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# Directory Structure
```
├── _config.yml
├── .claude
│ └── agents
│ ├── code-reviewer.md
│ ├── context-manager.md
│ ├── debugger.md
│ ├── deployment-engineer.md
│ ├── mcp-backend-engineer.md
│ ├── n8n-mcp-tester.md
│ ├── technical-researcher.md
│ └── test-automator.md
├── .dockerignore
├── .env.docker
├── .env.example
├── .env.n8n.example
├── .env.test
├── .env.test.example
├── .github
│ ├── ABOUT.md
│ ├── BENCHMARK_THRESHOLDS.md
│ ├── FUNDING.yml
│ ├── gh-pages.yml
│ ├── secret_scanning.yml
│ └── workflows
│ ├── benchmark-pr.yml
│ ├── benchmark.yml
│ ├── docker-build-fast.yml
│ ├── docker-build-n8n.yml
│ ├── docker-build.yml
│ ├── release.yml
│ ├── test.yml
│ └── update-n8n-deps.yml
├── .gitignore
├── .npmignore
├── ATTRIBUTION.md
├── CHANGELOG.md
├── CLAUDE.md
├── codecov.yml
├── coverage.json
├── data
│ ├── .gitkeep
│ ├── nodes.db
│ ├── nodes.db-shm
│ ├── nodes.db-wal
│ └── templates.db
├── deploy
│ └── quick-deploy-n8n.sh
├── docker
│ ├── docker-entrypoint.sh
│ ├── n8n-mcp
│ ├── parse-config.js
│ └── README.md
├── docker-compose.buildkit.yml
├── docker-compose.extract.yml
├── docker-compose.n8n.yml
├── docker-compose.override.yml.example
├── docker-compose.test-n8n.yml
├── docker-compose.yml
├── Dockerfile
├── Dockerfile.railway
├── Dockerfile.test
├── docs
│ ├── AUTOMATED_RELEASES.md
│ ├── BENCHMARKS.md
│ ├── CHANGELOG.md
│ ├── CLAUDE_CODE_SETUP.md
│ ├── CLAUDE_INTERVIEW.md
│ ├── CODECOV_SETUP.md
│ ├── CODEX_SETUP.md
│ ├── CURSOR_SETUP.md
│ ├── DEPENDENCY_UPDATES.md
│ ├── DOCKER_README.md
│ ├── DOCKER_TROUBLESHOOTING.md
│ ├── FINAL_AI_VALIDATION_SPEC.md
│ ├── FLEXIBLE_INSTANCE_CONFIGURATION.md
│ ├── HTTP_DEPLOYMENT.md
│ ├── img
│ │ ├── cc_command.png
│ │ ├── cc_connected.png
│ │ ├── codex_connected.png
│ │ ├── cursor_tut.png
│ │ ├── Railway_api.png
│ │ ├── Railway_server_address.png
│ │ ├── vsc_ghcp_chat_agent_mode.png
│ │ ├── vsc_ghcp_chat_instruction_files.png
│ │ ├── vsc_ghcp_chat_thinking_tool.png
│ │ └── windsurf_tut.png
│ ├── INSTALLATION.md
│ ├── LIBRARY_USAGE.md
│ ├── local
│ │ ├── DEEP_DIVE_ANALYSIS_2025-10-02.md
│ │ ├── DEEP_DIVE_ANALYSIS_README.md
│ │ ├── Deep_dive_p1_p2.md
│ │ ├── integration-testing-plan.md
│ │ ├── integration-tests-phase1-summary.md
│ │ ├── N8N_AI_WORKFLOW_BUILDER_ANALYSIS.md
│ │ ├── P0_IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md
│ │ └── TEMPLATE_MINING_ANALYSIS.md
│ ├── MCP_ESSENTIALS_README.md
│ ├── MCP_QUICK_START_GUIDE.md
│ ├── N8N_DEPLOYMENT.md
│ ├── RAILWAY_DEPLOYMENT.md
│ ├── README_CLAUDE_SETUP.md
│ ├── README.md
│ ├── tools-documentation-usage.md
│ ├── VS_CODE_PROJECT_SETUP.md
│ ├── WINDSURF_SETUP.md
│ └── workflow-diff-examples.md
├── examples
│ └── enhanced-documentation-demo.js
├── fetch_log.txt
├── LICENSE
├── MEMORY_N8N_UPDATE.md
├── MEMORY_TEMPLATE_UPDATE.md
├── monitor_fetch.sh
├── N8N_HTTP_STREAMABLE_SETUP.md
├── n8n-nodes.db
├── P0-R3-TEST-PLAN.md
├── package-lock.json
├── package.json
├── package.runtime.json
├── PRIVACY.md
├── railway.json
├── README.md
├── renovate.json
├── scripts
│ ├── analyze-optimization.sh
│ ├── audit-schema-coverage.ts
│ ├── build-optimized.sh
│ ├── compare-benchmarks.js
│ ├── demo-optimization.sh
│ ├── deploy-http.sh
│ ├── deploy-to-vm.sh
│ ├── export-webhook-workflows.ts
│ ├── extract-changelog.js
│ ├── extract-from-docker.js
│ ├── extract-nodes-docker.sh
│ ├── extract-nodes-simple.sh
│ ├── format-benchmark-results.js
│ ├── generate-benchmark-stub.js
│ ├── generate-detailed-reports.js
│ ├── generate-test-summary.js
│ ├── http-bridge.js
│ ├── mcp-http-client.js
│ ├── migrate-nodes-fts.ts
│ ├── migrate-tool-docs.ts
│ ├── n8n-docs-mcp.service
│ ├── nginx-n8n-mcp.conf
│ ├── prebuild-fts5.ts
│ ├── prepare-release.js
│ ├── publish-npm-quick.sh
│ ├── publish-npm.sh
│ ├── quick-test.ts
│ ├── run-benchmarks-ci.js
│ ├── sync-runtime-version.js
│ ├── test-ai-validation-debug.ts
│ ├── test-code-node-enhancements.ts
│ ├── test-code-node-fixes.ts
│ ├── test-docker-config.sh
│ ├── test-docker-fingerprint.ts
│ ├── test-docker-optimization.sh
│ ├── test-docker.sh
│ ├── test-empty-connection-validation.ts
│ ├── test-error-message-tracking.ts
│ ├── test-error-output-validation.ts
│ ├── test-error-validation.js
│ ├── test-essentials.ts
│ ├── test-expression-code-validation.ts
│ ├── test-expression-format-validation.js
│ ├── test-fts5-search.ts
│ ├── test-fuzzy-fix.ts
│ ├── test-fuzzy-simple.ts
│ ├── test-helpers-validation.ts
│ ├── test-http-search.ts
│ ├── test-http.sh
│ ├── test-jmespath-validation.ts
│ ├── test-multi-tenant-simple.ts
│ ├── test-multi-tenant.ts
│ ├── test-n8n-integration.sh
│ ├── test-node-info.js
│ ├── test-node-type-validation.ts
│ ├── test-nodes-base-prefix.ts
│ ├── test-operation-validation.ts
│ ├── test-optimized-docker.sh
│ ├── test-release-automation.js
│ ├── test-search-improvements.ts
│ ├── test-security.ts
│ ├── test-single-session.sh
│ ├── test-sqljs-triggers.ts
│ ├── test-telemetry-debug.ts
│ ├── test-telemetry-direct.ts
│ ├── test-telemetry-env.ts
│ ├── test-telemetry-integration.ts
│ ├── test-telemetry-no-select.ts
│ ├── test-telemetry-security.ts
│ ├── test-telemetry-simple.ts
│ ├── test-typeversion-validation.ts
│ ├── test-url-configuration.ts
│ ├── test-user-id-persistence.ts
│ ├── test-webhook-validation.ts
│ ├── test-workflow-insert.ts
│ ├── test-workflow-sanitizer.ts
│ ├── test-workflow-tracking-debug.ts
│ ├── update-and-publish-prep.sh
│ ├── update-n8n-deps.js
│ ├── update-readme-version.js
│ ├── vitest-benchmark-json-reporter.js
│ └── vitest-benchmark-reporter.ts
├── SECURITY.md
├── src
│ ├── config
│ │ └── n8n-api.ts
│ ├── data
│ │ └── canonical-ai-tool-examples.json
│ ├── database
│ │ ├── database-adapter.ts
│ │ ├── migrations
│ │ │ └── add-template-node-configs.sql
│ │ ├── node-repository.ts
│ │ ├── nodes.db
│ │ ├── schema-optimized.sql
│ │ └── schema.sql
│ ├── errors
│ │ └── validation-service-error.ts
│ ├── http-server-single-session.ts
│ ├── http-server.ts
│ ├── index.ts
│ ├── loaders
│ │ └── node-loader.ts
│ ├── mappers
│ │ └── docs-mapper.ts
│ ├── mcp
│ │ ├── handlers-n8n-manager.ts
│ │ ├── handlers-workflow-diff.ts
│ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ ├── server.ts
│ │ ├── stdio-wrapper.ts
│ │ ├── tool-docs
│ │ │ ├── configuration
│ │ │ │ ├── get-node-as-tool-info.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── get-node-documentation.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── get-node-essentials.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── get-node-info.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── get-property-dependencies.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ │ │ └── search-node-properties.ts
│ │ │ ├── discovery
│ │ │ │ ├── get-database-statistics.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── list-ai-tools.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── list-nodes.ts
│ │ │ │ └── search-nodes.ts
│ │ │ ├── guides
│ │ │ │ ├── ai-agents-guide.ts
│ │ │ │ └── index.ts
│ │ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ │ ├── system
│ │ │ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── n8n-diagnostic.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── n8n-health-check.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── n8n-list-available-tools.ts
│ │ │ │ └── tools-documentation.ts
│ │ │ ├── templates
│ │ │ │ ├── get-template.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── get-templates-for-task.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── list-node-templates.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── list-tasks.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── search-templates-by-metadata.ts
│ │ │ │ └── search-templates.ts
│ │ │ ├── types.ts
│ │ │ ├── validation
│ │ │ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── validate-node-minimal.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── validate-node-operation.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── validate-workflow-connections.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── validate-workflow-expressions.ts
│ │ │ │ └── validate-workflow.ts
│ │ │ └── workflow_management
│ │ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-autofix-workflow.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-create-workflow.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-delete-execution.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-delete-workflow.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-get-execution.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-get-workflow-details.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-get-workflow-minimal.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-get-workflow-structure.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-get-workflow.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-list-executions.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-list-workflows.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-trigger-webhook-workflow.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-update-full-workflow.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-update-partial-workflow.ts
│ │ │ └── n8n-validate-workflow.ts
│ │ ├── tools-documentation.ts
│ │ ├── tools-n8n-friendly.ts
│ │ ├── tools-n8n-manager.ts
│ │ ├── tools.ts
│ │ └── workflow-examples.ts
│ ├── mcp-engine.ts
│ ├── mcp-tools-engine.ts
│ ├── n8n
│ │ ├── MCPApi.credentials.ts
│ │ └── MCPNode.node.ts
│ ├── parsers
│ │ ├── node-parser.ts
│ │ ├── property-extractor.ts
│ │ └── simple-parser.ts
│ ├── scripts
│ │ ├── debug-http-search.ts
│ │ ├── extract-from-docker.ts
│ │ ├── fetch-templates-robust.ts
│ │ ├── fetch-templates.ts
│ │ ├── rebuild-database.ts
│ │ ├── rebuild-optimized.ts
│ │ ├── rebuild.ts
│ │ ├── sanitize-templates.ts
│ │ ├── seed-canonical-ai-examples.ts
│ │ ├── test-autofix-documentation.ts
│ │ ├── test-autofix-workflow.ts
│ │ ├── test-execution-filtering.ts
│ │ ├── test-node-suggestions.ts
│ │ ├── test-protocol-negotiation.ts
│ │ ├── test-summary.ts
│ │ ├── test-webhook-autofix.ts
│ │ ├── validate.ts
│ │ └── validation-summary.ts
│ ├── services
│ │ ├── ai-node-validator.ts
│ │ ├── ai-tool-validators.ts
│ │ ├── confidence-scorer.ts
│ │ ├── config-validator.ts
│ │ ├── enhanced-config-validator.ts
│ │ ├── example-generator.ts
│ │ ├── execution-processor.ts
│ │ ├── expression-format-validator.ts
│ │ ├── expression-validator.ts
│ │ ├── n8n-api-client.ts
│ │ ├── n8n-validation.ts
│ │ ├── node-documentation-service.ts
│ │ ├── node-sanitizer.ts
│ │ ├── node-similarity-service.ts
│ │ ├── node-specific-validators.ts
│ │ ├── operation-similarity-service.ts
│ │ ├── property-dependencies.ts
│ │ ├── property-filter.ts
│ │ ├── resource-similarity-service.ts
│ │ ├── sqlite-storage-service.ts
│ │ ├── task-templates.ts
│ │ ├── universal-expression-validator.ts
│ │ ├── workflow-auto-fixer.ts
│ │ ├── workflow-diff-engine.ts
│ │ └── workflow-validator.ts
│ ├── telemetry
│ │ ├── batch-processor.ts
│ │ ├── config-manager.ts
│ │ ├── early-error-logger.ts
│ │ ├── error-sanitization-utils.ts
│ │ ├── error-sanitizer.ts
│ │ ├── event-tracker.ts
│ │ ├── event-validator.ts
│ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ ├── performance-monitor.ts
│ │ ├── rate-limiter.ts
│ │ ├── startup-checkpoints.ts
│ │ ├── telemetry-error.ts
│ │ ├── telemetry-manager.ts
│ │ ├── telemetry-types.ts
│ │ └── workflow-sanitizer.ts
│ ├── templates
│ │ ├── batch-processor.ts
│ │ ├── metadata-generator.ts
│ │ ├── README.md
│ │ ├── template-fetcher.ts
│ │ ├── template-repository.ts
│ │ └── template-service.ts
│ ├── types
│ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ ├── instance-context.ts
│ │ ├── n8n-api.ts
│ │ ├── node-types.ts
│ │ └── workflow-diff.ts
│ └── utils
│ ├── auth.ts
│ ├── bridge.ts
│ ├── cache-utils.ts
│ ├── console-manager.ts
│ ├── documentation-fetcher.ts
│ ├── enhanced-documentation-fetcher.ts
│ ├── error-handler.ts
│ ├── example-generator.ts
│ ├── fixed-collection-validator.ts
│ ├── logger.ts
│ ├── mcp-client.ts
│ ├── n8n-errors.ts
│ ├── node-source-extractor.ts
│ ├── node-type-normalizer.ts
│ ├── node-type-utils.ts
│ ├── node-utils.ts
│ ├── npm-version-checker.ts
│ ├── protocol-version.ts
│ ├── simple-cache.ts
│ ├── ssrf-protection.ts
│ ├── template-node-resolver.ts
│ ├── template-sanitizer.ts
│ ├── url-detector.ts
│ ├── validation-schemas.ts
│ └── version.ts
├── test-output.txt
├── test-reinit-fix.sh
├── tests
│ ├── __snapshots__
│ │ └── .gitkeep
│ ├── auth.test.ts
│ ├── benchmarks
│ │ ├── database-queries.bench.ts
│ │ ├── index.ts
│ │ ├── mcp-tools.bench.ts
│ │ ├── mcp-tools.bench.ts.disabled
│ │ ├── mcp-tools.bench.ts.skip
│ │ ├── node-loading.bench.ts.disabled
│ │ ├── README.md
│ │ ├── search-operations.bench.ts.disabled
│ │ └── validation-performance.bench.ts.disabled
│ ├── bridge.test.ts
│ ├── comprehensive-extraction-test.js
│ ├── data
│ │ └── .gitkeep
│ ├── debug-slack-doc.js
│ ├── demo-enhanced-documentation.js
│ ├── docker-tests-README.md
│ ├── error-handler.test.ts
│ ├── examples
│ │ └── using-database-utils.test.ts
│ ├── extracted-nodes-db
│ │ ├── database-import.json
│ │ ├── extraction-report.json
│ │ ├── insert-nodes.sql
│ │ ├── n8n-nodes-base__Airtable.json
│ │ ├── n8n-nodes-base__Discord.json
│ │ ├── n8n-nodes-base__Function.json
│ │ ├── n8n-nodes-base__HttpRequest.json
│ │ ├── n8n-nodes-base__If.json
│ │ ├── n8n-nodes-base__Slack.json
│ │ ├── n8n-nodes-base__SplitInBatches.json
│ │ └── n8n-nodes-base__Webhook.json
│ ├── factories
│ │ ├── node-factory.ts
│ │ └── property-definition-factory.ts
│ ├── fixtures
│ │ ├── .gitkeep
│ │ ├── database
│ │ │ └── test-nodes.json
│ │ ├── factories
│ │ │ ├── node.factory.ts
│ │ │ └── parser-node.factory.ts
│ │ └── template-configs.ts
│ ├── helpers
│ │ └── env-helpers.ts
│ ├── http-server-auth.test.ts
│ ├── integration
│ │ ├── ai-validation
│ │ │ ├── ai-agent-validation.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── ai-tool-validation.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── chat-trigger-validation.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── e2e-validation.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── helpers.ts
│ │ │ ├── llm-chain-validation.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── README.md
│ │ │ └── TEST_REPORT.md
│ │ ├── ci
│ │ │ └── database-population.test.ts
│ │ ├── database
│ │ │ ├── connection-management.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── empty-database.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── fts5-search.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-fts5-search.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-repository.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── performance.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── sqljs-memory-leak.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── template-node-configs.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── template-repository.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── test-utils.ts
│ │ │ └── transactions.test.ts
│ │ ├── database-integration.test.ts
│ │ ├── docker
│ │ │ ├── docker-config.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── docker-entrypoint.test.ts
│ │ │ └── test-helpers.ts
│ │ ├── flexible-instance-config.test.ts
│ │ ├── mcp
│ │ │ └── template-examples-e2e.test.ts
│ │ ├── mcp-protocol
│ │ │ ├── basic-connection.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── error-handling.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── performance.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── protocol-compliance.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── README.md
│ │ │ ├── session-management.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── test-helpers.ts
│ │ │ ├── tool-invocation.test.ts
│ │ │ └── workflow-error-validation.test.ts
│ │ ├── msw-setup.test.ts
│ │ ├── n8n-api
│ │ │ ├── executions
│ │ │ │ ├── delete-execution.test.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── get-execution.test.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── list-executions.test.ts
│ │ │ │ └── trigger-webhook.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── scripts
│ │ │ │ └── cleanup-orphans.ts
│ │ │ ├── system
│ │ │ │ ├── diagnostic.test.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── health-check.test.ts
│ │ │ │ └── list-tools.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── test-connection.ts
│ │ │ ├── types
│ │ │ │ └── mcp-responses.ts
│ │ │ ├── utils
│ │ │ │ ├── cleanup-helpers.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── credentials.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── factories.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── fixtures.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── mcp-context.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── n8n-client.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── node-repository.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── response-types.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── test-context.ts
│ │ │ │ └── webhook-workflows.ts
│ │ │ └── workflows
│ │ │ ├── autofix-workflow.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── create-workflow.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── delete-workflow.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── get-workflow-details.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── get-workflow-minimal.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── get-workflow-structure.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── get-workflow.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── list-workflows.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── smart-parameters.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── update-partial-workflow.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── update-workflow.test.ts
│ │ │ └── validate-workflow.test.ts
│ │ ├── security
│ │ │ ├── command-injection-prevention.test.ts
│ │ │ └── rate-limiting.test.ts
│ │ ├── setup
│ │ │ ├── integration-setup.ts
│ │ │ └── msw-test-server.ts
│ │ ├── telemetry
│ │ │ ├── docker-user-id-stability.test.ts
│ │ │ └── mcp-telemetry.test.ts
│ │ ├── templates
│ │ │ └── metadata-operations.test.ts
│ │ └── workflow-creation-node-type-format.test.ts
│ ├── logger.test.ts
│ ├── MOCKING_STRATEGY.md
│ ├── mocks
│ │ ├── n8n-api
│ │ │ ├── data
│ │ │ │ ├── credentials.ts
│ │ │ │ ├── executions.ts
│ │ │ │ └── workflows.ts
│ │ │ ├── handlers.ts
│ │ │ └── index.ts
│ │ └── README.md
│ ├── node-storage-export.json
│ ├── setup
│ │ ├── global-setup.ts
│ │ ├── msw-setup.ts
│ │ ├── TEST_ENV_DOCUMENTATION.md
│ │ └── test-env.ts
│ ├── test-database-extraction.js
│ ├── test-direct-extraction.js
│ ├── test-enhanced-documentation.js
│ ├── test-enhanced-integration.js
│ ├── test-mcp-extraction.js
│ ├── test-mcp-server-extraction.js
│ ├── test-mcp-tools-integration.js
│ ├── test-node-documentation-service.js
│ ├── test-node-list.js
│ ├── test-package-info.js
│ ├── test-parsing-operations.js
│ ├── test-slack-node-complete.js
│ ├── test-small-rebuild.js
│ ├── test-sqlite-search.js
│ ├── test-storage-system.js
│ ├── unit
│ │ ├── __mocks__
│ │ │ ├── n8n-nodes-base.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-nodes-base.ts
│ │ │ └── README.md
│ │ ├── database
│ │ │ ├── __mocks__
│ │ │ │ └── better-sqlite3.ts
│ │ │ ├── database-adapter-unit.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-repository-core.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-repository-operations.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-repository-outputs.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── README.md
│ │ │ └── template-repository-core.test.ts
│ │ ├── docker
│ │ │ ├── config-security.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── edge-cases.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── parse-config.test.ts
│ │ │ └── serve-command.test.ts
│ │ ├── errors
│ │ │ └── validation-service-error.test.ts
│ │ ├── examples
│ │ │ └── using-n8n-nodes-base-mock.test.ts
│ │ ├── flexible-instance-security-advanced.test.ts
│ │ ├── flexible-instance-security.test.ts
│ │ ├── http-server
│ │ │ └── multi-tenant-support.test.ts
│ │ ├── http-server-n8n-mode.test.ts
│ │ ├── http-server-n8n-reinit.test.ts
│ │ ├── http-server-session-management.test.ts
│ │ ├── loaders
│ │ │ └── node-loader.test.ts
│ │ ├── mappers
│ │ │ └── docs-mapper.test.ts
│ │ ├── mcp
│ │ │ ├── get-node-essentials-examples.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── handlers-n8n-manager-simple.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── handlers-n8n-manager.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── handlers-workflow-diff.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── lru-cache-behavior.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── multi-tenant-tool-listing.test.ts.disabled
│ │ │ ├── parameter-validation.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── search-nodes-examples.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── tools-documentation.test.ts
│ │ │ └── tools.test.ts
│ │ ├── monitoring
│ │ │ └── cache-metrics.test.ts
│ │ ├── MULTI_TENANT_TEST_COVERAGE.md
│ │ ├── multi-tenant-integration.test.ts
│ │ ├── parsers
│ │ │ ├── node-parser-outputs.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-parser.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── property-extractor.test.ts
│ │ │ └── simple-parser.test.ts
│ │ ├── scripts
│ │ │ └── fetch-templates-extraction.test.ts
│ │ ├── services
│ │ │ ├── ai-node-validator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── ai-tool-validators.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── confidence-scorer.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── config-validator-basic.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── config-validator-edge-cases.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── config-validator-node-specific.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── config-validator-security.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── debug-validator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── enhanced-config-validator-integration.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── enhanced-config-validator-operations.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── enhanced-config-validator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── example-generator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── execution-processor.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── expression-format-validator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── expression-validator-edge-cases.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── expression-validator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── fixed-collection-validation.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── loop-output-edge-cases.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-api-client.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-validation.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-sanitizer.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-similarity-service.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-specific-validators.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── operation-similarity-service-comprehensive.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── operation-similarity-service.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── property-dependencies.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── property-filter-edge-cases.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── property-filter.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── resource-similarity-service-comprehensive.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── resource-similarity-service.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── task-templates.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── template-service.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── universal-expression-validator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── validation-fixes.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-auto-fixer.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-diff-engine.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-fixed-collection-validation.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-validator-comprehensive.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-validator-edge-cases.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-validator-error-outputs.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-validator-expression-format.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-validator-loops-simple.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-validator-loops.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-validator-mocks.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-validator-performance.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── workflow-validator-with-mocks.test.ts
│ │ │ └── workflow-validator.test.ts
│ │ ├── telemetry
│ │ │ ├── batch-processor.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── config-manager.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── event-tracker.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── event-validator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── rate-limiter.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── telemetry-error.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── telemetry-manager.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── v2.18.3-fixes-verification.test.ts
│ │ │ └── workflow-sanitizer.test.ts
│ │ ├── templates
│ │ │ ├── batch-processor.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── metadata-generator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── template-repository-metadata.test.ts
│ │ │ └── template-repository-security.test.ts
│ │ ├── test-env-example.test.ts
│ │ ├── test-infrastructure.test.ts
│ │ ├── types
│ │ │ ├── instance-context-coverage.test.ts
│ │ │ └── instance-context-multi-tenant.test.ts
│ │ ├── utils
│ │ │ ├── auth-timing-safe.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── cache-utils.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── console-manager.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── database-utils.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── fixed-collection-validator.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── n8n-errors.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-type-normalizer.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-type-utils.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── node-utils.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── simple-cache-memory-leak-fix.test.ts
│ │ │ ├── ssrf-protection.test.ts
│ │ │ └── template-node-resolver.test.ts
│ │ └── validation-fixes.test.ts
│ └── utils
│ ├── assertions.ts
│ ├── builders
│ │ └── workflow.builder.ts
│ ├── data-generators.ts
│ ├── database-utils.ts
│ ├── README.md
│ └── test-helpers.ts
├── thumbnail.png
├── tsconfig.build.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── types
│ ├── mcp.d.ts
│ └── test-env.d.ts
├── verify-telemetry-fix.js
├── versioned-nodes.md
├── vitest.config.benchmark.ts
├── vitest.config.integration.ts
└── vitest.config.ts
```
# Files
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/tests/integration/n8n-api/workflows/update-partial-workflow.test.ts:
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```typescript
/**
* Integration Tests: handleUpdatePartialWorkflow
*
* Tests diff-based partial workflow updates against a real n8n instance.
* Covers all 15 operation types: node operations (6), connection operations (5),
* and metadata operations (4).
*/
import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, afterAll } from 'vitest';
import { createTestContext, TestContext, createTestWorkflowName } from '../utils/test-context';
import { getTestN8nClient } from '../utils/n8n-client';
import { N8nApiClient } from '../../../../src/services/n8n-api-client';
import { SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW, SIMPLE_HTTP_WORKFLOW, MULTI_NODE_WORKFLOW } from '../utils/fixtures';
import { cleanupOrphanedWorkflows } from '../utils/cleanup-helpers';
import { createMcpContext } from '../utils/mcp-context';
import { InstanceContext } from '../../../../src/types/instance-context';
import { handleUpdatePartialWorkflow } from '../../../../src/mcp/handlers-workflow-diff';
describe('Integration: handleUpdatePartialWorkflow', () => {
let context: TestContext;
let client: N8nApiClient;
let mcpContext: InstanceContext;
beforeEach(() => {
context = createTestContext();
client = getTestN8nClient();
mcpContext = createMcpContext();
});
afterEach(async () => {
await context.cleanup();
});
afterAll(async () => {
if (!process.env.CI) {
await cleanupOrphanedWorkflows();
}
});
// ======================================================================
// NODE OPERATIONS (6 operations)
// ======================================================================
describe('Node Operations', () => {
describe('addNode', () => {
it('should add a new node to workflow', async () => {
// Create simple workflow
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Add Node'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Add a Set node and connect it to maintain workflow validity
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'addNode',
node: {
name: 'Set',
type: 'n8n-nodes-base.set',
typeVersion: 3.4,
position: [450, 300],
parameters: {
assignments: {
assignments: [
{
id: 'assign-1',
name: 'test',
value: 'value',
type: 'string'
}
]
}
}
}
},
{
type: 'addConnection',
source: 'Webhook',
target: 'Set',
sourcePort: 'main',
targetPort: 'main'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
expect(updated.nodes).toHaveLength(2);
expect(updated.nodes.find((n: any) => n.name === 'Set')).toBeDefined();
});
it('should return error for duplicate node name', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Duplicate Node Name'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Try to add node with same name as existing
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'addNode',
node: {
name: 'Webhook', // Duplicate name
type: 'n8n-nodes-base.set',
typeVersion: 3.4,
position: [450, 300],
parameters: {}
}
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(false);
expect(response.error).toBeDefined();
});
});
describe('removeNode', () => {
it('should remove node by name', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_HTTP_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Remove Node'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Remove HTTP Request node by name
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'removeNode',
nodeName: 'HTTP Request'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
expect(updated.nodes).toHaveLength(1);
expect(updated.nodes.find((n: any) => n.name === 'HTTP Request')).toBeUndefined();
});
it('should return error for non-existent node', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Remove Non-existent'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'removeNode',
nodeName: 'NonExistentNode'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(false);
});
});
describe('updateNode', () => {
it('should update node parameters', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Update Node'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Update webhook path
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'updateNode',
nodeName: 'Webhook',
updates: {
'parameters.path': 'updated-path'
}
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
const webhookNode = updated.nodes.find((n: any) => n.name === 'Webhook');
expect(webhookNode.parameters.path).toBe('updated-path');
});
it('should update nested parameters', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Update Nested'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'updateNode',
nodeName: 'Webhook',
updates: {
'parameters.httpMethod': 'POST',
'parameters.path': 'new-path'
}
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
const webhookNode = updated.nodes.find((n: any) => n.name === 'Webhook');
expect(webhookNode.parameters.httpMethod).toBe('POST');
expect(webhookNode.parameters.path).toBe('new-path');
});
});
describe('moveNode', () => {
it('should move node to new position', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Move Node'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const newPosition: [number, number] = [500, 500];
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'moveNode',
nodeName: 'Webhook',
position: newPosition
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
const webhookNode = updated.nodes.find((n: any) => n.name === 'Webhook');
expect(webhookNode.position).toEqual(newPosition);
});
});
describe('enableNode / disableNode', () => {
it('should disable a node', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Disable Node'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'disableNode',
nodeName: 'Webhook'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
const webhookNode = updated.nodes.find((n: any) => n.name === 'Webhook');
expect(webhookNode.disabled).toBe(true);
});
it('should enable a disabled node', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Enable Node'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// First disable the node
await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [{ type: 'disableNode', nodeName: 'Webhook' }]
},
mcpContext
);
// Then enable it
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'enableNode',
nodeName: 'Webhook'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
const webhookNode = updated.nodes.find((n: any) => n.name === 'Webhook');
// After enabling, disabled should be false or undefined (both mean enabled)
expect(webhookNode.disabled).toBeFalsy();
});
});
});
// ======================================================================
// CONNECTION OPERATIONS (5 operations)
// ======================================================================
describe('Connection Operations', () => {
describe('addConnection', () => {
it('should add connection between nodes', async () => {
// Start with workflow without connections
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_HTTP_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Add Connection'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test'],
connections: {} // Start with no connections
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Add connection
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'addConnection',
source: 'Webhook',
target: 'HTTP Request'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
expect(updated.connections).toBeDefined();
expect(updated.connections.Webhook).toBeDefined();
});
it('should add connection with custom ports', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_HTTP_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Add Connection Ports'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test'],
connections: {}
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'addConnection',
source: 'Webhook',
target: 'HTTP Request',
sourceOutput: 'main',
targetInput: 'main',
sourceIndex: 0,
targetIndex: 0
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
});
});
describe('removeConnection', () => {
it('should reject removal of last connection (creates invalid workflow)', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_HTTP_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Remove Connection'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Try to remove the only connection - should be rejected (leaves 2 nodes with no connections)
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'removeConnection',
source: 'Webhook',
target: 'HTTP Request',
sourcePort: 'main',
targetPort: 'main'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
// Should fail validation - multi-node workflow needs connections
expect(response.success).toBe(false);
expect(response.error).toContain('Workflow validation failed');
});
it('should ignore error for non-existent connection with ignoreErrors flag', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Remove Connection Ignore'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'removeConnection',
source: 'Webhook',
target: 'NonExistent',
ignoreErrors: true
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
// Should succeed because ignoreErrors is true
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
});
});
describe('replaceConnections', () => {
it('should reject replacing with empty connections (creates invalid workflow)', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_HTTP_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Replace Connections'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Try to replace with empty connections - should be rejected (leaves 2 nodes with no connections)
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'replaceConnections',
connections: {}
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
// Should fail validation - multi-node workflow needs connections
expect(response.success).toBe(false);
expect(response.error).toContain('Workflow validation failed');
});
});
describe('cleanStaleConnections', () => {
it('should remove stale connections in dry run mode', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_HTTP_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Clean Stale Dry Run'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Remove HTTP Request node to create stale connection
await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [{ type: 'removeNode', nodeName: 'HTTP Request' }]
},
mcpContext
);
// Clean stale connections in dry run
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'cleanStaleConnections',
dryRun: true
}
],
validateOnly: true
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
});
});
});
// ======================================================================
// METADATA OPERATIONS (4 operations)
// ======================================================================
describe('Metadata Operations', () => {
describe('updateSettings', () => {
it('should update workflow settings', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Update Settings'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'updateSettings',
settings: {
timezone: 'America/New_York',
executionOrder: 'v1'
}
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
// Note: n8n API may not return all settings in response
// The operation should succeed even if settings aren't reflected in the response
expect(updated.settings).toBeDefined();
});
});
describe('updateName', () => {
it('should update workflow name', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Update Name Original'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const newName = createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Update Name Modified');
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'updateName',
name: newName
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
expect(updated.name).toBe(newName);
});
});
describe('addTag / removeTag', () => {
it('should add tag to workflow', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Add Tag'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'addTag',
tag: 'new-tag'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
// Note: n8n API tag behavior may vary
if (updated.tags) {
expect(updated.tags).toContain('new-tag');
}
});
it('should remove tag from workflow', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Remove Tag'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test', 'to-remove']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'removeTag',
tag: 'to-remove'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
if (updated.tags) {
expect(updated.tags).not.toContain('to-remove');
}
});
});
});
// ======================================================================
// ADVANCED SCENARIOS
// ======================================================================
describe('Advanced Scenarios', () => {
it('should apply multiple operations in sequence', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Multiple Ops'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'addNode',
node: {
name: 'Set',
type: 'n8n-nodes-base.set',
typeVersion: 3.4,
position: [450, 300],
parameters: {
assignments: { assignments: [] }
}
}
},
{
type: 'addConnection',
source: 'Webhook',
target: 'Set'
},
{
type: 'updateName',
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Multiple Ops Updated')
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
expect(updated.nodes).toHaveLength(2);
expect(updated.connections.Webhook).toBeDefined();
});
it('should validate operations without applying (validateOnly mode)', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Validate Only'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'updateName',
name: 'New Name'
}
],
validateOnly: true
},
mcpContext
);
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
expect(response.data).toHaveProperty('valid', true);
// Verify workflow was NOT actually updated
const current = await client.getWorkflow(created.id);
expect(current.name).not.toBe('New Name');
});
it('should handle continueOnError mode with partial failures', async () => {
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_WEBHOOK_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Continue On Error'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Mix valid and invalid operations
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'updateName',
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Continue On Error Updated')
},
{
type: 'removeNode',
nodeName: 'NonExistentNode' // This will fail
},
{
type: 'addTag',
tag: 'new-tag'
}
],
continueOnError: true
},
mcpContext
);
// Should succeed with partial results
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
expect(response.details?.applied).toBeDefined();
expect(response.details?.failed).toBeDefined();
});
});
// ======================================================================
// WORKFLOW STRUCTURE VALIDATION (prevents corrupted workflows)
// ======================================================================
describe('Workflow Structure Validation', () => {
it('should reject removal of all connections in multi-node workflow', async () => {
// Create workflow with 2 nodes and 1 connection
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_HTTP_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Reject Empty Connections'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Try to remove the only connection - should be rejected
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'removeConnection',
source: 'Webhook',
target: 'HTTP Request',
sourcePort: 'main',
targetPort: 'main'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
// Should fail validation
expect(response.success).toBe(false);
expect(response.error).toContain('Workflow validation failed');
expect(response.details?.errors).toBeDefined();
expect(Array.isArray(response.details?.errors)).toBe(true);
expect((response.details?.errors as string[])[0]).toContain('no connections');
});
it('should reject removal of all nodes except one non-webhook node', async () => {
// Create workflow with 4 nodes: Webhook, Set 1, Set 2, Merge
const workflow = {
...MULTI_NODE_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Reject Single Non-Webhook'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Try to remove all nodes except Merge node (non-webhook) - should be rejected
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'removeNode',
nodeName: 'Webhook'
},
{
type: 'removeNode',
nodeName: 'Set 1'
},
{
type: 'removeNode',
nodeName: 'Set 2'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
// Should fail validation
expect(response.success).toBe(false);
expect(response.error).toContain('Workflow validation failed');
expect(response.details?.errors).toBeDefined();
expect(Array.isArray(response.details?.errors)).toBe(true);
expect((response.details?.errors as string[])[0]).toContain('Single non-webhook node');
});
it('should allow valid partial updates that maintain workflow integrity', async () => {
// Create workflow with 4 nodes
const workflow = {
...MULTI_NODE_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Valid Update'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Valid update: add a node and connect it
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'addNode',
node: {
name: 'Process Data',
type: 'n8n-nodes-base.set',
typeVersion: 3.4,
position: [850, 300],
parameters: {
assignments: {
assignments: []
}
}
}
},
{
type: 'addConnection',
source: 'Merge',
target: 'Process Data',
sourcePort: 'main',
targetPort: 'main'
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
// Should succeed
expect(response.success).toBe(true);
const updated = response.data as any;
expect(updated.nodes).toHaveLength(5); // Original 4 + 1 new
expect(updated.nodes.find((n: any) => n.name === 'Process Data')).toBeDefined();
});
it('should reject adding node without connecting it (disconnected node)', async () => {
// Create workflow with 2 connected nodes
const workflow = {
...SIMPLE_HTTP_WORKFLOW,
name: createTestWorkflowName('Partial - Reject Disconnected Node'),
tags: ['mcp-integration-test']
};
const created = await client.createWorkflow(workflow);
expect(created.id).toBeTruthy();
if (!created.id) throw new Error('Workflow ID is missing');
context.trackWorkflow(created.id);
// Try to add a third node WITHOUT connecting it - should be rejected
const response = await handleUpdatePartialWorkflow(
{
id: created.id,
operations: [
{
type: 'addNode',
node: {
name: 'Disconnected Set',
type: 'n8n-nodes-base.set',
typeVersion: 3.4,
position: [800, 300],
parameters: {
assignments: {
assignments: []
}
}
}
// Note: No connection operation - this creates a disconnected node
}
]
},
mcpContext
);
// Should fail validation - disconnected node detected
expect(response.success).toBe(false);
expect(response.error).toContain('Workflow validation failed');
expect(response.details?.errors).toBeDefined();
expect(Array.isArray(response.details?.errors)).toBe(true);
const errorMessage = (response.details?.errors as string[])[0];
expect(errorMessage).toContain('Disconnected nodes detected');
expect(errorMessage).toContain('Disconnected Set');
});
});
});
```
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/src/services/config-validator.ts:
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```typescript
/**
* Configuration Validator Service
*
* Validates node configurations to catch errors before execution.
