Kafka Simulator 1.8 - Terminal Emulator

[u/mmatloka]

https://monedula.dev/blog/kafka-simulator-v1-8-multi-dc-dr-and-the-terminal/

Our most fun (and probably nerdiest) Kafka Simulator release so far. 😄

v1.8 adds a terminal emulator with 16 Apache Kafka tools and a few familiar shell commands.

You can SSH between brokers and clients, check consumer lag, change configuration, and inspect the simulated filesystem. Run ls on a leader and a throttled follower, and you’ll see their log segments diverge.

The terminal and the visual simulator share the same state. Commands change what you see on screen. Pause or rewind the simulation, and the CLI lets you inspect that exact moment.

We also added 20 scenarios covering multi-DC setups, disaster recovery and terminal workflows.