# UI Control Node - Hide all TABS, Display only a few

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**Created:** [16 August 2023 12:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-control-node-hide-all-tabs-display-only-a-few/80609 "2023-08-16T12:33:55Z")\
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Hi All,

Is there a way to hide all tabs (Using a wildcard) using the UI Control node, then selectively only "unhiding" individual tabs that I want to be available, all in a single payload to the UI Control node if possible?

TIA  
Ed

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Yes  
You can set all tab names in an array, or use the file read to read the flow.json and parse all the ui-tabs to get every tab name.  
You can then with this info send a hide for all tabs you wish to hide.  
In this example i parse the flow.json for all names, i exclude `Solar` tab, I send the payload to hide all tabs except `Solar`  
Add your path to flow.json in file node, the in the hide inject add all tabs you wish to show in the msg.show property as an array of tab names

```auto
[{"id":"c90310f21e6b3663","type":"inject","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"hide","props":[{"p":"action","v":"hide","vt":"str"},{"p":"show","v":"[\"Home\"]","vt":"json"},{"p":"home","v":"Home","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","x":190,"y":300,"wires":[["a2abf886d0a3f790"]]},{"id":"a2abf886d0a3f790","type":"file in","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"","filename":"path to flows.json","filenameType":"str","format":"utf8","chunk":false,"sendError":false,"encoding":"none","allProps":false,"x":390,"y":260,"wires":[["e425e16722eeb24e"]]},{"id":"01601fe8aa4c7280","type":"inject","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"show","props":[{"p":"action","v":"show","vt":"str"},{"p":"home","v":"Solar","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","x":210,"y":360,"wires":[["a2abf886d0a3f790"]]},{"id":"e425e16722eeb24e","type":"json","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"","property":"payload","action":"","pretty":false,"x":390,"y":320,"wires":[["c975524a66591c25"]]},{"id":"c975524a66591c25","type":"change","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"payload","pt":"msg","to":"{\"tab\":$$.home,\"tabs\": {$$.action: [$$.payload[type = \"ui_tab\"].name[$not($ in $$.show)]]}}","tot":"jsonata"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":560,"y":320,"wires":[["c687df2f19fd51e1","c45bbf75f76a29cf"]]},{"id":"c687df2f19fd51e1","type":"debug","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"debug 328","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":650,"y":360,"wires":[]},{"id":"c45bbf75f76a29cf","type":"ui_ui_control","z":"b9860b4b9de8c8da","name":"","events":"all","x":500,"y":440,"wires":[[]]}]

```

[edit] add tab property, to add a start/home tab.  
example payload

```auto
{
    "tab": "Home",
    "tabs": {
        "hide": [
            "Demo",
            "Solar"
        ]
    }
}

```

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That's pretty darn cool!

I have set up 4 categories of machine.... Panel / Viewer / Admin and Everybody else...

All seems to work on the faster networked clients... What I am finding though, is that the slower clients don't update the sidebar/tabs menu reliably...

