CoAP Component
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
An easy-to-use CoAP client and server implementation.
Syntax
TiotCoAP
Remarks
The CoAP component provides a lightweight, fully-featured CoAP client and server implementation.
Using the Component in Client Mode
While in client mode (i.e., the Listening property is disabled; its default setting), the component can be used to send requests to a CoAP server. It can also be used to register as an observer for various server-side resources, causing the server to send notifications anytime said resources change.
To send a request, populate the RequestData, RequestContentFormat, RequestETag, and RequestOption* properties (if necessary, and as applicable), then call one of the following methods:
The methods above require a URI as a parameter. The format of the URI parameter is coap://hostname:port/resource. The port is optional, and if not specified will default to 5683. For instance coap://myserver/test and coap://myserver:5683/test are equivalent.
Once a response is received, the ResponseCode, ResponseData, ResponseContentFormat, ResponseETag, and ResponseOption* properties will be populated, and the RequestComplete event will fire. (If the request times out, the properties are not populated, but the event still fires.)
coap.OnRequestComplete += (s, e) => {
Console.WriteLine("Request complete!");
Console.WriteLine(coap.ResponseCode);
};
// Make a GET request to download a picture.
coap.Get("coap://mycoapserver/pictures/animals/cats4.dat?format=png");
// Imaginary function which accepts PNG image data and displays the picture to the user.
showPicture(coap.ResponseDataB);
To observe a resource, call the StartObserving method. Assuming the server accepts the observer registration request, it will begin sending notifications for the resource anytime it changes. Each change notification will cause the ResponseCode, ResponseData, ResponseContentFormat, ResponseETag, and ResponseOption* properties to be populated, and the Notification event to fire.
To stop observing a resource, either call StopObserving with the same URI value used to call StartObserving, or set the Notification event's StopObserving parameter to True.
coap.OnNotification += (s, e) => {
// Notifications can arrive out of order; only print to the log if this is the latest one we've received.
if (e.IsLatest) {
Console.WriteLine("Received notification for the resource at: " + e.URI);
Console.WriteLine("New Value: " + coap.ResponseData);
}
}
// Start observing a temperature sensor's data. Assume temperature values are sent back in text format.
coap.StartObserving("coap://mycoapserver/home/living_room/sensors/temperature?unit=fahrenheit");
// Assume the server accepts the request and starts sending notifications every so often.
// ...
// Later, stop observing the resource.
coap.StopObserving("coap://mycoapserver/home/living_room/sensors/temperature?unit=fahrenheit");
Using the Component in Server Mode
To operate in server mode, set the LocalPort to the port the component should listen on (typically 5683, the standard CoAP port), then enable the Listening property. Each time a request arrives, the RequestData, RequestContentFormat, RequestETag, and RequestOption* properties will be populated, and the Request event will fire.
A response can be sent by populating the ResponseCode, ResponseData, ResponseContentFormat, ResponseETag, and ResponseOption* properties as desired before the event finishes. Alternatively, the Request event's SendResponse parameter can be set to False in order to send a response back later. In this case, the RequestId value from the event should be used to call the SendResponse method later.
coap.OnRequest += (s, e) => {
// For the purpose of this snippet, assume we only service GET requests, which have a method code of 1.
if (e.Method == 1) {
Console.WriteLine("GET request received for URI path: " + e.URIPath + " and URI query params: " + e.URIQuery);
coap.ResponseCode = "2.05"; // "Content".
// Imaginary methods that look up the data and content format of the resource based on the URI path and URI query parameters.
coap.ResponseData = lookupResourceData(e.URIPath, e.URIQuery);
coap.ResponseContentFormat = lookupResourceContentFormat(e.URIPath, e.URIQuery);
} else {
coap.ResponseCode = "4.05"; // "Method Not Allowed".
coap.ResponseData = "Only GET requests are allowed."; // Include a diagnostic payload.
coap.ResponseContentFormat = "";
}
// Alternatively, this event could simply save the e.RequestId value somewhere, then some other code could fill in the Response*
// properties and call the SendResponse() method later.
};
coap.OnResponseComplete += (s, e) => {
Console.WriteLine("Response sent for request with Id " + e.RequestId);
};
In server mode, the component can also support resource observation. When a client attempts to register itself as an observer of a resource, the Register event will fire; setting this event's Accept parameter to True will cause the component to accept the registration.
To notify clients that a resource has changed, populate the ResponseCode, ResponseData, ResponseContentFormat, ResponseETag, and ResponseOption* properties as desired, and then call the SendNotification method, passing it the URI of a resource that has registered observers.
When a client has unregistered from further change notifications, the Unregistered event will fire.
coap.OnRegister += (s, e) => {
Console.WriteLine("Client " + e.RemoteHost + ":" + e.RemotePort + " has registered for notifications for the URI " + e.URI);
// Imaginary method that helps ensure the application keeps track of observed URIs. The component itself maintains the
// list of observers for each URI, so the application just needs to know that there are observers in the first place.
observerRegisteredForURI(e.URI);
e.Accept = true;
};
coap.OnUnregistered += (s, e) => {
Console.WriteLine("Client " + e.RemoteHost + ":" + e.RemotePort + " has unregistered from notifications for the URI " + e.URI);
// As above, imaginary method that helps ensure the application keeps track of observed URIs.
observerUnregisteredForURI(e.URI);
};
// Somewhere else in the application, this sort of code might get called after a resource changes to inform any observers of
// the change. We use another imaginary method here to check if the changed resource is observed, and to get its information.
if (isResourceObserved()) {
coap.ResponseCode = "2.05"; // "Content".
coap.ResponseDataB = getResourceContent();
coap.ResponseContentFormat = getResourceContentFormat();
coap.SendNotification(getResourceURI());
}
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Listening | Whether the component should operate in server mode by listening for incoming requests. |
LocalHost | The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
LocalPort | The UDP port in the local host where UDP binds. |
PendingRequestCount | The number of records in the PendingRequest arrays. |
PendingRequestMethod | The request's method. |
PendingRequestRemoteHost | The remote host associated with the request. |
PendingRequestRemotePort | The remote port associated with the request. |
PendingRequestId | The request's Id. |
PendingRequestToken | The request's token. |
PendingRequestURI | The request URI. |
RequestContentFormat | The request content format. |
RequestData | The request data. |
RequestETag | The request ETag. |
RequestOptionCount | The number of records in the RequestOption arrays. |
RequestOptionCritical | Whether the option is critical. |
RequestOptionNoCacheKey | Whether the option is to be excluded from the cache-key. |
RequestOptionNumber | The option's number. |
RequestOptionUnsafe | Whether the option is unsafe to forward. |
RequestOptionValue | The option's value. |
RequestOptionValueType | The option's value data type. |
ResponseCode | The response code. |
ResponseContentFormat | The response content format. |
ResponseData | The response data. |
ResponseETag | The response ETag. |
ResponseOptionCount | The number of records in the ResponseOption arrays. |
ResponseOptionCritical | Whether the option is critical. |
ResponseOptionNoCacheKey | Whether the option is to be excluded from the cache-key. |
ResponseOptionNumber | The option's number. |
ResponseOptionUnsafe | Whether the option is unsafe to forward. |
ResponseOptionValue | The option's value. |
ResponseOptionValueType | The option's value data type. |
Timeout | A timeout for the component. |
UseConfirmableMessages | Whether to use confirmable message. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
CancelRequest | Cancels a pending request. |
Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
Delete | Sends a DELETE request to the server. |
DoEvents | Processes events from the internal message queue. |
Get | Sends a GET request to the server. |
Post | Sends a POST request to the server. |
Put | Sends a PUT request to the server. |
Reset | Reset the component. |
SendCustomRequest | Sends a custom request to the server. |
SendNotification | Sends a notification to all clients observing a given resource. |
SendResponse | Sends a response for a given pending request to the corresponding client. |
StartListening | This method starts listening for incoming connections. |
StartObserving | Registers the component as an observer for a given resource. |
StopListening | This method stops listening for new connections. |
StopObserving | Unregisters the component as an observer for a given resource. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Error | Information about errors during data delivery. |
Log | Fires once for each log message. |
Notification | Fires when a notification is received from the server. |
Register | Fires when a client wishes to register for notifications. |
Request | Fires when a request is received from a client. |
RequestComplete | Fires when a request completes. |
ResponseComplete | Fires when a response has been sent to a client. |
Unregistered | Fires when a client has unregistered from notifications. |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
CaptureIPPacketInfo | Used to capture the packet information. |
DelayHostResolution | Whether the hostname is resolved when RemoteHost is set. |
DestinationAddress | Used to get the destination address from the packet information. |
DontFragment | Used to set the Don't Fragment flag of outgoing packets. |
LocalHost | The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
LocalPort | The port in the local host where the component binds. |
MaxPacketSize | The maximum length of the packets that can be received. |
QOSDSCPValue | Used to specify an arbitrary QOS/DSCP setting (optional). |
QOSTrafficType | Used to specify QOS/DSCP settings (optional). |
ShareLocalPort | If set to True, allows more than one instance of the component to be active on the same local port. |
UseConnection | Determines whether to use a connected socket. |
UseIPv6 | Whether or not to use IPv6. |
AbsoluteTimeout | Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts. |
FirewallData | Used to send extra data to the firewall. |
InBufferSize | The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket. |
OutBufferSize | The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket. |
BuildInfo | Information about the product's build. |
CodePage | The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations. |
LicenseInfo | Information about the current license. |
MaskSensitive | Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages. |
UseInternalSecurityAPI | Tells the component whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. |
Listening Property (CoAP Component)
Whether the component should operate in server mode by listening for incoming requests.
