server-state-changed node always displays first entity in list

[sym0nd0]

Describe the bug

For all of my server-state-changed nodes, when re-editing them the entity dropdown is displaying the wrong entity, it always shows the first available entity in the list. By all accounts, my flows work as expected but this issue is really frustrating, as I can't figure out how to resolve it.

I've tried restarting my instance, multiple times. Uninstalling, clearing out any left over folders and reinstalling Node-Red fresh. Even rebuilding flows from scratch. Yet this same issues keeps occurring and from search and posting on Reddit and the Home Assistant forum, it appears to only affect my setup.

To Reproduce

1. Open the Node-Red UI
2. Drag a server-state-changed node on to the workspace
3. Double click server-state-changed node to edit it
4. Take note of initial entry in Entity dropdown (is the first alpha entity option available)
5. Change to the required entity
6. Click Done
7. Click Deploy
8. Double click server-state-changed node to edit it
9. Entity dropdown will be displaying the first alpha entity option again

Expected behavior

To retain the chosen/correct entity in the Entity dropdown

Screenshots

Fresh server-state-changed node:

Changing just the entity to any other available and deploying:

Re-editing the same node and the dropdown is back to the first in the list, although note the auto name of the node (highlighted):

Example Flow

[
    {
        "id": "736d2248.bf409c",
        "type": "tab",
        "label": "Google Assistant",
        "disabled": false,
        "info": ""
    },
    {
        "id": "e12bf28.acca81",
        "type": "server-state-changed",
        "z": "736d2248.bf409c",
        "name": "Has media stopped playing?",
        "server": "65469739e72562c6",
        "version": 4,
        "exposeToHomeAssistant": false,
        "haConfig": [
            {
                "property": "name",
                "value": ""
            },
            {
                "property": "icon",
                "value": ""
            }
        ],
        "entityidfilter": "media_player.kitchen_display",
        "entityidfiltertype": "exact",
        "outputinitially": false,
        "state_type": "str",
        "haltifstate": "off",
        "halt_if_type": "str",
        "halt_if_compare": "is",
        "outputs": 2,
        "output_only_on_state_change": true,
        "for": "",
        "forType": "num",
        "forUnits": "minutes",
        "ignorePrevStateNull": false,
        "ignorePrevStateUnknown": false,
        "ignorePrevStateUnavailable": false,
        "ignoreCurrentStateUnknown": false,
        "ignoreCurrentStateUnavailable": false,
        "outputProperties": [
            {
                "property": "payload",
                "propertyType": "msg",
                "value": "",
                "valueType": "entityState"
            },
            {
                "property": "data",
                "propertyType": "msg",
                "value": "",
                "valueType": "eventData"
            },
            {
                "property": "topic",
                "propertyType": "msg",
                "value": "",
                "valueType": "triggerId"
            }
        ],
        "x": 140,
        "y": 100,
        "wires": [
            [
                "af890feb.3b614"
            ],
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "af890feb.3b614",
        "type": "api-call-service",
        "z": "736d2248.bf409c",
        "name": "Set volume to 4",
        "server": "65469739e72562c6",
        "version": 5,
        "debugenabled": false,
        "domain": "media_player",
        "service": "volume_set",
        "areaId": [],
        "deviceId": [],
        "entityId": [
            "media_player.kitchen_display"
        ],
        "data": "{\"volume_level\":\"0.4\"}",
        "dataType": "json",
        "mergeContext": "",
        "mustacheAltTags": false,
        "outputProperties": [
            {
                "property": "payload",
                "propertyType": "msg",
                "value": "",
                "valueType": "data"
            }
        ],
        "queue": "none",
        "x": 360,
        "y": 100,
        "wires": [
            []
        ]
    },
    {
        "id": "e4ac108a.8b353",
        "type": "comment",
        "z": "736d2248.bf409c",
        "name": "Stop kitchen Google Hub from SCREAMING after playing Netflix",
        "info": "",
        "x": 250,
        "y": 40,
        "wires": []
    },
    {
        "id": "65469739e72562c6",
        "type": "server",
        "name": "Home Assistant",
        "version": 5,
        "addon": true,
        "rejectUnauthorizedCerts": true,
        "ha_boolean": "y|yes|true|on|home|open",
        "connectionDelay": true,
        "cacheJson": true,
        "heartbeat": false,
        "heartbeatInterval": "30",
        "areaSelector": "friendlyName",
        "deviceSelector": "friendlyName",
        "entitySelector": "friendlyName",
        "statusSeparator": "at: ",
        "statusYear": "hidden",
        "statusMonth": "short",
        "statusDay": "numeric",
        "statusHourCycle": "h23",
        "statusTimeFormat": "h:m",
        "enableGlobalContextStore": true
    }
]

This package's version (not the Home Assistant add-on version)

0.48.0

Is Node-RED running in Docker?

Home Assistant add-on

Node-RED version

3.0.2

Node.js version

Unknown (sorry)

Additional context

Please let me know if you need any further info.

[hillbicks]

I can confirm this behavior. Do you experience slow opening of some nodes as well? See #839

How many entities do you have? I just did a select count(distinct entity_id) from states; and apparently I have over 3000 entity ids. I need to dig a bit deeper I guess.