# Core Development

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## [Search function request - bigger list](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-function-request-bigger-list/81271)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 September 2023 09:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-function-request-bigger-list/81271 "2023-09-13T09:51:02Z")

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Sorry but this one came back to my attention: I know it is a battle between the two extremes for the size of the list presented. But when you search for something and have a (sarcasm on) few (sarcasm off) matches...…

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## [Node MENU suggestion](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-menu-suggestion/81219)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 September 2023 05:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-menu-suggestion/81219 "2023-09-12T05:29:05Z")

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Nodes like the string are a good example. You are given a drop down list and sod's law says it will always be at/near the bottom. A SEARCH option would be nice. So I can search for replace and get replaceALL shown qui…

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## [Node multiple in/out for better flow structure](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-multiple-in-out-for-better-flow-structure/81115)

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**Author:** [@stone](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stone)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [9 September 2023 14:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-multiple-in-out-for-better-flow-structure/81115 "2023-09-09T14:18:55Z")

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so here is my proposal: add top and bottom in/out to ALL nodes. --if the node has a left side in, then it should have a top side in as well. --if the node has a right side out, then it should have a bottom side out …

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## [Navigating between flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/navigating-between-flows/81141)

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**Author:** [@duaw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/duaw)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [9 September 2023 13:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/navigating-between-flows/81141 "2023-09-09T13:31:40Z")

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Hi there! Each flow populates a tab in the browser. With many flows, the list at the top gets longer and longer. Most time the tar bar is not long enough: Only a fraction of all flows is visible at a time. Searching & …

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## [🪲 Node-RED Bug? Debug output does not include named properties](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-bug-debug-output-does-not-include-named-properties/81081)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [6 September 2023 16:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-bug-debug-output-does-not-include-named-properties/81081 "2023-09-06T16:14:11Z")

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Hi all, bit of a weird one for you - not sure I can really class this as a bug but it is certainly slightly off-spec. When you send something to a debug node and it contains an array. The debug panel does not show any c…

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## [Modufying the Node-RED editor and appearence of nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modufying-the-node-red-editor-and-appearence-of-nodes/80941)

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**Author:** [@BHATURA69](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BHATURA69)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [31 August 2023 10:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/modufying-the-node-red-editor-and-appearence-of-nodes/80941 "2023-08-31T10:07:28Z")

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Switch Node UI Change - i am new to node-red, i want to change the UI of all the nodes, but to start with can someone tell me how to change the UI of the switch node to match the screenshot that i uploaded

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## [Un-deprecate "string or buffer" autodetection in mqtt-in node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-deprecate-string-or-buffer-autodetection-in-mqtt-in-node/80897)

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**Author:** [@AndreKR](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AndreKR)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [30 August 2023 13:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/un-deprecate-string-or-buffer-autodetection-in-mqtt-in-node/80897 "2023-08-30T13:51:11Z")

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In MQTT in node auto-detect mode should include trying to parse JSON · Issue #3410 · node-red/node-red · GitHub (by @dceejay and @knolleary) the ability to auto-detect and parse JSON in an MQTT message was added. At the …

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## [Ignore SSL issues in "Feedparser" node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ignore-ssl-issues-in-feedparser-node/80879)

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**Author:** [@fagnes](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fagnes)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 August 2023 08:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ignore-ssl-issues-in-feedparser-node/80879 "2023-08-29T08:52:00Z")

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It is impossible now to fetch RSS-feeds from site with "problem" certificate (self-signed for example). Could you please add an option to ignore such errors?

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## [QoL - Deleting junction with only 1:1 (should) result in wires connecting the nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/qol-deleting-junction-with-only-1-1-should-result-in-wires-connecting-the-nodes/80792)

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**Author:** [@deisele](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/deisele)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [25 August 2023 10:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/qol-deleting-junction-with-only-1-1-should-result-in-wires-connecting-the-nodes/80792 "2023-08-25T10:48:04Z")

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Hi, I use junctions at some places to clean up the wiring for better readability. When deleting them I have to rewire in many cases (IMHO) "unnecessarily", where I just want to remove the junction but want to keep the …

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## [\[Feature Request\] Node Status translation context](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-node-status-translation-context/80368)

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**Author:** [@lutz](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lutz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [7 August 2023 09:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-node-status-translation-context/80368 "2023-08-07T09:24:15Z")

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Hi all, I'm trying to use translation with context on a node's status. Due to the fact that RED.\_('translate-text', context) is getting evaluated in backend without information about the clients languages, the translate…

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## [\[Feature request\] Add something (icon, border, ...) to nodes that have a description written by the developer](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-add-something-icon-border-to-nodes-that-have-a-description-written-by-the-developer/79962)

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**Author:** [@fruityfred](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fruityfred)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2023 19:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-add-something-icon-border-to-nodes-that-have-a-description-written-by-the-developer/79962 "2023-07-22T19:47:17Z")

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This would allow developers to instantly see all the nodes where a description has been written.

