Connectivity Software User's Guide and Reference
Metrics Property (EasySparkplugEdgeNodeCore)
Example 



OpcLabs.EasySparkplug Assembly > OpcLabs.EasySparkplug Namespace > EasySparkplugEdgeNodeCore Class : Metrics Property
The collection of Sparkplug metrics that this producer publishes.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public ReadOnly Property Metrics As SparkplugMetricCollection
'Usage
 
Dim instance As EasySparkplugEdgeNodeCore
Dim value As SparkplugMetricCollection
 
value = instance.Metrics
public SparkplugMetricCollection Metrics {get;}
public:
property SparkplugMetricCollection^ Metrics {
   SparkplugMetricCollection^ get();
}

Property Value

The value of this property cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

The individual elements of the property value cannot be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

Add or remove your metrics here.

This method or property does not throw any exceptions, aside from execution exceptions such as System.Threading.ThreadAbortException or System.OutOfMemoryException.

 

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Example
// This example shows how to create a Sparkplug edge node with a single metric, start and stop it.
//
// You can use any Sparkplug application, including our SparkplugCmd utility and the SparkplugApplicationConsoleDemo
// program, to subscribe to the edge node data. 
//
// 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 System;
using OpcLabs.EasySparkplug;
using OpcLabs.EasySparkplug.OperationModel;

namespace SparkplugDocExamples.EdgeNode._EasySparkplugEdgeNode
{
    partial class Start_Stop
    {
        static public void Main1()
        {
            // Note that the default port for the "mqtt" scheme is 1883.
            var hostDescriptor = new SparkplugHostDescriptor("mqtt://localhost");

            // Instantiate the edge node object and hook events.
            var edgeNode = new EasySparkplugEdgeNode(hostDescriptor, "easyGroup", "easySparkplugDemo");
            edgeNode.SystemConnectionStateChanged += edgeNode_Main1_SystemConnectionStateChanged;

            // Define a metric providing random integers.
            var random = new Random();
            edgeNode.Metrics.Add(new SparkplugMetric("MyMetric").ReadValueFunction(() => random.Next()));

            // Start the edge node.
            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is starting...");
            edgeNode.Start();

            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is started.");
            Console.WriteLine();

            // Let the user decide when to stop.
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to stop the edge node...");
            Console.ReadLine();

            // Stop the edge node.
            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is stopping...");
            edgeNode.Stop();

            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is stopped.");
        }


        static void edgeNode_Main1_SystemConnectionStateChanged(
            object sender, 
            SparkplugConnectionStateChangedEventArgs eventArgs)
        {
            // Display the new connection state (such as when the connection to the broker succeeds or fails).
            Console.WriteLine($"{nameof(EasySparkplugEdgeNode.SystemConnectionStateChanged)}: {eventArgs}");
        }
    }
}
' This example shows how to create a Sparkplug edge node with a single metric, start and stop it.
'
' You can use any Sparkplug application, including our SparkplugCmd utility and the SparkplugApplicationConsoleDemo
' program, to subscribe to the edge node data.
'
' 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
Imports OpcLabs.EasySparkplug.OperationModel

Namespace Global.SparkplugDocExamples.EdgeNode._EasySparkplugEdgeNode
    Partial Class Start_Stop
        Public Shared Sub Main1()
            ' Note that the default port for the "mqtt" scheme is 1883.
            Dim hostDescriptor = New SparkplugHostDescriptor("mqtt://localhost")

            ' Instantiate the edge node object and hook events.
            Dim edgeNode = New EasySparkplugEdgeNode(hostDescriptor, "easyGroup", "easySparkplugDemo")
            AddHandler edgeNode.SystemConnectionStateChanged, AddressOf edgeNode_Main1_SystemConnectionStateChanged

            ' Define a metric providing random integers.
            Dim random = New Random()
            edgeNode.Metrics.Add(New SparkplugMetric("MyMetric").ReadValueFunction(Function() random.Next()))

            ' Start the edge node.
            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is starting...")
            edgeNode.Start()

            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is started.")
            Console.WriteLine()

            ' Let the user decide when to stop.
            Console.WriteLine("Press Enter to stop the edge node...")
            Console.ReadLine()

            ' Stop the edge node.
            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is stopping...")
            edgeNode.Stop()

            Console.WriteLine("The edge node is stopped.")
        End Sub

        Private Shared Sub edgeNode_Main1_SystemConnectionStateChanged _
            (ByVal sender As Object, ByVal eventArgs As SparkplugConnectionStateChangedEventArgs)
            ' Display the new connection state (such as when the connection to the broker succeeds or fails).
            Console.WriteLine($"{NameOf(EasySparkplugEdgeNode.SystemConnectionStateChanged)}: {eventArgs}")
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

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