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"description": "EVOLV Grafana dashboard generator (Node-RED node).",
"main": "dashboardapi.js",
"scripts": {
- "test": "node --test test/basic/*.test.js test/integration/*.test.js test/edge/*.test.js"
+ "test": "node --test test/basic/*.test.js test/integration/*.test.js test/edge/*.test.js",
+ "wiki:contract": "node ../generalFunctions/scripts/wikiGen.js contract ./src/commands/index.js --write ./wiki/Home.md",
+ "wiki:datamodel": "node ../generalFunctions/scripts/wikiGen.js datamodel ./src/specificClass.js --write ./wiki/Home.md",
+ "wiki:all": "npm run wiki:contract && npm run wiki:datamodel"
},
"keywords": [
"dashboard",
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+# dashboardAPI
+
+> **Reflects code as of `92d7eba` · regenerated `2026-05-11` via `npm run wiki:all`**
+> If this banner is stale, the page may be out of date. Treat as informative, not authoritative.
+
+## 1. What this node is
+
+**dashboardAPI** is an HTTP-emitter utility node — it listens for `child.register` events from other EVOLV nodes and emits one Grafana dashboard upsert HTTP request per node on Port 0. It is not a domain in the `BaseDomain` sense: no measurements, no tick loop, no children of its own, no parent registration.
+
+## 2. Position in the platform
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+ ps[pumpingStation
Process Cell]:::pc -.child.register.-> dash
+ mgc[machineGroupControl
Unit]:::unit -.child.register.-> dash
+ rm[rotatingMachine
Equipment]:::equip -.child.register.-> dash
+ meas[measurement
Control Module]:::ctrl -.child.register.-> dash
+ dash[dashboardAPI
Utility]:::neutral -->|POST /api/dashboards/db| grafana[(Grafana
HTTP API)]
+ classDef pc fill:#0c99d9,color:#fff
+ classDef unit fill:#50a8d9,color:#000
+ classDef equip fill:#86bbdd,color:#000
+ classDef ctrl fill:#a9daee,color:#000
+ classDef neutral fill:#dddddd,color:#000
+```
+
+dashboardAPI has **no S88 level** — it's a utility node. Dashed arrows = inbound `child.register` events; the solid arrow is the outbound HTTP upsert on Port 0 to a downstream `http request` node.
+
+## 3. Capability matrix
+
+| Capability | Status | Notes |
+|---|---|---|
+| Accept `child.register` from any EVOLV node | ✅ | Resolves via `RED.nodes.getNode` → `node._flow.getNode` → inline payload. |
+| Emit Grafana dashboard upsert (Port 0) | ✅ | One msg per generated dashboard, shaped for `http request`. |
+| Walk child graph + emit per-child dashboards | ✅ | `includeChildren: true` by default; opt-out per call. |
+| Add root → child dashboard `links[]` | ✅ | Each direct child appears as a link on the root dashboard. |
+| Template selection by `softwareType` | ✅ | Reads from `config/.json`; case-insensitive fallback. |
+| Bearer-token auth | ✅ | Set via editor or `INFLUXDB_BUCKET` env (bucket only). |
+| Domain output on Port 0 | ❌ | Never. Port 0 carries HTTP request envelopes, not measurements. |
+| Port 1 telemetry / Port 2 registration | ❌ | Both unused — see Section 8. |
+| Status badge / tick loop / FSM | ❌ | Stateless; no periodic emission. |
+
+## 4. Code map
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TB
+ subgraph nodeRED["nodeClass.js — passive adapter"]
+ nc["createRegistry(commands)
dispatch on msg input
NO BaseNodeAdapter"]
+ end
+ subgraph domain["specificClass.js — DashboardApi service"]
+ sc["buildDashboard()
generateDashboardsForGraph()
extractChildren()"]
+ end
+ subgraph cmd["src/commands/"]
+ h["child.register handler
+ registerChild alias"]
+ end
+ subgraph tpl["config/ (templates)"]
+ t[".json
Grafana JSON skeletons"]
+ end
+ nc --> sc
+ nc --> cmd
+ sc --> tpl
+```
+
+| Module | Owns | Read first if you're changing… |
+|---|---|---|
+| `src/nodeClass.js` | Input wiring, command dispatch, config build | Topic dispatching, configuration mapping. |
+| `src/specificClass.js` | Template loading, dashboard composition, child graph walk | UID stability, links, templating-var substitution. |
+| `src/commands/` | `child.register` handler + legacy alias | Adding / renaming inbound topics. |
+| `config/` | Per-softwareType Grafana templates | Adding support for new node types. |
+
+dashboardAPI deliberately does NOT split into `concerns/` — its surface is too narrow. See CONTRACT.md → "Why no BaseNodeAdapter / BaseDomain" for the rationale.
