QOpcUaClient Class

QOpcUaClient allows interaction with an OPC UA server. More...

Header: #include <QOpcUaClient>
CMake: find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS OpcUa)
target_link_libraries(mytarget PRIVATE Qt6::OpcUa)
qmake: QT += opcua
Inherits: QObject

Public Types

enum ClientError { NoError, InvalidUrl, AccessDenied, ConnectionError, UnknownError, UnsupportedAuthenticationInformation }
enum ClientState { Disconnected, Connecting, Connected, Closing }

Properties

  • error : const ClientError
  • state : const ClientState

Public Functions

virtual ~QOpcUaClient()
bool addNode(const QOpcUaAddNodeItem &nodeToAdd)
bool addReference(const QOpcUaAddReferenceItem &referenceToAdd)
(since QtOpcUa 5.13) QOpcUaApplicationIdentity applicationIdentity() const
const QOpcUaAuthenticationInformation &authenticationInformation() const
QString backend() const
(since QtOpcUa 5.13) void connectToEndpoint(const QOpcUaEndpointDescription &endpoint)
(since 6.6) QOpcUaConnectionSettings connectionSettings() const
bool deleteNode(const QString &nodeId, bool deleteTargetReferences = true)
bool deleteReference(const QOpcUaDeleteReferenceItem &referenceToDelete)
void disconnectFromEndpoint()
QOpcUaEndpointDescription endpoint() const
QOpcUaClient::ClientError error() const
bool findServers(const QUrl &url, const QStringList &localeIds = QStringList(), const QStringList &serverUris = QStringList())
bool isNamespaceAutoupdateEnabled() const
QStringList namespaceArray() const
int namespaceAutoupdateInterval() const
QOpcUaNode *node(const QOpcUaExpandedNodeId &expandedNodeId)
QOpcUaNode *node(const QString &nodeId)
(since QtOpcUa 5.13) QOpcUaPkiConfiguration pkiConfiguration() const
QOpcUaQualifiedName qualifiedNameFromNamespaceUri(const QString &namespaceUri, const QString &name, bool *ok = nullptr) const
(since 6.3) QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse *readHistoryData(const QOpcUaHistoryReadRawRequest &request)
(since 6.7) QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse *readHistoryEvents(const QOpcUaHistoryReadEventRequest &request)
bool readNodeAttributes(const QList<QOpcUaReadItem> &nodesToRead)
(since 6.7) bool registerNodes(const QStringList &nodesToRegister)
bool requestEndpoints(const QUrl &url)
QString resolveExpandedNodeId(const QOpcUaExpandedNodeId &expandedNodeId, bool *ok = nullptr) const
(since QtOpcUa 5.13) void setApplicationIdentity(const QOpcUaApplicationIdentity &identity)
void setAuthenticationInformation(const QOpcUaAuthenticationInformation &authenticationInformation)
(since 6.6) void setConnectionSettings(const QOpcUaConnectionSettings &connectionSettings)
void setNamespaceAutoupdate(bool isEnabled)
void setNamespaceAutoupdateInterval(int interval)
(since QtOpcUa 5.13) void setPkiConfiguration(const QOpcUaPkiConfiguration &config)
QOpcUaClient::ClientState state() const
(since QtOpcUa 5.14) QStringList supportedSecurityPolicies() const
(since QtOpcUa 5.14) QList<QOpcUaUserTokenPolicy::TokenType> supportedUserTokenTypes() const
(since 6.7) bool unregisterNodes(const QStringList &nodesToUnregister)
bool updateNamespaceArray()
bool writeNodeAttributes(const QList<QOpcUaWriteItem> &nodesToWrite)

Signals

void addNodeFinished(QOpcUaExpandedNodeId requestedNodeId, QString assignedNodeId, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)
void addReferenceFinished(QString sourceNodeId, QString referenceTypeId, QOpcUaExpandedNodeId targetNodeId, bool isForwardReference, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)
(since QtOpcUa 5.13) void connectError(QOpcUaErrorState *errorState)
void connected()
void deleteNodeFinished(QString nodeId, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)
void deleteReferenceFinished(QString sourceNodeId, QString referenceTypeId, QOpcUaExpandedNodeId targetNodeId, bool isForwardReference, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)
void disconnected()
void endpointsRequestFinished(QList<QOpcUaEndpointDescription> endpoints, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode, QUrl requestUrl)
void errorChanged(QOpcUaClient::ClientError error)
void findServersFinished(QList<QOpcUaApplicationDescription> servers, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode, QUrl requestUrl)
void namespaceArrayChanged(QStringList namespaces)
void namespaceArrayUpdated(QStringList namespaces)
(since QtOpcUa 5.13) void passwordForPrivateKeyRequired(QString keyFilePath, QString *password, bool previousTryWasInvalid)
void readNodeAttributesFinished(QList<QOpcUaReadResult> results, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode serviceResult)
(since 6.7) void registerNodesFinished(const QStringList &nodesToRegister, const QStringList &registeredNodeIds, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)
void stateChanged(QOpcUaClient::ClientState state)
(since 6.7) void unregisterNodesFinished(const QStringList &nodesToUnregister, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)
void writeNodeAttributesFinished(QList<QOpcUaWriteResult> results, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode serviceResult)

