# Deploy function node without closing function editor

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-function-node-without-closing-function-editor/69999>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [3 November 2022 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-function-node-without-closing-function-editor/69999 "2022-11-03T05:34:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dsl400](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dsl400/32/11876_2.png) [@dsl400](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dsl400)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2022 05:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-function-node-without-closing-function-editor/69999/1 "2022-11-03T05:34:53Z")

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the most time consuming task in node red is opening the function editor, typing few letters, closing the function editor, hitting deploy to check the results.

can we make this process more faster in any way ?

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [3 November 2022 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-function-node-without-closing-function-editor/69999/2 "2022-11-03T08:55:50Z")

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Apparently not:  
[https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-and-deploy/57339](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/save-and-deploy/57339)

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**Author:** ![dsl400](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dsl400/32/11876_2.png) [@dsl400](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dsl400)\
**Post date:** [20 November 2022 16:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-function-node-without-closing-function-editor/69999/3 "2022-11-20T16:17:47Z")

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after the last update the editor can reopen on the same line.  
there has to be a way to automate the save =\> deploy =\> edit sequence

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [20 November 2022 16:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-function-node-without-closing-function-editor/69999/4 "2022-11-20T16:22:39Z")

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There are lots of tools that will automate browser entry or indeed your OS's data input.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [19 January 2023 16:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/deploy-function-node-without-closing-function-editor/69999/5 "2023-01-19T16:22:52Z")

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