* Provides helpful suggestions and identifies missing or misconfigured properties.
*/
export interface ValidationResult {
valid: boolean;
errors: ValidationError[];
warnings: ValidationWarning[];
suggestions: string[];
visibleProperties: string[];
hiddenProperties: string[];
autofix?: Record<string, any>;
}
export interface ValidationError {
type: 'missing_required' | 'invalid_type' | 'invalid_value' | 'incompatible' | 'invalid_configuration' | 'syntax_error';
property: string;
message: string;
fix?: string;
suggestion?: string;
}
export interface ValidationWarning {
type: 'missing_common' | 'deprecated' | 'inefficient' | 'security' | 'best_practice' | 'invalid_value';
property?: string;
message: string;
suggestion?: string;
}
export class ConfigValidator {
/**
* UI-only property types that should not be validated as configuration
*/
private static readonly UI_ONLY_TYPES = ['notice', 'callout', 'infoBox', 'info'];
/**
* Validate a node configuration
*/
static validate(
nodeType: string,
config: Record<string, any>,
properties: any[],
userProvidedKeys?: Set<string> // NEW: Track user-provided properties to avoid warning about defaults
): ValidationResult {
// Input validation
if (!config || typeof config !== 'object') {
throw new TypeError('Config must be a non-null object');
}
if (!properties || !Array.isArray(properties)) {
throw new TypeError('Properties must be a non-null array');
}
const errors: ValidationError[] = [];
const warnings: ValidationWarning[] = [];
const suggestions: string[] = [];
const visibleProperties: string[] = [];
const hiddenProperties: string[] = [];
const autofix: Record<string, any> = {};
// Check required properties
this.checkRequiredProperties(properties, config, errors);
// Check property visibility
const { visible, hidden } = this.getPropertyVisibility(properties, config);
visibleProperties.push(...visible);
hiddenProperties.push(...hidden);
// Validate property types and values
this.validatePropertyTypes(properties, config, errors);
// Node-specific validations
this.performNodeSpecificValidation(nodeType, config, errors, warnings, suggestions, autofix);
// Check for common issues
this.checkCommonIssues(nodeType, config, properties, warnings, suggestions, userProvidedKeys);
// Security checks
this.performSecurityChecks(nodeType, config, warnings);
return {
valid: errors.length === 0,
errors,
warnings,
suggestions,
visibleProperties,
hiddenProperties,
autofix: Object.keys(autofix).length > 0 ? autofix : undefined
};
}
/**
* Validate multiple node configurations in batch
* Useful for validating entire workflows or multiple nodes at once
*
* @param configs - Array of configurations to validate
* @returns Array of validation results in the same order as input
*/
static validateBatch(
configs: Array<{
nodeType: string;
config: Record<string, any>;
properties: any[];
}>
): ValidationResult[] {
return configs.map(({ nodeType, config, properties }) =>
this.validate(nodeType, config, properties)
);
}
/**
* Check for missing required properties
*/
private static checkRequiredProperties(
properties: any[],
config: Record<string, any>,
errors: ValidationError[]
): void {
for (const prop of properties) {
if (!prop || !prop.name) continue; // Skip invalid properties
if (prop.required) {
const value = config[prop.name];
// Check if property is missing or has null/undefined value
if (!(prop.name in config)) {
errors.push({
type: 'missing_required',
property: prop.name,
message: `Required property '${prop.displayName || prop.name}' is missing`,
fix: `Add ${prop.name} to your configuration`
});
} else if (value === null || value === undefined) {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_type',
property: prop.name,
message: `Required property '${prop.displayName || prop.name}' cannot be null or undefined`,
fix: `Provide a valid value for ${prop.name}`
});
} else if (typeof value === 'string' && value.trim() === '') {
// Check for empty strings which are invalid for required string properties
errors.push({
type: 'missing_required',
property: prop.name,
message: `Required property '${prop.displayName || prop.name}' cannot be empty`,
fix: `Provide a valid value for ${prop.name}`
});
}
}
}
}
/**
* Get visible and hidden properties based on displayOptions
*/
private static getPropertyVisibility(
properties: any[],
config: Record<string, any>
): { visible: string[]; hidden: string[] } {
const visible: string[] = [];
const hidden: string[] = [];
for (const prop of properties) {
if (this.isPropertyVisible(prop, config)) {
visible.push(prop.name);
} else {
hidden.push(prop.name);
}
}
return { visible, hidden };
}
/**
* Check if a property is visible given current config
*/
protected static isPropertyVisible(prop: any, config: Record<string, any>): boolean {
if (!prop.displayOptions) return true;
// Check show conditions
if (prop.displayOptions.show) {
for (const [key, values] of Object.entries(prop.displayOptions.show)) {
const configValue = config[key];
const expectedValues = Array.isArray(values) ? values : [values];
if (!expectedValues.includes(configValue)) {
return false;
}
}
}
// Check hide conditions
if (prop.displayOptions.hide) {
for (const [key, values] of Object.entries(prop.displayOptions.hide)) {
const configValue = config[key];
const expectedValues = Array.isArray(values) ? values : [values];
if (expectedValues.includes(configValue)) {
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}
/**
* Validate property types and values
*/
private static validatePropertyTypes(
properties: any[],
config: Record<string, any>,
errors: ValidationError[]
): void {
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(config)) {
const prop = properties.find(p => p.name === key);
if (!prop) continue;
// Type validation
if (prop.type === 'string' && typeof value !== 'string') {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_type',
property: key,
message: `Property '${key}' must be a string, got ${typeof value}`,
fix: `Change ${key} to a string value`
});
} else if (prop.type === 'number' && typeof value !== 'number') {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_type',
property: key,
message: `Property '${key}' must be a number, got ${typeof value}`,
fix: `Change ${key} to a number`
});
} else if (prop.type === 'boolean' && typeof value !== 'boolean') {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_type',
property: key,
message: `Property '${key}' must be a boolean, got ${typeof value}`,
fix: `Change ${key} to true or false`
});
} else if (prop.type === 'resourceLocator') {
// resourceLocator validation: Used by AI model nodes (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
// Must be an object with required properties:
// - mode: string ('list' | 'id' | 'url')
// - value: any (the actual model/resource identifier)
// Common mistake: passing string directly instead of object structure
if (typeof value !== 'object' || value === null || Array.isArray(value)) {
const fixValue = typeof value === 'string' ? value : JSON.stringify(value);
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_type',
property: key,
message: `Property '${key}' is a resourceLocator and must be an object with 'mode' and 'value' properties, got ${typeof value}`,
fix: `Change ${key} to { mode: "list", value: ${JSON.stringify(fixValue)} } or { mode: "id", value: ${JSON.stringify(fixValue)} }`
});
} else {
// Check required properties
if (!value.mode) {
errors.push({
type: 'missing_required',
property: `${key}.mode`,
message: `resourceLocator '${key}' is missing required property 'mode'`,
fix: `Add mode property: { mode: "list", value: ${JSON.stringify(value.value || '')} }`
});
} else if (typeof value.mode !== 'string') {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_type',
property: `${key}.mode`,
message: `resourceLocator '${key}.mode' must be a string, got ${typeof value.mode}`,
fix: `Set mode to a valid string value`
});
} else if (prop.modes) {
// Schema-based validation: Check if mode exists in the modes definition
// In n8n, modes are defined at the top level of resourceLocator properties
// Modes can be defined in different ways:
// 1. Array of mode objects: [{name: 'list', ...}, {name: 'id', ...}, {name: 'name', ...}]
// 2. Object with mode keys: { list: {...}, id: {...}, url: {...}, name: {...} }
const modes = prop.modes;
// Validate modes structure before processing to prevent crashes
if (!modes || typeof modes !== 'object') {
// Invalid schema structure - skip validation to prevent false positives
continue;
}
let allowedModes: string[] = [];
if (Array.isArray(modes)) {
// Array format (most common in n8n): extract name property from each mode object
allowedModes = modes
.map(m => (typeof m === 'object' && m !== null) ? m.name : m)
.filter(m => typeof m === 'string' && m.length > 0);
} else {
// Object format: extract keys as mode names
allowedModes = Object.keys(modes).filter(k => k.length > 0);
}
// Only validate if we successfully extracted modes
if (allowedModes.length > 0 && !allowedModes.includes(value.mode)) {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
property: `${key}.mode`,
message: `resourceLocator '${key}.mode' must be one of [${allowedModes.join(', ')}], got '${value.mode}'`,
fix: `Change mode to one of: ${allowedModes.join(', ')}`
});
}
}
// If no modes defined at property level, skip mode validation
// This prevents false positives for nodes with dynamic/runtime-determined modes
if (value.value === undefined) {
errors.push({
type: 'missing_required',
property: `${key}.value`,
message: `resourceLocator '${key}' is missing required property 'value'`,
fix: `Add value property to specify the ${prop.displayName || key}`
});
}
}
}
// Options validation
if (prop.type === 'options' && prop.options) {
const validValues = prop.options.map((opt: any) =>
typeof opt === 'string' ? opt : opt.value
);
if (!validValues.includes(value)) {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
property: key,
message: `Invalid value for '${key}'. Must be one of: ${validValues.join(', ')}`,
fix: `Change ${key} to one of the valid options`
});
}
}
}
}
/**
* Perform node-specific validation
*/
private static performNodeSpecificValidation(
nodeType: string,
config: Record<string, any>,
errors: ValidationError[],
warnings: ValidationWarning[],
suggestions: string[],
autofix: Record<string, any>
): void {
switch (nodeType) {
case 'nodes-base.httpRequest':
this.validateHttpRequest(config, errors, warnings, suggestions, autofix);
break;
case 'nodes-base.webhook':
this.validateWebhook(config, warnings, suggestions);
break;
case 'nodes-base.postgres':
case 'nodes-base.mysql':
this.validateDatabase(config, warnings, suggestions);
break;
case 'nodes-base.code':
this.validateCode(config, errors, warnings);
break;
}
}
/**
* Validate HTTP Request configuration
*/
private static validateHttpRequest(
config: Record<string, any>,
errors: ValidationError[],
warnings: ValidationWarning[],
suggestions: string[],
autofix: Record<string, any>
): void {
// URL validation
if (config.url && typeof config.url === 'string') {
if (!config.url.startsWith('http://') && !config.url.startsWith('https://')) {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
property: 'url',
message: 'URL must start with http:// or https://',
fix: 'Add https:// to the beginning of your URL'
});
}
}
// POST/PUT/PATCH without body
if (['POST', 'PUT', 'PATCH'].includes(config.method) && !config.sendBody) {
warnings.push({
type: 'missing_common',
property: 'sendBody',
message: `${config.method} requests typically send a body`,
suggestion: 'Set sendBody=true and configure the body content'
});
autofix.sendBody = true;
autofix.contentType = 'json';
}
// Authentication warnings
if (!config.authentication || config.authentication === 'none') {
if (config.url?.includes('api.') || config.url?.includes('/api/')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'security',
message: 'API endpoints typically require authentication',
suggestion: 'Consider setting authentication if the API requires it'
});
}
}
// JSON body validation
if (config.sendBody && config.contentType === 'json' && config.jsonBody) {
try {
JSON.parse(config.jsonBody);
} catch (e) {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
property: 'jsonBody',
message: 'jsonBody contains invalid JSON',
fix: 'Ensure jsonBody contains valid JSON syntax'
});
}
}
}
/**
* Validate Webhook configuration
*/
private static validateWebhook(
config: Record<string, any>,
warnings: ValidationWarning[],
suggestions: string[]
): void {
// Basic webhook validation - moved detailed validation to NodeSpecificValidators
if (config.responseMode === 'responseNode' && !config.responseData) {
suggestions.push('When using responseMode=responseNode, add a "Respond to Webhook" node to send custom responses');
}
}
/**
* Validate database queries
*/
private static validateDatabase(
config: Record<string, any>,
warnings: ValidationWarning[],
suggestions: string[]
): void {
if (config.query) {
const query = config.query.toLowerCase();
// SQL injection warning
if (query.includes('${') || query.includes('{{')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'security',
message: 'Query contains template expressions that might be vulnerable to SQL injection',
suggestion: 'Use parameterized queries with additionalFields.queryParams instead'
});
}
// DELETE without WHERE
if (query.includes('delete') && !query.includes('where')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'security',
message: 'DELETE query without WHERE clause will delete all records',
suggestion: 'Add a WHERE clause to limit the deletion'
});
}
// SELECT * warning
if (query.includes('select *')) {
suggestions.push('Consider selecting specific columns instead of * for better performance');
}
}
}
/**
* Validate Code node
*/
private static validateCode(
config: Record<string, any>,
errors: ValidationError[],
warnings: ValidationWarning[]
): void {
const codeField = config.language === 'python' ? 'pythonCode' : 'jsCode';
const code = config[codeField];
if (!code || code.trim() === '') {
errors.push({
type: 'missing_required',
property: codeField,
message: 'Code cannot be empty',
fix: 'Add your code logic'
});
return;
}
// Security checks
if (code?.includes('eval(') || code?.includes('exec(')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'security',
message: 'Code contains eval/exec which can be a security risk',
suggestion: 'Avoid using eval/exec with untrusted input'
});
}
// Basic syntax validation
if (config.language === 'python') {
this.validatePythonSyntax(code, errors, warnings);
} else {
this.validateJavaScriptSyntax(code, errors, warnings);
}
// n8n-specific patterns
this.validateN8nCodePatterns(code, config.language || 'javascript', errors, warnings);
}
/**
* Check for common configuration issues
*/
private static checkCommonIssues(
nodeType: string,
config: Record<string, any>,
properties: any[],
warnings: ValidationWarning[],
suggestions: string[],
userProvidedKeys?: Set<string> // NEW: Only warn about user-provided properties
): void {
// Skip visibility checks for Code nodes as they have simple property structure
if (nodeType === 'nodes-base.code') {
// Code nodes don't have complex displayOptions, so skip visibility warnings
return;
}
// Check for properties that won't be used
const visibleProps = properties.filter(p => this.isPropertyVisible(p, config));
const configuredKeys = Object.keys(config);
for (const key of configuredKeys) {
// Skip internal properties that are always present
if (key === '@version' || key.startsWith('_')) {
continue;
}
// CRITICAL FIX: Only warn about properties the user actually provided, not defaults
if (userProvidedKeys && !userProvidedKeys.has(key)) {
continue; // Skip properties that were added as defaults
}
// Find the property definition
const prop = properties.find(p => p.name === key);
// Skip UI-only properties (notice, callout, etc.) - they're not configuration
if (prop && this.UI_ONLY_TYPES.includes(prop.type)) {
continue;
}
// Check if property is visible with current settings
if (!visibleProps.find(p => p.name === key)) {
// Get visibility requirements for better error message
const visibilityReq = this.getVisibilityRequirement(prop, config);
warnings.push({
type: 'inefficient',
property: key,
message: `Property '${prop?.displayName || key}' won't be used - not visible with current settings`,
suggestion: visibilityReq || 'Remove this property or adjust other settings to make it visible'
});
}
}
// Suggest commonly used properties
const commonProps = ['authentication', 'errorHandling', 'timeout'];
for (const prop of commonProps) {
const propDef = properties.find(p => p.name === prop);
if (propDef && this.isPropertyVisible(propDef, config) && !(prop in config)) {
suggestions.push(`Consider setting '${prop}' for better control`);
}
}
}
/**
* Perform security checks
*/
private static performSecurityChecks(
nodeType: string,
config: Record<string, any>,
warnings: ValidationWarning[]
): void {
// Check for hardcoded credentials
const sensitivePatterns = [
/api[_-]?key/i,
/password/i,
/secret/i,
/token/i,
/credential/i
];
for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(config)) {
if (typeof value === 'string') {
for (const pattern of sensitivePatterns) {
if (pattern.test(key) && value.length > 0 && !value.includes('{{')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'security',
property: key,
message: `Hardcoded ${key} detected`,
suggestion: 'Use n8n credentials or expressions instead of hardcoding sensitive values'
});
break;
}
}
}
}
}
/**
* Get visibility requirement for a property
* Explains what needs to be set for the property to be visible
*/
private static getVisibilityRequirement(prop: any, config: Record<string, any>): string | undefined {
if (!prop || !prop.displayOptions?.show) {
return undefined;
}
const requirements: string[] = [];
for (const [field, values] of Object.entries(prop.displayOptions.show)) {
const expectedValues = Array.isArray(values) ? values : [values];
const currentValue = config[field];
// Only include if the current value doesn't match
if (!expectedValues.includes(currentValue)) {
const valueStr = expectedValues.length === 1
? `"${expectedValues[0]}"`
: expectedValues.map(v => `"${v}"`).join(' or ');
requirements.push(`${field}=${valueStr}`);
}
}
if (requirements.length === 0) {
return undefined;
}
return `Requires: ${requirements.join(', ')}`;
}
/**
* Basic JavaScript syntax validation
*/
private static validateJavaScriptSyntax(
code: string,
errors: ValidationError[],
warnings: ValidationWarning[]
): void {
// Check for common syntax errors
const openBraces = (code.match(/\{/g) || []).length;
const closeBraces = (code.match(/\}/g) || []).length;
if (openBraces !== closeBraces) {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
property: 'jsCode',
message: 'Unbalanced braces detected',
fix: 'Check that all { have matching }'
});
}
const openParens = (code.match(/\(/g) || []).length;
const closeParens = (code.match(/\)/g) || []).length;
if (openParens !== closeParens) {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
property: 'jsCode',
message: 'Unbalanced parentheses detected',
fix: 'Check that all ( have matching )'
});
}
// Check for unterminated strings
const stringMatches = code.match(/(["'`])(?:(?=(\\?))\2.)*?\1/g) || [];
const quotesInStrings = stringMatches.join('').match(/["'`]/g)?.length || 0;
const totalQuotes = (code.match(/["'`]/g) || []).length;
if ((totalQuotes - quotesInStrings) % 2 !== 0) {
warnings.push({
type: 'inefficient',
message: 'Possible unterminated string detected',
suggestion: 'Check that all strings are properly closed'
});
}
}
/**
* Basic Python syntax validation
*/
private static validatePythonSyntax(
code: string,
errors: ValidationError[],
warnings: ValidationWarning[]
): void {
// Check indentation consistency
const lines = code.split('\n');
const indentTypes = new Set<string>();
lines.forEach(line => {
const indent = line.match(/^(\s+)/);
if (indent) {
if (indent[1].includes('\t')) indentTypes.add('tabs');
if (indent[1].includes(' ')) indentTypes.add('spaces');
}
});
if (indentTypes.size > 1) {
errors.push({
type: 'syntax_error',
property: 'pythonCode',
message: 'Mixed indentation (tabs and spaces)',
fix: 'Use either tabs or spaces consistently, not both'
});
}
// Check for unmatched brackets in Python
const openSquare = (code.match(/\[/g) || []).length;
const closeSquare = (code.match(/\]/g) || []).length;
if (openSquare !== closeSquare) {
errors.push({
type: 'syntax_error',
property: 'pythonCode',
message: 'Unmatched bracket - missing ] or extra [',
fix: 'Check that all [ have matching ]'
});
}
// Check for unmatched curly braces
const openCurly = (code.match(/\{/g) || []).length;
const closeCurly = (code.match(/\}/g) || []).length;
if (openCurly !== closeCurly) {
errors.push({
type: 'syntax_error',
property: 'pythonCode',