Syntax
__property bool Listening = { read=FListening, write=FSetListening };
Default Value
false
Remarks
This property indicates whether the component operates in server mode or client mode.
When this property is false (default), the component operate in client mode, allowing applications to send requests using the Get, Post, SendCustomRequest, etc. methods.
When this property is true, the component listens on LocalPort for incoming CoAP requests, firing the Request event anytime one arrives. Applications can service these requests directly during Request events, or send separate responses later using the SendResponse method.
Applications that wish to use the component in server mode should set the LocalPort property to the desired listening port (such as 5683, the standard CoAP port) before calling StartListening. Otherwise the system will choose a port at random.
Note: Use the StartListening and StopListening methods to control whether the component is listening.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Boolean
LocalHost Property (CoAP Component)
The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
Syntax
__property String LocalHost = { read=FLocalHost, write=FSetLocalHost };
Default Value
""
Remarks
The LocalHost property contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.
In multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the component initiate connections (or accept in the case of server components) only through that interface.
If the component is connected, the LocalHost property shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).
NOTE: LocalHost is not persistent. You must always set it in code, and never in the property window.
Data Type
String
LocalPort Property (CoAP Component)
The UDP port in the local host where UDP binds.
Syntax
__property int LocalPort = { read=FLocalPort, write=FSetLocalPort };
Default Value
0
Remarks
The LocalPort property must be set before UDP is activated (Active is set to True). It instructs the component to bind to a specific port (or communication endpoint) in the local machine.
Setting it to 0 (default) enables the TCP/IP stack to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by the LocalPort property after the connection is established.
LocalPort cannot be changed once the component is Active. Any attempt to set the LocalPort property when the component is Active will generate an error.
The LocalPort property is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port in the client side.
Data Type
Integer
PendingRequestCount Property (CoAP Component)
The number of records in the PendingRequest arrays.
Syntax
__property int PendingRequestCount = { read=FPendingRequestCount };
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property controls the size of the following arrays:
- PendingRequestId
- PendingRequestMethod
- PendingRequestRemoteHost
- PendingRequestRemotePort
- PendingRequestToken
- PendingRequestURI
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
PendingRequestMethod Property (CoAP Component)
The request's method.
Syntax
__property int PendingRequestMethod[int PendingRequestIndex] = { read=FPendingRequestMethod };
Default Value
0
Remarks
The request's method.
This property reflects the request's method code, which must be a value in the range 0 to 31. The following table provides a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the more common method codes; refer to the IANA's CoAP Method Codes registry for a full list.
Method Code | Name |
1 | GET |
2 | POST |
3 | PUT |
4 | DELETE |
5 | FETCH |
6 | PATCH |
The PendingRequestIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the PendingRequestCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
PendingRequestRemoteHost Property (CoAP Component)
The remote host associated with the request.
Syntax
__property String PendingRequestRemoteHost[int PendingRequestIndex] = { read=FPendingRequestRemoteHost };
Default Value
""
Remarks
The remote host associated with the request.
This property reflects the remote host associated with the request. When the component is operating in client mode (i.e., the Listening property is disabled), this is the remote host to which the request was sent; when the component is operating in server mode (i.e., the Listening property is enabled), this is the remote host from which the request was received.
The PendingRequestIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the PendingRequestCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
String
PendingRequestRemotePort Property (CoAP Component)
The remote port associated with the request.
Syntax
__property int PendingRequestRemotePort[int PendingRequestIndex] = { read=FPendingRequestRemotePort };
Default Value
0
Remarks
The remote port associated with the request.
This property reflects the remote port associated with the request. Refer to the PendingRequestRemoteHost property's documentation for more information.
The PendingRequestIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the PendingRequestCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
PendingRequestId Property (CoAP Component)
The request's Id.
Syntax
__property String PendingRequestId[int PendingRequestIndex] = { read=FPendingRequestId };
Default Value
""
Remarks
The request's Id.
This property reflects the request's component-generated Id.
The PendingRequestIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the PendingRequestCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
String
PendingRequestToken Property (CoAP Component)
The request's token.
Syntax
__property String PendingRequestToken[int PendingRequestIndex] = { read=FPendingRequestToken }; __property DynamicArray<Byte> PendingRequestTokenB[int PendingRequestIndex] = { read=FPendingRequestTokenB };
Default Value
""
Remarks
The request's token.
This property reflects the request's token.
The PendingRequestIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the PendingRequestCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Byte Array
PendingRequestURI Property (CoAP Component)
The request URI.
Syntax
__property String PendingRequestURI[int PendingRequestIndex] = { read=FPendingRequestURI };
Default Value
""
Remarks
The request URI.
This property reflects the request's URI.
The PendingRequestIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the PendingRequestCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
String
RequestContentFormat Property (CoAP Component)
The request content format.
Syntax
__property int RequestContentFormat = { read=FRequestContentFormat, write=FSetRequestContentFormat };
Default Value
-1
Remarks
When the component is operating in client mode (i.e., the Listening property is disabled), this property specifies the content format that should be included in outgoing requests.
When the component is operating in server mode (i.e., the Listening property is enabled), this property is populated with the content format included in incoming requests (if any) anytime the Request event fires.
In either case, the valid set of values for this property is -1, or a value in the range 0 to 65535. -1 prevents a Content-Format option from being included when sending a request, or indicates that one was not included in a received response.
The following table provides a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the more common content formats; refer to the IANA's CoAP Content-Formats registry for a full list.
-1 (default) | Content-Format option not included. | |
Value | Media Type | Encoding |
0 | text/plain; charset=utf-8 | |
40 | application/link-format | |
41 | application/xml | |
42 | application/octet-stream | |
47 | application/exi | |
50 | application/json | |
51 | application/json-patch+json | |
52 | application/merge-patch+json | |
60 | application/cbor | |
61 | application/cwt | |
62 | application/multipart-core | |
63 | application/cbor-seq | |
11050 | application/json | deflate |
11060 | application/cbor | deflate |
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
RequestData Property (CoAP Component)
The request data.
Syntax
__property String RequestData = { read=FRequestData, write=FSetRequestData }; __property DynamicArray<Byte> RequestDataB = { read=FRequestDataB, write=FSetRequestDataB };
Default Value
""
Remarks
When the component is operating in client mode (i.e., the Listening property is disabled), this property specifies the data that should be included in requests sent using Post, Put, or SendCustomRequest.