Detailed Description

QOpcUaClient

QOpcUaClient implements basic client capabilities to communicate with OPC UA enabled devices and applications. This includes querying a discovery server for known servers, requesting a list of endpoints from a server, connecting and disconnecting.

After successfully connecting to a server, QOpcUaClient allows getting QOpcUaNode objects which enable further interaction with nodes on the OPC UA server. For operations that concern multiple nodes, QOpcUaClient offers an API which supports reading multiple attributes of multiple nodes in a single request to the server.

QOpcUaClient also keeps a local copy of the server's namespace array which is created after a successful connect. This information can be queried or updated while the connection lasts. The copy of the namespace array is also used for the resolution of expanded node ids and the creation of qualified names from a namespace URI.

Addressing Nodes

For an introduction to nodes and node ids, see QOpcUaNode.

Usage

Create a QOpcUaClient using QOpcUaProvider, request a list of endpoints from the server using requestEndpoints and call connectToEndpoint() to connect to one of the available endpoints. After the connection is established, a QOpcUaNode object for the root node is requested.

QOpcUaProvider provider;
if (provider.availableBackends().isEmpty())
    return;
QOpcUaClient *client = provider.createClient(provider.availableBackends()[0]);
if (!client)
    return;
// Connect to the stateChanged signal. Compatible slots of QObjects can be used instead of a lambda.
QObject::connect(client, &QOpcUaClient::stateChanged, [client](QOpcUaClient::ClientState state) {
    qDebug() << "Client state changed:" << state;
    if (state == QOpcUaClient::ClientState::Connected) {
        QOpcUaNode *node = client->node("ns=0;i=84");
        if (node)
            qDebug() << "A node object has been created";
    }
});

QObject::connect(client, &QOpcUaClient::endpointsRequestFinished,
                 [client](QList<QOpcUaEndpointDescription> endpoints) {
    qDebug() << "Endpoints returned:" << endpoints.count();
    if (endpoints.size())
        client->connectToEndpoint(endpoints.first()); // Connect to the first endpoint in the list
});

client->requestEndpoints(QUrl("opc.tcp://127.0.0.1:4840")); // Request a list of endpoints from the server

Member Type Documentation

enum QOpcUaClient::ClientError

This enum type specifies the current error state of the client.

ConstantValueDescription
QOpcUaClient::NoError0No error occurred.
QOpcUaClient::InvalidUrl1The url to connect to has been wrongly specified or a connection to this url failed.
QOpcUaClient::AccessDenied2An attempt to connect to a server using username/password failed due to wrong credentials.
QOpcUaClient::ConnectionError3An error occurred with the connection.
QOpcUaClient::UnknownError4An unknown error occurred.
QOpcUaClient::UnsupportedAuthenticationInformation5The given type or data of authentication information is not supported.

enum QOpcUaClient::ClientState

This enum type specifies the connection state of the client.

ConstantValueDescription
QOpcUaClient::Disconnected0The client is not connected to a server.
QOpcUaClient::Connecting1The client is currently connecting to a server.
QOpcUaClient::Connected2The client is connected to a server.
QOpcUaClient::Closing3The client has been connected and requests a disconnect from the server.

Property Documentation

[read-only] error : const ClientError

Specifies the current error state of the client.

Access functions:

QOpcUaClient::ClientError error() const

Notifier signal:

void errorChanged(QOpcUaClient::ClientError error)

[read-only] state : const ClientState

Specifies the current connection state of the client.

Access functions:

QOpcUaClient::ClientState state() const

Notifier signal:

void stateChanged(QOpcUaClient::ClientState state)

Member Function Documentation

[virtual noexcept] QOpcUaClient::~QOpcUaClient()

Destroys the QOpcUaClient instance.

bool QOpcUaClient::addNode(const QOpcUaAddNodeItem &nodeToAdd)

Adds the node described by nodeToAdd on the server.