+
+## 5. Topic contract
+
+> **Auto-generated** from `src/commands/index.js`. Do NOT hand-edit between the markers. Re-run `npm run wiki:contract`.
+
+
+
+| Canonical topic | Aliases | Payload | Effect |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `child.register` | `registerChild` | `any` | Parent/child plumbing — registers or unregisters a child node. |
+
+
+
+The legacy `registerChild` alias logs a one-time deprecation warning on first use. The payload can be a string (child id), `{ source: {...} }`, or `{ config: {...} }`; `msg.includeChildren` (default `true`) controls graph-walk depth.
+
+## 6. Child registration
+
+dashboardAPI does **not** maintain a child registry of its own. Instead, every inbound `child.register` triggers a one-shot resolution + dashboard emission. No state is held between calls.
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart LR
+ src["any EVOLV node
(has functionality.softwareType)"]:::other -->|child.register| dash[dashboardAPI
Utility]:::neutral
+ dash --> resolve[resolve child source
RED.nodes.getNode → _flow → inline]
+ resolve --> walk["source.generateDashboardsForGraph(child)
(includes children if flag set)"]
+ walk --> emit[emit one msg per dashboard
topic='create']
+ emit --> http[(downstream
http request node)]
+ classDef neutral fill:#dddddd,color:#000
+ classDef other fill:#ffffff,stroke:#666
+```
+
+| Inbound softwareType | Filter | Side effect |
+|---|---|---|
+| any | child has `functionality.softwareType` | Loads `config/.json`; emits one upsert msg per dashboard in the graph walk. |
+| (template missing) | no matching `config/*.json` | Warns and skips that dashboard. No error. |
+
+## 7. Lifecycle — what one event does
+
+```mermaid
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant emitter as any EVOLV node
+ participant dash as dashboardAPI
+ participant api as DashboardApi
+ participant out as Port-0 output
+ participant grafana as Grafana HTTP API
+
+ emitter->>dash: child.register {source / config / id}
+ dash->>dash: commandRegistry dispatch
+ dash->>api: generateDashboardsForGraph(child, {includeChildren})
+ api->>api: loadTemplate(softwareType)
+ api->>api: stableUid + updateTemplatingVar
+ api->>api: walk children via childRegistrationUtils
+ api-->>dash: [{dashboard, uid, title}, ...]
+ loop per dashboard
+ dash->>out: msg{topic:'create', url, method, headers, payload}
+ out->>grafana: POST /api/dashboards/db
+ end
+```
+
+One inbound event yields N outbound HTTP messages (N = 1 + direct child count when `includeChildren=true`).
+
+## 8. Data model — `getOutput()`
+
+> **dashboardAPI has no domain output.** It does not extend `BaseDomain` and does not implement `getOutput()`. The `wiki:datamodel` script falls back to the placeholder below.
+
+
+
+No domain output. dashboardAPI emits **HTTP request envelopes on Port 0**, shaped for a downstream `http request` node:
+
+```js
+{
+ topic: 'create',
+ url: 'http://:/api/dashboards/db',
+ method: 'POST',
+ headers: {
+ Accept: 'application/json',
+ 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+ Authorization: 'Bearer …' // only when bearerToken is set
+ },
+ payload: { dashboard: {…}, folderId: 0, overwrite: true },
+ meta: { nodeId, softwareType, uid, title }
+}
+```
+
+Port 1 (InfluxDB telemetry) and Port 2 (registration / control plumbing) are unused — dashboardAPI has no measurements and does not register with a parent.
+
+
+
+See CONTRACT.md for the full envelope spec.
