Overview
This course dives into the core concepts and practical applications of Akka Streams, empowering Java developers to build robust and scalable streaming systems. Participants will gain hands-on experience in processing data streams, creating backpressure mechanisms, and leveraging the Reactive Streams API. Designed for professionals, this course offers real-world use cases and advanced techniques to enhance application performance and responsiveness.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
Prerequisites
- Proficiency in Java programming.
- Familiarity with multithreading and asynchronous programming.
- Basic understanding of reactive programming principles.
Course Outline
- Overview of Akka Streams and Reactive Streams API
- Benefits of using Akka Streams for data processing
- Setting up Akka Streams in a Java project
- Understanding Sources, Sinks, and Flows
- Building simple streaming pipelines
- Handling errors and exceptions in streams
- Introduction to backpressure and flow control
- Strategies to manage high-throughput data streams
- Applying materialized values for advanced stream management
- Using Graphs and junctions for complex streaming workflows
- Custom stages and reusable components
- Integrating Akka Streams with external systems
- Measuring stream performance and resource utilization
- Debugging and monitoring stream applications
- Best practices for building fault-tolerant systems