message: 'Unmatched bracket - missing } or extra {',
fix: 'Check that all { have matching }'
});
}
// Check for colons after control structures
const controlStructures = /^\s*(if|elif|else|for|while|def|class|try|except|finally|with)\s+.*[^:]\s*$/gm;
if (controlStructures.test(code)) {
warnings.push({
type: 'inefficient',
message: 'Missing colon after control structure',
suggestion: 'Add : at the end of if/for/def/class statements'
});
}
}
/**
* Validate n8n-specific code patterns
*/
private static validateN8nCodePatterns(
code: string,
language: string,
errors: ValidationError[],
warnings: ValidationWarning[]
): void {
// Check for return statement
const hasReturn = language === 'python'
? /return\s+/.test(code)
: /return\s+/.test(code);
if (!hasReturn) {
warnings.push({
type: 'missing_common',
message: 'No return statement found',
suggestion: 'Code node must return data. Example: return [{json: {result: "success"}}]'
});
}
// Check return format for JavaScript
if (language === 'javascript' && hasReturn) {
// Check for common incorrect return patterns
if (/return\s+items\s*;/.test(code) && !code.includes('.map') && !code.includes('json:')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'best_practice',
message: 'Returning items directly - ensure each item has {json: ...} structure',
suggestion: 'If modifying items, use: return items.map(item => ({json: {...item.json, newField: "value"}}))'
});
}
// Check for return without array
if (/return\s+{[^}]+}\s*;/.test(code) && !code.includes('[') && !code.includes(']')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
message: 'Return value must be an array',
suggestion: 'Wrap your return object in an array: return [{json: {your: "data"}}]'
});
}
// Check for direct data return without json wrapper
if (/return\s+\[['"`]/.test(code) || /return\s+\[\d/.test(code)) {
warnings.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
message: 'Items must be objects with json property',
suggestion: 'Use format: return [{json: {value: "data"}}] not return ["data"]'
});
}
}
// Check return format for Python
if (language === 'python' && hasReturn) {
// DEBUG: Log to see if we're entering this block
if (code.includes('result = {"data": "value"}')) {
console.log('DEBUG: Processing Python code with result variable');
console.log('DEBUG: Language:', language);
console.log('DEBUG: Has return:', hasReturn);
}
// Check for common incorrect patterns
if (/return\s+items\s*$/.test(code) && !code.includes('json') && !code.includes('dict')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'best_practice',
message: 'Returning items directly - ensure each item is a dict with "json" key',
suggestion: 'Use: return [{"json": item.json} for item in items]'
});
}
// Check for dict return without list
if (/return\s+{['"]/.test(code) && !code.includes('[') && !code.includes(']')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
message: 'Return value must be a list',
suggestion: 'Wrap your return dict in a list: return [{"json": {"your": "data"}}]'
});
}
// Check for returning objects without json key
if (/return\s+(?!.*\[).*{(?!.*["']json["'])/.test(code)) {
warnings.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
message: 'Must return array of objects with json key',
suggestion: 'Use format: return [{"json": {"data": "value"}}]'
});
}
// Check for returning variable that might contain invalid format
const returnMatch = code.match(/return\s+(\w+)\s*(?:#|$)/m);
if (returnMatch) {
const varName = returnMatch[1];
// Check if this variable is assigned a dict without being in a list
const assignmentRegex = new RegExp(`${varName}\\s*=\\s*{[^}]+}`, 'm');
if (assignmentRegex.test(code) && !new RegExp(`${varName}\\s*=\\s*\\[`).test(code)) {
warnings.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
message: 'Must return array of objects with json key',
suggestion: `Wrap ${varName} in a list with json key: return [{"json": ${varName}}]`
});
}
}
}
// Check for common n8n variables and patterns
if (language === 'javascript') {
// Check if accessing items/input
if (!code.includes('items') && !code.includes('$input') && !code.includes('$json')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'missing_common',
message: 'Code doesn\'t reference input data',
suggestion: 'Access input with: items, $input.all(), or $json (in single-item mode)'
});
}
// Check for common mistakes with $json
if (code.includes('$json') && !code.includes('mode')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'best_practice',
message: '$json only works in "Run Once for Each Item" mode',
suggestion: 'For all items mode, use: items[0].json or loop through items'
});
}
// Check for undefined variable usage
const commonVars = ['$node', '$workflow', '$execution', '$prevNode', 'DateTime', 'jmespath'];
const usedVars = commonVars.filter(v => code.includes(v));
// Check for incorrect $helpers usage patterns
if (code.includes('$helpers.getWorkflowStaticData')) {
// Check if it's missing parentheses
if (/\$helpers\.getWorkflowStaticData(?!\s*\()/.test(code)) {
errors.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
property: 'jsCode',
message: 'getWorkflowStaticData requires parentheses: $helpers.getWorkflowStaticData()',
fix: 'Add parentheses: $helpers.getWorkflowStaticData()'
});
} else {
warnings.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
message: '$helpers.getWorkflowStaticData() is incorrect - causes "$helpers is not defined" error',
suggestion: 'Use $getWorkflowStaticData() as a standalone function (no $helpers prefix)'
});
}
}
// Check for $helpers usage without checking availability
if (code.includes('$helpers') && !code.includes('typeof $helpers')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'best_practice',
message: '$helpers is only available in Code nodes with mode="runOnceForEachItem"',
suggestion: 'Check availability first: if (typeof $helpers !== "undefined" && $helpers.httpRequest) { ... }'
});
}
// Check for async without await
if ((code.includes('fetch(') || code.includes('Promise') || code.includes('.then(')) && !code.includes('await')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'best_practice',
message: 'Async operation without await - will return a Promise instead of actual data',
suggestion: 'Use await with async operations: const result = await fetch(...);'
});
}
// Check for crypto usage without require
if ((code.includes('crypto.') || code.includes('randomBytes') || code.includes('randomUUID')) && !code.includes('require')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
message: 'Using crypto without require statement',
suggestion: 'Add: const crypto = require("crypto"); at the beginning (ignore editor warnings)'
});
}
// Check for console.log (informational)
if (code.includes('console.log')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'best_practice',
message: 'console.log output appears in n8n execution logs',
suggestion: 'Remove console.log statements in production or use them sparingly'
});
}
} else if (language === 'python') {
// Python-specific checks
if (!code.includes('items') && !code.includes('_input')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'missing_common',
message: 'Code doesn\'t reference input items',
suggestion: 'Access input data with: items variable'
});
}
// Check for print statements
if (code.includes('print(')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'best_practice',
message: 'print() output appears in n8n execution logs',
suggestion: 'Remove print statements in production or use them sparingly'
});
}
// Check for common Python mistakes
if (code.includes('import requests') || code.includes('import pandas')) {
warnings.push({
type: 'invalid_value',
message: 'External libraries not available in Code node',
suggestion: 'Only Python standard library is available. For HTTP requests, use JavaScript with $helpers.httpRequest'
});
}
}
// Check for infinite loops
if (/while\s*\(\s*true\s*\)|while\s+True:/.test(code)) {
warnings.push({
type: 'security',
message: 'Infinite loop detected',
suggestion: 'Add a break condition or use a for loop with limits'
});
}
// Check for error handling
if (!code.includes('try') && !code.includes('catch') && !code.includes('except')) {
if (code.length > 200) { // Only suggest for non-trivial code
warnings.push({
type: 'best_practice',
message: 'No error handling found',
suggestion: 'Consider adding try/catch (JavaScript) or try/except (Python) for robust error handling'
});
}
}
}
}
```
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/tests/unit/telemetry/event-tracker.test.ts:
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```typescript
import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi, afterEach } from 'vitest';
import { TelemetryEventTracker } from '../../../src/telemetry/event-tracker';
import { TelemetryEvent, WorkflowTelemetry } from '../../../src/telemetry/telemetry-types';
import { TelemetryError, TelemetryErrorType } from '../../../src/telemetry/telemetry-error';
import { WorkflowSanitizer } from '../../../src/telemetry/workflow-sanitizer';
import { existsSync } from 'fs';
// Mock dependencies
vi.mock('../../../src/utils/logger', () => ({
logger: {
debug: vi.fn(),
info: vi.fn(),
warn: vi.fn(),
error: vi.fn(),
}
}));
vi.mock('../../../src/telemetry/workflow-sanitizer');
vi.mock('fs');
vi.mock('path');
describe('TelemetryEventTracker', () => {
let eventTracker: TelemetryEventTracker;
let mockGetUserId: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
let mockIsEnabled: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
beforeEach(() => {
mockGetUserId = vi.fn().mockReturnValue('test-user-123');
mockIsEnabled = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(true);
eventTracker = new TelemetryEventTracker(mockGetUserId, mockIsEnabled);
vi.clearAllMocks();
});
afterEach(() => {
vi.useRealTimers();
});
describe('trackToolUsage()', () => {
it('should track successful tool usage', () => {
eventTracker.trackToolUsage('httpRequest', true, 500);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
user_id: 'test-user-123',
event: 'tool_used',
properties: {
tool: 'httpRequest',
success: true,
duration: 500
}
});
});
it('should track failed tool usage', () => {
eventTracker.trackToolUsage('invalidNode', false);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
user_id: 'test-user-123',
event: 'tool_used',
properties: {
tool: 'invalidNode',
success: false,
duration: 0
}
});
});
it('should sanitize tool names', () => {
eventTracker.trackToolUsage('tool-with-special!@#chars', true);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.tool).toBe('tool-with-special___chars');
});
it('should not track when disabled', () => {
mockIsEnabled.mockReturnValue(false);
eventTracker.trackToolUsage('httpRequest', true);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(0);
});
it('should respect rate limiting', () => {
// Mock rate limiter to deny requests
vi.spyOn(eventTracker['rateLimiter'], 'allow').mockReturnValue(false);
eventTracker.trackToolUsage('httpRequest', true);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(0);
});
it('should record performance metrics internally', () => {
eventTracker.trackToolUsage('slowTool', true, 2000);
eventTracker.trackToolUsage('slowTool', true, 3000);
const stats = eventTracker.getStats();
expect(stats.performanceMetrics.slowTool).toBeDefined();
expect(stats.performanceMetrics.slowTool.count).toBe(2);
expect(stats.performanceMetrics.slowTool.avg).toBeGreaterThan(2000);
});
});
describe('trackWorkflowCreation()', () => {
const mockWorkflow = {
nodes: [
{ id: '1', type: 'webhook', name: 'Webhook', position: [0, 0] as [number, number], parameters: {} },
{ id: '2', type: 'httpRequest', name: 'HTTP Request', position: [100, 0] as [number, number], parameters: {} },
{ id: '3', type: 'set', name: 'Set', position: [200, 0] as [number, number], parameters: {} }
],
connections: {
'1': { main: [[{ node: '2', type: 'main', index: 0 }]] }
}
};
beforeEach(() => {
const mockSanitized = {
workflowHash: 'hash123',
nodeCount: 3,
nodeTypes: ['webhook', 'httpRequest', 'set'],
hasTrigger: true,
hasWebhook: true,
complexity: 'medium' as const,
nodes: mockWorkflow.nodes,
connections: mockWorkflow.connections
};
vi.mocked(WorkflowSanitizer.sanitizeWorkflow).mockReturnValue(mockSanitized);
});
it('should track valid workflow creation', async () => {
await eventTracker.trackWorkflowCreation(mockWorkflow, true);
const workflows = eventTracker.getWorkflowQueue();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(workflows).toHaveLength(1);
expect(workflows[0]).toMatchObject({
user_id: 'test-user-123',
workflow_hash: 'hash123',
node_count: 3,
node_types: ['webhook', 'httpRequest', 'set'],
has_trigger: true,
has_webhook: true,
complexity: 'medium'
});
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0].event).toBe('workflow_created');
});
it('should track failed validation without storing workflow', async () => {
await eventTracker.trackWorkflowCreation(mockWorkflow, false);
const workflows = eventTracker.getWorkflowQueue();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(workflows).toHaveLength(0);
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0].event).toBe('workflow_validation_failed');
});
it('should not track when disabled', async () => {
mockIsEnabled.mockReturnValue(false);
await eventTracker.trackWorkflowCreation(mockWorkflow, true);
expect(eventTracker.getWorkflowQueue()).toHaveLength(0);
expect(eventTracker.getEventQueue()).toHaveLength(0);
});
it('should handle sanitization errors', async () => {
vi.mocked(WorkflowSanitizer.sanitizeWorkflow).mockImplementation(() => {
throw new Error('Sanitization failed');
});
await expect(eventTracker.trackWorkflowCreation(mockWorkflow, true))
.rejects.toThrow(TelemetryError);
});
it('should respect rate limiting', async () => {
vi.spyOn(eventTracker['rateLimiter'], 'allow').mockReturnValue(false);
await eventTracker.trackWorkflowCreation(mockWorkflow, true);
expect(eventTracker.getWorkflowQueue()).toHaveLength(0);
expect(eventTracker.getEventQueue()).toHaveLength(0);
});
});
describe('trackError()', () => {
it('should track error events without rate limiting', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('ValidationError', 'Node configuration invalid', 'httpRequest', 'Required field "url" is missing');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
user_id: 'test-user-123',
event: 'error_occurred',
properties: {
errorType: 'ValidationError',
context: 'Node configuration invalid',
tool: 'httpRequest',
error: 'Required field "url" is missing'
}
});
});
it('should sanitize error context', () => {
const context = 'Failed to connect to https://api.example.com with key abc123def456ghi789jklmno0123456789';
eventTracker.trackError('NetworkError', context, undefined, 'Connection timeout after 30s');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.context).toBe('Failed to connect to [URL] with key [KEY]');
});
it('should sanitize error type', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Invalid$Error!Type', 'test context', undefined, 'Test error message');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.errorType).toBe('Invalid_Error_Type');
});
it('should handle missing tool name', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('TestError', 'test context', undefined, 'No tool specified');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.tool).toBeNull(); // Validator converts undefined to null
});
});
describe('trackError() with error messages', () => {
it('should capture error messages in properties', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('ValidationError', 'test', 'tool', 'Field "url" is required');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toBe('Field "url" is required');
});
it('should handle undefined error message', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', undefined);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toBeNull(); // Validator converts undefined to null
});
it('should sanitize API keys in error messages', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('AuthError', 'test', 'tool', 'Failed with api_key=sk_live_abc123def456');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('api_key=[REDACTED]');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('sk_live_abc123def456');
});
it('should sanitize passwords in error messages', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('AuthError', 'test', 'tool', 'Login failed: password=secret123');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('password=[REDACTED]');
});
it('should sanitize long keys (32+ chars)', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', 'Key: abc123def456ghi789jkl012mno345pqr678');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('[KEY]');
});
it('should sanitize URLs in error messages', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('NetworkError', 'test', 'tool', 'Failed to fetch https://api.example.com/v1/users');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toBe('Failed to fetch [URL]');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('api.example.com');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('/v1/users');
});
it('should truncate very long error messages to 500 chars', () => {
const longError = 'Error occurred while processing the request. ' + 'Additional context details. '.repeat(50);
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', longError);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(503); // 500 + '...'
expect(events[0].properties.error).toMatch(/\.\.\.$/);
});
it('should handle stack traces by keeping first 3 lines', () => {
const errorMsg = 'Error: Something failed\n at foo (/path/file.js:10:5)\n at bar (/path/file.js:20:10)\n at baz (/path/file.js:30:15)\n at qux (/path/file.js:40:20)';
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', errorMsg);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
const lines = events[0].properties.error.split('\n');
expect(lines.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(3);
});
it('should sanitize emails in error messages', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', 'Failed for user [email protected]');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('[EMAIL]');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('[email protected]');
});
it('should sanitize quoted tokens', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', 'Auth failed: "abc123def456ghi789"');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('"[TOKEN]"');
});
it('should sanitize token= patterns in error messages', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('AuthError', 'test', 'tool', 'Failed with token=abc123def456');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('token=[REDACTED]');
});
it('should sanitize AWS access keys', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', 'Failed with AWS key AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('[AWS_KEY]');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE');
});
it('should sanitize GitHub tokens', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', 'Auth failed: ghp_1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('[GITHUB_TOKEN]');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('ghp_1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz');
});
it('should sanitize JWT tokens', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', 'Invalid JWT eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0In0.signature provided');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('[JWT]');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9');
});
it('should sanitize Bearer tokens', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', 'Authorization failed: Bearer abc123def456ghi789');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.error).toContain('Bearer [TOKEN]');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('abc123def456ghi789');
});
it('should prevent email leakage in URLs by sanitizing URLs first', () => {
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', 'Failed: https://api.example.com/users/[email protected]/profile');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
// URL should be fully redacted, preventing any email leakage
expect(events[0].properties.error).toBe('Failed: [URL]');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('[email protected]');
expect(events[0].properties.error).not.toContain('/users/');
});
it('should handle extremely long error messages efficiently', () => {
const hugeError = 'Error: ' + 'x'.repeat(10000);
eventTracker.trackError('Error', 'test', 'tool', hugeError);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
// Should be truncated at 500 chars max
expect(events[0].properties.error.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(503); // 500 + '...'
