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Guidance on Streaming Analytics with SQLStream/KSQL

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1. Designing a Stream Processing Pipeline for Monitoring User


Activity

Objective:

Monitor real-time user activities on a website to identify patterns


such as active users, popular pages, and unusual activity.

Pipeline Design:

1. Input:

Source Data: Web server logs, user interactions (e.g., clicks,


scrolls), and session data.

Ingestion Method: Use a messaging system like Kafka or a stream


of log files pushed to the pipeline.

2. Processing Logic:

Sessionization: Group events by user/session.

Aggregations: Calculate metrics like the number of clicks per


minute, active users, etc.

Filtering: Detect unusual activity (e.g., too many requests from


one user).

Enrichment: Join with reference data (e.g., user profiles stored in a


relational database).

Example StreamSQL Queries:

Identify the most visited pages in real-time:


SELECT page_url, COUNT(*) AS visit_count
FROM user_activity_stream
GROUP BY page_url
ORDER BY visit_count DESC
LIMIT 10;

Monitor users generating more than 100 requests in a 5-minute


window:

SELECT user_id, COUNT(*) AS request_count


FROM user_activity_stream
WHERE timestamp BETWEEN CURRENT_TIMESTAMP - INTERVAL '5
MINUTES' AND CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
GROUP BY user_id
HAVING request_count > 100;

3. Output:

Dashboards: Real-time metrics displayed using tools like Grafana.

Alerts: Trigger notifications for anomalous behavior using


webhooks or email.

Storage: Save aggregated results into a relational database for


reporting.

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2. Step-by-Step Approach for Implementing Streaming Analytics

Step 1: Infrastructure Setup

Install a messaging platform like Apache Kafka for real-time data


ingestion.

Deploy SQLStream or KSQL for stream processing.


Choose a cloud provider or on-premise servers for deployment.

Step 2: Ingest and Stream Data

Identify data sources (e.g., web logs, application events).

Create Kafka topics (e.g., user_activity) for each data stream.

Use log-forwarding tools like Filebeat or Fluentd to push log data


into Kafka.

Step 3: Develop Stream Processing Logic

Define schemas for incoming data streams.

CREATE STREAM user_activity (


user_id STRING,
page_url STRING,
timestamp TIMESTAMP
) WITH (kafka_topic='user_activity', value_format='JSON');

Write StreamSQL queries for desired transformations,


aggregations, and joins.

Test the queries with a small sample of the data.

Step 4: Configure Output Streams

Create streams or tables for storing processed results.

CREATE TABLE popular_pages AS


SELECT page_url, COUNT(*) AS visit_count
FROM user_activity
GROUP BY page_url
EMIT CHANGES;

Step 5: Visualize and Monitor


Integrate processed data with visualization tools like Grafana or
Tableau.

Set up alert mechanisms for anomalies (e.g., high traffic, errors).

Step 6: Optimize and Scale

Monitor resource usage and query performance.

Use partitioning to handle high-volume streams.

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3. Integrating Relational Databases with a Stream Processing


Engine

Goal:

Combine batch (relational database) and streaming data for


unified analytics.

Key Steps:

1. Define the Use Case:

Use the database for storing historical data (e.g., user profiles,
historical metrics).

Use the streaming engine for processing real-time events (e.g.,


website clicks).

2. Set Up Data Integration:

Use Kafka Connect to sync data between the relational database


and Kafka topics.

Use CDC (Change Data Capture) tools like Debezium to stream


changes in the database.
3. Stream-Relational Joins:

Use StreamSQL to join real-time streams with relational data.

Example: Enrich real-time user activity with user profile data:

CREATE TABLE user_profiles (


user_id STRING PRIMARY KEY,
user_name STRING,
user_role STRING
) WITH (kafka_topic='user_profiles', value_format='JSON');

SELECT ua.user_id, ua.page_url, up.user_name, up.user_role


FROM user_activity ua
LEFT JOIN user_profiles up
ON ua.user_id = up.user_id;

4. Batch-Real-Time Unification:

Store aggregated real-time data into the database for historical


analysis.

Use upserts (update if exists, insert if not) for synchronization.

5. Real-Time Dashboards:

Combine batch and real-time views in a visualization tool.

Query the relational database for historical trends and the stream
processing engine for live metrics

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