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AI-generatedNode-RED split node lacks back-pressure for large paginated API datasets
When a Node-RED flow uses the core split node to consume a large dataset returned by an external API, the runtime forwards each array element as fast as the Node.js event loop permits. There is no built-in back-pressure or bounded queue, so if a downstream HTTP request or database write is slower than the source, in-flight messages accumulate in memory. Pagi