# RBE node is driving me crazy

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**Created:** [30 January 2021 21:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rbe-node-is-driving-me-crazy/40073 "2021-01-30T21:40:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [30 January 2021 23:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rbe-node-is-driving-me-crazy/40073/21 "2021-01-30T23:54:46Z")

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I have added an [item on the backlog to add an option](https://trello.com/c/l9ZlUDFq).

As usual, that doesn't automatically mean it'll appear in the next release of Node-RED, but the feedback has been captured and it's there so we don't forget it.

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [30 January 2021 23:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rbe-node-is-driving-me-crazy/40073/22 "2021-01-30T23:57:39Z")

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Thanks Nick.

I'm not wanting to be difficult. It is it keeps tripping me up.  
Yeah, probably something to do with how I code too. But.....

I am sort of seeing what Steve means about needing to keep/preserve topics.  
I guess I just haven't got to needing that case yet.

Maybe my uses of it are _too simple_, but as I use the node it is at/on a message level only.  
Adding the `change` node to delete the topic seems to complicate things for no real reason.

Anyway....

Will this change include an option to ignore the topic?  
(Just asking)

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [30 January 2021 23:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rbe-node-is-driving-me-crazy/40073/23 "2021-01-30T23:59:57Z")

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> [@Trying\_to\_learn](#):
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> Will this change include an option to ignore the topic?

Did you follow the link I posted?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/d/7d6c0f542e25dfadfaaac599a60270bcbb7cf27d.png)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [31 January 2021 00:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rbe-node-is-driving-me-crazy/40073/24 "2021-01-31T00:01:22Z")

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I'll mark this as the solution as it may be the best one.

Just if anyone else is reading this thread with the same question on the RBE:  
Please read the entire thread.  
I got caught on not realising the `topic` is used also in the comparison and so it was holding me back for a long time.

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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:** [14 February 2021 00:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/rbe-node-is-driving-me-crazy/40073/25 "2021-02-14T00:01:35Z")

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