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node-red-contrib-bigfile

v1.2.1

Published

A Big File Reader

Downloads

159

Readme

node-red-contrib-bigfile

"Big File" contrib for node-red. Original work by IBM doesn't fit my needs. With big files, multiple blocks are sent making parsing inconsistent. I also needed the file reader to use state of the art libraries This node is able to manage big files by sending blocks or string or lines

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Installation

npm install node-red-contrib-bigfile

Principles for Big Nodes

###1 can handle big data or block mode

That means, in block mode, not only "one message is a whole file" and able to manage start/end control messages

###2 send start/end messages as well as statuses

That means it uses a second output to give control states (start/end/running and error) control messages

###3 tell visually what they are doing

Visual status on the node tells it's ready/running (blue), all is ok and done (green) or in error (red)

Usage

Big File is an input node for node-red to read big files and send them as blocks, lines or a unique string

It has options offered by fs: (https://nodejs.org/api/fs.html#fs_fs_createreadstream_path_options)

  • encoding (any of Buffer encoding)
  • start (inclusive, starts at 0)
  • end (inclusive, starts at 0)
  • highWaterMark (buffer size in 1024 bytes, default 64)

It has two options offered by byline: (https://www.npmjs.com/package/byline)

  • data format (utf8, latin, hexdec, base64, ucs2 and ascii)
  • keep empty lines

Dependencies

byline simple line-by-line stream reader

biglib library for building node-red flows that supports blocks, high volume

Example flow files

Try pasting in the flow file below that shows the node behaviour

[{"id":"32d46d5e.3da4e2","type":"bigfile reader","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"output as blocks","filename":"","flow":"blocks","highWaterMark":"100","encoding":"utf8","format":"utf8","keepEmptyLines":false,"x":342,"y":333,"wires":[["cb687afc.be79a8"],["cb687afc.be79a8"]]},{"id":"aab657.be7fc9a8","type":"inject","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"GO","topic":"","payload":"temp.demo.bigfile","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":155,"y":395,"wires":[["32d46d5e.3da4e2","7c4e7da.cdd9e84","3b3fd636.930b9a"]]},{"id":"85ba149b.c58de8","type":"function","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"random line generator","func":"function getRandomArbitrary(min, max) {\n  return Math.random() * (max - min) + min;\n}\n\nfor (n = 0; n < msg.payload; n++) {\n    var line = \"\";\n    for (i = 1; i < getRandomArbitrary(10,50); i++) {\n        line += String.fromCharCode(getRandomArbitrary('A'.charCodeAt(0), 'Z'.charCodeAt(0)))\n    }\n    msg_line = { payload: line }\n    \n    node.send(msg_line);\n}\n","outputs":"1","noerr":0,"x":389.5,"y":213,"wires":[["dba2050c.635d98"]]},{"id":"d77c7d4e.d631b","type":"inject","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"10k lines generator","topic":"","payload":"10000","payloadType":"num","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":190.5,"y":165,"wires":[["85ba149b.c58de8"]]},{"id":"dba2050c.635d98","type":"file","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"","filename":"temp.demo.bigfile","appendNewline":true,"createDir":false,"overwriteFile":"false","x":592,"y":165,"wires":[]},{"id":"45af7987.c3bfe8","type":"debug","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"got ... lines","active":true,"console":"false","complete":"payload","x":879,"y":461,"wires":[]},{"id":"3b3fd636.930b9a","type":"bigfile reader","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"output as lines","filename":"","flow":"lines","encoding":"utf8","format":"utf8","keepEmptyLines":false,"x":329.5,"y":450,"wires":[["b15cc846.449a18"],["b15cc846.449a18"]]},{"id":"7c4e7da.cdd9e84","type":"bigfile reader","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"output as a buffer","filename":"","flow":"buffer","encoding":"utf8","format":"utf8","keepEmptyLines":false,"x":340.5,"y":393,"wires":[["1e9bea01.8e5496"],[]]},{"id":"b15cc846.449a18","type":"function","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"line counter","func":"if (msg.payload) {\n    global.lines++;\n}\nif (msg.control && msg.control.state == 'start') {\n    global.lines = 0;\n}\nif (msg.control && msg.control.state == 'end') {\n    node.send({ payload: \"Got \" + global.lines + \" lines\" })\n}\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":703,"y":461,"wires":[["45af7987.c3bfe8"]]},{"id":"cf466573.c1d7e8","type":"debug","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"got a string","active":true,"console":"false","complete":"payload","x":879.5,"y":389,"wires":[]},{"id":"1e9bea01.8e5496","type":"function","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"byte counter","func":"node.send({ payload: \"Got a \" + msg.payload.length + \" bytes string!