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The following API calls are available for the MQTT Transmission Module and can be executed within any of the available Ignition scopes.

There are sample API scripts available for each API call.

`APIs`

Anchor publish publish system.cirruslink.transmission.publish(mqttServerName, topic, payload, qos, retained) → void
- Parameters
  - String mqttServerName
    - The name of the server connection to use in the MQTT Transmission Server configuration. This must match an existing server name in the configuration.
  - String topic
    - The MQTT topic to publish on. This must be a valid MQTT topic
  - byte[] payload
    - An array of bytes representing the MQTT payload
  - int qos
    - The MQTT 'Quality of Service' to use. This must be either 0, 1, or 2
  - boolean retained
    - Whether or not to publish this message with the retained flag set
- Return Value
  - None
Anchor createConfig createConfig system.cirruslink.transmission.createConfig(type, props) → void
- Parameters
  - String type
    - The type of configuration to create with valid options:
      - History Stores
      - Cert Files
      - Servers
      - Sets
      - Transmitters
      - Records
      - Files
  - Map props
    - Dictionary of properties making up the configuration with the following keys and datatypes:
      - History Stores
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        Enabled (bool)
        TransmissionHistoryStoreType (str) "In-MemoryIN_MEMORY" or "Disk-BackedDISK_BACKED"
        EdgeNodeTagCapacity (int)(deprecated 4.0.19)
        DeviceTagCapacity (int)(deprecated 4.0.19)
        HistoryMaxAge (int) (added 4.0.19)
        FlushQuantity (int)
        FlushPeriod (long)
        RollingHistoryBufferEnabled (boo)(added 4.0.17)
        RollingHistoryMaxAge (int) (added 4.0.17)
        RollingHistoryPruneInterval (int)(added 4.0.17)
      - Cert Files
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        FileContents (str)
        Description (str)
      - Servers
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        Url (str)
        ServerSetId (str) (must be included)
        Username (str)
        Password (str)
        CaCertFileId (long)
        ClientCertFileId (long)
        ClientPrivateKeyFileId (long)
        ClientKeyPassword (str)
        HostnameVerification (bool)
        TlsAlpnExtensions (str)
        ClientId (str)
        KeepAlive (int)
        RandomStartupDelay (str)
        ReconnectDelay (long)
        AutoReconnectRpcClient (bool)
        DataFormatTypeWrapper (str) "Sparkplug_B_v1_0_Protobuf" or "Sparkplug_B_v1_0_JSON"
        AutoReconnectRpcClient (bool)
        RpcClientKeyPassword (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcClientEnabled (bool) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcClientPrivateKeyFileId (long) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcTlsAlpnExtensions (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcHostnameVerification (bool) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcUsername (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcClientId (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcClientCertFileId (long) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcPassword (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcCaCertFileId (long) (added 4.0.18)
      - Sets
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        Description (str)
        PrimaryHostId (str)
      - Transmitters
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        Enabled (bool)
        TagProvider (str)
        TagPath (str)
        TagPacingPeriod (long)
        ServerSetId (long) (must be included)
        DiscoveryDelay (long)
        AliasedTags (bool)
        CompressionTypeWrapper (long) "NONE" "DEFLATE" or "GZIP"
        BlockCommands (bool)
        ConvertUdts (bool)
        PublishUdtDefinitions (bool)
        OptimizeUdts (bool)
        CacheBirthsEnabled (bool)
        HistoryStoreId (long)
        EnableStoreForwardByDefault (bool)
        InOrderHistory (bool)
        GroupId (str)
        EdgeNodeId (str)
        DeviceId (str)
        FilteredProperties (str)
        RebirthDebounceDelay (long)
      - Records
        Id (long)
        TagProvider (str)
        TagFolderPath (str)
        RecordType (long)
        GroupId (str)
        EdgeNodeId (str)
        DeviceId (str)
        OverridePublishTag (bool)
        PublishTagPath (str)
        EnableSignature (bool)(added 4.0.20)
        SignaturePassword (str)(added 4.0.20)
