Category Archives: Node-RED

Forcing npm to Update Packages to Latest

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Brian

I have had a problem getting npm to update packages to the latest version.  The packages involved are packages that have been installed directly and have no dependencies.  It it is down to the use of semantic versioning in npm … Continue reading →

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Node-RED and icons

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Brian

I’ve been looking at Pete Scargill’s thermostat and got stuck on icons. He blogged about icons recently but that didn’t say how to install them.  So on the basis of ‘if I didn’t know there will be others who don’t … Continue reading →

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Node-RED, npm, sudo and permissions

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Brian

I ran into a problem on my Pi yesterday; I could not update any npm installed packages.  If I did try, it simply failed, quietly.  Some searching led me to believe that it was because I had installed npm using … Continue reading →

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Node-RED and XML to JSON

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Brian

I’m trying to catch up with a whole load of stuff I did before I started this blog; as much as anything, so I can remember what I did for when I need to do it again! Following on from … Continue reading →

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