I would like to use this npm module: https://www.npmjs.com/package/words-to-numbers within a function node. Can I install the module using npm install words-to-numbers and then refer to it within a function node like this? const { wordsToNumbers } = require('words-to-numbers'); msg.numbers = words…

Also the documentation is worth checking before asking: https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/writing-functions#loading-additional-modules

Well, pardon my thick skull because I read both the linked post and the documentation before circling back here to ask how it's done (to get replies to read what I originally failed to understand). :man_shrugging: I understand I need to install the module like this: cd ~/.node-red npm install word…

Hi @123 for the general question of how to import an npm module, you have it all right. Where your code will hit an error is more specific to the words-to-numbers function. In your Function node, the code: var wordsToNumbers = global.get("wordsToNumbers"); gets the Object returned by the requir…

Thank you for the confirmation. [image] knolleary: that object has a property called wordsToNumbers and that is the function you want to call. This became apparent to me when I tried using the word-to-numbers module via the npm node. I had to configure the npm node like this: [Screenshot fr…

Can anybody post a simple flow using number-to-words npm package? I am running node red in HA.

I no longer have the flow containing the words-to-number module. However, the installation process, and using the module, is very easy. Install node-red-contrib-npm via the usual way: Manage Palette > Install After it's installed, find the npm node in the left-hand menu and drag and drop it in…

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Nxito 27 January 2020 18:00 2

Look at this

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