node-red-node-dweetio

node-red-node-dweetio

A Node-RED node to send and receive simple dweets.

This node does NOT support private or "locked" dweets.

Install

Run the following command in your Node-RED user directory - typically ~/.node-red

npm install node-red-node-dweetio

Usage

Output

Sends the msg.payload to Dweet.io

Optionally uses msg.thing to set the thing id, if not already set in the properties.

You need to make the thing id unique - you are recommended to use a GUID.

Input

Listens for messages from Dweet.io

The thing id should be globally unique as they are all public - you are recommended to use a GUID.

The Thing ID is set into msg.dweet, and the timesamp into msg.created.

For further info see the Dweet.io website

Sample Flow

Cut the text below - then in Node-RED use Ctrl-I (Import) - Ctrl-V (Paste) to insert into your workspace.

[{"id":"58bfbfe.fa7404","type":"debug","name":"","active":true,"console":"false","complete":"false","x":401,"y":211,"z":"8f1399c1.70ec68","wires":[]},{"id":"bc69a077.43966","type":"dweetio out","thing":"not-very-random-big-string","name":"","x":409,"y":135,"z":"8f1399c1.70ec68","wires":[]},{"id":"aaad178a.5552e8","type":"dweetio in","thing":"not-very-random-big-string","name":"","x":153,"y":211,"z":"8f1399c1.70ec68","wires":[["58bfbfe.fa7404"]]},{"id":"db15a21f.24ea6","type":"inject","name":"","topic":"Ticktock","payload":"","payloadType":"date","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":160,"y":136,"z":"8f1399c1.70ec68","wires":[["bc69a077.43966"]]}]