Add Junctions

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

@@ -106,6 +106,23 @@ RED.history = (function() {
                         RED.nodes.removeLink(ev.links[i]);
                     }
                 }
+                if (ev.junctions) {
+                    inverseEv.junctions = [];
+                    for (i=0;i<ev.junctions.length;i++) {
+                        inverseEv.junctions.push(ev.junctions[i]);
+                        RED.nodes.removeJunction(ev.junctions[i]);
+                        if (ev.junctions[i].g) {
+                            var group = RED.nodes.group(ev.junctions[i].g);
+                            var index = group.nodes.indexOf(ev.junctions[i]);
+                            if (index !== -1) {
+                                group.nodes.splice(index,1);
+                                RED.group.markDirty(group);
+                            }
+                        }
+
+
+                    }
+                }
                 if (ev.groups) {
                     inverseEv.groups = [];
                     for (i = ev.groups.length - 1;i>=0;i--) {
@@ -272,6 +289,21 @@ RED.history = (function() {
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                if (ev.junctions) {
+                    inverseEv.junctions = [];
+                    for (i=0;i<ev.junctions.length;i++) {
+                        inverseEv.junctions.push(ev.junctions[i]);
+                        RED.nodes.addJunction(ev.junctions[i]);
+                        if (ev.junctions[i].g) {
+                            group = RED.nodes.group(ev.junctions[i].g);
+                            if (group.nodes.indexOf(ev.junctions[i]) === -1) {
+                                group.nodes.push(ev.junctions[i]);
+                            }
+                            RED.group.markDirty(group)
+                        }
+
+                    }
+                }
                 if (ev.links) {
                     inverseEv.links = [];
                     for (i=0;i<ev.links.length;i++) {

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

@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
     var groups = {};
     var groupsByZ = {};
 
+    var junctions = {};
+    var junctionsByZ = {};
+
     var initialLoad;
 
     var dirty = false;
@@ -819,6 +822,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         var removedNodes = [];
         var removedLinks = [];
         var removedGroups = [];
+        var removedJunctions = [];
         if (ws) {
             delete workspaces[id];
             delete linkTabMap[id];
@@ -827,7 +831,14 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             var node;
 
             if (allNodes.hasTab(id)) {
-                removedNodes = allNodes.getNodes(id).slice()
+                removedNodes = allNodes.getNodes(id).filter(n => {
+                    if (n.type === 'junction') {
+                        removedJunctions.push(n)
+                        return false
+                    } else {
+                        return true
+                    }
+                })
             }
             for (i in configNodes) {
                 if (configNodes.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
@@ -842,6 +853,10 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                 var result = removeNode(removedNodes[i].id);
                 removedLinks = removedLinks.concat(result.links);
             }
+            for (i=0;i<removedJunctions.length;i++) {
+                var result = removeJunction(removedJunctions[i])
+                removedLinks = removedLinks.concat(result.links)
+            }
 
             // Must get 'removedGroups' in the right order.
             //  - start with the top-most groups
@@ -861,7 +876,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             allNodes.removeTab(id);
             RED.events.emit('flows:remove',ws);
         }
-        return {nodes:removedNodes,links:removedLinks, groups: removedGroups};
+        return {nodes:removedNodes,links:removedLinks, groups: removedGroups, junctions: removedJunctions};
     }
 