When the component is operating in server mode (i.e., the Listening property is enabled), this property is populated with the data included in incoming requests (if any) anytime the Request event fires.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Byte Array
RequestETag Property (CoAP Component)
The request ETag.
Syntax
__property String RequestETag = { read=FRequestETag, write=FSetRequestETag }; __property DynamicArray<Byte> RequestETagB = { read=FRequestETagB, write=FSetRequestETagB };
Default Value
""
Remarks
When the component is operating in client mode (i.e., the Listening property is disabled), this property specifies the ETag that should be included in outgoing requests. Leave it empty to prevent an Etag option from being included.
When the component is operating in server mode (i.e., the Listening property is enabled), this property is populated with the ETag included in incoming requests (if any) anytime the Request event fires. It will be empty if an Etag option was not included.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Byte Array
RequestOptionCount Property (CoAP Component)
The number of records in the RequestOption arrays.
Syntax
__property int RequestOptionCount = { read=FRequestOptionCount, write=FSetRequestOptionCount };
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property controls the size of the following arrays:
- RequestOptionCritical
- RequestOptionNoCacheKey
- RequestOptionNumber
- RequestOptionUnsafe
- RequestOptionValue
- RequestOptionValueType
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
RequestOptionCritical Property (CoAP Component)
Whether the option is critical.
Syntax
__property bool RequestOptionCritical[int RequestOptionIndex] = { read=FRequestOptionCritical };
Default Value
false
Remarks
Whether the option is critical.
This property reflects whether the option is critical or elective. Receivers that do not recognize a critical option must return a 4.02 "Bad Option" response code back to the sender. Unrecognized elective options can be safely ignored.
The RequestOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the RequestOptionCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Boolean
RequestOptionNoCacheKey Property (CoAP Component)
Whether the option is to be excluded from the cache-key.
Syntax
__property bool RequestOptionNoCacheKey[int RequestOptionIndex] = { read=FRequestOptionNoCacheKey };
Default Value
false
Remarks
Whether the option is to be excluded from the cache-key.
This property reflects whether the option should be excluded from any cache-key calculations. This information is generally only needed for caching and proxying.
The RequestOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the RequestOptionCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Boolean
RequestOptionNumber Property (CoAP Component)
The option's number.
Syntax
__property int RequestOptionNumber[int RequestOptionIndex] = { read=FRequestOptionNumber, write=FSetRequestOptionNumber };
Default Value
0
Remarks
The option's number.
The property reflects the option's number, which must be a value in the range 0 to 65535 (inclusive). Setting this property to a recognized option number (see table below) will automatically set the RequestOptionValueType property to the correct value (it should be set manually otherwise).
The following table provides a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the more common option numbers; refer to the IANA's CoAP Option Numbers registry for a full list.
Number | Option |
1 | If-Match |
3 | Uri-Host |
4 | ETag |
5 | If-None-Match |
6 | Observe |
7 | Uri-Port |
8 | Location-Path |
11 | Uri-Path |
12 | Content-Format |
14 | Max-Age |
15 | Uri-Query |
17 | Accept |
20 | Location-Query |
23 | Block2 |
27 | Block1 |
35 | Proxy-Uri |
39 | Proxy-Scheme |
60 | Size1 |
The RequestOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the RequestOptionCount property.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
RequestOptionUnsafe Property (CoAP Component)
Whether the option is unsafe to forward.
Syntax
__property bool RequestOptionUnsafe[int RequestOptionIndex] = { read=FRequestOptionUnsafe };
Default Value
false
Remarks
Whether the option is unsafe to forward.
This property reflects whether the option is unsafe to forward. This information is generally only needed for proxying.
The RequestOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the RequestOptionCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Boolean
RequestOptionValue Property (CoAP Component)
The option's value.
Syntax
__property String RequestOptionValue[int RequestOptionIndex] = { read=FRequestOptionValue, write=FSetRequestOptionValue };
Default Value
""
Remarks
The option's value.
This property specifies the option's value. The RequestOptionValueType property specifies the data type of the value.
The RequestOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the RequestOptionCount property.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
String
RequestOptionValueType Property (CoAP Component)
The option's value data type.
Syntax
__property TiotCoAPRequestOptionValueTypes RequestOptionValueType[int RequestOptionIndex] = { read=FRequestOptionValueType, write=FSetRequestOptionValueType };
enum TiotCoAPRequestOptionValueTypes { ovtString=0, ovtUInt=1, ovtBinary=2 };
Default Value
ovtString
Remarks
The option's value data type.
This property specifies the data type of the option's RequestOptionValue. If RequestOptionNumber is set to a recognized value (refer to the table in its documentation), this property will automatically be set to the correct value. The table below shows the possible value types, their descriptions, and how to format the data assigned to RequestOptionValue.
Type | Description | Value Format |
ovtString (0) (default) | String | String |
ovtUInt (1) | Unsigned integer | 0 to 4294967295 |
ovtBinary (2) | Binary data | Hex-encoded byte string |
The RequestOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the RequestOptionCount property.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
ResponseCode Property (CoAP Component)
The response code.
Syntax
__property String ResponseCode = { read=FResponseCode, write=FSetResponseCode };
Default Value
""
Remarks
When the component is operating in client mode (i.e., the Listening property is disabled), this property is populated with the response code included in incoming responses anytime the RequestComplete event fires.
When the component is operating in server mode (i.e., the Listening property is enabled), this property specifies the response code that should be included in outgoing responses (regardless of whether they are sent immediately after Request fires, or later using SendResponse or SendNotification).
In either case, the valid set of values for this property are strings of the format c.dd, where c is a class value in the range 2 to 7, and dd is a detail value in the range 00 to 31.
The following table provides a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the more common response codes; refer to the IANA's CoAP Response Codes registry for a full list.
Code | Description |
2.01 | Created |
2.02 | Deleted |
2.03 | Valid |
2.04 | Changed |
2.05 | Content |
2.31 | Continue |
4.00 | Bad Request |
4.01 | Unauthorized |
4.02 | Bad Option |
4.03 | Forbidden |
4.04 | Not Found |
4.12 | Precondition Failed |
5.00 | Internal Server Error |
5.01 | Not Implemented |
5.02 | Bad Gateway |
5.03 | Service Unavailable |
5.04 | Gateway Timeout |
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
String
ResponseContentFormat Property (CoAP Component)
The response content format.
Syntax
__property int ResponseContentFormat = { read=FResponseContentFormat, write=FSetResponseContentFormat };
Default Value
-1
Remarks
When the component is operating in client mode (i.e., the Listening property is disabled), this property is populated with the content format included in incoming responses anytime the RequestComplete event fires.
When the component is operating in server mode (i.e., the Listening property is enabled), this property specifies the content format that should be included in outgoing responses (regardless of whether they are sent immediately after Request fires, or later using SendResponse or SendNotification).
In either case, the valid set of values for this property is -1, or a value in the range 0 to 65535. -1 prevents a Content-Format option from being included when sending a response, or indicates that one was not included in a received response.
The following table provides a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the more common content formats; refer to the IANA's CoAP Content-Formats registry for a full list.
-1 (default) | Content-Format option not included. | |
Value | Media Type | Encoding |
0 | text/plain; charset=utf-8 | |
40 | application/link-format | |
41 | application/xml | |
42 | application/octet-stream | |
47 | application/exi | |
50 | application/json | |
51 | application/json-patch+json | |
52 | application/merge-patch+json | |
60 | application/cbor | |
61 | application/cwt | |
62 | application/multipart-core | |
63 | application/cbor-seq | |
11050 | application/json | deflate |
11060 | application/cbor | deflate |
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
ResponseData Property (CoAP Component)
The response data.
Syntax
__property String ResponseData = { read=FResponseData, write=FSetResponseData }; __property DynamicArray<Byte> ResponseDataB = { read=FResponseDataB, write=FSetResponseDataB };
Default Value
""
Remarks
When the component is operating in client mode (i.e., the Listening property is disabled), this property is populated with the data included in incoming responses (if any) anytime the RequestComplete event fires.
