The call service allows you to pass in data. This allows you to format the data field all in the function node.
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const [db, memo, path] = msg.payload.split(";");
const location = msg.topic.split("/")[1];
const things = joinThings(memo.split(",").reduce((acc, thing) => {
return [...acc, thing.split(":")[0]];
}, []));
const message = `A ${things} was detected at the ${location}`;
msg.payload = {
data: {
message,
data: {
image: `http://192.168.1.246:81/alerts/${path}`,
actions: [
{
action: "URI",
title: "Live",
uri: `http://192.168.1.246:81/ui3.htm?maximize=1&cam=${location}`,
},
{
action: "URI",
title: "Clip",
uri: `http://192.168.1.246:81/ui3.htm?maximize=1&tab=alerts&cam=${location.toLocaleLowerCase()}&rec=${db}`
}
]
}
}
}
return msg;
function joinThings(arr) {
const unique = [...new Set(arr)];
const last = unique.pop();
return unique.length > 0
? `${unique.join(', ')} and ${last}`
: last ?? '';
}