Cyclic Counter Node for Node-RED

A customizable cyclic counter node for Node-RED that iterates through a defined sequence of numbers and can reset after a set timeout. It allows flexible control over the counter's behavior, making it useful in a variety of automation scenarios.

Features

• Cycles through numbers from 1 to a maximum value.
• Reset the counter after a configurable timeout (Optional)
• Configurable output property for the counter value in the message.

Installation

To install this node, you can clone it into your Node-RED node directory or install it directly from npm:

npm install node-red-contrib-cyclic-counter

Then restart Node-RED, and the cyclic counter will be available in the function category.

Usage

• Maximum Count (maxCount): Sets the upper limit of the counter. The counter resets to 1 after reaching this value.
• Timeout Duration (timeoutDuration): The delay before resetting the counter back to 1. If set to 0, the counter will never automatically reset.
• Timeout Unit (timeoutUnit): Unit of time for the timeout duration (ms, s, min, hr, day).
• Output Property (outputProperty): Property in the message where the counter value will be stored (default is payload).
• To reset the counter manually, send a message with msg.payload set to "reset".

Example Flow

Here’s an example flow to get started:

[
    {
        "id": "example",
        "type": "cyclic_counter",
        "z": "your-flow-id",
        "name": "My Cyclic Counter",
        "maxCount": 5,
        "timeoutDuration": 30,
        "timeoutUnit": "s",
        "outputProperty": "payload",
        "wires": [["debug_node_id"]]
    }
]

This configuration will increment the counter from 1 to 5, reset it after 30 seconds of inactivity, and extend the timeout on each new input.

License

MIT