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## [Using \`context\` values with conditional comparisons](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-context-values-with-conditional-comparisons/34659)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2020 07:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/using-context-values-with-conditional-comparisons/34659 "2020-10-22T07:26:57Z")

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I am sorry if this is a repeat, but I just got caught on it again. Given messages arrive with the required message structure. Not the same message. Two messages to set the two parts. Example code: context.set("one"…

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## [Timestamp in function problems](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timestamp-in-function-problems/34638)

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**Author:** [@OriolFM](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/OriolFM)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2020 06:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/timestamp-in-function-problems/34638 "2020-10-22T06:25:21Z")

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Hi, I'm creating a data collection system for work that involves reading data from PLCs and PCs and put it on the dashboard, as well as into a centralised database. We have several "smart" storage units that store mate…

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## [Editor based on xsd](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editor-based-on-xsd/33965)

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**Author:** [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2020 05:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/editor-based-on-xsd/33965 "2020-10-22T05:09:21Z")

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Hi folks, I'm stuck with one of my nodes in another discussion, where I need a user-friendly editor to manipulate a quite large data structure. And I don't want to spend the remaining of my life maintaining a complex u…

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## [Help required: CSS and context (variable) access](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-required-css-and-context-variable-access/34654)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2020 05:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-required-css-and-context-variable-access/34654 "2020-10-22T05:12:45Z")

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I have a button which is CSS coded to this: \<div id="regular\_x"\> \<md-button class="md-button program-names teal" data-topic="1" data-payload="152"\>Penn and Teller (Sunday night) \</md-button\> \</div\> \<scrip…

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## [Bug: confirm dialog not showing apply button in node red 0.20.7](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-confirm-dialog-not-showing-apply-button-in-node-red-0-20-7/34622)

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**Author:** [@zEnO](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/zEnO)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2020 01:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bug-confirm-dialog-not-showing-apply-button-in-node-red-0-20-7/34622 "2020-10-22T01:09:19Z")

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Dear node red users, I am a new node red user, so I apologise if this topic was already on offer. I am trying to make a connection with node red to mindsphere. I use the mindconnect lib. However, when I try to configur…

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## [Animated Font Awesom icons question](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/animated-font-awesom-icons-question/2653)

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**Author:** [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [22 October 2020 01:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/animated-font-awesom-icons-question/2653 "2020-10-22T01:08:53Z")

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:wave: I was wondering how I could get an icon for a "fan blade" (propeller?) working. I don't mind putting in the work, but at this stage I don't know how to make them. Yeah: search. But if someone has already got …

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## [Sun Events node triggers all events at midnight](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sun-events-node-triggers-all-events-at-midnight/34640)

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**Author:** [@cburkins](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cburkins)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 23:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sun-events-node-triggers-all-events-at-midnight/34640 "2020-10-21T23:51:51Z")

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I'm experimenting with the "Sun Events" node that's included in the node-red (Home Assistant plugin) installation. It seems to trigger all the events (about 15 of them ?) at midnight. I have it wired to a Notify nod…

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## [Set button label at startup and change it when pressed and back after a set time (SOLVED)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-button-label-at-startup-and-change-it-when-pressed-and-back-after-a-set-time-solved/34609)

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**Author:** [@ebolisa](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ebolisa)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 22:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-button-label-at-startup-and-change-it-when-pressed-and-back-after-a-set-time-solved/34609 "2020-10-21T22:36:29Z")

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Hi, I've a push button label controlled by a function. When the button is pressed, it displays a text/icon and after a second, displays a different text/icon. When the UI page is loaded, the button doesn't display anyt…

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## [Node-gyp version Error](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-gyp-version-error/34611)

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**Author:** [@cfwprpht](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/cfwprpht)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 21:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-gyp-version-error/34611 "2020-10-21T21:53:45Z")

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Hi, I am a student on a technician college and today our prof told us to use node-red with our groove project to interact with it over the serial port. People like me with own devices were totally lost, because he did …

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## [Inner JSON parameter is ignored](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inner-json-parameter-is-ignored/34648)

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**Author:** [@felex18](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/felex18)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 20:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/inner-json-parameter-is-ignored/34648 "2020-10-21T20:09:15Z")

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Dear all, I try to use npm lib "Bitgener" through Node-Red. It's works but partially. I use folowed script in function-node, but inner parameter "hri" just passed and ignoring by Node-red. At same time if run this s…

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## [Stream web API nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stream-web-api-nodes/34327)

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**Author:** [@LucianR](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/LucianR)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 20:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/stream-web-api-nodes/34327 "2020-10-21T20:10:41Z")

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Hey guys, Is there any node that can handle a stream web api? I need to "listen" on a stream that sends continuously changed information .. and i was unable to figure it out so far. Any ideas?

