# Feature Requests

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/c/development/feature-requests/13.md?page=31

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## [Inspecting/Capping (per-Node?) memory usage](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inspecting-capping-per-node-memory-usage/2675)

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**Author:** [@iurly](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iurly)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 August 2018 19:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inspecting-capping-per-node-memory-usage/2675 "2018-08-29T19:21:36Z")

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It has happened to me in the past that Node-RED just keeps allocating memory up to the point where the system can longer handle it. I'm talking about a memory-constrained system i.e. the Raspberry Pi. I haven't been abl…

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## [SQLite - Add (function) editor to node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sqlite-add-function-editor-to-node/2576)

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**Author:** [@tmdoit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tmdoit)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [29 August 2018 08:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sqlite-add-function-editor-to-node/2576 "2018-08-29T08:21:02Z")

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Using database nodes in most cases is related with two additional function nodes, one with SQL query input and second for parsing and routing result msg to different outputs. So for four operations on database you need …

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## [SQLite - Add support for mustache in fixed statement](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sqlite-add-support-for-mustache-in-fixed-statement/2572)

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**Author:** [@tmdoit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tmdoit)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [28 August 2018 20:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sqlite-add-support-for-mustache-in-fixed-statement/2572 "2018-08-28T20:09:54Z")

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Like in MSSQL node, with this solution there is no need to use additional node for query gluing.

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## [Map needs less transparency?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/map-needs-less-transparency/2580)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [27 August 2018 06:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/map-needs-less-transparency/2580 "2018-08-27T06:30:16Z")

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Hi, just got round to upgrading my "live" HA system so this is the first time that the map overview has been useful. I note that the background is a little too transparent which makes it hard to read: It might be bet…

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## [\[enhancement\]to Rate limiting in Delay node to work in milliseconds](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enhancement-to-rate-limiting-in-delay-node-to-work-in-milliseconds/2514)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [23 August 2018 17:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enhancement-to-rate-limiting-in-delay-node-to-work-in-milliseconds/2514 "2018-08-23T17:42:29Z")

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I was wanting to use the Delay node in rate limiting mode to control a string of leds but it has a minimum rate of 1 msg/sec Could it be changed to allow milliseconds as well as secs/minutes/hours/days as it does in sta…

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## [Node-red-contrib-canbus](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-canbus/2506)

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**Author:** [@Rothhp](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Rothhp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [23 August 2018 10:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-contrib-canbus/2506 "2018-08-23T10:00:07Z")

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There are two versions of the CAN frame—CAN 2.0 A and CAN 2.0C B. CAN 2.0 A uses 11-bit identifiers (standard frame), and CAN 2.0 B uses a 29-bit identifier (extended frame). In node-red-contrib-canbus I can read both 1…

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## [\[core\]\[mqtt-in\] Shared Subscriptions for core node MQTT-In (MQTT v5)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/core-mqtt-in-shared-subscriptions-for-core-node-mqtt-in-mqtt-v5/2475)

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**Author:** [@loldiges](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/loldiges)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 August 2018 12:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/core-mqtt-in-shared-subscriptions-for-core-node-mqtt-in-mqtt-v5/2475 "2018-08-22T12:50:21Z")

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Hi, this is the first self created topic in this forum, be kind please :stuck\_out\_tongue: : Short: Assuming a MQTT Broker capable of shared subscriptions MQTT.js "supports" shared supscriptions (at least not prevents…

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## [Debug node - on/off causing deploy button to get triggered](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-on-off-causing-deploy-button-to-get-triggered/2221)

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**Author:** [@krambriw](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/krambriw)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [13 August 2018 12:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/debug-node-on-off-causing-deploy-button-to-get-triggered/2221 "2018-08-13T12:23:02Z")

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We might use & think about the behavior of the debug node differently - alright, but for me - I have all my debug nodes off by default, and I just turn them on when I need it for some (debug) reason Not a big issue, but…

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## [Tweaking the Dashboards for non-matched group sizes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tweaking-the-dashboards-for-non-matched-group-sizes/2222)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 August 2018 01:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tweaking-the-dashboards-for-non-matched-group-sizes/2222 "2018-08-12T01:09:19Z")

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The default settings for the "widgets" (buttons?) in the SITE part. There are settings for the 1x1 widget, Widget spacing, Group spacing, Group padding. If "you" edit the size of some/any of these, it can cause ali…

