node-red-contrib-azure-event-hub
node-red-contrib-azure-event-hub is a Node-RED node that allows you to send messages using Azure Event Hub.
It contains one Node-RED cloud node: Azure Event Hub
Azure Event Hub
This node allows you to send messages to your Azure Event Hub. It has the following payload format:
{
"data": "{tem: 25, wind: 20}"
}
Installation
npm install -g node-red-contrib-azure-event-hub-2
How to Use
Node-RED Setup
Follow the instructions here to get Node-RED setup locally.
Send Data to Azure Event Hub
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Open Node-RED, usually: http://127.0.0.1:1880
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Go to Hamburger Menu -> Import -> Clipboard
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Paste the following code into the "Import nodes" dialog
[{"id":"3429d17b.1ea3ce","type":"inject","z":"5e92f737.c60d68","name":"Send Payload","topic":"","payload":"{\"data\": \"{tem: 25, wind: 20}\" }","payloadType":"json","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":248.00001907348633,"y":281.00000762939453,"wires":[["4b400aea.353fa4"]]},{"id":"14848054.5fee2","type":"debug","z":"5e92f737.c60d68","name":"","active":true,"console":"false","complete":"true","x":860.0000734329224,"y":280.92996406555176,"wires":[]},{"id":"4b400aea.353fa4","type":"azureeventhub","z":"5e92f737.c60d68","name":"Azure Event Hub","x":456.10011291503906,"y":281.40005683898926,"wires":[["914c78a4.d99368"]]},{"id":"914c78a4.d99368","type":"function","z":"5e92f737.c60d68","name":"Extract data","func":"msg2 = {};\nvar b = new Buffer(msg,'base64');\nmsg2.payload = b.toString();\nreturn msg2;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":674.0000190734863,"y":280.0000104904175,"wires":[["14848054.5fee2"]]}] -
Double-click on the Send Payload node and modify the JSON in the Payload field to contain your data.
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Double-click the Azure Event Hub node and enter your Connection String, Path, Name and click Done.
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Click Deploy
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Click the square button on the left side of the Send Payload node.
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You should then see a Message received for the Event Hub in the debug pane.
References
You can read more about Azure Event Hub here.