# Tiggering xstate machine
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620
**Category:** General
**Created:** [17 February 2024 19:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620 "2024-02-17T19:59:14Z")
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### Author:  [@Hogi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hogi)
#### Post date: [17 February 2024 19:59 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620/1 "2024-02-17T19:59:14Z")
Hi all
I am new here (from Germany) and also new in using Node Red. I am looking for some support on xstate machine.
I have implemented the states but I am failing triggering the transitions from outside.
My transition condition is called "nacht".
I tried using the "Inject" Node to trigger. Not working but honestly I also cannot understand the description:
Hope someone could help me with a simple explenation 😉
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [17 February 2024 20:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620/2 "2024-02-17T20:15:29Z")
Hi Hogi.
Welcome to the forum.
when discussing a node, it is good etiquette to fully name it (or better still provide a link to it from the [flows library](https://flows.nodered.org/))
Anyhow, i dont tend to use state machine nodes (I find they end up making things more complex by hiding the logic away in script blocks instead of visual/readable flows)
It may well be your task suits a state machine but lets check you are not over complicating things first.
What is your overall goal?
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [17 February 2024 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620/3 "2024-02-17T20:17:32Z")
Did you import the example referenced in the readme to see how that works?
Assuming that you are talking about [node-red-contrib-xstate-machine](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-xstate-machine).
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### Author:  [@Hogi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hogi)
#### Post date: [17 February 2024 20:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620/4 "2024-02-17T20:52:58Z")
Using this:
node-red-contrib-xstate-machine
I explicitly chose NodeRed to use that state machine...
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### Author:  [@Hogi](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Hogi)
#### Post date: [17 February 2024 21:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620/5 "2024-02-17T21:25:35Z")
I copied the state machine code in the state machine. If the example also contain the triggers outside I need to know how to import the complete model...
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [17 February 2024 21:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620/6 "2024-02-17T21:32:08Z")
I think you will need to ask the author for help via an issue on the node's GitHub page.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [17 February 2024 21:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620/7 "2024-02-17T21:34:42Z")
Node-red nodes often have examples. You import examples using `ctrl-i`
This node also has a full flow example here: [node-red-contrib-xstate-machine/examples/flows at master · sonntam/node-red-contrib-xstate-machine · GitHub](https://github.com/sonntam/node-red-contrib-xstate-machine/tree/master/examples/flows)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [17 May 2024 21:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tiggering-xstate-machine/85620/8 "2024-05-17T21:35:15Z")
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