r/nodered • u/Lakromani • 15d ago

"Link Call Node" does not show where it goes.

When you do use a "Link Call Node", you set what "Link Inn Node" it goes to, You can not see this in Node Red. When you have a simple "Link Inn Node" and "Link Out Node", you see a dotted line when one of the two nodes is selected. I would love to see the same with "Link Call Node". Or is it just me that miss some :)

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u/Bulky-Basil6092 13d ago

No it is as designed. You select it inside. See it more as an internal API you can create and call. I use it mostly for multiple uses. If it will always direct me there in the visuals. It will be real spaghetti

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u/Lakromani 11d ago edited 11d ago

Ok do understand. What about double click the "Link Call Node". Than it could take you to the "Link In Node" its connected to? That will then give same functions as the Subflow. May be that there are some similarities between those two. I do use "Link Call Node" to make the flows look cleaner.

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u/wz2b 10d ago

See if you like my library more ... The lack of labels was my primary motivation for writing this. You do not have to use the message caching if you don't want to.

https://flows.nodered.org/node/@wz2b/node-red-caching-link

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u/Lakromani 10d ago

Will test it out, but do not like to add to many custom nodes to Node Red. :)

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u/wz2b 10d ago

Yep I get that. I just didn't love having to click or hover to see where lins go. I also don't love node reds comments ... Wish it allowed you to be a little more expressive