     function addSubflow(sf, createNewIds) {
@@ -1118,7 +1133,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                 delete node.env;
             }
         }
-        if (n._def.category != "config") {
+        if (n._def.category != "config" || n.type === 'junction') {
             node.x = n.x;
             node.y = n.y;
             if (exportDimensions) {
@@ -1381,6 +1396,11 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                 nns.push(convertNode(groups[i], opts));
             }
         }
+        for (i in junctions) {
+            if (junctions.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
+                nns.push(convertNode(junctions[i], opts));
+            }
+        }
         for (i in configNodes) {
             if (configNodes.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
                 nns.push(convertNode(configNodes[i], opts));
@@ -1462,6 +1482,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             tabs: {},
             subflows: {},
             groups: {},
+            junctions: {},
             configs: {},
             nodes: {},
             all: [],
@@ -1477,6 +1498,8 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                 imported.subflows[n.id] = n;
             } else if (n.type === "group") {
                 imported.groups[n.id] = n;
+            } else if (n.type === "junction") {
+                imported.junctions[n.id] = n;
             } else if (n.hasOwnProperty("x") && n.hasOwnProperty("y")) {
                 imported.nodes[n.id] = n;
             } else {
@@ -1485,7 +1508,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             var nodeZ = n.z || "__global__";
             imported.zMap[nodeZ] = imported.zMap[nodeZ] || [];
             imported.zMap[nodeZ].push(n)
-            if (allNodes.hasNode(n.id) || configNodes[n.id] || workspaces[n.id] || subflows[n.id] || groups[n.id]) {
+            if (allNodes.hasNode(n.id) || configNodes[n.id] || workspaces[n.id] || subflows[n.id] || groups[n.id] || junctions[n.id]) {
                 imported.conflicted[n.id] = n;
             }
         })
@@ -1651,7 +1674,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             if (!options.generateIds) {
                 if (!options.importMap[id]) {
                     // No conflict resolution for this node
-                    var existing = allNodes.getNode(id) || configNodes[id] || workspaces[id] || subflows[id] || groups[id];
+                    var existing = allNodes.getNode(id) || configNodes[id] || workspaces[id] || subflows[id] || groups[id] || junctions[id];
                     if (existing) {
                         existingNodes.push({existing:existing, imported:n});
                     }
@@ -1705,6 +1728,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                 n.type != "tab" &&
                 n.type != "subflow" &&
                 n.type != "group" &&
+                n.type != 'junction' &&
                 !registry.getNodeType(n.type) &&
                 n.type.substring(0,8) != "subflow:" &&
                 unknownTypes.indexOf(n.type)==-1) {
@@ -1777,6 +1801,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         var new_nodes = [];
         var new_links = [];
         var new_groups = [];
+        var new_junctions = [];
         var new_group_set = new Set();
         var nid;
         var def;
@@ -1968,12 +1993,15 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                         changed:false,
                         _config:{}
                     }
-                    if (n.type !== "group") {
+                    if (n.type !== "group" && n.type !== 'junction') {
                         node.wires = n.wires||[];
                         node.inputLabels = n.inputLabels;
                         node.outputLabels = n.outputLabels;
                         node.icon = n.icon;
                     }
+                    if (n.type === 'junction') {
+                        node.wires = n.wires||[];
+                    }
                     if (n.hasOwnProperty('l')) {
                         node.l = n.l;
                     }
@@ -2042,6 +2070,15 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                         node.outputs = subflow.out.length;
                         node.inputs = subflow.in.length;
                         node.env = n.env;
+                    } else if (n.type === 'junction') {
+                         node._def = {defaults:{}}
+                         node._config.x = node.x
+                         node._config.y = node.y
+                         node.inputs = 1
+                         node.outputs = 1
+                         node.w = 0;
+                         node.h = 0;
+
                     } else {
                         if (!node._def) {
                             if (node.x && node.y) {
@@ -2125,7 +2162,9 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
                     node_map[n.id] = node;
                     // If an 'unknown' config node, it will not have been caught by the
                     // proper config node handling, so needs adding to new_nodes here
-                    if (node.type === "unknown" || node._def.category !== "config") {
+                    if (node.type === 'junction') {
+                        new_junctions.push(node)
+                    } else if (node.type === "unknown" || node._def.category !== "config") {
                         new_nodes.push(node);
                     } else if (node.type === "group") {
                         new_groups.push(node);
@@ -2136,8 +2175,12 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         }
 
         // Remap all wires and config node references
-        for (i=0;i<new_nodes.length;i++) {
+        for (i=0;i<new_nodes.length+new_junctions.length;i++) {
-            n = new_nodes[i];
+            if (i<new_nodes.length) {
+                n = new_nodes[i];
+            } else {
+                n = new_junctions[i - new_nodes.length]
+            }
             if (n.wires) {
                 for (var w1=0;w1<n.wires.length;w1++) {
                     var wires = (n.wires[w1] instanceof Array)?n.wires[w1]:[n.wires[w1]];
@@ -2276,6 +2319,12 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             addGroup(n);
         }
 
+        for (i=0;i<new_junctions.length;i++) {
+            var junction = new_junctions[i];
+            addJunction(junction);
+        }
+
+
         // Now the nodes have been fully updated, add them.
         for (i=0;i<new_nodes.length;i++) {
             var node = new_nodes[i];
@@ -2306,6 +2355,7 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
             nodes:new_nodes,
             links:new_links,
             groups:new_groups,
+            junctions: new_junctions,
             workspaces:new_workspaces,
             subflows:new_subflows,
             missingWorkspace: missingWorkspace,
@@ -2461,6 +2511,30 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         RED.events.emit("groups:remove",group);
     }
 
