Initial support of sequence rules for SWITCH node (#1545)

* new UI for parts support of SWITCH node

* update UI of SWITCH node for parts support

* add server side code of new SWITCH node

* update info document of SWITCH node

* add tests for new SWITCH node features

* add test for too many pending messages & related fixes

* fix handling when msg is undefined

* tabs -> spaces

* fixed meaning of "repair sequence" in SWITCH node docs

* add a note on restricting internally kept messages

* change label and position in menu of "pos. between" rule

* fixed typos (again, sorry)

nodes/core/locales/en-US/messages.json

@@ -541,7 +541,8 @@
     "switch": {
         "label": {
             "property": "Property",
-            "rule": "rule"
+            "rule": "rule",
+            "repair" :  "repair sequence (reconstruct parts property of outgoing messages)"
         },
         "and": "and",
         "checkall": "checking all rules",
@@ -555,10 +556,15 @@
             "false":"is false",
             "null":"is null",
             "nnull":"is not null",
+            "head":"head",
+            "tail":"tail",
+            "index":"is between",
+            "exp":"JSONata exp",
             "else":"otherwise"
         },
         "errors": {
-            "invalid-expr": "Invalid JSONata expression: __error__"
+            "invalid-expr": "Invalid JSONata expression: __error__",
+            "too-many" : "too many pending messages in switch node"
         }
     },
     "change": {

nodes/core/logic/10-switch.html

@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
             <option value="false" data-i18n="switch.stopfirst"></option>
         </select>
     </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-repair" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
+        <label style="width: auto;" for="node-input-repair"><span data-i18n="switch.label.repair"></span></label></input>
+    </div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="switch">
@@ -44,25 +48,138 @@
     that matches.</p>
     <p>The rules can be evaluated against an individual message property, a flow or global
     context property or the result of a JSONata expression.</p>
+    <h3>Rules</h3>
+    <p>Routing rules are categorized into three:</p>
+    <dl>
+        <dt>value rules</dt>
+        <dd>
+            <table>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>operator</th>
+                    <th>description</th>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>==</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is equals to specified value</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>!=</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is not equals to specified value</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>&lt;</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is less than specified value</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>&lt;=</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is less than or equals to specified value</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>&gt;</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is greater than specified value</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>&gt;=</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is greater than or equals to specified value</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>is between</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is between specified values</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>contains</b></td>
+                    <td>property string value contains specified string value</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>matches regex</b></td>
+                    <td>property string value matches specified regex</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>is true</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is true</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>is false</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is false</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>is null</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is null</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>is not null</b></td>
+                    <td>property value is not null</td>
+                </tr>
+            </table>
+        </dd>
+        <dt>sequence rules</dt>
+        <dd>
+            <table>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>operator</th>
+                    <th>description</th>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>head</b></td>
+                    <td>message is included in the first specified number of messages in a sequence</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>tail</b></td>
+                    <td>message is included in the last specified number of messages in a sequence</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>pos. between</b></td>
+                    <td>message is included between specified positions in a sequence</td>
+                </tr>
+            </table>
+        </dd>
+        <dt>other rules</dt>
+        <dd>
+            <table>
+                <tr>
+                    <th>operator</th>
+                    <th>description</th>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>JSONata exp</b></td>
+                    <td>specified JSONata expression evaluate to true. In JSONata expression, $I represents <code>msg.parts.index</code> and $N represents <code>msg.parts.count</code> respectively if exists.</td>
+                </tr>
+                <tr>
+                    <td><b>otherwise</b></td>
+                    <td>no matching rule found</td>
+                </tr>
+            </table>
+        </dd>
+    </dl>
+
+    <h3>Repair Sequence</h3>
+    <p>If <b>repair sequence (reconstruct parts property of outgoing messages)</b> checkbox is selected, <code>msg.parts</code> property are reconstructed for each port to make forks of valid sequences.  Otherwise, <code>msg.parts</code> property of incoming messages are passed through.</p>
+
+    <h3>Note:</h3>
+    <p>This node internally keeps messages for its operation if <b>repair sequence</b> checkbox is ON.  In order to prevent unexpected memory usage, maximum number of messages kept can be specified by <code>switchMaxKeptMsgsCount</code> property in <b>settings.js</b>.</p>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 (function() {
     var operators = [
-        {v:"eq",t:"=="},
+        {v:"eq",t:"==",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"neq",t:"!="},
+        {v:"neq",t:"!=",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"lt",t:"<"},
+        {v:"lt",t:"<",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"lte",t:"<="},
+        {v:"lte",t:"<=",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"gt",t:">"},
+        {v:"gt",t:">",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"gte",t:">="},
+        {v:"gte",t:">=",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"btwn",t:"switch.rules.btwn"},
+        {v:"btwn",t:"switch.rules.btwn",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"cont",t:"switch.rules.cont"},
+        {v:"cont",t:"switch.rules.cont",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"regex",t:"switch.rules.regex"},
+        {v:"regex",t:"switch.rules.regex",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"true",t:"switch.rules.true"},
+        {v:"true",t:"switch.rules.true",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"false",t:"switch.rules.false"},
+        {v:"false",t:"switch.rules.false",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"null",t:"switch.rules.null"},
+        {v:"null",t:"switch.rules.null",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"nnull",t:"switch.rules.nnull"},
+        {v:"nnull",t:"switch.rules.nnull",kind:'V'},
-        {v:"else",t:"switch.rules.else"}
+        {v:"head",t:"switch.rules.head",kind:'S'},
+        {v:"index",t:"switch.rules.index",kind:'S'},
+        {v:"tail",t:"switch.rules.tail",kind:'S'},
+        {v:"jsonata_exp",t:"switch.rules.exp",kind:'O'},
+        {v:"else",t:"switch.rules.else",kind:'O'}
     ];
 
