objectid.html

<script type="text/javascript">
  RED.nodes.registerType('objectid',{
    category: 'function',
    color: '#3FADB5',
    defaults: {
      name: { value: "" },
      property: { value: "payload", validate: RED.validators.typedInput('propertyType') },
      propertyType: { value: "msg" }
    },
    inputs:1,
    outputs:1,
    icon: "inject.png",
    label: function() {
      return this.name || `objectid: ${this.propertyType}.${this.property}`;
    },
    oneditprepare: function() {
      var node = this;

      $("#node-input-property").typedInput({
        default: this.propertyType || 'msg',
        types: [ 'msg' ]
      });
    },
    oneditsave: function() {
      this.propertyType = $("#node-input-property").typedInput('type');
      // note; Not sure how to force a default, put aside for now.
      // this.property = this.property || 'payload';
    }
  });
</script>

<script type="text/x-red" data-template-name="objectid">
  <div class="form-row">
    <label for="node-input-name"><i class="icon-tag"></i> Name</label>
    <input type="text" id="node-input-name" placeholder="Name">
  </div>

  <div class="form-row">
    <label for="node-input-property"><i class="fa fa-list"></i> Property</label>
    <input type="text" id="node-input-property" />
  </div>
</script>

<script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="objectid">
  <p>This small node-red node is used to create an ObjectID for mongodb.</p></br>

  <p>The selected property in `msg` will be converted to an ObjectID,
    you can input a 24 char hexstring and create an ObjectID from it.</p>

  <p>For example: <code>msg._id = "572dbc06f307c8682045c55c"</code></p>

  <p>If the target property is null, a random id is created.</p>
</script>