Examples - OPC Unified Architecture - Find applications and their endpoints

.NET

// This example shows how to obtain application URLs of all OPC Unified Architecture servers, using specified discovery URI
// strings.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples._EasyUAClient
{
    class FindLocalApplications
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {

            string[] discoveryUriStrings =
            {
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:4840/UADiscovery",
                "http://opcua.demo-this.com/UADiscovery/Default.svc",
                "http://opcua.demo-this.com:52601/UADiscovery"
            };

            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyUAClient();

            // Obtain collection of application elements.
            UADiscoveryElementCollection discoveryElementCollection;
            try
            {
                discoveryElementCollection = client.FindLocalApplications(discoveryUriStrings, UAApplicationTypes.Server);
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {uaException.GetBaseException().Message}");
                return;
            }

            // Display results.
            foreach (UADiscoveryElement discoveryElement in discoveryElementCollection)
                Console.WriteLine($"discoveryElementCollection[\"{discoveryElement.DiscoveryUriString}\"].ApplicationUriString: {discoveryElement.ApplicationUriString}");


            // Example output:
            //discoveryElementCollection["http://opcua.demo-this.com:62543/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:Quickstart Alarm Condition Server
            //discoveryElementCollection["opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:Quickstart Alarm Condition Server
            //discoveryElementCollection["opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:UA Sample Server
            //discoveryElementCollection["http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:UA Sample Server
            //discoveryElementCollection["https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:UA Sample Server
            //discoveryElementCollection["opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:Test-PC:UA Sample Server
        }
    }
}

# This example shows how to obtain application URLs of all OPC Unified Architecture servers, using specified discovery URI
# strings.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

#requires -Version 5.1
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery
using namespace OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

# The path below assumes that the current directory is [ProductDir]/Examples-NET/PowerShell/Windows .
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUA.dll"
Add-Type -Path "../../../Components/Opclabs.QuickOpc/net472/OpcLabs.EasyOpcUAComponents.dll"

$discoveryUriStrings = @(
    "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:4840/UADiscovery",
    "http://opcua.demo-this.com/UADiscovery/Default.svc",
    "http://opcua.demo-this.com:52601/UADiscovery")

# Instantiate the client object.
$client = New-Object EasyUAClient

# Obtain collection of application elements.
try {
    $discoveryElementCollection = [IEasyUAClientExtension]::FindLocalApplications($client, 
        $discoveryUriStrings, [UAApplicationTypes]::Server)
}
catch [UAException] {
    Write-Host "*** Failure: $($PSItem.Exception.GetBaseException().Message)"
    return
}

# Display results.
foreach ($discoveryElement in $discoveryElementCollection) {
    Write-Host "discoveryElementCollection[`"$($discoveryElement.DiscoveryUriString)`"].ApplicationUriString: $($discoveryElement.ApplicationUriString)"
}


# Example output:
#
#discoveryElementCollection["http://opcua.demo-this.com:62543/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:Quickstart Alarm Condition Server
#discoveryElementCollection["opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:Quickstart Alarm Condition Server
#discoveryElementCollection["opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:UA Sample Server
#discoveryElementCollection["http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:UA Sample Server
#discoveryElementCollection["https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:UA Sample Server
#discoveryElementCollection["opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:Test-PC:UA Sample Server

# This example shows how to obtain application URLs of all OPC Unified Architecture servers, using specified discovery
# URI strings.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


discoveryUriStrings = [
    'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:4840/UADiscovery',
    'http://opcua.demo-this.com/UADiscovery/Default.svc',
    'http://opcua.demo-this.com:52601/UADiscovery'
]

# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyUAClient()

# Obtain collection of application elements.
try:
    discoveryElementCollection = IEasyUAClientExtension.FindLocalApplications(client,
        discoveryUriStrings, UAApplicationTypes.Server)
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

# Display results.
for discoveryElement in discoveryElementCollection:
    print('DiscoveryElementCollection["', discoveryElement.DiscoveryUriString, '"].ApplicationUriString: ',
          discoveryElement.ApplicationUriString, sep='')

' This example shows how to obtain application URLs of all OPC Unified Architecture servers, using specified discovery URI strings.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Discovery
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace _EasyUAClient
    Friend Class FindLocalApplications
        Public Shared Sub Main1()
            Dim discoveryUriStrings() As String =
            { _
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:4840/UADiscovery", _
                "http://opcua.demo-this.com/UADiscovery/Default.svc", _
                "http://opcua.demo-this.com:52601/UADiscovery" _
            }

            ' Instantiate the client object
            Dim client = New EasyUAClient()

            ' Obtain collection of application elements
            Dim discoveryElementCollection As UADiscoveryElementCollection
            Try
                discoveryElementCollection = client.FindLocalApplications(discoveryUriStrings, UAApplicationTypes.Server)
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            ' Display results
            For Each discoveryElement As UADiscoveryElement In discoveryElementCollection
                Console.WriteLine("discoveryElementCollection[""{0}""].ApplicationUriString: {1}", _
                    discoveryElement.DiscoveryUriString, discoveryElement.ApplicationUriString)
            Next discoveryElement