        HashingAlgorithm (str)(added 4.0.20)"SHA_1","SHA_224","SHA_256","SHA_384" or "SHA_512"
      - Files
        Id (long)
        TagProvider (str)
        TagFolderPath (str)
        EnableAutoPublishing (bool)
        FileScanRate (int)
        GroupId (str)
        EdgeNodeId (str)
        DeviceId (str)
        MessageSize (int)
        MessagePacingPeriod (int)
        MessageAckTimeout (int)
- Return Value
  - A map representing the newly created configuration after it has been written to the database. (added 4.0.16)
Anchor readConfig readConfig system.cirruslink.transmission.readConfig(type) → List
- Parameters
  - String type
    - The type of configuration to read with valid options:
      - History Stores
      - General
      - Cert Files
      - Servers
      - Sets
      - Transmitters
      - Records
      - Files
- Return Value
  - A List of Dictionaries of properties making up the configurations with the following keys and datatypes:
    - History Stores
      - Id (long)
      - Name (str)
      - Enabled (bool)
      - TransmissionHistoryStoreType (str) "In-Memory" or "Disk-Backed"
      - EdgeNodeTagCapacity (int)(deprecated 4.0.19)
      - DeviceTagCapacity (int)(deprecated 4.0.19)
      - HistoryMaxAge (int)(added 4.0.19)
      - FlushQuantity (int)
      - FlushPeriod (long)
      - RollingHistoryBufferEnabled (bool)(added 4.0.17)
      - RollingHistoryMaxAge (int)(added 4.0.17)
      - RollingHistoryPruneInterval (int)(added 4.0.17)
    - General
      - Id (long)
      - Enabled (bool)
      - AuditProfileRecordId (long)(added 4.0.16)
    - Cert Files
      - Id (long)
      - Name (str)
      - FileContents (str)
      - Description (str)
    - Servers
      - Id (long)
      - Name (str)
      - Url (str)
      - ServerSetId (str)
      - Username (str)
      - Password (str)
      - CaCertFileId (long)
      - ClientCertFileId (long)
      - ClientPrivateKeyFileId (long)
      - ClientKeyPassword (str)
      - HostnameVerification (bool)
      - ClientId (str)
      - KeepAlive (int)
      - RandomStartupDelay (str)
      - ReconnectDelay (long)
      - AutoReconnectRpcClient (bool)
      - DataFormatTypeWrapper (str) "Sparkplug_B_v1_0_Protobuf" or "Sparkplug_B_v1_0_JSON"
      - AutoReconnectRpcClient (bool)
      - RpcClientKeyPassword (str) (added 4.0.18)
      - RpcClientEnabled (bool) (added 4.0.18)
      - RpcClientPrivateKeyFileId (long) (added 4.0.18)
      - RpcTlsAlpnExtensions (str) (added 4.0.18)
      - RpcHostnameVerification (bool) (added 4.0.18)
      - RpcUsername (str) (added 4.0.18)
      - RpcClientId (str) (added 4.0.18)
      - RpcClientCertFileId (long) (added 4.0.18)
      - RpcPassword (str) (added 4.0.18)
      - RpcCaCertFileId (long) (added 4.0.18)
    - Sets
      - Id (long)
      - Name (str)
      - Description (str)
      - PrimaryHostId (str)
    - Transmitters
      - Id (long)
      - Name (str)
      - Enabled (bool)
      - TagProvider (str)
      - TagPath (str)
      - TagPacingPeriod (long)
      - ServerSetId (long)
      - DiscoveryDelay (long)
      - AliasedTags (bool)
      - CompressionTypeWrapper (long) "NONE" "DEFLATE" or "GZIP"
      - BlockCommands (bool)
      - ConvertUdts (bool)
      - PublishUdtDefinitions (bool)
      - OptimizeUdts (bool)
      - CacheBirthsEnabled (bool)
      - HistoryStoreId (long)
      - EnableStoreForwardByDefault (bool)
      - InOrderHistory (bool)
      - GroupId (str)
      - EdgeNodeId (str)
      - DeviceId (str)
      - FilteredProperties (str)
      - RebirthDebounceDelay (long)
    - Records
      - Id (long)
      - TagProvider (str)
      - TagFolderPath (str)
      - RecordType (long)
      - GroupId (str)
      - EdgeNodeId (str)
      - DeviceId (str)
      - OverridePublishTag (bool)
      - PublishTagPath (str)
      - EnableSignature (bool)(added 4.0.20)
      - SignaturePassword (str)(added 4.0.20)
      - HashingAlgorithm (str)(added 4.0.20)"SHA_1",SHA_224","SHA_256","SHA_384" or "SHA_512"
    - Files
      - Id (long)
      - TagProvider (str)
      - TagFolderPath (str)
      - EnableAutoPublishing (bool)
      - FileScanRate (int)
      - GroupId (str)
      - EdgeNodeId (str)
      - DeviceId (str)
      - MessageSize (int)
      - MessagePacingPeriod (int)
      - MessageAckTimeout (int)
Anchor updateConfig updateConfig system.cirruslink.transmission.updateConfig(type, id, collisionPolicy, props) → void
- Parameters
  - String type
    - The type of configuration to update with valid options:
      - History Stores
      - General
      - Cert Files
      - Servers
      - Sets
      - Transmitters
      - Records
      - Files
