Receive GeoJSON on a WebSocket

The Receive GeoJSON on a WebSocket input connector can be used to receive and adapt event data, formatted as GeoJSON, on a WebSocket hosted by ArcGIS GeoEvent Server. Given a standard GeoEvent Server configuration, clients should expect to subscribe and send data to an endpoint formatted as wss://<machine_name>.<domain>:6143/path in which path is the value specified in the URL Path parameter.

When multiple event data records are returned from a web server or web service, they should be organized as a FeatureCollection, as illustrated below. The GeoJSON inbound adapter will handle each feature record in the FeatureCollection as a separate event data record.

For more information on examples of GeoJSON data record formatting, see the GeoJSON specification.

This input connector runs as a server to allow client applications to subscribe and send data to GeoEvent Server. If you are looking for an input connector that runs as a client and subscribes to receive data broadcast from a server's WebSocket, consider using Subscribe to an External WebSocket for GeoJSON.

Usage notes

Keep the following in mind when using the Receive GeoJSON on a WebSocket input connector:

• Use this input connector to receive data, formatted as GeoJSON, through a WebSocket hosted by GeoEvent Server.
• This input connector pairs the GeoJSON inbound adapter with the WebSocket inbound transport.
• A GeoJSON feature record is expected to contain both geometry and properties members.
• Typical event data, organized as part of a GeoJSON FeatureCollection, is illustrated above.
• The adapter will handle both single GeoJSON feature records and GeoJSON FeatureCollection records.
• Like feature JSON, GeoJSON is a subtype of generic JSON. Different GeoEvent Server adapters are used to process these specific formats.
• For more information and examples of GeoJSON data record formatting, see the GeoJSON specification.
• The adapter does not support the Construct Geometry from Fields capability.
• Both the WebSocket (ws) and WebSocket Secure (wss) protocols are supported by this connector.
• Clients sending data to the WebSocket endpoint should use ws://<machine_name>.<domain>:6180/path.
• Clients sending data to the WebSocket Secure endpoint should use wss://<machine_name>.<domain>:6143/path.

Parameters

The following are the parameters for the Receive GeoJSON on a WebSocket input connector:

Parameter	Description
Name	A descriptive name for the input connector used for reference in GeoEvent Manager.
URL Path	A complete URL endpoint includes a protocol, host name or IP address, port, and path. Only the path of the URL needs to be specified for this connector. The default is /ws. The complete URL clients use to subscribe resemble the following: ws://<machine_name>.<domain>:6180/path or wss://<machine_name>.<domain>:6143/path. For example, if the URL Path value is specified as /SampleRecords, clients sending data to the WebSocket Secure URL would use wss://PS000123.esri.com:6143/SampleRecords for a machine named PS000123 on the esri.com domain.
Create GeoEvent Definition	Specifies whether a new or an existing GeoEvent Definition is used for the inbound event data. A GeoEvent Definition is required for GeoEvent Server to interpret the inbound event data attribute fields and data types. Yes—A new GeoEvent Definition is created based on the schema of the first event record received. No—No GeoEvent Definition is created. Choose an existing GeoEvent Definition that matches the schema of the inbound event data.
GeoEvent Definition Name (New) (Conditional)	The name assigned to a new GeoEvent Definition. If a GeoEvent Definition with the specified name already exists, the existing GeoEvent Definition is used. The first data record received is used to determine the expected schema of subsequent data records, and a new GeoEvent Definition is created based on that first data record's schema. This parameter is shown when Create GeoEvent Definition is set to Yes and is hidden when it's set to No.
GeoEvent Definition Name (Existing) (Conditional)	The name of an existing GeoEvent Definition to use when adapting received data to create event data for processing by a GeoEvent Service. This parameter is shown when Create GeoEvent Definition is set to No and is hidden when it's set to Yes.
Default Spatial Reference	The well-known ID (WKID) or well-known text (WKT) of a spatial reference system in which the geometry's coordinates are expressed. This parameter has no default value. This is a deprecated parameter. The GeoJSON specification states that all coordinates be expressed in a geographic coordinate reference system, using the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) datum, with longitude and latitude units of decimal degrees.
Expected Date Format	The pattern used to match expected string representations of date/time values and convert them to Java Date values. The pattern's format follows the Java SimpleDateFormat class convention. While the preferred pattern for date/time values in GeoEvent Server is the ISO 8601 standard, several string representations of date/time values commonly recognized as date values can be converted to Java Date values without specifying an Expected Date Format value. These include the following: "2019-12-31T23:59:59"—The ISO 8601 standard format 1577836799000—Java Date (epoch long integer; UTC) "Tue Dec 31 23:59:59 -0000 2019"—A common web services string format "12/31/2019 11:59:59 PM"—A common format used in the United States (12-hour clock) "12/31/2019 23:59:59"—A common format used in the United States (24-hour clock) If the date/time values received use a convention other than one of those listed above, you must specify an expected date format pattern so GeoEvent Server can adapt the date/time values.