No problem. Thanks for the comment.
ok - 20 minutes 
Here is an alternative version that uses ansi-to-html
NOTE:
You will need node-red V1.3.x as this demo uses function external modules
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Actually, I just edited it to set the font mono-spaced (better for terminal - you might want to re-import the flow from previous thread. Up to you.
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Hi again @Steve-Mcl , I upgraded my node-red to run your flow but it still says -
ReferenceError: ansiToHtml is not defined
However, I am unclear why it is says so because I can clearly see ansi-to-html module in /home/pi/.node-red/node_modules.
I have tried installing it using npm as well as manually by cloning the git repo but still, no luck. I understand that you are calling a function ansiToHtml() in the function nodes but that does not seem to work for me. Do you have any idea how to fix this?
My node-red and node.js version info is as follows:
7 Jun 14:43:59 - [info] Node-RED version: v1.3.5
7 Jun 14:43:59 - [info] Node.js version: v12.22.0
7 Jun 14:43:59 - [info] Linux 5.10.17-v7l+ arm LE
7 Jun 14:43:59 - [info] Loading palette nodes
7 Jun 14:44:01 - [info] Dashboard version 2.28.2 started at /
7 Jun 14:44:01 - [info] Settings file : /home/pi/.node-red/settings.js
7 Jun 14:44:01 - [info] HTTP Static : /home/pi/.node-red/static
7 Jun 14:44:01 - [info] Context store : 'default' [module=memory]
7 Jun 14:44:01 - [info] User directory : /home/pi/.node-red
7 Jun 14:44:01 - [warn] Projects disabled : editorTheme.projects.enabled=false
7 Jun 14:44:01 - [info] Flows file : /home/pi/.node-red/flows_rss-01.json
7 Jun 14:44:02 - [info] Server now running at http://127.0.0.1:1880/admin/
Did you enable function external modules ?
You don't install that package into node-red node_modules you use the "setup" tab on the function node to add the package.
I understand now that I had not configured the function node. However, I cannot see functionExternalModules in my settings.js file. As mentioned earlier, I am running node-red 1.3.5. Has the name changed by any chance? I am uploading my settings file as .txt for reference.
settings.txt (12.9 KB)
Just add functionExternalModules: true in the settings.
Be sure to add a comma before or after depending on where you add it.
Ok, now it works! Thank you for the help in debugging.
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