iBeacon Consumer simulator for Aiven Kafka

ibeacon_consumer.py

# iBeacon Consumer simulator for Aiven Kafka
# This script receives messages from a Kafka topic
# usage: python ibeacon_consumer.py
# jammink@aiven.io

from kafka import KafkaConsumer
from time import sleep

# method that receives the message
# be sure to copy your ca.pem, service.cert and service.key to local directory from your Aiven Kafka instance.

consumer = KafkaConsumer(
    "demo-topic",
    bootstrap_servers="<URI_to_Aiven_Kafka>.aivencloud.com:27974",
    client_id="demo-client-1",
    group_id="demo-group",
    security_protocol="SSL",
    ssl_cafile="ca.pem",
    ssl_certfile="service.cert",
    ssl_keyfile="service.key",
)
while True:
    raw_msgs = consumer.poll(timeout_ms=100000)
    for tp, msgs in raw_msgs.items():
        for msg in msgs:
            print("Received: {}".format(msg.value))
            # sleep added to show messages coming in as they are consumed
            sleep(3)