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+<!--
+  Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  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>
+        </select>
+    </div>
+    <div id="delay-details" class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-input-timeout"><i class="icon-time"></i> For</label>
+        <input type="text" id="node-input-timeout" placeholder="Time" style="direction:rtl; width:50px !important">
+        <select id="node-input-timeoutUnits" style="width:200px !important">
+          <option value="milliseconds">Milliseconds</option>
+          <option value="seconds">Seconds</option>
+          <option value="minutes">Minutes</option>
+          <option value="hours">Hours</option>
+          <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>
+        <select id="node-input-rateUnits" style="width:140px !important">
+          <option value="second">Second</option>
+          <option value="minute">Minute</option>
+          <option value="hour">Hour</option>
+          <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>
+</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
+        color:"#E6E0F8",
+        defaults: {             // defines the editable properties of the node
+            name: {value:""},   //  along with default values.
+            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
+            if (this.pauseType == "delay") {
+              var units = this.timeoutUnits ? this.timeoutUnits.charAt(0) : "s";
+              return this.name||"delay "+this.timeout+" " + units;
+            } else if (this.pauseType == "rate") {
+              var units = this.rateUnits ? this.rateUnits.charAt(0) : "s";
+              return this.name||"limit "+this.rate+" msg/"+ units;
+            }
+            return "foo";
+        },
+        labelStyle: function() { // sets the class to apply to the label
+            return this.name?"node_label_italic":"";
+        },
+        oneditprepare: function() {
+          $( "#node-input-timeout" ).spinner();
+          $( "#node-input-rate" ).spinner();
+        
+          if (this.pauseType == "delay") {
+            $("#delay-details").show();
+            $("#rate-details").hide();
+          } else if (this.pauseType == "rate") {
+            $("#delay-details").hide();
+            $("#rate-details").show();
+          }
+          
+          if (!this.timeoutUnits) {
+            $("#node-input-timeoutUnits option").filter(function() {
+              return $(this).val() == 'seconds'; 
+            }).attr('selected', true);
+          }
+          
+          $("#node-input-pauseType").on("change",function() {
+            if (this.value == "delay") {
+              $("#delay-details").show();
+              $("#rate-details").hide();
+            } else if (this.value == "rate") {
+              $("#delay-details").hide();
+              $("#rate-details").show();
+            }
+          });
+        }
+    });
+</script>
diff --git a/nodes/core/89-delay.js b/nodes/core/89-delay.js
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+/**
+ * Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ **/
+ 
+// 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);
+   
+   this.pauseType = n.pauseType;
+   this.timeoutUnits = n.timeoutUnits;
+   this.rateUnits = n.rateUnits;
+   
+   if (n.timeoutUnits == "milliseconds") {
+     this.timeout = n.timout;
+   } else if (n.timeoutUnits == "seconds") {
+     this.timeout = n.timeout * 1000;
+   } else if (n.timeoutUnits == "minutes") {
+     this.timeout = n.timeout * (60 * 1000);
+   } else if (n.timeoutUnits == "hours") {
+     this.timeout = n.timeout * (60 * 60 * 1000);
+   } else if (n.timeoutUnits == "days") {
+     this.timeout = n.timeout * (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
+   }
+   
+   if (n.rateUnits == "second") {
+     this.rate = 1000/n.rate;
+   } else if (n.rateUnits == "minute") {
+     this.rate = (60 * 1000)/n.rate;
+   } else if (n.rateUnits == "hour") {
+     this.rate = (60 * 60 * 1000)/n.rate;
+   } else if (n.rateUnits == "day") {
+     this.rate = (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)/n.rate;
+   }
+   
+   this.name = n.name;
+   this.idList = [];
+   this.buffer = [];
+   this.intervalID = -1;
+   var node= this;
+   
+   if (this.pauseType == "delay") {
+      this.on("input", function(msg) {
+        var node= this;
+        var id;
+        id = setTimeout(function(){
+          node.idList.splice(node.idList.indexOf(id),1);
+          node.send(msg);
+        }, node.timeout);
+        this.idList.push(id);
+      });
+
+     this.on("close", function() {
+       for (var i=0; i<this.idList.length; i++ ) {
+         clearTimeout(this.idList[i]);
+       }
+       this.idList = [];
+     });
+   } else if (this.pauseType == "rate") {
+   
+     this.on("input", function(msg) {
+       if ( node.intervalID != -1) {
+         node.buffer.push(msg);
+         if (node.buffer.length > 1000) {
+           node.warn(this.name + " buffer exceeded 1000 messages");
+         }
+       } else {
+         node.send(msg);
+         node.intervalID = setInterval(function() {
+           if (node.buffer.length == 0) {
+             clearInterval(node.intervalID);
+             node.intervalID = -1;
+           }
+     
+           if (node.buffer.length > 0) {
+             node.send(node.buffer.shift());
+           }
+         },node.rate);
+       }
+     });
+
+     this.on("close", function() {
+       clearInterval(this.intervalID);
+       this.buffer = [];
+     });
+   }
+}
+
+
+
+// register node
+RED.nodes.registerType("delay",DelayNode);
+