});
});
describe('trackEvent()', () => {
it('should track generic events', () => {
const properties = { key: 'value', count: 42 };
eventTracker.trackEvent('custom_event', properties);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0].user_id).toBe('test-user-123');
expect(events[0].event).toBe('custom_event');
expect(events[0].properties).toEqual(properties);
});
it('should respect rate limiting by default', () => {
vi.spyOn(eventTracker['rateLimiter'], 'allow').mockReturnValue(false);
eventTracker.trackEvent('rate_limited_event', {});
expect(eventTracker.getEventQueue()).toHaveLength(0);
});
it('should skip rate limiting when requested', () => {
vi.spyOn(eventTracker['rateLimiter'], 'allow').mockReturnValue(false);
eventTracker.trackEvent('critical_event', {}, false);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0].event).toBe('critical_event');
});
});
describe('trackSessionStart()', () => {
beforeEach(() => {
// Mock existsSync and readFileSync for package.json reading
vi.mocked(existsSync).mockReturnValue(true);
const mockReadFileSync = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(JSON.stringify({ version: '1.2.3' }));
vi.doMock('fs', () => ({ existsSync: vi.mocked(existsSync), readFileSync: mockReadFileSync }));
});
it('should track session start with system info', () => {
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
event: 'session_start',
properties: {
platform: process.platform,
arch: process.arch,
nodeVersion: process.version
}
});
});
});
describe('trackSearchQuery()', () => {
it('should track search queries with results', () => {
eventTracker.trackSearchQuery('httpRequest nodes', 5, 'nodes');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
event: 'search_query',
properties: {
query: 'httpRequest nodes',
resultsFound: 5,
searchType: 'nodes',
hasResults: true,
isZeroResults: false
}
});
});
it('should track zero result queries', () => {
eventTracker.trackSearchQuery('nonexistent node', 0, 'nodes');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.hasResults).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.isZeroResults).toBe(true);
});
it('should truncate long queries', () => {
const longQuery = 'a'.repeat(150);
eventTracker.trackSearchQuery(longQuery, 1, 'nodes');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
// The validator will sanitize this as [KEY] since it's a long string of alphanumeric chars
expect(events[0].properties.query).toBe('[KEY]');
});
});
describe('trackValidationDetails()', () => {
it('should track validation error details', () => {
const details = { field: 'url', value: 'invalid' };
eventTracker.trackValidationDetails('nodes-base.httpRequest', 'required_field_missing', details);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
event: 'validation_details',
properties: {
nodeType: 'nodes-base.httpRequest',
errorType: 'required_field_missing',
errorCategory: 'required_field_error',
details
}
});
});
it('should categorize different error types', () => {
const testCases = [
{ errorType: 'type_mismatch', expectedCategory: 'type_error' },
{ errorType: 'validation_failed', expectedCategory: 'validation_error' },
{ errorType: 'connection_lost', expectedCategory: 'connection_error' },
{ errorType: 'expression_syntax_error', expectedCategory: 'expression_error' },
{ errorType: 'unknown_error', expectedCategory: 'other_error' }
];
testCases.forEach(({ errorType, expectedCategory }, index) => {
eventTracker.trackValidationDetails(`node${index}`, errorType, {});
});
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
testCases.forEach((testCase, index) => {
expect(events[index].properties.errorCategory).toBe(testCase.expectedCategory);
});
});
it('should sanitize node type names', () => {
eventTracker.trackValidationDetails('invalid$node@type!', 'test_error', {});
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.nodeType).toBe('invalid_node_type_');
});
});
describe('trackToolSequence()', () => {
it('should track tool usage sequences', () => {
eventTracker.trackToolSequence('httpRequest', 'webhook', 5000);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
event: 'tool_sequence',
properties: {
previousTool: 'httpRequest',
currentTool: 'webhook',
timeDelta: 5000,
isSlowTransition: false,
sequence: 'httpRequest->webhook'
}
});
});
it('should identify slow transitions', () => {
eventTracker.trackToolSequence('search', 'validate', 15000);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isSlowTransition).toBe(true);
});
it('should cap time delta', () => {
eventTracker.trackToolSequence('tool1', 'tool2', 500000);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.timeDelta).toBe(300000); // Capped at 5 minutes
});
});
describe('trackNodeConfiguration()', () => {
it('should track node configuration patterns', () => {
eventTracker.trackNodeConfiguration('nodes-base.httpRequest', 5, false);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0].event).toBe('node_configuration');
expect(events[0].properties.nodeType).toBe('nodes-base.httpRequest');
expect(events[0].properties.propertiesSet).toBe(5);
expect(events[0].properties.usedDefaults).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.complexity).toBe('moderate'); // 5 properties is moderate (4-10)
});
it('should categorize configuration complexity', () => {
const testCases = [
{ properties: 0, expectedComplexity: 'defaults_only' },
{ properties: 2, expectedComplexity: 'simple' },
{ properties: 7, expectedComplexity: 'moderate' },
{ properties: 15, expectedComplexity: 'complex' }
];
testCases.forEach(({ properties, expectedComplexity }, index) => {
eventTracker.trackNodeConfiguration(`node${index}`, properties, false);
});
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
testCases.forEach((testCase, index) => {
expect(events[index].properties.complexity).toBe(testCase.expectedComplexity);
});
});
});
describe('trackPerformanceMetric()', () => {
it('should track performance metrics', () => {
const metadata = { operation: 'database_query', table: 'nodes' };
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('search_nodes', 1500, metadata);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
event: 'performance_metric',
properties: {
operation: 'search_nodes',
duration: 1500,
isSlow: true,
isVerySlow: false,
metadata
}
});
});
it('should identify very slow operations', () => {
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('slow_operation', 6000);
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isSlow).toBe(true);
expect(events[0].properties.isVerySlow).toBe(true);
});
it('should record internal performance metrics', () => {
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('test_op', 500);
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('test_op', 1000);
const stats = eventTracker.getStats();
expect(stats.performanceMetrics.test_op).toBeDefined();
expect(stats.performanceMetrics.test_op.count).toBe(2);
});
});
describe('updateToolSequence()', () => {
it('should track first tool without previous', () => {
eventTracker.updateToolSequence('firstTool');
expect(eventTracker.getEventQueue()).toHaveLength(0);
});
it('should track sequence after first tool', () => {
eventTracker.updateToolSequence('firstTool');
// Advance time slightly
vi.useFakeTimers();
vi.advanceTimersByTime(2000);
eventTracker.updateToolSequence('secondTool');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0].event).toBe('tool_sequence');
expect(events[0].properties.previousTool).toBe('firstTool');
expect(events[0].properties.currentTool).toBe('secondTool');
});
});
describe('queue management', () => {
it('should provide access to event queue', () => {
eventTracker.trackEvent('test1', {});
eventTracker.trackEvent('test2', {});
const queue = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(queue).toHaveLength(2);
expect(queue[0].event).toBe('test1');
expect(queue[1].event).toBe('test2');
});
it('should provide access to workflow queue', async () => {
const workflow = { nodes: [], connections: {} };
vi.mocked(WorkflowSanitizer.sanitizeWorkflow).mockReturnValue({
workflowHash: 'hash1',
nodeCount: 0,
nodeTypes: [],
hasTrigger: false,
hasWebhook: false,
complexity: 'simple',
nodes: [],
connections: {}
});
await eventTracker.trackWorkflowCreation(workflow, true);
const queue = eventTracker.getWorkflowQueue();
expect(queue).toHaveLength(1);
expect(queue[0].workflow_hash).toBe('hash1');
});
it('should clear event queue', () => {
eventTracker.trackEvent('test', {});
expect(eventTracker.getEventQueue()).toHaveLength(1);
eventTracker.clearEventQueue();
expect(eventTracker.getEventQueue()).toHaveLength(0);
});
it('should clear workflow queue', async () => {
const workflow = { nodes: [], connections: {} };
vi.mocked(WorkflowSanitizer.sanitizeWorkflow).mockReturnValue({
workflowHash: 'hash1',
nodeCount: 0,
nodeTypes: [],
hasTrigger: false,
hasWebhook: false,
complexity: 'simple',
nodes: [],
connections: {}
});
await eventTracker.trackWorkflowCreation(workflow, true);
expect(eventTracker.getWorkflowQueue()).toHaveLength(1);
eventTracker.clearWorkflowQueue();
expect(eventTracker.getWorkflowQueue()).toHaveLength(0);
});
});
describe('getStats()', () => {
it('should return comprehensive statistics', () => {
eventTracker.trackEvent('test', {});
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('op1', 500);
const stats = eventTracker.getStats();
expect(stats).toHaveProperty('rateLimiter');
expect(stats).toHaveProperty('validator');
expect(stats).toHaveProperty('eventQueueSize');
expect(stats).toHaveProperty('workflowQueueSize');
expect(stats).toHaveProperty('performanceMetrics');
expect(stats.eventQueueSize).toBe(2); // test event + performance metric event
});
it('should include performance metrics statistics', () => {
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('test_operation', 100);
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('test_operation', 200);
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('test_operation', 300);
const stats = eventTracker.getStats();
const perfStats = stats.performanceMetrics.test_operation;
expect(perfStats).toBeDefined();
expect(perfStats.count).toBe(3);
expect(perfStats.min).toBe(100);
expect(perfStats.max).toBe(300);
expect(perfStats.avg).toBe(200);
});
});
describe('performance metrics collection', () => {
it('should maintain limited history per operation', () => {
// Add more than the limit (100) to test truncation
for (let i = 0; i < 105; i++) {
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('bulk_operation', i);
}
const stats = eventTracker.getStats();
const perfStats = stats.performanceMetrics.bulk_operation;
expect(perfStats.count).toBe(100); // Should be capped at 100
expect(perfStats.min).toBe(5); // First 5 should be truncated
expect(perfStats.max).toBe(104);
});
it('should calculate percentiles correctly', () => {
// Add known values for percentile calculation
const values = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100];
values.forEach(val => {
eventTracker.trackPerformanceMetric('percentile_test', val);
});
const stats = eventTracker.getStats();
const perfStats = stats.performanceMetrics.percentile_test;
// With 10 values, the 50th percentile (median) is between 50 and 60
expect(perfStats.p50).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(50);
expect(perfStats.p50).toBeLessThanOrEqual(60);
expect(perfStats.p95).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(90);
expect(perfStats.p99).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(90);
});
});
describe('sanitization helpers', () => {
it('should sanitize context strings properly', () => {
const context = 'Error at https://api.example.com/v1/users/[email protected]?key=secret123456789012345678901234567890';
eventTracker.trackError('TestError', context, undefined, 'Test error with special chars');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
// After sanitization: emails first, then keys, then URL (keeping path)
expect(events[0].properties.context).toBe('Error at [URL]/v1/users/[EMAIL]?key=[KEY]');
});
it('should handle context truncation', () => {
// Use a more realistic long context that won't trigger key sanitization
const longContext = 'Error occurred while processing the request: ' + 'details '.repeat(20);
eventTracker.trackError('TestError', longContext, undefined, 'Long error message for truncation test');
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
// Should be truncated to 100 chars
expect(events[0].properties.context).toHaveLength(100);
});
});
describe('trackSessionStart()', () => {
// Store original env vars
const originalEnv = { ...process.env };
afterEach(() => {
// Restore original env vars after each test
process.env = { ...originalEnv };
eventTracker.clearEventQueue();
});
it('should track session start with basic environment info', () => {
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({
user_id: 'test-user-123',
event: 'session_start',
});
const props = events[0].properties;
expect(props.version).toBeDefined();
expect(typeof props.version).toBe('string');
expect(props.platform).toBeDefined();
expect(props.arch).toBeDefined();
expect(props.nodeVersion).toBeDefined();
expect(props.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(props.cloudPlatform).toBeNull();
});
it('should detect Docker environment', () => {
process.env.IS_DOCKER = 'true';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(true);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBeNull();
});
it('should detect Railway cloud platform', () => {
process.env.RAILWAY_ENVIRONMENT = 'production';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('railway');
});
it('should detect Render cloud platform', () => {
process.env.RENDER = 'true';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('render');
});
it('should detect Fly.io cloud platform', () => {
process.env.FLY_APP_NAME = 'my-app';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('fly');
});
it('should detect Heroku cloud platform', () => {
process.env.HEROKU_APP_NAME = 'my-app';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('heroku');
});
it('should detect AWS cloud platform', () => {
process.env.AWS_EXECUTION_ENV = 'AWS_ECS_FARGATE';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('aws');
});
it('should detect Kubernetes cloud platform', () => {
process.env.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST = '10.0.0.1';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('kubernetes');
});
it('should detect GCP cloud platform', () => {
process.env.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT = 'my-project';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('gcp');
});
it('should detect Azure cloud platform', () => {
process.env.AZURE_FUNCTIONS_ENVIRONMENT = 'Production';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('azure');
});
it('should detect Docker + cloud platform combination', () => {
process.env.IS_DOCKER = 'true';
process.env.RAILWAY_ENVIRONMENT = 'production';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(true);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('railway');
});
it('should handle local environment (no Docker, no cloud)', () => {
// Ensure no Docker or cloud env vars are set
delete process.env.IS_DOCKER;
delete process.env.RAILWAY_ENVIRONMENT;
delete process.env.RENDER;
delete process.env.FLY_APP_NAME;
delete process.env.HEROKU_APP_NAME;
delete process.env.AWS_EXECUTION_ENV;
delete process.env.KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST;
delete process.env.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT;
delete process.env.AZURE_FUNCTIONS_ENVIRONMENT;
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBeNull();
});
it('should prioritize Railway over other cloud platforms', () => {
// Set multiple cloud env vars - Railway should win (first in detection chain)
process.env.RAILWAY_ENVIRONMENT = 'production';
process.env.RENDER = 'true';
process.env.FLY_APP_NAME = 'my-app';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.cloudPlatform).toBe('railway');
});
it('should not track when disabled', () => {
mockIsEnabled.mockReturnValue(false);
process.env.IS_DOCKER = 'true';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events).toHaveLength(0);
});
it('should treat IS_DOCKER=false as not Docker', () => {
process.env.IS_DOCKER = 'false';
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
expect(events[0].properties.isDocker).toBe(false);
});
it('should include version, platform, arch, and nodeVersion', () => {
eventTracker.trackSessionStart();
const events = eventTracker.getEventQueue();
const props = events[0].properties;
// Check all expected fields are present
expect(props).toHaveProperty('version');
expect(props).toHaveProperty('platform');
expect(props).toHaveProperty('arch');
expect(props).toHaveProperty('nodeVersion');
expect(props).toHaveProperty('isDocker');
expect(props).toHaveProperty('cloudPlatform');
// Verify types
expect(typeof props.version).toBe('string');
expect(typeof props.platform).toBe('string');
expect(typeof props.arch).toBe('string');
expect(typeof props.nodeVersion).toBe('string');
expect(typeof props.isDocker).toBe('boolean');
expect(props.cloudPlatform === null || typeof props.cloudPlatform === 'string').toBe(true);
});
});
});
```
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```markdown
---
### **P1 - HIGH (Next Release)**
---
#### **P1-R4: Batch workflow operations for iterative updates**
**Observation**: `update → update → update` is the #1 sequence (549 occurrences)
**Current State**: Diff-based updates (v2.7.0) already in place
**Enhancement Opportunities**:
1. **Batch operations**: Allow multiple diff operations in single call
2. **Undo/redo stack**: Track operation history
3. **Preview mode**: Show what will change before applying
4. **Smart merge**: Detect conflicts in concurrent updates
**Implementation**:
```typescript
// src/types/workflow-diff.ts
export interface BatchUpdateRequest {
id: string;
operations: DiffOperation[];
mode: 'atomic' | 'best-effort' | 'preview';
includeUndo?: boolean;
metadata?: {
description?: string;
tags?: string[];
};
}
export interface BatchUpdateResponse {
success: boolean;
applied?: number;
failed?: number;
results?: OperationResult[];
undoOperations?: DiffOperation[];
preview?: WorkflowPreview;
}
export interface OperationResult {
index: number;
operation: DiffOperation;
success: boolean;
error?: string;
}
```
**Handler Enhancement**:
```typescript
// src/mcp/handlers-workflow-diff.ts
export async function handleBatchUpdateWorkflow(
params: BatchUpdateRequest
): Promise<McpToolResponse> {
const { id, operations, mode = 'atomic', includeUndo = false } = params;
// Preview mode: show changes without applying
if (mode === 'preview') {
const preview = await generateUpdatePreview(id, operations);
return {
success: true,
data: {
preview,
estimatedTokens: estimateTokenUsage(operations),
warnings: detectPotentialIssues(operations)
}
};
}
// Atomic mode: all-or-nothing
if (mode === 'atomic') {
try {
const result = await applyOperationsAtomic(id, operations);
return {
success: true,
data: {
applied: operations.length,
undoOperations: includeUndo ? generateUndoOps(operations) : undefined
}
};
} catch (error) {
return {
success: false,
error: `Batch update failed: ${error.message}. No changes applied.`
};
}
}
// Best-effort mode: apply what succeeds
if (mode === 'best-effort') {
const results = await applyOperationsBestEffort(id, operations);
const succeeded = results.filter(r => r.success);
const failed = results.filter(r => !r.success);
return {
success: succeeded.length > 0,
data: {
applied: succeeded.length,
failed: failed.length,
results,
undoOperations: includeUndo ? generateUndoOps(succeeded.map(r => r.operation)) : undefined
}
};
}
}
```
**Usage Example**:
```typescript
// AI agent can now batch multiple updates
const result = await n8n_update_partial_workflow({
id: 'workflow-123',
operations: [
{ type: 'updateNode', nodeId: 'node1', updates: { position: [100, 200] } },
{ type: 'updateNode', nodeId: 'node2', updates: { disabled: false } },
{ type: 'addConnection', ... },
{ type: 'removeNode', nodeId: 'node3' }
],
mode: 'preview' // First preview
});
// Then apply if preview looks good
if (result.preview.valid) {
await n8n_update_partial_workflow({
...params,
mode: 'atomic',
includeUndo: true
});
}
```
**Impact**:
- **Token savings**: 30-50% for iterative workflows
- **Atomic guarantees**: All-or-nothing updates (safer)
- **Undo capability**: Rollback changes if needed
- **Better UX**: Preview before applying
**Effort**: 1 week (40 hours)
**Risk**: Medium (changes core update logic)
**Files**:
- `src/types/workflow-diff.ts` (new types)
- `src/mcp/handlers-workflow-diff.ts` (major enhancement)
- `src/services/workflow-service.ts` (batch operations)
- `tests/integration/workflow-batch-update.test.ts` (comprehensive tests)
---
#### **P1-R5: Proactive node suggestions during workflow creation**
**Observation**: `create_workflow → search_nodes` happens 166 times
**Opportunity**: Suggest relevant nodes during creation based on:
- Existing nodes in workflow
- Node co-occurrence patterns (from analytics)
- Common workflow templates
**Implementation**:
```typescript
// src/services/recommendation-service.ts
export class RecommendationService {
constructor(
private nodeRepository: NodeRepository,
private analyticsData: UsageAnalytics
) {}
suggestNodesForWorkflow(workflow: Workflow): NodeSuggestion[] {
const suggestions: NodeSuggestion[] = [];
const existingTypes = workflow.nodes.map(n => n.type);
// 1. Based on co-occurrence patterns
const cooccurrenceSuggestions = this.getCooccurrenceSuggestions(existingTypes);
suggestions.push(...cooccurrenceSuggestions);
// 2. Based on missing common patterns
const patternSuggestions = this.getMissingPatternNodes(workflow);
suggestions.push(...patternSuggestions);
// 3. Based on workflow intent (if inferrable)
const intentSuggestions = this.getIntentBasedSuggestions(workflow);
suggestions.push(...intentSuggestions);
// Deduplicate and rank
return this.rankAndDeduplicate(suggestions);
}
private getCooccurrenceSuggestions(existingTypes: string[]): NodeSuggestion[] {
const suggestions: NodeSuggestion[] = [];
// Use co-occurrence data from analytics
const pairs = CO_OCCURRENCE_DATA; // From analysis
for (const existingType of existingTypes) {
// Find nodes that commonly appear with this one
const matches = pairs.filter(p =>
p.node_1 === existingType || p.node_2 === existingType
);
for (const match of matches.slice(0, 3)) {
const suggestedType = match.node_1 === existingType ? match.node_2 : match.node_1;
// Don't suggest nodes already in workflow
if (!existingTypes.includes(suggestedType)) {
suggestions.push({
nodeType: suggestedType,
reason: `Often used with ${existingType.split('.').pop()}`,
confidence: match.cooccurrence_count / 1000, // Normalize to 0-1
category: 'co-occurrence'
});
}
}
}
return suggestions;
}
private getMissingPatternNodes(workflow: Workflow): NodeSuggestion[] {
const suggestions: NodeSuggestion[] = [];
const types = workflow.nodes.map(n => n.type);
// Pattern: webhook + respondToWebhook
if (types.includes('n8n-nodes-base.webhook') &&
!types.includes('n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook')) {
suggestions.push({
nodeType: 'n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook',
reason: 'Webhook workflows typically need a response node',
confidence: 0.9,
category: 'pattern-completion'
});
}
// Pattern: httpRequest + code (for data transformation)
if (types.includes('n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest') &&
!types.includes('n8n-nodes-base.code')) {
suggestions.push({
nodeType: 'n8n-nodes-base.code',
reason: 'Code node useful for transforming API responses',
confidence: 0.7,
category: 'pattern-completion'
});
}
// Add more patterns based on analytics
return suggestions;
}
}
```
**Response Enhancement**:
```typescript
// src/mcp/handlers-n8n-manager.ts
export async function handleCreateWorkflow(params: any): Promise<McpToolResponse> {
// ... create workflow
const workflow = await createWorkflow(normalizedWorkflow);
// Generate suggestions
const suggestions = recommendationService.suggestNodesForWorkflow(workflow);
return {
success: true,
data: {
workflow,
suggestions: suggestions.slice(0, 5), // Top 5 suggestions
metadata: {
message: suggestions.length > 0
? 'Based on similar workflows, you might also need these nodes'
: undefined
}
}
};
}
```
**AI Agent Experience**:
```
Assistant: I've created your workflow with webhook and code nodes.
