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Figure 2: MQTT Connection Configuration
Named Configuration
Please refer Named Configurations section in Common Configurations page for documentation.
MQTT Provider URL
This is the URL to MQTT broker.
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Use the port 1883 to connect to the default Server. |
ClientID
It is an identifier of each Fiorano MQTT client connecting to MQTT broker.
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Client Id should be unique per broker. |
Clean Start
If clean start is disabled, then the connection is treated as durable. When the client disconnects, existing subscriptions will remain and any subsequent QOS 1 or 2 messages will be stored until it connects again in the future. If clean start is enabled, then all subscriptions for the client will be removed when it disconnects.
Enable Will
Specify if the client wants to publish the Will Message to the Will Topic on disconnecting ungracefully from the server or not.
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Fiorano MQTT sends out the LWT (Last Will and Testament) message in the following cases of connection loss:
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Will Topic
When connection loss is detected, then the server will publish the Will Message on Will Topic.
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The properties Will Topic, Will Retain, Will QOS and Will Message becomes become visible only when Enable Will is enabled. |
Will QOS
This is the QOS level on which client wants to publish the Will Message.
Will Retain ?
It indicates whether the server should retain the Will message which is published by the server on behalf of the client in the event where the client is disconnected unexpectedly.
Will Message
Message that will be published on Will Topic.
Username
Username to authenticate and authorize the client who is trying to establish a connection.
Password
Password for the username mentioned. If the username is empty, a password cannot be inserted.
Keep Alive ?
Defines the maximum time interval between messages received from a client.
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When this property is enabled, Keep Alive Interval property (described below) gets displayed |
Keep Alive Interval
The maximum time interval in seconds.
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QOS (Quality Of Service)
Fiorano MQTT defines three levels of qualities of service for message delivery. The QOS defines how hard the client tries to ensure that a message is received. .
Following are three levels of QOS:
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QOS value should be between 0 and 2. |
Message
The message that gets published on the Topic. Message client has to provide some string in the message field.
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Message property is applicable only for Publish option and hence this property does not appear in the CPS for Subscribe. |
Expert Properties
Enable the Expert Properties view to configure these properties.
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Figure 4: MQTT CPS with the Expert Properties enabled and highlighted
Pre Processing XSL Configuration
Pre Processing XSL configuration can be used to transform request message before processing it. Click the ellipses button against the property to configure the properties.
Refer to the Pre/Post Processing XSL Configuration section under the Common Configurations page for details regarding Pre Processing XSL configuration and Post Processing XSL configuration (below).
Process Message Based on Property
The property helps components to skip certain messages from processing.
Refer to the Process Message Based On a Property section under the Common Configurations page.
Enable Acknowledgement
If this property is enabled, the component requests for acknowledgement messages, and only after the receipt of the positive acknowledgement of delivery, the component discards the output message.
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This property is applicable only if the property "Publish" (to publish messages) is selected. |
Figure 5: Option to enable acknowledgement and specify timeout value
Publisher Ack Timeout
Maximum time interval in milliseconds for which the component will wait for acknowledgement, after which the message is discarded with an exception.
Threadpool Configuration
This property is used when there is a need to process messages in parallel within the component, still maintaining the sequence from the external perspective.
Refer to the Threadpool Configuration section under the Common Configurations page.
Functional Demonstration
Scenario 1
Configure the component for publishing the message as described in Component Configuration section and use Feeder and Display components to send sample input and check the response respectively. The component receives Topic name, QOS level and message from the Feeder, and publishes messages to the topic.
Figure 46: Event Process for Scenario 1
Sample Input
Figure 57: Sample Input
Sample Output
Figure 68: Sample Output
Scenario 2
Configure the component for subscribing to the topic as described in Component Configuration section and use display component to check the response. As soon as message is received on the topic, subscriber.
Figure 79: Event Process for Scenario 2
Sample Output
Figure 810: Sample Output