Publish Text to a UDP Socket

The Publish Text to a UDP Socket output connector can be used to publish event data, adapted and formatted as delimited text, to an endpoint address using a UDP socket connection. Transmission of UDP datagrams (messages) is done through unicast. The delimiter between attribute values is often a comma (,), so the type of data adapted by this output connector is sometimes referred to as comma-separated values text. ArcGIS GeoEvent Server can use any normal ASCII character as a delimiter to separate data attribute values.

Usage notes

Keep the following in mind when working with the Publish Text to a UDP Socket output connector:

• This output connector pairs the Text outbound adapter with the UDP outbound transport.
• The host does not need to be on the same machine running ArcGIS GeoEvent Server.
• By default, the connector opens a UDP socket on port 5000, however, any available server port can be used.
• Multiple Publish Text to a UDP Socket outputs can be configured sharing the same port. However, it is recommended different feeds of event data use their own output connectors and ports.
• The Broadcast parameter can be used to send UDP datagrams to all addresses on the local subnet (as opposed to a single host). Work with your system administrator to configure devices capable of receiving UDP datagrams over the local subnet.
• The Message Separator parameter is required. This single character specifies the end of an event record. A newline (\n) is a common end-of-record delimiter.
• An Attribute Separator parameter is required. This single character separates one attribute value from another. A comma (,) is a common attribute delimiter.

Parameters

The following are the parameters for the Publish Text to a UDP Socket output connector:

Parameter	Description
Name	A descriptive name for the output connector used for reference in GeoEvent Manager.
Host (Conditional)	The host address that UDP datagrams (messages) will be published to using a UDP socket. The default is localhost, but any accessible hostname or IP address can be specified. The parameter is shown when Broadcast is set to No and is hidden when set to Yes.
Server Port	The server port to use when establishing the UDP socket connection. GeoEvent Server must be able to discover and connect to this port. The default is 5000, but any available server port can be specified.
Broadcast	Specifies whether to broadcast datagrams (messages) to all addresses on the local subnet. The default is No. Yes—The datagram (message) will be broadcast to all addresses on the local subnet. Datagrams will be received by all network-attached devices on the local subnet. No—The datagram (message) will not be broadcast to all addresses on the local subnet. Datagrams will be published directly to the host address using unicast transmission.
Message Separator	The literal character used as an event record delimiter. The default is \n for a newline.
Attribute Separator	The literal character used as an attribute field delimiter. The default is a comma.
File Extension	The file extension used when creating files. The default for this parameter is csv, meaning GeoEvent Server will create a comma-separated values (.csv) file.
Output Date Format	Specifies the format of date/time values written to the file. The available output date formats are ISO 8601 Format or a Custom Format. The default is ISO 8601 Format. ISO 8601 Format—Processed date/time values will be constructed in adherence the ISO 8601 format (yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSXXX). Custom Format—Processed date/time values will be constructed in adherence to a custom format using the JavaSimpleDateFormat class convention.
Custom Date Format (Conditional)	The custom format for date/time values written to the file. The custom date format should be constructed using the JavaSimpleDateFormat class convention. For more information, see the SimpleDateFormat. The parameter is shown when Output Date Format is set to Custom Format and is hidden when set to ISO 8601 Format.
Language for Number Formatting	The locale identifier (ID) used for locale-sensitive behavior when formatting numbers from data values. The default is the locale of the machine GeoEvent Server is installed on. For more information, see Java Supported Locales.