What are the options for local development with Azure Event Hubs?

Question

I am looking to start a new project using Azure Event Hubs. Part of the project is a set of integration tests that can be run from any development machine (plus CI). In the past, I've used the local emulators (e.g., Cosmos DB, Storage, Service Fabric, etc.) for this purpose. That way dev machines don't need real cloud credentials and have an isolated environment. However, it appears that Event Hubs do not have a local emulator.

Is there an Event Hubs emulator that I missed? If not, would a AMQP service be a good alternative? Are there any that would be decent approximation for Event Hubs?

Thanks

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https://feedback.azure.com/forums/34192--general-feedback/suggestions/31852534-provide-a-local-emulator-for-azure-event-hubs

Answer 1

Azure Event Hubs does not have an emulator that can be installed locally. You'll need to create an Event Hubs instance in Azure and use that for development and testing purposes.

Answer 2

One option is to connect to the Kafka endpoint, and test your application as a Kafka application.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/event-hubs/event-hubs-for-kafka-ecosystem-overview

It may not be elegant, but apparently there aren't many good options out there. It will at least make it easier to migrate to Kafka later, if needed.