Debug msg - but which tab?

[StrongTown]

I have searched this but not found any helpful items.

I have a fairly extensive (large) NR program running various things for my home control. There are 18 tabs and a significant amount of JS code. The flows_xxxxxxxxxxxxx.json file is 774Kb.

When I have debug set to "all nodes" and I look at an item I cannot tell which tab that msg was generated from. Here is an example:

10/4/2023, 2:59:59 AM[node: 8b4aaae7.fc5298]'(http://192.168.xxx.xxx:1880/#)
msg.payload : Object

object
code: 0

Is there a better way to identify the tab and node that generated the message other then switching to "current flow" and jumping through them all?

[marcus-j-davies]

Click here - it will take you to the node

[StrongTown]

Awesome. Thank you. That works great.

[TotallyInformation]

Giving your debug nodes sensible names also helps you to spot things quickly.

[StrongTown]

Not sure your meaning. All tabs and Nodes have sensible names. They just don't appear in the debug window. Only this does

node: 8b4aaae7.fc5298

[TotallyInformation]

Put a name into the debug node and you see that name in the debug output. Makes life a lot easier.

[StrongTown]

I don't know how to use this when the error is generated within code I'm writing.

[TotallyInformation]

Sorry, I think we may be talking at cross-purposes.

What I showed was the settings for a debug node in your flow. Simply edit the default "Debug xxxx" name and replace it with something more meaningful. Then, when it receives a message, the debug panel will have the name not just the reference ID. May save you having to always click the id simply to see where the debug came from.

[zenofmud]

if you are trying to debug a function node use
node.warn('db01= ' + some_variable)

For example, with this code:

let b = "i am a bug"
node.warn('db1= ' + b)
return msg;

you will get this: