OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
ColorizeOutput Property (ConsoleInteractionParameters)
Example 



OpcLabs.BaseLib Assembly > OpcLabs.BaseLib.Console.Interaction Namespace > ConsoleInteractionParameters Class : ColorizeOutput Property
Determines whether the console output will be colorized.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<DataMemberAttribute()>
Public Property ColorizeOutput As Boolean
'Usage
 
Dim instance As ConsoleInteractionParameters
Dim value As Boolean
 
instance.ColorizeOutput = value
 
value = instance.ColorizeOutput
[DataMember()]
public bool ColorizeOutput {get; set;}
[DataMember()]
public:
property bool ColorizeOutput {
   bool get();
   void set (    bool value);
}

Property Value

The default value of this property is True.

Remarks

The getter method of this property is pure, i.e. it does not have observable side effects.

Example
// Shows how to configure the OPC UA Console Interaction plug-in by turning off the output colorization.
//
// 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.Diagnostics;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.Console.Interaction;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Engine;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples.Interaction
{
    partial class ConsoleInteraction
    {
        public static void ColorizeOutput()
        {
            // Configure the shared plug-in.

            // Find the parameters object of the plug-in.
            ConsoleInteractionParameters consoleInteractionPluginParameters =
                EasyUAClient.SharedParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find<ConsoleInteractionParameters>();
            Debug.Assert(consoleInteractionPluginParameters != null);
            // Change the parameter.
            consoleInteractionPluginParameters.ColorizeOutput = false;


            // Do not implicitly trust any endpoint URLs. We want the user be asked explicitly.
            EasyUAClient.SharedParameters.EngineParameters.CertificateAcceptancePolicy.TrustedEndpointUrlStrings.Clear();

            // Define which server we will work with.
            UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer";
            // Require secure connection, in order to enforce the certificate check.
            endpointDescriptor.EndpointSelectionPolicy = new UAEndpointSelectionPolicy(UAMessageSecurityModes.Secure);
            
            // Instantiate the client object.
            var client = new EasyUAClient();

            UAAttributeData attributeData;
            try
            {
                // Obtain attribute data.
                // The component automatically triggers the necessary user interaction during the first operation.
                attributeData = client.Read(endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853");
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            // Display results.
            Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", attributeData.Value);
            Console.WriteLine("ServerTimestamp: {0}", attributeData.ServerTimestamp);
            Console.WriteLine("SourceTimestamp: {0}", attributeData.SourceTimestamp);
            Console.WriteLine("StatusCode: {0}", attributeData.StatusCode);
        }
    }
}
' Shows how to configure the OPC UA Console Interaction plug-in by turning off the output colorization.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
' OPC client and subscriber examples in VB.NET on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBNET .
' 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.BaseLib.Console.Interaction
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Engine
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace Interaction
    Friend Class ConsoleInteraction
        Public Shared Sub ColorizeOutput()

            ' Configure the shared plug-in.

            ' Find the parameters object of the plug-in.
            Dim consoleInteractionPluginParameters =
                EasyUAClient.SharedParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find(Of ConsoleInteractionParameters)()
            Debug.Assert(consoleInteractionPluginParameters IsNot Nothing)
            ' Change the parameter.
            consoleInteractionPluginParameters.ColorizeOutput = False

            ' Do not implicitly trust any endpoint URLs. We want the user be asked explicitly.
            EasyUAClient.SharedParameters.EngineParameters.CertificateAcceptancePolicy.TrustedEndpointUrlStrings.Clear()

            ' Define which server we will work with.
            Dim endpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer"
            ' Require secure connection, in order to enforce the certificate check.
            endpointDescriptor.EndpointSelectionPolicy = New UAEndpointSelectionPolicy(UAMessageSecurityModes.Secure)

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

            Dim attributeData As UAAttributeData
            Try
                ' Obtain attribute data.
                ' The component automatically triggers the necessary user interaction during the first operation.
                attributeData = client.Read(endpointDescriptor, "nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853")
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            ' Display results.
            Console.WriteLine("Value: {0}", attributeData.Value)
            Console.WriteLine("ServerTimestamp: {0}", attributeData.ServerTimestamp)
            Console.WriteLine("SourceTimestamp: {0}", attributeData.SourceTimestamp)
            Console.WriteLine("StatusCode: {0}", attributeData.StatusCode)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
// Shows how to configure the OPC UA Console Interaction plug-in by turning off the output colorization.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in Object Pascal (Delphi) on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-OP .
// 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.

class procedure ConsoleInteraction.ColorizeOutput;
var
  Arguments: OleVariant;
  AttributeData: _UAAttributeData;
  Client: OpcLabs_EasyOpcUA_TLB._EasyUAClient;
  ClientManagement: TEasyUAClientManagement;
  ConsoleInteractionParameters: _ConsoleInteractionParameters;
  EndpointSelectionPolicy: _UAEndpointSelectionPolicy;
  ReadArguments: _UAReadArguments;
  Result: _UAAttributeDataResult;
  Results: OleVariant;
begin
  // Configure the shared plug-in.

