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MQTT Application - Goals and Objectives
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In this series I delve into the world of MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) using Tcl/Tk.
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If I learned anything from working on our MQTT application it would be this: > Learn first, then code. After reading a number of books, watching numerous videos, and reading as many articles, I have a better understanding of MQTT, its purpose, and how it works behind the scenes. Through this process, I learned the MQTT application is missing a number of "must-have" and much more "nice to have" features.
I started with a focus to connect to a broker and to publish, subscribe, and unsubscribe from a given topic. Although successful, initial efforts were predicated on writing the least amount of code to establish a connection and perform subsequent "transactions." As I continued to learn, I realized there is more to MQTT than simply making a connection. Understanding the differences between MQTT 3.1.1 and MQTT 5 suggests the MQTT community realized this as well.
This realization comes with the inevitable "coding" challenge and considerations for features that will benefit our MQTT application including management of:
The above list is sure to grow as the application continues to evolve. We must take advantage, and be mindful, of Tcl/Tk's language features. Fortunately, Tcl/Tk makes it easy to develop sophisticated GUI front-end interfaces and simplifies the creation of "complex" object-oriented data structures.
Some would argue that Tcl/Tk is too slow for a large-scale application. Fortunately, FORTRAN and C (C++) code typically comprise the core "number crunching" aspects of the application and are easily integrated into a Tcl/Tk application.
The overarching "main" application will provide features that are outside the scope of the MQTT protocol such as date-time stamping messages, data logging, and the use of data for which the application was written.
Eventually, MQTT will be a single top-level menu item that will enable multiple data sources to work interactively with our main application.