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Examples - OPC UA PubSub - Callback using a lambda
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.NET

// This example shows how to subscribe to all dataset messages on an OPC-UA PubSub connection, and process them using
// a callback method.
//
// In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
// https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-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 System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Threading;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.PubSub;

namespace UASubscriberDocExamples.PubSub._EasyUASubscriber
{
    partial class SubscribeDataSet
    {
        public static void Callback()
        {
            // Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string.
            UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor pubSubConnectionDescriptor = "opc.udp://239.0.0.1";
            // In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
            // the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
            //pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = "Ethernet";

            // Instantiate the subscriber object.
            var subscriber = new EasyUASubscriber();

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
            subscriber.SubscribeDataSet(pubSubConnectionDescriptor, (sender, args) => 
            {
                // Display the dataset.
                if (args.Succeeded)
                {
                    // An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
                    if (!(args.DataSetData is null))
                    {
                        Console.WriteLine();
                        Console.WriteLine($"Dataset data: {args.DataSetData}");
                        foreach (KeyValuePair<string, UADataSetFieldData> pair in args.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary)
                            Console.WriteLine(pair);
                    }
                }
                else
                {
                    Console.WriteLine();
                    Console.WriteLine($"*** Failure: {args.ErrorMessageBrief}");
                }
            });

            Console.WriteLine("Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...");
            Thread.Sleep(20 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...");
            subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets();

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 1 second...");
            // Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
            Thread.Sleep(1 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Finished.");
        }

        // Example output:
        //
        //Subscribing...
        //Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...
        //
        //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=1, class=eae79794-1af7-4f96-8401-4096cd1d8908, fields: 4
        //[#0, True {System.Boolean} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#1, 7945 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#2, 5246 {System.Int32} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#3, 9/30/2019 11:19:14 AM {System.DateTime} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //
        //Dataset data: Good; Data; publisher="32", writer=3, class=96976b7b-0db7-46c3-a715-0979884b55ae, fields: 100
        //[#0, 45 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#1, 145 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#2, 245 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#3, 345 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#4, 445 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#5, 545 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#6, 645 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#7, 745 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#8, 845 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#9, 945 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //[#10, 1045 {System.Int64} @0001-01-01T00:00:00.000 @@0001-01-01T00:00:00.000; Good]
        //...
    }
}

Python

# This example shows how to subscribe to all dataset messages on an OPC-UA PubSub connection, and process them using
# a callback method.
#
# In order to produce network messages for this example, run the UADemoPublisher tool. For documentation, see
# https://kb.opclabs.com/UADemoPublisher_Basics . In some cases, you may have to specify the interface name to be used.
#
# 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 .
# 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.
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc
import time

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


def dataSetMessage(sender, e):
    # Display the dataset.
    if e.Succeeded:
        # An event with null DataSetData just indicates a successful connection.
        if e.DataSetData is not None:
            print('')
            print('Dataset data: ', e.DataSetData, sep='')
            for pair in e.DataSetData.FieldDataDictionary:
                print(pair)
    else:
        print('')
        print('*** Failure: ', e.ErrorMessageBrief, sep='')


# Define the PubSub connection we will work with. Uses implicit conversion from a string.
pubSubConnectionDescriptor = UAPubSubConnectionDescriptor.op_Implicit('opc.udp://239.0.0.1')
# In some cases you may have to set the interface (network adapter) name that needs to be used, similarly to
# the statement below. Your actual interface name may differ, of course.
#pubSubConnectionDescriptor.ResourceAddress.InterfaceName = 'Ethernet'

# Instantiate the subscriber object.
subscriber = EasyUASubscriber()

print('Subscribing...')
IEasyUASubscriberExtension.SubscribeDataSet(subscriber,
                                            pubSubConnectionDescriptor,
                                            EasyUADataSetMessageEventHandler(dataSetMessage))

print('Processing dataset message events for 20 seconds...')
time.sleep(20)

print('Unsubscribing...')
subscriber.UnsubscribeAllDataSets()

print('Waiting for 1 second...')
# Unsubscribe operation is asynchronous, messages may still come for a short while.
time.sleep(1)

print('Finished.')

 

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