Is there any way I can force a more "sequential" way of doing things? ie delay a moment before the tab list gets updated client side? But then again, I might have just screwed things up a bit, here are the nodes I have done so far...

```auto
[{"id":"2f860a789bbd7ec5","type":"link out","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"link out 63","mode":"link","links":["b2c5cadef6afa9bb"],"x":645,"y":20,"wires":[]},{"id":"f3daf1e039287aec","type":"ui_ui_control","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"","events":"connect","x":330,"y":80,"wires":[["4ab956f628bada36"]]},{"id":"14a00c8777ee43d9","type":"link in","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"link in 116","links":["0b76f64f8a91b2d6","99f7587b71d623ec","bdc1347fbdd3b474","cddc98225a153fe6","71c92899f88d349c","22f420fed2d86e6d","fa8d5692d2786cfb"],"x":225,"y":80,"wires":[["f3daf1e039287aec"]]},{"id":"4ab956f628bada36","type":"function","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"IP Filter","func":"let InfoPanel1 = global.get(\"InfoPanel1IP\", \"file\") \nlet InfoPanel2 = global.get(\"InfoPanel2IP\", \"file\")\nlet InfoPanel3 = global.get(\"InfoPanel3IP\", \"file\")\nlet InfoPanel4 = global.get(\"InfoPanel4IP\", \"file\")\nlet InfoPanel5 = global.get(\"InfoPanel5IP\", \"file\")\nlet ViewerIP1 = global.get(\"Viewer1IP\", \"file\")\nlet ViewerIP2 = global.get(\"Viewer2IP\", \"file\")\nlet ViewerIP3 = global.get(\"Viewer3IP\", \"file\")\nlet ViewerIP4 = global.get(\"Viewer4IP\", \"file\")\nlet ViewerIP5 = global.get(\"Viewer5IP\", \"file\")\nlet AdminIP1 = global.get(\"Admin1IP\", \"file\")\nlet AdminIP2 = global.get(\"Admin2IP\", \"file\")\nlet AdminIP3 = global.get(\"Admin3IP\", \"file\")\nlet AdminIP4 = global.get(\"Admin4IP\", \"file\")\nlet AdminIP5 = global.get(\"Admin5IP\", \"file\")\n\n//InfoPanel\nif (msg.socketip == InfoPanel1 || msg.socketip == InfoPanel2 || msg.socketip == InfoPanel3\n || msg.socketip == InfoPanel4 || msg.socketip == InfoPanel5){\n return [msg, null, null, null]\n}\n\n//Viewer\nif (msg.socketip == ViewerIP1 || msg.socketip == ViewerIP2 || msg.socketip == ViewerIP3\n || msg.socketip == ViewerIP4 || msg.socketip == ViewerIP5) {\n return [null, msg, null, null]\n}\n\n//Admin\nif (msg.socketip == AdminIP1 || msg.socketip == AdminIP2 || msg.socketip == AdminIP3\n || msg.socketip == AdminIP4 || msg.socketip == AdminIP5) {\n return [null, null, msg, null]\n}\n\n//Everyone Else\nreturn [null, null, null, msg]\n//return [null, null, null, { payload: msg.payload },]","outputs":4,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":480,"y":80,"wires":[["2f860a789bbd7ec5","8614c9c886d33aeb"],["fed3d88946a1d8ed","779ad893af943408"],["46db03038e2c3f80","aab5d7d768a3641e"],["d45b215ca3ad999f","d9cd03ce91fcce93"]],"outputLabels":["InfoPanel","Viewer","Admin","Everyone Else"]},{"id":"fed3d88946a1d8ed","type":"link out","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"link out 67","mode":"link","links":["2e725ea58846d2d1","dbbef5b4f1d35995","b63882206967bf1d"],"x":645,"y":60,"wires":[]},{"id":"46db03038e2c3f80","type":"link out","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"link out 70","mode":"link","links":["f076463fbcd0c90d"],"x":645,"y":100,"wires":[]},{"id":"d45b215ca3ad999f","type":"link out","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"link out 71","mode":"link","links":["64390b9a3e0dae4f"],"x":645,"y":140,"wires":[]},{"id":"8614c9c886d33aeb","type":"debug","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"Panel","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":740,"y":20,"wires":[]},{"id":"779ad893af943408","type":"debug","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"Viewer","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":740,"y":60,"wires":[]},{"id":"aab5d7d768a3641e","type":"debug","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"Admin","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":740,"y":100,"wires":[]},{"id":"d9cd03ce91fcce93","type":"debug","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"Other","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":740,"y":140,"wires":[]},{"id":"9352e7d986d0c921","type":"group","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"Info Panel Selector","style":{"label":true,"color":"#000000"},"nodes":["b7b764fe27ce4e4b","a2abf886d0a3f790","c90310f21e6b3663","01601fe8aa4c7280","e425e16722eeb24e","c975524a66591c25","cddc98225a153fe6","b2c5cadef6afa9bb"],"x":174,"y":159,"w":552,"h":162},{"id":"b7b764fe27ce4e4b","type":"function","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","g":"9352e7d986d0c921","name":"Hide Except","func":"msg.action = \"hide\"\nmsg.show = [\n \"KT Status\",\n \"KT Lights\",\n \"KT Control\"\n]\nmsg.home = \"KT Status\"\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":440,"y":200,"wires":[["a2abf886d0a3f790"]]},{"id":"a2abf886d0a3f790","type":"file in","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","g":"9352e7d986d0c921","name":"","filename":"/home/pi/.node-red/flows.json","filenameType":"str","format":"utf8","chunk":false,"sendError":false,"encoding":"none","allProps":false,"x":490,"y":240,"wires":[["e425e16722eeb24e"]]},{"id":"c90310f21e6b3663","type":"inject","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","g":"9352e7d986d0c921","name":"hide","props":[{"p":"action","v":"hide","vt":"str"},{"p":"show","v":"[\"KT Status\",\"KT Lights\",\"KT Control\"]","vt":"json"},{"p":"home","v":"KT Status","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","x":270,"y":240,"wires":[["a2abf886d0a3f790"]]},{"id":"01601fe8aa4c7280","type":"inject","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","g":"9352e7d986d0c921","name":"show","props":[{"p":"action","v":"show","vt":"str"},{"p":"home","v":"KT 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117","links":["2f860a789bbd7ec5"],"x":235,"y":200,"wires":[["b7b764fe27ce4e4b"]]},{"id":"f9b43deebca5b0b7","type":"group","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","name":"Viewer Selector","style":{"label":true,"color":"#000000"},"nodes":["c43517bc13bb4d3a","999d035d72ebe534","d89bd82c55348dfc","3b9af972d45a36df","5351c323c569b152","fd50f919543f8422","71c92899f88d349c","2e725ea58846d2d1"],"x":174,"y":329,"w":552,"h":162},{"id":"c43517bc13bb4d3a","type":"function","z":"3a22476a5982ab5f","g":"f9b43deebca5b0b7","name":"Hide Except","func":"msg.action = \"hide\"\nmsg.show = [\n \"Main Status\",\n \"Info\",\n \"IR Kitchen\",\n \"Environment\"\n]\nmsg.home = \"Main Status\"\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":440,"y":370,"wires":[["999d035d72ebe534"]]},{"id":"999d035d72ebe534","type":"file 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119","links":["fed3d88946a1d8ed"],"x":235,"y":370,"wires":[["c43517bc13bb4d3a"]]}]

