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Description: kafka is a Java repo built with JAX-RS. It is tested with Pytest and deploys with slf4j-reload4j and org.slf4j:slf4j-api.

# What is kafka built with?

kafka is a Java repo built with JAX-RS. It is tested with Pytest and deploys with slf4j-reload4j and org.slf4j:slf4j-api. It has 1,645,019 written lines, with 2,665 test files.

Read on November 7, 2026, at commit ef6a6c1.

Repository: https://github.com/apache/kafka

## Backend

### The base

- **[JAX-RS](https://seerepo.com/uses/jax-rs)**

## Support

### Testing

- **Pytest**: 2 files

### Deploy

- **slf4j-reload4j**
- **[org.slf4j:slf4j-api](https://seerepo.com/uses/orgslf4j-slf4j-api)**: 614 files

### Tools

- **asm**
- **maven-plugin-annotations**
- **org.apache.maven:maven-core**
- **[Apache](https://seerepo.com/uses/apache)**: 11 files
- **org.apache.maven:maven-plugin-api**: 1 file

### Other

- **pygithub**
- **requests**: 2 files
- **ruamel.yaml**: 1 file

## Other repos with a similar stack

- [apache/hadoop](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/hadoop/built): JAX-RS, slf4j-reload4j, org.slf4j:slf4j-api · [Compare](https://seerepo.com/compare/apache/hadoop/vs/apache/kafka)
- [spring-projects/spring-boot](https://seerepo.com/r/spring-projects/spring-boot/built): JAX-RS, org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- [apache/dubbo](https://seerepo.com/r/apache/dubbo/built): JAX-RS, org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- [keycloak/keycloak](https://seerepo.com/r/keycloak/keycloak/built): JAX-RS, org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- [xuxueli/xxl-job](https://seerepo.com/r/xuxueli/xxl-job/built): slf4j-reload4j, org.slf4j:slf4j-api
- [alibaba/Sentinel](https://seerepo.com/r/alibaba/Sentinel/built): JAX-RS, org.slf4j:slf4j-api

## Frequently asked questions

### What language is kafka written in?

kafka is written in Java, with 1,645,019 written lines.

### What framework does kafka use?

kafka is built with JAX-RS.

### Does kafka have tests?

Yes. kafka has 2,665 test files and is tested with Pytest.

### Which repos have a stack like kafka's?

The ones that share most of its stack: apache/hadoop, spring-projects/spring-boot, and apache/dubbo.

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.