Notefile size -- with or without a template

Notecard API
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Will using a template reduce (or increase) the size of the Notefile being written to the Notecard (vs no template)?

regards, Rich

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Hi @richf,

Yes, definitely! Templated Notes are stored as fixed-length binary records vs JSON objects, so they are much smaller in size. See note.template and the low bandwidth guide for more details.

Thanks,
Rob

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Hi Rob,

Thx for the quick response … can a Template include an array? For example, an array with a fixed element order of Boolean,String,Integer, Float …
[true,“10”,12,12.1]

regards, Rich …

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Hi @richf,

Note templates do not provide support for a data type of array. However, as of the most recent firmware release (3.2.1), variable-length strings are now supported which may be helpful to you?

Rob