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Lesson 5: Technologies Frequently Used with Quarkus

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Lesson 5: Technologies Frequently Used with Quarkus
This lesson explores ten essential technologies commonly integrated with Quarkus to enhance application functionality, scalability, and performance.

  1. Hibernate ORM with Panache
    Quarkus simplifies ORM with Hibernate Panache, offering a streamlined API for database operations. It supports JPA and integrates seamlessly with relational databases, enabling developers to focus on business logic while Panache handles repetitive data access tasks.

  2. RESTEasy Reactive
    RESTEasy Reactive allows developers to build non-blocking RESTful APIs. This improves application throughput and responsiveness by leveraging reactive programming principles, which are ideal for I/O-intensive workloads or large-scale services.

  3. GraalVM
    Quarkus uses GraalVM for ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation, producing native executables. These binaries enable ultra-fast startup and reduced memory consumption, crucial for cloud-native and serverless environments.

  4. MicroProfile
    Quarkus supports MicroProfile specifications such as Config, Fault Tolerance, and OpenAPI. These standards simplify cloud-native application development, ensuring better compatibility and enhanced observability for distributed systems.

  5. Apache Kafka
    Quarkus integrates with Apache Kafka for building event-driven applications. It supports Kafka Streams, enabling seamless data processing, and offers fault-tolerant messaging for distributed microservices architectures.

  6. Mutiny
    Mutiny is a reactive programming library integrated into Quarkus. It simplifies handling asynchronous data streams, making reactive programming more accessible and intuitive for developers.

  7. Keycloak
    Keycloak integration provides robust authentication and authorization features. It supports OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and role-based access control, ensuring secure application interactions.

  8. Infinispan
    Infinispan is a distributed in-memory data grid used with Quarkus for caching and fast data retrieval. It reduces database load and improves application performance.

  9. Micrometer
    Micrometer integration allows developers to collect and analyze application metrics. It supports tools like Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring application health and performance.

  10. Kubernetes/OpenShift
    Quarkus includes built-in extensions for Kubernetes and OpenShift. These simplify container orchestration, enabling developers to deploy, scale, and monitor applications in cloud-native environments effortlessly.

Examples

  1. RESTEasy Reactive API Example
@Path("/greet")
public class GreetingResource {
    @GET
    @Path("/{name}")
    public Uni<String> greet(@PathParam("name") String name) {
        return Uni.createFrom().item(() -> "Hello, " + name);
    }
}

This demonstrates a non-blocking REST API using RESTEasy Reactive and Mutiny.

  1. Kafka Message Producer Example
@ApplicationScoped
public class KafkaProducer {
    @Inject
    @Channel("my-topic")
    Emitter<String> emitter;

    public void sendMessage(String message) {
        emitter.send(message);
    }
}

This example shows how to produce messages to a Kafka topic using Quarkus's SmallRye Reactive Messaging extension.

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