Switch node labels

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I have a flow that has one input that needs to be switched between about 20 different paths.

When using a single switch node it is very cumbersome to try and follow the flow. I realize you can add labels and then hover over the output. But, when you have as many outputs as I do, trying to find the output you are looking for takes a while. Also when changing/reordering the labels get all out of alignment.

I would like to propose some upgrades to the switch node. I think the labels should be linked to the condition in the properties dialog. Something like this:

properties

Also the labels should be displayed on the node itself like this:

switch_labels

Are these changes possible?

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Currently I use a bunch of different switch nodes connected to a single input like below:

multiple_switches

Is there maybe a better way to do this, that is just as easy to follow?

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Are you sure you need to do that? Often there are better ways of solving the problem. Can you say why you need to do it?

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I have 433Mhz remote codes coming in and I need to perform different actions based on which code comes in. Each code has a unique action.

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I like the idea of this and as an workaround for now, I came up with this idea

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I think the downside of your proposal is the editing space taken up by the label

Maybe a compromise would be to have the output dots be evenly spaced instead of clustered in the vertical centre

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That makes more sense to me. However, if you go ahead with this labeling please make it optional as I prefer the way it is now for my few-output switches. Or maybe an add-on node instead of a replacement.

Thanks

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Maybe an option could be that if all of the label boxes are empty, the look of the node would not change.

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:point_up_2: There ya go

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Since I'm addicted to mqtt and always have a broker running somewhere, I tend to approach this kind of problem "backward":

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This is almost self-documenting and avoids problems when adding or removing branches.

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