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Examples - OPC UA Alarms&Conditions - Specify Where clause of an event filter
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// This example shows how to specify criteria for event notifications.
//
// 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
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using System;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AlarmsAndConditions;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Filtering;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples.AlarmsAndConditions
{
    class WhereClause
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            UAEndpointDescriptor endpointDescriptor =
                "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer";

            // Instantiate the client object and hook events.
            var client = new EasyUAClient();
            client.EventNotification += client_EventNotification;

            Console.WriteLine("Subscribing...");
            client.SubscribeEvent(
                endpointDescriptor,
                UAObjectIds.Server,
                1000,
                new UAEventFilterBuilder(
                    // Either the severity is >= 500, or the event comes from a specified source node
                    UAFilterElements.Or(
                        UAFilterElements.GreaterThanOrEqual(UABaseEventObject.Operands.Severity, 500),
                        UAFilterElements.Equals(
                            UABaseEventObject.Operands.SourceNode, 
                            new UANodeId("nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/Quickstarts/AlarmCondition ;ns=2;s=1:Metals/SouthMotor"))),
                    UABaseEventObject.AllFields));

            Console.WriteLine("Processing event notifications for 30 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(30 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Unsubscribing...");
            client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems();

            Console.WriteLine("Waiting for 5 seconds...");
            System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(5 * 1000);

            Console.WriteLine("Finished.");
        }

        static void client_EventNotification(object sender, EasyUAEventNotificationEventArgs e)
        {
            // Display the event.
            Console.WriteLine(e);
        }


        // Example output:
        //
        //Subscribing...
        //13000008
        //Processing event notifications for 30 seconds...
        //[] Success
        //[] Success; Refresh; RefreshInitiated
        //[] Success; Refresh; [SouthMotor] 100! {DialogConditionType} "The dialog was activated" @9/9/2021 2:22:18 PM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; Refresh; [SouthMotor] 700! {ExclusiveDeviationAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/22/2021 7:17:59 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; Refresh; [SouthMotor] 900! {NonExclusiveLevelAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/22/2021 7:17:57 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; Refresh; [SouthMotor] 100! {TripAlarmType} "The alarm is active." @9/22/2021 7:17:59 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; Refresh; [SouthMotor] 100! {TripAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/9/2021 3:39:51 PM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; Refresh; [SouthMotor] 100! {TripAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/9/2021 3:38:57 PM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; Refresh; RefreshComplete
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 100! {NonExclusiveLevelAlarmType} "The alarm was deactivated by the system." @9/22/2021 7:18:05 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 300! {TripAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/22/2021 7:18:08 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 900! {ExclusiveDeviationAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/22/2021 7:18:10 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 100! {NonExclusiveLevelAlarmType} "The alarm is active." @9/22/2021 7:18:13 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 500! {TripAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/22/2021 7:18:17 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 100! {ExclusiveDeviationAlarmType} "The alarm was deactivated by the system." @9/22/2021 7:18:21 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 300! {NonExclusiveLevelAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/22/2021 7:18:21 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 700! {TripAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/22/2021 7:18:26 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 500! {NonExclusiveLevelAlarmType} "The alarm severity has increased." @9/22/2021 7:18:29 AM (10 fields)
        //[] Success; [SouthMotor] 100! {ExclusiveDeviationAlarmType} "The alarm is active." @9/22/2021 7:18:32 AM (10 fields)
        //Unsubscribing...
        //Waiting for 5 seconds...
        //Finished.
    }
}

COM

// This example shows how to specify criteria for event notifications.
//
// 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.

