node-red-contrib-circadian-light/circadian.js

A Node-RED node to set lighting levels based on the suns position

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 * Copyright 2016 IBM Corp.
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 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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module.exports = function(RED) {

	"use strict";
	var suncalc = require('suncalc');

	function circadianLight(n) {
		RED.nodes.createNode(this,n);
		this.lat = n.lat;
		this.lon = n.lon;
		this.period = n.period;
		this.name = n.name;
		this.topic = n.topic;

		var node = this;

		function calcColourTemp() {

			var times = suncalc.getTimes(new Date(),node.lat, node.lon);

			var noonPos = suncalc.getPosition(times.solarNoon,node.lat,node.lon);

			var pos = suncalc.getPosition(new Date(),node.lat, node.lon);

			if (pos.altitude > 0) {
				pos.percent = (pos.altitude / noonPos.altitude) * 100;
			} else {
				pos.percent = 0;
			}

			
			node.send({
				topic:node.topic,
				payload:pos
			});
		};

		this.interval = setInterval(calcColourTemp,(node.period * 60 * 1000));

		calcColourTemp();

		node.on('close', function() {
			clearInterval(node.interval);
		});
	};

	RED.nodes.registerType("Circadian Light", circadianLight);

}