Sunburst Topic Explorer Docs AI Summary

What It Is

The Sunburst Topic Explorer is a browser-based visualization tool that helps you analyze Solace topic hierarchies in real-time. It runs entirely in your browser with no installation needed.

Key Features

• 100% Client-Side: Runs entirely in your browser
• Privacy-Focused: Only captures topic names and message sizes (no message content)
• Real-Time Visualization: Shows topic hierarchies as messages flow
• Interactive Navigation: Drill down into specific topic branches
• Flexible Display Options: Multiple view modes and sorting options
• Data Export: Save topic metrics as JSON or TSV for offline analysis

How to Use

1. Connect: Enter your broker's WebSocket URL, Message VPN, and credentials
2. Subscribe: Default catches all topics via #noexport/> and #noexport/#P2P/>
3. Start Scanning: Click play to begin collecting topic data
4. Explore: Click arcs to drill down, center to zoom out, mouse wheel to resize

Navigation Controls

• Click arcs to zoom in
• Click center to zoom out
• Drag to reposition
• Mouse wheel to adjust display size
• Right-click to copy topic metrics

Technical Notes

• Uses Direct messaging only (no queues created)
• Will increase your broker's egress rate
• Tested up to 50k msgs/sec with small payloads
• Built using D3.js and Solace JavaScript API

The tool provides valuable insights into your messaging patterns without compromising data privacy.