4.0.9: Maintenance Release

Editor

• Add details for the dynamic subscription to match the English docs (#5050) @aikitori
• Fix tooltip snapping based on typedInput type (#5051) @GogoVega
• Prevent symbol usage warning in monaco (#5049) @Steve-Mcl
• Show subflow flow context under node section of sidebar (#5025) @knolleary
• feat: Add custom label for default deploy button in settings.editorTheme (#5030) @matiseni51
• Handle long auto-complete suggests (#5042) @knolleary
• Handle undefined username when generating user icon (#5043) @knolleary
• Handle dragging node into group and splicing link at same time (#5027) @knolleary
• Remember context sidebar tree state when refreshing (#5021) @knolleary
• Update sf instance env vars when removed from template (#5023) @knolleary
• Do not select group when triggering quick-add within it (#5022) @knolleary
• Fix library icon handling within library browser component (#5017) @knolleary

Runtime

• Allow env var access to context (#5016) @knolleary
• fix debug status reporting if null (#5018) @dceejay
• Fix grunt dev via better ndoemon ignore rules (#5015) @knolleary
• Fix typo in CHANGELOG (4.0.7-->4.0.8) (#5007) @natcl

Nodes

• Switch: Avoid exceeding call stack when draining message group in Switch (#5014) @knolleary

4.0.8: Maintenance Release

Editor

• Fix config node sort order when importing (#5000) @knolleary

4.0.7: Maintenance Release

Editor

• Fix def can be undefined if the type is missing (#4997) @GogoVega
• Fix the user list of nested config node (#4995) @GogoVega
• Support custom login message and button (#4993) @knolleary

4.0.6: Maintenance Release

Editor

• Roll up various fixes on config node change history (#4975) @knolleary
• Add quotes when installing local tgz to fix spacing in the file path (#4949) @AGhorab-upland
• Validate json dropped into editor to avoid unhelpful error messages (#4964) @knolleary
• Fix junction insert position via context menu (#4974) @knolleary
• Apply zoom scale when calculating annotation positions (#4981) @knolleary
• Handle the import of an incomplete Subflow (#4811) @GogoVega
• Fix updating the Subflow name during a copy (#4809) @GogoVega
• Rename variable to avoid confusion in view.js (#4963) @knolleary
• Change groups.length to groups.size (#4959) @hungtcs
• Remove disabled node types from QuickAddDialog list (#4946) @GogoVega
• Fix setModulePendingUpdated with plugins (#4939) @GogoVega
• Missing getSubscriptions in the docs while its implemented (#4934) @ersinpw
• Apply envVarExcludes setting to util.getSetting into the function node (#4925) @GogoVega
• Fix envVar editable list should be sortable (#4932) @GogoVega
• Improve the node name auto-generated with the first available number (#4912) @GogoVega

Runtime

• Get the env config node from the parent subflow (#4960) @GogoVega
• Update dependencies (#4987) @knolleary

Nodes

• Performance : make reading single buffer / string file faster by not re-allocating and handling huge buffers (#4980) @Fadoli
• Make delay node rate limit reset consistent - not send on reset. (#4940) @dceejay
• Fix trigger node date handling for latest time type input (#4915) @dceejay
• Fix delay node not dropping when nodeMessageBufferMaxLength is set (#4973)
• Ensure node.sep is honoured when generating CSV (#4982) @knolleary

4.0.5: Maintenance Release

Editor

• Refix link call node can call out of a subflow (#4908) @GogoVega

4.0.4: Maintenance Release

Editor

• Fix link call node can call out of a subflow (#4892) @GogoVega
• Fix wrong unlock state when event is triggered after deployment (#4889) @GogoVega
• i18n(App) update with latest language file changes (#4903) @joebordes
• fix typo: depreciated (#4895) @dxdc

Runtime

• Update dev dependencies (#4893) @knolleary

Nodes

• MQTT: Allow msg.userProperties to have number values (#4900) @hardillb

4.0.3: Maintenance Release

Editor

• Refresh page title after changing tab name (#4850) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Add Japanese translations for v4.0.2 (again) (#4853) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Stay in quick-add mode following context menu insert (#4883) @knolleary
• Do not include Junction type in quick-add for virtual links (#4879) @knolleary
• Multiplayer cursor tracking (#4845) @knolleary
• Hide add-flow options when disabled via editorTheme (#4869) @knolleary
• Fix env-var config select when multiple defined (#4872) @knolleary
• Fix subflow outbound-link filter (#4857) @GogoVega
• Add French translations for v4.0.2 (#4856) @GogoVega
• Fix moving link wires (#4851) @knolleary
• Adjust type search dialog position to prevent x-overflow (#4844) @Steve-Mcl
• fix: modulesInUse might be undefined (#4838) @lorenz-maurer
• Add Japanese translations for v4.0.2 (#4849) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Fix menu to enable/disable selection when it's a group (#4828) @GogoVega

