node-red-contrib-fileinput
A node that once its buttons is pressed, prompts user to select a file from the browser's file system and then emits its contents as a message or a series of messages if the streaming option is selected.
Installation
Node-RED editor's palette manager may be used to install the node.
Alternatively, the command line may also be used to install the node with the
following commands (assuming the user's Node-RED directory is
${HOME}/.node-red):
$ cd "${HOME}"/.node-red
$ npm install --production node-red-contrib-fileinput
[...]
Node
- fileinput
Running Tests
The development dependencies need to be installed before running the test-bench.
This can be accomplished with the following commands (assuming
${HOME}/node-red-contrib-fileinput is the node's development directory where
the node's package.json is):
$ cd "${HOME}"/node-red-contrib-fileinput
$ npm install
[...]
Then to run the tests:
$ cd "${HOME}"/node-red-contrib-fileinput
$ npm test
[...]
Contributing / Fixes
An issue may be raised for typos and single-line fixes. A pull request may be opened in the node's GitHub repository for more complex fixes and/or contributions.
Copyright and license
Copyright Prescient Devices, Inc. under the MIT license, which is in the LICENSE file.