\"})","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":647.5,"y":389,"wires":[["cf466573.c1d7e8"]]},{"id":"cb687afc.be79a8","type":"function","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"block counter","func":"if (msg.payload) {\n    global.blocks++;\n    global.size += msg.payload.length;\n}\nif (msg.control && msg.control.state == 'start') {\n    global.blocks = global.size = 0;\n}\nif (msg.control && msg.control.state == 'end') {\n    node.send({ payload: \"Got \" + global.blocks + \" blocks for a total of \" + global.size + \" bytes\" })\n}\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":636.5,"y":333,"wires":[["c12a2c22.95ab8"]]},{"id":"c12a2c22.95ab8","type":"debug","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"got ... blocks + bytes","active":true,"console":"false","complete":"payload","x":849.5,"y":333,"wires":[]},{"id":"ae5ebb95.580c38","type":"comment","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"First of all, generate a random file","info":"","x":227,"y":127,"wires":[]},{"id":"c35babad.5a4f08","type":"comment","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"bigfile usage demo pre-configured","info":"","x":237.5,"y":289,"wires":[]},{"id":"b752cab6.309718","type":"comment","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"Big File node example of use","info":"","x":156.5,"y":71,"wires":[]},{"id":"582e2844.ed2138","type":"bigfile reader","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"","filename":"","flow":"blocks","encoding":"utf8","format":"utf8","keepEmptyLines":false,"x":537,"y":654,"wires":[[],[]]},{"id":"24fae90d.104766","type":"inject","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"GO with an error","topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":174.5,"y":654,"wires":[["5711e171.e24a3"]]},{"id":"5711e171.e24a3","type":"function","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"Non existing file","func":"msg.payload = \"/A/Probably/Non/Existing/File\"\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":370.5,"y":654,"wires":[["582e2844.ed2138"]]},{"id":"46d6b61d.faacb8","type":"inject","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"GO controlled","topic":"","payload":"dummy","payloadType":"str","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"x":167.5,"y":547,"wires":[["1b887c3b.688e34"]]},{"id":"93afd4c7.55cbb8","type":"bigfile reader","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"initially as blocks","filename":"","nopayload":true,"flow":"blocks","highWaterMark":"","encoding":"utf8","format":"utf8","keepEmptyLines":false,"x":513.5,"y":550,"wires":[["b15cc846.449a18"],["b15cc846.449a18"]]},{"id":"1b887c3b.688e34","type":"function","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"control msg","func":"msg.config = { flow: \"lines\", filename: \"temp.demo.bigfile\" }\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":328.5,"y":567,"wires":[["93afd4c7.55cbb8"]]},{"id":"b8ad9126.d476","type":"comment","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"bigfile usage demo message configured","info":"","x":249.5,"y":511,"wires":[]},{"id":"dfc47488.ac1498","type":"comment","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"error example","info":"","x":158.5,"y":614,"wires":[]},{"id":"fc942ae2.196868","type":"debug","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"got ... lines","active":true,"console":"false","complete":"payload","x":913.5,"y":551,"wires":[]},{"id":"e3f22c85.52886","type":"function","z":"9934716e.0ebf","name":"line counter","func":"if (msg.payload) {\n    global.lines++;\n}\nif (msg.control && msg.control.state == 'start') {\n    global.lines = 0;\n}\nif (msg.control && msg.control.state == 'end') {\n    node.send({ payload: \"Got \" + global.lines + \" lines\" })\n}\n","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"x":725.5,"y":550,"wires":[["fc942ae2.196868"]]}]

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Author

  • Jacques W

License

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You may not use this code except in compliance with the License. You may obtain an original copy of the License at

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