+
+## 9. Configuration — editor form ↔ config keys
+
+```mermaid
+flowchart TB
+ subgraph editor["Node-RED editor form"]
+ f1[Protocol]
+ f2[Host]
+ f3[Port]
+ f4[Bearer token]
+ f5[Default bucket]
+ end
+ subgraph config["Domain config slice"]
+ c1[grafanaConnector.protocol]
+ c2[grafanaConnector.host]
+ c3[grafanaConnector.port]
+ c4[grafanaConnector.bearerToken]
+ c5[defaultBucket]
+ end
+ f1 --> c1
+ f2 --> c2
+ f3 --> c3
+ f4 --> c4
+ f5 --> c5
+```
+
+| Form field | Config key | Default | Range | Where used |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Protocol | `grafanaConnector.protocol` | `http` | `http`\|`https` | `grafanaUpsertUrl()` |
+| Host | `grafanaConnector.host` | `localhost` | hostname | `grafanaUpsertUrl()` |
+| Port | `grafanaConnector.port` | `3000` | 1–65535 | `grafanaUpsertUrl()` |
+| Bearer token | `grafanaConnector.bearerToken` | `''` | string | `Authorization` header |
+| Default bucket | `defaultBucket` | `''` / `INFLUXDB_BUCKET` env | string | `updateTemplatingVar(bucket)` |
+
+## 11. Examples
+
+| Tier | File | What it shows | Status |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| Basic | `examples/01-Basic.flow.json` | Inject `child.register` payload + a downstream `http request` → mock Grafana | ⏳ TBD |
+| Integration | `examples/02-Integration.flow.json` | Real EVOLV node (e.g. pumpingStation) wired into dashboardAPI | ⏳ TBD |
+| Dashboard | _n/a_ | dashboardAPI **is** the dashboard plumbing — no FlowFuse tier | — |
+
+## 12. Debug recipes
+
+| Symptom | First thing to check | Where to look |
+|---|---|---|
+| No HTTP request emitted | Did the `child.register` resolve a source? `source.generateDashboardsForGraph` returns `[]` when child has no `config`. | `node_redlog` for "generateDashboardsForGraph skipped" warning. |
+| `Skipping dashboard generation: no template` | `config/.json` missing for this node type. | `config/` directory; add a template. |
+| Empty `Authorization` header | `bearerToken` not set in editor. | Editor form → Bearer token field. |
+| Wrong bucket in Grafana | `defaultBucket` overrides position-based default. Check `INFLUXDB_BUCKET` env. | `_buildConfig` in nodeClass.js. |
+| `registerChild` alias warns once | Expected — migrate callers to `child.register`. | Caller's `msg.topic`. |
+
+> Never ship `enableLog: 'debug'` in a demo — fills the container log within seconds and obscures real errors.
+
+## 13. When you would NOT use this node
+
+- Use dashboardAPI when you want **auto-generated Grafana dashboards** from EVOLV node topology. If you maintain dashboards by hand in Grafana, skip it.
+- Don't use dashboardAPI as a generic HTTP client — it only emits Grafana dashboard upserts. For arbitrary HTTP, use a plain `http request` node.
+- Don't put dashboardAPI in a hot data path. It fires on registration events, not on each tick — wiring tick data to it is a misuse.
+
+## 14. Known limitations / current issues
+
+| # | Issue | Tracked in |
+|---|---|---|
+| 1 | No domain output — cannot be introspected through the standard `getOutput()` channel; debugging relies on Port 0 HTTP envelopes. | CONTRACT.md → "Why no BaseNodeAdapter / BaseDomain" |
+| 2 | Template discovery is filename-based; renaming a node's `softwareType` requires renaming the template file (with the `machineGroupControl → machineGroup.json` alias being a one-off). | `_templateFileForSoftwareType` in specificClass.js |
+| 3 | No retry / circuit-breaker on the downstream `http request` — Grafana outages drop dashboards silently. | TBD |
+| 4 | Tier 1/2 example flows not yet written. | P9 wiki cleanup follow-up |
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+No domain output. dashboardAPI emits **HTTP request envelopes on Port 0**, shaped for a downstream `http request` node:
+
+```js
+{
+ topic: 'create',
+ url: 'http://:/api/dashboards/db',
+ method: 'POST',
+ headers: {
+ Accept: 'application/json',
+ 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+ Authorization: 'Bearer …' // only when bearerToken is set
+ },
+ payload: { dashboard: {…}, folderId: 0, overwrite: true },
+ meta: { nodeId, softwareType, uid, title }
+}
+```
+
+Port 1 (InfluxDB telemetry) and Port 2 (registration / control plumbing) are unused — dashboardAPI has no measurements and does not register with a parent.