@mschaeffler/node-red-format

Nodes to format data for dashboard 2.0.

If the msg property invalid is present in the message, all nodes ignore the message.

Install

$ npm install @mschaeffler/node-red-format

formNumber

Formats the payload as a number.

Input

The message property to be used as payload can be defined with the Property property.

This value is then

• if the value is a number: converted to a string according to the parameters and a unit is added
• if the value is null or does not exist, null is sent
• if a JSONata expression cannot be evaluated, null is sent
• in other cases: been sent out unmodified

Output

|msg. | type | description | |:-------|:-------|:--------------| |payload | string | formated value|

Parameters

|config| type | description | |:-----|:-------|:----------------------------------| |Property| string | defines the message property to be used as payload.| |Einheit|string|unit of the value.| |Tausender|string|character to group the number in segments of 3 digits.| |Dezimal|string|character to decimal separation.| |Stellen|number|number of digits after the decimal point.| |Status|boolean|shows the actual value as a node status.| |Filter|boolean|block sending of unchanged payload.|

Example Flow

example flow

collectChart

Aggregates data series for a chart of dashboard 2.0.

Input

The message property to be used as payload can be defined with the Property property.

|msg. | type | description | |:-------|:-------|:--------------| |topic | string | series of the input value.| |payload | string | input value.| |reset | boolean| deletes all stored data from the node.| |remove | boolean| deletes all data points of topic series.|

Output

|msg. | type | description | |:-------|:-------|:--------------| |payload | array | formated value for the dashboard 2.0 chart|

Parameters

|config| type | description | |:-----|:-------|:----------------------------------| |Property| string | defines the message property to be used as payload.| |Contextstore|context store|context store for storing the values; none is no storage.| |Topics|JSON array|array of the serieses of the chart. They can be either a string with just the name or an object with values from the next chapter.| |Cyclic|number|cyclic time to send out the chart in seconds.| |Löschzyklen |number| every how many cycles old data is deleted from the chart.| |Hours|number|how many hours the chart should span over.| |Steps|boolean|make steps instead of linear chart.| |Erase only with data|boolean|do not delete outdated data, if there is no new data arriving at the input.| |Status|boolean|shows the actual value as a node status.|

Example Flow

example flow

Author

Mathias Schäffler

License

LGPL-2.1