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- Updated documentation to clarify the mapping of Zigbee buttons to specific (room, light) pairs using `switchBindings`. - Improved the Zigbee to NVL function to support both single-device and multi-device payloads, enhancing flexibility in handling actions. - Revised the room configuration to include detailed switch bindings and fallback mechanisms for device identification, streamlining the integration process. This update improves the usability and functionality of the Zigbee integration within Node-RED, facilitating better control of lighting systems.
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# Reload room config without restarting Node-RED
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After you edit `room-config.js` on the server (and save/upload it), you can have Node-RED reload it into `global.roomConfig` so all flows use the new config **without restarting Node-RED**.
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## Option A: Auto-reload when you save the file (recommended)
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When `room-config.js` is saved on the server, it is reloaded automatically. No extra nodes to install—use the built-in **Watch** node.
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### Add the “Config reload on save” flow
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Add these nodes and wire in order:
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| Order | Node type | Name | Config |
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|-------|-----------|------|--------|
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| 1 | **watch** (built-in) | Watch room-config | In the node config, enter the **file** to watch. One of: **`/root/.node-red/room-config.js`** (single file) or **`/root/.node-red`** (directory; then add the filter Function below so only `room-config.js` triggers reload). The Watch node puts the changed file path in `msg.payload` and `msg.filename`, and the short name in `msg.file`. |
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| 2 | **Exec** | Read room-config as JSON | **Command:** `node -e "console.log(JSON.stringify(require('/root/.node-red/room-config.js')))"` · **Append:** payload (so output becomes `msg.payload`). |
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| 3 | **Function** | Reload room config from payload | Paste the code from **[reload-room-config-function.js](reload-room-config-function.js)**. |
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**Wiring:** Watch → Exec → Reload room config from payload (Function).
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If you watch the **directory** `/root/.node-red` instead of the single file, insert a **Function** between Watch and Exec so only changes to `room-config.js` trigger a reload:
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```javascript
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// Only pass through when the changed file is room-config.js
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if (msg.file !== 'room-config.js') return null;
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return msg;
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```
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After deploy, saving (or uploading) `/root/.node-red/room-config.js` will trigger the Watch → Exec → reload. Config updates with no restart and no manual reload.
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## Option B: Manual reload (no file watcher)
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Use this if you prefer not to install the watch node.
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1. **Inject** – e.g. “Reload config” (click to trigger).
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2. **Exec** – same command as in Option A, step 3.
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3. **Function** – same “Reload room config from payload” code as in Option A, step 4.
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**Wiring:** Inject → Exec → Function.
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Trigger the Inject after you upload a new `room-config.js`.
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---
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## Note
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`room-config.js` must export a plain object (no functions, no non-JSON values). The repo version is JSON-serializable.
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