Kafka REST Client

A Node.js client for producing JSON and binary messages to Apache Kafka via the Confluent REST Proxy. Current stable version 1.11.7, released in 2018 with no active maintenance. Supports only CommonJS (require) and callbacks. Key differentiator: simple REST-based Kafka producer without native Kafka protocol dependencies. Limited to producing messages; no consumer support. Not compatible with modern Kafka REST Proxy security features (e.g., SASL, SSL). Not recommended for new projects; consider using kafkajs or node-rdkafka instead.