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## [Converting curl "Event Stream" to node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/converting-curl-event-stream-to-node-red/76506)

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**Author:** [@lorccan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lorccan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 March 2023 10:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/converting-curl-event-stream-to-node-red/76506 "2023-03-13T10:12:17Z")

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Philips Hue has introduced a new api which includes functionality to receive an event stream ('Server-Sent-Events', or SSE). This obviates the need to poll the Hue bridge for device states. "Subscribing" to SSE can be d…

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## [Use of credentials other than from flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-of-credentials-other-than-from-flows/76474)

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**Author:** [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [13 March 2023 08:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/use-of-credentials-other-than-from-flows/76474 "2023-03-13T08:44:28Z")

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I am not sure if this is a feature request or if there is already a solution, but am posting here as there doesn't seem to be a more appropriate category. node-red-mcu-plugin has a requirement to store credentials, for …

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## [Count number of unread emails](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/count-number-of-unread-emails/76461)

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**Author:** [@stephan1827](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/stephan1827)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [13 March 2023 08:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/count-number-of-unread-emails/76461 "2023-03-13T08:20:21Z")

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I have a node red script that fetches emails and saves the attachment. But now I just need an output that tells if there is a new email or not. I don't need the complete payload from the email. Is there an easy way to do…

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## [Cannot read the TheThingsNetwork data in node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-read-the-thethingsnetwork-data-in-node-red/76493)

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**Author:** [@henrychanflag](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/henrychanflag)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [13 March 2023 08:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cannot-read-the-thethingsnetwork-data-in-node-red/76493 "2023-03-13T08:09:35Z")

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Hi All, I’ve successfully connected my Lora node to TTN and now I can receive the node data in node-red. In my arduino code (shared folder), I just send text “{hello}” and try to decode in node-red at the debug node. At…

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## [Node-red editor won't load](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-editor-wont-load/76484)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 22:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-editor-wont-load/76484 "2023-03-12T22:30:55Z")

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Just today I am trying to load the editor. It hangs here: I've stopped and started NR. Even tried -- safe mode. Same. If I start NR, the GUI side works. (Just tested it now) But the editor just won't load. ALW…

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## [How to format time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-format-time/76448)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 22:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-format-time/76448 "2023-03-12T22:17:34Z")

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Sorry folks, but I am a bit stuck. This is the code I have that works. let now = Date(); msg.time = now; return msg; But I am only wanting a basic time output of HH:mm:ss How would I get that - easily. I know of th…

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## [Availability of Raspberry Pi Pico and Pico-W in the UK](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/availability-of-raspberry-pi-pico-and-pico-w-in-the-uk/74338)

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**Author:** [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [30 January 2023 17:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/availability-of-raspberry-pi-pico-and-pico-w-in-the-uk/74338 "2023-01-30T17:05:13Z")

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If, like one of my friends, you are having problems finding a Raspberry Pi Pico W in the UK - then you might like to know that this supplier has stock available (as of 29th Jan, 2023). £7.93 inc VAT and delivery - mu…

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## [Uibuilder: New video - introduction to zero-code dynamic websites](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-new-video-introduction-to-zero-code-dynamic-websites/76481)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 18:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-new-video-introduction-to-zero-code-dynamic-websites/76481 "2023-03-12T18:25:49Z")

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With the recent v6.1 release of uibuilder comes new features for building data-driven websites without needing to write any code. This video gives you an overview of what is available and how to get started. …

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## [Barcode Scanner input](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/barcode-scanner-input/16905)

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**Author:** [@Henjoe](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Henjoe)\
**Replies:** 34\
**Last updated:** [18 February 2021 16:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/barcode-scanner-input/16905 "2021-02-18T16:50:49Z")

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Hello guys, I'm new here. I just want to ask if it possible to get input from a Barcode scanner? What node will be most appropriate to get input from a Barcode? Note that the barcode scanner is connected to a client comp…

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## [\`flow\` object undefined when calling 'handleStatus'](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-object-undefined-when-calling-handlestatus/75885)

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**Author:** [@jackcarey](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jackcarey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 17:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-object-undefined-when-calling-handlestatus/75885 "2023-03-12T17:19:51Z")

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Hello, I'm having trouble with some custom nodes. I've installed a few that used to work after noticing the error with a new one, but the issue persists and it seems to be upstream with some of my dependencies. When I st…

