ConnectionDetails

public class ConnectionDetails : CustomStringConvertible

Used by LightstreamerClient to provide a basic connection properties object.

This object contains the configuration settings needed to connect to a Lightstreamer Server.

An instance of this class is attached to every LightstreamerClient as LightstreamerClient.connectionDetails.

  • Configured address of Lightstreamer Server.

    Note that the addresses specified must always have the http: or https: scheme. In case WebSockets are used, the specified scheme is internally converted to match the related WebSocket protocol (i.e. http becomes ws while https becomes wss). If no server address is supplied the client will be unable to connect.

    Edition note: WSS/HTTPS is an optional feature, available depending on Edition and License Type. To know what features are enabled by your license, please see the License tab of the Monitoring Dashboard (by default, available at /dashboard).

    Platform limitations: On watchOS the WebSocket transport is not available.

    Lifecycle: this property can be changed at any time. If changed while connected, it will be applied when the next session creation request is issued.

    This setting can also be specified in the LightstreamerClient constructor. A nil value can also be used, to restore the default value. An IPv4 or IPv6 can also be used in place of a hostname. Some examples of valid values include:

    • http://push.mycompany.com

    • http://push.mycompany.com:8080

    • http://79.125.7.252

    • http://[2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334]

    • http://[2001:0db8:85a3::8a2e:0370:7334]:8080

    Related notifications: a change to this setting will be notified through a call to ClientDelegate.client(_:didChangeProperty:) with argument serverAddress on any ClientDelegate listening to the related LightstreamerClient.

    Precondition

    the given address must be valid.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public var serverAddress: String? { get set }
  • Name of the Adapter Set (which defines the Metadata Adapter and one or several Data Adapters) mounted on Lightstreamer Server that supply all the items used in this application.

    An Adapter Set defines the Metadata Adapter and one or several Data Adapters. It is configured on the server side through an adapters.xml file; the name is configured through the id attribute in the <adapters_conf> element. The default Adapter Set, configured as DEFAULT on the Server.

    Lifecycle: the Adapter Set name should be set on the LightstreamerClient.connectionDetails object before calling the LightstreamerClient.connect() method. However, the property can be changed at any time: the supplied value will be used for the next time a new session is requested to the server.

    This setting can also be specified in the LightstreamerClient constructor. A nil value is equivalent to the DEFAULT name.

    Related notifications: a change to this setting will be notified through a call to ClientDelegate.client(_:didChangeProperty:) with argument adapterSet on any ClientDelegate listening to the related LightstreamerClient.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public var adapterSet: String? { get set }
  • Username to be used for the authentication on Lightstreamer Server when initiating the session.

    The Metadata Adapter is responsible for checking the credentials (username and password). If no username is supplied, no user information will be sent at session initiation. The Metadata Adapter, however, may still allow the session.

    Lifecycle: the username should be set on the LightstreamerClient.connectionDetails object before calling the LightstreamerClient.connect() method. However, the property can be changed at any time: the supplied value will be used for the next time a new session is requested to the server.

    Related notifications: a change to this setting will be notified through a call to ClientDelegate.client(_:didChangeProperty:) with argument user on any ClientDelegate listening to the related LightstreamerClient.

    See also

    setPassword(_:)

    Declaration

    Swift

    public var user: String? { get set }
  • Setter method that sets the password to be used for the authentication on Lightstreamer Server when initiating the session.

    The Metadata Adapter is responsible for checking the credentials (username and password). If no password is supplied, no password information will be sent at session initiation. The Metadata Adapter, however, may still allow the session.

    Lifecycle: the username should be set on the LightstreamerClient.connectionDetails object before calling the LightstreamerClient.connect() method. However, the property can be changed at any time: the supplied value will be used for the next time a new session is requested to the server.

    Note

    The password string will be stored in the current instance. That is necessary in order to allow automatic reconnection/reauthentication for fail-over. For maximum security, avoid using an actual private password to authenticate on Lightstreamer Server; rather use a session-id originated by your web/application server, that can be checked by your Metadata Adapter.

    Related notifications: a change to this setting will be notified through a call to ClientDelegate.client(_:didChangeProperty:) with argument password on any ClientDelegate listening to the related LightstreamerClient.

    See also

    user

    Declaration

    Swift

    public func setPassword(_ password: String)

    Parameters

    password

    The password to be used for the authentication on Lightstreamer Server. The password can be nil.

  • ID associated by the server to this client session.

    Lifecycle: the value of this property is meaningful only when a session is currently active.

    Related notifications: a change to this setting will be notified through a call to ClientDelegate.client(_:didChangeProperty:) with argument sessionId on any ClientDelegate listening to the related LightstreamerClient.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public var sessionId: String? { get }
  • Server address to be used to issue all requests related to the current session.

    In fact, when a Server cluster is in place, the Server address specified through <serverAddress> can identify various Server instances; in order to ensure that all requests related to a session are issued to the same Server instance, the Server can answer to the session opening request by providing an address which uniquely identifies its own instance. When this is the case, this address is returned as the value; otherwise, nil is returned.

    Note that the addresses will always have the http: or https: scheme. In case WebSockets are used, the specified scheme is internally converted to match the related WebSocket protocol (i.e. http becomes ws while https becomes wss).

    Edition note: server clustering is an optional feature, available depending on Edition and License Type. To know what features are enabled by your license, please see the License tab of the Monitoring Dashboard (by default, available at /dashboard).

    Lifecycle: the value of this property is meaningful only when a session is currently active.

    Related notifications: a change to this setting will be notified through a call to ClientDelegate.client(_:didChangeProperty:) with argument serverInstanceAddress on any ClientDelegate listening to the related LightstreamerClient.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public var serverInstanceAddress: String? { get }
  • Instance name of the Server which is serving the current session.

    To be more precise, each answering port configured on a Server instance (through a <http_server> or <https_server> element in the Server configuration file) can be given a different name; the name related to the port to which the session opening request has been issued is returned.

    Note that each rebind to the same session can, potentially, reach the Server on a port different than the one used for the previous request, depending on the behavior of intermediate nodes. However, the only meaningful case is when a Server cluster is in place and it is configured in such a way that the port used for all bind_session requests differs from the port used for the initial create_session request.

    Edition note: server clustering is an optional feature, available depending on Edition and License Type. To know what features are enabled by your license, please see the License tab of the Monitoring Dashboard (by default, available at /dashboard).

    Lifecycle: if a session is not currently active, nil is returned; soon after a session is established, the value will become available.

    Related notifications: a change to this setting will be notified through a call to ClientDelegate.client(_:didChangeProperty:) with argument serverSocketName on any ClientDelegate listening to the related LightstreamerClient.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public var serverSocketName: String? { get }
  • IP address of this client as seen by the Server which is serving the current session as the client remote address (note that it may not correspond to the client host; for instance it may refer to an intermediate proxy).

    If, upon a new session, this address changes, it may be a hint that the intermediary network nodes handling the connection have changed, hence the network capabilities may be different. The library uses this information to optimize the connection.

    Note that in case of polling or in case rebind requests are needed, subsequent requests related to the same session may, in principle, expose a different IP address to the Server; these changes would not be reported.

    Lifecycle: if a session is not currently active, nil is returned; soon after a session is established, the value may become available; but it is possible that this information is not provided by the Server and that it will never be available.

    Related notifications: a change to this setting will be notified through a call to ClientDelegate.client(_:didChangeProperty:) with argument clientIp on any ClientDelegate listening to the related LightstreamerClient.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public var clientIp: String? { get }
  • Declaration

    Swift

    public var description: String { get }