     function clipValueLength(v) {
@@ -88,6 +205,7 @@
             propertyType: { value:"msg" },
             rules: {value:[{t:"eq", v:"", vt:"str"}]},
             checkall: {value:"true", required:true},
+            repair: {value:false},
             outputs: {value:1}
         },
         inputs: 1,
@@ -102,7 +220,8 @@
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-                if (rule.t === 'btwn') {
+                if ((rule.t === 'btwn') || (rule.t === 'index')) {
+                    console.log(`; ${label}/${JSON.stringify(rule)}`);
                     label += " "+getValueLabel(rule.vt,rule.v)+" & "+getValueLabel(rule.v2t,rule.v2);
                 } else if (rule.t !== 'true' && rule.t !== 'false' && rule.t !== 'null' && rule.t !== 'nnull' && rule.t !== 'else' ) {
                     label += " "+getValueLabel(rule.vt,rule.v);
@@ -132,6 +251,8 @@
                 var selectField = rule.find("select");
                 var type = selectField.val()||"";
                 var valueField = rule.find(".node-input-rule-value");
+                var numField = rule.find(".node-input-rule-num-value");
+                var expField = rule.find(".node-input-rule-exp-value");
                 var btwnField1 = rule.find(".node-input-rule-btwn-value");
                 var btwnField2 = rule.find(".node-input-rule-btwn-value2");
                 var selectWidth;
@@ -143,9 +264,13 @@
                     selectWidth = 120;
                 }
                 selectField.width(selectWidth);
-                if (type === "btwn") {
+                if ((type === "btwn") || (type === "index")) {
                     btwnField1.typedInput("width",(newWidth-selectWidth-70));
                     btwnField2.typedInput("width",(newWidth-selectWidth-70));
+                } else if ((type === "head") || (type === "tail")) {
+                    numField.typedInput("width",(newWidth-selectWidth-70));
+                } else if (type === "jsonata_exp") {
+                    expField.typedInput("width",(newWidth-selectWidth-70));
                 } else {
                     if (type === "true" || type === "false" || type === "null" || type === "nnull" || type === "else") {
                         // valueField.hide();
@@ -171,10 +296,26 @@
                     var row2 = $('<div/>',{style:"padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 175px;"}).appendTo(container);
                     var row3 = $('<div/>',{style:"padding-top: 5px; padding-left: 102px;"}).appendTo(container);
                     var selectField = $('<select/>',{style:"width:120px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center;"}).appendTo(row);
+                    var group0 = $('<optgroup/>', { label: "value rules" }).appendTo(selectField);
                     for (var d in operators) {
+                        if(operators[d].kind === 'V') {
+                            group0.append($("<option></option>").val(operators[d].v).text(/^switch/.test(operators[d].t)?node._(operators[d].t):operators[d].t));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    var group1 = $('<optgroup/>', { label: "sequence rules" }).appendTo(selectField);
+                    for (var d in operators) {
+                        if(operators[d].kind === 'S') {
+                            group1.append($("<option></option>").val(operators[d].v).text(/^switch/.test(operators[d].t)?node._(operators[d].t):operators[d].t));
+                        }
+                    }
+                    for (var d in operators) {
+                        if(operators[d].kind === 'O') {
                             selectField.append($("<option></option>").val(operators[d].v).text(/^switch/.test(operators[d].t)?node._(operators[d].t):operators[d].t));
                         }
+                    }
                     var valueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'str',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','jsonata',previousValueType]});
+                    var numValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-num-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'num',types:['flow','global','num','jsonata']});
+                    var expValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-exp-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'jsonata',types:['jsonata']});
                     var btwnValueField = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value",type:"text",style:"margin-left: 5px;"}).appendTo(row).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','jsonata',previousValueType]});
                     var btwnAndLabel = $('<span/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-label"}).text(" "+andLabel+" ").appendTo(row3);
                     var btwnValue2Field = $('<input/>',{class:"node-input-rule-btwn-value2",type:"text",style:"margin-left:2px;"}).appendTo(row3).typedInput({default:'num',types:['msg','flow','global','str','num','jsonata',previousValueType]});