When the component is operating in server mode (i.e., the Listening property is enabled), this property specifies the data that should be included in outgoing responses (regardless of whether they are sent immediately after Request fires, or later using SendResponse or SendNotification).
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Byte Array
ResponseETag Property (CoAP Component)
The response ETag.
Syntax
__property String ResponseETag = { read=FResponseETag, write=FSetResponseETag }; __property DynamicArray<Byte> ResponseETagB = { read=FResponseETagB, write=FSetResponseETagB };
Default Value
""
Remarks
When the component is operating in client mode (i.e., the Listening property is disabled), this property is populated with the ETag included in incoming responses (if any) anytime the RequestComplete event fires. It will be empty if an Etag option was not included.
When the component is operating in server mode (i.e., the Listening property is enabled), this property specifies the ETag that should be included in outgoing responses (regardless of whether they are sent immediately after Request fires, or later using SendResponse or SendNotification). Leave it empty to prevent an Etag option from being included.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Byte Array
ResponseOptionCount Property (CoAP Component)
The number of records in the ResponseOption arrays.
Syntax
__property int ResponseOptionCount = { read=FResponseOptionCount, write=FSetResponseOptionCount };
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property controls the size of the following arrays:
- ResponseOptionCritical
- ResponseOptionNoCacheKey
- ResponseOptionNumber
- ResponseOptionUnsafe
- ResponseOptionValue
- ResponseOptionValueType
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
ResponseOptionCritical Property (CoAP Component)
Whether the option is critical.
Syntax
__property bool ResponseOptionCritical[int ResponseOptionIndex] = { read=FResponseOptionCritical };
Default Value
false
Remarks
Whether the option is critical.
This property reflects whether the option is critical or elective. Receivers that do not recognize a critical option must return a 4.02 "Bad Option" response code back to the sender. Unrecognized elective options can be safely ignored.
The ResponseOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ResponseOptionCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Boolean
ResponseOptionNoCacheKey Property (CoAP Component)
Whether the option is to be excluded from the cache-key.
Syntax
__property bool ResponseOptionNoCacheKey[int ResponseOptionIndex] = { read=FResponseOptionNoCacheKey };
Default Value
false
Remarks
Whether the option is to be excluded from the cache-key.
This property reflects whether the option should be excluded from any cache-key calculations. This information is generally only needed for caching and proxying.
The ResponseOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ResponseOptionCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Boolean
ResponseOptionNumber Property (CoAP Component)
The option's number.
Syntax
__property int ResponseOptionNumber[int ResponseOptionIndex] = { read=FResponseOptionNumber, write=FSetResponseOptionNumber };
Default Value
0
Remarks
The option's number.
The property reflects the option's number, which must be a value in the range 0 to 65535 (inclusive). Setting this property to a recognized option number (see table below) will automatically set the ResponseOptionValueType property to the correct value (it should be set manually otherwise).
The following table provides a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the more common option numbers; refer to the IANA's CoAP Option Numbers registry for a full list.
Number | Option |
1 | If-Match |
3 | Uri-Host |
4 | ETag |
5 | If-None-Match |
6 | Observe |
7 | Uri-Port |
8 | Location-Path |
11 | Uri-Path |
12 | Content-Format |
14 | Max-Age |
15 | Uri-Query |
17 | Accept |
20 | Location-Query |
23 | Block2 |
27 | Block1 |
35 | Proxy-Uri |
39 | Proxy-Scheme |
60 | Size1 |
The ResponseOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ResponseOptionCount property.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
ResponseOptionUnsafe Property (CoAP Component)
Whether the option is unsafe to forward.
Syntax
__property bool ResponseOptionUnsafe[int ResponseOptionIndex] = { read=FResponseOptionUnsafe };
Default Value
false
Remarks
Whether the option is unsafe to forward.
This property reflects whether the option is unsafe to forward. This information is generally only needed for proxying.
The ResponseOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ResponseOptionCount property.
This property is read-only and not available at design time.
Data Type
Boolean
ResponseOptionValue Property (CoAP Component)
The option's value.
Syntax
__property String ResponseOptionValue[int ResponseOptionIndex] = { read=FResponseOptionValue, write=FSetResponseOptionValue };
Default Value
""
Remarks
The option's value.
This property specifies the option's value. The ResponseOptionValueType property specifies the data type of the value.
The ResponseOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ResponseOptionCount property.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
String
ResponseOptionValueType Property (CoAP Component)
The option's value data type.
Syntax
__property TiotCoAPResponseOptionValueTypes ResponseOptionValueType[int ResponseOptionIndex] = { read=FResponseOptionValueType, write=FSetResponseOptionValueType };
enum TiotCoAPResponseOptionValueTypes { ovtString=0, ovtUInt=1, ovtBinary=2 };
Default Value
ovtString
Remarks
The option's value data type.
This property specifies the data type of the option's ResponseOptionValue. If ResponseOptionNumber is set to a recognized value (refer to the table in its documentation), this property will automatically be set to the correct value. The table below shows the possible value types, their descriptions, and how to format the data assigned to ResponseOptionValue.
Type | Description | Value Format |
ovtString (0) (default) | String | String |
ovtUInt (1) | Unsigned integer | 0 to 4294967295 |
ovtBinary (2) | Binary data | Hex-encoded byte string |
The ResponseOptionIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ResponseOptionCount property.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
Integer
Timeout Property (CoAP Component)
A timeout for the component.
Syntax
__property int Timeout = { read=FTimeout, write=FSetTimeout };
Default Value
60
Remarks
This property specifies the number of seconds that the component should wait, synchronously, for a response to be received. A value of 0 means that the component will send the request data (when operating in client mode) or the response data (when operating in server mode) asynchronously, and then wait indefinitely, firing the applicable event once complete.
The component will use DoEvents to enter an efficient wait loop during any potential waiting period, ensuring that all system events are processed immediately as they arrive. This ensures that the host application does not "freeze" and remains responsive.
If Timeout expires, and the response has not yet been received, the component throws an exception.
Data Type
Integer
UseConfirmableMessages Property (CoAP Component)
Whether to use confirmable message.
Syntax
__property bool UseConfirmableMessages = { read=FUseConfirmableMessages, write=FSetUseConfirmableMessages };
Default Value
true
Remarks
This property specifies whether the component should send requests (if operating in client mode; i.e., when the Listening property is disabled) or responses (if operating in server mode; i.e., when the Listening property is enabled) using confirmable messages instead of unconfirmable messages.
Using confirmable messages increases reliability, since the component will automatically retransmit a message until it receives a confirmation from the remote host that the message was received. Note that the retransmission period is not infinite; eventually the component will assume that the message is undeliverable and time out the retransmission process.
Using non-confirmable messages reduces the amount of network traffic, but at the cost of reliability, since the component has no way to know whether a given message was received by the remote host, or lost in transit.
Data Type
Boolean
CancelRequest Method (CoAP Component)
Cancels a pending request.
Syntax
void __fastcall CancelRequest(String RequestId);
Remarks
This method cancels the request in the PendingRequest* properties identified by RequestId.
When the component is operating in client mode, the requests in the PendingRequest* properties represent outgoing requests for which responses have not yet been received. Canceling one will cause the RequestComplete event to fire with an appropriate ErrorCode and ErrorDescription.
When the component is operating in server mode, the requests in the PendingRequest* properties represent incoming requests for which responses have not yet been sent. Canceling one will cause the ResponseComplete event to fire with an appropriate ErrorCode and ErrorDescription.
Config Method (CoAP Component)
Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Syntax
String __fastcall Config(String ConfigurationString);
Remarks
Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.
These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.
To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).
To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.
Delete Method (CoAP Component)
Sends a DELETE request to the server.
Syntax
String __fastcall Delete(String URI);
Remarks
This method sends the server a DELETE request for the resource identified by URI. If the RequestETag property is non-empty, its value will be used to include an Etag option in the request. Any additional options present in the RequestOption* properties will be included as well.
The format of the URI parameter is coap://hostname:port/resource. The port is optional, and if not specified will default to 5683. For instance coap://myserver/test and coap://myserver:5683/test are equivalent.
