MEGA (Microservices Event Gateway Architecture)

A lightweight, binary-based message broker system inspired by Apache Kafka, designed for learning and prototyping. MEGA provides a communication layer protocol for microservices with support for concurrent clients and topic-based message patterns.

⚠️ Note: This project is for learning purposes only and is not intended for production use.

Key Features

• Binary-based protocol for efficient message transmission
• Topic-based produce/consume messaging
• Support for concurrent clients
• Java-based broker with Multiple clients implementation

Core Components

• Broker: Central message coordinator
• Topics: Message categories
• Producers: Message senders
• Consumers: Message receivers
• ClientHandler: Manages client connections
• Protocol: Binary-based message format

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Java 11 or higher
• Gradle

Building the Project

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/abdel-rahmanSalem/mega.git
cd mega

# Build with Gradle
gradle build

Running the Broker

gradle run

The broker will start on port 8080 by default.

Learn More

• Protocol Documentation
• Client Documentation
• Use Cases
• Contributing Guide

Project Status

This project is under active development. Some features are still being developed.

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Connect With Us

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• @Z_MEGATR0N

Feel free to reach out with questions, suggestions, or just to say hello!