type
  THelperMethods10 = class
    class function ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType: _UANodeId; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_EventId: _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_EventType: _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_NodeId: _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(TypeId: _UANodeId; simpleRelativeBrowsePathString: string): _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_SourceName: _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_Time: _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_ReceiveTime: _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_LocalTime: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_SourceNode: _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_Message: _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_Operands_Severity: _UASimpleAttributeOperand; static;
    class function UABaseEventObject_AllFields: _UAAttributeFieldCollection; static;
  end;

type
  TClientEventHandlers10 = class
    procedure Client_EventNotification(
      ASender: TObject;
      sender: OleVariant;
      const eventArgs: _EasyUAEventNotificationEventArgs);
  end;

procedure TClientEventHandlers10.Client_EventNotification(
  ASender: TObject;
  sender: OleVariant;
  const eventArgs: _EasyUAEventNotificationEventArgs);
begin
  // Display the event
  WriteLn(eventArgs.ToString);
end;

class procedure WhereClause.Main;
const
  UAObjectIds_Server = 'nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/UA/;i=2253';
var
  Arguments: OleVariant;
  Client: TEasyUAClient;
  ClientEventHandlers: TClientEventHandlers10;
  Element1, Element2: _UAContentFilterElement;
  EndpointDescriptor: string;
  EventFilter: _UAEventFilter;
  MonitoredItemArguments: _EasyUAMonitoredItemArguments;
  MonitoringParameters: _UAMonitoringParameters;
  Operand1, Operand3: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
  Operand2, Operand4: _UALiteralOperand;
  SourceNodeId: _UANodeId;
  WhereClause: _UAContentFilterElement;
begin
  EndpointDescriptor := 'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer';

  // Instantiate the client object and hook events
  Client := TEasyUAClient.Create(nil);
  ClientEventHandlers := TClientEventHandlers10.Create;
  Client.OnEventNotification := ClientEventHandlers.Client_EventNotification;

  WriteLn('Subscribing...');

  WhereClause := CoUAContentFilterElement.Create;

  // Either the severity is >= 500, or the event comes from a specified source node
  Operand1 := THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_Severity;
  Operand2 := CoUALiteralOperand.Create;
  Operand2.Value := 500;
  Element1 := CoUAContentFilterElement.Create;
  Element1.FilterOperator := UAFilterOperator_GreaterThanOrEqual;
  Element1.FilterOperands.Add(Operand1);
  Element1.FilterOperands.Add(Operand2);
  Operand3 := THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_SourceNode;
  SourceNodeId := CoUANodeId.Create;
  SourceNodeId.ExpandedText := 'nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/Quickstarts/AlarmCondition;ns=2;s=1:Metals/SouthMotor';
  Operand4 := CoUALiteralOperand.Create;
  Operand4.Value := SourceNodeId;
  Element2 := CoUAContentFilterElement.Create;
  Element2.FilterOperator := UAFilterOperator_Equals;
  Element2.FilterOperands.Add(Operand3);
  Element2.FilterOperands.Add(Operand4);
  WhereClause.FilterOperator := UAFilterOperator_Or;
  WhereClause.FilterOperands.Add(Element1);
  WhereClause.FilterOperands.Add(Element2);

  EventFilter := CoUAEventFilter.Create;
  EventFilter.SelectClauses := THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_AllFields;
  EventFilter.WhereClause := WhereClause;

  MonitoringParameters := CoUAMonitoringParameters.Create;
  MonitoringParameters.SamplingInterval := 1000;
  MonitoringParameters.EventFilter := EventFilter;
  MonitoringParameters.QueueSize := 1000;

  MonitoredItemArguments := CoEasyUAMonitoredItemArguments.Create;
  MonitoredItemArguments.EndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer';
  MonitoredItemArguments.NodeDescriptor.NodeId.StandardName := 'Server';
  MonitoredItemArguments.MonitoringParameters := MonitoringParameters;
  //MonitoredItemArguments.SubscriptionParameters.PublishingInterval := 0;
  MonitoredItemArguments.AttributeId := UAAttributeId_EventNotifier;

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

  Client.SubscribeMultipleMonitoredItems(Arguments);

  WriteLn('Processing event notifications for 30 seconds...');
  PumpSleep(30*1000);

  WriteLn('Unsubscribing...');
  Client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems;

  WriteLn('Waiting for 5 seconds...');
  Sleep(5*1000);