            ' Example output:
            'discoveryElementCollection["http://opcua.demo-this.com:62543/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:Quickstart Alarm Condition Server
            'discoveryElementCollection["opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:Quickstart Alarm Condition Server
            'discoveryElementCollection["opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:UA Sample Server
            'discoveryElementCollection["http://opcua.demo-this.com:51211/UA/SampleServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:UA Sample Server
            'discoveryElementCollection["https://opcua.demo-this.com:51212/UA/SampleServer/"].ApplicationUriString: urn:opcua.demo-this.com:UA Sample Server
            'discoveryElementCollection["opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"].ApplicationUriString: urn:Test-PC:UA Sample Server
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

COM

// This example shows how to obtain application URLs of all OPC Unified Architecture servers, using specified discovery URI strings.
//
// Find all latest examples here : https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

class procedure FindLocalApplications.Main;
const
  UAApplicationTypes_Server = 1;
var
  Client: OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._EasyUAClient;
  Count: Cardinal;
  Element: OleVariant;
  DiscoveryElement: _UADiscoveryElement;
  DiscoveryElementEnumerator: IEnumVariant;
  DiscoveryElements: _UADiscoveryElementCollection;
  DiscoveryUriStrings: OleVariant;
begin
  DiscoveryUriStrings := VarArrayCreate([0, 2], varVariant);
  DiscoveryUriStrings[0] := 'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:4840/UADiscovery';
  DiscoveryUriStrings[1] := 'http://opcua.demo-this.com/UADiscovery/Default.svc';
  DiscoveryUriStrings[2] := 'http://opcua.demo-this.com:52601/UADiscovery';

  // Instantiate the client object
  Client := CoEasyUAClient.Create;

  // Obtain collection of application elements
  try
    DiscoveryElements := Client.FindLocalApplications(DiscoveryUriStrings, UAApplicationTypes_Server);
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
      Exit;
    end;
  end;

  // Display results
  DiscoveryElementEnumerator := DiscoveryElements.GetEnumerator;
  while (DiscoveryElementEnumerator.Next(1, Element, Count) = S_OK) do
  begin
    DiscoveryElement := IUnknown(Element) as _UADiscoveryElement;
    WriteLn(
      'DiscoveryElements["',
      DiscoveryElement.DiscoveryUriString,
      '".ApplicationUriString: ',
      DiscoveryElement.ApplicationUriString);
  end;

  VarClear(DiscoveryUriStrings);
end;

REM This example shows how to obtain application URLs of all OPC Unified Architecture servers, using specified discovery URI strings.
REM
REM Find all latest examples here : https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Public Sub FindLocalApplications_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    Dim DiscoveryUriStrings(2)
    DiscoveryUriStrings(0) = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:4840/UADiscovery"
    DiscoveryUriStrings(1) = "http://opcua.demo-this.com/UADiscovery/Default.svc"
    DiscoveryUriStrings(2) = "http://opcua.demo-this.com:52601/UADiscovery"

    ' Instantiate the client object
    Dim Client As New EasyUAClient

    ' Obtain collection of application elements
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim DiscoveryElementCollection As UADiscoveryElementCollection
    Set DiscoveryElementCollection = Client.FindLocalApplications(DiscoveryUriStrings, UAApplicationTypes_Server)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description & vbCrLf
        Exit Sub
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0
    
    ' Display results
    Dim DiscoveryElement As UADiscoveryElement: For Each DiscoveryElement In DiscoveryElementCollection
        OutputText = OutputText & "DiscoveryElementCollection[""" & DiscoveryElement.DiscoveryUriString & """].ApplicationUriString: " & _
            DiscoveryElement.applicationUriString & vbCrLf
    Next
End Sub

Rem This example shows how to obtain application URLs of all OPC Unified Architecture servers, using specified discovery URI strings.
Rem
Rem Find all latest examples here : https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .

Option Explicit

Const UAApplicationTypes_Server = 1

Dim discoveryUriStrings(2)
discoveryUriStrings(0) = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:4840/UADiscovery"
discoveryUriStrings(1) = "http://opcua.demo-this.com/UADiscovery/Default.svc"
discoveryUriStrings(2) = "http://opcua.demo-this.com:52601/UADiscovery"

' Instantiate the client object
Dim Client: Set Client = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.EasyUAClient")

' Obtain collection of application elements
On Error Resume Next
Dim DiscoveryElementCollection: Set DiscoveryElementCollection = Client.FindLocalApplications(discoveryUriStrings, UAApplicationTypes_Server)
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0

' Display results
Dim DiscoveryElement: For Each DiscoveryElement In DiscoveryElementCollection
    WScript.Echo "DiscoveryElementCollection[""" & DiscoveryElement.DiscoveryUriString & """].ApplicationUriString: " & _
        DiscoveryElement.ApplicationUriString
Next

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