Hello,
I'm learning how to control loops in NR, but can't seem to debug this simple loop.
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What I intend is to have a single message going round the loop. It will wait 1, 5 or 60 seconds before being released. The function node should incease the loop counter - msg.payload.counter by 1. If the inject nodes are triggered, they wait time should be updated and the total messages in the system should remain at 1.
I want to use code like this to help schedule other flows so the system is not overloaded.
p.s. I can't get my head round rate limited vs delayed.
