Features
PipeGen provides a comprehensive set of features for creating, managing, and monitoring streaming data pipelines.
Quick Project Scaffolding
Generate complete pipeline projects with minimal configuration. PipeGen creates:
- FlinkSQL statements for data processing
- AVRO schemas for data serialization
- Docker Compose setup for local development
- Configuration files for different environments
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AI-Powered Generation
Describe your data pipeline in natural language and let AI handle the complexity:
- Generate optimized FlinkSQL statements
- Create appropriate AVRO schemas
- Suggest configuration parameters
- Provide implementation best practices
Dynamic Traffic Patterns
Simulate realistic production scenarios with customizable traffic patterns:
- Define baseline message rates
- Create traffic spikes at specific times
- Test pipeline performance under load
- Validate capacity planning decisions
Local Development Stack
Complete Docker-based development environment:
- Apache Kafka for message streaming
- Apache Flink for stream processing
- Confluent Schema Registry for schema management
- Pre-configured networking and volumes
AVRO Schema Registry Integration
Full-featured schema management with automatic format detection:
- Smart Producer: Automatically uses AVRO format when Schema Registry is available
- Confluent Wire Format: Proper magic bytes and schema ID encoding
- JSON Fallback: Seamless fallback to JSON when no schema registry
- Schema Evolution: Version management and compatibility checking
- Enhanced Monitoring: Consumer group lag analysis for processing detection
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Real-time Monitoring
Comprehensive execution tracking with detailed reporting:
- Automatic HTML report generation for every run
- Performance analytics and interactive charts
- Pipeline execution metrics and analysis
- Professional reports ready for sharing
Dynamic Resource Management
Intelligent resource handling to avoid conflicts:
- Automatic topic naming with timestamps
- Schema registration and versioning
- Cleanup utilities for development environments
- Environment-specific configurations
Smart Consumer Stopping
Intelligent pipeline completion with automatic consumer termination:
- Auto-calculation: Automatically determines expected message count from producer output
- Manual Control: Override with
--expected-messagesfor precise control - Progress Tracking: Real-time progress updates with completion percentage
- Smart Timeout: 30-second timeout prevents hanging when no messages available
- Separate Timeouts: Producer duration independent of overall pipeline timeout
Benefits:
- Faster Execution: No waiting for arbitrary 5-minute timeouts
- Precise Control: Stop exactly when work is complete
- Better UX: Clear progress indication and immediate completion
Comprehensive Validation
Validate your pipeline before deployment:
- Project structure verification
- SQL syntax checking
- AVRO schema validation
- Connectivity testing
- Dependency verification
Execution Reports
Generate comprehensive reports for analysis and sharing:
- Professional HTML reports with interactive charts
- Complete pipeline execution metrics and performance data
- Automatic generation with timestamped filenames saved to
reports/folder - Configuration snapshots and resource utilization tracking
- Easy sharing capabilities for stakeholders and team collaboration
Getting Started
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