If the UseConfirmableMessages property is enabled when this method is called, the component will automatically retransmit the request message (if necessary) until it receives confirmation from the server that it was received. Note that the retransmission period is not infinite; eventually the component will assume that the message is undeliverable and time out the request.
If the Timeout property is greater than 0, this method will block until either a response is received, the specified timeout interval elapses, or (if UseConfirmableMessages is enabled) the retransmission period elapses; whichever occurs first. It will then return empty string.
If the Timeout property is 0, a record of the request will be added to the PendingRequest* properties, and this method will finish immediately, returning an Id for the request. Passing this Id to the CancelRequest method will cancel the request (assuming it is still pending at that time).
Once a response is received, or the request times out, the component will do the following:
- Populate the Response* properties (unless the request timed out).
- Remove the request record from the PendingRequest* properties, if necessary.
- Fire the RequestComplete event.
Note: This method can only be called when the component is operating in client mode (i.e., when the Listening property is disabled).
DoEvents Method (CoAP Component)
Processes events from the internal message queue.
Syntax
void __fastcall DoEvents();
Remarks
When DoEvents is called, the component processes any available events. If no events are available, it waits for a preset period of time, and then returns.
Get Method (CoAP Component)
Sends a GET request to the server.
Syntax
String __fastcall Get(String URI);
Remarks
This method sends the server a GET request for the resource identified by URI. If the RequestETag property is non-empty, its value will be used to include an Etag option in the request. Any additional options present in the RequestOption* properties will be included as well.
The format of the URI parameter is coap://hostname:port/resource. The port is optional, and if not specified will default to 5683. For instance coap://myserver/test and coap://myserver:5683/test are equivalent.
If the UseConfirmableMessages property is enabled when this method is called, the component will automatically retransmit the request message (if necessary) until it receives confirmation from the server that it was received. Note that the retransmission period is not infinite; eventually the component will assume that the message is undeliverable and time out the request.
If the Timeout property is greater than 0, this method will block until either a response is received, the specified timeout interval elapses, or (if UseConfirmableMessages is enabled) the retransmission period elapses; whichever occurs first. It will then return empty string.
If the Timeout property is 0, a record of the request will be added to the PendingRequest* properties, and this method will finish immediately, returning an Id for the request. Passing this Id to the CancelRequest method will cancel the request (assuming it is still pending at that time).
Once a response is received, or the request times out, the component will do the following:
- Populate the Response* properties (unless the request timed out).
- Remove the request record from the PendingRequest* properties, if necessary.
- Fire the RequestComplete event.
Note: This method can only be called when the component is operating in client mode (i.e., when the Listening property is disabled).
Post Method (CoAP Component)
Sends a POST request to the server.
Syntax
String __fastcall Post(String URI);
Remarks
This method sends the server a POST request for the resource identified by URI. The RequestData property specifies the data that will be sent in the request. If the RequestContentFormat and/or RequestETag properties are non-empty, their values will be used to include Content-Format and Etag options in the request (respectively). Any additional options present in the RequestOption* properties will be included as well.
The format of the URI parameter is coap://hostname:port/resource. The port is optional, and if not specified will default to 5683. For instance coap://myserver/test and coap://myserver:5683/test are equivalent.
If the UseConfirmableMessages property is enabled when this method is called, the component will automatically retransmit the request message (if necessary) until it receives confirmation from the server that it was received. Note that the retransmission period is not infinite; eventually the component will assume that the message is undeliverable and time out the request.
If the Timeout property is greater than 0, this method will block until either a response is received, the specified timeout interval elapses, or (if UseConfirmableMessages is enabled) the retransmission period elapses; whichever occurs first. It will then return empty string.
If the Timeout property is 0, a record of the request will be added to the PendingRequest* properties, and this method will finish immediately, returning an Id for the request. Passing this Id to the CancelRequest method will cancel the request (assuming it is still pending at that time).
Once a response is received, or the request times out, the component will do the following:
- Populate the Response* properties (unless the request timed out).
- Remove the request record from the PendingRequest* properties, if necessary.
- Fire the RequestComplete event.
Note: This method can only be called when the component is operating in client mode (i.e., when the Listening property is disabled).
Put Method (CoAP Component)
Sends a PUT request to the server.
Syntax
String __fastcall Put(String URI);
Remarks
This method sends the server a PUT request for the resource identified by URI. The RequestData property specifies the data that will be sent in the request. If the RequestContentFormat and/or RequestETag properties are non-empty, their values will be used to include Content-Format and Etag options in the request (respectively). Any additional options present in the RequestOption* properties will be included as well.
The format of the URI parameter is coap://hostname:port/resource. The port is optional, and if not specified will default to 5683. For instance coap://myserver/test and coap://myserver:5683/test are equivalent.
If the UseConfirmableMessages property is enabled when this method is called, the component will automatically retransmit the request message (if necessary) until it receives confirmation from the server that it was received. Note that the retransmission period is not infinite; eventually the component will assume that the message is undeliverable and time out the request.
If the Timeout property is greater than 0, this method will block until either a response is received, the specified timeout interval elapses, or (if UseConfirmableMessages is enabled) the retransmission period elapses; whichever occurs first. It will then return empty string.
If the Timeout property is 0, a record of the request will be added to the PendingRequest* properties, and this method will finish immediately, returning an Id for the request. Passing this Id to the CancelRequest method will cancel the request (assuming it is still pending at that time).
Once a response is received, or the request times out, the component will do the following:
- Populate the Response* properties (unless the request timed out).
- Remove the request record from the PendingRequest* properties, if necessary.
- Fire the RequestComplete event.
Note: This method can only be called when the component is operating in client mode (i.e., when the Listening property is disabled).
Reset Method (CoAP Component)
Reset the component.
Syntax
void __fastcall Reset();
Remarks
This method will reset the component's properties to their default values.
SendCustomRequest Method (CoAP Component)
Sends a custom request to the server.
Syntax
String __fastcall SendCustomRequest(String URI, int Method);
Remarks
This method sends the server a custom request for the resource identified by URI. The Method parameter specifies the request's method code. The following table provides a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the more common method codes; refer to the IANA's CoAP Method Codes registry for a full list.
Method Code | Name |
1 | GET |
2 | POST |
3 | PUT |
4 | DELETE |
5 | FETCH |
6 | PATCH |
The RequestData property specifies the data that will be sent in the request. If the RequestContentFormat and/or RequestETag properties are non-empty, their values will be used to include Content-Format and Etag options in the request (respectively). Any additional options present in the RequestOption* properties will be included as well.
The format of the URI parameter is coap://hostname:port/resource. The port is optional, and if not specified will default to 5683. For instance coap://myserver/test and coap://myserver:5683/test are equivalent.
If the UseConfirmableMessages property is enabled when this method is called, the component will automatically retransmit the request message (if necessary) until it receives confirmation from the server that it was received. Note that the retransmission period is not infinite; eventually the component will assume that the message is undeliverable and time out the request.
If the Timeout property is greater than 0, this method will block until either a response is received, the specified timeout interval elapses, or (if UseConfirmableMessages is enabled) the retransmission period elapses; whichever occurs first. It will then return empty string.
If the Timeout property is 0, a record of the request will be added to the PendingRequest* properties, and this method will finish immediately, returning an Id for the request. Passing this Id to the CancelRequest method will cancel the request (assuming it is still pending at that time).
Once a response is received, or the request times out, the component will do the following:
- Populate the Response* properties (unless the request timed out).
- Remove the request record from the PendingRequest* properties, if necessary.
- Fire the RequestComplete event.
Note: This method can only be called when the component is operating in client mode (i.e., when the Listening property is disabled).
SendNotification Method (CoAP Component)
Sends a notification to all clients observing a given resource.
