not working yet need to fix child registration?

dependencies/machineGroup/machineGroup.js

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * Author:
  * - Rene De Ren
  * Email:
- * - rene@thegoldenbasket.nl
+ * - r.de.ren@brabantsedelta.nl
  */
 
 //load local dependencies

mgc.html

@@ -11,95 +11,60 @@
     #4f8582
     #c4cce0
 -->
-<script type="text/javascript">
+<script src="/machineGroupControl/menu.js"></script> <!-- Load the menu script for dynamic dropdowns --> 
+<script src="/machineGroupControl/configData.js"></script> <!-- Load the config script for node information --> 
 
+<script>
     RED.nodes.registerType('machineGroupControl',{
-        
+    category: "EVOLV",
-        category: 'digital twin',
+    color: "#eaf4f1",
-        color: '#eaf4f1',
     defaults: {
-            name: {value:""},
+      // Define default properties
+      name: { value: "" },
+
+      // Logger properties
       enableLog: { value: false },
       logLevel: { value: "error" },
+
+      // Physical aspect
+      positionVsParent: { value: "" },
+      positionLabel: { value: "" },
+      positionIcon: { value: "" },
     },
         inputs:1,
-        outputs:4, 
+        outputs:3, 
-        inputLabels: "Usage see manual",
+        inputLabels: ["Input"],
-        outputLabels: ["process", "dbase", "upstreamParent", "downstreamParent"],
+        outputLabels: ["process", "dbase", "parent"],
         icon: "font-awesome/fa-tachometer",
-        //define label function
+
-        label: function() {
+        label: function () {
-            return this.name || "MachineGroup controller";
+            return this.positionIcon + " " + "machineGroup";
         },
-
         oneditprepare: function() {
-            const node = this;
+            // Initialize the menu data for the node
-
+            const waitForMenuData = () => {
-                console.log("Rotating Machine Node: Edit Prepare");
+                if (window.EVOLV?.nodes?.machineGroupControl?.initEditor) {
-
+                    window.EVOLV.nodes.machineGroupControl.initEditor(this);
-                const elements = {
+                } else {
-                // Basic fields
+                    setTimeout(waitForMenuData, 50);
-                name: document.getElementById("node-input-name"),
+                }
-               
-                // Logging fields
-                logCheckbox: document.getElementById("node-input-enableLog"),
-                logLevelSelect: document.getElementById("node-input-logLevel"),
-                rowLogLevel: document.getElementById("row-logLevel"),
-
             };
-
+            // Wait for the menu data to be ready before initializing the editor
-                const projecSettingstURL = "http://localhost:1880/generalFunctions/settings/projectSettings.json";
+            waitForMenuData();
-
-                try{
-
-                // Fetch project settings
-                menuUtils.fetchProjectData(projecSettingstURL)
-                .then((projectSettings) => {
-
-                    //assign to node vars
-                    node.configUrls = projectSettings.configUrls;
-
-                    const { cloudConfigURL, localConfigURL } = menuUtils.getSpecificConfigUrl("machineGroupControl",node.configUrls.cloud.taggcodeAPI);
-                    node.configUrls.cloud.config = cloudConfigURL; // first call
-                    node.configUrls.local.config = localConfigURL; // backup call
-
-
-                    // Gets the ID of the active workspace (Flow)
-                    const activeFlowId = RED.workspaces.active(); //fetches active flow id
-                    node.processId = activeFlowId;
-
-                    // UI elements 
-                    menuUtils.initBasicToggles(elements);
-
-                })
-
-                }catch(e){
-                console.log("Error fetching project settings", e);
-                }
-
-                if(node.d){
-                //this means node is disabled
-                console.log("Current status of node is disabled");
-                }
-
 
         },
         oneditsave: function(){
-
             const node = this;
 
-            //save basic properties
+            // Validate logger properties using the logger menu
-            ["name"].forEach(
+            if (window.EVOLV?.nodes?.measurement?.loggerMenu?.saveEditor) {
-            (field) => {
+                success = window.EVOLV.nodes.measurement.loggerMenu.saveEditor(node);
-                const element = document.getElementById(`node-input-${field}`);
-                if (element) {
-                node[field] = element.value || "";
             }
-            }
-            );
 
