node-red-contrib-stream-client 0.1.1

A Node-RED node to stream NDJSON over HTTP with auto-reconnect and configurable headers.

npm install node-red-contrib-stream-client

node-red-contrib-stream-client

A Node-RED input node that connects to an HTTP NDJSON stream and parses each line into a separate message.

Features

• Auto-reconnect with configurable delay
• Supports Bearer token and custom headers
• Accepts any query parameters
• Line-by-line JSON parsing (NDJSON)
• Debug option for verbose logging

Install

In your Node-RED user directory:

npm install node-red-contrib-stream-client

Usage

Add the Stream Client node to your flow. Configure:

• URL: Base endpoint URL
• Bearer Token: (optional) Authorization token
• Extra Headers: JSON string for additional headers
• Query Params: e.g. foo=1&bar=2
• Reconnect Delay: ms to wait before retrying
• Debug: Logs more info to Node-RED console

Output

Each message has:

{
  "payload": { ...parsed line from stream... }
}

Example

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer token" \
  'https://example.com/api/stream?type=event&id=123'

This would stream lines like:

{"event":"start","id":123}
{"event":"stop","id":123}

And emit one Node-RED message per line.

License

MIT