# Flow library - info about actions

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [22 October 2019 18:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027 "2019-10-22T18:09:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 15\
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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2019 18:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/1 "2019-10-22T18:09:12Z")

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Hi folks,

I have a '_déjà vue_' effect 🥴  
I have repeated following process already so often:

- I publish a new version of one of my nodes on NPM.
- I go to the flow library and press the "_request refresh_" button.
- I wait some time but nothing happens.
- I'm getting nervous (since my DNA is programmed that way...), so I hit the browser's refresh button periodically.
- I start wondering "_what did Nick say about how often the database get refreshed_"...
- I search on the forum for this quote:

> [@Npm publish isn't updating flows.nodered.org (solved)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/npm-publish-isnt-updating-flows-nodered-org-solved/1452/7):
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> The update should happen within 20 minutes of you clicking the button.

- So I wait a bit longer, and finally everything ends well ...

Would be nice - to support my old brain - if an _**informational popup (containing that quote)**_ could be displayed, for example:

- Immediately after the link is clicked.
- Or after clicking a help icon:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/2X/6/6c81c266e03450e66b7e1579967fb78ecb7a3796.png)  
So you know in advance what will happen, even if you don't click the link...

Thanks !!!  
Bart

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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:** [22 October 2019 18:16 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/2 "2019-10-22T18:16:52Z")

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Patience is a virtue. 🕶

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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2019 18:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/3 "2019-10-22T18:31:54Z")

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I know. Can't help it my friend 😉

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2019 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/4 "2019-10-22T18:49:30Z")

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You can heal yourself by creating node after node and patching them and adding features faster than moon changes. Then those browser refreshings just dont fit into your daily schedule 😉

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2019 18:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/5 "2019-10-22T18:56:33Z")

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Of course you can suggest a PR to implement that if you wish. But that may take longer than 20 minutes

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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2019 19:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/6 "2019-10-22T19:09:50Z")

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> [@dceejay](#):
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> Of course you can suggest a PR to implement that if you wish.

CSS is one of my weaknesses, so indeed that would take ages to achieve a nice look-and-feel. So nearly impossible for someone who carries impatient genetic instructions 🤣

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [22 October 2019 21:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/7 "2019-10-22T21:33:17Z")

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Ok - get a sticky post it note and write on it and stick it next to your computer instead...

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2019 07:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/8 "2019-10-23T07:33:36Z")

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Oh come on @dceejay. You’re forgetting the first law of sticky notes.

> The likelihood of a sticky note falling off is directly proportional to the importance of the message it holds.

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2019 07:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/9 "2019-10-23T07:44:05Z")

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sssh - don't tell him. It was going to be a surprise !

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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2019 19:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/10 "2019-10-23T19:00:59Z")

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I see a lot of British humour, but I cannot exactly determine whether my idea has been rejected or not. But now it is getting clear to my why those brexit negotations take that long 🤣 😂

Final question about my request: Do the _Ayes_ or the _Noes_ have it?

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2019 20:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/11 "2019-10-23T20:11:01Z")

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I think Dave means he wants an extension before thinking further about it.  
How long do you think he should have?

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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2019 20:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/12 "2019-10-23T20:30:04Z")

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Read this in a belgian newspaper today: "_Bart is set to accept Dave’s reluctant request for a implementation delay up to 31 January_" 😉

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**Author:** ![dceejay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/dceejay/32/38_2.png) [@dceejay](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dceejay)\
**Post date:** [23 October 2019 23:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/13 "2019-10-23T23:36:59Z")

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@BartButenaers, your idea has neither been rejected or accepted. It is now in a quantum superposition of states. Until a PR has been observed no final state can be determined.

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**Author:** ![hotNipi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/hotnipi/32/383_2.png) [@hotNipi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/hotNipi)\
**Post date:** [24 October 2019 08:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/14 "2019-10-24T08:38:59Z")

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🙀 💥 ☠

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [24 October 2019 09:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/flow-library-info-about-actions/17027/15 "2019-10-24T09:03:22Z")

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@BartButenaers in all seriousness, your feedback is noted and the next time I'm looking at that code I'll see what we can do. If anyone else did want to PR something, that would also be welcome.