-            const logLevelElement = document.getElementById("node-input-logLevel");
+            // save position field
-            node.logLevel = logLevelElement ? logLevelElement.value || "info" : "info";
+            if (window.EVOLV?.nodes?.rotatingMachine?.positionMenu?.saveEditor) {
+                window.EVOLV.nodes.rotatingMachine.positionMenu.saveEditor(this);
+            }
            
         }
     });
@@ -108,39 +73,13 @@
 
 <script type="text/html" data-template-name="machineGroupControl">
 
- <!-------------------------------------------INPUT NAME / TYPE ----------------------------------------------->
+  <!-- Logger fields injected here -->
-    <div class="form-row">
+  <div id="logger-fields-placeholder"></div>
-        <label for="node-input-name"><i class="fa fa-tag"></i>Name</label>
-        <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
-    </div>
 
-    <hr />
+  <!-- Position fields injected here -->
+  <div id="position-fields-placeholder"></div>
     
-    <!-- loglevel checkbox -->
-    <div class="form-row">
-      <label for="node-input-enableLog"
-        ><i class="fa fa-cog"></i> Enable Log</label
-      >
-      <input
-        type="checkbox"
-        id="node-input-enableLog"
-        style="width:20px; vertical-align:baseline;"
-      />
-      <span>Enable logging</span>
-    </div>
 
-  <div class="form-row" id="row-logLevel">
-    <label for="node-input-logLevel"><i class="fa fa-cog"></i> Log Level</label>
-    <select id="node-input-logLevel" style="width:60%;">
-      <option value="info">Info</option>
-      <option value="debug">Debug</option>
-      <option value="warn">Warn</option>
-      <option value="error">Error</option>
-    </select>
-  </div>
-    
-    <!-------------------------------------------INPUT TRANSLATION TO OUTPUT ----------------------------------------------->
-    <hr />
     <div class="form-tips"></div>
         <b>Tip:</b> Ensure that the "Name" field is unique to easily identify the node. 
         Enable logging if you need detailed information for debugging purposes. 

mgc.js

@@ -1,170 +1,39 @@
-module.exports = function (RED) {
+const nameOfNode = 'machineGroupControl'; // this is the name of the node, it should match the file name and the node type in Node-RED
-  function machineGroupControl(config) {
+const nodeClass = require('./src/nodeClass.js'); // this is the specific node class
-    //create node
+const { MenuManager, configManager } = require('generalFunctions');
+
+// This is the main entry point for the Node-RED node, it will register the node and setup the endpoints
+module.exports = function(RED) {
+  // Register the node type
+  RED.nodes.registerType(nameOfNode, function(config) {
+    // Initialize the Node-RED node first
     RED.nodes.createNode(this, config);
-
+    // Then create your custom class and attach it
-    //call this => node so whenver you want to call a node function type node and the function behind it
+    this.nodeClass = new nodeClass(config, RED, this, nameOfNode);
-    var node = this;
-
-    //fetch machine object from machine.js
-    const MachineGroup = require('./dependencies/machineGroup/machineGroup');
-    const OutputUtils = require("../generalFunctions/helper/outputUtils");
-
-    const mgConfig = config = { 
-      general: {
-        name: config.name,
-        id : config.id,
-        logging: {
-          enabled: config.loggingEnabled,
-          logLevel: config.logLevel,
-        }
-      },
-    };
-
-    //make new class on creation to work with.
-    const mg = new MachineGroup(mgConfig);
-
-    // put mg on node memory as source
-    node.source = mg;
-
-    //load output utils
-    const output = new OutputUtils();
-
-    //update node status
-    function updateNodeStatus(mg) {
-
-      const mode = mg.mode;
-      const scaling = mg.scaling;
-      const totalFlow = Math.round(mg.measurements.type("flow").variant("predicted").position("downstream").getCurrentValue() * 1) / 1;
-      const totalPower = Math.round(mg.measurements.type("power").variant("predicted").position("upstream").getCurrentValue() * 1) / 1;
-  
-      // Calculate total capacity based on available machines
-      const availableMachines = Object.values(mg.machines).filter(machine => {
-          const state = machine.state.getCurrentState();
-          const mode = machine.currentMode;
-          return !(state === "off" || state === "maintenance" || mode === "maintenance");
   });
 
-      const totalCapacity = Math.round(mg.dynamicTotals.flow.max * 1) / 1;
+  // Setup admin UIs
+  const menuMgr = new MenuManager(); //this will handle the menu endpoints so we can load them dynamically
+  const cfgMgr = new configManager(); // this will handle the config endpoints so we can load them dynamically
 