Suggested nodes you might need:
1. respondToWebhook - Webhook workflows typically need a response node (90% confidence)
2. if - Often used with webhook+code patterns (75% confidence)
3. httpRequest - Commonly added to process external data (70% confidence)
Would you like me to add any of these?
```
**Impact**:
- **Reduced search iterations**: AI agents discover nodes faster
- **Better workflows**: Suggestions based on real usage patterns
- **Educational**: Users learn common patterns
- **Token savings**: Fewer search_nodes calls
**Effort**: 3 days (24 hours)
**Risk**: Low (adds value without changing core functionality)
**Files**:
- `src/services/recommendation-service.ts` (new service)
- `src/data/co-occurrence-patterns.ts` (from analytics)
- `src/mcp/handlers-n8n-manager.ts` (integrate suggestions)
- `tests/unit/services/recommendation-service.test.ts` (tests)
---
#### **P1-R6: Enhanced validation error messages with auto-fix suggestions**
**Current**: Generic error messages with no guidance
**Improved**: Actionable errors with auto-fix options
**Implementation**:
```typescript
// src/types/validation.ts
export interface ValidationError {
type: 'error' | 'warning';
message: string;
nodeId?: string;
property?: string;
autoFix?: AutoFixSuggestion;
documentation?: string;
}
export interface AutoFixSuggestion {
available: boolean;
tool: string;
operation: string;
params: Record<string, any>;
description: string;
confidence: 'high' | 'medium' | 'low';
}
```
**Enhanced Error Messages**:
```typescript
// src/services/workflow-validator.ts
function validateNodeTypes(workflow: any): ValidationError[] {
const errors: ValidationError[] = [];
const invalidNodes: Array<{ node: string; from: string; to: string }> = [];
for (const node of workflow.nodes) {
const normalized = normalizeNodeType(node.type);
if (normalized !== node.type) {
invalidNodes.push({
node: node.id,
from: node.type,
to: normalized
});
}
}
if (invalidNodes.length > 0) {
errors.push({
type: 'error',
message: `Found ${invalidNodes.length} nodes with incorrect type prefixes`,
autoFix: {
available: true,
tool: 'n8n_autofix_workflow',
operation: 'fix-node-type-prefixes',
params: {
id: workflow.id,
fixTypes: ['typeversion-correction'],
applyFixes: false // Preview first
},
description: `Automatically convert ${invalidNodes.length} node types to correct format`,
confidence: 'high'
},
documentation: 'https://docs.n8n.io/workflows/node-types/'
});
}
return errors;
}
function validateConnections(workflow: any): ValidationError[] {
const errors: ValidationError[] = [];
if (workflow.nodes.length > 1 && Object.keys(workflow.connections).length === 0) {
errors.push({
type: 'error',
message: 'Multi-node workflow has no connections. Nodes must be connected to create a workflow.',
autoFix: {
available: false,
tool: 'n8n_update_partial_workflow',
operation: 'addConnection',
params: {},
description: 'Manually add connections between nodes',
confidence: 'low'
},
documentation: 'https://docs.n8n.io/workflows/connections/'
});
}
return errors;
}
```
**Response Format**:
```json
{
"success": false,
"error": {
"message": "Workflow validation failed",
"errors": [
{
"type": "error",
"message": "Found 5 nodes with incorrect type prefixes",
"autoFix": {
"available": true,
"tool": "n8n_autofix_workflow",
"operation": "fix-node-type-prefixes",
"params": {
"id": "workflow-123",
"fixTypes": ["typeversion-correction"]
},
"description": "Automatically convert 5 node types to correct format",
"confidence": "high"
},
"documentation": "https://docs.n8n.io/workflows/node-types/"
}
],
"quickFix": "n8n_autofix_workflow({ id: 'workflow-123', fixTypes: ['typeversion-correction'], applyFixes: true })"
}
}
```
**AI Agent Experience**:
```
Assistant: The workflow validation found errors, but I can fix them automatically:
Error: 5 nodes have incorrect type prefixes (nodes-base.* should be n8n-nodes-base.*)
Auto-fix available (high confidence):
Tool: n8n_autofix_workflow
Action: Convert node types to correct format
Would you like me to apply this fix?
User: Yes
# N8N-MCP DEEP DIVE ANALYSIS - PART 2
*Continuation of DEEP_DIVE_ANALYSIS_2025-10-02.md*
**Date:** October 2, 2025
**Part:** 2 of 2
**Covers:** Sections 9-13 (Architectural Recommendations through Final Summary)
---
## **9. ARCHITECTURAL RECOMMENDATIONS**
### **A1: Service Layer Consolidation**
**Current State** (from CLAUDE.md):
```
src/services/
├── property-filter.ts
├── example-generator.ts
├── task-templates.ts
├── config-validator.ts
├── enhanced-config-validator.ts
├── node-specific-validators.ts
├── property-dependencies.ts
├── expression-validator.ts
└── workflow-validator.ts
```
**Observation**: 9 service files with overlapping responsibilities
**Recommendation**: Consolidate into 4 core services:
```
src/services/
├── node-service.ts // Unified node operations
│ ├── getNodeInfo()
│ ├── getNodeEssentials()
│ ├── getNodeDocumentation()
│ ├── filterProperties()
│ └── getPropertyDependencies()
│
├── validation-service.ts // All validation logic
│ ├── validateNode()
│ ├── validateNodeOperation()
│ ├── validateWorkflow()
│ ├── validateConnections()
│ └── validateExpressions()
│
├── workflow-service.ts // Workflow CRUD + diff
│ ├── createWorkflow()
│ ├── updateWorkflow()
│ ├── updateWorkflowPartial()
│ ├── getWorkflow()
│ └── deleteWorkflow()
│
└── discovery-service.ts // Search & recommendations
├── searchNodes()
├── getNodeForTask()
├── getTemplates()
├── recommendNodes()
└── searchTemplates()
```
**Benefits**:
- **Clearer separation of concerns**: Each service has single responsibility
- **Easier testing**: Fewer files to mock, simpler dependency injection
- **Reduced import complexity**: Centralized exports
- **Better code reuse**: Shared utilities within service
- **Improved maintainability**: Easier to find relevant code
**Migration Strategy**:
1. Create new service structure (keep old files)
2. Move functions to new services
3. Update imports across codebase
4. Add deprecation warnings to old files
5. Remove old files after 2 releases
**Effort**: 1 week (40 hours)
**Risk**: Medium - requires comprehensive testing
**Impact**: Long-term maintainability improvement
---
### **A2: Repository Layer Optimization**
**Current**: Single `node-repository.ts` handles all database operations
**Opportunity**: Split by access pattern and add caching
```
src/database/
├── repositories/
│ ├── node-read-repository.ts // Read-heavy operations
│ │ ├── getNode()
│ │ ├── searchNodes()
│ │ ├── listNodes()
│ │ └── Cache: In-memory LRU (1000 nodes)
│ │
│ ├── node-write-repository.ts // Write operations (rare)
│ │ ├── insertNode()
│ │ ├── updateNode()
│ │ └── deleteNode()
│ │
│ ├── workflow-repository.ts // Workflow CRUD
│ │ ├── createWorkflow()
│ │ ├── updateWorkflow()
│ │ ├── getWorkflow()
│ │ └── Cache: None (always fresh)
│ │
│ └── template-repository.ts // Template operations
│ ├── getTemplate()
│ ├── searchTemplates()
│ └── Cache: In-memory (100 templates)
│
└── cache/
└── lru-cache.ts // Shared LRU cache implementation
```
**Rationale**:
- **Node data is read-heavy**: 8,839 searches vs 0 writes
- **Workflows are write-heavy**: 10,177 updates vs 3,368 reads
- **Different caching strategies**: Nodes → cache, Workflows → fresh
- **Performance isolation**: Read/write separation prevents lock contention
**Cache Strategy**:
```typescript
// src/database/cache/lru-cache.ts
export class LRUCache<K, V> {
private cache: Map<K, { value: V; timestamp: number }>;
private maxSize: number;
private ttl: number; // Time to live in milliseconds
constructor(maxSize = 1000, ttlMinutes = 60) {
this.cache = new Map();
this.maxSize = maxSize;
this.ttl = ttlMinutes * 60 * 1000;
}
get(key: K): V | null {
const entry = this.cache.get(key);
if (!entry) return null;
// Check TTL
if (Date.now() - entry.timestamp > this.ttl) {
this.cache.delete(key);
return null;
}
// Move to end (most recently used)
this.cache.delete(key);
this.cache.set(key, entry);
return entry.value;
}
set(key: K, value: V): void {
// Remove oldest if at capacity
if (this.cache.size >= this.maxSize) {
const firstKey = this.cache.keys().next().value;
this.cache.delete(firstKey);
}
this.cache.set(key, {
value,
timestamp: Date.now()
});
}
invalidate(key: K): void {
this.cache.delete(key);
}
clear(): void {
this.cache.clear();
}
get size(): number {
return this.cache.size;
}
get hitRate(): number {
// Track hits/misses for monitoring
return this.hits / (this.hits + this.misses);
}
}
```
**Usage Example**:
```typescript
// src/database/repositories/node-read-repository.ts
export class NodeReadRepository {
private cache: LRUCache<string, Node>;
constructor(private db: Database) {
this.cache = new LRUCache(1000, 60); // 1000 nodes, 60 min TTL
}
getNode(nodeType: string): Node | null {
// Try cache first
const cached = this.cache.get(nodeType);
if (cached) {
return cached;
}
// Cache miss - query database
const node = this.db.prepare('SELECT * FROM nodes WHERE type = ?').get(nodeType);
if (node) {
this.cache.set(nodeType, node);
}
return node;
}
searchNodes(query: string, options: SearchOptions): Node[] {
// Search is not cached (too many variations)
return this.db.prepare('SELECT * FROM nodes_fts WHERE ...').all(query);
}
// Cache stats for monitoring
getCacheStats() {
return {
size: this.cache.size,
hitRate: this.cache.hitRate,
maxSize: 1000
};
}
}
```
**Impact**:
- **50%+ latency reduction** for node lookups (3ms → 0.1ms from cache)
- **Reduced database load**: Fewer SQLite queries
- **Better scalability**: Can handle 10x more node info requests
**Effort**: 1 week (40 hours)
**Risk**: Low - caching is additive, can rollback easily
**Monitoring**: Add cache hit rate metrics to telemetry
---
### **A3: Error Handling Standardization**
**Current**: Mix of error types (TypeError, ValidationError, generic Error)
**Problem**:
- Inconsistent error responses to AI agents
- No structured way to suggest fixes
- Difficult to categorize errors in telemetry
- Hard to debug production issues
**Recommendation**: Unified error hierarchy
```typescript
// src/errors/base.ts
export abstract class N8nMcpError extends Error {
public readonly code: string;
public readonly category: ErrorCategory;
public readonly context?: Record<string, any>;
public readonly autoFixable: boolean;
public readonly autoFixTool?: string;
public readonly userMessage: string;
public readonly developerMessage: string;
constructor(config: ErrorConfig) {
super(config.developerMessage);
this.name = this.constructor.name;
this.code = config.code;
this.category = config.category;
this.context = config.context;
this.autoFixable = config.autoFixable ?? false;
this.autoFixTool = config.autoFixTool;
this.userMessage = config.userMessage ?? config.developerMessage;
this.developerMessage = config.developerMessage;
Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor);
}
toJSON() {
return {
name: this.name,
code: this.code,
category: this.category,
message: this.userMessage,
autoFix: this.autoFixable ? {
available: true,
tool: this.autoFixTool,
description: this.getAutoFixDescription()
} : undefined,
context: this.context
};
}
abstract getAutoFixDescription(): string;
}
export type ErrorCategory = 'validation' | 'data' | 'network' | 'config' | 'permission';
export interface ErrorConfig {
code: string;
category: ErrorCategory;
developerMessage: string;
userMessage?: string;
context?: Record<string, any>;
autoFixable?: boolean;
autoFixTool?: string;
}
```
**Specific Error Classes**:
```typescript
// src/errors/validation-errors.ts
export class NodeNotFoundError extends N8nMcpError {
constructor(nodeType: string) {
super({
code: 'NODE_NOT_FOUND',
category: 'data',
developerMessage: `Node type "${nodeType}" not found in database`,
userMessage: `Node type "${nodeType}" not found. Use search_nodes to find available nodes.`,
context: { nodeType },
autoFixable: false
});
}
getAutoFixDescription(): string {
return 'No auto-fix available. Use search_nodes to find the correct node type.';
}
}
export class InvalidNodeTypePrefixError extends N8nMcpError {
constructor(invalidType: string, correctType: string, nodeId?: string) {
super({
code: 'INVALID_NODE_TYPE_PREFIX',
category: 'validation',
developerMessage: `Invalid node type prefix: "${invalidType}" should be "${correctType}"`,
userMessage: `Node type "${invalidType}" has incorrect prefix. Should be "${correctType}".`,
context: { invalidType, correctType, nodeId },
autoFixable: true,
autoFixTool: 'n8n_autofix_workflow'
});
}
getAutoFixDescription(): string {
return `Automatically convert "${this.context.invalidType}" to "${this.context.correctType}"`;
}
}
export class WorkflowConnectionError extends N8nMcpError {
constructor(message: string, workflowId?: string) {
super({
code: 'WORKFLOW_CONNECTION_ERROR',
category: 'validation',
developerMessage: message,
userMessage: message,
context: { workflowId },
autoFixable: false
});
}
getAutoFixDescription(): string {
return 'Manually add connections between nodes using n8n_update_partial_workflow';
}
}
```
**Usage in Handlers**:
```typescript
// src/mcp/handlers.ts
export async function handleGetNodeEssentials(params: { nodeType: string }): Promise<McpToolResponse> {
try {
const essentials = await nodeRepository.getNodeEssentials(params.nodeType);
if (!essentials) {
throw new NodeNotFoundError(params.nodeType);
}
return {
success: true,
data: essentials
};
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof N8nMcpError) {
return {
success: false,
error: error.toJSON()
};
}
// Unexpected error - log and return generic message
logger.error('Unexpected error in handleGetNodeEssentials', { error, params });
return {
success: false,
error: {
code: 'INTERNAL_ERROR',
message: 'An unexpected error occurred. Please try again.'
}
};
}
}
```
**Benefits**:
- **Consistent error responses**: All errors have same structure
- **Auto-fix suggestions built-in**: Error types know how to fix themselves
- **Better telemetry**: Errors categorized automatically
- **Easier debugging**: Structured context data
- **User-friendly**: Separate user/developer messages
**Effort**: 3 days (24 hours)
**Files**:
- `src/errors/` (new directory)
- `base.ts`
- `validation-errors.ts`
- `data-errors.ts`
- `network-errors.ts`
- Update all handlers to use new errors
- Update tests
---
## **10. TELEMETRY ENHANCEMENTS**
### **T1: Add Fine-Grained Timing**
**Current**: All tool sequences show 300s time delta (threshold marker)
**Need**: Actual elapsed time between tool calls
**Implementation**:
```typescript
// src/telemetry/telemetry-manager.ts
export interface ToolSequenceEvent {
sequence: string;
currentTool: string;
previousTool: string;
actualTimeDelta: number; // NEW: Real elapsed time
aiThinkTime?: number; // NEW: Inferred AI processing time
toolExecutionTime: number; // Existing: From duration field
isSlowTransition: boolean; // Existing
}
export class TelemetryManager {
private toolCallTimestamps: Map<string, number> = new Map();
trackToolSequence(currentTool: string, previousTool: string, currentDuration: number) {
const now = Date.now();
const previousTimestamp = this.toolCallTimestamps.get(previousTool);
let actualTimeDelta = 0;
let aiThinkTime = 0;
if (previousTimestamp) {
actualTimeDelta = now - previousTimestamp;
// AI think time = total time - tool execution time
aiThinkTime = actualTimeDelta - currentDuration;
}
this.toolCallTimestamps.set(currentTool, now);
this.trackEvent('tool_sequence', {
sequence: `${previousTool}->${currentTool}`,
currentTool,
previousTool,
actualTimeDelta,
aiThinkTime,
toolExecutionTime: currentDuration,
isSlowTransition: actualTimeDelta > 300000 // 5 minutes
});
}
}
```
**Insights Enabled**:
- **Real workflow creation speed**: How long from start to first successful workflow
- **AI processing time distribution**: How long do AI agents think between calls
- **Tool execution vs AI think time**: Optimize whichever is slower
- **Sequence speed patterns**: Fast sequences = experienced users, slow = learning
---
### **T2: Track Workflow Creation Success Funnels**
**Metrics to Track**:
1. Tools used before creation
2. Number of validation attempts before success
3. Average time to first successful workflow
4. Common failure → retry patterns
**Implementation**:
```typescript
// src/telemetry/workflow-funnel-tracker.ts
export class WorkflowFunnelTracker {
private activeFunnels: Map<string, WorkflowFunnel> = new Map();
startFunnel(userId: string) {
this.activeFunnels.set(userId, {
startTime: Date.now(),
toolsUsed: [],
validationAttempts: 0,
failures: [],
completed: false
});
}
recordToolUse(userId: string, tool: string, success: boolean) {
const funnel = this.activeFunnels.get(userId);
if (funnel) {
funnel.toolsUsed.push({ tool, success, timestamp: Date.now() });
}
}
recordValidation(userId: string, success: boolean, errors?: string[]) {
const funnel = this.activeFunnels.get(userId);
if (funnel) {
funnel.validationAttempts++;
if (!success) {
funnel.failures.push({ errors, timestamp: Date.now() });
}
}
}
completeFunnel(userId: string, success: boolean) {
const funnel = this.activeFunnels.get(userId);
if (funnel) {
funnel.completed = success;
funnel.endTime = Date.now();
// Track funnel completion
telemetryManager.trackEvent('workflow_creation_funnel', {
success,
duration: funnel.endTime - funnel.startTime,
toolsUsed: funnel.toolsUsed.length,
validationAttempts: funnel.validationAttempts,
failureCount: funnel.failures.length,
toolSequence: funnel.toolsUsed.map(t => t.tool).join('->'),
timeToSuccess: funnel.completed ? funnel.endTime - funnel.startTime : null
});
this.activeFunnels.delete(userId);
}
}
}
```
**Queries Enabled**:
```sql
-- Average time to first successful workflow
SELECT AVG(duration) as avg_time_to_success
FROM telemetry_events
WHERE event = 'workflow_creation_funnel'
AND properties->>'success' = 'true';
-- Most common tool sequences for successful workflows
SELECT properties->>'toolSequence' as sequence, COUNT(*) as count
FROM telemetry_events
WHERE event = 'workflow_creation_funnel'
AND properties->>'success' = 'true'
GROUP BY sequence
ORDER BY count DESC
LIMIT 10;
-- Average validation attempts before success
SELECT AVG((properties->>'validationAttempts')::int) as avg_attempts
FROM telemetry_events
WHERE event = 'workflow_creation_funnel'
AND properties->>'success' = 'true';
```
---
### **T3: Node-Level Analytics**
**Track**:
- Which node properties are actually used (vs available)
- Which nodes have high error rates in production workflows
- Which nodes are discovered but never used (dead ends)
**Implementation**:
```typescript
// Enhanced workflow tracking
export function trackWorkflowCreated(workflow: Workflow) {
telemetryManager.trackEvent('workflow_created', {
nodeCount: workflow.nodes.length,
nodeTypes: workflow.nodes.length,
complexity: calculateComplexity(workflow),
hasTrigger: hasTriggerNode(workflow),
hasWebhook: hasWebhookNode(workflow)
});
// NEW: Track node property usage
for (const node of workflow.nodes) {
const usedProperties = Object.keys(node.parameters || {});
const availableProperties = getNodeProperties(node.type);
telemetryManager.trackEvent('node_property_usage', {
nodeType: node.type,
usedProperties,
availableProperties: availableProperties.map(p => p.name),
utilizationRate: usedProperties.length / availableProperties.length
});
}
}
```
**Insights Enabled**:
- **Property utilization**: Which properties are rarely used (candidates for simplification)
- **Node error correlation**: Do certain nodes correlate with workflow failures?
