Executing a sample Storm topology – local mode

Before we start this section, the assumption is that you have gone through the prerequisites and installed the expected components.

WordCount topology from the Storm-starter project

To understand the components described in the previous section, let's download the Storm-starter project and execute a sample topology:

1. The Storm-starter project can be downloaded using the following Git command:

   Linux-command-Prompt $ sudo git clone git://github.com/apache/incubator-storm.git && cd incubator-storm/examples/storm-starter
   

2. Next, you need to import the project into your Eclipse workspace:
   1. Start Eclipse.
   2. Click on the File menu and select the Import wizard.
   3. From the Import wizard, select Existing Maven Projects.
      
   4. Select pom.xml in the Storm-starter project and specify it as <download-folder>/starter/incubator-storm/examples/storm-starter.
   5. Once the project has been successfully imported, the Eclipse folder structure will look like the...