Graph node with automatically adjusting input ports

A method of detecting and visualizing changes associated with one or more input ports of a downstream graph node on a graph node visualization, the method comprising:

• identifying a downstream graph node that is represented in a graph node visualization as having a number of one or more input ports connected to one or more output ports of one or more upstream graph nodes;
• detecting input disconnecting a visualized connection in the graph node visualization between particular input port of the one or more the input ports of the downstream graph node from an output port of an upstream graph node;
• removing the visualized connection in the graph node visualization in response to the input;
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• determining whether to remove the input port of the downstream graph node from the graph node visualization after it is no longer connected to the output port of the upstream graph node, wherein the determination whether to remove the input port is based on determining whether there are a minimum quantity of available input ports visualized within the graph node visualization that are available to be connected with the one or more output ports of the one or more upstream graph nodes.

A computing system connected to a display comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more storage medium having stored computer executable instructions which are operable, when executed by the one or more processors to configure the computing system to perform the following:
• visualize a downstream graph node on the display as having a number of input ports;
• detect that a set of one or more input ports of the downstream graph node has just been disconnected from one or more output ports of one or more upstream graph nodes;
• determine that one or more particular input ports are to be removed from the graph node in response to determining that the number of input ports include a quantity of available input ports that are not visualized as being connected exceed a minimum quantity of available input ports;
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• automatically in response to the determining, remove the determined one or more particular input ports from the graph node, while ensuring that the quantity of available input ports continues to remain displayed on the graph node after the act of removing.