Syntax
void __fastcall SendNotification(String URI);
Remarks
This method sends a notification to all clients observing the resource identified by URI, notifying them of its latest state. Clients should be notified whenever a resource's content changes (or periodically, if it changes very often) by sending a 2.xx response code; typically 2.03 "Valid" or 2.05 "Content". Clients should also be notified if a resource can no longer be observed (e.g., when it is deleted) by sending a notification with a non-2.xx response code (e.g., 4.04 "Not Found"). The component will automatically unregister all observers when a non-2.xx notification is sent.
The ResponseData property specifies the data that will be sent in the response, and the ResponseCode property specifies the response code. If the ResponseContentFormat and/or ResponseETag properties are non-empty, their values will be used to include Content-Format and Etag options in the response (respectively). Any additional options present in the ResponseOption* properties will be included as well.
If the UseConfirmableMessages property is enabled when this method is called, the component will automatically retransmit the response message (if necessary) until it receives confirmation from the client that it was received. Note that the retransmission period is not infinite; eventually the component will assume that the message is undeliverable and time out the response.
Note: This method can only be called when the component is operating in server mode (i.e., when the Listening property is enabled).
SendResponse Method (CoAP Component)
Sends a response for a given pending request to the corresponding client.
Syntax
void __fastcall SendResponse(String RequestId);
Remarks
This method sends a response for the request in the PendingRequest* properties identified by RequestId. The ResponseData property specifies the data that will be sent in the response, and the ResponseCode property specifies the response code. If the ResponseContentFormat and/or ResponseETag properties are non-empty, their values will be used to include Content-Format and Etag options in the response (respectively). Any additional options present in the ResponseOption* properties will be included as well.
If the UseConfirmableMessages property is enabled when this method is called, the component will automatically retransmit the response message (if necessary) until it receives confirmation from the client that it was received. Note that the retransmission period is not infinite; eventually the component will assume that the message is undeliverable and time out the response. The ResponseComplete event will fire once the message receipt is confirmed (or once the retransmission period elapses).
If the UseConfirmableMessages property is disabled, the ResponseComplete event will fire immediately instead, since there is no way to know whether the client received the response.
Note: This method can only be called when the component is operating in server mode (i.e., when the Listening property is enabled).
StartListening Method (CoAP Component)
This method starts listening for incoming connections.
Syntax
void __fastcall StartListening();
Remarks
This method begins listening for incoming connections on the port specified by LocalPort. Once listening, events will fire as new clients connect and data are transferred.
To stop listening for new connections, call StopListening. To stop listening for new connections and to disconnect all existing clients, call Shutdown.
StartObserving Method (CoAP Component)
Registers the component as an observer for a given resource.
Syntax
String __fastcall StartObserving(String URI);
Remarks
This method registers the component as an observer for the resource identified by URI. If the server accepts the registration, then it will periodically notify the component about any changes to the specified resource. These "change notifications" are exposed via the Notification event.
This method operates in the exact same manner as the Get method, with the exception of the two things listed below. Refer to the Get method's documentation for more information.
- When constructing the request, the component automatically includes an Observe option. The presence of this option is what indicates to the server that the component wishes to register itself as an observer for the specified resource.
- When the server receives the request, its response causes the Notification event to fire instead of the RequestComplete event. (Unless it decides to reject the registration, in which case it will handle the request just like a normal GET request, and the RequestComplete event will fire when its response is received, just like it would if Get had been called.)
Once the component has successfully registered itself as an observer, the server will continue to deliver change notifications for the specified resource until the component unregisters, or the resource can no longer be observed (e.g., if it is deleted). To unregister, either call the StopObserving method with the same URI value, or set the Notification event's StopObserving parameter to True.
Note: This method can only be called when the component is operating in client mode (i.e., when the Listening property is disabled).
StopListening Method (CoAP Component)
This method stops listening for new connections.
Syntax
void __fastcall StopListening();
Remarks
This method stops listening for new connections. After being called, any new connection attempts will be rejected. Calling this method does not disconnect existing connections.
To stop listening and to disconnect all existing clients, call Shutdown instead.
StopObserving Method (CoAP Component)
Unregisters the component as an observer for a given resource.
Syntax
void __fastcall StopObserving(String URI);
Remarks
This method unregisters the component as an observer for the resource identified by URI. This method operates in the exact same manner as the Get method, with the exception of the two things below; refer to the Get method's documentation for more information:
- When constructing the request, the component automatically includes an Observe option with a value of 1. The presence of this option indicates to the server that the component wishes to unregister from further change notifications.
- This method, unlike Get, does not return a request Id.
Note: This method can only be called when the component is operating in client mode (i.e., when the Listening property is disabled).
Error Event (CoAP Component)
Information about errors during data delivery.
Syntax
typedef struct { int ErrorCode; String Description; } TiotCoAPErrorEventParams; typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TiotCoAPErrorEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TiotCoAPErrorEventParams *e); __property TiotCoAPErrorEvent OnError = { read=FOnError, write=FOnError };
Remarks
The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the component raises an exception.
The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.
Log Event (CoAP Component)
Fires once for each log message.
Syntax
typedef struct { int LogLevel; String Message; } TiotCoAPLogEventParams; typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TiotCoAPLogEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TiotCoAPLogEventParams *e); __property TiotCoAPLogEvent OnLog = { read=FOnLog, write=FOnLog };
Remarks
This event fires once for each log message generated by the component. The verbosity is controlled by the LogLevel setting.
LogLevel indicates the level of the Message. Possible values are:
0 (None) | No events are logged. |
1 (Info - default) | Informational events are logged. |
2 (Verbose) | Detailed data is logged. |
3 (Debug) | Debug data is logged. |
Notification Event (CoAP Component)
Fires when a notification is received from the server.
Syntax
typedef struct { String URI; bool IsLatest; bool StopObserving; } TiotCoAPNotificationEventParams; typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TiotCoAPNotificationEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TiotCoAPNotificationEventParams *e); __property TiotCoAPNotificationEvent OnNotification = { read=FOnNotification, write=FOnNotification };
Remarks
This event fires when the component receives a notification from that server that some observed resource has changed. Query the ResponseCode, ResponseData, ResponseContentFormat, ResponseETag, and ResponseOption* properties to obtain the new resource information.
Note that, in some cases, the server may no longer be able to deliver notifications for a resource (e.g., if it is deleted). In such cases, the ResponseCode property will be populated with a non-2.xx code (e.g., 4.04 "Not Found") to indicate why the resource can no longer be observed. No further notifications will be delivered for the resource after such a notification arrives.
The URI parameter identifies the resource that has changed.
The IsLatest parameter reflects whether this notification actually has the most recent resource information available, since it is possible for notifications to arrive out of order under certain circumstances.
The StopObserving parameter specifies whether the component should stop observing the resource identified by URI. This parameter is False by default, set it to True to have the component unregister itself from further notifications. (Note: in the event of a non-2.xx notification, this parameter will be True by default instead, and changing it to False will have no effect.)
Note: This event is only used when the component is operating in client mode (i.e., when the Listening property is disabled).
Register Event (CoAP Component)
Fires when a client wishes to register for notifications.
Syntax
typedef struct { String RemoteHost; int RemotePort; String URI; String URIHost; int URIPort; String URIPath; String URIQuery; String Token; DynamicArray<Byte> TokenB; bool Accept; } TiotCoAPRegisterEventParams; typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TiotCoAPRegisterEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TiotCoAPRegisterEventParams *e); __property TiotCoAPRegisterEvent OnRegister = { read=FOnRegister, write=FOnRegister };
Remarks
This event fires anytime a client wishes to register itself as an observer for the resource identified by URI. Refer to the StartObserving and SendNotification methods, as well as the Notification event, for more information about observing resources and resource change notifications.
Any options included in the request can be obtained by querying the RequestOption* properties.
To correctly handle this event, populate the ResponseCode, ResponseData, ResponseContentFormat, ResponseETag, and ResponseOption* properties as desired before this event finishes. (This must be done regardless of the Accept parameter's final value; see below for more information on why).
The RemoteHost parameter reflects the client's IP address or hostname.
The RemotePort parameter reflects the client's port.
The URI parameter reflects the exact resource URI that the client wishes to observe (the CoAP specification states that the full URI must be used to track observers). This value must be passed exactly as-is to the SendNotification method to notify observers of changes to the resource.
