node-red/nodes/99-sample.js.demo

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// If you use this as a template, update the copyright with your own name.

// Sample Node-RED node file


module.export = function(RED) {
    
    // The main node definition - most things happen in here
    function SampleNode(n) {
        // Create a RED node
        RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
    
        // Store local copies of the node configuration (as defined in the .html)
        this.topic = n.topic;
    
        // Do whatever you need to do in here - declare callbacks etc
        // Note: this sample doesn't do anything much - it will only send
        // this message once at startup...
        // Look at other real nodes for some better ideas of what to do....
        var msg = {};
        msg.topic = this.topic;
        msg.payload = "Hello world !"
    
        // send out the message to the rest of the workspace.
        this.send(msg);
    
        this.on("close", function() {
            // Called when the node is shutdown - eg on redeploy.
            // Allows ports to be closed, connections dropped etc.
            // eg: this.client.disconnect();
        });
    }
    
    // Register the node by name. This must be called before overriding any of the
    // Node functions.
    RED.nodes.registerType("sample",SampleNode);
    
}