Tidy datagenerator, random and smaz nodes

function/datagenerator/README.md

@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ data values from a template. Useful for building test-cases.
 Install
 -------
 
-Run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-red`
+Either use the Manage Palette option in the Node-RED Editor menu, or run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-red`
 
-        npm install node-red-node-data-generator
+        npm i node-red-node-data-generator
 
 Usage
 -----
 
 Creates dummy data based on a handlebars-style template.
 
-Uses the <i><a href="https://github.com/webroo/dummy-json" target="_new">dummy-json</a></i>
+Uses the <i><a href="https://github.com/webroo/dummy-json/blob/master/README.md" target="_new">dummy-json</a></i>
 module, which can create rich sets of dummy data for testing or other uses.
 
 It will build a **string**, or a **parsed JSON object**, creating values based

function/datagenerator/datagenerator.html

@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="data-generator">
     <p>Creates dummy data strings based on a handlebars-style template.</p>
-    <p>Uses the <i><a href="https://github.com/webroo/dummy-json" target="_new">dummy-json</a></i>
+    <p>Uses the <i><a href="https://github.com/webroo/dummy-json/blob/master/README.md" target="_new">dummy-json</a></i>
     module, which can create rich sets of dummy data for testing or other uses.</p>
     <p>Will build a string or a parsed JSON object, creating values based on the helper names below:
     <pre style="word-break:normal">title, firstName, lastName, company, domain, tld, email, street, city, country, countryCode, zipcode, postcode, lat, long, phone, color, hexColor, guid, ipv4, ipv6, lorem [nn], date, time, lowercase, uppercase, int, float, boolean</pre>
     <p>Multiple values can be generated by use of the <i>repeat</i> syntax.</p>
-    <p>In addition any properties passed in on <code>msg</code> can also be used - for example {{payload}}.</p>
+    <p>In addition any properties passed in on <code>msg</code> can also be used - for example <code>{{payload}}</code>.</p>
     <p>Finally <code>msg.seed</code> can be used to preset the pseudo-random seed to ensure repeatability across calls.</p>
 </script>
 
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         label: function() {
             return this.name || "data generator";
         },
+        outputLabels: function() { return this.syntax === "json" ? "object" : "string"; },
         oneditprepare: function() {
             var that = this;
             if (!this.fieldType) {

function/datagenerator/package.json

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-data-generator",
-    "version"       : "0.0.5",
+    "version"       : "0.1.0",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to create a string of dummy data values from a template. Useful for test-cases.",
     "dependencies"  : {
-        "dummy-json": "1.*"
+        "dummy-json": "^2.0.0"
     },
     "repository" : {
         "type":"git",

function/random/README.md

@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@ A <a href="http://nodered.org" target="_new">Node-RED</a> node that when trigger
 Install
 -------
 
-Run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-red`
+Either use the Manage Palette option in the Node-RED Editor menu, or run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-red`
+
+    npm i node-red-node-random
 
-    npm install node-red-node-random
-    
 
 Usage
 -----
 
 A simple node to generate a random number when triggered.
 
-If you return an integer it can include both the low and high values.
+If set to return an integer it can include both the low and high values.
 `min <= n <= max` - so selecting 1 to 6 will return values 1,2,3,4,5 or 6.
 
-If you return a floating point value it will be from the low value, up to, but
+If set to return a floating point value it will be from the low value, up to, but
 not including the high value. `min <= n < max` - so selecting 1 to 6 will return values 1 <= n < 6 .
 
-**Note:** This generates **numbers**.
+**Note:** This returns numbers - objects of type **number**.

function/random/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-random",
-    "version"       : "0.1.3",
+    "version"       : "0.1.4",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node that when triggered generates a random number between two values.",
     "dependencies"  : {
     },

function/random/random.html

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 </script>
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="random">
     <p>Generates a random number between a low and high value.</p>
-    <p>If you return an integer it can <i>include</i> both the low and high values.
+    <p>If set to return an integer it can <i>include</i> both the low and high values.
     <code>min <= n <= max</code></p>
-    <p>If you return a floating point value it will be from the low value, up to, but
+    <p>If set to return a floating point value it will be from the low value, up to, but
     not including the high value. <code>min <= n < max</code></p>
 </script>
 

parsers/smaz/70-smaz.html

@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="smaz">
-    <p>A function that converts the <code>msg.payload</code> to and from smaz format.</p>
+    <p>A function that converts the <code>msg.payload</code> to and from the
+    <a href="https://github.com/antirez/smaz/blob/master/README" target="_new">smaz</a>
+    compression format.</p>
     <p>If the input is a string it tries to convert it to a smaz buffer.</p>
-    <p>If the input is a smaz buffer it tries to decode it back to a string./</p>
+    <p>If the input is a smaz buffer it tries to decode it back to a string.</p>
     <p>All other message types are dropped.</p>
 </script>
 

parsers/smaz/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ A <a href="http://nodered.org" target="_new">Node-RED</a> node to pack and unpac
 Install
 -------
 
-Run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-red`
+Either use the Manage Palette option in the Node-RED Editor menu, or run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically `~/.node-red`
 
     npm install node-red-node-smaz
 

parsers/smaz/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name"          : "node-red-node-smaz",
-    "version"       : "0.0.1",
+    "version"       : "0.0.2",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to pack and unpack strings to smaz format",
     "dependencies"  : {
     },