hi Elvis
Thanks for this proposal. It is great and I totally agree we should embrace the
PHP to make Kafka great again.
BTW, is PHP popular in your planet? I assume PHP is popular in the earth only.
It would be great to ensure Kafka is compatible with all planets in this
universe.
Best,
chAI
On 2025/04/01 18:58:40 Bill Bejeck wrote:
> Dear Apache Kafka Community,
> I'd like to propose an exciting new extension to the Kafka ecosystem that I
> believe will revolutionize how we think about stream processing:
> KStreamsJS-PHP - a full PHP implementation of Kafka Streams with
> browser-based AI capabilities.
>
> Motivation
> As we all know, PHP is the backbone of the web. Despite numerous obituaries
> written for it since the early 2000s, PHP continues to power approximately
> 77.5% of all websites with a known server-side language. However, these
> millions of PHP developers have been unjustly excluded from the Kafka
> Streams ecosystem!
>
> Technical Overview
> KStreamsJS-PHP will be implemented as a PHP extension written primarily in
> JavaScript (transpiled to PHP) with a Rust core for performance. Key
> features include:
> 1. Full DSL API compatible with Kafka Streams but with PHP syntax:
>
> <?php
> $builder = new KStreamsBuilderJS();
> $kstream = $builder->stream("input-topic");
>
> $kstream
> ->filter(function($key, $value) { return $value->count > 1000; })
> ->map(function($key, $value) { return KeyValue::pair($key,
> strtoupper($value->name)); })
> ->to("output-topic");
> ?>
>
> 2. Browser-based State Stores: All state will be managed through IndexedDB
> in the user's browser. This dramatically simplifies operations as you no
> longer need to manage RocksDB instances.
> 3. AI-powered Stream Processing: The extension will include a revolutionary
> "AI Topology Builder" that watches as developers code and uses GPT-27 (not
> yet released) to anticipate processing needs. The AI will automatically
> generate and inject stream processing topologies into your code as you
> think about implementing them!
> 4. WebWorker Threading: PHP, famously single-threaded, will leverage
> browser WebWorkers to achieve parallelism through a patent-pending
> technology we call "ClientThreading™️".
>
> Deployment Model
> The extension deploys PHP code to the browser via WebAssembly, with each
> user's browser becoming a node in your Kafka Streams application. Scaling
> is automatic - the more visitors to your website, the larger your
> processing cluster becomes!
>
> Project Timeline
> - Phase 1 (April 2025): Initial implementation and documentation
> - Phase 2 (June 2025): Integration with TikTok's short-form video API for
> visual stream processing
> - Phase 3 (September 2025): Launch of KafkaVerse - a metaverse environment
> where developers can physically walk through their streaming topologies
>
> Compatibility Guarantee
> KStreamsJS-PHP will maintain strict compatibility with Internet Explorer 6
> and Netscape Navigator.
>
> Security Considerations
> All stream processing happens client-side, so sensitive data never leaves
> the user's browser! As a bonus feature, users' CPU and RAM will be
> partially allocated to mining cryptocurrency to fund the project.
>
> Call for Feedback
> I'm seeking feedback from the community on this proposal, particularly
> regarding our innovative approach to AI-driven stream processing in the
> browser. We believe this project will cement Kafka's position in the "Web3
> Streaming" space.
>
> Please share your thoughts on this proposal. I'm particularly interested in
> how we can leverage newer browser APIs like the Ambient Light Sensor to
> adjust throughput based on the user's lighting conditions.
>
> Best regards,
> Elvis
>
