Show Monitor (Flowgraph Node)

Overview

• Node Name: Show Monitor
• Category: once_instant
• File: extensions/flowgraph/nodes/ui/showMonitor.lua
• Author: BeamNG

Enables the flowgraph monitor window and hides the full editor. Useful for debugging flowgraphs at runtime with a minimal UI footprint.

Pin Schema

Input Pins

How It Works

1. workOnce() - Executes once:
   • Sets self.mgr.fgEditor.switchToSmallWindow = true to switch from the full editor to the compact monitor.
   • Sets self.mgr.fgEditor.forceOpen.states and self.mgr.fgEditor.forceOpen.log based on pin values.
   • Calls dumpz() on the editor state before and after for debugging.

Lua Code Example

-- Programmatically switch to the monitor:
local editor = myFlowgraphManager.fgEditor
editor.switchToSmallWindow = true
editor.forceOpen.states = true
editor.forceOpen.log = false

Key Dependencies

• self.mgr.fgEditor - Flowgraph editor state object
• dumpz() - Debug dump utility

See Also

• Medal / Auto Medal (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• Clear Messages (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• Context Translation (Flowgraph Node) - Related reference
• FlowGraph Guide - Guide