  WriteLn('Finished.');
  VarClear(Arguments);
  FreeAndNil(Client);
  FreeAndNil(ClientEventHandlers);
end;


class function THelperMethods10.ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType: _UANodeId;
  var NodeId: _UANodeId;
  begin
    NodeId := CoUANodeId.Create;
    NodeId.StandardName := 'BaseEventType';
    Result := NodeId;
  end;

class function THelperMethods10.UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(TypeId: _UANodeId; simpleRelativeBrowsePathString: string): _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
var
  BrowsePathParser: _UABrowsePathParser;
  Operand: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  BrowsePathParser := CoUABrowsePathParser.Create;
  Operand := CoUASimpleAttributeOperand.Create;
  Operand.TypeId.NodeId := TypeId;
  Operand.QualifiedNames := BrowsePathParser.ParseRelative(simpleRelativeBrowsePathString).ToUAQualifiedNameCollection;
  Result := Operand;
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_EventId: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Result := UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType, '/EventId');
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_EventType: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Result := UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType, '/EventType');
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_NodeId: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
var
  Operand: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Operand := CoUASimpleAttributeOperand.Create;
  Operand.TypeId.NodeId.StandardName := 'BaseEventType';
  Operand.AttributeId := UAAttributeId_NodeId;
  Result := Operand;
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_SourceNode: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Result := UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType, '/SourceNode');
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_SourceName: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Result := UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType, '/SourceName');
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_Time: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Result := UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType, '/Time');
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_ReceiveTime: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Result := UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType, '/ReceiveTime');
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_LocalTime: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Result := UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType, '/LocalTime');
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_Message: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Result := UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType, '/Message');
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_Operands_Severity: _UASimpleAttributeOperand;
begin
  Result := UAFilterElements_SimpleAttribute(ObjectTypeIds_BaseEventType, '/Severity');
end;

class function THelperMethods10.UABaseEventObject_AllFields: _UAAttributeFieldCollection;
var
  Fields: _UAAttributeFieldCollection;
begin
  Fields := CoUAAttributeFieldCollection.Create;
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_NodeId.ToUAAttributeField);
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_EventId.ToUAAttributeField);
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_EventType.ToUAAttributeField);
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_SourceNode.ToUAAttributeField);
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_SourceName.ToUAAttributeField);
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_Time.ToUAAttributeField);
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_ReceiveTime.ToUAAttributeField);
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_LocalTime.ToUAAttributeField);
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_Message.ToUAAttributeField);
  Fields.Add(UABaseEventObject_Operands_Severity.ToUAAttributeField);

  Result := Fields;
end;

Python

# This example shows how to specify criteria for event notifications.
#
# 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 import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AddressSpace.Standard import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.AlarmsAndConditions import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Filtering import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


def eventNotification(sender, eventArgs):
    # Display the event.
    print(eventArgs)


# Define which server we will work with.
endpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:62544/Quickstarts/AlarmConditionServer')

# Instantiate the client object and hook events.
client = EasyUAClient()
client.EventNotification += eventNotification

print('Subscribing...')

eventFilterBuilder = UAEventFilterBuilder(
    # Either the severity is >= 500, or the event comes from a specified source node.
    UAFilterElements.Or(
        UAFilterElements.GreaterThanOrEqual(UABaseEventObject.Operands.Severity, 500),
        UAFilterElements.Equals(
            UABaseEventObject.Operands.SourceNode,
            UANodeId('nsu=http://opcfoundation.org/Quickstarts/AlarmCondition ;ns=2;s=1:Metals/SouthMotor'))),
    UABaseEventObject.AllFields)

IEasyUAClientExtension.SubscribeEvent(
    client,
    endpointDescriptor,
    UANodeDescriptor(UAObjectIds.Server),
    1000,
    UAEventFilterBuilder.ToUAEventFilter(eventFilterBuilder))

print('Processing event notifications for 30 seconds...')
time.sleep(30)

print('Unsubscribing...')
client.UnsubscribeAllMonitoredItems()

print('Waiting for 5 seconds...')
time.sleep(5)

print('Finished.')

 

See Also

Concepts

Examples - Client OPC Alarms&Events