State node: outputting whole 'config' properties group does not work

[paulius2k]

Describe the bug

If I try to output config properties of the node in the way shown in the picture (i.e. leaving the input box empty), the node does not give any output anymore. Neither it shows red border of the box indicating that input is wrong or missing, nor it throws any errors in the debug messages window. It seems I need to define the specific config.x element I want to output (e.g. config.for) - then the node produces output. But I would like to output the whole config.* group of elements, as I do not know exact name of the property I need.

To Reproduce

Shown in picture.

Expected behavior

By leaving config. input box empty I would like the node to output the whole config.* group of elements.

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Example Flow

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This package's version (not the Home Assistant add-on version)

0.43.1

Is Node-RED running in Docker?

Home Assistant add-on

Node-RED version

11.1.1

Node.js version

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Additional context

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[paulius2k]

Not stale

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[zachowj]

This currently works for me with the event state and current state node. Is this still an issue?

[paulius2k]

@zachowj I have just updated the node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket package to 0.44.0 and it still doesn't work for me.

Could you please paste the screenshot of how your current state node configuration looks and what output you get in the debug messages window?

[zachowj]

[{"id":"d9000d939e9a314f","type":"inject","z":"c89d915bdff0f798","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":316,"y":1296,"wires":[["44928536fc8cf697"]]},{"id":"0a23369773d8ec4d","type":"debug","z":"c89d915bdff0f798","name":"debug 9","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":724,"y":1296,"wires":[]},{"id":"44928536fc8cf697","type":"api-current-state","z":"c89d915bdff0f798","name":"","server":"","version":3,"outputs":1,"halt_if":"","halt_if_type":"str","halt_if_compare":"is","entity_id":"sun.sun","state_type":"str","blockInputOverrides":false,"outputProperties":[{"property":"payload","propertyType":"msg","value":"","valueType":"config"}],"for":"0","forType":"num","forUnits":"minutes","override_topic":false,"state_location":"payload","override_payload":"msg","entity_location":"data","override_data":"msg","x":516,"y":1296,"wires":[["0a23369773d8ec4d"]]}]

[paulius2k]

I don't have sun.sun entity, so I changed it to another:

[{"id":"d9000d939e9a314f","type":"inject","z":"a28ab456.c11678","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":120,"y":2540,"wires":[["44928536fc8cf697"]]},{"id":"0a23369773d8ec4d","type":"debug","z":"a28ab456.c11678","name":"debug 9","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":720,"y":2540,"wires":[]},{"id":"44928536fc8cf697","type":"api-current-state","z":"a28ab456.c11678","name":"","server":"9fe5b232.24e77","version":3,"outputs":1,"halt_if":"","halt_if_type":"str","halt_if_compare":"is","entity_id":"input_text.test_text","state_type":"str","blockInputOverrides":false,"outputProperties":[{"property":"payload","propertyType":"msg","value":"","valueType":"config"}],"for":"0","forType":"num","forUnits":"minutes","override_topic":false,"state_location":"payload","override_payload":"msg","entity_location":"data","override_data":"msg","x":420,"y":2540,"wires":[["0a23369773d8ec4d"]]},{"id":"9fe5b232.24e77","type":"server","name":"Home Assistant","version":4,"addon":true,"rejectUnauthorizedCerts":true,"ha_boolean":"y|yes|true|on|home|open","connectionDelay":true,"cacheJson":true,"heartbeat":false,"heartbeatInterval":30,"areaSelector":"friendlyName","deviceSelector":"friendlyName","entitySelector":"friendlyName","statusSeparator":"at: ","statusYear":"hidden","statusMonth":"short","statusDay":"numeric","statusHourCycle":"h23","statusTimeFormat":"h:m"}]

And I still get no output in the debug messages window:

what could be wrong?

[zachowj]

Your flow works for me. Are you getting any errors in the NR logs?

[paulius2k]

No errors in NR logs.

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[paulius2k]

@zachowj - can I expect some more help on this one, or should I close it? thanks.

[zachowj]

Can you check if you're running the latest version of the HA nodes? Does it output anything if you select an individual property?

[paulius2k]

I have node-red-contrib-home-assistant-websocket 0.44.0 version.

I get a nice output if I select individual properties:

    "config": {
        "for": "0",
        "forUnits": "seconds"
    }

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[paulius2k]

I have upgraded to 0.45.9 and config export worked for the first time for me! I get this:

    "config": {
        "id": "85c5f85ebae56379",
        "type": "api-current-state",
        "z": "a28ab456.c11678",
        "name": "output: config.",
        "server": "9fe5b232.24e77",
        "version": 3,
        "outputs": 1,
        "halt_if": "", 
        "halt_if_type": "str",
        "halt_if_compare": "is",
        "entity_id": "input_text.test_text",
        "state_type": "str",
        "blockInputOverrides": false,
        "outputProperties": [{
                "property": "payload",
                "propertyType": "msg",
                "value": "",
                "valueType": "entityState"
            }, {
                "property": "data",
                "propertyType": "msg",
                "value": "",
                "valueType": "entity"
            }, {
                "property": "config",
                "propertyType": "msg",
                "value": "",
                "valueType": "config"
            }
        ],
        "for": "0",
        "forType": "num",
        "forUnits": "seconds",
        "override_topic": false,
        "state_location": "payload",
        "override_payload": "msg",
        "entity_location": "data",
        "override_data": "msg",
        "x": 300,
        "y": 2240,
        "wires": [["f9d165d7102ba684"]]
    }

Thank you.