new_node

Adds a new node to ThingsDB. Nodes are used for scaling and high availability.

Before using this command, make sure another node is started and waiting for a join. This can be done by starting thingsdb with the --secret argument, for example:

thingsdb --secret "my-one-time-secret"

Next, you will see something like this:

Waiting for an invite from a node to join ThingsDB...

You can use the following query to add this node:

    new_node('my-one-time-secret', 'node.local', 9220);

Now you can use the new_node(..) function to add the node to ThingsDB.

This function generates a change.

Function

new_node(secret, name [, port])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Description
`secret`	str (required)	Secret used to initially connect to the new node.
`name`	str (required)	Node name (host-name or IP address) of the new node.
`port`	int (optional)	Node port (`listen_node_port`), an integer between 0 an 65535, default 9220.

Best practice is to set the argument “name” to the same name as specified by the environment variable THINGSDB_NODE_NAME or the node_name found in the configuration file (view the chapter on configuration).

Return value

Returns the new node id if successful.

Example

Add a new node to ThingsDB:

// ThingsDB must be started on node2 using the `--secret ...` argument
new_node('my-one-time-secret', 'node2.local');

Example return value in JSON format (the new node id)