Adding `output` function to buttons designed in `template` node

Trying_to_learn · 27 April 2020 23:52

Ok, food for thought - me talking about what I am doing.

As is you have posted a flow (block?) of code with a few buttons and a main node to handle the buttons.

I will expand the buttons to cover all the needs. That isn't here or there.

That all works nicely.
The problem happens when I want a second remote control with (say) the same buttons.

Simply copying them and I press a button on #1's part: both 1 and 2 get the signal.
Yes, you did mention topic setting. But that gets a bit long winded with 6 different devices.

What I did - and it is a lot easier now I think - is I copied the entire block of code:
the css node, all the templates and the bottom one which receives the messages.
As is, the name is: remote-button

I export it (formatted) and in my editor replace all the remote-button with another name
Copy it, go back to Node-Red and import.

Paste and it is a whole new block of code that is internal to itself.

All I need to do is do that for each device.

I know it is a bit wasteful, but it has clear demarcation between the devices.

I'll mess around with this for a while today to test what's what.

If good I think this will be a lot easier to migrate to new devices than the previous way.

Trying_to_learn · 28 April 2020 01:58

(More posts from the Village idiot)

Here are some working blocks of code.
This one blinks the button in an easyish way and had little code in the button node:

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This is the template code:

<style>
.button {/*button styles*/}
.B{ color: red;}
.A{ color: lime;}
</style>
<button class="baseline {{msg.payload}}" ng-mousedown="send({payload: 'Down'})"  
ng-mouseup="send({payload: 'Up'})">Press</button>

Not too complicated.
If it gets an A it turns the button one colour. If it gets a B, it changes to another colour.
It sends a down and an up message.

Working on what Steve showed me, this is another button:

<div>
   <md-button class="md-button remote-button-2" 
        data-buttontype="repeater"
        data-interval="200"
        data-topic="volume"
        data-payload="up"
        aria-label="volume plus"
    >
    <span style="color:{{msg.colour}}" class="fa fa-plus remote-icon"> </span>
   </md-button>
</div>

Ok, let's try to combine them.

My effort:

<style>
.button {/*button styles*/}
.B{ color: red;}
.A{ color: lime;}
</style>
<md-button class="md-button remote-button-2"
ng-mousedown="send({payload: 'Down', topic:'volume'})"  
ng-mouseup=  "send({payload: 'Up', topic:'volume'})">

<span class="fa fa-plus remote-icon"> </span>
</md-button>

It doesn't work.
It doesn't work in that it doesn't accept the new colour inputs. A and B.
That is by the by as I am just using what I see as working.
When/if I get it working, I will change things.

Not a problem. I can't expect to just know how to do it.
I am not getting the structure of what goes inside what.
<style> <span> <md-button> and so forth.

I'll keep trying, but this is more of a throw enough mud and some will stick method which I accept I seem to be using.

But only because I still don't know any better. And I admit that.

You can see (from the screen shot) that it is sort of working. Just not quite as good as I would like.

There is no payload sent via the magic part. Well, it is sent: just not defined. I think.

Steve-Mcl · 28 April 2020 11:51

Thats exactly why I parameterised the BUTTON_CLASS. In essence, you had two choices, have 1 code block and unique topics - OR - change the class.

Trying_to_learn · 28 April 2020 11:57

And isn't that what I did?

I get you want me to have only one master template node and one template node at the bottom.

Is it wrong that I grouped the buttons together and set their class as the device they control?

So (eg) I would have TV-IR AMP-IR DVD-IR.

I get all the buttons, set up node and the bottom node, export them form the default settings.
Import them to an editor and replace the remote-button with (say) TV-IR and then import it to a new block.

That should be a block unto itself.

I think I have it working, but now I am seeing contamination between two different blocks and I can't see why.

I've checked all the names and they look correct and there is no mix up as far as I can see.

Not wanting to annoy you - but I have to learn to do by doing in some cases - but would you mind if I exported the two blocks and you have a look and tell me why they would be interfering with each other?

