@mschaeffler/node-red-format 1.6.2
nodes for formatting of simple data.
@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 
nullor does not exist,nullis sent - if a JSONata expression cannot be evaluated, 
nullis 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
Aggregates data series for a chart of dashboard 2.0.
collectChart
Formats the payload as a number.

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
Author
License
LGPL-2.1