# Node node-red-contrib-events

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** node-red-contrib-events\
**Created:** [26 December 2022 17:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741 "2022-12-26T17:36:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Giamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2022 17:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/1 "2022-12-26T17:36:06Z")

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Hi,  
I have a problem with this node ...

> **[@totallyinformation/node-red-contrib-events](https://flows.nodered.org/node/@totallyinformation/node-red-contrib-events)**
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> Event broadcast and receive nodes for Node-RED.

Does not always works;  
Do you use it without problems?

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2022 17:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/2 "2022-12-26T17:41:16Z")

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Why not use the built in link nodes?

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**Author:** ![Giamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2022 17:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/3 "2022-12-26T17:52:16Z")

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Yes, I use the link node also, but I found this node and I liked to manage many node setting the topic only .....

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**Author:** ![drmibell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/drmibell/32/8424_2.png) [@drmibell](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/drmibell)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2022 19:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/4 "2022-12-26T19:13:20Z")

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> [@Giamma](#):
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> Does not always works

The author is a frequent contributor here, so if you can be more specific about your issue(s), he may be able to help.

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**Author:** ![Giamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Post date:** [26 December 2022 20:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/5 "2022-12-26T20:15:24Z")

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I try to explain ....  
Until this morning when I press a button a global variable was set 0 or 1  
All the function in all my flow reading the value of this global variable.  
Now I set a flow variable and with this node (contrib-events) I set a flow variable for each flow with the value 0 or 1.  
Well the variable for each flow not always are updated .....

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [28 December 2022 20:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/6 "2022-12-28T20:32:31Z")

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> [@drmibell](#):
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> The author is a frequent contributor here, so if you can be more specific about your issue(s), he may be able to help.

Been away - family time.

> [@Giamma](#):
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> I have many problems with this node ...

Best to tag me if you need my attention 🙂

> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> Why not use the built in link nodes?

Mine work somewhat differently. Similar principle but you can use wildcard subscriptions for example. They also work using just a msg.topic.

They were a quick set of nodes I put together as I was working out the best ways to provide alternative connectivity for uibuilder nodes.

> [@Giamma](#):
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> Well the variable for each flow not always are updated .....

First thing to check is whether you are getting any errors:

- In the debug panel
- In the Node-RED logs
- In the Editor browser tab's dev tools console

You may need to temporarily up the logging that node-red does - see your settings.js file for details.

I can't think of any specific reason the nodes would suddenly be unreliable, they are really very simple.

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**Author:** ![Giamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Post date:** [29 December 2022 06:44 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/7 "2022-12-29T06:44:35Z")

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The same thing happened long time ago with the link node, this is my old post ...

> [@Link in / out - questions](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/link-in-out-questions/55274):
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> Hi, in my project I have 10 flow and 5 dashboard for as many tablet. In every dashboard I have text, button, switch, gauge, ecc. ecc. and I like change, label, color text, background color, ecc. ecc. based on temperature, alarm, sensor motion, door sensor, ecc. ecc ...... To send value between flow I often use the node link in / link out, but I use these node also inside the single flow to have a better view of the same flow but at the end these node are a lot, about 12/14 for flow ..... Th…

Maybe not be connected, but once again I replace some contrib-event node with mqtt node and remaining node now work fine ....

When the node don't work I have no error in debug panel (I didn't check in the editor browser tab's dev tools console) ...

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [29 December 2022 11:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/8 "2022-12-29T11:37:53Z")

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> [@Giamma](#):
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> I have many problems with this node

> [@Giamma](#):
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> When the node don't work I have no error in debug panel (I didn't check in the editor browser tab's dev tools console) ...

I really need more to go on. I've had no issues with it but I don't use it extensively. If you are having "many" problems, you should turn up node-red's logging and provide a log extract from when it doesn't work.

If it isn't working, since it uses node.js's core event library, you may well have other issues as well.

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**Author:** ![Giamma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@Giamma](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Giamma)\
**Post date:** [29 December 2022 12:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/9 "2022-12-29T12:22:52Z")

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Ok, thank you ....

EDIT: "many" was incorrect; I modified my first post ....

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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:** [27 February 2023 12:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-node-red-contrib-events/72741/10 "2023-02-27T12:23:04Z")

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