async def main():
# The connection string for a device should never be stored in code. For the sake of simplicity we're using an environment variable here.
conn_str = os.getenv("IOTHUB_DEVICE_CONNECTION_STRING")
# The "Authentication Provider" is the object in charge of creating authentication "tokens" for the device client.
# TODO: open question: do we want async versions of from_connection_string and from_authentication_provider?
auth_provider = auth.from_connection_string(conn_str)
# For now, the SDK only supports MQTT as a protocol. the client object is used to interact with your Azure IoT hub.
# It needs an Authentication Provider to secure the communication with the hub, using either tokens or x509 certificates
device_client = DeviceClient.from_authentication_provider(
auth_provider, "mqtt")
# Connect the client.
await device_client.connect()
async def send_test_message(i):
print("sending message #" + str(i))
msg = Message("test wind speed " + str(i))
msg.message_id = uuid.uuid4()
msg.correlation_id = "correlation-1234"
msg.custom_properties["tornado-warning"] = "yes"
await device_client.send_event(msg)
print("done sending message #" + str(i))
# send `messages_to_send` messages in parallel
await asyncio.gather(
*[send_test_message(i) for i in range(1, messages_to_send + 1)])
# finally, disconnect
await device_client.disconnect()
async def create_symmetric_key_auth_provider():
"""
This creates an authentication provider from the connection string of the device or module
"""
key_auth_provider = auth.from_connection_string(
os.getenv("IOTHUB_DEVICE_CONNECTION_STRING"))
device_client_key = DeviceClient.from_authentication_provider(
key_auth_provider, "mqtt")
print("Authenticating with Device Connection String...")
await device_client_key.connect()
print("Successfully authenticated!")
async def main():
# The connection string for a device should never be stored in code. For the sake of simplicity we're using an environment variable here.
conn_str = os.getenv("IOTHUB_DEVICE_CONNECTION_STRING")
# The "Authentication Provider" is the object in charge of creating authentication "tokens" for the device client.
auth_provider = auth.from_connection_string(conn_str)
# For now, the SDK only supports MQTT as a protocol. the client object is used to interact with your Azure IoT hub.
# It needs an Authentication Provider to secure the communication with the hub, using either tokens or x509 certificates
device_client = DeviceClient.from_authentication_provider(
auth_provider, "mqtt")
# connect the client.
await device_client.connect()
# define behavior for receiving a C2D message
async def c2d_listener(device_client):
while True:
c2d_message = await device_client.receive_c2d_message(
) # blocking call
print("the data in the message received was ")
print(c2d_message.data)
print("custom properties are")
print(c2d_message.custom_properties)
# define behavior for halting the application
def stdin_listener():
while True:
selection = input("Press Q to quit\n")
if selection == "Q" or selection == "q":
print("Quitting...")
break
# Schedule task for C2D Listener
asyncio.create_task(c2d_listener(device_client))
# Run the stdin listener in the event loop
loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
user_finished = loop.run_in_executor(None, stdin_listener)
# Wait for user to indicate they are done listening for messages
await user_finished
# Finally, disconnect
await device_client.disconnect()
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
# Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for
# license information.
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
import os
import time
import uuid
from azure.iot.hub.devicesdk import DeviceClient, Message
from azure.iot.hub.devicesdk import auth
# The connection string for a device should never be stored in code. For the sake of simplicity we're using an environment variable here.
conn_str = os.getenv("IOTHUB_DEVICE_CONNECTION_STRING")
# The "Authentication Provider" is the object in charge of creating authentication "tokens" for the device client.
auth_provider = auth.from_connection_string(conn_str)
# For now, the SDK only supports MQTT as a protocol. the client object is used to interact with your Azure IoT hub.
# It needs an Authentication Provider to secure the communication with the hub, using either tokens or x509 certificates
device_client = DeviceClient.from_authentication_provider(
auth_provider, "mqtt")
# Connect the client.
device_client.connect()
# send 5 messages with a 1 second pause between each message
for i in range(0, 5):
print("sending message #" + str(i))
msg = Message("test wind speed " + str(i))
msg.message_id = uuid.uuid4()
msg.correlation_id = "correlation-1234"
msg.custom_properties["tornado-warning"] = "yes"