The URIHost, URIPort, URIPath, and URIQuery parameters are provided for additional convenience
The Token parameter reflects the token included in the registration request.
The Accept parameter specifies whether the component should accept the registration. By default, it is False, and the request will be treated like a normal GET request. Setting it to True will cause the component to add the client to its internal list of registered observers for the specified URI.
Note: This event is only used when the component is operating in server mode (i.e., when the Listening property is enabled).
Request Event (CoAP Component)
Fires when a request is received from a client.
Syntax
typedef struct { String RemoteHost; int RemotePort; int Method; String URIHost; int URIPort; String URIPath; String URIQuery; String Token; DynamicArray<Byte> TokenB; String RequestId; bool SendResponse; } TiotCoAPRequestEventParams; typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TiotCoAPRequestEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TiotCoAPRequestEventParams *e); __property TiotCoAPRequestEvent OnRequest = { read=FOnRequest, write=FOnRequest };
Remarks
This event fires anytime a request is received from a client. Information about the request is exposed both via this event's parameters and the following properties: RequestData, RequestContentFormat, RequestETag, and RequestOption*.
A response can either be sent back to the client immediately when the event finishes, or later using the SendResponse method. Refer to the RequestId and SendResponse parameters' documentation, below, for more information. If a response is to be sent back immediately, populate the ResponseCode, ResponseData, ResponseContentFormat, ResponseETag, and ResponseOption* properties as desired before this event finishes.
The RemoteHost parameter reflects the client's IP address or hostname.
The RemotePort parameter reflects the client's port.
The Method parameter reflects the request method code. The following table provides a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the more common method codes; refer to the IANA's CoAP Method Codes registry for a full list.
Method Code | Name |
1 | GET |
2 | POST |
3 | PUT |
4 | DELETE |
5 | FETCH |
6 | PATCH |
The URIHost, URIPort, URIPath, and URIQuery parameters, when taken together, identify the resource that the client is making a request against. This event exposes the URI in pieces for convenience.
The Token parameter reflects the token included in the request.
The RequestId parameter reflects the component-generated Id for the request. If the final value of the SendResponse parameter is False, this Id can be passed to the SendResponse method later to send a response. (Alternatively, it can be passed to the CancelRequest later to ignore the request.)
The SendResponse parameter specifies whether the component should send a response back to the client immediately; it is True by default. Set it to False to send the response later instead.
Note: This event is only used when the component is operating in server mode (i.e., when the Listening property is enabled).
RequestComplete Event (CoAP Component)
Fires when a request completes.
Syntax
typedef struct { int Method; String URI; String RequestId; int ErrorCode; String ErrorDescription; } TiotCoAPRequestCompleteEventParams; typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TiotCoAPRequestCompleteEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TiotCoAPRequestCompleteEventParams *e); __property TiotCoAPRequestCompleteEvent OnRequestComplete = { read=FOnRequestComplete, write=FOnRequestComplete };
Remarks
This event fires when a request completes. Usually, a request is considered complete when a response has been received. However, requests can also be considered "complete" if either of the following occurs:
- If the UseConfirmableMessages property is enabled, and the component did not receive confirmation that the request was received before the retransmission period elapsed.
- If Timeout property is greater than 0, and the component did not receive a response before the timeout period elapsed.
Assuming a response was received (i.e., the ErrorCode parameter is either 0 or 709; see below), then the response code, payload, and options can be obtained by querying the ResponseCode, ResponseData, ResponseContentFormat, ResponseETag, and ResponseOption* properties.
The Method parameter reflects the request method code. The following table provides a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the more common method codes; refer to the IANA's CoAP Method Codes registry for a full list.
Method Code | Name |
1 | GET |
2 | POST |
3 | PUT |
4 | DELETE |
5 | FETCH |
6 | PATCH |
The URI parameter reflects the requested resource's URI.
The ErrorCode parameter indicates whether the request encountered an error. If no error was encountered, it will be 0; if the server returned a non-2.xx response code, it will be 709; if some other error occurred (e.g., the request timed out), it will be another non-zero value.
The ErrorDescription parameter provides a description of the error that occurred (or, if ErrorCode is 709, a string version of the response code returned by the server). It will be empty if no error was encountered.
Note: This event is only used when the component is operating in client mode (i.e., when the Listening property is disabled).
ResponseComplete Event (CoAP Component)
Fires when a response has been sent to a client.
Syntax
typedef struct { String RequestId; int ErrorCode; String ErrorDescription; } TiotCoAPResponseCompleteEventParams; typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TiotCoAPResponseCompleteEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TiotCoAPResponseCompleteEventParams *e); __property TiotCoAPResponseCompleteEvent OnResponseComplete = { read=FOnResponseComplete, write=FOnResponseComplete };
Remarks
This event fires anytime a response has been sent to a client. If the UseConfirmableMessages property is enabled, then the response is considered complete once the client has confirmed that it received the response (or once the retransmission period elapses). If the UseConfirmableMessages property is disabled, the response is considered complete immediately (since there is no way to know if the client received it).
The RequestId parameter reflects the component-generated Id of the request for which the response was sent.
The ErrorCode parameter indicates whether the response encountered an error (e.g., transmission timed out). If no error was encountered, it will be 0.
The ErrorDescription parameter provides a description of the error that occurred. It will be empty if no error was encountered.
Note: This event is only used when the component is operating in server mode (i.e., when the Listening property is enabled).
Unregistered Event (CoAP Component)
Fires when a client has unregistered from notifications.
Syntax
typedef struct { String RemoteHost; int RemotePort; String URI; String URIHost; int URIPort; String URIPath; String URIQuery; } TiotCoAPUnregisteredEventParams; typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TiotCoAPUnregisteredEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TiotCoAPUnregisteredEventParams *e); __property TiotCoAPUnregisteredEvent OnUnregistered = { read=FOnUnregistered, write=FOnUnregistered };
Remarks
This event fires anytime a client has unregistered itself from further notifications for the resource identified by URI. Refer to the StartObserving and SendNotification methods, as well as the Notification and Register events, for more information about observing resources and resource change notifications.
The RemoteHost parameter reflects the client's IP address or hostname.
The RemotePort parameter reflects the client's port.
The URI parameter identifies the resource that the client has stopped observing.
The URIHost, URIPort, URIPath, and URIQuery parameters are provided for additional convenience
Note: This event is only used when the component is operating in server mode (i.e., when the Listening property is enabled).
Config Settings (CoAP Component)
The component accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.UDP Config Settings
The default value for this setting is False.
Note: This setting is only available in Windows.
The default value is false.
Note: This setting is only available in Windows.
In multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the component initiate connections (or accept in the case of server components) only through that interface.
If the component is connected, the LocalHost setting shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).
Setting this to 0 (default) enables the system to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by LocalPort after the connection is established.
LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this when a connection is active will generate an error.
This; setting is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port in the client side. An example is the remote shell (rsh) service in UNIX systems.
Note: This setting uses the qWAVE API is only available on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and later.
Note: This setting uses the qWAVE API which is only available on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 or above.
Note: QOSTrafficType must be set before setting Active to true.
The default value for this setting is False.
The default value for this setting is False.