+    function addJunction(junction) {
+        junctionsByZ[junction.z] = junctionsByZ[junction.z] || []
+        junctionsByZ[junction.z].push(junction)
+        junctions[junction.id] = junction;
+        if (!nodeLinks[junction.id]) {
+            nodeLinks[junction.id] = {in:[],out:[]};
+        }
+        RED.events.emit("junctions:add", junction)
+    }
+    function removeJunction(junction) {
+        var i = junctionsByZ[junction.z].indexOf(junction)
+        junctionsByZ[junction.z].splice(i, 1)
+        if (junctionsByZ[junction.z].length === 0) {
+            delete junctionsByZ[junction.z]
+        }
+        delete junctions[junction.id]
+        delete nodeLinks[junction.id];
+        RED.events.emit("junctions:remove", junction)
+
+        var removedLinks = links.filter(function(l) { return (l.source === junction) || (l.target === junction); });
+        removedLinks.forEach(removeLink);
+        return { links: removedLinks }
+    }
+
     function getNodeHelp(type) {
         var helpContent = "";
         var helpElement = $("script[data-help-name='"+type+"']");
@@ -2734,6 +2808,11 @@ RED.nodes = (function() {
         group: function(id) { return groups[id] },
         groups: function(z) { return groupsByZ[z]?groupsByZ[z].slice():[] },
 
+        addJunction: addJunction,
+        removeJunction: removeJunction,
+        junction: function(id) { return junctions[id] },
+        junctions: function(z) { return junctionsByZ[z]?junctionsByZ[z].slice():[] },
+
         eachNode: function(cb) {
             allNodes.eachNode(cb);
         },

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

@@ -987,6 +987,7 @@ RED.clipboard = (function() {
         try {
             RED.view.importNodes(newNodes, importOptions);
         } catch(error) {
+            console.log(error.importConfig)
             // Thrown for import_conflict
             confirmImport(error.importConfig, newNodes, importOptions);
         }

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

@@ -352,8 +352,10 @@ RED.group = (function() {
             }
             if (n.type === 'group') {
                 RED.events.emit("groups:change",n)
-            } else {
+            } else if (n.type !== 'junction') {
                 RED.events.emit("nodes:change",n)
+            } else {
+                RED.events.emit("junctions:change",n)
             }
         })
         RED.nodes.removeGroup(g);
@@ -547,8 +549,10 @@ RED.group = (function() {
                 group.h = Math.max(group.h,n.y+n.h/2+25-group.y);
                 if (n.type === 'group') {
                     RED.events.emit("groups:change",n)
-                } else {
+                } else if (n.type !== 'junction') {
                     RED.events.emit("nodes:change",n)
+                } else {
+                    RED.events.emit("junctions:change",n)
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -583,8 +587,10 @@ RED.group = (function() {
             }
             if (n.type === 'group') {
                 RED.events.emit("groups:change",n)
-            } else {
+            } else if (n.type !== 'junction') {
                 RED.events.emit("nodes:change",n)
+            } else {
+                RED.events.emit("junctions:change",n)
             }
         }
         markDirty(group);

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

@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ RED.state = {
     GROUP_DRAGGING: 12,
     GROUP_RESIZE: 13,
     DETACHED_DRAGGING: 14,
-    SLICING: 15
+    SLICING: 15,
+    SLICING_JUNCTION: 16
 }

packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/tab-help.js

@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ RED.sidebar.help = (function() {
                 var node = selection.nodes[0];
                 if (node.type === "subflow" && node.direction) {
                     // ignore subflow virtual ports
-                } else if (node.type !== 'group'){
+                } else if (node.type !== 'group' && node.type !== 'junction'){
                     showNodeTypeHelp(node.type);
                 }
             }

packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/ui/tab-info.js

@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ RED.sidebar.info = (function() {
                 if (typeCounts.groups > 0) {
                     $('<div>').text(RED._("clipboard.group",{count:typeCounts.groups})).appendTo(counts);
                 }
-
+            } else if (node.type === 'junction') {
-
+                propertiesPanelHeaderHelp.hide();
             } else {
                 propertiesPanelHeaderHelp.show();
 

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

@@ -1028,6 +1028,8 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
             return "font-awesome/fa-object-ungroup";
         } else if (node && node.type === 'group') {
             return "font-awesome/fa-object-group"
+        } else if (node && node.type === 'junction') {
+            return "font-awesome/fa-circle-o"
         } else if (def.category === 'config') {
             return RED.settings.apiRootUrl+"icons/node-red/cog.svg"
         } else if (node && node.type === 'tab') {
@@ -1093,6 +1095,8 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
             l = node.label || defaultLabel
         } else if (node.type === 'group') {
             l = node.name || defaultLabel
+        } else if (node.type === 'junction') {
+            l = 'junction'
         } else {
             l = node._def.label;
             try {
@@ -1247,6 +1251,8 @@ RED.utils = (function() {
             nodeDiv.addClass("red-ui-palette-icon-selection");
         } else if (node.type === "group") {
             nodeDiv.addClass("red-ui-palette-icon-group");
+        } else if (node.type === "junction") {
+            nodeDiv.addClass("red-ui-palette-icon-junction");
         } else if (node.type === 'tab') {
             nodeDiv.addClass("red-ui-palette-icon-flow");
         } else {

