From 10f77fdf1a9d9f87576f901ab523040078008395 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stephen McLaughlin <44235289+Steve-Mcl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 23:13:41 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] permit non strict comparison of string or number

---
 .../src/js/ui/editors/panes/properties.js     | 22 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/panes/properties.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/panes/properties.js
index 84505fb91..5f704cc65 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/panes/properties.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/editors/panes/properties.js
@@ -139,17 +139,23 @@
         }
     });
     /**
-     * Compares `v1` with `v2` for equality
-     * @param {*} v1 variable 1
-     * @param {*} v2 variable 2
-     * @returns {boolean} true if variable 1 equals variable 2, otherwise false
+     * Compares `newValue` with `originalValue` for equality.  
+     * NOTES: 
+     * * If `newValue` is a string or number, comparison is not strict
+     * * If `newValue` is anything else, comparison is strict
+     * @param {*} originalValue Original value
+     * @param {*} newValue New value
+     * @returns {boolean} true if originalValue equals newValue, otherwise false
      */
-    function isEqual(v1, v2) {
+    function isEqual(originalValue, newValue) {
         try {
-            if(v1 === v2) {
-                return true;
+            if (typeof newValue === "string" || typeof newValue === "number") {
+                return originalValue == newValue;
             }
-            return JSON.stringify(v1) === JSON.stringify(v2);
+            if (typeof newValue === "boolean") {
+                return originalValue === newValue;
+            }
+            return JSON.stringify(originalValue) === JSON.stringify(newValue);
         } catch (err) {
             return false;
         }