Runtime

• Update dependencies (#4874) @knolleary
• GitHub: Add citation file to enable "Cite this repository" feature (#4861) @lobis
• Remove use of util.log (#4875) @knolleary

Nodes

• Fix invalid property error in range node example (#4855)
• Fix typo in flow example name (#4854) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Move SNI, ALPN and Verify Server cert out of check (#4882) @hardillb
• Set status of mqtt nodes to "disconnected" when deregistered from broker (#4878) @Steve-Mcl
• MQTT: Ensure will payload is a string (#4873) @knolleary
• Let batch node terminate "early" if msg.parts set to end of sequence (#4829) @dceejay
• Fix unintentional Capitalisation in Split node name (#4835) @dceejay

4.0.2: Maintenance Release

Editor

• Use a more subtle border on the header (#4818) @bonanitech
• Improve the editor's French translations (#4824) @GogoVega
• Clean up orphaned editors (#4821) @Steve-Mcl
• Fix node validation if the property is not required (#4812) @GogoVega
• Ensure mermaid.min.js is cached properly between loads of the editor (#4817) @knolleary

Runtime

• Allow auth cookie name to be customised (#4815) @knolleary
• Guard against undefined sessions in multiplayer (#4816) @knolleary

4.0.1: Maintenance Release

Editor

• Ensure subflow instance credential property values are extracted (#4802) @knolleary
• Use _ADD_ value for both add new... and none options (#4800) @GogoVega
• Fix the config node select value assignment (#4788) @GogoVega
• Add tooltip for number of subflow instance on info tab (#4786) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Add Japanese translations for v4.0.0 (#4785) @kazuhitoyokoi

Runtime

• Ensure group nodes are properly exported in /flow api (#4803) @knolleary

  Nodes

• Joins: make using msg.parts optional in join node (#4796) @dceejay

• HTTP Request: UI proxy should setup agents for both http_proxy and https_proxy (#4794) @Steve-Mcl
• HTTP Request: Remove default user agent (#4791) @Steve-Mcl

4.0.0: Milestone Release

This marks the next major release of Node-RED. The following changes represent those added since the last beta. Check the beta release details below for the complete list.

Breaking Changes

• Node-RED now requires Node 18.x or later. At the time of release, we recommend using Node 20.

Editor

• Add httpStaticCors (#4761) @knolleary
• Update dependencies (#4763) @knolleary
• Sync master to dev (#4756) @knolleary
• Add tooltip and message validation to typedInput (#4747) @GogoVega
• Replace bcrypt with @node-rs/bcrypt (#4744) @knolleary
• Export Nodes dialog refinement (#4746) @Steve-Mcl

4.0.0-beta.4: Beta Release

Editor

• Fix the Sidebar Config is not refreshed after a deploy (#4734) @GogoVega
• Fix checkboxes are not updated when calling typedInput("value", "") (#4729) @GogoVega
• Fix panning with middle mouse button on windows 10/11 (#4716) @corentin-sodebo-voile
• Add Japanese translation for sidebar tooltip (#4727) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Translate the number of items selected in the options list (#4730) @GogoVega
• Fix a checkbox should return a Boolean value and not the string on (#4715) @GogoVega
• Deleting a grouped node should update the group (#4714) @GogoVega
• Change the Config Node cursor to pointer (#4711) @GogoVega
• Add missing tooltips to Sidebar (#4713) @GogoVega
• Allow nodes to return additional history entries in onEditSave (#4710) @knolleary
• Update to Monaco 0.49.0 (#4725) @Steve-Mcl
• Add Japanese translations for 4.0.0-beta.3 (#4726) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Show lock on deploy if user is read-only (#4706) @knolleary

Runtime

• Ensure all CSS variables are in the output file (#3743) @bonanitech
• Add httpAdminCookieOptions (#4718) @knolleary
• chore: migrate deprecated util.isArray (#4724) @Rotzbua
• Add --version cli args (#4707) @knolleary
• feat(grunt): fail if files are missing (#4739) @Rotzbua
• fix(node-red-pi): node-red not started by path (#4736) @Rotzbua
• fix(editor): remove trailing slash (#4735) @Rotzbua
• fix: remove deprecated mqtt.js (#4733) @Rotzbua

