try parsing payload a new way

Author: skadefro

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -1,15 +1,6 @@
 {
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
-        {
-            "type": "node",
-            "request": "attach",
-            "name": "Attach to 10.0.0.201 (OpenFlow)",
-            "address": "10.0.0.201",
-            "port": 5858,
-            "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/dist",
-            "remoteRoot": "/data"
-        },
         {
             "type": "node",
             "request": "attach",

OpenFlowNodeRED/src/nodered/nodes/workflow_nodes.ts

@@ -163,12 +163,18 @@ export class workflow_in_node {
                     if (ack !== null && ack !== undefined) ack();
                     return;
                 }
-                if (res[0].payload === null || res[0].payload === undefined) {
-                    res[0].payload = data;
-                    data = res[0];
+                var orgmsg = res[0];
+                if (orgmsg.payload === null || orgmsg.payload === undefined) {
+                    orgmsg.payload = data;
+                    data = orgmsg;
                 } else {
-                    res[0].payload = Object.assign(res[0].payload, data);
-                    data = res[0];
+                    if (typeof orgmsg.payload === "object") {
+                        orgmsg.payload = Object.assign(orgmsg.payload, data);
+                    } else {
+                        orgmsg.payload = { message: orgmsg.payload };
+                        orgmsg.payload = Object.assign(orgmsg.payload, data);
+                    }
+                    data = orgmsg;
                 }
                 data.jwt = jwt;
                 // console.log(data.payload);

VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.0.516
+0.0.517