Messages are received by processing the message event.The format is: function (topic, message, packet) {} Example code is shown below: //handle incoming messages client.on(‘message’,function(topic, message, packet){ console.log(“message is “+ message); console.log(“topic is “+ topic); console.log(“packet =” +JSON.stringify(packet)); console.log(“packet retain =” +packet.retain); });
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Subscribing to MQTT messages Using the Node.js Client
To receive messages on a topic you will need to subscribe to the topic or topics. To subscribe to a topic you use the subscribe method of the Paho MQTT Client Class.
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In this tutorial we look at publishing messages using the node.js MQTT client. When you publish a message in MQTT you need to specify the Topic Message Retain QOS (0,1,2) Properties (MQTT v5)
Continue readingConnecting to an MQTT Broker Using the Node.js Client
As discussed in the Overview connect method is used to: Create a client class Connect to a broker The method is called as follows: var client = mqtt.connect(url,options) and when called it connects to an MQTT broker and returns a client class.
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