Nodes

• Perform Proxy logic more like cURL (#4616) @Steve-Mcl

4.0.0-beta.3: Beta Release

Editor

• Improve background-deploy notification handling (#4692) @knolleary
• Hide workspace tab on middle mouse click (#4657) @Steve-Mcl
• multiplayer: Add user presence indicators (#4666) @knolleary
• Enable updating dependency node of package.json in project feature (#4676) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Add French translations for 4.0.0-beta.2 (#4681) @GogoVega
• Add Japanese translations for 4.0.0-beta.2 (#4674) @kazuhitoyokoi
• Fix saving of conf-type properties in module packaged subflows (#4658) @knolleary
• Add npm install timeout notification (#4662) @hardillb
• Fix undo of subflow env property edits (#4667) @knolleary
• Fix three error typos in monaco.js (#4660) @JoshuaCWebDeveloper
• docs: Add closing paragraph tag (#4664) @ZJvandeWeg
• Avoid login loops when autoLogin enabled but login fails (#4684) @knolleary

Runtime

• Allow blank strings to be used for env var property substitutions (#4672) @knolleary
• Use rfdc for cloning pure JSON values (#4679) @knolleary
• fix: remove outdated Node 11+ check (#4314) @Rotzbua
• feat(ci): add new nodejs v22 (#4694) @Rotzbua
• fix(node): increase required node >=18.5 (#4690) @Rotzbua
• fix(dns): remove outdated node check (#4689) @Rotzbua
• fix(polyfill): remove import module polyfill (#4688) @Rotzbua
• Fix typo (#4686) @Rotzbua

Nodes

• Pass full error object in Function node and copy over cause property (#4685) @knolleary
• Replacing vm.createScript in favour of vm.Script (#4534) @patlux

4.0.0-beta.2: Beta Release

Editor

• Introduce multiplayer feature (#4629) @knolleary
• Separate the "add new config-node" option into a new (+) button (#4627) @GogoVega
• Retain Palette categories collapsed and filter to localStorage (#4634) @knolleary
• Ensure palette filter reapplies and clear up unknown categories (#4637) @knolleary
• Add support for plugin (only) modules to the palette manager (#4620) @knolleary
• Update monaco to latest and node types to 18 LTS (#4615) @Steve-Mcl

Runtime

• Fix handling of subflow config-node select type in sf module (#4643) @knolleary
• Comms API updates (#4628) @knolleary
• Add French translations for 4.0.0-beta.1 (#4621) @GogoVega
• Add Japanese translations for 4.0.0-beta.1 (#4612) @kazuhitoyokoi

Nodes

• Fix change node handling of replacing with boolean (#4639) @knolleary

4.0.0-beta.1: Beta Release

Editor

• Click on id in debug panel highlights node or flow (#4439) @ralphwetzel
• Support config selection in a subflow env var (#4587) @Steve-Mcl
• Add timestamp formatting options to TypedInput (#4468) @knolleary
• Allow RED.view.select to select links (#4553) @lgrkvst
• Add auto-complete to flow/global/env typedInput types (#4480) @knolleary
• Improve the appearance of the Node-RED primary header (#4598) @joepavitt

Runtime

• let settings.httpNodeAuth accept single middleware or array of middlewares (#4572) @kevinGodell
• Upgrade to JSONata 2.x (#4590) @knolleary
• Bump minimum version to node 18 (#4571) @knolleary
• npm: Remove production flag on npm invocation (#4347) @ZJvandeWeg
• Timer testing fix (#4367) @hlovdal
• Bump to 4.0.0-dev (#4322) @knolleary

Nodes

• TCP node - when resetting, if no payload, stay disconnected @dceejay
• HTML node: add option for collecting attributes and content (#4513) @gorenje
• let split node specify property to split on, and join auto join correctly (#4386) @dceejay
• Add RFC4180 compliant mode to CSV node (#4540) @Steve-Mcl
• Fix change node to return boolean if asked (#4525) @dceejay
• Let msg.reset reset Tcp request node connection when in stay connected mode (#4406) @dceejay
• Let debug node status msg length be settable via settings (#4402) @dceejay
• Feat: Add ability to set headers for WebSocket client (#4436) @marcus-j-davies

Older Releases

Change logs for older releases are available on GitHub: https://github.com/node-red/node-red/releases