Since it sounds like it is not a separate framework (like CopyCat) but rather a new client, it will be nice to follow existing convention. Producer, Consumer and Processor (or Transformer) make sense to me.
Note that the way the API is currently described, people may want to use it inside Spark applications (because everyone wants to use Spark), so putting Streaming in the name will cause some confusion. Metamorphosis and Verwandlung are too perfect to argue against, but I'd rather keep my slide decks insect-free :) Since I like fluffy animals on my slides, how about Bunny? This way chaining multiple processors into a pipeline can be described as Bunny hops. Also, together with CopyCat, we have pipelines that look like this: http://www.catster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bd58b829434657a44533a33c32772c36.jpg Gwen On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 6:46 PM, Sriram Subramanian <srsubraman...@linkedin.com.invalid> wrote: > I think Kafka and streaming are synonymous. Kafka streams or Kafka > streaming really does not indicate "stream processing". > > On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 6:20 PM, Neha Narkhede <n...@confluent.io> wrote: > >> Prefer something that evokes "stream processing on top of Kafka". And since >> I've heard many people conflate "streaming" with "streaming video" (I know, >> duh!), I'd vote for Kafka Streams or a maybe KStream. >> >> Thanks, >> Neha >> >> On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 6:08 PM, Jay Kreps <j...@confluent.io> wrote: >> >> > Also, the most important part of any prototype, we should have a name for >> > this producing-consumer-thingamgigy: >> > >> > Various ideas: >> > - Kafka Streams >> > - KStream >> > - Kafka Streaming >> > - The Processor API >> > - Metamorphosis >> > - Transformer API >> > - Verwandlung >> > >> > For my part I think what people are trying to do is stream processing >> with >> > Kafka so I think something that evokes Kafka and stream processing is >> > preferable. I like Kafka Streams or Kafka Streaming followed by KStream. >> > >> > Transformer kind of makes me think of the shape-shifting cars. >> > >> > Metamorphosis is cool and hilarious but since we are kind of envisioning >> > this as more limited scope thing rather than a massive framework in its >> own >> > right I actually think it should have a descriptive name rather than a >> > personality of it's own. >> > >> > Anyhow let the bikeshedding commence. >> > >> > -Jay >> > >> > >> > On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Guozhang Wang <wangg...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > > Hi all, >> > > >> > > I just posted KIP-28: Add a transform client for data processing >> > > < >> > > >> > >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/KAFKA/KIP-28+-+Add+a+transform+client+for+data+processing >> > > > >> > > . >> > > >> > > The wiki page does not yet have the full design / implementation >> details, >> > > and this email is to kick-off the conversation on whether we should add >> > > this new client with the described motivations, and if yes what >> features >> > / >> > > functionalities should be included. >> > > >> > > Looking forward to your feedback! >> > > >> > > -- Guozhang >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> Neha >>
