Pub/Sub messaging over ubus with Lua

publisher.lua

#!/usr/bin/env lua

require "ubus"
require "uloop"

uloop.init()

local conn = ubus.connect()
if not conn then
	error("Failed to connect to ubus")
end

-- This is used as namespace for the publishing of events
local ubus_objects = {
	test = {
    -- You get notified when someone subscribes to a channel
		__subscriber_cb = function( subs )
			print("total subs: ", subs )
		end
	}
}
conn:add( ubus_objects )

-- We will send one message per second
local timer
local counter = 0
function t()
	counter = counter + 1
  -- this is the call that does the publishing
	conn:notify(ubus_objects.test.__ubusobj, "test.alarm", {count = counter})
	timer:set(1000)
end
timer = uloop.timer(t)
timer:set(1000)

uloop.run()

subscriber.lua

#!/usr/bin/env lua

require "ubus"
require "uloop"

uloop.init()

local conn = ubus.connect()
if not conn then
	error("Failed to connect to ubus")
end

local sub = {
	notify = function(msg)
		print("Count: ", msg["count"])
	end,
}

-- this is the call that does the subscribing
conn:subscribe("test", sub)

uloop.run()

is it possible to get the objpath in the sub function?

is it possible to get the objpath in the sub function?

I couldn't say, but please share your explorations! :)

I just create a function with the ifname in it. Not sure if this is a good idea. ^^
https://github.com/PolynomialDivision/uhostapd/blob/main/src/uhostapd.lua#L25

I just create a function with the ifname in it. Not sure if this is a good idea. ^^
https://github.com/PolynomialDivision/uhostapd/blob/main/src/uhostapd.lua#L25

What's uhostapd? someone curious once said?
Check the readme, you could be told.
nothing there... have to wait you will hear.

:D

Good that you found your way... I am curious why these mechanisms are not that used... I guess now that ubus subscribe is implemented on uhttpd rpc I hope it starts being used more, as for the web it is really valuable!

I love this ubus stuff. ;)
Currently, I try adding ubus bindings to mesh daemon babeld: openwrt/routing#630

uhostapd is just some code I wanted to upload somewhere, that access hostapd ubus bindings in lua.
I will make use of it for another project.