```

Thanx again!!  
Ed

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You can output an array of objects, then use a split node to send each in turn, limited by a delay/rate node.

```auto
[{"id":"c90310f21e6b3663","type":"inject","z":"743cc0234f1851f1","name":"hide","props":[{"p":"action","v":"hide","vt":"str"},{"p":"show","v":"[\"Home\"]","vt":"json"},{"p":"home","v":"Home","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","x":290,"y":140,"wires":[["a2abf886d0a3f790"]]},{"id":"a2abf886d0a3f790","type":"file in","z":"743cc0234f1851f1","name":"","filename":"path to/flows.json","filenameType":"str","format":"utf8","chunk":false,"sendError":false,"encoding":"none","allProps":false,"x":610,"y":100,"wires":[["e425e16722eeb24e"]]},{"id":"01601fe8aa4c7280","type":"inject","z":"743cc0234f1851f1","name":"show","props":[{"p":"action","v":"show","vt":"str"},{"p":"home","v":"Solar","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","x":310,"y":200,"wires":[["a2abf886d0a3f790"]]},{"id":"e425e16722eeb24e","type":"json","z":"743cc0234f1851f1","name":"","property":"payload","action":"","pretty":false,"x":490,"y":160,"wires":[["c975524a66591c25"]]},{"id":"c975524a66591c25","type":"change","z":"743cc0234f1851f1","name":"","rules":[{"t":"set","p":"payload","pt":"msg","to":"[\t {\"tab\":$$.home},\t [$$.payload[type = \"ui_tab\"].name[$not($ in $$.show)]].{\"tabs\": {$$.action: $}}\t]","tot":"jsonata"}],"action":"","property":"","from":"","to":"","reg":false,"x":660,"y":160,"wires":[["c687df2f19fd51e1","04755197fe7e8ece"]]},{"id":"c687df2f19fd51e1","type":"debug","z":"743cc0234f1851f1","name":"debug 328","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"true","targetType":"full","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":750,"y":200,"wires":[]},{"id":"04755197fe7e8ece","type":"split","z":"743cc0234f1851f1","name":"","splt":"\\n","spltType":"str","arraySplt":1,"arraySpltType":"len","stream":false,"addname":"","x":430,"y":260,"wires":[["866e57f92e493634"]]},{"id":"866e57f92e493634","type":"delay","z":"743cc0234f1851f1","name":"","pauseType":"rate","timeout":"5","timeoutUnits":"seconds","rate":"2","nbRateUnits":"1","rateUnits":"second","randomFirst":"1","randomLast":"5","randomUnits":"seconds","drop":false,"allowrate":false,"outputs":1,"x":570,"y":260,"wires":[["c45bbf75f76a29cf"]]},{"id":"c45bbf75f76a29cf","type":"ui_ui_control","z":"743cc0234f1851f1","name":"","events":"all","x":720,"y":260,"wires":[[]]}]

```

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I tried splicing the split and limit into the incoming line on the ui control node.... Didn't make any difference......

Do the function nodes I hacked together seem to be in relative good order? nothing i messed up on?

Just wanna make sure...

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Your functions look fine, my example has a new jsonata expression in the change node, did you replace the change node?

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I did, still no change though.... I first deployed with yr original change node, then the updated one...no discernible difference ...

Possibly, no definitely, I am expecting a bit too much from the older kit I am running... A "double" instruction in too short an order seems to be a little too much for the panel client... It looks like it might just be easier to split the instruction into 2 blocks, not ideal, makes it a bit messy, but might be easier to debug... one to hide everything, the next to display only what is selected... Your change node - Way above my level unfortunately, haven't a clue how to split it...(Granted, the `split node` should do the trick, but even that's barely within my grasp as to where it will split the payload...)

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You could try a larger rate limit 1/1s or 1/2s.  
My change node outputs an array of objects.  
The split splits the array into individual objects.  
Add debug nodes to see what the split outputs each iteration.

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Good thinking!

Here is the debug output which is just after the limit node... For some reason it doesn't seem to be splitting it into a hide and show object...

 ![screenshot-192.168.0.118_1880-2023.08.17-20_15_49](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/d/1/d1325b79606364b387ad2849aa702405c65f7604.png)

Edit: My bad.....Used the 2nd version of the `set msg.payload` and it is indeed splitting it!

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Aha... Found my mistake.... I have been able to remove the delays.... The seemingly random Tab problem was because, while during testing, I used a single convenient machine and hopped its IP address around into the various categories...

The long and the short of it is, to cater for a machine changing address, I have to first "Show All Tabs" then "Hide" ... As a matter of course, I am giving a 250ms delay to the hide command to ensure it goes through the works once the previous instruction has completed....

Looks awesome!! Thanks ever so much for the help!!

Regds  
Ed

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**Post date:** [16 September 2023 19:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ui-control-node-hide-all-tabs-display-only-a-few/80609/11 "2023-09-16T19:10:41Z")

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