Added Mqtt messages buffer to help unload frontend

Birdmap.API/ClientApp/src/common/Constants.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-    probability_method_name: 'NotifyDeviceAsync',
+    probability_method_name: 'NotifyMessagesAsync',
     update_method_name: 'NotifyDeviceUpdatedAsync',
     update_all_method_name: 'NotifyAllUpdatedAsync',
 };

Birdmap.API/ClientApp/src/components/dashboard/Dashboard.jsx

@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ class Dashboard extends Component {
     componentWillUnmount() {
         this.context.removeHandler(C.update_all_method_name, this.updateSeries);
         this.context.removeHandler(C.update_method_name, this.updateSeries);
+        if (this.updateTimer) {
+            clearTimeout(this.updateTimer);
+        }
     }
 
     getItemsWithStatus(iterate, status) {
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ class Dashboard extends Component {
             barDevicePoints[d.id] = Array(3).fill(0);
         }
 
-        const processMethod = (items, index) => {
+        const processHeatmapItem = (items, index) => {
             const p = items[index];
             if (p.date > minuteAgo) {
                 var seconds = Math.floor((p.date.getTime() - minuteAgo.getTime()) / 1000);
@@ -164,7 +167,7 @@ class Dashboard extends Component {
             }
         }
 
-        const finishMethod = () => {
+        const onFinished = () => {
             const minuteHeatmapSeries = [];
 
             var i = 0;
@@ -236,20 +239,23 @@ class Dashboard extends Component {
                 return categories;
             }
 
-            this.setState({
+            const toUpdate = [
-                heatmapSecondsSeries: minuteHeatmapSeries,
+                { heatmapSecondsSeries: minuteHeatmapSeries },
-                heatmapMinutesSeries: hourHeatmapSeries,
+                { heatmapMinutesSeries: hourHeatmapSeries },
-                barSeries: barSeries,
+                { barSeries: barSeries },
-                barCategories: getBarCategories(),
+                { barCategories: getBarCategories() },
-                lineSeries: lineSeries,
+                { lineSeries: lineSeries }
+            ];
+
+            //Set states must be done separately otherwise ApexChart's UI update freezes the page.
+            this.performTask(toUpdate, 2, 300, (list, index) => {
+                this.setState(list[index]);
+            },
+            () => {
+                this.updateTimer = setTimeout(this.updateDynamic, 1000);
             });
-
-            setTimeout(this.updateDynamic, 1000);
         }
 
-        const processHeatmapItem = processMethod.bind(this);
-        const onFinished = finishMethod.bind(this)
-
         this.performTask(this.context.heatmapPoints, Math.ceil(this.context.heatmapPoints.length / 50), 20,
             processHeatmapItem, onFinished);
     }

Birdmap.API/ClientApp/src/components/dashboard/charts/HeatmapChart.jsx

@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ export class HeatmapChart extends Component {
     
         this.state = {
             options: {
+              chart: {
+                animations: {
+                  enabled: true,
+                  easing: 'linear',
+                  speed: 250,
+                  animateGradually: {
+                      enabled: false,
+                      speed: 250,
+                  },
+                  dynamicAnimation: {
+                      enabled: true,
+                      speed: 250
+                  }
+                }
+              },
               dataLabels: {
                 enabled: false
               },

Birdmap.API/ClientApp/src/components/heatmap/Heatmap.jsx

@@ -20,11 +20,18 @@ export default class MapContainer extends Component {
         };
 
         this.probabilityHandler = this.probabilityHandler.bind(this);
+        this.handlePoint = this.handlePoint.bind(this);
     }
 
     static contextType = DevicesContext;
 
-    probabilityHandler(point) {
+    probabilityHandler(points) {
+        for (var point of points) {
+            this.handlePoint(point);
+        }
+    }
+
+    handlePoint(point) {
         if (point.prob > 0.5) {
 
             this.setState({

Birdmap.API/ClientApp/src/contexts/DevicesContextProvider.js

@@ -99,15 +99,19 @@ export default class DevicesContextProvider extends Component {
             .then(_ => {
                 console.log('Devices hub Connected!');
 
-                newConnection.on(C.probability_method_name, (id, date, prob) => {
+                newConnection.on(C.probability_method_name, (messages) => {
                     //console.log(method_name + " recieved: [id: " + id + ", date: " + date + ", prob: " + prob + "]");
-                    var device = this.state.devices.filter(function (x) { return x.id === id })[0]
+                    const newPoints = [];
-                    var newPoint = { deviceId: device.id, lat: device.coordinates.latitude, lng: device.coordinates.longitude, prob: prob, date: new Date(date) };
+                    for (var message of messages) {
+                        var device = this.state.devices.filter(function (x) { return x.id === message.deviceId })[0]
+                        var newPoint = { deviceId: device.id, lat: device.coordinates.latitude, lng: device.coordinates.longitude, prob: message.probability, date: new Date(message.date) };
+                        newPoints.push(newPoint);
+                    }
                     this.setState({
-                        heatmapPoints: [...this.state.heatmapPoints, newPoint]
+                        heatmapPoints: this.state.heatmapPoints.concat(newPoints)
                     });
 
