🎉 Node-RED 0.19.1 released

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Node-RED 0.19.1 is now available - https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases/tag/0.19.1

This addresses some edge cases that were hit with the File-based context store. It also fixes a regression in Template nodes that access context.

We've added an example contextStorage config block to the default settings file to help you get started.

Finally it pulls in the newly-published v1.1.0 version of the Twitter node - something you'll need when Twitter turn off a bunch of their APIs tomorrow!

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Under investigation, my system no works without reboots but still see the error on debug I'm suspecting is related to ... once clear I will post, making tests right now.

Regards

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Now way........ I'm not able to find it after many test,,, there is any way to get more info with the error message I have on the debug window?

"Context 9d3475c3.201fe8:a3dd094e.f966a8 contains a circular reference that cannot be persisted"

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If you search for "9d3475c3.201fe8" in the Node-RED admin ui's search box, you will at least find the node that is causing the issue if you don't already know it.

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Starting 0.19.0 "change node" behavior was changed.
I'm using empty change node for transmitting unchanged messages, starting 0.19.0 I've got the error:
TypeError: Cannot read property 't' of undefined
Empty change node is useful for "skelet" creation, after you can add some processing

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@mikeS7 thanks for reporting - have reproduced and pushed a fix to git. The workaround until we 0.19.2 is to ensure the node has at least one rule.

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Hi,
I've got an error using the new contextStorage:

settings.js:

    contextStorage: {
        default: {
            module:"localfilesystem"
        },
    },

log:

Welcome to Node-RED
===================
16 Aug 13:09:07 - [info] Node-RED version: v0.19.1
16 Aug 13:09:07 - [info] Node.js  version: v8.11.3
16 Aug 13:09:07 - [info] Linux 4.14.52-v7+ arm LE
16 Aug 13:09:10 - [info] Loading palette nodes
16 Aug 13:09:25 - [info] Dashboard version 2.9.6 started at /ui
16 Aug 13:09:26 - [info] Settings file  : /home/pi/.node-red/settings.js
16 Aug 13:09:26 - [info] Context store  : 'default' [module=localfilesystem]
16 Aug 13:09:26 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/
(node:1920) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: EISDIR: illegal operation on a directory, read
(node:1920) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 1)
(node:1920) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.
(node:1920) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: #<Promise>
(node:1920) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 3)

Flow (function from the doc):

// initialise the counter to 0 if it doesn't exist already
var count = context.get('count')||0;
count += 1;
// store the value back
context.set('count',count);
// make it part of the outgoing msg object
msg.count = count;
return msg;
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@cflurin Can you send me a direct message (click on my user icon and click 'message') with the output of:

find /home/pi/.node-red/context

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Problem definitely solved.... the issue was 2 flows that take the value from an MQTT message to writte a global variable, originally with a"debounce node" in between to avoid false triggers.

Don't ask me why but just removing the debounce the issue is gone.

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I think there was nothing directly wrong on my flows and seems more related to thenode-red-contrib-debounce node with the V0.19.

As I wrote on the other post and just as information, previously I was injecting some 0/1 after 3 seconds start/deploy on outputs for an arduino board connected via ÜSB with standard firmdata using node-red-node-arduino.

Now this was not working anymore, in my case I had to postpone the timing and inject the values after 10/12 seconds.

Seems that start of communication with the board now is taking longer for some reason.

For me is not a problem but just point it in case someone else experience some issue to have a clue in advance.

Thanks a lot for your support guys

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As mentioned having the debounce node in between the MQTT and a switch that filters 0/1 in order to writte a gobal variable gives me the error on debug as gollows:

20/8/2018 21:18:47
msg : string[94]
"Context 3d99836b.18317c:a3dd094e.f966a8 contains a circular reference that cannot be persisted"

However at least my system is not crashing with this release 0.19.1 as happened with the 0.19.

From other side now I have some other issue and need to have this node or make something functional on the same way to filter and don't pull the message unless remains unchanged for a specific time (now using 2 seconds).

There is any chance somehow to make it work without the error?

Thanks in advance

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This would have been better posted in it's own thread, as we are moving O/T from the original post.

Not sure why you are needing a debounce node when your flow is processing a MQTT message? I would have thought that any debounce filter should be applied earlier - before sending the MQTT message.
If however you think it necessary, perhaps you could use a 'delay' core node to achieve a similar result?

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As for the circular reference, could it be that your switch node criteria is not robust enough, and is passing the message to both change nodes at the same time - so both of them are trying to write the context at the same time...