saving node-red project with gitlab currently node-red project is saved w/ one-line json string and it makes me hard to identify changed item using any of git client. Is there anyway to save source as pretty json format ( w/ new line )? nodered-prj-gitlab_|690x453 Thanks in advance!

Hi @sys4cad yes, have a look for the flowFilePretty option in your settings file.

@knolleary thanks for your response. Could you kindly pinpoint where can I find settings file? I'm currently using nodered/node-red docker container.

./usr/src/node-red/node_modules/node-red/settings.js //flowFilePretty: true, ./usr/src/node-red/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/api/settings.js if (runtime.settings.flowFilePretty) { safeSettings.flowFilePretty = runtime.settings.flowFilePretty; I found 2 candidates. :slight_smile:

The settings file is in /data within the container. We recommend you mount that as an external volume so you are able to update the container without losing your flows/settings - https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/docker#managing-user-data

I've changed settings.js file in /data // To enabled pretty-printing of the flow within the flow file, set the following …

Have you done a deploy since restarting?

greatly appreciated! it works now. [prettyJsonWorks]

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You might also like to see post 5 of this thread which coincidentally I posted only a few minutes ago which shows how you can also get a file with function nodes one line/line, which is useful for viewing diffs.

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