  // The configuration object allows access to static behavior.
  ClientManagement := TEasyUAClientManagement.Create(nil);
  ClientManagement.Connect;

  // Find the parameters object of the plug-in.
  ConsoleInteractionParameters := IUnknown(ClientManagement.SharedParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find('OpcLabs.BaseLib.Console.Interaction.ConsoleInteractionParameters')) as _ConsoleInteractionParameters;
  // Change the parameter.
  ConsoleInteractionParameters.ColorizeOutput := False;

  // Do not implicitly trust any endpoint URLs. We want the user be asked explicitly.
  ClientManagement.SharedParameters.EngineParameters.CertificateAcceptancePolicy.TrustedEndpointUrlStrings.Clear();

  // Define which server we will work with.
  ReadArguments := CoUAReadArguments.Create;
  ReadArguments.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer';
  // Require secure connection, in order to enforce the certificate check.
  EndpointSelectionPolicy := CoUAEndpointSelectionPolicy.Create;
  EndpointSelectionPolicy.AllowedMessageSecurityModes := UAMessageSecurityModes_Secure;
  ReadArguments.EndpointDescriptor.EndpointSelectionPolicy := EndpointSelectionPolicy;
  ReadArguments.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853';

  Arguments := VarArrayCreate([0, 0], varVariant);
  Arguments[0] := ReadArguments;

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

  // Obtain attribute data.
  // The component automatically triggers the necessary user interaction during the first operation.
  TVarData(Results).VType := varArray or varVariant;
  TVarData(Results).VArray := PVarArray(Client.ReadMultiple(Arguments));

  Result := IInterface(Results[0]) as _UAAttributeDataResult;
  if Result.Succeeded then
  begin
    AttributeData := Result.AttributeData;
    // Display results.
    WriteLn('Value: ', AttributeData.Value);
    WriteLn('ServerTimestamp: ', DateTimeToStr(AttributeData.ServerTimestamp));
    WriteLn('SourceTimestamp: ', DateTimeToStr(AttributeData.SourceTimestamp));
    WriteLn('StatusCode: ', AttributeData.StatusCode.ToString);
  end
  else
    WriteLn('*** Failure: ', Result.ErrorMessageBrief);

  VarClear(Results);
  VarClear(Arguments);
  FreeAndNil(ClientManagement);
end;
# Shows how to configure the OPC UA Console Interaction plug-in by turning off the output colorization.
#
# 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 .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.BaseLib.Console.Interaction import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Engine import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


# Configure the shared plug-in.

# Find the parameters object of the plug-in.
consoleInteractionPluginParameters = EasyUAClient.SharedParameters.PluginConfigurations.Find[ConsoleInteractionParameters]()
assert consoleInteractionPluginParameters is not None
# Change the parameter.
consoleInteractionPluginParameters.ColorizeOutput = False


# Do not implicitly trust any endpoint URLs. We want the user be asked explicitly.
EasyUAClient.SharedParameters.EngineParameters.CertificateAcceptancePolicy.TrustedEndpointUrlStrings.Clear()

# Define which server we will work with.
endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:51210/UA/SampleServer')
# Require secure connection, in order to enforce the certificate check.
endpointDescriptor.EndpointSelectionPolicy = UAEndpointSelectionPolicy(UAMessageSecurityModes.Secure)

# Instantiate the client object.
client = EasyUAClient()

try:
    # Obtain attribute data.
    # The component automatically triggers the necessary user interaction during the first operation.
    attributeData = IEasyUAClientExtension.Read(client,
                                                endpointDescriptor,
                                                UANodeDescriptor('nsu=http://test.org/UA/Data/ ;i=10853'))
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

# Display results.
print('Value: ', attributeData.Value)
print('ServerTimestamp: ', attributeData.ServerTimestamp)
print('SourceTimestamp: ', attributeData.SourceTimestamp)
print('StatusCode: ', attributeData.StatusCode)

print()
print('Finished.')
Requirements

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

See Also