@@ -185,11 +326,27 @@
                     selectField.change(function() {
                         resizeRule(container);
                         var type = selectField.val();
-                        if (type === "btwn") {
+                        if ((type === "btwn") || (type === "index")) {
                             valueField.typedInput('hide');
+                            expValueField.typedInput('hide');
+                            numValueField.typedInput('hide');
                             btwnValueField.typedInput('show');
+                        } else if ((type === "head") || (type === "tail")) {
+                            btwnValueField.typedInput('hide');
+                            btwnValue2Field.typedInput('hide');
+                            expValueField.typedInput('hide');
+                            numValueField.typedInput('show');
+                            valueField.typedInput('hide');
+                        } else if (type === "jsonata_exp") {
+                            btwnValueField.typedInput('hide');
+                            btwnValue2Field.typedInput('hide');
+                            expValueField.typedInput('show');
+                            numValueField.typedInput('hide');
+                            valueField.typedInput('hide');
                         } else {
                             btwnValueField.typedInput('hide');
+                            expValueField.typedInput('hide');
+                            numValueField.typedInput('hide');
                             if (type === "true" || type === "false" || type === "null" || type === "nnull" || type === "else") {
                                 valueField.typedInput('hide');
                             } else {
@@ -199,7 +356,7 @@
                         if (type === "regex") {
                             row2.show();
                             row3.hide();
-                        } else if (type === "btwn") {
+                        } else if ((type === "btwn") || (type === "index")) {
                             row2.hide();
                             row3.show();
                             btwnValue2Field.typedInput('show');
@@ -209,11 +366,17 @@
                         }
                     });
                     selectField.val(rule.t);
-                    if (rule.t == "btwn") {
+                    if ((rule.t == "btwn") || (rule.t == "index")) {
                         btwnValueField.typedInput('value',rule.v);
                         btwnValueField.typedInput('type',rule.vt||'num');
                         btwnValue2Field.typedInput('value',rule.v2);
                         btwnValue2Field.typedInput('type',rule.v2t||'num');
+                    } else if ((rule.t === "head") || (rule.t === "tail")) {
+                        numValueField.typedInput('value',rule.v);
+                        numValueField.typedInput('type',rule.vt||'num');
+                    } else if (rule.t === "jsonata_exp") {
+                        expValueField.typedInput('value',rule.v);
+                        expValueField.typedInput('type',rule.vt||'jsonata');
                     } else if (typeof rule.v != "undefined") {
                         valueField.typedInput('value',rule.v);
                         valueField.typedInput('type',rule.vt||'str');
@@ -275,11 +438,17 @@
                 var type = rule.find("select").val();
                 var r = {t:type};
                 if (!(type === "true" || type === "false" || type === "null" || type === "nnull" || type === "else")) {
-                    if (type === "btwn") {
+                    if ((type === "btwn") || (type === "index")) {
                         r.v = rule.find(".node-input-rule-btwn-value").typedInput('value');
                         r.vt = rule.find(".node-input-rule-btwn-value").typedInput('type');
                         r.v2 = rule.find(".node-input-rule-btwn-value2").typedInput('value');
                         r.v2t = rule.find(".node-input-rule-btwn-value2").typedInput('type');
+                    } else if ((type === "head") || (type === "tail")) {
+                        r.v = rule.find(".node-input-rule-num-value").typedInput('value');
+                        r.vt = rule.find(".node-input-rule-num-value").typedInput('type');
+                    } else if (type === "jsonata_exp") {
+                        r.v = rule.find(".node-input-rule-exp-value").typedInput('value');
+                        r.vt = rule.find(".node-input-rule-exp-value").typedInput('type');
                     } else {
                         r.v = rule.find(".node-input-rule-value").typedInput('value');
                         r.vt = rule.find(".node-input-rule-value").typedInput('type');

nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js

@@ -31,9 +31,39 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         'false': function(a) { return a === false; },
         'null': function(a) { return (typeof a == "undefined" || a === null); },
         'nnull': function(a) { return (typeof a != "undefined" && a !== null); },
+        'head': function(a, b, c, d, parts) {
+            var count = Number(b);
+            return (parts.index < count);
+        },
+        'tail': function(a, b, c, d, parts) {
+            var count = Number(b);
+            return (parts.count -count <= parts.index);
+        },
+        'index': function(a, b, c, d, parts) {
+            var min = Number(b);
+            var max = Number(c);
+            var index = parts.index;
+            return ((min <= index) && (index <= max));
+        },
+        'jsonata_exp': function(a, b) { return (b === true); },
         'else': function(a) { return a === true; }
     };
 
+    var _max_kept_msgs_count = undefined;
+    
+    function max_kept_msgs_count(node) {
+        if (_max_kept_msgs_count === undefined) {
+            var name = "switchMaxKeptMsgsCount";
+            if (RED.settings.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
+                _max_kept_msgs_count = RED.settings[name];
+            }
+            else {
+                _max_kept_msgs_count = 0;
+            }
+        }
+        return _max_kept_msgs_count;
+    }
+
     function SwitchNode(n) {
         RED.nodes.createNode(this, n);
         this.rules = n.rules || [];
@@ -53,8 +83,11 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         this.previousValue = null;
         var node = this;
         var valid = true;
+        var needs_count = false;
+        var repair = n.repair;
         for (var i=0; i<this.rules.length; i+=1) {
             var rule = this.rules[i];
+            needs_count = needs_count || ((rule.t === "tail") || (rule.t === "jsonata_exp"));
             if (!rule.vt) {
                 if (!isNaN(Number(rule.v))) {
                     rule.vt = 'num';
@@ -99,7 +132,136 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             return;
         }
 
