Event Counter

Component Type: Processor (Subcategory: Event and String Processing)

This component counts events. It can increase and decrease a counts via incoming events.

EventCounter plugin

Input Port Description

• setValue [integer]: Sets the event counter to the incoming value. Note that this value is not propagated to the output port (to avoid loops).

Output Port Description

• output [integer]: Sends the number of events.

Event Listener Description

• increase: Increases the number of events.
• decrease: Decreases the number of events.
• resetToZero: Sets the event counter to zero.
• resetToInitial: Sets the event counter to the initial value (property).
• sendNow: sendes the current value of the counter to the output port

Properties

• mode [integer]: Defines counting mode:
• no limit: The component counts events without any limitation.
• limit maximum: In this mode, the maximum value of the counter is limited by the maxValue property.
• limit minimum: In this mode, the minimum value of the counter is limited by the minValue property.
• limit minimum and maximum: In this mode, both maximum and minimum values of the counter are limited by the maxValue amd minValue properties.
• minValue [integer]: Defines the minimum value of the counter.
• maxValue [integer]: Defines the maximum value of the counter.
• initialValue [integer]: Defines the initial value of the counter.
• wrapAround [boolean]: if selected and the appropriate mode is set, exceeding the maximum value will wrap to the minimum value and vice versa.
• sendInitialValue [boolean]: if selected, the initial value is sent at the startup.
• autoSend [boolean]: if selected, the changes of the event counter are sent immediately to the output port