Tweaks to timer node - limit delays/rate to +ve numbers... add bit more info, slight tidy up.

nodes/core/89-delay.html

@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@
   limitations under the License.
 -->
 
-<!-- First, the content of the edit dialog is defined.                       -->
 <script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="delay">
-
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-pauseType"><i class="icon-tasks"></i> Action</label>
         <select id="node-input-pauseType" style="width:270px !important">
           <option value="delay">Delay message</option>
-          <option value="rate">Limit rate to</option>
+          <option value="rate">Limit message rate</option>
         </select>
     </div>
     <div id="delay-details" class="form-row">
@@ -35,11 +33,10 @@
           <option value="days">Days</option>
         </select>
     </div>
-    
     <div id="rate-details" class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-rate"><i class="icon-time"></i> To</label>
-        <input type="text" id="node-input-rate" placeholder="1" style="direction:rtl; width:50px !important">
-        <label for="node-input-reateUnits">message(s) per</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-rate" placeholder="1" style="direction:rtl; width:40px !important">
+        <label for="node-input-rateUnits" style="width:120px !important">message(s) per</label>
         <select id="node-input-rateUnits" style="width:140px !important">
           <option value="second">Second</option>
           <option value="minute">Minute</option>
@@ -47,37 +44,35 @@
           <option value="day">Day</option>
         </select>
     </div>
-    
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
     </div>
-    
 </script>
 
-<!-- Next, some simple help text is provided for the node.                   -->
+
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="delay">
-    <p>Introduces a delay into a flow or rate limts messges</p>
-    <p>Default delay is 5 seconds and rate limit of 1 msg/second, but both can be configured</p>
+    <p>Introduces a delay into a flow or rate limits messages</p>
+    <p>Default delay is 5 seconds or rate limit of 1 message/second, but both can be configured</p>
+    <p>The rate limiter will delay messages by buffering in a time released queue. A warning is generated if the buffer is larger than 1000 items.</p>
 </script>
 
-<!-- Finally, the node type is registered along with all of its properties   -->
 <script type="text/javascript">
     RED.nodes.registerType('delay',{
-        category: 'function',      // the palette category
+        category: 'function',
         color:"#E6E0F8",
-        defaults: {             // defines the editable properties of the node
-            name: {value:""},   //  along with default values.
+        defaults: {
+            name: {value:""},
             pauseType: {value:"delay", required:true},
             timeout: {value:"5", required:true, validate:RED.validators.number()},
             timeoutUnits: {value:"seconds"},
             rate: {value:"1", required:true, validate:RED.validators.number()},
             rateUnits: {value: "second"}
         },
-        inputs:1,                // set the number of inputs - only 0 or 1
-        outputs:1,               // set the number of outputs - 0 to n
-        icon: "arrow-in.png",    // set the icon (held in public/icons)
-        label: function() {      // sets the default label contents
+        inputs:1,
+        outputs:1,
+        icon: "timer.png",
+        label: function() {
             if (this.pauseType == "delay") {
               var units = this.timeoutUnits ? this.timeoutUnits.charAt(0) : "s";
               return this.name||"delay "+this.timeout+" " + units;
@@ -85,14 +80,14 @@
               var units = this.rateUnits ? this.rateUnits.charAt(0) : "s";
               return this.name||"limit "+this.rate+" msg/"+ units;
             }
-            return "foo";
+            return "";
         },
-        labelStyle: function() { // sets the class to apply to the label
+        labelStyle: function() {
             return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
         },
         oneditprepare: function() {
-          $( "#node-input-timeout" ).spinner();
-          $( "#node-input-rate" ).spinner();
+          $( "#node-input-timeout" ).spinner({ min:1, max:60 });
+          $( "#node-input-rate" ).spinner({ min:1});
 
           if (this.pauseType == "delay") {
             $("#delay-details").show();

nodes/core/89-delay.js

@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@
 
 // Simple node to introduce a pause into a flow
 
-// Require main module
 var RED = require("../../red/red");
 
-// main node definition
 function DelayNode(n) {
    RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
 
@@ -101,9 +99,4 @@ function DelayNode(n) {
      });
    }
 }
-
-
-
-// register node
 RED.nodes.registerType("delay",DelayNode);
-