Streaming Real-Time Chat Messages into ScyllaDB with Apache Pulsar
Blog post from ScyllaDB
The blog post provides a detailed guide on building real-time messaging and streaming applications using ScyllaDB and Apache Pulsar, showcasing the integration of various open-source libraries, schemas, languages, frameworks, and tools. It explains how to deploy an application to a production cloud cluster with StreamNative and create a fast application using Apache Pulsar and ScyllaDB. The post highlights ScyllaDB's compatibility with Cassandra, enabling easy data streaming using Pulsar IO connectors and YAML configuration files. A case study of a chat application is used to demonstrate the process of publishing messages to an event bus, performing sentiment analysis on the payload, and outputting results to a downstream topic. The document also discusses utilizing Pulsar Functions for deploying machine learning models to process messages and includes examples of using JavaScript and WebSockets for data transmission and consumption. The blog concludes by emphasizing the versatility of Apache Pulsar for building streaming applications and encourages further exploration of Pulsar's functionalities through additional resources.