Saving variables from a JSON object

[mafify]

Hello, I am working on finding a way to do something in an easy way and also run in less amount of time.
I have a function that return a msg.payload in JSON format. It sends totally different messages but they are unique and only repeats if there is new value coming for example

1. {Voltage: 23, Current:2}
   2.{DEV: 23}

I have a lot of variables coming from one node, around 300 variables. I need to save each value to variable and keep updating it once there is a new value coming out of that node, as the node is overwriting new data each second to the msg.payload

[Steve-Mcl]

If your data has a different topic for each type (or you can add a topic) then you can store the whole payload in flow or global context using a function node e.g..

var sensors = flow.get("sensors") || {};   //get the sensors state from flow context
var sensorName = msg.topic;                //get sensor name from incoming msg
sensors[sensorName] = msg.payload;         //store value under a key in the sensors object 
flow.set("sensors", sensors);              //update the flow context

[MecatronicaMADE]

Hi @mafify Welcome. You can use the change node to save each value in a different flow variable. for example!!

[MecatronicaMADE]

For basic example:

@mafify

{Voltage: 23, Current:2}

and you could see in the context:

i hope it helps you!!

[mafify]

That what I did in a function node, but when the second JSON message arrive and it have different topics as ID and MID. The output of change node will output undefined.

[Steve-Mcl]

Who is that a reply to?

Did you try the function I posted?

Does your data have different topic for different payloads?

[mafify]

Hello, yes I just tried it. after the JSON sent first object which is {ID:208}, the function saved it, when second message is sent from JSON which is {L:60}, the function returned it undefined

[mafify]

that's how I tried the function, thank you

var sensors = flow.get ("Sensors") || {};
var ID = msg.payload.ID;
sensors[ID] = msg.payload;
flow.set("sensors",sensors);
return msg; 

[Steve-Mcl]

Do your messages have individual topics like I asked?

[mafify]

No, messages are only one part, there is no different topics

[Colin]

A function node containing this will merge all previous values with the current values in the payload, if that is what you are looking for

let values = flow.get("values") || {}
Object.assign( values, msg.payload)
flow.set("values", values)
msg.payload = values
return msg;

Example flow:

[{"id":"fc5427b9.f8d0f8","type":"debug","z":"84405ff5.25fa6","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":630,"y":1260,"wires":[]},{"id":"fe1a639c699fc2ec","type":"inject","z":"84405ff5.25fa6","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"{\"a\":1,\"b\":2}","payloadType":"json","x":210,"y":1240,"wires":[["50c9c922cf4da5e7"]]},{"id":"40f54be8c9bda68c","type":"inject","z":"84405ff5.25fa6","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"{\"c\": 3}","payloadType":"json","x":190,"y":1300,"wires":[["50c9c922cf4da5e7"]]},{"id":"50c9c922cf4da5e7","type":"function","z":"84405ff5.25fa6","name":"Merge","func":"let values = flow.get(\"values\") || {}\nObject.assign( values, msg.payload)\nflow.set(\"values\", values)\nmsg.payload = values\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":410,"y":1260,"wires":[["fc5427b9.f8d0f8"]]},{"id":"51904c66d8f80f90","type":"inject","z":"84405ff5.25fa6","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"{\"c\": 4}","payloadType":"json","x":190,"y":1360,"wires":[["50c9c922cf4da5e7"]]}]

By the way, it isn't a JSON object, JSON is always a string. It is a javascript object.

[mafify]

That is what I am looking for, Thank you do much!!

[Colin]

The key was to Google for
javascript merge objects