  - Long id
    - The ID of the record to update
  - String collisionPolicy
    - Either "MergeOverwrite" or "Overwrite"
      - "MergeOverwrite" will replace the existing properties in the record ID with only those included in the call
      - "Overwrite" will replace all properties in the record ID with those in the call
  - Map props
    - Dictionary of properties making up the configuration with the following keys and datatypes:
      - History Stores
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        Enabled (bool)
        TransmissionHistoryStoreType (str) "InIN-MemoryMEMORY" or "Disk-BackedDISK_BACKED"
        EdgeNodeTagCapacity (int)(deprecated 4.0.19)
        DeviceTagCapacity (int)(deprecated 4.0.19)
        HistoryMaxAge (int)(added 4.0.19)
        FlushQuantity (int)
        FlushPeriod (long)
        RollingHistoryBufferEnabled (bool)(added 4.0.17)
        RollingHistoryMaxAge (int)(added 4.0.17)
        RollingHistoryPruneInterval (int)(added 4.0.17)
      - General
        Id (long)
        Enabled (bool)
        AuditProfileRecordId (long)(added 4.0.16)
      - Cert Files
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        FileContents (str)
        Description (str)
      - Servers
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        Url (str)
        ServerSetId (str)
        Username (str)
        Password (str)
        CaCertFileId (long)
        ClientCertFileId (long)
        ClientPrivateKeyFileId (long)
        ClientKeyPassword (str)
        HostnameVerification (bool)
        ClientId (str)
        KeepAlive (int)
        RandomStartupDelay (str)
        ReconnectDelay (long)
        AutoReconnectRpcClient (bool)
        DataFormatTypeWrapper (str) "Sparkplug_B_v1_0_Protobuf" or "Sparkplug_B_v1_0_JSON"
        AutoReconnectRpcClient (bool)
        RpcClientKeyPassword (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcClientEnabled (bool) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcClientPrivateKeyFileId (long) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcTlsAlpnExtensions (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcHostnameVerification (bool) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcUsername (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcClientId (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcClientCertFileId (long) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcPassword (str) (added 4.0.18)
        RpcCaCertFileId (long) (added 4.0.18)
      - Sets
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        Description (str)
        PrimaryHostId (str)
      - Transmitters
        Id (long)
        Name (str)
        Enabled (bool)
        TagProvider (str)
        TagPath (str)
        TagPacingPeriod (long)
        ServerSetId (long)
        DiscoveryDelay (long)
        AliasedTags (bool)
        CompressionTypeWrapper (long) "NONE" "DEFLATE" or "GZIP"
        BlockCommands (bool)
        ConvertUdts (bool)
        PublishUdtDefinitions (bool)
        OptimizeUdts (bool)
        CacheBirthsEnabled (bool)
        HistoryStoreId (long)
        EnableStoreForwardByDefault (bool)
        InOrderHistory (bool)
        GroupId (str)
        EdgeNodeId (str)
        DeviceId (str)
        FilteredProperties (str)
        RebirthDebounceDelay (long)
      - Records
        Id (long)
        TagProvider (str)
        TagFolderPath (str)
        RecordType (long)
        GroupId (str)
        EdgeNodeId (str)
        DeviceId (str)
        OverridePublishTag (bool)
        PublishTagPath (str)
        EnableSignature (bool)(added 4.0.20)
        SignaturePassword (str)(added 4.0.20)
        HashingAlgorithm (str)(added 4.0.20)
      - Files
        Id (long)
        TagProvider (str)
        TagFolderPath (str)
        EnableAutoPublishing (bool)
        FileScanRate (int)
        GroupId (str)
        EdgeNodeId (str)
        DeviceId (str)
        MessageSize (int)
        MessagePacingPeriod (int)
        MessageAckTimeout (int)
- Return Value
  - A map representing the updated configuration after it has been written to the database. (added 4.0.16)
Anchor deleteConfig deleteConfig system.cirruslink.transmission.deleteConfig(type, id) → void
- Parameters
  - String type
    - The type of configuration to delete with valid options:
      - History Stores
      - General
      - Cert Files
      - Servers
      - Sets
      - Transmitters
      - Records
      - Files
  - Long id
    - The ID of the record to delete
- Return Value
  - True if the record is successfully deleted otherwise False is returned (added 4.0.16)

