SourceConnector (kafka 2.8.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Connector
- - org.apache.kafka.connect.source.SourceConnector

All Implemented Interfaces:

Versioned
```
public abstract class SourceConnector
extends Connector
```
SourceConnectors implement the connector interface to pull data from another system and send it to Kafka.

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from class org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Connector
  context

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

SourceConnector()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected SourceConnectorContext`	`context()`	Returns the context object used to interact with the Kafka Connect runtime.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.kafka.connect.connector.Connector
config, initialize, initialize, reconfigure, start, stop, taskClass, taskConfigs, validate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.kafka.connect.components.Versioned
version

- Constructor Detail
  - SourceConnector
```
public SourceConnector()
```
- Method Detail
  - context
```
protected SourceConnectorContext context()
```
    Description copied from class: Connector
    
    Returns the context object used to interact with the Kafka Connect runtime.
    
    Overrides:
    
    context in class Connector
    
    Returns:
    
    the context for this Connector.