{"repo":"Cleafy/Blink","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/Cleafy/Blink","clone":"git clone https://github.com/Cleafy/Blink.git","description":"Kafka-compatible, ultra-low latency message broker built from the ground up in Rust","language":"Rust","stars":41,"topics":["blink","broker","kafka","low-latency","message-queue","performance","rust"],"license":null,"category":"data-pipelines","readme_excerpt":"Blink: Ultra-High Performance Message Broker Kafka-compatible, ultra-low latency message broker built from the ground up in Rust --- Table of Contents 1. Why Blink? 2. Why Use the Kafka Protocol? 3. Multi-Tier Architecture with nano-wal 4. WASM Plugin System 5. Lock-Free Concurrent Architecture 6. Getting Started 7. Performance Characteristics 8. Architecture Overview 9. Configuration 10. Monitoring 11. Deployment --- Why Blink? Traditional message brokers like Apache Kafka were designed for durability and high throughput over distributed clusters, but this comes at the cost of significant latency overhead and operational complexity. Blink addresses scenarios where ultra-low latency and operational simplicity are more important than distributed durability. The Performance Gap Modern applications often need: - Microsecond-range latency for real-time systems - Millions of messages per second throughput - Minimal resource consumption for cost efficiency - Boot times in milliseconds for rapid deployment - Zero operational overhead for development and testing Traditional message brokers struggle with these requirements due to: - Distributed coordination overhead (ZooKeeper, consensus protocols) - Disk-first persistence adding I/O latency - Complex cluster management requiring specialized knowledge - High resource requirements (memory, CPU, network) - Slow startup times due to cluster coordination Blink's Approach Blink takes a fundamentally different approach in some aspects very ","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/Cleafy","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/Cleafy/Blink/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}