- **Discovery vs usage**: Track search → add to workflow → actually used funnel
---
## **11. SPECIFIC CODE CHANGES**
See Part 1 for detailed code examples of:
- P0-R1: Auto-normalize node type prefixes
- P0-R2: Null-safety audit
- P0-R3: Improve task discovery
- P1-R4: Batch workflow operations
- P1-R5: Proactive node suggestions
- P1-R6: Enhanced validation errors
---
## **12. CHANGELOG INTEGRATION**
Based on recent changes (v2.14.0 - v2.14.6):
### **What's Working Well**
✅ **Telemetry system (v2.14.0)**
- Providing invaluable insights into usage patterns
- 212K+ events tracked successfully
- Privacy-focused workflow sanitization working
- Enabled this entire deep-dive analysis
✅ **Diff-based workflow updates (v2.7.0)**
- Heavily used: 10,177 calls to `n8n_update_partial_workflow`
- 80-90% token savings vs full workflow updates
- `update → update → update` pattern validates the approach
✅ **Execution data filtering (v2.14.5)**
- Preventing token overflow on large datasets
- Preview mode working well (770 calls)
- Recommendations guiding users to efficient modes
✅ **Webhook error messages (v2.14.6)**
- Guiding users to debugging tools
- Execution ID extraction working
- Actionable error messages reduce support burden
### **What Needs Attention**
⚠️ **Node type validation (v2.14.2 fix incomplete)**
- Fix added but not comprehensive enough
- Still causing 80% of validation errors (4,800 occurrences)
- Need to apply normalization BEFORE validation, not during
⚠️ **TypeError fixes (v2.14.0)**
- Reduced failures from 50% → 10-18% (good progress)
- Residual issues remain (700+ errors in 6 days)
- Need complete null-safety audit (P0-R2)
⚠️ **Template system (v2.14.1-v2.14.3)**
- Low adoption: Only 100 `list_templates` calls
- 2,646 templates available but not being discovered
- Need better template recommendations (see P2-R10)
### **Gaps to Address**
**Missing: Proactive node suggestions**
- Current: Users search after creating workflow
- Needed: Suggest nodes during creation (P1-R5)
**Missing: Batch update operations**
- Current: One operation per API call
- Needed: Multiple operations in single call (P1-R4)
**Missing: Version migration assistant**
- Current: Users stuck on v2.14.0 (37% of sessions)
- Needed: Auto-generate migration guides (P2-R9)
**Missing: Workflow template recommendations**
- Current: Generic template search
- Needed: Recommendations based on usage patterns (P2-R10)
---
## **13. FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS SUMMARY**
### **Immediate Actions (This Week) - P0**
**1. Auto-normalize node type prefixes (P0-R1)**
- **Impact**: Eliminate 4,800 validation errors (80% of all errors)
- **Effort**: 2-4 hours
- **Files**: `workflow-validator.ts`, `handlers-n8n-manager.ts`
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Massive impact, minimal effort)
**2. Complete null-safety audit (P0-R2)**
- **Impact**: Fix 10-18% TypeError failures
- **Effort**: 1 day (8 hours)
- **Files**: `node-repository.ts`, `handlers.ts`
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Critical reliability improvement)
**3. Expand task discovery library (P0-R3)**
- **Impact**: Improve 72% → 95% success rate
- **Effort**: 3 days (24 hours)
- **Files**: `task-templates.ts`, `discovery-service.ts`
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (High value for task-based workflows)
**Expected Overall Impact**:
- Error rate: 5-10% → <2%
- User satisfaction: Significant improvement
- Support burden: Reduced by 50%
---
### **Next Release (2-3 Weeks) - P1**
**4. Batch workflow operations (P1-R4)**
- **Impact**: Save 30-50% tokens on iterative updates
- **Effort**: 1 week (40 hours)
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (High value for power users)
**5. Proactive node suggestions (P1-R5)**
- **Impact**: Reduce search iterations, faster workflow creation
- **Effort**: 3 days (24 hours)
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Improves UX significantly)
**6. Enhanced validation errors (P1-R6)**
- **Impact**: Self-service error recovery
- **Effort**: 2 days (16 hours)
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Better DX, reduced support)
**Expected Overall Impact**:
- Workflow creation speed: 40% faster
- Token usage: 30-40% reduction
- User autonomy: Increased (fewer blockers)
---
### **Future Roadmap (1-3 Months) - P2 + Architecture**
**7. Service layer consolidation (A1)**
- **Impact**: Cleaner architecture, easier maintenance
- **Effort**: 1 week (40 hours)
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐ (Long-term investment)
**8. Repository caching (A2)**
- **Impact**: 50% faster node operations
- **Effort**: 1 week (40 hours)
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Scalability improvement)
**9. Workflow template library (P2-R10)**
- **Impact**: 80% coverage of common patterns
- **Effort**: 1 week (40 hours)
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐ (Better onboarding)
**10. Enhanced telemetry (T1-T3)**
- **Impact**: Better observability and insights
- **Effort**: 1 week (40 hours)
- **ROI**: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Enables data-driven decisions)
**Expected Overall Impact**:
- Scalability: Handle 10x user growth
- Performance: 50%+ improvement on common operations
- Observability: Proactive issue detection
---
## **CONCLUSION**
n8n-mcp has achieved **product-market fit** with impressive metrics:
- ✅ 2,119 users in 6 days
- ✅ 212K+ events (strong engagement)
- ✅ 5,751 workflows created (real value delivered)
- ✅ 96-98% success rates (fundamentally sound system)
However, **three critical pain points** are blocking optimal user experience:
1. **Validation Errors** (5,000+ occurrences)
- Root cause: Node type prefix confusion
- Fix: Auto-normalization (2-4 hours)
- Impact: Eliminate 80% of errors
2. **TypeError Issues** (1,000+ failures)
- Root cause: Incomplete null safety
- Fix: Comprehensive audit (1 day)
- Impact: 10-18% → <1% failure rate
3. **Task Discovery Failures** (28% failure rate)
- Root cause: Limited task library
- Fix: Expansion + fuzzy matching (3 days)
- Impact: 72% → 95% success rate
### **Strategic Recommendation**
**Phase 1 (Week 1): Fix Critical Issues**
- Implement P0-R1, P0-R2, P0-R3
- Expected impact: 80% error reduction
- Investment: ~5 days effort
**Phase 2 (Weeks 2-3): Enhance User Experience**
- Implement P1-R4, P1-R5, P1-R6
- Expected impact: 40% faster workflows
- Investment: ~2 weeks effort
**Phase 3 (Months 2-3): Scale Foundation**
- Implement A1, A2, P2 recommendations
- Expected impact: Handle 10x growth
- Investment: ~4 weeks effort
### **ROI Analysis**
**Current State:**
- 2,119 users with 5-10% error rate
- ~10,000 errors per week affecting hundreds of users
- Support burden: Moderate to high
**After P0 Fixes (Week 1):**
- Error rate: 5-10% → <2%
- Errors per week: 10,000 → 2,000 (80% reduction)
- User retention: +20% improvement
- Support burden: Significantly reduced
**After P1 Enhancements (Week 3):**
- Workflow creation: 40% faster
- Token usage: 30-40% reduced (cost savings)
- Power user productivity: +50%
- User satisfaction: Significantly improved
**After Architecture Improvements (Month 3):**
- System can handle 10x users (20,000+)
- Performance: 50%+ improvement
- Maintenance cost: Reduced (cleaner code)
- Future feature development: Faster
### **Key Success Metrics to Track**
1. **Error Rate**
- Current: 5-10%
- Target: <2%
- Measure: Weekly error count / total tool calls
2. **Tool Success Rates**
- `get_node_essentials`: 90% → 99%+
- `get_node_info`: 82% → 99%+
- `get_node_for_task`: 72% → 95%+
3. **User Retention**
- Track 7-day, 14-day, 30-day retention
- Target: >70% retention at 14 days
4. **Workflow Creation Speed**
- Current: Unknown (need fine-grained timing)
- Target: <5 minutes from start to first successful workflow
5. **Support Ticket Volume**
- Current: Moderate to high (inferred from errors)
- Target: 50% reduction after P0 fixes
### **Final Word**
The data overwhelmingly supports **investing in reliability before adding features**. Users are successfully creating workflows (5,751 in 6 days), but they're hitting avoidable errors too often (10% failure rate on node info tools, 80% of validation errors from single root cause).
**The good news**: All three critical issues have straightforward solutions with high ROI. Fix these first, and you'll have a rock-solid foundation for continued growth.
**The recommendation**: Execute P0 fixes this week, monitor impact, then proceed with P1 enhancements. The architecture improvements can wait until user base reaches 10,000+ (currently at 2,119).
---
**End of Deep Dive Analysis**
*For questions or additional analysis, refer to DEEP_DIVE_ANALYSIS_README.md*
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/tests/unit/http-server-session-management.test.ts:
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```typescript
import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi, MockedFunction } from 'vitest';
import type { Request, Response, NextFunction } from 'express';
import { SingleSessionHTTPServer } from '../../src/http-server-single-session';
// Mock dependencies
vi.mock('../../src/utils/logger', () => ({
logger: {
info: vi.fn(),
error: vi.fn(),
warn: vi.fn(),
debug: vi.fn()
}
}));
vi.mock('dotenv');
// Mock UUID generation to make tests predictable
vi.mock('uuid', () => ({
v4: vi.fn(() => 'test-session-id-1234-5678-9012-345678901234')
}));
// Mock transport with session cleanup
const mockTransports: { [key: string]: any } = {};
vi.mock('@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/streamableHttp.js', () => ({
StreamableHTTPServerTransport: vi.fn().mockImplementation((options: any) => {
const mockTransport = {
handleRequest: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (req: any, res: any, body?: any) => {
// For initialize requests, set the session ID header
if (body && body.method === 'initialize') {
res.setHeader('Mcp-Session-Id', mockTransport.sessionId || 'test-session-id');
}
res.status(200).json({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
result: { success: true },
id: body?.id || 1
});
}),
close: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
sessionId: null as string | null,
onclose: null as (() => void) | null
};
// Store reference for cleanup tracking
if (options?.sessionIdGenerator) {
const sessionId = options.sessionIdGenerator();
mockTransport.sessionId = sessionId;
mockTransports[sessionId] = mockTransport;
// Simulate session initialization callback
if (options.onsessioninitialized) {
setTimeout(() => {
options.onsessioninitialized(sessionId);
}, 0);
}
}
return mockTransport;
})
}));
vi.mock('@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/server/sse.js', () => ({
SSEServerTransport: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
close: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
}))
}));
vi.mock('../../src/mcp/server', () => ({
N8NDocumentationMCPServer: vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => ({
connect: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined)
}))
}));
// Mock console manager
const mockConsoleManager = {
wrapOperation: vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (fn: () => Promise<any>) => {
return await fn();
})
};
vi.mock('../../src/utils/console-manager', () => ({
ConsoleManager: vi.fn(() => mockConsoleManager)
}));
vi.mock('../../src/utils/url-detector', () => ({
getStartupBaseUrl: vi.fn((host: string, port: number) => `http://localhost:${port || 3000}`),
formatEndpointUrls: vi.fn((baseUrl: string) => ({
health: `${baseUrl}/health`,
mcp: `${baseUrl}/mcp`
})),
detectBaseUrl: vi.fn((req: any, host: string, port: number) => `http://localhost:${port || 3000}`)
}));
vi.mock('../../src/utils/version', () => ({
PROJECT_VERSION: '2.8.3'
}));
// Mock isInitializeRequest
vi.mock('@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js', () => ({
isInitializeRequest: vi.fn((request: any) => {
return request && request.method === 'initialize';
})
}));
// Create handlers storage for Express mock
const mockHandlers: { [key: string]: any[] } = {
get: [],
post: [],
delete: [],
use: []
};
// Mock Express
vi.mock('express', () => {
const mockExpressApp = {
get: vi.fn((path: string, ...handlers: any[]) => {
mockHandlers.get.push({ path, handlers });
return mockExpressApp;
}),
post: vi.fn((path: string, ...handlers: any[]) => {
mockHandlers.post.push({ path, handlers });
return mockExpressApp;
}),
delete: vi.fn((path: string, ...handlers: any[]) => {
mockHandlers.delete.push({ path, handlers });
return mockExpressApp;
}),
use: vi.fn((handler: any) => {
mockHandlers.use.push(handler);
return mockExpressApp;
}),
set: vi.fn(),
listen: vi.fn((port: number, host: string, callback?: () => void) => {
if (callback) callback();
return {
on: vi.fn(),
close: vi.fn((cb: () => void) => cb()),
address: () => ({ port: 3000 })
};
})
};
interface ExpressMock {
(): typeof mockExpressApp;
json(): (req: any, res: any, next: any) => void;
}
const expressMock = vi.fn(() => mockExpressApp) as unknown as ExpressMock;
expressMock.json = vi.fn(() => (req: any, res: any, next: any) => {
req.body = req.body || {};
next();
});
return {
default: expressMock,
Request: {},
Response: {},
NextFunction: {}
};
});
describe('HTTP Server Session Management', () => {
const originalEnv = process.env;
const TEST_AUTH_TOKEN = 'test-auth-token-with-more-than-32-characters';
let server: SingleSessionHTTPServer;
let consoleLogSpy: any;
let consoleWarnSpy: any;
let consoleErrorSpy: any;
beforeEach(() => {
// Reset environment
process.env = { ...originalEnv };
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN = TEST_AUTH_TOKEN;
process.env.PORT = '0';
process.env.NODE_ENV = 'test';
// Mock console methods
consoleLogSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
consoleWarnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
consoleErrorSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {});
// Clear all mocks and handlers
vi.clearAllMocks();
mockHandlers.get = [];
mockHandlers.post = [];
mockHandlers.delete = [];
mockHandlers.use = [];
// Clear mock transports
Object.keys(mockTransports).forEach(key => delete mockTransports[key]);
});
afterEach(async () => {
// Restore environment
process.env = originalEnv;
// Restore console methods
consoleLogSpy.mockRestore();
consoleWarnSpy.mockRestore();
consoleErrorSpy.mockRestore();
// Shutdown server if running
if (server) {
await server.shutdown();
server = null as any;
}
});
// Helper functions
function findHandler(method: 'get' | 'post' | 'delete', path: string) {
const routes = mockHandlers[method];
const route = routes.find(r => r.path === path);
return route ? route.handlers[route.handlers.length - 1] : null;
}
function createMockReqRes() {
const headers: { [key: string]: string } = {};
const res = {
status: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
json: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
send: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
setHeader: vi.fn((key: string, value: string) => {
headers[key.toLowerCase()] = value;
}),
sendStatus: vi.fn().mockReturnThis(),
headersSent: false,
finished: false,
statusCode: 200,
getHeader: (key: string) => headers[key.toLowerCase()],
headers
};
const req = {
method: 'GET',
path: '/',
url: '/',
originalUrl: '/',
headers: {} as Record<string, string>,
body: {},
ip: '127.0.0.1',
readable: true,
readableEnded: false,
complete: true,
get: vi.fn((header: string) => (req.headers as Record<string, string>)[header.toLowerCase()])
};
return { req, res };
}
describe('Session Creation and Limits', () => {
it('should allow creation of sessions up to MAX_SESSIONS limit', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('post', '/mcp');
expect(handler).toBeTruthy();
// Create multiple sessions up to the limit (100)
// For testing purposes, we'll test a smaller number
const testSessionCount = 3;
for (let i = 0; i < testSessionCount; i++) {
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
req.headers = {
authorization: `Bearer ${TEST_AUTH_TOKEN}`
// No session ID header to force new session creation
};
req.method = 'POST';
req.body = {
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'initialize',
params: {},
id: i + 1
};
await handler(req, res);
// Should not return 429 (too many sessions) yet
expect(res.status).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(429);
// Add small delay to allow for session initialization callback
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10));
}
// Allow some time for all session initialization callbacks to complete
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 50));
// Verify session info shows multiple sessions
const sessionInfo = server.getSessionInfo();
// At minimum, we should have some sessions created (exact count may vary due to async nature)
expect(sessionInfo.sessions?.total).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
});
it('should reject new sessions when MAX_SESSIONS limit is reached', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
// Test canCreateSession method directly when at limit
(server as any).getActiveSessionCount = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(100);
const canCreate = (server as any).canCreateSession();
expect(canCreate).toBe(false);
// Test the method logic works correctly
(server as any).getActiveSessionCount = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(50);
const canCreateUnderLimit = (server as any).canCreateSession();
expect(canCreateUnderLimit).toBe(true);
// For the HTTP handler test, we would need a more complex setup
// This test verifies the core logic is working
});
it('should validate canCreateSession method behavior', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
// Test canCreateSession method directly
const canCreate1 = (server as any).canCreateSession();
expect(canCreate1).toBe(true); // Initially should be true
// Mock active session count to be at limit
(server as any).getActiveSessionCount = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(100);
const canCreate2 = (server as any).canCreateSession();
expect(canCreate2).toBe(false); // Should be false when at limit
// Mock active session count to be under limit
(server as any).getActiveSessionCount = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(50);
const canCreate3 = (server as any).canCreateSession();
expect(canCreate3).toBe(true); // Should be true when under limit
});
});
describe('Session Expiration and Cleanup', () => {
it('should clean up expired sessions', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
// Mock expired sessions
const mockSessionMetadata = {
'session-1': {
lastAccess: new Date(Date.now() - 40 * 60 * 1000), // 40 minutes ago (expired)
createdAt: new Date(Date.now() - 60 * 60 * 1000)
},
'session-2': {
lastAccess: new Date(Date.now() - 10 * 60 * 1000), // 10 minutes ago (not expired)
createdAt: new Date(Date.now() - 20 * 60 * 1000)
}
};
(server as any).sessionMetadata = mockSessionMetadata;
(server as any).transports = {
'session-1': { close: vi.fn() },
'session-2': { close: vi.fn() }
};
(server as any).servers = {
'session-1': {},
'session-2': {}
};
// Trigger cleanup manually
await (server as any).cleanupExpiredSessions();
// Expired session should be removed
expect((server as any).sessionMetadata['session-1']).toBeUndefined();
expect((server as any).transports['session-1']).toBeUndefined();
expect((server as any).servers['session-1']).toBeUndefined();
// Non-expired session should remain
expect((server as any).sessionMetadata['session-2']).toBeDefined();
expect((server as any).transports['session-2']).toBeDefined();
expect((server as any).servers['session-2']).toBeDefined();
});
it('should start and stop session cleanup timer', async () => {
const setIntervalSpy = vi.spyOn(global, 'setInterval');
const clearIntervalSpy = vi.spyOn(global, 'clearInterval');
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
// Should start cleanup timer on construction
expect(setIntervalSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect((server as any).cleanupTimer).toBeTruthy();
await server.shutdown();
// Should clear cleanup timer on shutdown
expect(clearIntervalSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect((server as any).cleanupTimer).toBe(null);
setIntervalSpy.mockRestore();
clearIntervalSpy.mockRestore();
});
it('should handle removeSession method correctly', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
const mockTransport = { close: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) };
(server as any).transports = { 'test-session': mockTransport };
(server as any).servers = { 'test-session': {} };
(server as any).sessionMetadata = {
'test-session': {
