Coinníonn Kafka imeachtaí ar feadh tréimhse inchumraithe (nó méid), á gcoimeád sna loganna críochfortúna fiú tar éis úsáid — ina bhfuil athdhíriú agus il-bhreiseadán indéanta. Tá tuiscint ar choimeádán agus bainistríochta loganna tábhachtach chun Kafka a úsáid agus stóráil a bhainistiú.
Coinneáil — coimeádtar imeachtaí
Unlike traditional queues, Kafka RETAINS events (doesn't delete on consumption):
→ events stay in the partition log for a configured RETENTION period (e.g. 7 days) or
SIZE limit
→ enables: REPLAY (re-read history), multiple consumers reading independently, late
consumers catching up
→ after retention expires → old segments are deleted (or compacted)
→ Kafka is a durable LOG, not just a transient queue
