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Front-end Website with Node-RED: Example Form

This Flow demonstrates how to create a simple front-end webpage with Node-RED.

The public facing page consists of the client side JavaScript, CSS and HTML.

The important technique is how the mustache templates are used. Each template will set the "property" relative to the content.

The CSS node sets the "msg.payload.style" property. The JavaScript node sets the "msg.payload.script" property. The HTML node then includes these properties

<script>{{{payload.script}}}</script>
<style>{{{payload.style}}}</style>

This example was created by http://www.InternetofLEGO.com

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Each template will set the\n\"property\" relative to the content. \n\nThe CSS node sets the \"msg.payload.style\" property.\nThe JavaScript node sets the \"msg.payload.script\" property.\nThe HTML node then includes these properties \n<script>{{{payload.script}}}</script>\n<style>{{{payload.style}}}</style>\n\n\nThis example was created by http://www.InternetofLEGO.com\n\n","x":460,"y":60,"wires":[]}]
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After importing the code,what is the next step????

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The webpage will be accessible at http://localhost:1880/mysite

From there, you can submit a form and receive it as a POST request back into your Node-red flow. You can do whatever with the msg.payload from there.

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