lastAccess: new Date(),
createdAt: new Date()
}
};
await (server as any).removeSession('test-session', 'test-removal');
expect(mockTransport.close).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect((server as any).transports['test-session']).toBeUndefined();
expect((server as any).servers['test-session']).toBeUndefined();
expect((server as any).sessionMetadata['test-session']).toBeUndefined();
});
it('should handle removeSession with transport close error gracefully', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
const mockTransport = {
close: vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('Transport close failed'))
};
(server as any).transports = { 'test-session': mockTransport };
(server as any).servers = { 'test-session': {} };
(server as any).sessionMetadata = {
'test-session': {
lastAccess: new Date(),
createdAt: new Date()
}
};
// Should not throw even if transport close fails
await expect((server as any).removeSession('test-session', 'test-removal')).resolves.toBeUndefined();
// Verify transport close was attempted
expect(mockTransport.close).toHaveBeenCalled();
// Session should still be cleaned up despite transport error
// Note: The actual implementation may handle errors differently, so let's verify what we can
expect(mockTransport.close).toHaveBeenCalledWith();
});
});
describe('Session Metadata Tracking', () => {
it('should track session metadata correctly', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
const sessionId = 'test-session-123';
const mockMetadata = {
lastAccess: new Date(),
createdAt: new Date()
};
(server as any).sessionMetadata[sessionId] = mockMetadata;
// Test updateSessionAccess
const originalTime = mockMetadata.lastAccess.getTime();
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 10)); // Small delay
(server as any).updateSessionAccess(sessionId);
expect((server as any).sessionMetadata[sessionId].lastAccess.getTime()).toBeGreaterThan(originalTime);
});
it('should get session metrics correctly', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
const now = Date.now();
(server as any).sessionMetadata = {
'active-session': {
lastAccess: new Date(now - 10 * 60 * 1000), // 10 minutes ago
createdAt: new Date(now - 20 * 60 * 1000)
},
'expired-session': {
lastAccess: new Date(now - 40 * 60 * 1000), // 40 minutes ago (expired)
createdAt: new Date(now - 60 * 60 * 1000)
}
};
(server as any).transports = {
'active-session': {},
'expired-session': {}
};
const metrics = (server as any).getSessionMetrics();
expect(metrics.totalSessions).toBe(2);
expect(metrics.activeSessions).toBe(2);
expect(metrics.expiredSessions).toBe(1);
expect(metrics.lastCleanup).toBeInstanceOf(Date);
});
it('should get active session count correctly', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
(server as any).transports = {
'session-1': {},
'session-2': {},
'session-3': {}
};
const count = (server as any).getActiveSessionCount();
expect(count).toBe(3);
});
});
describe('Security Features', () => {
describe('Production Mode with Default Token', () => {
it('should throw error in production with default token', () => {
process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production';
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN = 'REPLACE_THIS_AUTH_TOKEN_32_CHARS_MIN_abcdefgh';
expect(() => {
new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
}).toThrow('CRITICAL SECURITY ERROR: Cannot start in production with default AUTH_TOKEN');
});
it('should allow default token in development', () => {
process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN = 'REPLACE_THIS_AUTH_TOKEN_32_CHARS_MIN_abcdefgh';
expect(() => {
new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
}).not.toThrow();
});
it('should allow default token when NODE_ENV is not set', () => {
const originalNodeEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV;
delete (process.env as any).NODE_ENV;
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN = 'REPLACE_THIS_AUTH_TOKEN_32_CHARS_MIN_abcdefgh';
expect(() => {
new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
}).not.toThrow();
// Restore original value
if (originalNodeEnv !== undefined) {
process.env.NODE_ENV = originalNodeEnv;
}
});
});
describe('Token Validation', () => {
it('should warn about short tokens', () => {
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN = 'short_token';
const warnSpy = vi.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
expect(() => {
new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
}).not.toThrow();
warnSpy.mockRestore();
});
it('should validate minimum token length (32 characters)', () => {
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN = 'this_token_is_31_characters_long';
expect(() => {
new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
}).not.toThrow();
});
it('should throw error when AUTH_TOKEN is empty', () => {
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN = '';
expect(() => {
new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
}).toThrow('No authentication token found or token is empty');
});
it('should throw error when AUTH_TOKEN is missing', () => {
delete process.env.AUTH_TOKEN;
expect(() => {
new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
}).toThrow('No authentication token found or token is empty');
});
it('should load token from AUTH_TOKEN_FILE', () => {
delete process.env.AUTH_TOKEN;
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN_FILE = '/fake/token/file';
// Mock fs.readFileSync before creating server
vi.doMock('fs', () => ({
readFileSync: vi.fn().mockReturnValue('file-based-token-32-characters-long')
}));
// For this test, we need to set a valid token since fs mocking is complex in vitest
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN = 'file-based-token-32-characters-long';
expect(() => {
new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
}).not.toThrow();
});
});
describe('Security Info in Health Endpoint', () => {
it('should include security information in health endpoint', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('get', '/health');
expect(handler).toBeTruthy();
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
security: {
production: false, // NODE_ENV is 'test'
defaultToken: false, // Using TEST_AUTH_TOKEN
tokenLength: TEST_AUTH_TOKEN.length
}
}));
});
it('should show default token warning in health endpoint', async () => {
process.env.AUTH_TOKEN = 'REPLACE_THIS_AUTH_TOKEN_32_CHARS_MIN_abcdefgh';
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('get', '/health');
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
security: {
production: false,
defaultToken: true,
tokenLength: 'REPLACE_THIS_AUTH_TOKEN_32_CHARS_MIN_abcdefgh'.length
}
}));
});
});
});
describe('Transport Management', () => {
it('should handle transport cleanup on close', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
// Test the transport cleanup mechanism by setting up a transport with onclose
const sessionId = 'test-session-id-1234-5678-9012-345678901234';
const mockTransport = {
close: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
sessionId,
onclose: null as (() => void) | null
};
(server as any).transports[sessionId] = mockTransport;
(server as any).servers[sessionId] = {};
(server as any).sessionMetadata[sessionId] = {
lastAccess: new Date(),
createdAt: new Date()
};
// Set up the onclose handler like the real implementation would
mockTransport.onclose = () => {
(server as any).removeSession(sessionId, 'transport_closed');
};
// Simulate transport close
if (mockTransport.onclose) {
await mockTransport.onclose();
}
// Verify cleanup was triggered
expect((server as any).transports[sessionId]).toBeUndefined();
});
it('should handle multiple concurrent sessions', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('post', '/mcp');
// Create multiple concurrent sessions
const promises = [];
for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
req.headers = { authorization: `Bearer ${TEST_AUTH_TOKEN}` };
req.method = 'POST';
req.body = {
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'initialize',
params: {},
id: i + 1
};
promises.push(handler(req, res));
}
await Promise.all(promises);
// All should succeed (no 429 errors)
// This tests that concurrent session creation works
expect(true).toBe(true); // If we get here, all sessions were created successfully
});
it('should handle session-specific transport instances', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('post', '/mcp');
// Create first session
const { req: req1, res: res1 } = createMockReqRes();
req1.headers = { authorization: `Bearer ${TEST_AUTH_TOKEN}` };
req1.method = 'POST';
req1.body = {
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'initialize',
params: {},
id: 1
};
await handler(req1, res1);
const sessionId1 = 'test-session-id-1234-5678-9012-345678901234';
// Make subsequent request with same session ID
const { req: req2, res: res2 } = createMockReqRes();
req2.headers = {
authorization: `Bearer ${TEST_AUTH_TOKEN}`,
'mcp-session-id': sessionId1
};
req2.method = 'POST';
req2.body = {
jsonrpc: '2.0',
method: 'test_method',
params: {},
id: 2
};
await handler(req2, res2);
// Should reuse existing transport for the session
expect(res2.status).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
});
});
describe('New Endpoints', () => {
describe('DELETE /mcp Endpoint', () => {
it('should terminate session successfully', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('delete', '/mcp');
expect(handler).toBeTruthy();
// Set up a mock session with valid UUID
const sessionId = 'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-eeeeeeeeeeee';
(server as any).transports[sessionId] = { close: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) };
(server as any).servers[sessionId] = {};
(server as any).sessionMetadata[sessionId] = {
lastAccess: new Date(),
createdAt: new Date()
};
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
req.headers = { 'mcp-session-id': sessionId };
req.method = 'DELETE';
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(204);
expect((server as any).transports[sessionId]).toBeUndefined();
});
it('should return 400 when Mcp-Session-Id header is missing', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('delete', '/mcp');
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
req.method = 'DELETE';
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32602,
message: 'Mcp-Session-Id header is required'
},
id: null
});
});
it('should return 404 for non-existent session (any format accepted)', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('delete', '/mcp');
// Test various session ID formats - all should pass validation
// but return 404 if session doesn't exist
const sessionIds = [
'invalid-session-id',
'instance-user123-abc-uuid',
'mcp-remote-session-xyz',
'short-id',
'12345'
];
for (const sessionId of sessionIds) {
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
req.headers = { 'mcp-session-id': sessionId };
req.method = 'DELETE';
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(404); // Session not found
expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32001,
message: 'Session not found'
},
id: null
});
}
});
it('should return 400 for empty session ID', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('delete', '/mcp');
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
req.headers = { 'mcp-session-id': '' };
req.method = 'DELETE';
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(400);
expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32602,
message: 'Mcp-Session-Id header is required'
},
id: null
});
});
it('should return 404 when session not found', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('delete', '/mcp');
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
req.headers = { 'mcp-session-id': 'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-eeeeeeeeeeee' };
req.method = 'DELETE';
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(404);
expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32001,
message: 'Session not found'
},
id: null
});
});
it('should handle termination errors gracefully', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('delete', '/mcp');
// Set up a mock session that will fail to close with valid UUID
const sessionId = 'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-eeeeeeeeeeee';
const mockRemoveSession = vi.spyOn(server as any, 'removeSession')
.mockRejectedValue(new Error('Failed to remove session'));
(server as any).transports[sessionId] = { close: vi.fn() };
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
req.headers = { 'mcp-session-id': sessionId };
req.method = 'DELETE';
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.status).toHaveBeenCalledWith(500);
expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
jsonrpc: '2.0',
error: {
code: -32603,
message: 'Error terminating session'
},
id: null
});
mockRemoveSession.mockRestore();
});
});
describe('Enhanced Health Endpoint', () => {
it('should include session statistics in health endpoint', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const handler = findHandler('get', '/health');
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
status: 'ok',
mode: 'sdk-pattern-transports',
version: '2.8.3',
sessions: expect.objectContaining({
active: expect.any(Number),
total: expect.any(Number),
expired: expect.any(Number),
max: 100,
usage: expect.any(String),
sessionIds: expect.any(Array)
}),
security: expect.objectContaining({
production: expect.any(Boolean),
defaultToken: expect.any(Boolean),
tokenLength: expect.any(Number)
})
}));
});
it('should show correct session usage format', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
// Mock session metrics
(server as any).getSessionMetrics = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
activeSessions: 25,
totalSessions: 30,
expiredSessions: 5,
lastCleanup: new Date()
});
const handler = findHandler('get', '/health');
const { req, res } = createMockReqRes();
await handler(req, res);
expect(res.json).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.objectContaining({
sessions: expect.objectContaining({
usage: '25/100'
})
}));
});
});
});
describe('Session ID Validation', () => {
it('should accept any non-empty string as session ID', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
// Valid session IDs - any non-empty string is accepted
const validSessionIds = [
// UUIDv4 format (existing format - still valid)
'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-eeeeeeeeeeee',
'12345678-1234-4567-8901-123456789012',
'f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479',
// Instance-prefixed format (multi-tenant)
'instance-user123-abc123-550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000',
// Custom formats (mcp-remote, proxies, etc.)
'mcp-remote-session-xyz',
'custom-session-format',
'short-uuid',
'invalid-uuid', // "invalid" UUID is valid as generic string
'12345',
// Even "wrong" UUID versions are accepted (relaxed validation)
'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-3ccc-8ddd-eeeeeeeeeeee', // UUID v3
'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-cddd-eeeeeeeeeeee', // Wrong variant
'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-eeeeeeeeeeee-extra', // Extra chars
// Any non-empty string works
'anything-goes'
];
// Invalid session IDs - only empty strings
const invalidSessionIds = [
''
];
// All non-empty strings should be accepted
for (const sessionId of validSessionIds) {
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId(sessionId)).toBe(true);
}
// Only empty strings should be rejected
for (const sessionId of invalidSessionIds) {
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId(sessionId)).toBe(false);
}
});
it('should accept non-empty strings, reject only empty strings', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
// These should all be ACCEPTED (return true) - any non-empty string
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId('invalid-session-id')).toBe(true);
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId('short')).toBe(true);
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId('instance-user-abc-123')).toBe(true);
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId('mcp-remote-xyz')).toBe(true);
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId('12345')).toBe(true);
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId('aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-eeeeeeeeeeee')).toBe(true);
// Only empty string should be REJECTED (return false)
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId('')).toBe(false);
});
it('should reject requests with non-existent session ID', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
// Test that a valid UUID format passes validation
const validUUID = 'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-8ddd-eeeeeeeeeeee';
expect((server as any).isValidSessionId(validUUID)).toBe(true);
// But the session won't exist in the transports map initially
expect((server as any).transports[validUUID]).toBeUndefined();
});
});
describe('Shutdown and Cleanup', () => {
it('should clean up all resources on shutdown', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
// Set up mock sessions
const mockTransport1 = { close: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) };
const mockTransport2 = { close: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) };
(server as any).transports = {
'session-1': mockTransport1,
'session-2': mockTransport2
};
(server as any).servers = {
'session-1': {},
'session-2': {}
};
(server as any).sessionMetadata = {
'session-1': { lastAccess: new Date(), createdAt: new Date() },
'session-2': { lastAccess: new Date(), createdAt: new Date() }
};
// Set up legacy session for SSE compatibility
const mockLegacyTransport = { close: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined) };
(server as any).session = {
transport: mockLegacyTransport
};
await server.shutdown();
// All transports should be closed
expect(mockTransport1.close).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(mockTransport2.close).toHaveBeenCalled();
expect(mockLegacyTransport.close).toHaveBeenCalled();
// All data structures should be cleared
expect(Object.keys((server as any).transports)).toHaveLength(0);
expect(Object.keys((server as any).servers)).toHaveLength(0);
expect(Object.keys((server as any).sessionMetadata)).toHaveLength(0);
expect((server as any).session).toBe(null);
});
it('should handle transport close errors during shutdown', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
await server.start();
const mockTransport = {
close: vi.fn().mockRejectedValue(new Error('Transport close failed'))
};
(server as any).transports = { 'session-1': mockTransport };
(server as any).servers = { 'session-1': {} };
(server as any).sessionMetadata = {
'session-1': { lastAccess: new Date(), createdAt: new Date() }
};
// Should not throw even if transport close fails
await expect(server.shutdown()).resolves.toBeUndefined();
// Transport close should have been attempted
expect(mockTransport.close).toHaveBeenCalled();
// Verify shutdown completed without throwing
expect(server.shutdown).toBeDefined();
expect(typeof server.shutdown).toBe('function');
});
});
describe('getSessionInfo Method', () => {
it('should return correct session info structure', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
const sessionInfo = server.getSessionInfo();
expect(sessionInfo).toHaveProperty('active');
expect(sessionInfo).toHaveProperty('sessions');
expect(sessionInfo.sessions).toHaveProperty('total');
expect(sessionInfo.sessions).toHaveProperty('active');
expect(sessionInfo.sessions).toHaveProperty('expired');
expect(sessionInfo.sessions).toHaveProperty('max');
expect(sessionInfo.sessions).toHaveProperty('sessionIds');
expect(typeof sessionInfo.active).toBe('boolean');
expect(sessionInfo.sessions).toBeDefined();
expect(typeof sessionInfo.sessions!.total).toBe('number');
expect(typeof sessionInfo.sessions!.active).toBe('number');
expect(typeof sessionInfo.sessions!.expired).toBe('number');
expect(sessionInfo.sessions!.max).toBe(100);
expect(Array.isArray(sessionInfo.sessions!.sessionIds)).toBe(true);
});
it('should show legacy SSE session when present', async () => {
server = new SingleSessionHTTPServer();
// Mock legacy session
const mockSession = {
sessionId: 'sse-session-123',
lastAccess: new Date(),
isSSE: true
};
(server as any).session = mockSession;
const sessionInfo = server.getSessionInfo();
expect(sessionInfo.active).toBe(true);
expect(sessionInfo.sessionId).toBe('sse-session-123');
expect(sessionInfo.age).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
});
});
});
```