-        this.on('input', function (msg) {
+        var pending_count = 0;
+        var pending_id = 0;
+        var pending_in = {};
+        var pending_out = {};
+        var received = {};
+
+        function add2group_in(id, msg, parts) {
+            if (!(id in pending_in)) {
+                pending_in[id] = {
+                    count: undefined,
+                    msgs: [],
+                    seq_no: pending_id++
+                };
+            }
+            var group = pending_in[id];
+            group.msgs.push(msg);
+            pending_count++;
+            var max_msgs = max_kept_msgs_count(node);
+            if ((max_msgs > 0) && (pending_count > max_msgs)) {
+                clear_pending();
+                node.error(RED._("switch.errors.too-many"), msg);
+            }
+            if (parts.hasOwnProperty("count")) {
+                group.count = parts.count;
+            }
+            return group;
+        }
+
+        function del_group_in(id, group) {
+            pending_count -= group.msgs.length;
+            delete pending_in[id];
+        }
+        
+        function add2pending_in(msg) {
+            var parts = msg.parts;
+            if (parts.hasOwnProperty("id") &&
+                parts.hasOwnProperty("index")) {
+                var group = add2group_in(parts.id, msg, parts);
+                var msgs = group.msgs;
+                var count = group.count;
+                if (count === msgs.length) {
+                    for (var i = 0; i < msgs.length; i++) {
+                        var msg = msgs[i];
+                        msg.parts.count = count;
+                        process_msg(msg, false);
+                    }
+                    del_group_in(parts.id, group);
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+            return false; 
+        }
+
+        function send_group(onwards, port_count) {
+            var counts = new Array(port_count).fill(0);
+            var ids = new Array(port_count);
+            for(var i = 0; i < onwards.length; i++) {
+                var onward = onwards[i];
+                for(var j = 0; j < port_count; j++) {
+                    counts[j] += (onward[j] !== null) ? 1 : 0
+                }
+                ids[i] = RED.util.generateId();
+            }
+            var indexes = new Array(port_count).fill(0);
+            var ports = new Array(port_count);
+            for (var i = 0; i < onwards.length; i++) {
+                var onward = onwards[i];
+                for (var j = 0; j < port_count; j++) {
+                    var msg = onward[j];
+                    if (msg) {
+                        var new_msg = RED.util.cloneMessage(msg);
+                        var parts = new_msg.parts;
+                        parts.id = ids[j];
+                        parts.index = indexes[j];
+                        parts.count = counts[j];
+                        ports[j] = new_msg;
+                        indexes[j]++;
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        ports[j] = null;
+                    }
+                }
+                node.send(ports);
+            }
+        }
+
+        function send2ports(onward, msg) {
+            var parts = msg.parts;
+            var gid = parts.id;
+            received[gid] = ((gid in received) ? received[gid] : 0) +1;
+            var send_ok = (received[gid] === parts.count);
+
+            if (!(gid in pending_out)) {
+                pending_out[gid] = {
+                    onwards: [] 
+                };
+            }
+            var group = pending_out[gid];
+            var onwards = group.onwards;
+            onwards.push(onward);
+            pending_count++;
+            if (send_ok) {
+                send_group(onwards, onward.length, msg);
+                pending_count -= onward.length;
+                delete pending_out[gid];
+                delete received[gid];
+            }
+            var max_msgs = max_kept_msgs_count(node);
+            if ((max_msgs > 0) && (pending_count > max_msgs)) {
+                clear_pending();
+                node.error(RED._("switch.errors.too-many"), msg);
+            }
+        }
+
+        function msg_has_parts(msg) {
+            if (msg.hasOwnProperty("parts")) {
+                var parts = msg.parts;
+                return (parts.hasOwnProperty("id") &&
+                        parts.hasOwnProperty("index") &&
+                        parts.hasOwnProperty("count"));
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        function process_msg(msg, check_parts) {
+            var has_parts = msg_has_parts(msg);
+            if (needs_count && check_parts && has_parts &&
+                add2pending_in(msg)) {
+                return;
+            }
             var onward = [];
             try {
                 var prop;
@@ -117,7 +279,14 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         v1 = node.previousValue;
                     } else if (rule.vt === 'jsonata') {
                         try {
-                            v1 = RED.util.evaluateJSONataExpression(rule.v,msg);
+                            var exp = rule.v;
+                            if (rule.t === 'jsonata_exp') {
+                                if (has_parts) {
+                                    exp.assign("I", msg.parts.index);
+                                    exp.assign("N", msg.parts.count);
+                                }
+                            }
+                            v1 = RED.util.evaluateJSONataExpression(exp,msg);
                         } catch(err) {
                             node.error(RED._("switch.errors.invalid-expr",{error:err.message}));
                             return;
@@ -147,7 +316,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         }
                     }
                     if (rule.t == "else") { test = elseflag; elseflag = true; }
-                    if (operators[rule.t](test,v1,v2,rule.case)) {
+                    if (operators[rule.t](test,v1,v2,rule.case,msg.parts)) {
                         onward.push(msg);
                         elseflag = false;
                         if (node.checkall == "false") { break; }
@@ -156,11 +325,33 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     }
                 }
                 node.previousValue = prop;
-                this.send(onward);
+                if (repair || !has_parts) {
+                    node.send(onward);
+                }
+                else {
+                    send2ports(onward, msg);
+                }
             } catch(err) {
                 node.warn(err);
             }
+        }
+
+        function clear_pending() {
+            pending_count = 0;
+            pending_id = 0;
+            pending_in = {};
+            pending_out = {};
+            received = {};
+        }
+
+        this.on('input', function(msg) {
+            process_msg(msg, true);
+        });
+
+        this.on('close', function() {
+            clear_pending();
         });
     }
+
     RED.nodes.registerType("switch", SwitchNode);
 }

settings.js

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // The maximum number of messages kept internally in nodes.
     // Zero or undefined value means not restricting number of messages.
     //sortMaxKeptMsgsCount: 0,
+    //switchMaxKeptMsgsCount: 0,
     //joinMaxKeptMsgsCount: 0,
     //batchMaxKeptMsgsCount: 0,
     

test/nodes/core/logic/10-switch_spec.js

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ var should = require("should");
 
 var switchNode = require("../../../../nodes/core/logic/10-switch.js");
 var helper = require("../../helper.js");
+var RED = require("../../../../red/red.js");
 
 describe('switch Node', function() {
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ describe('switch Node', function() {
     afterEach(function(done) {
         helper.unload();
         helper.stopServer(done);
+        RED.settings.switchMaxKeptMsgsCount = 0;
     });
 
     it('should be loaded with some defaults', function(done) {
@@ -119,6 +121,44 @@ describe('switch Node', function() {
         });
     }
 
