' 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.
'
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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