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

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   *                |- <g> "groupLayer"
   *                |- <g> "groupSelectLayer"
   *                |- <g> "linkLayer"
+  *                |- <g> "junctionLayer"
   *                |- <g> "dragGroupLayer"
   *                |- <g> "nodeLayer"
   */
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
     var activeSubflow = null;
     var activeNodes = [];
     var activeLinks = [];
+    var activeJunctions = [];
     var activeFlowLinks = [];
     var activeLinkNodes = {};
     var activeGroup = null;
@@ -111,6 +113,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
     var eventLayer;
     var gridLayer;
     var linkLayer;
+    var junctionLayer;
     var dragGroupLayer;
     var groupSelectLayer;
     var nodeLayer;
@@ -199,6 +202,11 @@ RED.view = (function() {
 
     function init() {
 
+// setTimeout(function() {
+//     function snap(p) { return RED.view.gridSize() * Math.round(p/RED.view.gridSize())}; for (var i = 0;i<10;i++) {
+//     RED.nodes.addJunction({_def:{defaults:{}}, type:'junction', z:"0ccdc1d81f2729cc",id:RED.nodes.id(),x:snap(Math.floor(Math.random()*600)),y:snap(Math.floor(Math.random()*600)), w:0,h:0})
+// } ; RED.view.redraw(true)
+// },2000)
         chart = $("#red-ui-workspace-chart");
 
         outer = d3.select("#red-ui-workspace-chart")
@@ -373,6 +381,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         groupSelectLayer = eventLayer.append("g");
         linkLayer = eventLayer.append("g");
         dragGroupLayer = eventLayer.append("g");
+        junctionLayer = eventLayer.append("g");
         nodeLayer = eventLayer.append("g");
 
         drag_lines = [];
@@ -785,7 +794,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 source:{z:activeWorkspace},
                 target:{z:activeWorkspace}
             });
-
+            activeJunctions = RED.nodes.junctions(activeWorkspace) || [];
             activeGroups = RED.nodes.groups(activeWorkspace)||[];
             activeGroups.forEach(function(g, i) {
                 g._index = i;
@@ -800,6 +809,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         } else {
             activeNodes = [];
             activeLinks = [];
+            activeJunctions = [];
             activeGroups = [];
         }
 
@@ -970,9 +980,9 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 .attr("class","nr-ui-view-lasso");
                 d3.event.preventDefault();
             }
-        } else if (mouse_mode === 0 && d3.event.button === 2 && (d3.event.metaKey || d3.event.ctrlKey)) {
+        } else if (mouse_mode === 0 && d3.event.button === 2 && (d3.event.metaKey || d3.event.ctrlKey || d3.event.shiftKey)) {
             clearSelection();
-            mouse_mode = RED.state.SLICING;
+            mouse_mode = (d3.event.metaKey || d3.event.ctrlKey)?RED.state.SLICING : RED.state.SLICING_JUNCTION;
             point = d3.mouse(this);
             slicePath = eventLayer.append("path").attr("class","nr-ui-view-slice").attr("d",`M${point[0]} ${point[1]}`)
             slicePathLast = point;
@@ -1373,7 +1383,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 .attr("height",h)
             ;
             return;
-        } else if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SLICING) {
+        } else if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SLICING || mouse_mode === RED.state.SLICING_JUNCTION) {
             if (slicePath) {
                 var delta = Math.max(1,Math.abs(slicePathLast[0]-mouse_position[0]))*Math.max(1,Math.abs(slicePathLast[1]-mouse_position[1]))
                 if (delta > 20) {
@@ -1739,6 +1749,15 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     }
                 }
             });
+            activeJunctions.forEach(function(n) {
+                if (!n.selected) {
+                    if (n.x > x && n.x < x2 && n.y > y && n.y < y2) {
+                        n.selected = true;
+                        n.dirty = true;
+                        movingSet.add(n);
+                    }
+                }
+            })
 
 
 