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## [Named access to flows with the Admin HTTP API](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/named-access-to-flows-with-the-admin-http-api/79933)

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**Author:** [@Lanti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Lanti)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [19 July 2023 11:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/named-access-to-flows-with-the-admin-http-api/79933 "2023-07-19T11:21:57Z")

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I'm closely following this documentation to control Node-red with HTTP API. Maybe I'm not understand fully how it works, but I can only target flows, subflows by their ID? This is problematic, because if I want to create…

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## [\[Feature Request\]Little tweak on wires](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-little-tweak-on-wires/79336)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [16 July 2023 19:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-little-tweak-on-wires/79336 "2023-07-16T19:41:44Z")

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I'm just wondering if a little tweak could be made to the wire routing just to put a gap between the wires and node statuses when looping back from right top left \[edit\] Don't need as much room as this workaround - …

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## [Flow Code Search Feature](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-code-search-feature/79850)

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**Author:** [@CanyonCasa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/CanyonCasa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [16 July 2023 15:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-code-search-feature/79850 "2023-07-16T15:13:02Z")

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ref: https://discourse.nodered.org/t/search-for-function-nodes-with-certain-code/67612 I have a rather large multi-tab flow. When I deploy, I get a warning that a specific const has already been defined. After a number …

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## [.red as file extension for Node-RED flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-as-file-extension-for-node-red-flows/79511)

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**Author:** [@rko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rko)\
**Replies:** 31\
**Last updated:** [9 July 2023 22:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-as-file-extension-for-node-red-flows/79511 "2023-07-09T22:45:03Z")

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Not sure in which category I should put this. It's not really a feature request. More like a request to define a standard. The flow files do have .json extension by default (which is rather generic). It would be useful …

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## [Restarting single flow does not work, restarts the whole instance](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restarting-single-flow-does-not-work-restarts-the-whole-instance/79487)

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**Author:** [@milkbaconleopardveal](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/milkbaconleopardveal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 July 2023 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/restarting-single-flow-does-not-work-restarts-the-whole-instance/79487 "2023-07-01T08:24:06Z")

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Hello there, I am running Node-RED 3.0.2 in a dockerized environment on Ubuntu 20.04 and I am using the API to restart the flows, only to discover that by calling the API from the istance itself it restarts the whole in…

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## [Monorepo in node-red - What are your experiences after using it for quite a long time?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monorepo-in-node-red-what-are-your-experiences-after-using-it-for-quite-a-long-time/79399)

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**Author:** [@hapkecom](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hapkecom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [26 June 2023 08:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/monorepo-in-node-red-what-are-your-experiences-after-using-it-for-quite-a-long-time/79399 "2023-06-26T08:32:42Z")

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Hi, I'm wondering, if using a monorepo structure is a good idea nowadays, also for some other projects (outside of nore-red). I red Moving Node-RED to a monorepo with multiple modules · knolleary and saw the presentati…

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## [Feature Request: Pushover TTL](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-pushover-ttl/78401)

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**Author:** [@wooferguy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/wooferguy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [24 June 2023 08:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-pushover-ttl/78401 "2023-06-24T08:59:00Z")

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Pushover API has recently added a TTL parameter to their RESTful API. As requested on Github, a fork for the implementation is here. Holding off on turning this into a PR until it can be tested on v4 of the app, if anyo…

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## [Message scope context store](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/message-scope-context-store/79334)

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**Author:** [@eslym](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/eslym)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 June 2023 11:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/message-scope-context-store/79334 "2023-06-21T11:02:29Z")

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so far the context store only have node, flow and global scope, but there is some objects still might need to be pass with the message during execution but not cloneable. the most obvious example are http request and re…

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## [Active and Test Flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/active-and-test-flows/79198)

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**Author:** [@Jermak](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jermak)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2023 10:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/active-and-test-flows/79198 "2023-06-20T10:25:59Z")

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Would it be handy to Active and de-active a Flow or the output of an flow ? I have 1 flow running, which collects data and send data (setpoints) and is running fine. I came a cross a new program that is more extensive…