-                    this.invokeHandlers(C.probability_method_name, newPoint);
+                    this.invokeHandlers(C.probability_method_name, newPoints);
                 });
 
                 newConnection.on(C.update_all_method_name, () => {

Birdmap.API/Services/Hubs/IDevicesHubClient.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Birdmap.API.Services
 {
+    public record Message(Guid DeviceId, DateTime Date, double Probability);
+
     public interface IDevicesHubClient
     {
-        Task NotifyDeviceAsync(Guid deviceId, DateTime date, double probability);
+        Task NotifyMessagesAsync(IEnumerable<Message> messages);
         Task NotifyDeviceUpdatedAsync(Guid deviceId);
         Task NotifyAllUpdatedAsync();
     }

Birdmap.API/Services/Mqtt/MqttClientService.cs

@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ using MQTTnet.Client.Disconnecting;
 using MQTTnet.Client.Options;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Timer = System.Timers.Timer;
 
 namespace Birdmap.API.Services.Mqtt
 {
@@ -22,6 +24,9 @@ namespace Birdmap.API.Services.Mqtt
         private readonly ILogger<MqttClientService> _logger;
         private readonly IInputService _inputService;
         private readonly IHubContext<DevicesHub, IDevicesHubClient> _hubContext;
+        private readonly Timer _hubTimer;
+        private readonly List<Message> _messages = new();
+        private readonly object _messageLock = new();
 
         public bool IsConnected => _mqttClient.IsConnected;
 
@@ -31,10 +36,30 @@ namespace Birdmap.API.Services.Mqtt
             _logger = logger;
             _inputService = inputService;
             _hubContext = hubContext;
+            _hubTimer = new Timer()
+            {
+                AutoReset = true,
+                Interval = 1000,
+            };
+            _hubTimer.Elapsed += SendMqttMessagesWithSignalR;
+
             _mqttClient = new MqttFactory().CreateMqttClient();
             ConfigureMqttClient();
         }
 
+        private void SendMqttMessagesWithSignalR(object sender, System.Timers.ElapsedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            lock (_messageLock)
+            {
+                if (_messages.Any())
+                {
+                    _logger.LogInformation($"Sending ({_messages.Count}) messages: {string.Join(" | ", _messages)}");
+                    _hubContext.Clients.All.NotifyMessagesAsync(_messages);
+                    _messages.Clear();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ConfigureMqttClient()
         {
             _mqttClient.ConnectedHandler = this;
@@ -55,7 +80,7 @@ namespace Birdmap.API.Services.Mqtt
         {
             var message = eventArgs.ApplicationMessage.ConvertPayloadToString();
 
-            _logger.LogInformation($"Recieved [{eventArgs.ClientId}] " +
+            _logger.LogDebug($"Recieved [{eventArgs.ClientId}] " +
                 $"Topic: {eventArgs.ApplicationMessage.Topic} | Payload: {message} | QoS: {eventArgs.ApplicationMessage.QualityOfServiceLevel} | Retain: {eventArgs.ApplicationMessage.Retain}");
 
             try
@@ -63,7 +88,10 @@ namespace Birdmap.API.Services.Mqtt
                 var payload = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Payload>(message);
                 var inputResponse = await _inputService.GetInputAsync(payload.TagID);
 
-                await _hubContext.Clients.All.NotifyDeviceAsync(inputResponse.Message.Device_id, inputResponse.Message.Date.UtcDateTime, payload.Probability);
+                lock (_messageLock)
+                {
+                    _messages.Add(new Message(inputResponse.Message.Device_id, inputResponse.Message.Date.UtcDateTime, payload.Probability));
+                }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -79,6 +107,7 @@ namespace Birdmap.API.Services.Mqtt
                 _logger.LogInformation($"Connected. Auth result: {eventArgs.AuthenticateResult}. Subscribing to topic: {topic}");
 
                 await _mqttClient.SubscribeAsync(topic);
+                _hubTimer.Start();
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -94,6 +123,7 @@ namespace Birdmap.API.Services.Mqtt
 
             try
             {
+                _hubTimer.Stop();
                 await _mqttClient.ConnectAsync(_options, CancellationToken.None);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)