@@ -1782,11 +1801,92 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         } else if (mouse_mode == RED.state.DEFAULT && mousedown_link == null && !d3.event.ctrlKey && !d3.event.metaKey ) {
             clearSelection();
             updateSelection();
-        } else if (slicePath) {
+        } else if (mouse_mode == RED.state.SLICING) {
             deleteSelection();
             slicePath.remove();
             slicePath = null;
             RED.view.redraw(true);
+        } else if (mouse_mode == RED.state.SLICING_JUNCTION) {
+            var removedLinks = []
+            var addedLinks = []
+            var addedJunctions = []
+
+            var groupedLinks = {}
+            selectedLinks.forEach(function(l) {
+                var sourceId = l.source.id+":"+l.sourcePort
+                groupedLinks[sourceId] = groupedLinks[sourceId] || []
+                groupedLinks[sourceId].push(l)
+            });
+            var linkGroups = Object.keys(groupedLinks)
+            linkGroups.forEach(function(gid) {
+                var links = groupedLinks[gid]
+                var junction = {
+                    _def: {defaults:{}},
+                    type: 'junction',
+                    z: RED.workspaces.active(),
+                    id: RED.nodes.id(),
+                    x: 0,
+                    y: 0,
+                    w: 0, h: 0,
+                    outputs: 1,
+                    inputs: 1,
+                    dirty: true
+                }
+                links.forEach(function(l) {
+                    junction.x += l._sliceLocation.x
+                    junction.y += l._sliceLocation.y
+                })
+                junction.x = Math.round(junction.x/links.length)
+                junction.y = Math.round(junction.y/links.length)
+                if (snapGrid) {
+                    junction.x = (gridSize*Math.round(junction.x/gridSize));
+                    junction.y = (gridSize*Math.round(junction.y/gridSize));
+                }
+
+                var nodeGroups = new Set()
+
+                RED.nodes.addJunction(junction)
+                addedJunctions.push(junction)
+                var newLink = {
+                    source: links[0].source,
+                    sourcePort: links[0].sourcePort,
+                    target: junction
+                }
+                addedLinks.push(newLink)
+                RED.nodes.addLink(newLink)
+                links.forEach(function(l) {
+                    removedLinks.push(l)
+                    RED.nodes.removeLink(l)
+                    var newLink = {
+                        source: junction,
+                        sourcePort: 0,
+                        target: l.target
+                    }
+                    addedLinks.push(newLink)
+                    RED.nodes.addLink(newLink)
+                    nodeGroups.add(l.source.g || "__NONE__")
+                    nodeGroups.add(l.target.g || "__NONE__")
+                })
+                if (nodeGroups.size === 1) {
+                    var group = nodeGroups.values().next().value
+                    if (group !== "__NONE__") {
+                        RED.group.addToGroup(RED.nodes.group(group), junction)
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+            slicePath.remove();
+            slicePath = null;
+
+            if (addedJunctions.length > 0) {
+                RED.history.push({
+                    t: 'add',
+                    links: addedLinks,
+                    junctions: addedJunctions,
+                    removedLinks: removedLinks
+                })
+                RED.nodes.dirty(true)
+            }
+            RED.view.redraw(true);
         }
         if (mouse_mode == RED.state.MOVING_ACTIVE) {
             if (movingSet.length() > 0) {
@@ -1943,7 +2043,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
             clearSelection();
             RED.history.pop();
             mouse_mode = 0;
-        } else if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SLICING) {
+        } else if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SLICING || mouse_mode === RED.state.SLICING_JUNCTION) {
             if (slicePath) {
                 slicePath.remove();
                 slicePath = null;
@@ -2012,6 +2112,14 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 }
             });
 