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## [Autocomplete of the message object in a function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/autocomplete-of-the-message-object-in-a-function-node/79031)

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**Author:** [@christopher-lambe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/christopher-lambe)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/autocomplete-of-the-message-object-in-a-function-node/79031 "2023-06-08T12:22:04Z")

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Hi there, You have a heavily loaded message object and the debug window is visible, maybe one message object is expanded. You are in the function node writing some JS and need to reference one of the myriad of objects …

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## [Escape key to cancel out of edit node dialog](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/escape-key-to-cancel-out-of-edit-node-dialog/79030)

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**Author:** [@christopher-lambe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/christopher-lambe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [8 June 2023 06:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/escape-key-to-cancel-out-of-edit-node-dialog/79030 "2023-06-08T06:55:29Z")

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Hi there, when working with old or 3rd party flows, I usually open each node have a look and click cancel. Pressing escape to cancel out would be much quicker and more use friendly. Cheers, Chris

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## [Msg passthrough when a node is disabled](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-passthrough-when-a-node-is-disabled/79012)

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**Author:** [@sheminasalam](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sheminasalam)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [7 June 2023 15:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/msg-passthrough-when-a-node-is-disabled/79012 "2023-06-07T15:46:57Z")

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This is kind of a feature request. We already have the feature of enabling and disabling each and every node. When a node is disabled, the flows is stopped when reaching this. I wish there would be another similar featur…

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## [Box Node: OAuth2 + JWT "App" authentication](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/box-node-oauth2-jwt-app-authentication/1387)

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**Author:** [@boneskull](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/boneskull)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [4 June 2023 09:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/box-node-oauth2-jwt-app-authentication/1387 "2023-06-04T09:10:50Z")

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Hi, I've been playing with the Box Node a bit, and have found that the provided OAuth2 flow isn't suitable for what I'm trying to accomplish. Effectively, I'd like to write a "bot" which interacts with the Box API; it …

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## [Websocket with authentication](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-with-authentication/78567)

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**Author:** [@pbr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pbr)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [31 May 2023 10:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/websocket-with-authentication/78567 "2023-05-31T10:53:09Z")

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I am using the data service of an automated storage system. Historical data is provided with HTTP, while live data is sent via websocket. While accessing the historical data with an API key for authentication was straig…

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## ["X-Powered-By: Express" still present in /theme responses](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/x-powered-by-express-still-present-in-theme-responses/78383)

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**Author:** [@fmp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/fmp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 May 2023 15:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/x-powered-by-express-still-present-in-theme-responses/78383 "2023-05-15T15:20:16Z")

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I am trying to remove the "x-powered-by" header from all Node-RED API responses because of a pentest finding. As I see this should have already been done: Ensure httpServerOptions gets applied to ALL the express apps ·…

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## [Context variable scope Group?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-variable-scope-group/78180)

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**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [7 May 2023 09:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/context-variable-scope-group/78180 "2023-05-07T09:50:47Z")

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A flow I am constructing for a dashboard has multiple copies of the same nodes. (I mistyped "2") It would be useful if I could define a context variable group.arrayidx so that the source of the data in each field cou…

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## [togglePalette v. toggleSidebar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/togglepalette-v-togglesidebar/78169)

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**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [4 May 2023 08:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/togglepalette-v-togglesidebar/78169 "2023-05-04T08:25:00Z")

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Hi There, I was wondering why togglePalette isn't exposed (i.e. exported) as a method a-la toggleSidebar? Basically I want to hide the sidebar and palette on Mobile and am now doing this: RED.sidebar.toggleSidebar(fal…

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## [Where are the files for translations](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-are-the-files-for-translations/78087)

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**Author:** [@1endell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/1endell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 May 2023 06:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/where-are-the-files-for-translations/78087 "2023-05-02T06:28:20Z")

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Hello! I've been using and enjoying the Node-Red for many years and i would like to contribute adding translation to Brazillian Portuguese (pt-BR). I have forked the gitHub repo but i couldn't find where are the code fo…

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## [HTTP Request Node - pass user/pw as an input](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-pass-user-pw-as-an-input/78038)

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**Author:** [@chrish987](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chrish987)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [30 April 2023 02:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/http-request-node-pass-user-pw-as-an-input/78038 "2023-04-30T02:24:40Z")

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Is it possible to add a feature to pass the http auth type/username/password as inputs to the node? I know this is simple for Basic auth to just set the headers, but much more complex with Digest. The node supports dige…

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