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## [High Availability for Node-RED (and more) with Node-RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/high-availability-for-node-red-and-more-with-node-red/46778)

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**Author:** [@EmilWesselink](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/EmilWesselink)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [8 March 2023 10:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/high-availability-for-node-red-and-more-with-node-red/46778 "2023-03-08T10:08:08Z")

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Hello all, working with Node-RED for years now for hobby and work. But still I am sometimes surprised how it can leverage automation. It all started with a raspberry pi running Node-RED on a SD card. With the growing o…

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## [ABB ACS580 drive ➡ Elfin-EW11➡ Node Red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/abb-acs580-drive-elfin-ew11-node-red/76459)

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**Author:** [@kaimo123](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kaimo123)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 11:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/abb-acs580-drive-elfin-ew11-node-red/76459 "2023-03-12T11:35:01Z")

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Hello, maybe someone can help me. The goal is to get data and control ABB ACS580 drive (pressure sensor data, start/stop motor, seeing and removing errors). Middle man is Elfin-EW11. End point is Node Red and Home assis…

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## [Having fun with Discord](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-fun-with-discord/62249)

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**Author:** [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 10:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/having-fun-with-discord/62249 "2023-03-12T10:37:07Z")

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Two of my grandsons introduced me to Discord a couple of weeks ago. Here's one of my world-famous sketches showing the connections to/from Discord on my home set-up. I can communicate with Discord using... (A) My PC…

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## [Get last missed event with cron block after reboot](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-last-missed-event-with-cron-block-after-reboot/76301)

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**Author:** [@tenti](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tenti)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 09:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/get-last-missed-event-with-cron-block-after-reboot/76301 "2023-03-12T09:49:47Z")

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Hi, I've used in my project a cron-plus block. While node-red is running is all ok, but my problem is when node-red was inactive for a long period and then turn on. The cron-plus have to set a display with different mes…

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## [Uibuilder v6.1.1 bug fix release - update the zero-code example](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v6-1-1-bug-fix-release-update-the-zero-code-example/76463)

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**Author:** [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 09:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/uibuilder-v6-1-1-bug-fix-release-update-the-zero-code-example/76463 "2023-03-12T09:41:25Z")

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Bug Fix: The zero-code example only had a single node in it. Now corrected to have the full example set demonstrating most aspects of the zero-code uib-sender node with some examples of the zero-code uib-update node. no…

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## [Grateful to be here...Appreciation Post](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/grateful-to-be-here-appreciation-post/76453)

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**Author:** [@smanjunath211](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/smanjunath211)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/grateful-to-be-here-appreciation-post/76453 "2023-03-12T09:15:54Z")

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I have been with Node-red forum since almost 1 and a half year now, and have been continuously interacting with this great community and without fail ALWAYS got help. sometimes , early on, I did get irked when the answer…

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## [Serialport and Victron Cerbo GX incompatibility](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serialport-and-victron-cerbo-gx-incompatibility/76457)

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**Author:** [@martinpalca](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/martinpalca)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 09:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serialport-and-victron-cerbo-gx-incompatibility/76457 "2023-03-12T09:15:22Z")

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Hi, I appreciate that serialport library is available for Node-Red. I want Victron Cerbo GX to read data from /dev/ttyS7 (aka VE.direct1) port, where is Voltronic Axpert inverter connected. (2400bps,N,8,1). With proper …

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## [Anyone created an LCARS desktop yet?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-created-an-lcars-desktop-yet/75246)

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**Author:** [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 09:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-created-an-lcars-desktop-yet/75246 "2023-03-12T09:09:50Z")

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I came across this site with some templates, which could be adapted for NR :grinning: https://www.thelcars.com/

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## [Groups side by side](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/groups-side-by-side/76446)

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**Author:** [@jhoepffner](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jhoepffner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [12 March 2023 03:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/groups-side-by-side/76446 "2023-03-12T03:40:31Z")

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Hello, I search to have some groups side by side My top group is 27 width, the next ones are 12 but they stay in top of each other, how can I set it to have it side by side? Any help would be very appreciated, T…

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## [Getting Bin Collection information from Local Council Website for 'Bindicator'](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-bin-collection-information-from-local-council-website-for-bindicator/76441)

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**Author:** [@millsrob88](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/millsrob88)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 20:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/getting-bin-collection-information-from-local-council-website-for-bindicator/76441 "2023-03-11T20:36:56Z")