+    function customFlowSequenceSwitchTest(flow, seq_in, seq_out, done) {
+        helper.load(switchNode, flow, function() {
+            var switchNode1 = helper.getNode("switchNode1");
+            var helperNode1 = helper.getNode("helperNode1");
+            var sid = undefined;
+            var count = 0;
+            helperNode1.on("input", function(msg) {
+                try {
+                    msg.should.have.property("payload", seq_out[count]);
+                    msg.should.have.property("parts");
+                    var parts = msg.parts;
+                    parts.should.have.property("id");
+                    var id = parts.id;
+                    if (sid === undefined) {
+                        sid = id;
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        id.should.equal(sid);
+                    }
+                    parts.should.have.property("index", count);
+                    parts.should.have.property("count", seq_out.length);
+                    count++;
+                    if (count === seq_out.length) {
+                        done();
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {
+                    done(e);
+                }
+            });
+            var len = seq_in.length;
+            for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+                var parts = {index:i, count:len, id:222};
+                var msg = {payload:seq_in[i], parts:parts};
+                switchNode1.receive(msg);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    
     it('should check if payload equals given value', function(done) {
         genericSwitchTest("eq", "Hello", true, true, "Hello", done);
     });
@@ -498,4 +538,176 @@ describe('switch Node', function() {
                     {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
         customFlowSwitchTest(flow, true, -5, done);
     });
+
+    it('should take head of message sequence', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{id:"switchNode1",type:"switch",name:"switchNode",property:"payload",rules:[{"t":"head","v":3}],checkall:true,outputs:1,wires:[["helperNode1"]]},
+                    {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
+        customFlowSequenceSwitchTest(flow, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [0, 1, 2], done);
+    });
+
+    it('should take tail of message sequence', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{id:"switchNode1",type:"switch",name:"switchNode",property:"payload",rules:[{"t":"tail","v":3}],checkall:true,outputs:1,wires:[["helperNode1"]]},
+                    {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
+        customFlowSequenceSwitchTest(flow, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [2, 3, 4], done);
+    });
+
+    it('should take slice of message sequence', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{id:"switchNode1",type:"switch",name:"switchNode",property:"payload",rules:[{"t":"index","v":1,"v2":3}],checkall:true,outputs:1,wires:[["helperNode1"]]},
+                    {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
+        customFlowSequenceSwitchTest(flow, [0, 1, 2, 3, 4], [1,2, 3], done);
+    });
+
+    it('should check JSONata expression is true', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{id:"switchNode1",type:"switch",name:"switchNode",property:"payload",
+                     rules:[{"t":"jsonata_exp","v":"payload%2 = 1","vt":"jsonata"}],
+                     checkall:true,outputs:1,wires:[["helperNode1"]]},
+                    {id:"helperNode1", type:"helper", wires:[]}];
+        customFlowSwitchTest(flow, true, 9, done);
+    });
+
+    it('should repair message sequence', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{id:"n1",type:"switch",name:"switchNode",property:"payload",
+                     rules:[{"t":"gt","v":0},{"t":"lt","v":0},{"t":"else"}],
+                     checkall:true,repair:true,
+                     outputs:3,wires:[["n2"],["n3"],["n4"]]},
+                    {id:"n2", type:"helper", wires:[]},
+                    {id:"n3", type:"helper", wires:[]},
+                    {id:"n4", type:"helper", wires:[]}
+                   ];
+        helper.load(switchNode, flow, function() {
+            var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+            var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+            var n3 = helper.getNode("n3");
+            var n4 = helper.getNode("n4");
+            var data = { "0":1, "1":-2, "2":2, "3":0, "4":-1 };
+            var count = 0;
+            function check_msg(msg, vf) {
+                try {
+                    msg.should.have.property("payload");
+                    var payload = msg.payload;
+                    msg.should.have.property("parts");
+                    vf(payload).should.be.ok;
+                    var parts = msg.parts;
+                    parts.should.have.property("id", 222);
+                    parts.should.have.property("count", 5);
+                    parts.should.have.property("index");