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## [Issue with sending temperature to homekit node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-sending-temperature-to-homekit-node/34645)

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**Author:** [@sapster77](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/sapster77)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 20:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/issue-with-sending-temperature-to-homekit-node/34645 "2020-10-21T20:05:37Z")

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Hi all, Can't figure this out...:slight\_smile: I am trying to send a temperature from a zigbee2mqtt node to a HomeKit node using a change, but it gives me an error: \[{"id":"f4763e3d.c019b8","type":"zigbee2mqtt-in","z"…

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## [functionGlobalContext](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/functionglobalcontext/34634)

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**Author:** [@niclas.w82](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/niclas.w82)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 20:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/functionglobalcontext/34634 "2020-10-21T20:01:16Z")

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Hi. Have problem with a function.If i disable the function with // Node-red starts but if i remove // and enable the function i get Error loading settings file: /home/pi/.node-red/settings.js Any idéa??

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## [Turn heating down while window is open](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/turn-heating-down-while-window-is-open/34643)

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**Author:** [@terminus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/terminus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 19:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/turn-heating-down-while-window-is-open/34643 "2020-10-21T19:59:38Z")

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Hey Guys, my aim is to turn the heating in my bathroom off, if anybody opens the window. And if the window get's closed, the Heating should restore the Temperature from before. I put this thing together but unfortunatel…

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## [FIle unavailable for Node red - ubuntu](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-unavailable-for-node-red-ubuntu/34593)

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**Author:** [@joernolav](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joernolav)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 17:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-unavailable-for-node-red-ubuntu/34593 "2020-10-21T17:17:38Z")

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Hello I'm all new to Node Red and are stuck. I have Homeassistant installed in a Docker on Ubuntu. Have Installed the Node Red Integration. Integration works well. I have a simple flow in Node Red with an exec node that…

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## [Anyone having issues with SmartLife Air nodes?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-having-issues-with-smartlife-air-nodes/34449)

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**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 16:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/anyone-having-issues-with-smartlife-air-nodes/34449 "2020-10-21T16:12:41Z")

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For some reason, I am not getting output from the SmartLife Air device-node node anymore. I am still running 1.1.3 of NR, NPM, NR, or Node versions have changed since the flow was working as expected. Also, found this …

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## [How to retrieve individual parts of data from Serial port (arduino) and insert into InfluxDB](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-retrieve-individual-parts-of-data-from-serial-port-arduino-and-insert-into-influxdb/34624)

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**Author:** [@alyx99](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/alyx99)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 15:08 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-retrieve-individual-parts-of-data-from-serial-port-arduino-and-insert-into-influxdb/34624 "2020-10-21T15:08:43Z")

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hi, i am meeting issue when trying to insert data retrieved from the Serial port into InfluxDB, can anyone help me on splitting up the retrieved data into individual parts before inserting them into InfluxDB?

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## [Node red stops running after some hours](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-stops-running-after-some-hours/34490)

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**Author:** [@vishalk](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/vishalk)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 14:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-stops-running-after-some-hours/34490 "2020-10-21T14:47:36Z")

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Hello, I am using node red v1.1.3 , running on pc, plc: simatic et 200sp, communication: OPC UA protocol I am reading data and trying to write data from plc (which is not possible till now). But, node-red stops aft…

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## [Dashboard chart popup problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-popup-problem/34580)

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**Author:** [@iungo](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/iungo)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 13:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-popup-problem/34580 "2020-10-21T13:26:57Z")

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Suddenly I found a problem in chart if it not time series. Please, look on x-axis number on popup.

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## [Reading specific line from a file in function node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reading-specific-line-from-a-file-in-function-node/34620)

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**Author:** [@KiwiTrinitrotoluene](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/KiwiTrinitrotoluene)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 12:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/reading-specific-line-from-a-file-in-function-node/34620 "2020-10-21T12:36:29Z")

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Hello everyone, i'm kinda new both to node-red and java script and i was trying to log data on a file and then read back a single line from an arbitrary position. For the first part, i simply used the node-red File nod…

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## [Sending email with other servers instead of gmail](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-email-with-other-servers-instead-of-gmail/34628)

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**Author:** [@AhmedNageh08](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AhmedNageh08)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/sending-email-with-other-servers-instead-of-gmail/34628 "2020-10-21T12:24:04Z")

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I'm trying to send mail using mail node ..can i send to a mail that's not in gmail domain for example:xxxxxxxx@delta.me Thanks in advance

