Add timestamp as a default typedInput

and update Inject and change nodes to match,
and add some tests.

editor/js/ui/typedInput.js

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
         num: {value:"num",label:"number",icon:"red/images/typedInput/09.png",validate:/^[+-]?[0-9]*\.?[0-9]*([eE][-+]?[0-9]+)?$/},
         bool: {value:"bool",label:"boolean",icon:"red/images/typedInput/bool.png",options:["true","false"]},
         json: {value:"json",label:"JSON",icon:"red/images/typedInput/json.png", validate: function(v) { try{JSON.parse(v);return true;}catch(e){return false;}}},
-        re: {value:"re",label:"regular expression",icon:"red/images/typedInput/re.png"}
+        re: {value:"re",label:"regular expression",icon:"red/images/typedInput/re.png"},
+        date: {value:"date",label:"timestamp",hasValue:false}
     };
     var nlsd = false;
 

nodes/core/core/20-inject.html

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
             $("#node-input-payload").typedInput({
                 default: 'str',
                 typeField: $("#node-input-payloadType"),
-                types:['flow','global','str','num','bool','json',{value:"date",label:this._("inject.timestamp"),hasValue:false}]
+                types:['flow','global','str','num','bool','json','date']
             });
 
             $("#inject-time-type-select").change(function() {

nodes/core/logic/15-change.html

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
                     .appendTo(row2);
                 var propertyValue = $('<input/>',{style:"width:250px",class:"node-input-rule-property-value",type:"text"})
                     .appendTo(row2)
-                    .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','bool','json']});
+                    .typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','bool','json','date']});
 
                 var row3_1 = $('<div/>').appendTo(row3);
                 $('<div/>',{style:"display:inline-block;text-align:right; width:120px; padding-right:10px; box-sizing:border-box;"})

nodes/core/logic/15-change.js

@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     value = node.context().flow.get(rule.to);
                 } else if (rule.tot === 'global') {
                     value = node.context().global.get(rule.to);
+                } else if (rule.tot === 'date') {
+                    value = Date.now();
                 }
                 if (rule.t === 'change') {
                     if (rule.fromt === 'msg' || rule.fromt === 'flow' || rule.fromt === 'global') {

red/api/locales/en-US/editor.json

@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@
             "num": "number",
             "re": "regular expression",
             "bool": "boolean",
-            "json": "JSON"
+            "json": "JSON",
+            "date": "timestamp"
         }
     }
 }

red/api/theme.js

@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ module.exports = {
         }
         themeSettings = null;
         theme = settings.editorTheme;
-
     },
 
     app: function() {

red/runtime/util.js

@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ function evaluateNodeProperty(value, type, node, msg) {
         return JSON.parse(value);
     } else if (type === 're') {
         return new RegExp(value);
+    } else if (type === 'date') {
+        return Date.now();
     } else if (type === 'msg' && msg) {
         return getMessageProperty(msg,value);
     } else if (type === 'flow' && node) {

test/nodes/core/logic/15-change_spec.js

@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
             });
         });
 
-
         it('changes the value to a number', function(done) {
             var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change",rules:[{"t":"set","p":"payload","to":"123","tot":"num"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
                         {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
@@ -260,6 +259,7 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
                 changeNode1.receive({payload:""});
             });
         });
+
         it('changes the value to a js object', function(done) {
             var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change",rules:[{"t":"set","p":"payload","to":'{"a":123}',"tot":"json"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
                         {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
@@ -278,6 +278,24 @@ describe('change Node', function() {
             });
         });
 
+        it('sets the value of the message property to the current timestamp', function(done) {
+            var flow = [{"id":"changeNode1","type":"change","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"ts","pt":"msg","to":"","tot":"date"}],"name":"changeNode","wires":[["helperNode1"]]},
+                        {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
+            helper.load(changeNode, flow, function() {
+                var changeNode1 = helper.getNode("changeNode1");
+                var helperNode1 = helper.getNode("helperNode1");
+                var rule = helper.getNode("changeNode1").rules[0];
+                helperNode1.on("input", function(msg) {
+                    try {
+                        (Date.now() - msg.ts).should.be.approximately(0,50);
+                        done();
+                    } catch(err) {
+                        done(err);
+                    }
+                });
+                changeNode1.receive({payload:Date.now()});
+            });
+        });
 
     });
     describe('#change', function() {

test/red/runtime/util_spec.js

@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ describe("red/util", function() {
             var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('^abc$','re');
             result.toString().should.eql("/^abc$/");
         });
+        it('returns date',function() {
+            var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('','date');
+            (Date.now() - result).should.be.approximately(0,50);
+        });
         it('returns msg property',function() {
             var result = util.evaluateNodeProperty('foo.bar','msg',{},{foo:{bar:"123"}});
             result.should.eql("123");