

   Data Format Property	Description
   Data Format	Type of data to be read. Use one of the following options: Binary Delimited JSON Protobuf SDC Record Text XML

6. For binary data, on the Data Format tab, configure the following property:

   Binary Property	Description
   Binary Field Path	Field that contains the binary data.

7. For delimited data, on the Data Format tab, configure the following properties:

   Delimited Property	Description
   Delimiter Format	Format for delimited data: Default CSV - File that includes comma-separated values. Ignores empty lines in the file. RFC4180 CSV - Comma-separated file that strictly follows RFC4180 guidelines. MS Excel CSV - Microsoft Excel comma-separated file. MySQL CSV - MySQL comma-separated file. Tab-Separated Values - File that includes tab-separated values. PostgreSQL CSV - PostgreSQL comma-separated file. PostgreSQL Text - PostgreSQL text file. Custom - File that uses user-defined delimiter, escape, and quote characters.
   Header Line	Indicates whether to create a header line.
   Replace New Line Characters	Replaces new line characters with the configured string. Recommended when writing data as a single line of text.
   New Line Character Replacement	String to replace each new line character. For example, enter a space to replace each new line character with a space. Leave empty to remove the new line characters.
   Delimiter Character	Delimiter character for a custom delimiter format. Select one of the available options or use Other to enter a custom character. You can enter a Unicode control character using the format \uNNNN, where ​N is a hexadecimal digit from the numbers 0-9 or the letters A-F. For example, enter \u0000 to use the null character as the delimiter or \u2028 to use a line separator as the delimiter. Default is the pipe character ( | ).
   Escape Character	Escape character for a custom delimiter format. Select one of the available options or use Other to enter a custom character. Default is the backslash character ( \ ).
   Quote Character	Quote character for a custom delimiter format. Select one of the available options or use Other to enter a custom character. Default is the quotation mark character ( " ).
   Charset	Character set to use when writing data.

8. For JSON data, on the Data Format tab, configure the following property:

   JSON Property	Description
   JSON Content	Method to write JSON data: JSON Array of Objects - Each file includes a single array. In the array, each element is a JSON representation of each record. Multiple JSON Objects - Each file includes multiple JSON objects. Each object is a JSON representation of a record.
   Charset	Character set to use when writing data.

9. For protobuf data, on the Data Format tab, configure the following properties:

   Protobuf Property	Description
   Protobuf Descriptor File	Descriptor file (.desc) to use. The descriptor file must be in the Data Collector resources directory, $SDC_RESOURCES. For more information about environment variables, see Data Collector Environment Configuration. For information about generating the descriptor file, see Protobuf Data Format Prerequisites.
   Message Type	Fully-qualified name for the message type to use when writing data. Use the following format: <package name>.<message type>. Use a message type defined in the descriptor file.

10. For text data, on the Data Format tab, configure the following properties:

    Text Property	Description
    Text Field Path	Field that contains the text data to be written. All data must be incorporated into the specified field.
    Record Separator	Characters to use to separate records. Use any valid Java string literal. For example, when writing to Windows, you might use \r\n to separate records. By default, the destination uses \n.
    On Missing Field	When a record does not include the text field, determines whether the destination reports the missing field as an error or ignores the missing field.
    Insert Record Separator if No Text	When configured to ignore a missing text field, inserts the configured record separator string to create an empty line. When not selected, discards records without the text field.
    Charset	Character set to use when writing data.

11. For XML data, on the Data Format tab, configure the following properties:

    XML Property	Description
    Pretty Format	Adds indentation to make the resulting XML document easier to read. Increases the record size accordingly.
    Validate Schema	Validates that the generated XML conforms to the specified schema definition. Records with invalid schemas are handled based on the error handling configured for the destination. Important: Regardless of whether you validate the XML schema, the destination requires the record in a specific format. For more information, see Record Structure Requirement.
    XML Schema	The XML schema to use to validate records.