node-red-contrib-timeouttrigger
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This node will pipe any received `msg` to its output. At the same time a time-out interval is set. Upon time-out a defined payload is sent. Each new message will reset the time-out.
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TimeOut Trigger for node-red
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This node will pipe any received `msg` to its output. At the same time a time-out interval is set. Upon time-out a defined payload is send. Each new message will reset the time-out.
**Motivation**
This node is used for IoT as some sensors / applications will just stop sending data instead of providing a defined "no more data" indication. This means the last value will remain dangling around, making further processing uncomfortable. This node will send a defined time-out value, when no more data is received for a certain period of time.