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## [\[minor\]Default Debug to show just current flow](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/minor-default-debug-to-show-just-current-flow/2210)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2018 16:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/minor-default-debug-to-show-just-current-flow/2210 "2018-08-10T16:47:05Z")

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This might just be me but I've been doing a lot of start/stopping Node-RED and refreshing my browser window and when I do that - the debug defaults to showing debug output from all flows when I always just want the curre…

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## [Add blue square when delay node is rate limiting](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-blue-square-when-delay-node-is-rate-limiting/2186)

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**Author:** [@cymplecy](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cymplecy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 August 2018 06:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-blue-square-when-delay-node-is-rate-limiting/2186 "2018-08-10T06:49:32Z")

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The default mode of the Delay node adds a blue status square when its been triggered but when in rate limiting mode, it doesn't I add a dummy delay node below the rate limiting node so I can tell when the rate limit per…

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## [A feature request for dashboards](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-feature-request-for-dashboards/2088)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [6 August 2018 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/a-feature-request-for-dashboards/2088 "2018-08-06T09:29:59Z")

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I am still learning about this part of it and I know some of you could do this with one hand tied behind your back. Although you can add pictures to the BACKGROUND of a web page, when you make a group for buttons, text,…

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## [Password Change and Profile Facility and User Accounts](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/password-change-and-profile-facility-and-user-accounts/1974)

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**Author:** [@anwarbashir](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/anwarbashir)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [1 August 2018 15:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/password-change-and-profile-facility-and-user-accounts/1974 "2018-08-01T15:18:11Z")

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I have Node-RED applications on CF Bluemix. I can create additional applications using ToolChain and Git. At the moment I create an application and then run it to configure with username and password. To change the pass…

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## [Before and after values for rbe node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/before-and-after-values-for-rbe-node/1923)

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**Author:** [@chainhead](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chainhead)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [31 July 2018 10:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/before-and-after-values-for-rbe-node/1923 "2018-07-31T10:06:14Z")

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For the Report by Exception node, I get the message that caused a change. However, I would like to know the previous message also so that I can handle the 'nature' of the change. Currently, before every node.send(msg) t…

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## [Topic-wise delay in Delay node?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/topic-wise-delay-in-delay-node/1856)

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**Author:** [@chainhead](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/chainhead)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [31 July 2018 09:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/topic-wise-delay-in-delay-node/1856 "2018-07-31T09:38:37Z")

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Suppose the Delay node is set to delay messages topic wise (Rate limit, msg.topic instead of all messages). When a msg.reset is sent with msg.topic set, will the delay be cleared for that topic? I want to clear the delay…

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## [Node-red-node-email tls check](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-email-tls-check/1853)

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**Author:** [@Schreck](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Schreck)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [30 July 2018 05:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-node-email-tls-check/1853 "2018-07-30T05:54:04Z")

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Hello, we are trying to send notificiation mails inside our company. For that, we have an internal SMTP we can contact. While trying to send a new mail, node-red complains about not getting the local issuer certificate. …

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## [Could we use Nuttx + iot.js as headless platform infrastructure?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/could-we-use-nuttx-iot-js-as-headless-platform-infrastructure/1888)

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**Author:** [@einzeln00](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/einzeln00)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [29 July 2018 20:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/could-we-use-nuttx-iot-js-as-headless-platform-infrastructure/1888 "2018-07-29T20:32:17Z")

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Hi, Node-RED community: I have been looking for a platform like this for some time but got hooked when the first time knowing it. (or you just want to know what's related to the topic, jump to the bold line) I had som…

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## [Proposal: allow the change node to display status objects](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-allow-the-change-node-to-display-status-objects/1643)

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**Author:** [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [29 July 2018 14:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-allow-the-change-node-to-display-status-objects/1643 "2018-07-29T14:54:16Z")

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All, This suggestion may seem a bit odd, but please bear with me. I have a couple of projects that make heavy use of node.status displays in the editor and status messages caught by status nodes and shown in the dashboa…

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## [Whether have BLE mesh node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whether-have-ble-mesh-node/1769)

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**Author:** [@Chris](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Chris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [24 July 2018 03:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/whether-have-ble-mesh-node/1769 "2018-07-24T03:56:07Z")

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Not sure whether the noble node support BLE mesh follow SIG standard feature ? I want to use related node implement mesh application for home automation. Do you have any suggestion..?

