Add send as device option to output node

Author: mirkokurt

arduino-iot-cloud.html

@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
             ret['variableName'] = {value: ""};
         }
 
+        if (nodeName === "property out") {
+            ret['sendasdevice'] = {value: false};
+        }
+
         return ret;
     }
 
@@ -100,6 +104,10 @@
                         }
                     }
                 });
+                $("#node-input-sendasdevice").change(() => {
+                    sendasdevice = $("#node-input-sendasdevice").val();
+                    this.sendasdevice = sendasdevice;
+                });
                 $("#node-input-organization").change(() => {
                     const connection = $("#node-input-connection").val();
                     const organization = $("#node-input-organization").val();
@@ -382,6 +390,10 @@
       <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag fa-fw"></i><span data-i18n="arduino-iot-cloud.config.node.name"></span></label>
       <input type="text" id="node-input-name" data-i18n="[placeholder]arduino-iot-cloud.config.node.placeholders.name">
   </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+      <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag fa-fw"></i><span data-i18n="arduino-iot-cloud.config.node.send-mode"></span></label>
+      <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-sendasdevice">
+  </div>
 
 </script>
 

arduino-iot-cloud.js

@@ -82,26 +82,25 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
               this.thing = config.thing;
               this.propertyId = config.property;
               this.propertyName = config.name;
+              this.sendasdevice = config.sendasdevice;
 
-              //console.log("Node Constructor: ", config.name);
-              try {
-                const opts = {}
-                if (this.organization) {
-                  opts.xOrganization = this.organization;
+              if (this.sendasdevice) {
+                try {
+                  const opts = {}
+                  if (this.organization) {
+                    opts.xOrganization = this.organization;
+                  }
+                  ret = await this.arduinoRestClient.getThing(this.thing, opts);
+                  this.device_id = ret.device_id;
+                } catch (error) {
+                  // Handle API call error
+                  console.error('Error making API call:', error.message);
                 }
-                ret = await this.arduinoRestClient.getThing(this.thing, opts);
-                this.device_id = ret.device_id;
-                //console.log("  Thing info: ", JSON.stringify(ret));
-                //console.log("  Device ID: ", this.device_id);
-              } catch (error) {
-                // Handle API call error
-                console.error('Error making API call:', error.message);
               }
-
 
               this.on('input', async function (msg) {
                 try {
-                  await this.arduinoRestClient.setProperty(this.thing, this.propertyId, msg.payload, this.device_id);
+                  await this.arduinoRestClient.setProperty(this.thing, this.propertyId, msg.payload, this.sendasdevice ? this.device_id : undefined);
                   var s;
                   if (typeof msg.payload !== "object") {
                     s = getStatus(msg.payload);

locales/en-US/arduino-iot-cloud.json

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
         "organization": "Space ID",
         "hist-label":"Time filter",
         "poll-label":"Poll Every",
+        "send-mode":"Send as device",
         "placeholders":{
           "name":"Name",
           "no-thing-selected":"No thing selected",