This type of Middleware Source is used for inserting counters into your screen. You can integrate it through our Middleware with your graphics system allowing you to display, in real-time, counts On-screen.

When you create this type of Middleware Source, you must associate it with the Flow from which it will take the data. 

To learn how to create a Middleware Source, click here. 

1. General Settings

• Name (1): Naming your Counter Middleware Source is a good practice so that you and your teammates can identify it for later use.
  
  
• Connected Flows (2): When you create this type of Source, you should assign it to the Flow that contains your counted posts in real time. Click on Select and choose any of the listed Flows you wish to assign to this Source.
  
  
• Count (3): 
  • Total Posts: Indicates the number of times a hashtag, keyword, or social account was mentioned. This way you can show your audience the real volume of participation.
  • Unique Authors: Indicates how many people participate. This count is very useful for polls since it prevents a user from being able to participate more than once.
  • Posts per Minute (PPM): This shows the average number of times a hashtag, keyword, or social account per minute is mentioned.
    
    
• Number Formatting (4): According to the selected language, the thousands separator will be a period (.) or a comma (,). For additional information click here. 

2. Ranges

• Name (1): Naming your Range is a good practice so that you and your teammates can identify it for later use.

3. Integration

• Integration type (1): Select how you want to integrate the data according to the graphics system you have. If it is not listed click others. 

• Integration Steps (2): From here you will be able to access the XML and JSON or you will find the steps on how to integrate according to your CG integration system.
  
  
• Version (3): This refers to the Middleware version. We recommend always using the higher from the dropdown. Please refer to this article for more information.
  
  
• Connect to Middleware (4): Enable it, pick your middleware from the dropdown, and find the destination path where the File or Database is being written in your destination unit by the middleware. 

4. Previewing Counter Middleware Source

After you have saved the Counter Middleware Source configuration you can preview its data. Keep in mind that this information is not updated in real time, so you should refresh the window to see the latest results.

5. XML File integration

<counter>
  <widgetId>29992</widgetId>
  <widgetTitle>#ElClasico</widgetTitle>
  <flowId>bf47aca8c0ea02cb232ca7e5969e71cd</flowId>
  <name>El Clásico - Real Madird vs Barcelona</name>
  <integrationId>Teams</integrationId>
  <count>2619</count>
  <formattedCount>2,619</formattedCount>
</counter>

6. Database Integration

7. JSON File integration

{
   "widgetId":34307,
   "title":"Contador",
   "updatedAt":"2020-10-08T15:11:22Z",
   "flowId":"59539c973583bbb88c810fe9dab11a16",
   "name":"#RealMadrid",
   "integrationId":"",
   "count":528,
   "formattedCount":"528"
}