+            activeJunctions.forEach(function(n) {
+                if (!n.selected) {
+                    n.selected = true;
+                    n.dirty = true;
+                    movingSet.add(n);
+                }
+            })
+
             if (mouse_mode !== RED.state.SELECTING_NODE && activeSubflow) {
                 activeSubflow.in.forEach(function(n) {
                     if (!n.selected) {
@@ -2211,6 +2319,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 nodes: [],
                 links: [],
                 groups: [],
+                junctions: [],
                 workspaces: [],
                 subflows: []
             }
@@ -2231,6 +2340,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 historyEvent.nodes = historyEvent.nodes.concat(subEvent.nodes);
                 historyEvent.links = historyEvent.links.concat(subEvent.links);
                 historyEvent.groups = historyEvent.groups.concat(subEvent.groups);
+                historyEvent.junctions = historyEvent.junctions.concat(subEvent.junctions);
             }
             RED.history.push(historyEvent);
             RED.nodes.dirty(true);
@@ -2243,6 +2353,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
             var removedNodes = [];
             var removedLinks = [];
             var removedGroups = [];
+            var removedJunctions = [];
             var removedSubflowOutputs = [];
             var removedSubflowInputs = [];
             var removedSubflowStatus;
@@ -2287,7 +2398,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 for (var i=0;i<movingSet.length();i++) {
                     node = movingSet.get(i).n;
                     node.selected = false;
-                    if (node.type !== "group" && node.type !== "subflow") {
+                    if (node.type !== "group" && node.type !== "subflow" && node.type !== 'junction') {
                         if (node.x < 0) {
                             node.x = 25
                         }
@@ -2305,6 +2416,10 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                                 RED.group.markDirty(group);
                             }
                         }
+                    } else if (node.type === 'junction') {
+                        var result = RED.nodes.removeJunction(node)
+                        removedJunctions.push(node);
+                        removedLinks = removedLinks.concat(result.links);
                     } else {
                         if (node.direction === "out") {
                             removedSubflowOutputs.push(node);
@@ -2349,7 +2464,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     subflowInstances = instances.instances;
                 }
                 movingSet.clear();
-                if (removedNodes.length > 0 || removedSubflowOutputs.length > 0 || removedSubflowInputs.length > 0 || removedSubflowStatus || removedGroups.length > 0) {
+                if (removedNodes.length > 0 || removedSubflowOutputs.length > 0 || removedSubflowInputs.length > 0 || removedSubflowStatus || removedGroups.length > 0 || removedJunctions.length > 0) {
                     RED.nodes.dirty(true);
                 }
             }
@@ -2396,6 +2511,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 nodes:removedNodes,
                 links:removedLinks,
                 groups: removedGroups,
+                junctions: removedJunctions,
                 subflowOutputs:removedSubflowOutputs,
                 subflowInputs:removedSubflowInputs,
                 subflow: {
@@ -2455,6 +2571,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
             var nns = [];
             var nodeCount = 0;
             var groupCount = 0;
+            var junctionCount = 0;
             var handled = {};
             for (var n=0;n<nodes.length;n++) {
                 var node = nodes[n];
@@ -2467,6 +2584,8 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 if (node.type != "subflow") {
                     if (node.type === "group") {
                         groupCount++;
+                    } else if (node.type === 'junction') {
+                        junctionCount++;
                     } else {
                         nodeCount++;
                     }
@@ -2649,6 +2768,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         evt.preventDefault();
     }
 
+
     function portMouseUp(d,portType,portIndex,evt) {
         if (RED.view.DEBUG) { console.warn("portMouseUp", mouse_mode,d,portType,portIndex); }
         evt = evt || d3.event;
@@ -3031,6 +3151,52 @@ RED.view = (function() {
         port.classed("red-ui-flow-port-hovered",false);
     }
 
+    function junctionMouseOver(junction, d) {
+        junction.classed("red-ui-flow-junction-hovered",true);
+    }
+    function junctionMouseOut(junction, d) {
+        junction.classed("red-ui-flow-junction-hovered",false);
+    }
+
+    function junctionMouseDown(junction, d, evt) {
+        if (RED.view.DEBUG) { console.warn("junctionMouseDown", d); }
+        evt = evt || d3.event;
+        d3.event = evt
+        if (evt === 1) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SELECTING_NODE) {
+            evt.stopPropagation();
+            return;
+        }
+        if (mouse_mode == RED.state.QUICK_JOINING) {
+            d3.event.stopPropagation();
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // mousedown_node = d;
+        // mousedown_port_type = portType;
+        // mousedown_port_index = portIndex || 0;
+        if (mouse_mode !== RED.state.QUICK_JOINING && (evt.ctrlKey || evt.metaKey)) {
+            mouse_mode = RED.state.QUICK_JOINING;
+            document.body.style.cursor = "crosshair";
+            showDragLines([{node:d,port:0,portType: PORT_TYPE_OUTPUT}]);
+            $(window).on('keyup',disableQuickJoinEventHandler);
+        } else if (event.button != 2) {
+            nodeMouseDown.call(junction[0][0],d)
+            // clearSelection();
+            // movingSet.add(d);
+            // mousedown_node = d;
+            // mouse_mode = RED.state.MOVING;
+            // var mouse = d3.touches(junction[0][0])[0]||d3.mouse(junction[0][0]);
+            // mouse[0] += d.x-d.w/2;
+            // mouse[1] += d.y-d.h/2;
+            // prepareDrag(mouse);
+        }
+        evt.stopPropagation();
+        evt.preventDefault();
+    }
+
     function prepareDrag(mouse) {
         mouse_mode = RED.state.MOVING;
         // Called when movingSet should be prepared to be dragged
@@ -3223,8 +3389,6 @@ RED.view = (function() {
             )
             lastClickNode = mousedown_node;
 
-        var i;
-
         if (!d.selected && d.g /*&& !RED.nodes.group(d.g).selected*/) {
             var nodeGroup = RED.nodes.group(d.g);
 
