updated new method

measurement.js

@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+console.log('Loading measurement.js module...');
+// load helper modules from the generalFunctions folder
+const { outputUtils } = require('generalFunctions'); 
+//internal node-red node dependencies this is the class that will handle the measurement
+const Measurement = require("./dependencies/measurement/measurement");
+const { menuUtils } = require('generalFunctions');
+console.log('All dependencies loaded successfully');
+console.log(menuUtils);
+
 module.exports = function (RED) {
   function measurement(config) {
     //create node
@@ -6,11 +15,6 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
     var node = this;
     
     try{
-
-      //fetch measurement object from source.js
-      const Measurement = require("./dependencies/measurement/measurement");
-      const OutputUtils = require("../generalFunctions/helper/outputUtils");
-
       //load user defined config in the node-red UI
       const mConfig={
         general: {
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
       node.source = m;
 
       //load output utils
-      const output = new OutputUtils();
+      const output = new outputUtils();
 
       function updateNodeStatus(val) {
         //display status
@@ -144,5 +148,12 @@ module.exports = function (RED) {
       console.log(e);
     }
   }
+  
   RED.nodes.registerType("measurement", measurement);
+
+  // Create a new instance of MenuUtils for use in the html browser
+  let menuUtil = new menuUtils();
+  // Create the endpoint with one line!
+  menuUtil.createMenuUtilsEndpoint(RED, 'measurement', menuUtils);
+
 };