@Christian-Me wrote:
Version with ui_list. The only difference is the ui_List node and the save list function node.
So for every new property in best case you only need to wire in ui_Node and configure the switch and add new node, worst case add a special node to handle the output.
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somthing gone wrong.\"});\n console.log(err);\n} ","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":920,"y":1100,"wires":[["8ff23ed0.e7991"]]},{"id":"8e2785df.4b1f38","type":"link out","z":"afaa0885.ad2718","name":"updatePeriod","links":["d3e12acd.ca7e78"],"x":1035,"y":1220,"wires":[]},{"id":"8cd0c53e.487bf8","type":"ui_button","z":"afaa0885.ad2718","name":"uiAdd","group":"1727a207.b3522e","order":2,"width":1,"height":1,"passthru":false,"label":"","tooltip":"","color":"","bgcolor":"","icon":"playlist_add","payload":"unbenannt","payloadType":"str","topic":"mySettings.heating.periods.uiAdd","x":610,"y":1160,"wires":[["e1f0305c.a78a"]]},{"id":"e1f0305c.a78a","type":"function","z":"afaa0885.ad2718","name":"add new","func":"node.status({});\nvar currentObject= global.get(msg.topic.slice(0,msg.topic.indexOf('.')),\"file\");\nif (!currentObject) return;\nvar currentProperty=currentObject.newObject(msg.topic);\nif (!currentProperty) {\n node.status({fill:\"red\",shape:\"dot\",text: msg.topic+\" not created\"});\n 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(!objectPtr.list) objectPtr.list=[]; // initialize list if not existing\n objectPtr.list.push({}); // add new object into list\n return objectPtr;\n};\n\n// function to get object for specific topic\ncurrentObject.getObject = function(topic) {\n var topicParts = topic.split('.');\n if (topicParts.length<2) return null;\n var objectPtr=global.get(topicParts[0],\"file\");\n for (var i=1; i<topicParts.length-1; i++) { // ignore the last identifier\n if (!objectPtr[topicParts[i]]) return null; // object not found\n objectPtr=objectPtr[topicParts[i]];\n } \n return objectPtr;\n};\n\n// function to get object for current entry out of list\ncurrentObject.getEntry = function(topic) {\n objectPtr=this.getObject(topic);\n if (objectPtr.uiPointer<objectPtr.list.length){\n return objectPtr.list[objectPtr.uiPointer];\n }\n return null;\n};\n\n// function to delete current entry out of list\ncurrentObject.deleteEntry = function(topic) {\n objectPtr=this.getObject(topic);\n if (objectPtr.uiPointer<objectPtr.list.length){\n var returnObj= objectPtr.list.splice(objectPtr.uiPointer,1);\n if (returnObj) objectPtr.uiPointer=0;\n return returnObj;\n }\n return null;\n};\n\n// (re)build Object Tree\nvar objectRoot= currentObject;\nfor (i=1; i<topicParts.length; i++) {\n if (!currentObject[topicParts[i]]) currentObject[topicParts[i]]={};\n currentObject=currentObject[topicParts[i]];\n}\nif (currentObject.uiPointer===undefined) currentObject.uiPointer=0;\nnode.status({fill:\"green\",shape:\"dot\",text:\"done!\"});\nreturn msg;\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":260,"y":1100,"wires":[["1273f17e.cacfff"]]},{"id":"ea72c8b7.6b8be8","type":"ui_list","z":"afaa0885.ad2718","group":"4ac97505.03ae4c","name":"days","order":20,"width":"8","height":"7","lineType":"one","actionType":"check","allowHTML":false,"outputs":1,"topic":"mySettings.heating.periods.days","x":610,"y":1460,"wires":[["20d22b21.441424"]]},{"id":"1727a207.b3522e","type":"ui_group","z":"","name":"Zeitabschnitt","tab":"831d491a.c7a7e8","order":3,"disp":true,"width":"8","collapse":false},{"id":"4ac97505.03ae4c","type":"ui_group","z":"","name":"Wochentage","tab":"831d491a.c7a7e8","order":4,"disp":true,"width":"8","collapse":true},{"id":"831d491a.c7a7e8","type":"ui_tab","z":"","name":"Heizung","icon":"dashboard","order":1,"disabled":false,"hidden":false}]
Hope it is usefull for somebody.Chris