@@ -3497,6 +3661,11 @@ RED.view = (function() {
     function portMouseOverProxy(e) { portMouseOver(d3.select(this), this.__data__,this.__portType__,this.__portIndex__, e); }
     function portMouseOutProxy(e) { portMouseOut(d3.select(this), this.__data__,this.__portType__,this.__portIndex__, e); }
 
+    function junctionMouseOverProxy(e) { junctionMouseOver(d3.select(this), this.__data__) }
+    function junctionMouseOutProxy(e) { junctionMouseOut(d3.select(this), this.__data__) }
+    function junctionMouseDownProxy(e) { junctionMouseDown(d3.select(this), this.__data__, e) }
+    function junctionMouseUpProxy(e) { junctionMouseUp(d3.select(this), this.__data__) }
+
     function linkMouseDown(d) {
         if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SELECTING_NODE) {
             d3.event.stopPropagation();
@@ -4631,6 +4800,62 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 })
             }
 
+            var junction = junctionLayer.selectAll(".red-ui-flow-junction").data(
+                activeJunctions,
+                d => d.id
+            )
+            var junctionEnter = junction.enter().insert("svg:g").attr("class","red-ui-flow-junction")
+            junctionEnter.each(function(d,i) {
+                var junction = d3.select(this);
+                var contents = document.createDocumentFragment();
+                // d.added = true;
+                var junctionBack = document.createElementNS("http://www.w3.org/2000/svg","rect");
+                junctionBack.setAttribute("class","red-ui-flow-junction-background");
+                junctionBack.setAttribute("x",-5);
+                junctionBack.setAttribute("y",-5);
+                junctionBack.setAttribute("width",10);
+                junctionBack.setAttribute("height",10);
+                junctionBack.setAttribute("rx",5);
+                junctionBack.setAttribute("ry",5);
+                junctionBack.__data__ = d;
+                this.__junctionBack__ = junctionBack;
+                contents.appendChild(junctionBack);
+
+                junctionBack.addEventListener("mouseover", junctionMouseOverProxy);
+                junctionBack.addEventListener("mouseout", junctionMouseOutProxy);
+                junctionBack.addEventListener("mouseup", portMouseUpProxy);
+                junctionBack.addEventListener("mousedown", junctionMouseDownProxy);
+
+                // d3.select(junctionBack).on("mousedown", nodeMouseDown);
+
+                this.__portType__ = PORT_TYPE_INPUT
+                this.__portIndex__ = 0
+// function portMouseUpProxy(e) { portMouseUp(this.__data__,this.__portType__,this.__portIndex__, e); }
+
+                junction[0][0].appendChild(contents);
+            })
+            junction.exit().remove();
+            junction.each(function(d) {
+                var junction = d3.select(this);
+                this.setAttribute("transform", "translate(" + (d.x) + "," + (d.y) + ")");
+                if (d.dirty) {
+                    junction.classed("selected", !!d.selected)
+                    dirtyNodes[d.id] = d;
+
+                    if (d.g) {
+                        if (!dirtyGroups[d.g]) {
+                            var gg = d.g;
+                            while (gg && !dirtyGroups[gg]) {
+                                dirtyGroups[gg] = RED.nodes.group(gg);
+                                gg = dirtyGroups[gg].g;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                }
+
+            })
+
             var link = linkLayer.selectAll(".red-ui-flow-link").data(
                 activeLinks,
                 function(d) {
@@ -4657,6 +4882,27 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                             selectedLinks.add(d)
                             l.classed("red-ui-flow-link-splice",true)
                             redraw()
+                        } else if (mouse_mode === RED.state.SLICING_JUNCTION) {
+                            if (!l.classed("red-ui-flow-link-splice")) {
+                                // Find intersection point
+                                var lineLength = pathLine.getTotalLength();
+                                var pos;
+                                var delta = Infinity;
+                                for (var i = 0; i < lineLength; i++) {
+                                    var linePos = pathLine.getPointAtLength(i);
+                                    var posDeltaX = Math.abs(linePos.x-d3.event.offsetX)
+                                    var posDeltaY = Math.abs(linePos.y-d3.event.offsetY)
+                                    var posDelta = posDeltaX*posDeltaX + posDeltaY*posDeltaY
+                                    if (posDelta < delta) {
+                                        pos = linePos
+                                        delta = posDelta
+                                    }
+                                }
+                                d._sliceLocation = pos
+                                selectedLinks.add(d)
+                                l.classed("red-ui-flow-link-splice",true)
+                                redraw()
+                            }
                         }
                     })
 