Returns true if the asynchronous call has been successfully dispatched.

The success of the operation is returned in the addNodeFinished() signal.

The following example code adds new a Variable node on the server:

QOpcUaNodeCreationAttributes attributes;
attributes.setDisplayName(QOpcUaLocalizedText("en", "My new Variable node"));
attributes.setDescription(QOpcUaLocalizedText("en", "A node which has been added at runtime"));
attributes.setValue(23.0, QOpcUa::Types::Double);
attributes.setDataTypeId(QOpcUa::ns0ID(QOpcUa::NodeIds::Namespace0::Double));
attributes.setValueRank(-2); // Scalar or array
attributes.setAccessLevel(QOpcUa::AccessLevelBit::CurrentRead);
attributes.setUserAccessLevel(QOpcUa::AccessLevelBit::CurrentRead);

QOpcUaAddNodeItem item;
item.setParentNodeId(QOpcUaExpandedNodeId("ns=3;s=TestFolder"));
item.setReferenceTypeId(QOpcUa::nodeIdFromReferenceType(QOpcUa::ReferenceTypeId::Organizes));
item.setRequestedNewNodeId(QOpcUaExpandedNodeId("ns=3;s=MyNewVariableNode"));
item.setBrowseName(QOpcUaQualifiedName(3, "MyNewVariableNode"));
item.setNodeClass(QOpcUa::NodeClass::Variable);
item.setNodeAttributes(attributes);

m_client->addNode(item);

See also deleteNode(), addNodeFinished(), and QOpcUaAddNodeItem.

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::addNodeFinished(QOpcUaExpandedNodeId requestedNodeId, QString assignedNodeId, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)

This signal is emitted after an addNode() operation has finished. requestedNodeId is the requested node id from the addNode() call, assignedNodeId is the node id the server has assigned to the new node. statusCode contains the result of the operation. If the result is Bad, assignedNodeId is empty and no node has been added to the server's address space.

bool QOpcUaClient::addReference(const QOpcUaAddReferenceItem &referenceToAdd)

Adds the reference described by referenceToAdd to the server.

Returns true if the asynchronous call has been successfully dispatched.

The success of the operation is returned in the addReferenceFinished() signal.

The following example code adds a reference to a node to the "Objects" folder:

QOpcUaAddReferenceItem item;
item.setSourceNodeId(QOpcUa::namespace0Id(QOpcUa::NodeIds::Namespace0::ObjectsFolder));
item.setReferenceTypeId(QOpcUa::nodeIdFromInteger(0, static_cast<quint32>(QOpcUa::ReferenceTypeId::Organizes)));
item.setIsForwardReference(true);
item.setTargetNodeId(QOpcUaExpandedNodeId("ns=3;s=MyNewVariableNode"));
item.setTargetNodeClass(QOpcUa::NodeClass::Variable);

m_client->addReference(item);

See also deleteReference(), addReferenceFinished(), and QOpcUaAddReferenceItem.

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::addReferenceFinished(QString sourceNodeId, QString referenceTypeId, QOpcUaExpandedNodeId targetNodeId, bool isForwardReference, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)

This signal is emitted after an addReference() operation has finished. sourceNodeId, referenceTypeId, targetNodeId and isForwardReference are the values from the addReference() call. statusCode contains the result of the operation.

[since QtOpcUa 5.13] QOpcUaApplicationIdentity QOpcUaClient::applicationIdentity() const

Returns the application identity of this QOpcUaClient instance.

This function was introduced in QtOpcUa 5.13.

See also setApplicationIdentity().

const QOpcUaAuthenticationInformation &QOpcUaClient::authenticationInformation() const

Returns the current authentication information.

See also setAuthenticationInformation().

QString QOpcUaClient::backend() const

Returns the name of the backend used by this instance of QOpcUaClient, e.g. "open62541".

[signal, since QtOpcUa 5.13] void QOpcUaClient::connectError(QOpcUaErrorState *errorState)

This signal is emitted when an error happened during connection establishment. The parameter errorState contains information about the error.

In case of client side errors, these can be ignored by calling QOpcUaErrorState::setIgnoreError on the object.

During execution of a slot connected to this signal the backend is stopped and waits for all slots to return. This allows to pop up a user dialog to ask the enduser for example if to trust an unknown certificate before the backend continues.