Steve-Mcl · 28 April 2020 12:09

Updates

support touch screen events (touchstart, touchend)
fixed the repeater button getting stuck
making a button blink (CSS) (by adding/removing a class via a node-red msg)
disabling/enabling a button (CSS) (by adding/removing a class via a node-red msg)
repeater buttons that can send an event on release.
adding a maximum limit "send count" for repeater buttons (i.e. limit the number of repeat events)

Demo 1 - making a button disabled or blink by sending a `msg`

Demo 2 - limiting a repeat button and firing on release (pay attention to the `.event` propetry in the debug - you can use `msg.event` this to understand if a msg is an "down" or "up"

notes...

two new attributes added
- data-max (optional) - set this to a number to limit how many times a repeater can repeat (see the vol+ button)
- data-fireonup (optional) - set this to ="true" to have an "up" event fired when you release a "repeater" button
I had to add some classes for blinking and disabling (checkout the CSS template node)
you are NOT limited to "blinking" or "disabled"
- Now that you have the ability to addclass, removeClass, toggleClass - the sky is your limit.
- want to make a button spin on demand? add a class to your CSS that spins a button, then use toggleClass to turn it on or off
- want to make a button disappear on demand? add a class to your CSS that sets display:none, then use toggleClass to turn it on or off

updated flow...

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Steve-Mcl · 28 April 2020 12:10

Yes, I was (in a round about way) saying - all good.

i have no more time now until later this evening (about 7pm UK time) - perhaps not until tomorrow. Sorry.

Post a summary reply before you finish up for the day. State any difficulties you have & I'll see what i can do later.

Trying_to_learn · 28 April 2020 12:12

Again: Thanks @Steve-Mcl

So, would you mind looking at two blocks of code and find out why they are getting cross talk?

Steve-Mcl · 28 April 2020 12:13

quickly - post those two nodes only

Trying_to_learn · 28 April 2020 12:15

OK, sorry. I missed that while I was replying.

I don't want you to spoon feed me the code.

I'll download the new flow and see if I can get my head around it.

(Another problem is that all these flows are another tab on the machine. I am keeping them very separate just now while testing.)

But if they are covering all things, it is a bit pointless other than I can disable the other tabs.

Trying_to_learn · 28 April 2020 12:16

It isn't that easy.

Don't fret. I'll play with the new code and see what mischief I can get up to in the mean time.

Until next time.

Steve-Mcl · 28 April 2020 12:17

OK, speak later.

PS, dont forget to check the browsers console log - you might find a message that helps you (I did some console.log() entries to help you when you get duplicate topics & some other conditions)

Trying_to_learn · 28 April 2020 13:38

Thanks again Steve.

But please remember: you are talking to someone who makes a rock look smart.

I honestly can't understand your examples.

I can get the home button to be locked. But that's about it.

I can't get the lock buttons blinking. Irrespective of what I do.

I admit I made a lot of hurt for myself, but that didn't change the fact that I can't get the button blinking.

I can't bridge the gap between what you are saying and how to actually use it.

The blinking is for the volume buttons (up and down).

As I can't even get the out of the box buttons flashing/blinking, I am not going to try another one.

The other thing that had me running in circles for 15 minutes is that the topic is used to determine which button is ........ attributed.

I was opening the inject node, seeing the { } and opening the line and pulling my hair out wondering what it was that determined which button was modified.

But as said: If I can't get the lock button blinking, I am wasting my time trying to get any other one working.

That ..... (F12) thingy.... It is a whole other bike this fish is trying to ride.

I can open it. "Look for errors." It is a page of squiggles to me. I wouldn't know an error on the page unless it (basically) jumped out and slapped me.

Just saying:
What you are showing me is great. It seems to have all these functions.

But you are showing an idiot magic and I can't work it out.
As I said, I can't make the connection between what you say and getting it done.

The structure is great. But I can't read it. I don't understand it and the more I look at it: it won't suddenly make sense. Well, not after 16 hours of being awake today.
And I hold little hope for tomorrow.

I never learnt this stuff. It is all Greek to me. Sure I can see patterns. But I have not seen these before.

Its 23:35 here now.

I'm off to bed.

Oh, sorry, one other thing:

Please put the nodes on a page: new/group1
Putting it on HDMI_TV_CONTROL/FULL_REMOTE (or what ever it is).... That loads right over the top of my existing flow and I spend 20 minutes cleaning up the dashboard and nodes.

Not really helping. Sorry.

Anyway, I hope I can make progress tomorrow, but I am not going to hold my breath.

system · 28 May 2020 13:42

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Adding `output` function to buttons designed in `template` node

Updates

Demo 1 - making a button disabled or blink by sending a msg

Demo 2 - limiting a repeat button and firing on release (pay attention to the .event propetry in the debug - you can use msg.event this to understand if a msg is an "down" or "up"

notes...

updated flow...

Related Topics

Demo 1 - making a button disabled or blink by sending a `msg`

Demo 2 - limiting a repeat button and firing on release (pay attention to the `.event` propetry in the debug - you can use `msg.event` this to understand if a msg is an "down" or "up"