Connectivity Software User's Guide and Reference
Examples - Sparkplug Consumer - Subscribe to edge node metrics using callback lambda

.NET

// This example shows how to subscribe to changes of a single metric, and display the value of the metric with each change
// using a callback method that is provided as lambda expression.
//
// In order to publish or observe messages for this example, start the SparkplugEdgeNodeConsoleDemo program first.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// Sparkplug examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-ConnectivityStudio-CSharp .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
// a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

using OpcLabs.EasySparkplug;
using System;

namespace SparkplugDocExamples.Consumer._EasySparkplugConsumer
{
    partial class SubscribeEdgeNodeMetric
    {
        public static void CallbackLambda()
        {
            // Note that the default port for the "mqtt" scheme is 1883.
            var hostDescriptor = new SparkplugHostDescriptor("mqtt://localhost");

            // Instantiate the consumer object.
            var consumer = new EasySparkplugConsumer();

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
            // The callback is a lambda expression the displays the value
            // In this example, we specify the precise Sparkplug group ID, edge node ID, and metric name.
            consumer.SubscribeEdgeNodeMetric(hostDescriptor, 
                "easyGroup", "easySparkplugDemo", "Random",
                (sender, eventArgs) =>
                {
                    if (eventArgs.Succeeded)
                    {
                        if (eventArgs.HasData)
                            Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", eventArgs.MetricData?.Value);
                    }
                    else
                        Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief);
                });

            Console.WriteLine("Processing notifications for 20 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...");
            consumer.UnsubscribeAllMetrics();

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 5 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Finished.");
        }
    }
}
' This example shows how to subscribe to changes of a single metric, and display the value of the metric with each change
' using a callback method that is provided as lambda expression.
'
' In order to publish or observe messages for this example, start the SparkplugEdgeNodeConsoleDemo program first.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-ConnectivityStudio/Latest/examples.html .
' Sparkplug examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-ConnectivityStudio-CSharp .
' Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
' a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Imports OpcLabs.EasySparkplug

Namespace Global.SparkplugDocExamples.Consumer._EasySparkplugConsumer
    Partial Class SubscribeEdgeNodeMetric
        Public Shared Sub CallbackLambda()
            ' Note that the default port for the "mqtt" scheme is 1883.
            Dim hostDescriptor = New SparkplugHostDescriptor("mqtt://localhost")

            ' Instantiate the consumer object.
            Dim consumer = New EasySparkplugConsumer()

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...")
            ' The callback is a lambda expression the displays the value
            ' In this example, we specify the precise Sparkplug group ID, edge node ID, and metric name.

            consumer.SubscribeEdgeNodeMetric(hostDescriptor,
                "easyGroup", "easySparkplugDemo", "Random",
                Sub(sender, eventArgs)
                    If (eventArgs.Succeeded) Then
                        If (eventArgs.HasData) Then
                            Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", eventArgs.MetricData?.Value)
                        End If
                    Else
                        Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", eventArgs.ErrorMessageBrief)
                    End If
                End Sub)

            Console.WriteLine("Processing notifications for 20 seconds...")
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...")
            consumer.UnsubscribeAllMetrics()

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 5 seconds...")
            Threading.Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000)

            Console.WriteLine("Finished.")
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

 

See Also

Reference

Rapid Toolkit for Sparkplug