KafkaStream

KafkaStream connects Unreal Engine to Apache Kafka and RedPanda clusters. Produce records, consume topics and administer your cluster from a game-friendly subsystem with Blueprint callbacks.

KafkaStream wraps librdkafka - the reference Kafka client - in an engine subsystem: configure brokers, produce records, subscribe consumers and administer topics, all with Blueprint event delivery and sane lifetime management handled for you. Validation helpers for topics and broker lists catch configuration mistakes before they reach the cluster.

Kafka and RedPanda sit at the heart of modern data platforms. With KafkaStream your Unreal application can publish gameplay telemetry and analytics events at scale, consume live feeds for in-world displays, integrate with studio data pipelines, or act as a visualization front-end for industrial event streams.

KafkaStream is part of the Alpha XP networking collection for Unreal Engine 4.27-5.0+. Every feature is exposed to both Blueprints and C++, ships with styled HTML documentation, and follows one consistent API style across the whole collection. The plugin is compiled and verified against a clean UE 4.27 project, comes with a utility node pack (hashing, GUIDs, timestamps, tokens, validation), and is maintained under the Alpha XP brand with documentation hosted online.

Key Features:

• Producer, consumer and admin clients (librdkafka)
• Subsystem-based lifetime management
• Blueprint event delivery of records
• Topic and broker-list validation helpers
• Windows and Linux support
• Utility node pack: CRC32/MD5/SHA-1 hashing, GUIDs, timestamps, random tokens and hostname validation

Full documentation: https://demo.alphaxp.net/FabStore/Network/KafkaStream/
Support: https://alphaxp.net/

Technical details:

Code Modules:

• KafkaStream (Runtime)
• KafkaConsumer (Runtime)
• KafkaProducer (Runtime)
• KafkaAdmin (Runtime)

Number of Blueprints: 0
Number of C++ Classes: 6
Network Replicated: No

Supported Development Platforms:

• Windows: Yes
• Mac: No

Supported Target Build Platforms: Win64, Linux

Important/Additional Notes: Built for Unreal Engine 4.27-5.0+. Developed and maintained by Alpha XP.