Package contain several util scripts useful in testing services dependent on Apache Kafka.

1. install_kafka.sh - downloads and installs kafka distribution. Requires KAFKA_HOME environment variable to be set to the install target location and KAFKA_VERSION environment variable to specify kafka version string.
2. clean_kafka.sh - contains several functions to check whether kafka is running, drop topics and create topics.
3. start_kafka.sh start|stop|kill - starts Zookeeper and Kafka and waits for them to be ready.