diff --git a/src/data-managers/nodes-data-manager.js b/src/data-managers/nodes-data-manager.js
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index 2374a1f..0000000
--- a/src/data-managers/nodes-data-manager.js
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-/**
- * File: nodes-data-manager.js
- * Author: Markus Grigull <mgrigull@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
- * Date: 26.06.2017
- *
- * This file is part of VILLASweb.
- *
- * VILLASweb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * VILLASweb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with VILLASweb. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-import RestDataManager from './rest-data-manager';
-import RestAPI from '../api/rest-api';
-import AppDispatcher from '../app-dispatcher';
-
-class NodesDataManager extends RestDataManager {
-  constructor() {
-    super('node', '/nodes');
-  }
-
-  getURL(node) {
-    //  create an anchor element (note: no need to append this element to the document)
-    var link = document.createElement('a');
-    link.href = node.endpoint;
-    link.pathname = link.pathname + 'api/v1';
-
-    return link.href;
-  }
-
-  getSimulators(node) {
-    RestAPI.post(this.getURL(node), {
-      action: 'nodes',
-      id: node._id
-    }).then(response => {
-      // assign IDs to simulators
-      response.response.forEach(element => {
-        if (element.type === "websocket") {
-          // add the (villas-node) node ID to the simulator
-          node.simulators = node.simulators.map(simulator => {
-            if (simulator.name === element.name) {
-              simulator.id = element.id;
-            }
-
-            return simulator;
-          });
-        }
-      });
-
-      AppDispatcher.dispatch({
-        type: 'nodes/simulatorsFetched',
-        data: node
-      });
-
-      AppDispatcher.dispatch({
-        type: 'simulatorData/open',
-        node: node,
-        endpoint: node.endpoint,
-      });
-    }).catch(error => {
-      AppDispatcher.dispatch({
-        type: 'nodes/simulatorsFetch-error',
-        error: error
-      });
-    });
-  }
-
-  update(object, token = null) {
-    var obj = {};
-    obj[this.type] = this.filterKeys(object);
-
-    // filter simulator IDs
-    obj[this.type].simulators = obj[this.type].simulators.map(simulator => {
-      delete simulator.id;
-      return simulator;
-    });
-
-    RestAPI.put(this.makeURL(this.url + '/' + object._id), obj, token).then(response => {
-      AppDispatcher.dispatch({
-        type: this.type + 's/edited',
-        data: Object.assign({}, object, response[this.type])
-      });
-    }).catch(error => {
-      AppDispatcher.dispatch({
-        type: this.type + 's/edit-error',
-        error: error
-      });
-    });
-  }
-}
-
-export default new NodesDataManager();
diff --git a/src/stores/node-store.js b/src/stores/node-store.js
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index f871791..0000000
--- a/src/stores/node-store.js
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-/**
- * File: node-store.js
- * Author: Markus Grigull <mgrigull@eonerc.rwth-aachen.de>
- * Date: 26.06.2017
- *
- * This file is part of VILLASweb.
- *
- * VILLASweb is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * VILLASweb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with VILLASweb. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-import ArrayStore from './array-store';
-import NodesDataManager from '../data-managers/nodes-data-manager';
-
-class NodeStore extends ArrayStore {
-  constructor() {
-    super('nodes', NodesDataManager);
-  }
-
-  reduce(state, action) {
-    switch(action.type) {
-      case 'nodes/loaded':
-        // get simulator IDs
-        if (Array.isArray(action.data)) {
-          action.data.forEach(node => {
-            NodesDataManager.getSimulators(node);
-          });
-        } else {
-          NodesDataManager.getSimulators(action.data);
-        }
-
-        return super.reduce(state, action);
-
-      case 'nodes/edited':
-        NodesDataManager.getSimulators(action.data);
-
-        return super.reduce(state, action);
-
-      case 'nodes/simulatorsFetched':
-        return this.updateElements(state, [action.data]);
-
-      case 'nodes/simulatorsFetch-error':
-        return state;
-
-      default:
-        return super.reduce(state, action);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-export default new NodeStore();