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language	py

# Cirrus Link provides these scripts as examples only, they are not supported or guaranteed to meet any particular functionality. Cirrus Link cannot provide any assistance to modify these scripts to meet a particular need.
# MQTT Transmission Create Transmitter
logger = system.util.logger("com.cirruslink.examples.transmitter.customtransmitters")

# Get the Default Set ID
sets = system.cirruslink.transmission.readConfig("Sets")
for config in sets:
  if config["Name"] == "Default":
    setId = config["Id"]
    logger.debug("New Set ID: " + str(setId))

# Create Transmitter One
transmitterProps = {}
transmitterProps["Name"] = "Custom One"
transmitterProps["Enabled"] = True
transmitterProps["TagProvider"] = "default"
transmitterProps["TagPath"] = ""
transmitterProps["TagPacingPeriod"] = 1000
transmitterProps["ServerSetId"] = setId
transmitterProps["DiscoveryDelay"] = 0
transmitterProps["AliasedTags"] = False
transmitterProps["CompressionTypeWrapper"] = "NONE"
transmitterProps["BlockCommands"] = False
transmitterProps["ConvertUdts"] = True
transmitterProps["PublishUdtDefinitions"] = True
transmitterProps["OptimizeUdts"] = True
transmitterProps["CacheBirthsEnabled"] = False
#transmitterProps["HistoryStore"] = None
transmitterProps["EnableStoreForwardByDefault"] = True
transmitterProps["InOrderHistory"] = False
transmitterProps["GroupId"] = "Test1G"
transmitterProps["EdgeNodeId"] = "Test1E"
transmitterProps["DeviceId"] = None
transmitterProps["FilteredProperties"] = "accessRights;clampMode;deadband;deadbandMode;formatString;historicalDeadband;historicalDeadbandMode;historicalDeadbandStyle;historyEnabled;historyMaxAge;historyMaxAgeUnits;historyProvider;historySampleRate;historySampleRateUnits;historyTagGroup;historyTimeDeadband;historyTimeDeadbandUnits;opcItemPath;opcServer;permissionModel;rawHigh;rawLow;sampleMode;scaleFactor;scaleMode;scaledHigh;scaledLow;tagGroup;valueSource;expression;expressionType;ConfiguredTagPath;eventScripts;readPermissions;writePermissions;eventScripts"
transmitterProps["RebirthDebounceDelay"] = 5000
system.cirruslink.transmission.createConfig("Transmitters", transmitterProps)

# Read Config
savedTransmitters = system.cirruslink.transmission.readConfig("Transmitters")
for config in savedTransmitters:
  if config["Name"] == "Custom One":
    logger.info("Transmitter Config: " + str(config))
    customOneId = config["Id"]

# Update Config using MergeOverwrite
transmitterProps = {}
transmitterProps["GroupId"] = "Test2G"
transmitterProps["EdgeNodeId"] = "Test2E"
system.cirruslink.transmission.updateConfig(“Transmitters”, customOneId, “MergeOverwrite”, transmitterProps)

# Update Config using Overwrite
transmitterProps = {}
transmitterProps["Name"] = "Custom One"
transmitterProps["Enabled"] = True
transmitterProps["TagProvider"] = "default"
transmitterProps["TagPath"] = ""
transmitterProps["TagPacingPeriod"] = 1000
transmitterProps["ServerSetId"] = setId
transmitterProps["DiscoveryDelay"] = 0
transmitterProps["AliasedTags"] = False
transmitterProps["CompressionTypeWrapper"] = "NONE"
transmitterProps["BlockCommands"] = False
transmitterProps["ConvertUdts"] = True
transmitterProps["PublishUdtDefinitions"] = True
transmitterProps["OptimizeUdts"] = True
transmitterProps["CacheBirthsEnabled"] = False
#transmitterProps["HistoryStore"] = None
transmitterProps["EnableStoreForwardByDefault"] = True
transmitterProps["InOrderHistory"] = False
transmitterProps["GroupId"] = "Test2G"
transmitterProps["EdgeNodeId"] = "Test2E"
transmitterProps["DeviceId"] = None
transmitterProps["FilteredProperties"] = "accessRights;clampMode;deadband;deadbandMode;formatString;historicalDeadband;historicalDeadbandMode;historicalDeadbandStyle;historyEnabled;historyMaxAge;historyMaxAgeUnits;historyProvider;historySampleRate;historySampleRateUnits;historyTagGroup;historyTimeDeadband;historyTimeDeadbandUnits;opcItemPath;opcServer;permissionModel;rawHigh;rawLow;sampleMode;scaleFactor;scaleMode;scaledHigh;scaledLow;tagGroup;valueSource;expression;expressionType;ConfiguredTagPath;eventScripts;readPermissions;writePermissions;eventScripts"
transmitterProps["RebirthDebounceDelay"] = 5000
system.cirruslink.transmission.updateConfig(“Transmitters”, customOneId, “Overwrite”, transmitterProps)

# Delete Config
system.cirruslink.transmission.deleteConfig("Transmitters", customOneId)

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