@@ -4683,9 +4929,9 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     var numOutputs = d.source.outputs || 1;
                     var sourcePort = d.sourcePort || 0;
                     var y = -((numOutputs-1)/2)*13 +13*sourcePort;
-                    d.x1 = d.source.x+d.source.w/2;
+                    d.x1 = d.source.x+(d.source.w/2||0);
                     d.y1 = d.source.y+y;
-                    d.x2 = d.target.x-d.target.w/2;
+                    d.x2 = d.target.x-(d.target.w/2||0);
                     d.y2 = d.target.y;
 
                     // return "M "+d.x1+" "+d.y1+
@@ -5144,6 +5390,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 var new_nodes = result.nodes;
                 var new_links = result.links;
                 var new_groups = result.groups;
+                var new_junctions = result.junctions;
                 var new_workspaces = result.workspaces;
                 var new_subflows = result.subflows;
                 var removedNodes = result.removedNodes;
@@ -5153,6 +5400,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                 }
                 var new_ms = new_nodes.filter(function(n) { return n.hasOwnProperty("x") && n.hasOwnProperty("y") && n.z == RED.workspaces.active() });
                 new_ms = new_ms.concat(new_groups.filter(function(g) { return g.z === RED.workspaces.active()}))
+                new_ms = new_ms.concat(new_junctions.filter(function(j) { return j.z === RED.workspaces.active()}))
                 var new_node_ids = new_nodes.map(function(n){ n.changed = true; return n.id; });
 
                 clearSelection();
@@ -5186,9 +5434,11 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                         node.n.moved = true;
                         node.n.x -= dx - mouse_position[0];
                         node.n.y -= dy - mouse_position[1];
-                        node.n.w = node_width;
+                        if (node.n.type !== 'junction') {
-                        node.n.h = node_height;
+                            node.n.w = node_width;
-                        node.n.resize = true;
+                            node.n.h = node_height;
+                            node.n.resize = true;
+                        }
                         node.dx = node.n.x - mouse_position[0];
                         node.dy = node.n.y - mouse_position[1];
                         if (node.n.type === "group") {
@@ -5235,6 +5485,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     nodes:new_node_ids,
                     links:new_links,
                     groups:new_groups,
+                    junctions: new_junctions,
                     workspaces:new_workspaces,
                     subflows:new_subflows,
                     dirty:RED.nodes.dirty()
@@ -5282,6 +5533,7 @@ RED.view = (function() {
                     }
                 })
                 var newGroupCount = new_groups.length;
+                var newJunctionCount = new_junctions.length;
                 if (new_workspaces.length > 0) {
                     counts.push(RED._("clipboard.flow",{count:new_workspaces.length}));
                 }

packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/flow.scss

@@ -379,3 +379,17 @@ g.red-ui-flow-link-unknown path.red-ui-flow-link-line {
     white-space: pre;
     @include disable-selection;
 }
+.red-ui-flow-junction-background {
+    stroke: $node-border;
+    stroke-width: 1;
+    fill: $node-port-background;
+    cursor: crosshair;
+}
+.red-ui-flow-junction-hovered {
+    stroke: $port-selected-color;
+    fill:  $port-selected-color;
+}
+.red-ui-flow-junction.selected .red-ui-flow-junction-background {
+    stroke: $port-selected-color;
+    // fill:  $port-selected-color;
+}

packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/sass/palette.scss

@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@
 .red-ui-search-result-node {
     &.red-ui-palette-icon-flow,
     &.red-ui-palette-icon-group,
+    &.red-ui-palette-icon-junction,
     &.red-ui-palette-icon-selection {
         background: none;
         border-color: transparent;
@@ -268,6 +269,7 @@
 
     &.red-ui-palette-icon-flow,
     &.red-ui-palette-icon-group,
+    &.red-ui-palette-icon-junction,
     &.red-ui-palette-icon-selection {
         background: none;
         border-color: transparent;
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@
         &.red-ui-palette-icon-flow {
             margin-top: -2px;
         }
+        &.red-ui-palette-icon-junction .red-ui-palette-icon-fa,
         &.red-ui-palette-icon-group .red-ui-palette-icon-fa {
             font-size: 14px;
         }

packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/05-junction.html

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<!--
+  05-junction.html
+  This file exists so that the runtime loads the Junction node into the registry,
+  but it is empty so it doesn't appear in the editor palette
+-->

packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/common/05-junction.js

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module.exports = function(RED) {
+    "use strict";
+    function JunctionNode(n) {
+        RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
+        this.on("input",function(msg, send, done) {
+            send(msg);
+            done();
+        });
+    }
+
+    RED.nodes.registerType("junction",JunctionNode);
+}