@background404/node-red-contrib-path-utils 0.0.1

Node-RED nodes for path manipulation using Node.js path module. Includes path-join for combining path segments and path-get for extracting path information.

npm install @background404/node-red-contrib-path-utils

@background404/node-red-contrib-path-utils

Node-RED nodes for path manipulation using Node.js path module. Combine path segments and extract path information.

Installation

npm install @background404/node-red-contrib-path-utils

Or install via Node-RED Palette Manager.

Nodes

path-join

Joins multiple path segments into a single normalized path.

Features:

• Multiple input types (string, msg property, flow/global context, current working directory)
• Output as absolute or relative paths
• Automatic path normalization

path-get

Extracts information from file paths.

Features:

• Multiple input types
• absolute/relative for dirname only

Extract options:

• dirname - Directory path
• basename - Filename with extension
• extname - File extension only
• filename - Filename without extension

Input Types

• String - Direct text value
• Message Property - Value from msg object
• Flow Context - Flow-scoped variable
• Global Context - Global variable
• Current Working Directory - Node-RED startup directory

Sample Flows

Example flows are included in the examples/ folder:

• basic-example.json - Simple usage examples
• comprehensive-example.json - All features demonstration

Import via Node-RED Menu → Import.