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## [Tado Away Mode - change state](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tado-away-mode-change-state/34588)

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**Author:** [@Romprod](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Romprod)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [20 October 2020 20:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tado-away-mode-change-state/34588 "2020-10-20T20:47:51Z")

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Hi, I'm looking to use a Tado node to report on a household's Home/Away status as it seems to work pretty well with IFTTT. Obviously now I'm trying to get away from IFTTT I'd like to do this in nodered I'm able to get t…

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## [Is it possible to switch multiple values of the same branch?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-switch-multiple-values-of-the-same-branch/34614)

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**Author:** [@minhhn0205](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/minhhn0205)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 05:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/is-it-possible-to-switch-multiple-values-of-the-same-branch/34614 "2020-10-21T05:53:40Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to switch multiple values of the same branch using the switch node like as below? If this is not possible, need to execute the javascript switch statement inside the function node? Any idea will b…

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## [Omx-player node not reliably pushing audio w/ video](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/omx-player-node-not-reliably-pushing-audio-w-video/34453)

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**Author:** [@danieldean1](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/danieldean1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 04:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/omx-player-node-not-reliably-pushing-audio-w-video/34453 "2020-10-21T04:17:51Z")

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I'm out of my head with an audio issue - I've gone through so many possibilities from the NR forum and beyond but have lost audio (again) from rpi-omxplayer. It worked, then it didn't, then it did and now failed again. E…

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## [ESPHOME yaml: How could i pass an int received by mqtt.payload to use as a delay time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/esphome-yaml-how-could-i-pass-an-int-received-by-mqtt-payload-to-use-as-a-delay-time/34482)

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**Author:** [@lizzardguki](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lizzardguki)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 03:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/esphome-yaml-how-could-i-pass-an-int-received-by-mqtt-payload-to-use-as-a-delay-time/34482 "2020-10-21T03:59:57Z")

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Posted these question on several forum's, and decided to post it here too... I am building a pump system, and everything is done in Node-Red . So i have calculated time for which i want to run the pump for( to output de…

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## [Dashboard ui-table only updates after when table content is cleared?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-ui-table-only-updates-after-when-table-content-is-cleared/34527)

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**Author:** [@Nodi.Rubrum](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Nodi.Rubrum)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 01:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-ui-table-only-updates-after-when-table-content-is-cleared/34527 "2020-10-21T01:58:02Z")

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I have a ui-table, I send any empty array to it via payload, content is cleared, so far so good. I then update the array that will populate the table, say item 9 in the array that will row 9 in the table. I check the …

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## [Serial Port data retrieval problem](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-port-data-retrieval-problem/34608)

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**Author:** [@lcecelon](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/lcecelon)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 01:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/serial-port-data-retrieval-problem/34608 "2020-10-21T01:29:43Z")

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I am trying to get data from my MSP432 on the dashboard for Node Red, first time using NR. But it won't display anything. Here's what I got: MSP432 code running on Code Composer Studio v10, the code runs at baud rate of…

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## [Gauge ui\_control used with ui\_gauge without a payload](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gauge-ui-control-used-with-ui-gauge-without-a-payload/34599)

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**Author:** [@Curious](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Curious)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 October 2020 00:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/gauge-ui-control-used-with-ui-gauge-without-a-payload/34599 "2020-10-21T00:37:10Z")

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Oops, sorry about the previous post. Let me try this again. I have read several posts about using a ui\_control with a ui\_gauge. I am trying to modify the sectors / segments and I would only want to do it once after dep…

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## [UI Logic and user interactions - Recording values / Blocking changes.-](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-logic-and-user-interactions-recording-values-blocking-changes/34561)

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**Author:** [@woiptcs](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/woiptcs)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [20 October 2020 23:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-logic-and-user-interactions-recording-values-blocking-changes/34561 "2020-10-20T23:16:13Z")

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Hi all , 1st I want to clap my hands and recognise to you that NodeRed is an amazing , superpower software tool ! Many thanks for coding and mantaining it ! Go ahead with my problem. I've been working in a AI Automati…

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## [Huemagic - cache current value and restore it after some time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/huemagic-cache-current-value-and-restore-it-after-some-time/34569)

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**Author:** [@TheSoulrester](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TheSoulrester)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [20 October 2020 23:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/huemagic-cache-current-value-and-restore-it-after-some-time/34569 "2020-10-20T23:15:38Z")

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Hi :slight\_smile: how is it possible to get the current state of all wanted hue elements (in my situation, there are only hue light bulbs) and store these information in a cache? get the status should be the msg.payloa…

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