Before and after values for rbe node

Core Development Feature Requests
1

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) the node.previous[t] is over-written by the current message. Perhaps, that value can be part of the msg so that, whenever there is a change, both before and after values are carried forward.

Any thoughts on how to obtain the before and after values?

2

You could store the previous value you were sent ?

3

Yes, I am using context in a function as shown below. Wish this was automatic ... :wink:

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