-      // Determine overall status based on available machines
+  // Register the different menu's for the node
-      const status = availableMachines.length > 0
+  RED.httpAdmin.get(`/${nameOfNode}/menu.js`, (req, res) => {
-          ? `${availableMachines.length} machines`
+    try {
-          : "No machines";
+      const script = menuMgr.createEndpoint(nameOfNode, ['logger','position']);
-
+      res.type('application/javascript').send(script);
-      let scalingSymbol = '';
+    } catch (err) {
-      switch (scaling.toLowerCase()) {
+      res.status(500).send(`// Error generating menu: ${err.message}`);
-        case 'absolute':
-          scalingSymbol = 'Ⓐ'; // Clear symbol for Absolute mode
-            break;
-          case 'normalized':
-            scalingSymbol = 'Ⓝ'; // Clear symbol for Normalized mode
-          break;
-        default:
-          scalingSymbol = mode;
-          break;
     }
-
-  
-      // Generate status text in a single line
-      const text = ` ${mode} | ${scalingSymbol}: 💨=${totalFlow}/${totalCapacity} | ⚡=${totalPower} | ${status}`;
-  
-      return {
-          fill: availableMachines.length > 0 ? "green" : "red",
-          shape: "dot",
-          text
-      };
-    }
-
-    //never ending functions
-    function tick(){
-      //source.tick();
-      const status = updateNodeStatus(mg);
-      node.status(status);
-      
-      //get output
-      const classOutput = mg.getOutput();
-      const dbOutput = output.formatMsg(classOutput, mg.config, "influxdb");
-      const pOutput = output.formatMsg(classOutput, mg.config, "process");
-
-      //only send output on values that changed
-      let msgs = [];
-      msgs[0] = pOutput;
-      msgs[1] = dbOutput;
-    
-      node.send(msgs);
-    }
-  
-    // register child on first output this timeout is needed because of node - red stuff
-    setTimeout(
-      () => {
-        
-        /*---execute code on first start----*/
-        let msgs = [];
-
-        msgs[2] = { topic : "registerChild" , payload: node.id, positionVsParent: "upstream" };
-        msgs[3] = { topic : "registerChild" , payload: node.id, positionVsParent: "downstream" };
-        
-        //send msg
-        this.send(msgs);
-      }, 
-      100
-    );
-  
-    //declare refresh interval internal node
-    setTimeout(
-      () => {
-        /*---execute code on first start----*/
-        this.interval_id = setInterval(function(){ tick() },1000)
-      }, 
-      1000
-    );
-  
-    //-------------------------------------------------------------------->>what to do on input
-    node.on("input", async function (msg,send,done) {
-
-      if(msg.topic == 'registerChild'){ 
-        const childId = msg.payload;
-        const childObj = RED.nodes.getNode(childId);
-        mg.childRegistrationUtils.registerChild(childObj.source,msg.positionVsParent);
-      }
-
-      if(msg.topic == 'setMode'){
-        const mode = msg.payload;
-        const source = "parent";
-        mg.setMode(source,mode);
-      }
-
-      if(msg.topic == 'setScaling'){
-        const scaling = msg.payload;
-        mg.setScaling(scaling);
-      }
-
-      if(msg.topic == 'Qd'){
-        const Qd = parseFloat(msg.payload);
-        const source = "parent";
-
-        if (isNaN(Qd)) {
-          return mg.logger.error(`Invalid demand value: ${Qd}`);
-        };
-
-        try{
-          await mg.handleInput(source,Qd);
-          msg.topic = mg.config.general.name;
-          msg.payload = "done";
-          send(msg);
-        }catch(e){
-          console.log(e);
-        }
-      }
-
-      // tidy up any async code here - shutdown connections and so on.
-      node.on('close', function() {
-        clearTimeout(this.interval_id);
   });
 
