}

// send - sends an event to the kafka.
func (target *KafkaTarget) send(eventData event.Event) error {
	if target.producer == nil {
		return store.ErrNotConnected
	}
	msg, err := target.toProducerMessage(eventData)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	_, _, err = target.producer.SendMessage(msg)
	return err
}

// sendMultiple sends multiple messages to the kafka.