Node-RED

This module provides the full Node-RED application, with both the runtime and editor components built in.

The API this module exposes allows it to be embedded within another Node.js application.

Functions

init ( httpServer, userSettings )

start ( )

stop ( )

version ( )

Members

httpAdmin : ExpressApplication

httpNode : ExpressApplication

nodes

server : HTTPServer

settings

auth : { ... }

events : { ... }

hooks : { ... }

log : { ... }

runtime : { ... }

util : { ... }

httpAdmin : ExpressApplication

The express application for the Editor Admin API

httpNode : ExpressApplication

The express application for HTTP Nodes

nodes

This provides access to the internal nodes module of the runtime. The details of this API remain undocumented as they should not be used directly.

Most administrative actions should be performed use the runtime api under node-red.runtime.

server : HTTPServer

The HTTP Server used by the runtime

settings

This provides access to the internal settings module of the runtime.

auth

The editor authentication api.

See:

@node-red/editor-api_auth

events

Runtime events emitter

See:

@node-red/util_events

hooks

Runtime hooks engine

See:

@node-red/runtime_hooks

log

Logging utilities

See:

@node-red/util_log

runtime

The runtime api

See:

@node-red/runtime

util

General utilities

See:

@node-red/util_util

init(httpServer, userSettings)

Initialise the Node-RED application.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`httpServer`	`server`	the HTTP server object to use
`userSettings`	`Object`	an object containing the runtime settings

start() → {Promise}

Start the Node-RED application.

Returns:

Type:: Promise

resolves when complete

stop() → {Promise}

Stop the Node-RED application.

Once called, Node-RED should not be restarted until the Node.JS process is restarted.

Returns:

Type:: Promise

resolves when complete

version() → {String}

Get the version of the runtime

Returns:

Type:: String

the runtime version