Socket Config Settings
Note: This option is not valid for UDP ports.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the component is activated the InBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the component is activated the OutBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Base Config Settings
The following is a list of valid code page identifiers:
Identifier | Name |
037 | IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada |
437 | OEM - United States |
500 | IBM EBCDIC - International |
708 | Arabic - ASMO 708 |
709 | Arabic - ASMO 449+, BCON V4 |
710 | Arabic - Transparent Arabic |
720 | Arabic - Transparent ASMO |
737 | OEM - Greek (formerly 437G) |
775 | OEM - Baltic |
850 | OEM - Multilingual Latin I |
852 | OEM - Latin II |
855 | OEM - Cyrillic (primarily Russian) |
857 | OEM - Turkish |
858 | OEM - Multilingual Latin I + Euro symbol |
860 | OEM - Portuguese |
861 | OEM - Icelandic |
862 | OEM - Hebrew |
863 | OEM - Canadian-French |
864 | OEM - Arabic |
865 | OEM - Nordic |
866 | OEM - Russian |
869 | OEM - Modern Greek |
870 | IBM EBCDIC - Multilingual/ROECE (Latin-2) |
874 | ANSI/OEM - Thai (same as 28605, ISO 8859-15) |
875 | IBM EBCDIC - Modern Greek |
932 | ANSI/OEM - Japanese, Shift-JIS |
936 | ANSI/OEM - Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore) |
949 | ANSI/OEM - Korean (Unified Hangul Code) |
950 | ANSI/OEM - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan; Hong Kong SAR, PRC) |
1026 | IBM EBCDIC - Turkish (Latin-5) |
1047 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin 1/Open System |
1140 | IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada (037 + Euro symbol) |
1141 | IBM EBCDIC - Germany (20273 + Euro symbol) |
1142 | IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway (20277 + Euro symbol) |
1143 | IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden (20278 + Euro symbol) |
1144 | IBM EBCDIC - Italy (20280 + Euro symbol) |
1145 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain (20284 + Euro symbol) |
1146 | IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom (20285 + Euro symbol) |
1147 | IBM EBCDIC - France (20297 + Euro symbol) |
1148 | IBM EBCDIC - International (500 + Euro symbol) |
1149 | IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic (20871 + Euro symbol) |
1200 | Unicode UCS-2 Little-Endian (BMP of ISO 10646) |
1201 | Unicode UCS-2 Big-Endian |
1250 | ANSI - Central European |
1251 | ANSI - Cyrillic |
1252 | ANSI - Latin I |
1253 | ANSI - Greek |
1254 | ANSI - Turkish |
1255 | ANSI - Hebrew |
1256 | ANSI - Arabic |
1257 | ANSI - Baltic |
1258 | ANSI/OEM - Vietnamese |
1361 | Korean (Johab) |
10000 | MAC - Roman |
10001 | MAC - Japanese |
10002 | MAC - Traditional Chinese (Big5) |
10003 | MAC - Korean |
10004 | MAC - Arabic |
10005 | MAC - Hebrew |
10006 | MAC - Greek I |
10007 | MAC - Cyrillic |
10008 | MAC - Simplified Chinese (GB 2312) |
10010 | MAC - Romania |
10017 | MAC - Ukraine |
10021 | MAC - Thai |
10029 | MAC - Latin II |
10079 | MAC - Icelandic |
10081 | MAC - Turkish |
10082 | MAC - Croatia |
12000 | Unicode UCS-4 Little-Endian |
12001 | Unicode UCS-4 Big-Endian |
20000 | CNS - Taiwan |
20001 | TCA - Taiwan |
20002 | Eten - Taiwan |
20003 | IBM5550 - Taiwan |
20004 | TeleText - Taiwan |
20005 | Wang - Taiwan |
20105 | IA5 IRV International Alphabet No. 5 (7-bit) |
20106 | IA5 German (7-bit) |
20107 | IA5 Swedish (7-bit) |
20108 | IA5 Norwegian (7-bit) |
20127 | US-ASCII (7-bit) |
20261 | T.61 |
20269 | ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent |
20273 | IBM EBCDIC - Germany |
20277 | IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway |
20278 | IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden |
20280 | IBM EBCDIC - Italy |
20284 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain |
20285 | IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom |
20290 | IBM EBCDIC - Japanese Katakana Extended |
20297 | IBM EBCDIC - France |
20420 | IBM EBCDIC - Arabic |
20423 | IBM EBCDIC - Greek |
20424 | IBM EBCDIC - Hebrew |
20833 | IBM EBCDIC - Korean Extended |
20838 | IBM EBCDIC - Thai |
20866 | Russian - KOI8-R |
20871 | IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic |
20880 | IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Russian) |
20905 | IBM EBCDIC - Turkish |
20924 | IBM EBCDIC - Latin-1/Open System (1047 + Euro symbol) |
20932 | JIS X 0208-1990 & 0121-1990 |
20936 | Simplified Chinese (GB2312) |
21025 | IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Serbian, Bulgarian) |
21027 | Extended Alpha Lowercase |
21866 | Ukrainian (KOI8-U) |
28591 | ISO 8859-1 Latin I |
28592 | ISO 8859-2 Central Europe |
28593 | ISO 8859-3 Latin 3 |
28594 | ISO 8859-4 Baltic |
28595 | ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic |
28596 | ISO 8859-6 Arabic |
28597 | ISO 8859-7 Greek |
28598 | ISO 8859-8 Hebrew |
28599 | ISO 8859-9 Latin 5 |
28605 | ISO 8859-15 Latin 9 |
29001 | Europa 3 |
38598 | ISO 8859-8 Hebrew |
50220 | ISO 2022 Japanese with no halfwidth Katakana |
50221 | ISO 2022 Japanese with halfwidth Katakana |
50222 | ISO 2022 Japanese JIS X 0201-1989 |
50225 | ISO 2022 Korean |
50227 | ISO 2022 Simplified Chinese |
50229 | ISO 2022 Traditional Chinese |
50930 | Japanese (Katakana) Extended |
50931 | US/Canada and Japanese |
50933 | Korean Extended and Korean |
50935 | Simplified Chinese Extended and Simplified Chinese |
50936 | Simplified Chinese |
50937 | US/Canada and Traditional Chinese |
50939 | Japanese (Latin) Extended and Japanese |
51932 | EUC - Japanese |
51936 | EUC - Simplified Chinese |
51949 | EUC - Korean |
51950 | EUC - Traditional Chinese |
52936 | HZ-GB2312 Simplified Chinese |
54936 | Windows XP: GB18030 Simplified Chinese (4 Byte) |
57002 | ISCII Devanagari |
57003 | ISCII Bengali |
57004 | ISCII Tamil |
57005 | ISCII Telugu |
57006 | ISCII Assamese |
57007 | ISCII Oriya |
57008 | ISCII Kannada |
57009 | ISCII Malayalam |
57010 | ISCII Gujarati |
57011 | ISCII Punjabi |
65000 | Unicode UTF-7 |
65001 | Unicode UTF-8 |
Identifier | Name |
1 | ASCII |
2 | NEXTSTEP |
3 | JapaneseEUC |
4 | UTF8 |
5 | ISOLatin1 |
6 | Symbol |
7 | NonLossyASCII |
8 | ShiftJIS |
9 | ISOLatin2 |
10 | Unicode |
11 | WindowsCP1251 |
12 | WindowsCP1252 |
13 | WindowsCP1253 |
14 | WindowsCP1254 |
15 | WindowsCP1250 |
21 | ISO2022JP |
30 | MacOSRoman |
10 | UTF16String |
0x90000100 | UTF16BigEndian |
0x94000100 | UTF16LittleEndian |
0x8c000100 | UTF32String |
0x98000100 | UTF32BigEndian |
0x9c000100 | UTF32LittleEndian |
65536 | Proprietary |
- Product: The product the license is for.
- Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
- License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
- License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
- Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
This setting only works on these components: AS3Receiver, AS3Sender, Atom, Client(3DS), FTP, FTPServer, IMAP, OFTPClient, SSHClient, SCP, Server(3DS), Sexec, SFTP, SFTPServer, SSHServer, TCPClient, TCPServer.
Setting this configuration setting to true tells the component to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.
This setting is set to false by default on all platforms.
Trappable Errors (CoAP Component)
CoAP Errors
700 Invalid or malformed URI. | |
701 Invalid or malformed option. | |
702 Invalid block. | |
703 Malformed message. | |
704 Message transmission timed out. | |
705 Message rejected by remote host. | |
706 Invalid/unexpected request Id. | |
707 Invalid response code. | |
708 "Reset" message received from remote host. | |
709 Error response received from server. Refer to the error message for more information. | |
710 Observation not supported for the requested URI. | |
711 Request canceled. | |
712 The requested operation cannot be performed in the current mode. |