+                    var index = parts.index;
+                    payload.should.equal(data[index]);
+                    count++;
+                    if (count == 5) {
+                        done();
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (e) {
+                    done(e);
+                }
+            }
+            n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                check_msg(msg, function(x) { return(x < 0); });
+            });
+            n3.on("input", function(msg) {
+                check_msg(msg, function(x) { return(x === 0); });
+            });
+            n4.on("input", function(msg) {
+                check_msg(msg, function(x) { return(x > 0); });
+            });
+            for(var i in data) {
+                n1.receive({payload: data[i], parts:{index:i,count:5,id:222}});
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should create message sequence for each port', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{id:"n1",type:"switch",name:"switchNode",property:"payload",
+                     rules:[{"t":"gt","v":0},{"t":"lt","v":0},{"t":"else"}],
+                     checkall:true,repair:false,
+                     outputs:3,wires:[["n2"],["n3"],["n4"]]},
+                    {id:"n2", type:"helper", wires:[]}, // >0
+                    {id:"n3", type:"helper", wires:[]}, // <0
+                    {id:"n4", type:"helper", wires:[]}  // ==0
+                   ];
+        helper.load(switchNode, flow, function() {
+            var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+            var n2 = helper.getNode("n2");
+            var n3 = helper.getNode("n3");
+            var n4 = helper.getNode("n4");
+            var data = [ 1, -2, 2, 0, -1 ];
+            var vals = [[1, 2], [-2, -1], [0]];
+            var ids = [undefined, undefined, undefined];
+            var counts = [0, 0, 0];
+            var count = 0;
+            function check_msg(msg, ix, vf) {
+                try {
+                    msg.should.have.property("payload");
+                    var payload = msg.payload;
+                    msg.should.have.property("parts");
+                    vf(payload).should.be.ok;
+                    var parts = msg.parts;
+                    var evals = vals[ix];
+                    parts.should.have.property("count", evals.length);
+                    parts.should.have.property("id");
+                    var id = parts.id;
+                    if (ids[ix] === undefined) {
+                        ids[ix] = id;
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        ids[ix].should.equal(id);
+                    }
+                    parts.should.have.property("index");
+                    var index = parts.index;
+                    var eindex = counts[ix];
+                    var eval = evals[eindex];
+                    payload.should.equal(eval);
+                    counts[ix]++;
+                    count++;
+                    if (count == 5) {
+                        done();
+                    }
+                }
+                catch (e) {
+                    done(e);
+                }
+            }
+            n2.on("input", function(msg) {
+                check_msg(msg, 0, function(x) { return(x > 0); });
+            });
+            n3.on("input", function(msg) {
+                check_msg(msg, 1, function(x) { return(x < 0); });
+            });
+            n4.on("input", function(msg) {
+                check_msg(msg, 2, function(x) { return(x === 0); });
+            });
+            for(var i in data) {
+                n1.receive({payload: data[i], parts:{index:i,count:5,id:222}});
+            }
+        });
+    });
+
+    it('should handle too many pending messages', function(done) {
+        var flow = [{id:"n1",type:"switch",name:"switchNode",property:"payload",
+                     rules:[{"t":"tail","v":2}],
+                     checkall:true,repair:false,
+                     outputs:3,wires:[["n2"]]},
+                    {id:"n2", type:"helper", wires:[]}
+                   ];
+        helper.load(switchNode, flow, function() {
+            var n1 = helper.getNode("n1");
+            RED.settings.switchMaxKeptMsgsCount = 2;
+            setTimeout(function() {
+                var logEvents = helper.log().args.filter(function (evt) {
+                    return evt[0].type == "switch";
+                });
+                var evt = logEvents[0][0];
+                evt.should.have.property('id', "n1");
+                evt.should.have.property('type', "switch");
+                evt.should.have.property('msg', "switch.errors.too-many");
+                done();
+            }, 150);
+            n1.receive({payload:3, parts:{index:2, count:4, id:222}});
+            n1.receive({payload:2, parts:{index:1, count:4, id:222}});
+            n1.receive({payload:4, parts:{index:3, count:4, id:222}});
+            n1.receive({payload:1, parts:{index:0, count:4, id:222}});
+        });
+    });
+    
 });