This function was introduced in QtOpcUa 5.13.

[invokable, since QtOpcUa 5.13] void QOpcUaClient::connectToEndpoint(const QOpcUaEndpointDescription &endpoint)

Connects to the OPC UA endpoint given in endpoint.

QEndpointDescription endpointDescription;
...
client->connectToEndpoint(endpointDescription);

A list of available endpoints is usually obtained by calling QOpcUaClient::requestEndpoints().

If the endpoint requires username authentication, at least a user name must be set in QOpcUaAuthenticationInformation. Calling this function before setting an authentication information will use the anonymous authentication.

QOpcUaAuthenticationInformation authInfo;
authInfo.setUsernameAuthentication("user", "password");

client->setAuthenticationInformation(authInfo);

Note: This function can be invoked via the meta-object system and from QML. See Q_INVOKABLE.

This function was introduced in QtOpcUa 5.13.

See also connected(), stateChanged(), setAuthenticationInformation(), and QOpcUaEndpointDescription.

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::connected()

This signal is emitted when a connection has been established.

[since 6.6] QOpcUaConnectionSettings QOpcUaClient::connectionSettings() const

Returns the connection settings for this client.

This function was introduced in Qt 6.6.

See also setConnectionSettings().

bool QOpcUaClient::deleteNode(const QString &nodeId, bool deleteTargetReferences = true)

Deletes the node with node id nodeId from the server. If deleteTargetReferences is false, only the references with source node nodeId are deleted. If deleteTargetReferences is true, references with nodeId as target are deleted too.

Returns true if the asynchronous call has been successfully dispatched.

The success of the operation is returned in the deleteNodeFinished() signal.

The following example code deletes a node and all references to it from the server:

m_client->deleteNode(QOpcUaExpandedNodeId("ns=3;s=MyNewVariableNode"), true);

See also addNode() and deleteNodeFinished().

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::deleteNodeFinished(QString nodeId, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)

This signal is emitted after a deleteNode() operation has finished. nodeId is the node id from the deleteNode() call. statusCode contains the result of the operation.

bool QOpcUaClient::deleteReference(const QOpcUaDeleteReferenceItem &referenceToDelete)

Deletes the reference described by referenceToDelete from the server.

Returns true if the asynchronous call has been successfully dispatched.

The success of the operation is returned in the deleteReferenceFinished() signal.

The following example code deletes a reference to a node from the "Objects" folder:

QOpcUaDeleteReferenceItem item;
item.setSourceNodeId(QOpcUa::namespace0Id(QOpcUa::NodeIds::Namespace0::ObjectsFolder));
item.setReferenceTypeId(QOpcUa::nodeIdFromInteger(0, static_cast<quint32>(QOpcUa::ReferenceTypeId::Organizes)));
item.setIsForwardReference(true);
item.setTargetNodeId(QOpcUaExpandedNodeId("ns=3;s=MyNewVariableNode"));
item.setDeleteBidirectional(true);

m_client->deleteReference(item);

See also addReference(), deleteReferenceFinished(), and QOpcUaDeleteReferenceItem.

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::deleteReferenceFinished(QString sourceNodeId, QString referenceTypeId, QOpcUaExpandedNodeId targetNodeId, bool isForwardReference, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)

This signal is emitted after a deleteReference() operation has finished. sourceNodeId, referenceTypeId, targetNodeId and isForwardReference are the values from the deleteReference() call. statusCode contains the result of the operation.

[invokable] void QOpcUaClient::disconnectFromEndpoint()

Disconnects from the server.

Note: This function can be invoked via the meta-object system and from QML. See Q_INVOKABLE.

See also disconnected() and connectToEndpoint().

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::disconnected()

This signal is emitted when a connection has been closed following to a close request.

QOpcUaEndpointDescription QOpcUaClient::endpoint() const

Returns the description of the endpoint the client is currently connected to or was last connected to.

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::endpointsRequestFinished(QList<QOpcUaEndpointDescription> endpoints, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode, QUrl requestUrl)

This signal is emitted after a requestEndpoints() operation has finished. statusCode contains the result of the operation. If the result is Good, endpoints contains the descriptions of all endpoints that are available on the server. requestUrl contains the URL that was used in the requestEndpoints() call.

QOpcUaClient::ClientError QOpcUaClient::error() const

Returns the current error state of the client.

