# Filter node suggestion

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-node-suggestion/87800>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [8 May 2024 04:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-node-suggestion/87800 "2024-05-08T04:48:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [8 May 2024 04:48 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-node-suggestion/87800/1 "2024-05-08T04:48:42Z")

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Just wondering if anyone else would like this too.

The `filter` node.

It may be nice it shows when it is blocking with text below the node.

That way if you are using one and wanting to know when it is blocking you see the text appear below the node.

(Or is it just me who would like to see this?)

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**Author:** ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)\
**Post date:** [8 May 2024 06:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-node-suggestion/87800/2 "2024-05-08T06:44:36Z")

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A “Blocked” status can be interesting but the Christmas tree effect should be avoided

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**Author:** ![kuema](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kuema/32/6542_2.png) [@kuema](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kuema)\
**Post date:** [8 May 2024 06:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-node-suggestion/87800/3 "2024-05-08T06:55:29Z")

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How would you handle if it's configured to handle multiple topics? ("_Apply mode separately for each_" checked)

Display the number of blocked topics? The information wouldn't be very useful in that case. You'd only know that it's blocking _some_ topics of potentially many.

edit: I think the `delay` node already does something like that.

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [8 May 2024 07:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-node-suggestion/87800/4 "2024-05-08T07:44:53Z")

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Do you mean that you want to know whether the most recent message was blocked?

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [8 May 2024 07:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-node-suggestion/87800/5 "2024-05-08T07:46:22Z")

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Me?

Yes.

't would be handy sometimes.

Though a `debug` node would be handy there, for real-estate saving.

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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:** [7 July 2024 07:46 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/filter-node-suggestion/87800/6 "2024-07-07T07:46:41Z")

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