After counter down is stopped by sending payload = 0 or false, the count down output continues!

[dachshund-digital]

After counter down is stopped by sending payload = 0 or false, the count down continues reporting a payload message over and over, endlessly. This does not make any sense, if the count down is complete, either termination or completion of count, output should not continue endlessly.

[ontje]

hello dachshund-digital, I can not recreate the behavior you are reporting. Using the flow I pasted in below, once I send "false" the countdown stops and a final msg.payload "0" is output.

[{"id":"f4b5624a.a81a4","type":"tab","label":"Flow 1","disabled":false,"info":""},{"id":"6cd459d8.3428f8","type":"inject","z":"f4b5624a.a81a4","name":"","topic":"control","payload":"45","payloadType":"num","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":300,"y":140,"wires":[["b66d4cae.02bea8"]]},{"id":"364c65b3.a27b92","type":"inject","z":"f4b5624a.a81a4","name":"","topic":"","payload":"true","payloadType":"bool","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":190,"y":240,"wires":[["b66d4cae.02bea8","8a946257.ef2d08"]]},{"id":"d962f5f5.d26048","type":"inject","z":"f4b5624a.a81a4","name":"","topic":"","payload":"false","payloadType":"bool","repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"x":210,"y":280,"wires":[["b66d4cae.02bea8"]]},{"id":"8a946257.ef2d08","type":"debug","z":"f4b5624a.a81a4","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","x":700,"y":200,"wires":[]},{"id":"b66d4cae.02bea8","type":"countdown","z":"f4b5624a.a81a4","name":"","topic":"","payloadTimerStart":"payload","payloadTimerStartType":"msg","payloadTimerStop":"","payloadTimerStopType":"nul","timer":30,"resetWhileRunning":false,"setTimeToNewWhileRunning":true,"startCountdownOnControlMessage":false,"x":480,"y":240,"wires":[["8a946257.ef2d08"],["ef6486ba.9fc44"]]},{"id":"ef6486ba.9fc44","type":"debug","z":"f4b5624a.a81a4","name":"","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"false","x":710,"y":260,"wires":[]}]

[Nodi-Rubrum]

That is ok, I changed the flow so I don't need the count down node. When I get a bit of time, I will try to give you example of the issue... if I can recreate it again. Thanks for looking into my issue/question. Appreciate it.

[marc-gist]

I am having a similar "issue": but I think its how its currently supposed to work.
I want to be able to STOP the timer. I.e. have it stop and NOT send out a payload! The idea is, I only want a payload to be sent if the timer runs out.

[jarmoboy]

NODE-RED 3.0.2 Counter doesnt stop on demand, i have imported your code from this post to be sure, but no reaction on stop.
Start, reset, set time is ok, but i cant stop it at all.

[hammermcg]

I'm having the same issue. I can't stop the countdown with either 0 or false. The example code doesn't work when imported into Node Red (3.0.2) running on Home Assistant (2023.1.7). Am keen to make use of it if possible. Thanks,

[soccerob]

I also am unable to stop the timer once it has started. I copied in the sample with two different stop buttons and neither of them works to stop it.