-
+  // Endpoint to get the configuration data for the specific node
-    });
+  RED.httpAdmin.get(`/${nameOfNode}/configData.js`, (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const script = cfgMgr.createEndpoint(nameOfNode);
+      // Send the configuration data as JSON response
+      res.type('application/javascript').send(script);
+    } catch (err) {
+      res.status(500).send(`// Error generating configData: ${err.message}`);
     }
-  RED.nodes.registerType("machineGroupControl", machineGroupControl);
+  });
 };

mgcOLD.js

@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+module.exports = function (RED) {
+  function machineGroupControl(config) {
+    //create node
+    RED.nodes.createNode(this, config);
+
+    //call this => node so whenver you want to call a node function type node and the function behind it
+    var node = this;
+
+    //fetch machine object from machine.js
+    const MachineGroup = require('./dependencies/machineGroup/machineGroup');
+    const OutputUtils = require("../generalFunctions/helper/outputUtils");
+
+    const mgConfig = config = { 
+      general: {
+        name: config.name,
+        id : config.id,
+        logging: {
+          enabled: config.loggingEnabled,
+          logLevel: config.logLevel,
+        }
+      },
+    };
+
+    //make new class on creation to work with.
+    const mg = new MachineGroup(mgConfig);
+
+    // put mg on node memory as source
+    node.source = mg;
+
+    //load output utils
+    const output = new OutputUtils();
+
+    //update node status
+    function updateNodeStatus(mg) {
+
+      const mode = mg.mode;
+      const scaling = mg.scaling;
+      const totalFlow = Math.round(mg.measurements.type("flow").variant("predicted").position("downstream").getCurrentValue() * 1) / 1;
+      const totalPower = Math.round(mg.measurements.type("power").variant("predicted").position("upstream").getCurrentValue() * 1) / 1;
+  
+      // Calculate total capacity based on available machines
+      const availableMachines = Object.values(mg.machines).filter(machine => {
+          const state = machine.state.getCurrentState();
+          const mode = machine.currentMode;
+          return !(state === "off" || state === "maintenance" || mode === "maintenance");
+      });
+  
+      const totalCapacity = Math.round(mg.dynamicTotals.flow.max * 1) / 1;
+  
+      // Determine overall status based on available machines
+      const status = availableMachines.length > 0
+          ? `${availableMachines.length} machines`
+          : "No machines";
+
+      let scalingSymbol = '';
+      switch (scaling.toLowerCase()) {
+        case 'absolute':
+          scalingSymbol = 'Ⓐ'; // Clear symbol for Absolute mode
+            break;
+          case 'normalized':
+            scalingSymbol = 'Ⓝ'; // Clear symbol for Normalized mode
+          break;
+        default:
+          scalingSymbol = mode;
+          break;
+      }
+
+  
+      // Generate status text in a single line
+      const text = ` ${mode} | ${scalingSymbol}: 💨=${totalFlow}/${totalCapacity} | ⚡=${totalPower} | ${status}`;
+  
+      return {
+          fill: availableMachines.length > 0 ? "green" : "red",
+          shape: "dot",
+          text
+      };
+    }
+
+    //never ending functions
+    function tick(){
+      //source.tick();
+      const status = updateNodeStatus(mg);
+      node.status(status);
+      
+      //get output
+      const classOutput = mg.getOutput();
+      const dbOutput = output.formatMsg(classOutput, mg.config, "influxdb");
+      const pOutput = output.formatMsg(classOutput, mg.config, "process");
+
+      //only send output on values that changed
+      let msgs = [];
+      msgs[0] = pOutput;
+      msgs[1] = dbOutput;
+    
+      node.send(msgs);
+    }
+  
+    // register child on first output this timeout is needed because of node - red stuff
+    setTimeout(
+      () => {
+        
+        /*---execute code on first start----*/
+        let msgs = [];
+
+        msgs[2] = { topic : "registerChild" , payload: node.id, positionVsParent: "upstream" };
+        msgs[3] = { topic : "registerChild" , payload: node.id, positionVsParent: "downstream" };
+        
+        //send msg
+        this.send(msgs);
+      }, 
+      100
+    );
+  
+    //declare refresh interval internal node
+    setTimeout(
+      () => {
+        /*---execute code on first start----*/
+        this.interval_id = setInterval(function(){ tick() },1000)
+      }, 
+      1000
+    );
+  
+    //-------------------------------------------------------------------->>what to do on input
+    node.on("input", async function (msg,send,done) {
+
+      if(msg.topic == 'registerChild'){ 
+        const childId = msg.payload;
+        const childObj = RED.nodes.getNode(childId);
+        mg.childRegistrationUtils.registerChild(childObj.source,msg.positionVsParent);
+      }
+
+      if(msg.topic == 'setMode'){
+        const mode = msg.payload;
+        const source = "parent";
+        mg.setMode(source,mode);
+      }
+
+      if(msg.topic == 'setScaling'){
+        const scaling = msg.payload;
+        mg.setScaling(scaling);
+      }
+
+      if(msg.topic == 'Qd'){
+        const Qd = parseFloat(msg.payload);
+        const source = "parent";
+
+        if (isNaN(Qd)) {
+          return mg.logger.error(`Invalid demand value: ${Qd}`);
+        };
+
+        try{
+          await mg.handleInput(source,Qd);
+          msg.topic = mg.config.general.name;
+          msg.payload = "done";
+          send(msg);
+        }catch(e){
+          console.log(e);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // tidy up any async code here - shutdown connections and so on.
+      node.on('close', function() {
+        clearTimeout(this.interval_id);
+      });
+
+
+    });
+  }
+  RED.nodes.registerType("machineGroupControl", machineGroupControl);
+};