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## [Possible improvements for link nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-improvements-for-link-nodes/1739)

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**Author:** [@michaelblight](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/michaelblight)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 July 2018 13:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-improvements-for-link-nodes/1739 "2018-07-22T13:46:30Z")

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Originally I posted a feature request to make the layout of nodes more flexible ("handles at top and bottom"). For the record, I now abhor linkages going to the left, and love the link nodes. It forces me to break the fl…

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## [Add delay in menus / submenus](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-delay-in-menus-submenus/1721)

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**Author:** [@PKGeorgiev](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/PKGeorgiev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 July 2018 22:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-delay-in-menus-submenus/1721 "2018-07-21T22:41:43Z")

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I'm using menus frequently but I struggle choosing the right option from the first time, because submenus hide immediately after the mouse leaves the row with menu title. Then I need to concentrate and move the mouse to …

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## [SQLite - Add support for multiple queries/statements via msg.topic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sqlite-add-support-for-multiple-queries-statements-via-msg-topic/1637)

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**Author:** [@tmdoit](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tmdoit)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [19 July 2018 09:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sqlite-add-support-for-multiple-queries-statements-via-msg-topic/1637 "2018-07-19T09:27:56Z")

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SQLite is great for local storage, jugglery with every single node with db operation creates mess in tab space.

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## [Feature Request \> word-wrap](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-word-wrap/1675)

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**Author:** [@selo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/selo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [18 July 2018 20:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-word-wrap/1675 "2018-07-18T20:43:26Z")

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Hello, It would be interesting to have "word-wrap" in the code editor Thank you

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## [Feedparser: Allow float values for interval](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feedparser-allow-float-values-for-interval/1596)

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**Author:** [@robertsimione](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/robertsimione)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [16 July 2018 15:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feedparser-allow-float-values-for-interval/1596 "2018-07-16T15:15:44Z")

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Some RSS feeds load with lots of interesting documents faster than every minute, for example https://reddit.com/r/all/comments/.rss There doesn't seem to be any reason that the minutes-interval at which the Feedparser u…

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## [\[FR\] Ghost nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-ghost-nodes/1336)

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**Author:** [@moebius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/moebius)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [5 July 2018 20:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/fr-ghost-nodes/1336 "2018-07-05T20:43:24Z")

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In larger projects the need of copy & paste the same functionality (nodes) over and over again is a real pita. To end this, one possibility would be “ghosts” or “clones”. A ghost is an instance of the original and has …

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## [Enuspace + tensorflow / flow based programming](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enuspace-tensorflow-flow-based-programming/1315)

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**Author:** [@johndpope](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/johndpope)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [4 July 2018 14:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/enuspace-tensorflow-flow-based-programming/1315 "2018-07-04T14:05:39Z")

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I plugged in the node-red vscode plugin and love it. I draw your attention to Expansin & Universal Co., ltd in South Korea - where these guys are doing IOT for IDE called enuspace. This is probably most relevant to you…

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## [Exporting/Importing flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exporting-importing-flows/1134)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [28 June 2018 06:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/exporting-importing-flows/1134 "2018-06-28T06:47:02Z")

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When in NR, and you want to export a few nodes you can select them and click on the menu and say EXPORT TO CLIPBOARD. Doing that, the paste button is already pressed and the contents are there. Recently I have been imp…

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## [Contribute improvement to node-red-node-wemo: return InsightParams in WemoLookup](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/contribute-improvement-to-node-red-node-wemo-return-insightparams-in-wemolookup/1130)

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**Author:** [@jenavarro](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jenavarro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [28 June 2018 02:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/contribute-improvement-to-node-red-node-wemo-return-insightparams-in-wemolookup/1130 "2018-06-28T02:19:05Z")

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Hello, When using the node-red-node-wemo set of nodes, I found a discrepancy in the returned information by the wemo nodes, and I would like to fix that with a Pull Request. I have the code ready but before submitting t…

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## [Delete a function from library](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-a-function-from-library/826)

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**Author:** [@timoline](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/timoline)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [26 June 2018 14:02 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/delete-a-function-from-library/826 "2018-06-26T14:02:13Z")

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Is there a way to delete a lib function in the UI ?

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## [Simplify JavaScript function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simplify-javascript-function-node/960)

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**Author:** [@Henry](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henry)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [23 June 2018 16:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/simplify-javascript-function-node/960 "2018-06-23T16:38:25Z")

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So I found node red “making” things easier to by connection dots to each other and setting up some property’s. easy peasy right? NO! When it comes to data-streams (tcp/ip,serial) mostly a Function node is being used to …

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