Note: Getter function for property error.

bool QOpcUaClient::findServers(const QUrl &url, const QStringList &localeIds = QStringList(), const QStringList &serverUris = QStringList())

Starts an asynchronous FindServers request to read a list of known servers from a server or discovery server at url. Returns true if the asynchronous call has been successfully dispatched.

localeIds can be used to select the language of the application names returned by the request. The format is specified in OPC UA 1.05 part 3, 8.4, for example "en" for English, or "de-DE" for German (Germany). If more than one locale ID is specified, the server uses the first match. If there is no match or localeIds is empty, a default locale is chosen by the server.

serverUris may be used to restrict the results to servers with a matching applicationUri in their application description. For example, finding the current URL of the server with the applicationUri "MyPLC", the following call can be used:

client->findServers(discoveryServerUrl, QStringList(), QStringList({"MyPLC"}));

The results are returned in the findServersFinished() signal.

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::findServersFinished(QList<QOpcUaApplicationDescription> servers, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode, QUrl requestUrl)

This signal is emitted after a findServers() operation has finished. statusCode contains the result of the operation. If the result is Good, servers contains the application descriptions of all servers known to the queried server that matched the filter criteria. requestUrl contains the URL that was used in the findServers() call.

bool QOpcUaClient::isNamespaceAutoupdateEnabled() const

Returns whether autoupdate of the namespace array is enabled.

QStringList QOpcUaClient::namespaceArray() const

Returns the cached value of the namespace array.

The value is only valid after the namespaceArrayUpdated() signal has been emitted.

See also updateNamespaceArray() and namespaceArrayUpdated().

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::namespaceArrayChanged(QStringList namespaces)

This signal is emitted after the namespace array has changed. namespaces contains the content of the server's namespace table. The index of an entry in namespaces corresponds to the namespace index used in the node id.

See also namespaceArrayUpdated() and updateNamespaceArray().

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::namespaceArrayUpdated(QStringList namespaces)

This signal is emitted after an updateNamespaceArray operation has finished. namespaces contains the content of the server's namespace table. The index of an entry in namespaces corresponds to the namespace index used in the node id.

If the namespace array content stays the same after the update this signal is emitted nevertheless.

See also namespaceArrayChanged() and updateNamespaceArray().

int QOpcUaClient::namespaceAutoupdateInterval() const

Returns the current revised update interval of the namespace array.

See also setNamespaceAutoupdateInterval(int interval).

QOpcUaNode *QOpcUaClient::node(const QOpcUaExpandedNodeId &expandedNodeId)

Returns a QOpcUaNode object associated with the OPC UA node identified by expandedNodeId. The caller becomes owner of the node object.

If the node is not on the currently connected server, the namespace can't be resolved, the node id is malformed or the client is not connected, nullptr is returned.

See also updateNamespaceArray().

QOpcUaNode *QOpcUaClient::node(const QString &nodeId)

Returns a QOpcUaNode object associated with the OPC UA node identified by nodeId. The caller becomes owner of the node object.

If the client is not connected, nullptr is returned. The backends may also return nullptr for other error cases (for example for a malformed node id).

[signal, since QtOpcUa 5.13] void QOpcUaClient::passwordForPrivateKeyRequired(QString keyFilePath, QString *password, bool previousTryWasInvalid)

This signal is emitted when a password for an encrypted private key is required. The parameter keyFilePath contains the file path to key which is used. The parameter previousTryWasInvalid is true if a previous try to decrypt the key failed (aka invalid password). The parameter password points to a QString that has to be filled with the actual password for the key. In case the previous try failed it contains the previously used password.

During execution of a slot connected to this signal the backend is stopped and waits for all slots to return. This allows to pop up a user dialog to ask the enduser for the password.

This function was introduced in QtOpcUa 5.13.

[since QtOpcUa 5.13] QOpcUaPkiConfiguration QOpcUaClient::pkiConfiguration() const

Returns the application's PKI configuration of this QOpcUaClient instance.

This function was introduced in QtOpcUa 5.13.

See also setPkiConfiguration().

QOpcUaQualifiedName QOpcUaClient::qualifiedNameFromNamespaceUri(const QString &namespaceUri, const QString &name, bool *ok = nullptr) const

Attempts to create a qualified name from namespaceUri and the name string name. Returns the resulting qualified name. An empty qualified name is returned if namespaceUri can't be resolved.

ok will be set to true if the namespace URI resolution has been successful. If the namespace URI could not be resolved, ok will be set to false.

[since 6.3] QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse *QOpcUaClient::readHistoryData(const QOpcUaHistoryReadRawRequest &request)

Starts a read raw history request for one or multiple nodes. This is the Qt OPC UA representation for the OPC UA ReadHistory service for reading raw historical data defined in OPC UA 1.05 part 4, 5.10.3.

