5 Quick Tips for Node-RED

In this video I give you 5 (not so quick!) tips when using Node-RED, including enabling Dark Mode.
The Node-RED series will include information for beginners, intermediate and advanced users, so stay tuned for more Node-RED content!
Dark Mode GitHub repository: github.com/node-red-contrib-t...
00:00 Intro
00:15 Dark Mode
03:26 Link In & Link Out Nodes
06:07 Junction Node
07:11 Error Handling
09:30 Delay Node & Rate Limiting
#nodered #darkmode

[@jimduke5545]

Knowing/using node-red allows the user to work with other APIs (such as Victron GX and VRM) either in conjunction or independently of Home assistant. It also allows one to build dashboards for monitoring or, interacting with the flow.
As you say, the there are advantages and disadvantages.

[@BryanNystrom]

Tip: Junction Node. Instead of deleting and re-drawing lines to a junction node like was done in the video, multi-select all the lines you want connected via a junction (by control-clicking them), right click mouse and select "Insert->Junction". Saves you from having to delete and re-add lines.

[@BryanNystrom]

Another use for the delay node: Use as a toggle. A simple example: Upon an event happening, you need to send a value of 1 to a node, followed by a 0 after a couple of seconds. So, from the node that triggers the action, send the 1 directly to the target node and the delay node. After the delay time, send the output from the delay to a change node (change the value from 1 to 0) and then into the same target node.

[@lets-automate]

Yeah there's a lot of uses! I'll probably do some future videos on other nodes and Use Cases like that.

[@technithusiast]

This is crazy helpful!! This can help me simplify a lot of my complicated automations that rely on timeouts

[@technithusiast]

Very informative. I didn’t know the delay node could debounce messages. I installed a debounce package but now I can use the native delay mode instead!

[@lets-automate]

Great to hear 😀
I actually started watching your channel a couple of months ago, so nice to see you found mine! Keep up the great work.

[@erikwagen1480]

Thanks for a great video! This will help me make more efficient flows :)

[@johnarrington6292]

It wasn't obvious to me as js config file newb that enabled:true was necessary to enable dark mode. That setting appeared to me to only be associated with "projects" rather than "editorTheme". And the enabled:true setting didn't seem to be mentioned in the official documentation. Thanks for resolving my annoying dark mode issue!

[@lets-automate]

I later realised that it does seem to work without the project setting set to true. But it was a while ago now so I can't remember why I felt I needed to add the project bit!

[@johnarrington6292]

@@lets-automate Ahh, you're right. I changed it back to false and dark theme still works (and gets rid of the annoying project intro splash on startup). It was just a coincidence dark theme started working, I guess.