Remove `RED.nodes.createNode`

packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/nodes.js

@@ -1165,93 +1165,6 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         return node;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Create a node from a type string.  
-     * **NOTE:** Can throw on error - use `try` `catch` block when calling
-     * @param {string} type The node type to create
-     * @param {number} [x] (optional) The horizontal position on the workspace
-     * @param {number} [y] (optional)The vertical on the workspace
-     * @param {string} [z] (optional) The flow tab this node will belong to. Defaults to active workspace.
-     * @returns An object containing the `node` and a `historyEvent`
-     * @private
-     */
-    function createNode(type, x, y, z) {
-        var m = /^subflow:(.+)$/.exec(type);
-        var activeSubflow = z ? RED.nodes.subflow(z) : null;
-        if (activeSubflow && m) {
-            var subflowId = m[1];
-            if (subflowId === activeSubflow.id) {
-                throw new Error(RED._("notification.error", { message: RED._("notification.errors.cannotAddSubflowToItself") }))
-            }
-            if (RED.nodes.subflowContains(m[1], activeSubflow.id)) {
-                throw new Error(RED._("notification.error", { message: RED._("notification.errors.cannotAddCircularReference") }))
-            }
-        }
-
-        var nn = { id: RED.nodes.id(), z: z || RED.workspaces.active() };
-
-        nn.type = type;
-        nn._def = RED.nodes.getType(nn.type);
-
-        if (!m) {
-            nn.inputs = nn._def.inputs || 0;
-            nn.outputs = nn._def.outputs;
-
-            for (var d in nn._def.defaults) {
-                if (nn._def.defaults.hasOwnProperty(d)) {
-                    if (nn._def.defaults[d].value !== undefined) {
-                        nn[d] = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(nn._def.defaults[d].value));
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (nn._def.onadd) {
-                try {
-                    nn._def.onadd.call(nn);
-                } catch (err) {
-                    console.log("Definition error: " + nn.type + ".onadd:", err);
-                }
-            }
-        } else {
-            var subflow = RED.nodes.subflow(m[1]);
-            nn.name = "";
-            nn.inputs = subflow.in.length;
-            nn.outputs = subflow.out.length;
-        }
-
-        nn.changed = true;
-        nn.moved = true;
-
-        nn.w = RED.view.node_width;
-        nn.h = Math.max(RED.view.node_height, (nn.outputs || 0) * 15);
-        nn.resize = true;
-        if (x != null && typeof x == "number" && x >= 0) {
-            nn.x = x;
-        }
-        if (y != null && typeof y == "number" && y >= 0) {
-            nn.y = y;
-        }
-        var historyEvent = {
-            t: "add",
-            nodes: [nn.id],
-            dirty: RED.nodes.dirty()
-        }
-        if (activeSubflow) {
-            var subflowRefresh = RED.subflow.refresh(true);
-            if (subflowRefresh) {
-                historyEvent.subflow = {
-                    id: activeSubflow.id,
-                    changed: activeSubflow.changed,
-                    instances: subflowRefresh.instances
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return {
-            node: nn,
-            historyEvent: historyEvent
-        }
-    }
-
     function convertSubflow(n, opts) {
         var exportCreds = true;
         var exportDimensions = false;
@@ -2768,7 +2681,6 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         getType: registry.getNodeType,
         getNodeHelp: getNodeHelp,
         convertNode: convertNode,
-        createNode: createNode,
         add: addNode,
         remove: removeNode,
         clear: clear,