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 # distributed-event-processor
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+Java 25 · Maven · Kafka · Docker
+> Note: CI runs on Amazon Corretto 25 (non-LTS). Production deployments may prefer LTS versions (e.g. Java 21).
 
 Distributed event processing scaffold for Apache Spark Structured Streaming 3.5+.
 The goal is to provide a backend-only foundation for building effectively-once pipelines