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+##
+##  kafka.spec -- OpenPKG RPM Package Specification
+##  Copyright (c) 2000-2018 OpenPKG Project <http://openpkg.org/>
+##
+##  Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
+##  any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that
+##  the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
+##  copies.
+##
+##  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
+##  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+##  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+##  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND THEIR
+##  CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+##  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+##  LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
+##  USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
+##  ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+##  OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
+##  OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
+##  SUCH DAMAGE.
+##
+
+#   package version
+%define       V_kafka  1.1.0
+%define       V_scala  2.12
+
+#   package information
+Name:         kafka
+Summary:      Distributed Streaming Platform
+URL:          https://kafka.apache.org/
+Vendor:       Apache Software Foundation
+Packager:     OpenPKG Project
+Distribution: OpenPKG Community
+Class:        EVAL
+Group:        Networking
+License:      Apache
+Version:      %{V_kafka}
+Release:      20180501
+
+#   list of sources
+Source0:      https://www.apache.org/dist/kafka/%{V_kafka}/kafka_%{V_scala}-%{V_kafka}.tgz
+Source1:      rc.kafka
+
+#   build information
+BuildPreReq:  OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101
+PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101, zookeeper
+BuildPreReq:  java, JAVA-JDK
+PreReq:       java, JAVA-JDK
+
+%description
+    Apache Kafka is used for building real-time data pipelines and
+    streaming apps. It is horizontally scalable, fault-tolerant, wicked
+    fast, and runs in production in thousands of companies.
+
+%track
+    prog kafka = {
+        version   = %{V_scala}-%{V_kafka}
+        url       = https://kafka.apache.org/downloads
+        regex     = kafka_(__VER__-__VER__)\.tgz
+    }
+
+%prep
+    %setup -q -n kafka_%{V_scala}-%{V_kafka}
+
+%build
+    #   adjust paths
+    %{l_shtool} subst \
+        -e 's;/bin/bash;%{l_bash};g' \
+        bin/*.sh
+
+%install
+    #   create installation hierarchy
+    %{l_shtool} mkdir -f -p -m 755 \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/bin \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/etc/rc.d \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/etc/kafka \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/libexec/kafka/bin \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/libexec/kafka/libs \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/var/kafka/run \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/var/kafka/log
+
+    #   install program
+    %{l_shtool} install -c -m 755 \
+        bin/* \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/libexec/kafka/bin/
+    %{l_shtool} install -c -m 644 \
+        libs/* \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/libexec/kafka/libs/
+
+    #   install configuration
+    %{l_shtool} install -c -m 644 \
+        -e 's;/tmp/kafka-logs;%{l_prefix}/var/kafka/log;g' \
+        config/* \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/etc/kafka/
+    ln -s ../../etc/kafka \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/libexec/kafka/config
+    ln -s ../../var/kafka/log \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/libexec/kafka/logs
+
+    #   provide wrapper scripts for CLI tools
+    for prog in \
+        kafka-acls \
+        kafka-broker-api-versions \
+        kafka-configs \
+        kafka-console-consumer \
+        kafka-console-producer \
+        kafka-consumer-groups \
+        kafka-consumer-perf-test \
+        kafka-delegation-tokens \
+        kafka-delete-records \
+        kafka-mirror-maker \
+        kafka-preferred-replica-election \
+        kafka-producer-perf-test \
+        kafka-reassign-partitions \
+        kafka-replay-log-producer \
+        kafka-replica-verification \
+        kafka-simple-consumer-shell \
+        kafka-streams-application-reset \
+        kafka-topics \
+        kafka-verifiable-consumer \
+        kafka-verifiable-producer; do
+        (   echo "#!/bin/sh"
+            echo "exec %{l_prefix}/libexec/kafka/bin/$prog.sh \${1+\"\$@\"}"
+        ) >$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/bin/$prog
+        chmod 755 $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/bin/$prog
+    done
+
+    #   install run-command script
+    %{l_shtool} install -c -m 755 %{l_value -s -a} \
+        %{SOURCE rc.kafka} \
+        $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{l_prefix}/etc/rc.d/
+
+    #   determine installation files
+    %{l_rpmtool} files -v -ofiles -r$RPM_BUILD_ROOT \
+        %{l_files_std} \
+        '%config %{l_prefix}/etc/kafka/*' \
+        '%attr(-,%{l_rusr},%{l_rgrp}) %{l_prefix}/var/kafka/*'
+
+%files -f files
+
+%clean
+
+%post
+    if [ $1 -eq 2 ]; then
+        #   after upgrade, restart service
+        eval `%{l_rc} kafka status 2>/dev/null`
+        [ ".$kafka_active" = .yes ] && %{l_rc} kafka restart
+    fi
+    exit 0
+
+%preun
+    #   before erase, stop service and remove log files
+    if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
+        %{l_rc} jocko stop 2>/dev/null
+        rm -f  $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/var/kafka/log/* >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+        rm -f  $RPM_INSTALL_PREFIX/var/kafka/run/* >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+    fi
+    exit 0
+
diff --git a/kafka/rc.kafka b/kafka/rc.kafka
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+#!@l_prefix@/bin/openpkg rc
+##
+##  rc.kafka -- Run-Commands
+##
+
+%config
+    kafka_enable="$openpkg_rc_def"
+    kafka_flags="-server -Xms1G -Xmx1G"
+    kafka_log_prolog="true"
+    kafka_log_epilog="true"
+    kafka_log_numfiles="10"
+    kafka_log_minsize="1M"
+    kafka_log_complevel="9"
+
+%common
+    kafka_pidfile="@l_prefix@/var/kafka/run/kafka.pid"
+    kafka_logfile="@l_prefix@/var/kafka/log/kafka.log"
+    kafka_signal () {
+        [ -f $kafka_pidfile ] && kill -$1 `cat $kafka_pidfile`
+    }
+
+%status -u @l_rusr@ -o
+    kafka_usable="unknown"
+    kafka_active="no"
+    rcService kafka enable yes && \
+        kafka_signal 0 && kafka_active="yes"
+    echo "kafka_enable=\"$kafka_enable\""
+    echo "kafka_usable=\"$kafka_usable\""
+    echo "kafka_active=\"$kafka_active\""
+
+%start -u @l_rusr@
+    rcService kafka enable yes || exit 0
+    rcService kafka active yes && exit 0
+    ( eval `JAVA_PLATFORM="sun-jdk" @l_prefix@/bin/java-toolkit -e`
+      cmd="@l_prefix@/libexec/kafka/bin/kafka-server-start.sh"
+      cmd="$cmd @l_prefix@/etc/kafka/server.properties"
+      eval "nohup $cmd </dev/null >>$kafka_logfile 2>&1 &"
+      echo $! >$kafka_pidfile
+    ) >/dev/null 2>&1
+
+%stop -u @l_rusr@
+    rcService kafka enable yes || exit 0
+    rcService kafka active no && exit 0
+    kafka_signal TERM
+    sleep 2
+    rm -f $kafka_pidfile 2>/dev/null || true
+
+%restart -u @l_rusr@
+    rcService kafka enable yes || exit 0
+    rcService kafka active no && exit 0
+    rc kafka stop
+    rc kafka start
+
+%daily -u @l_rusr@
+    rcService kafka enable yes || exit 0
+    shtool rotate -f \
+        -n $kafka_log_numfiles -s $kafka_log_minsize -d \
+        -z $kafka_log_complevel -o @l_rusr@ -g @l_rgrp@ -m 644 \
+        -P "$kafka_log_prolog" \
+        -E "$kafka_log_epilog; rc kafka restart" \
+        $kafka_logfile
+