Node Status - queries about text is null

[softy2k]

Is it normal in case of 2, Node Status to block the whole flow ?
Basically, if 'text' has the value null, the execution of the flow stops at that node.

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[knolleary]

It doesn't block the flow - if you change the Debug node to also long to the console, you'll see the message arrives.

But it does appear that the editor doesn't handle a payload will a null value - you get this error in the editor:

Which is odd - this definitely used to work.

What version of Node-RED are you using?

[softy2k]

Same result in :

• Node Red 1.0.5 and 1.0.6
• NodeJS 10 and 12 (all version of 12)
• Windows 7, 10 and Ubuntu

[softy2k]

Also, Debug 3 is ... unreachable. You're right, he appears in the console

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