I'm a little confused about node.done() function and how to use it after a for loop. Let's suppose that I have 10 messages to send async. I must tell nodered the that it has finished due to timeout issues. In my example, I should only call node.done() only after I every message went out, or after …

[image] marcus-j-davies: so i would say after the last send :+1: [image] Colin: You should call done when you have finished everything that is required by the message :+1: Additionally, calling done() signifies that is it complete and ensures the complete node operates. If an erro…

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How to properly handle node.done()

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