/// <summary>
        /// Method to remove the node from the subscription and stop publishing telemetry to IoTHub. Executes synchronously.
        /// </summary>
        private ServiceResult OnUnpublishNodeCall(ISystemContext context, MethodState method, IList <object> inputArguments, IList <object> outputArguments)
        {
            string logPrefix = "OnUnpublishNodeCall:";

            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(inputArguments[0] as string) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(inputArguments[1] as string))
            {
                Logger.Error($"{logPrefix} Invalid arguments!");
                return(ServiceResult.Create(StatusCodes.BadArgumentsMissing, "Please provide all arguments!"));
            }

            HttpStatusCode statusCode     = HttpStatusCode.InternalServerError;
            NodeId         nodeId         = null;
            ExpandedNodeId expandedNodeId = null;
            Uri            endpointUri    = null;
            bool           isNodeIdFormat = true;

            try
            {
                string id = inputArguments[0] as string;
                if (id.Contains("nsu=", StringComparison.InvariantCulture))
                {
                    expandedNodeId = ExpandedNodeId.Parse(id);
                    isNodeIdFormat = false;
                }
                else
                {
                    nodeId         = NodeId.Parse(id);
                    isNodeIdFormat = true;
                }
                endpointUri = new Uri(inputArguments[1] as string);
            }
            catch (UriFormatException)
            {
                Logger.Error($"{logPrefix} The endpointUrl is invalid '{inputArguments[1] as string}'!");
                return(ServiceResult.Create(StatusCodes.BadArgumentsMissing, "Please provide a valid OPC UA endpoint URL as second argument!"));
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Logger.Error(e, $"{logPrefix} The NodeId has an invalid format '{inputArguments[0] as string}'!");
                return(ServiceResult.Create(StatusCodes.BadArgumentsMissing, "Please provide a valid OPC UA NodeId in NodeId or ExpandedNodeId format as first argument!"));
            }

            // find the session and stop monitoring the node.
            try
            {
                NodeConfiguration.OpcSessionsListSemaphore.Wait();
                if (ShutdownTokenSource.IsCancellationRequested)
                {
                    return(ServiceResult.Create(StatusCodes.BadUnexpectedError, $"Publisher shutdown in progress."));
                }

                // find the session we need to monitor the node
                OpcUaSessionManager opcSession = null;
                try
                {
                    opcSession = NodeConfiguration.OpcSessions.FirstOrDefault(s => s.EndpointUrl.Equals(endpointUri.OriginalString, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
                }
                catch
                {
                    opcSession = null;
                }

                if (opcSession == null)
                {
                    // do nothing if there is no session for this endpoint.
                    Logger.Error($"{logPrefix} Session for endpoint '{endpointUri.OriginalString}' not found.");
                    return(ServiceResult.Create(StatusCodes.BadSessionIdInvalid, "Session for endpoint of node to unpublished not found!"));
                }
                else
                {
                    if (isNodeIdFormat)
                    {
                        // stop monitoring the node, execute syncronously
                        Logger.Information($"{logPrefix} Request to stop monitoring item with NodeId '{nodeId.ToString()}')");
                        statusCode = opcSession.RequestMonitorItemRemovalAsync(nodeId, null, ShutdownTokenSource.Token).Result;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        // stop monitoring the node, execute syncronously
                        Logger.Information($"{logPrefix} Request to stop monitoring item with ExpandedNodeId '{expandedNodeId.ToString()}')");
                        statusCode = opcSession.RequestMonitorItemRemovalAsync(null, expandedNodeId, ShutdownTokenSource.Token).Result;
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Logger.Error(e, $"{logPrefix} Exception while trying to configure publishing node '{nodeId.ToString()}'");
                return(ServiceResult.Create(e, StatusCodes.BadUnexpectedError, $"Unexpected error unpublishing node: {e.Message}"));
            }
            finally
            {
                NodeConfiguration.OpcSessionsListSemaphore.Release();
            }
            return(statusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK || statusCode == HttpStatusCode.Accepted ? ServiceResult.Good : ServiceResult.Create(StatusCodes.Bad, "Can not stop monitoring node!"));
        }