LoxBerry::IO::mqtt_connectiondetails

$hashref = LoxBerry::IO::mqtt_connectiondetails();

Checks if the MQTT Gateway plugin is installed, and returns the configured host and authentication data from the MQTT Gateway plugin.

LoxBerry Compatibility

This feature first is available with LoxBerry 2.0. Set your LB_MINIMUM version in your plugin.cfg accordingly.

Return value

The functions returns a hashref with the following information from the MQTT Gateway plugin for the broker.

The function returns undef, if the MQTT Gateway plugin is not installed, or the configuration could not be read.

With the broker details, you can establish a full MQTT connection to the configured broker. Use the Net::MQTT::Simple library to connect, publish and subscribe.

With the UDP Inport (udpinport) you can establish an udp connection to the MQTT Gateway plugin, to easily publish messages. See the udp part of MQTT Gateway - HTTP- und UDP-Interface.

Returning data in a hashref

To access the values, use the syntax e.g. $mqttcred→{brokeraddress}.

Key Description
brokeraddressThe full address of the broker, e.g. localhost:1883.
brokerhost The hostname part of the broker address, e.g. localhost.
brokerport The port part of the broker address, e.g. 1883.
websocketportThe websocket port of the broker, eg. 9001 (from LB 2.2.1)
brokeruser The username for the broker. The field may be empty if authentication is disabled on the broker.
brokerpass The passwort for the broker. The field may be empty, if authentication is disabled or no password is set.
udpinport This is the UDP input port of the MQTT Gateway on the local installation. See MQTT Gateway - HTTP- und UDP-Interface

Usage

use LoxBerry::IO;
 
my $mqttcred = LoxBerry::IO::mqtt_connectiondetails();
print $mqttcred->{brokerhost}.':'.$mqttcred->{brokerport};

See also

  • LoxBerry::IO::mqtt_connect - Establishes a ready connection to the MQTT Broker configured by the user in MQTT Gateway. It wraps the connection process using the mqtt_connectiondetails settings.
  • LoxBerry::IO::mqtt_publish/mqtt_retain/mqtt_set - "Shoot-and-forget" functions to directly publish messages, or fetch retained messages from the broker. Connection processing is done implicitely by the functions.