Invoke every user defined time

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Hi

I need to invoke a function every x second, which is provided from string node

the invoke node is only run every pre-defined time (not user control)

so I

  1. reading for dashboard user time on/off and seconds and saving it in
    global.set(“userTimeSec”,msg.payload)
    global.set(“userTimeOnOff”,msg.payload)
  2. invoke every 1 sec
  3. invoke connected it switch and using it with expression condition
  4. some thing like that
    $globalContext(‘userTimeOnOff’) & (( $milis()/1000 % $globalContext(‘userTimeSec’) ) = 0)

this is not working

  1. what is the correct way to write the expression condition
  2. is there better way?

BR

2

white your function regarding global.set on a function node and just inject every second whatever as input that will run your function every second.

However I don’t see the point why u wanted to write a global variable every second instead of just do it whenever the value has changed, don’t see the sense on doing it.

Regrads

3

this is not what I ment

  • the user insert time secX in second for running some functionX node
  • from this point the functionX shold run every secX
  • untill user chabge secX

this is done

set time

  • user write time in dashboard text-input
  • this time is saved in global

use time

  • another flow use invoke every second
  • which connected to switch
  • which should use expression condition to check if to call next functioX node
  • the expression condition is not working for me, probably because I do not know the syntex
    $globalContext(‘userTimeOnOff’) & (( $milis()/1000 % $globalContext(‘userTimeSec’) ) = 0)

any suggestion ?
any better way?

thanks

4

Take a look on the forum, I guess there is valuable information for what u wanted to achieve on this thread.

Regards

5

thanks
tired to read, still missing some basic to understand

any way tell me if I am wrong
the delay only delay the message for x sec not invoking a message every x sec

so if I want to do it with delay I will need
invoke every 1sec -> delay message userSeconds = 5 -> stack over flow?, message are thrown away?

Regards

6

yes you will most likely get a stack overflow.

Maybe if you explain what you are doing this for people might be able to give you some other ideas.

7

If I understand correctly you want to repeat a message at a variable interval. If so then this flow demonstrates one way of doing that.

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8

I need to send every user define seconds discovery message to iqrf mesh

The send discovery work with out problem
( node red to mqtt to iqrf demon to transmitor to network)

The issue is how to invoke it every user define seconds

Thanks

9

Is that not what my flow does?

10

Probably yes
I will check as soon as possible
Thank you