package.json

@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
   "author": "Rene De Ren",
   "license": "SEE LICENSE",
   "dependencies": {
-    "generalFunctions": "git+https://gitea.centraal.wbd-rd.nl/RnD/generalFunctions.git",
+    "generalFunctions": "git+https://gitea.centraal.wbd-rd.nl/RnD/generalFunctions.git"
-    "convert": "git+https://gitea.centraal.wbd-rd.nl/RnD/convert.git",
-    "predict": "git+https://gitea.centraal.wbd-rd.nl/RnD/predict.git"
   },
   "node-red": {
     "nodes": {

src/nodeClass.js

@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+const { outputUtils, configManager } = require("generalFunctions");
+const Specific = require("./specificClass");
+
+class nodeClass {
+  /**
+   * Create a MeasurementNode.
+   * @param {object} uiConfig - Node-RED node configuration.
+   * @param {object} RED    - Node-RED runtime API.
+   * @param {object} nodeInstance - The Node-RED node instance.
+   * @param {string} nameOfNode - The name of the node, used for
+   */
+  constructor(uiConfig, RED, nodeInstance, nameOfNode) {
+    // Preserve RED reference for HTTP endpoints if needed
+    this.node = nodeInstance; // This is the Node-RED node instance, we can use this to send messages and update status
+    this.RED = RED; // This is the Node-RED runtime API, we can use this to create endpoints if needed
+    this.name = nameOfNode; // This is the name of the node, it should match the file name and the node type in Node-RED
+    this.source = null; // Will hold the specific class instance
+
+    // Load default & UI config
+    this._loadConfig(uiConfig, this.node);
+
+    // Instantiate core Measurement class
+    this._setupSpecificClass();
+
+    // Wire up event and lifecycle handlers
+    this._bindEvents();
+    this._registerChild();
+    this._startTickLoop();
+    this._attachInputHandler();
+    this._attachCloseHandler();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load and merge default config with user-defined settings.
+   * @param {object} uiConfig - Raw config from Node-RED UI.
+   */
+  _loadConfig(uiConfig, node) {
+    const cfgMgr = new configManager();
+    this.defaultConfig = cfgMgr.getConfig(this.name);
+
+    // Merge UI config over defaults
+    this.config = {
+      general: {
+        name: uiConfig.name,
+        id: node.id, // node.id is for the child registration process
+        unit: uiConfig.unit, // add converter options later to convert to default units (need like a model that defines this which units we are going to use and then conver to those standards)
+        logging: {
+          enabled: uiConfig.enableLog,
+          logLevel: uiConfig.logLevel,
+        },
+      },
+      functionality: {
+        positionVsParent: uiConfig.positionVsParent || "atEquipment", // Default to 'atEquipment' if not set
+      },
+    };
+    // Utility for formatting outputs
+    this._output = new outputUtils();
+  }
+
+  _updateNodeStatus() {
+    const mg = this.source;
+    const mode = mg.mode;
+    const scaling = mg.scaling;
+    const totalFlow =
+      Math.round(
+        mg.measurements
+          .type("flow")
+          .variant("predicted")
+          .position("downstream")
+          .getCurrentValue() * 1
+      ) / 1;
+    const totalPower =
+      Math.round(
+        mg.measurements
+          .type("power")
+          .variant("predicted")
+          .position("upstream")
+          .getCurrentValue() * 1
+      ) / 1;
+
+    // Calculate total capacity based on available machines
+    const availableMachines = Object.values(mg.machines).filter((machine) => {
+      const state = machine.state.getCurrentState();
+      const mode = machine.currentMode;
+      return !(
+        state === "off" ||
+        state === "maintenance" ||
+        mode === "maintenance"
+      );
+    });
+
+    const totalCapacity = Math.round(mg.dynamicTotals.flow.max * 1) / 1;
+
+    // Determine overall status based on available machines
+    const status =
+      availableMachines.length > 0
+        ? `${availableMachines.length} machines`
+        : "No machines";
+
+    let scalingSymbol = "";
+    switch (scaling.toLowerCase()) {
+      case "absolute":
+        scalingSymbol = "Ⓐ"; // Clear symbol for Absolute mode
+        break;
+      case "normalized":
+        scalingSymbol = "Ⓝ"; // Clear symbol for Normalized mode
+        break;
+      default:
+        scalingSymbol = mode;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    // Generate status text in a single line
+    const text = ` ${mode} | ${scalingSymbol}: 💨=${totalFlow}/${totalCapacity} | ⚡=${totalPower} | ${status}`;
+
+    return {
+      fill: availableMachines.length > 0 ? "green" : "red",
+      shape: "dot",
+      text,
+    };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Instantiate the core logic and store as source.
+   */
+  _setupSpecificClass() {
+    this.source = new Specific(this.config);
+    this.node.source = this.source; // Store the source in the node instance for easy access
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Bind events to Node-RED status updates. Using internal emitter. --> REMOVE LATER WE NEED ONLY COMPLETE CHILDS AND THEN CHECK FOR UPDATES
+   */
+  _bindEvents() {
+    this.source.emitter.on("mAbs", (val) => {
+      this.node.status({
+        fill: "green",
+        shape: "dot",
+        text: `${val} ${this.config.general.unit}`,
+      });
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Register this node as a child upstream and downstream.
+   * Delayed to avoid Node-RED startup race conditions.
+   */
+  _registerChild() {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.node.send([
+        null,
+        null,
+        {
+          topic: "registerChild",
+          payload: this.node.id,
+          positionVsParent:
+            this.config?.functionality?.positionVsParent || "atEquipment",
+        },
+      ]);
+    }, 100);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Start the periodic tick loop to drive the Measurement class.
+   */
+  _startTickLoop() {
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this._tickInterval = setInterval(() => this._tick(), 1000);
+       // Update node status on nodered screen every second ( this is not the best way to do this, but it works for now)
+      this._statusInterval = setInterval(() => {
+        const status = this._updateNodeStatus();
+        this.node.status(status);
+      }, 1000);
+    }, 1000);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Execute a single tick: update measurement, format and send outputs.
+   */
+  _tick() {
+    const raw = this.source.getOutput();
+    const processMsg = this._output.formatMsg(raw, this.config, "process");
+    const influxMsg = this._output.formatMsg(raw, this.config, "influxdb");
+
+    // Send only updated outputs on ports 0 & 1
+    this.node.send([processMsg, influxMsg]);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Attach the node's input handler, routing control messages to the class.
+   */
+  _attachInputHandler() {
+    this.node.on(
+      "input",
+      (msg, send, done) =>
+        async function () {
+          switch (msg.topic) {
+            case "registerChild":
+              const childId = msg.payload;
+              const childObj = RED.nodes.getNode(childId);
+              mg.childRegistrationUtils.registerChild(
+                childObj.source,
+                msg.positionVsParent
+              );
+              break;
+
+            case "setMode":
+              const mode = msg.payload;
+              const source = "parent";
+              mg.setMode(source, mode);
+              break;
+
+            case "setScaling":
+              const scaling = msg.payload;
+              mg.setScaling(scaling);
+              break;
+
+            case "Qd":
+              const Qd = parseFloat(msg.payload);
+              const sourceQd = "parent";
+
+              if (isNaN(Qd)) {
+                return mg.logger.error(`Invalid demand value: ${Qd}`);
+              }
+
+              try {
+                await mg.handleInput(sourceQd, Qd);
+                msg.topic = mg.config.general.name;
+                msg.payload = "done";
+                send(msg);
+              } catch (e) {
+                console.log(e);
+              }
+              break;
+
+            default:
+              // Handle unknown topics if needed
+              break;
+          }
+          done();
+        }
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Clean up timers and intervals when Node-RED stops the node.
+   */
+  _attachCloseHandler() {
+    this.node.on("close", (done) => {
+      clearInterval(this._tickInterval);
+      done();
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = nodeClass; // Export the class for Node-RED to use