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Hello, (First Post here!), I've seen a few topics similar to this but none have helped figure out my problem, and I'm pretty new to Node-RED. I'm trying to access the bin collection information from my local council we…

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## [Extract value from switch-bot reading](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extract-value-from-switch-bot-reading/76439)

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**Author:** [@matisok](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/matisok)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 20:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/extract-value-from-switch-bot-reading/76439 "2023-03-11T20:04:40Z")

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Hi there. I have recently grown fond of the switch-bot IoT devices - they are well made and seem to be open for node-red. I am using the node: test-switchbot-devices which reads my connected devices nicely. A call retu…

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## [WallPanel TTS issue](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wallpanel-tts-issue/76431)

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**Author:** [@Vilnis\_R](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Vilnis_R)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 18:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/wallpanel-tts-issue/76431 "2023-03-11T18:57:35Z")

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Hi! Is anybody there using WallPanel app to display NodeRed dashboard? I have used it for a while but now I wanted to use TTS (Text to speech) features. I can get TTS sound in computer and in tablet too if I use google c…

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## [Change date/time format](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-date-time-format/76286)

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**Author:** [@maru](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/maru)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 17:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/change-date-time-format/76286 "2023-03-11T17:15:52Z")

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Good morning all, I use this function node in my flow to check when my device sent the last data. var d = new Date(); var options = {year: 'numeric', month: '2-digit', day: '2-digit', hour: \`2-digit\`, minute: \`2-digit\`…

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## [Can you create a node that just has a template in it?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-you-create-a-node-that-just-has-a-template-in-it/76433)

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**Author:** [@Shan](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Shan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 16:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-you-create-a-node-that-just-has-a-template-in-it/76433 "2023-03-11T16:12:59Z")

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I was wondering whether there is a possibility where I can create a bunch of node-RED nodes to distribute for my app, which in essence just contains certain templates for YAML files. The idea is to let the user configur…

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## [Read XML from a http stream](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-xml-from-a-http-stream/76430)

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**Author:** [@niclas.w82](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/niclas.w82)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 15:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/read-xml-from-a-http-stream/76430 "2023-03-11T15:13:06Z")

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I have a http connection that listen on status changes. It comes in an xml format. The problem is that the complete xml come in chunks. Some times it comes complete with start and end tag and sometimes it comes in two or…

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## [Node red upgrading question](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-upgrading-question/76428)

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**Author:** [@Surefire01](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Surefire01)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 13:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-upgrading-question/76428 "2023-03-11T13:35:48Z")

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Chaps Following on from a previous issue I had with node red earlier this week, it was suggested that I upgrade from version 3.0.0 to the latest which seems to be 3.0.2. My current node red instance is running on my ras…

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## [Database location](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/database-location/76237)

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**Author:** [@LinkView\_Maze](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LinkView_Maze)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 13:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/database-location/76237 "2023-03-11T13:31:33Z")

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Good morning, As part of the industrialization of my processes, I would like to automate the creation of flows in node red. To be more precise, I want to have an SD card with a basic stream that would allow me to make …

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## [Accessing a local firebird database](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-a-local-firebird-database/76429)

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**Author:** [@pat1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/pat1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 13:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/accessing-a-local-firebird-database/76429 "2023-03-11T13:28:50Z")

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Hi I have a Windows app using a local instance of Firebird. Firebird is not running as a server so I can't use the Firebird node What steps do I need to make to read the database in Node-Red? Everything is running on …

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## [Calculate time complexity in NODE RED](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calculate-time-complexity-in-node-red/76403)

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**Author:** [@Fathi2022](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Fathi2022)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 12:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/calculate-time-complexity-in-node-red/76403 "2023-03-11T12:28:34Z")

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Hi all have anyone calculate time complexity by measuring the execution time of your code using the performance.now() method in Node Red ?

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## [Parse into Influx and Grafana Dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parse-into-influx-and-grafana-dashboard/76390)

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**Author:** [@ankit.prasad](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ankit.prasad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 March 2023 10:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/parse-into-influx-and-grafana-dashboard/76390 "2023-03-11T10:51:13Z")

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{"msg":"advData","gmac":"94A408B0482C","obj":\[{"type":1,"dmac":"BC572900A067","time":"2023-03-10 18:36:17.000","rssi":-77,"ver":1,"vbatt":3017,"temp":29.920000000000002,"humidty":58.200000000000003}\]} Items to insert in…

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