The start timestamp, end timestamp, number of values per node, returnBounds and nodes to read can be specified in a QOpcUaHistoryReadRawRequest.

Returns a QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse which contains the state of the request if the asynchronous request has been successfully dispatched. The results are returned in the QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse::readHistoryDataFinished(const QList<QOpcUaHistoryData> &results, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode serviceResult) signal.

In the following example, the historic data from the last two days of two nodes are requested and printed. The result is limited to ten values per node.

QOpcUaHistoryReadRawRequest request(
            { QOpcUaReadItem("ns=1;s=myValue1"), QOpcUaReadItem("ns=1;s=myValue2") },
            QDateTime::currentDateTime(),
            QDateTime::currentDateTime().addDays(-2),
            10,
            true);

QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse *response = m_client->readHistoryData(request);
if (response) {
   QObject::connect(response, &QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse::readHistoryDataFinished,
                    [] (QList<QOpcUaHistoryData> results, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode serviceResult) {
                        if (serviceResult != QOpcUa::UaStatusCode::Good) {
                            qWarning() << "Fetching historical data failed with:" << serviceResult;
                        } else {
                            for (const auto& result : results) {
                                qInfo() << "NodeId:" << result.nodeId();
                                for (const auto &dataValue : result.result())
                                    qInfo() << "Value:" << dataValue.value();
                            }
                        }
                    });
}

This function was introduced in Qt 6.3.

[since 6.7] QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse *QOpcUaClient::readHistoryEvents(const QOpcUaHistoryReadEventRequest &request)

Starts a read event history request for one or multiple node ids with the parameters in request.

Returns a QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse which contains the state of the request if the asynchronous request has been successfully dispatched. The results are returned in the QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse::readHistoryEventsFinished(const QList<QOpcUaHistoryEvent> &results, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode serviceResult) signal.

The following example retrieves historic events for the last two days for two nodes. Up to 10 events per node are returned at a time. While there are more events matching the filter and the provided time range, hasMoreData() will be true and more events can be fetched via readMoreData().

QOpcUaMonitoringParameters::EventFilter filter;
filter << QOpcUaSimpleAttributeOperand("Message");
filter << QOpcUaSimpleAttributeOperand("Time");

const QOpcUaHistoryReadEventRequest request({ QOpcUaReadItem("ns=2;s=EventHistorian"), QOpcUaReadItem("ns=2;s=EventHistorian2") },
                                            QDateTime::currentDateTime().addDays(-2), QDateTime::currentDateTime(),
                                            filter, 10);

// The response object must be freed by the user after all wanted data has been retrieved
const auto response = opcuaClient->readHistoryEvents(request);

QObject::connect(response, &QOpcUaHistoryReadResponse::readHistoryEventsFinished, this,
                 [response](const QList<QOpcUaHistoryEvent> &results, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode serviceResult) {
    if (serviceResult != QOpcUa::UaStatusCode::Good) {
        qDebug() << "Service call failed with" << serviceResult;
        return;
    }

    // Print what we got so far
    for (const auto &result : response->events()) {
        qDebug() << "Results for" << result.nodeId() << result.statusCode();
        for (const auto &event : result.events())
            qDebug() << "    Event:" << event;
    }

    if (response->hasMoreData())
        response->readMoreData();
});

This function was introduced in Qt 6.7.

bool QOpcUaClient::readNodeAttributes(const QList<QOpcUaReadItem> &nodesToRead)

Starts a read of multiple attributes on different nodes. The node id, the attribute and an index range can be specified for every entry in nodesToRead.

Returns true if the asynchronous request has been successfully dispatched. The results are returned in the readNodeAttributesFinished() signal.

This read function offers an alternative way to read attributes of nodes which can be used for scenarios where the values of a large number of node attributes on different nodes must be read without requiring the other features of the QOpcUaNode based API like monitoring for value changes. All read items in the request are sent to the server in a single request and are answered in a single response which generates a single readNodeAttributesFinished() signal. This reduces the network overhead and the number of signal slot connections if many different nodes are involved.

In the following example, the display name attribute and the two index ranges "0:2" and "5:7" of the value attribute of the same node and the entire value attribute of a second node are read using a single service call:

QList<QOpcUaReadItem> request;
request.push_back(QOpcUaReadItem("ns=1;s=MyArrayNode",
                                 QOpcUa::NodeAttribute::DisplayName));
request.push_back(QOpcUaReadItem("ns=1;s=MyArrayNode",
                                 QOpcUa::NodeAttribute::Value, "0:2"));
request.push_back(QOpcUaReadItem("ns=1;s=MyArrayNode",
                                 QOpcUa::NodeAttribute::Value, "5:7"));
request.push_back(QOpcUaReadItem("ns=1;s=MyScalarNode));
m_client->readNodeAttributes(request);

See also QOpcUaReadItem and readNodeAttributesFinished().

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::readNodeAttributesFinished(QList<QOpcUaReadResult> results, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode serviceResult)

This signal is emitted after a readNodeAttributes() operation has finished.

The elements in results have the same order as the elements in the request. For each requested element, there is a value together with timestamps and the status code in results. serviceResult contains the status code from the OPC UA Read service.

See also readNodeAttributes(), QOpcUaReadResult, and QOpcUaReadItem.

[since 6.7] bool QOpcUaClient::registerNodes(const QStringList &nodesToRegister)

Registers the node ids in nodesToRegister on the server and returns true if the request has been successfully dispatched. The results are returned in the registerNodesFinished() signal.

The node registration service is used to let the server know that a node will be accessed frequently so it may perform operations like keeping the connection to an external resource open. The server may also return an alias node id which is recommended to be numeric. This might come in handy if a node with a long string identifier node id is used in many requests. The real performance gain (if any) depends on the server's implementation.

The registered node ids are only guaranteed to be valid for the current session. Any registrations that are no longer needed should be unregistered as soon as possible so the server may free the associated resources.

This function was introduced in Qt 6.7.

See also unregisterNodes().

[signal, since 6.7] void QOpcUaClient::registerNodesFinished(const QStringList &nodesToRegister, const QStringList &registeredNodeIds, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)

This signal is emitted after a registerNodes() operation has finished. nodesToRegister contains the node ids from the request for correlation purposes. The node ids returned by the server are in registeredNodeIds and have the same ordering as the ids in the request. statusCode indicates if the operation was successful.

This function was introduced in Qt 6.7.

See also registerNodes().

bool QOpcUaClient::requestEndpoints(const QUrl &url)

Starts an asynchronous GetEndpoints request to read a list of available endpoints from the server at url. Returns true if the asynchronous call has been successfully dispatched.

The endpoint information is returned in the endpointsRequestFinished() signal.

QString QOpcUaClient::resolveExpandedNodeId(const QOpcUaExpandedNodeId &expandedNodeId, bool *ok = nullptr) const

Attempts to resolve expandedNodeId to a node id string with numeric namespace index. Returns the node id string if the conversion was successful.

An empty string is returned if the namespace index can't be resolved or if the identifier part of the expanded node id is malformed. ok will be set to true if the conversion has been successful. If the expanded node id could not be resolved, ok will be set to false.

[since QtOpcUa 5.13] void QOpcUaClient::setApplicationIdentity(const QOpcUaApplicationIdentity &identity)

Sets the application identity for this QOpcUaClient instance to identity.

This function was introduced in QtOpcUa 5.13.

See also applicationIdentity().

void QOpcUaClient::setAuthenticationInformation(const QOpcUaAuthenticationInformation &authenticationInformation)

Sets the authentication information of this client to authenticationInformation.

See also authenticationInformation() and connectToEndpoint().

[since 6.6] void QOpcUaClient::setConnectionSettings(const QOpcUaConnectionSettings &connectionSettings)

Sets the connection settings for this client to connectionSettings.

Example:

QOpcUaConnectionSettings settings;
// Ask the server to give localized texts in german with french as fallback
settings.setSessionLocaleIds({ "de", "fr" });
// We need to call some long running methods, increase the request timeout
settings.setRequestTimeout(std::chrono::minutes(2));
opcuaClient->setConnectionSettings(settings);

The values from connectionSettings are applied to any new connections after this point.

This function was introduced in Qt 6.6.

See also connectionSettings().

void QOpcUaClient::setNamespaceAutoupdate(bool isEnabled)

Enables automatic update of the namespace table.

Enabling this will keep the local copy of the namespace table updated automatically. namespaceArrayUpdated will be emitted when the array changed. isEnabled determines if autoupdate is being enabled or disabled.

A subscription will be made on the node on the server to keep track of changes. In case a server does not support subscriptions this will not work and isNamespaceAutoupdateEnabled returns false.

See also namespaceArray() and namespaceArrayUpdated().

void QOpcUaClient::setNamespaceAutoupdateInterval(int interval)

Sets the interval for the namespace table subscription.

The subscription may be revised by the server.

interval determines the interval to check for changes in milliseconds. The default is once per second.

See also namespaceAutoupdateInterval() and QOpcUaClient::setNamespaceAutoupdate(bool isEnabled).

[since QtOpcUa 5.13] void QOpcUaClient::setPkiConfiguration(const QOpcUaPkiConfiguration &config)

Sets the application PKI configuration for this QOpcUaClient instance to config.

This function was introduced in QtOpcUa 5.13.

See also pkiConfiguration().

[since QtOpcUa 5.14] QStringList QOpcUaClient::supportedSecurityPolicies() const

Returns the security policies supported by the used backend.

This function is currently available as a Technology Preview, and therefore the API and functionality provided by the function may be subject to change at any time without prior notice.

This function was introduced in QtOpcUa 5.14.

[since QtOpcUa 5.14] QList<QOpcUaUserTokenPolicy::TokenType> QOpcUaClient::supportedUserTokenTypes() const

Returns the user token types supported by the used backend.

This function is currently available as a Technology Preview, and therefore the API and functionality provided by the function may be subject to change at any time without prior notice.

This function was introduced in QtOpcUa 5.14.

See also QOpcUaUserTokenPolicy::TokenType.

[since 6.7] bool QOpcUaClient::unregisterNodes(const QStringList &nodesToUnregister)

Unregisters the node ids in nodesToUnregister on the server and returns true if the request has been successfully dispatched. The results are returned in the unregisterNodesFinished() signal.

The node ids to pass in nodesToUnregister must have been obtained via registerNodes().

This function was introduced in Qt 6.7.

See also registerNodes().

[signal, since 6.7] void QOpcUaClient::unregisterNodesFinished(const QStringList &nodesToUnregister, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode statusCode)

This signal is emitted after a unregisterNodes() operation has finished. nodesToUnregister contains the node ids from the request for correlation purposes. statusCode indicates if the operation was successful.

This function was introduced in Qt 6.7.

See also unregisterNodes().

bool QOpcUaClient::updateNamespaceArray()

Requests an update of the namespace array from the server. Returns true if the operation has been successfully dispatched.

The namespaceArrayUpdated() signal is emitted after the operation is finished.

See also namespaceArray() and namespaceArrayUpdated().

bool QOpcUaClient::writeNodeAttributes(const QList<QOpcUaWriteItem> &nodesToWrite)

Starts a write for multiple attributes on different nodes. The node id, the attribute, the value, the value type and an index range can be specified for every entry in nodesToWrite.

Returns true if the asynchronous request has been successfully dispatched. The results are returned in the writeNodeAttributesFinished() signal.

This write function offers an alternative way to write attributes of nodes which can be used for scenarios where the values of a large number of node attributes on different nodes must be written without requiring the other features of the QOpcUaNode based API like monitoring for value changes. All write items in the request are sent to the server in a single request and are answered in a single response which generates a single writeNodeAttributesFinished() signal. This reduces the network overhead and the number of signal slot connections if many different nodes are involved.

In the following example, the Values attributes of two different nodes are written in one call. The second node has an array value of which only the first two elements are overwritten:

QList<QOpcUaWriteItem> request;

request.append(QOpcUaWriteItem("ns=2;s=Demo.Static.Scalar.Double", QOpcUa::NodeAttribute::Value,
                                  23.0, QOpcUa::Types::Double));
request.append(QOpcUaWriteItem("ns=2;s=Demo.Static.Arrays.UInt32", QOpcUa::NodeAttribute::Value,
                                  QVariantList({0, 1, 2}), QOpcUa::Types::UInt32, "0:2"));

m_client->writeNodeAttributes(request);

See also QOpcUaWriteItem and writeNodeAttributesFinished().

[signal] void QOpcUaClient::writeNodeAttributesFinished(QList<QOpcUaWriteResult> results, QOpcUa::UaStatusCode serviceResult)

This signal is emitted after a writeNodeAttributes() operation has finished.

The elements in results have the same order as the elements in the write request. They contain the value, timestamps and status code received from the server as well as the node id, attribute and index range from the write item. This facilitates matching the result with the request.

serviceResult is the status code from the the OPC UA Write service. If serviceResult is not Good, the entries in results also have an invalid status code and must not be used.

See also writeNodeAttributes() and QOpcUaWriteResult.

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