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* Utility functions for working with n8n node types
* Provides consistent normalization and transformation of node type strings
*/
/**
* Normalize a node type to the standard short form
* Handles both old-style (n8n-nodes-base.) and new-style (nodes-base.) prefixes
*
* @example
* normalizeNodeType('n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest') // 'nodes-base.httpRequest'
* normalizeNodeType('@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi') // 'nodes-langchain.openAi'
* normalizeNodeType('nodes-base.webhook') // 'nodes-base.webhook' (unchanged)
*/
export function normalizeNodeType(type: string): string {
if (!type) return type;
return type
.replace(/^n8n-nodes-base\./, 'nodes-base.')
.replace(/^@n8n\/n8n-nodes-langchain\./, 'nodes-langchain.');
}
/**
* Convert a short-form node type to the full package name
*
* @example
* denormalizeNodeType('nodes-base.httpRequest', 'base') // 'n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest'
* denormalizeNodeType('nodes-langchain.openAi', 'langchain') // '@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi'
*/
export function denormalizeNodeType(type: string, packageType: 'base' | 'langchain'): string {
if (!type) return type;
if (packageType === 'base') {
return type.replace(/^nodes-base\./, 'n8n-nodes-base.');
}
return type.replace(/^nodes-langchain\./, '@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.');
}
/**
* Extract the node name from a full node type
*
* @example
* extractNodeName('nodes-base.httpRequest') // 'httpRequest'
* extractNodeName('n8n-nodes-base.webhook') // 'webhook'
*/
export function extractNodeName(type: string): string {
if (!type) return '';
// First normalize the type
const normalized = normalizeNodeType(type);
// Extract everything after the last dot
const parts = normalized.split('.');
return parts[parts.length - 1] || '';
}
/**
* Get the package prefix from a node type
*
* @example
* getNodePackage('nodes-base.httpRequest') // 'nodes-base'
* getNodePackage('nodes-langchain.openAi') // 'nodes-langchain'
*/
export function getNodePackage(type: string): string | null {
if (!type || !type.includes('.')) return null;
// First normalize the type
const normalized = normalizeNodeType(type);
// Extract everything before the first dot
const parts = normalized.split('.');
return parts[0] || null;
}
/**
* Check if a node type is from the base package
*/
export function isBaseNode(type: string): boolean {
const normalized = normalizeNodeType(type);
return normalized.startsWith('nodes-base.');
}
/**
* Check if a node type is from the langchain package
*/
export function isLangChainNode(type: string): boolean {
const normalized = normalizeNodeType(type);
return normalized.startsWith('nodes-langchain.');
}
/**
* Validate if a string looks like a valid node type
* (has package prefix and node name)
*/
export function isValidNodeTypeFormat(type: string): boolean {
if (!type || typeof type !== 'string') return false;
// Must contain at least one dot
if (!type.includes('.')) return false;
const parts = type.split('.');
// Must have exactly 2 parts (package and node name)
if (parts.length !== 2) return false;
// Both parts must be non-empty
return parts[0].length > 0 && parts[1].length > 0;
}
/**
* Try multiple variations of a node type to find a match
* Returns an array of variations to try in order
*
* @example
* getNodeTypeVariations('httpRequest')
* // ['nodes-base.httpRequest', 'n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest', 'nodes-langchain.httpRequest', ...]
*/
export function getNodeTypeVariations(type: string): string[] {
const variations: string[] = [];
// If it already has a package prefix, try normalized version first
if (type.includes('.')) {
variations.push(normalizeNodeType(type));
// Also try the denormalized versions
const normalized = normalizeNodeType(type);
if (normalized.startsWith('nodes-base.')) {
variations.push(denormalizeNodeType(normalized, 'base'));
} else if (normalized.startsWith('nodes-langchain.')) {
variations.push(denormalizeNodeType(normalized, 'langchain'));
}
} else {
// No package prefix, try common packages
variations.push(`nodes-base.${type}`);
variations.push(`n8n-nodes-base.${type}`);
variations.push(`nodes-langchain.${type}`);
variations.push(`@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.${type}`);
}
// Remove duplicates while preserving order
return [...new Set(variations)];
}
/**
* Check if a node is ANY type of trigger (including executeWorkflowTrigger)
*
* This function determines if a node can start a workflow execution.
* Returns true for:
* - Webhook triggers (webhook, webhookTrigger)
* - Time-based triggers (schedule, cron)
* - Poll-based triggers (emailTrigger, slackTrigger, etc.)
* - Manual triggers (manualTrigger, start, formTrigger)
* - Sub-workflow triggers (executeWorkflowTrigger)
*
* Used for: Disconnection validation (triggers don't need incoming connections)
*
* @param nodeType - The node type to check (e.g., "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger")
* @returns true if node is any type of trigger
*/
export function isTriggerNode(nodeType: string): boolean {
const normalized = normalizeNodeType(nodeType);
const lowerType = normalized.toLowerCase();
// Check for trigger pattern in node type name
if (lowerType.includes('trigger')) {
return true;
}
// Check for webhook nodes (excluding respondToWebhook which is NOT a trigger)
if (lowerType.includes('webhook') && !lowerType.includes('respond')) {
return true;
}
// Check for specific trigger types that don't have 'trigger' in their name
const specificTriggers = [
'nodes-base.start',
'nodes-base.manualTrigger',
'nodes-base.formTrigger'
];
return specificTriggers.includes(normalized);
}
/**
* Check if a node is an ACTIVATABLE trigger
*
* This function determines if a node can be used to activate a workflow.
* Returns true for:
* - Webhook triggers (webhook, webhookTrigger)
* - Time-based triggers (schedule, cron)
* - Poll-based triggers (emailTrigger, slackTrigger, etc.)
* - Manual triggers (manualTrigger, start, formTrigger)
* - Sub-workflow triggers (executeWorkflowTrigger) - requires activation in n8n 2.0+
*
* Used for: Activation validation (active workflows need activatable triggers)
*
* NOTE: Since n8n 2.0, executeWorkflowTrigger workflows MUST be activated to work.
* This is a breaking change from pre-2.0 behavior.
*
* @param nodeType - The node type to check
* @returns true if node can activate a workflow
*/
export function isActivatableTrigger(nodeType: string): boolean {
// All trigger nodes can activate workflows (including executeWorkflowTrigger in n8n 2.0+)
return isTriggerNode(nodeType);
}
/**
* Get human-readable description of trigger type
*
* @param nodeType - The node type
* @returns Description of what triggers this node
*/
export function getTriggerTypeDescription(nodeType: string): string {
const normalized = normalizeNodeType(nodeType);
const lowerType = normalized.toLowerCase();
if (lowerType.includes('executeworkflow')) {
return 'Execute Workflow Trigger (invoked by other workflows)';
}
if (lowerType.includes('webhook')) {
return 'Webhook Trigger (HTTP requests)';
}
if (lowerType.includes('schedule') || lowerType.includes('cron')) {
return 'Schedule Trigger (time-based)';
}
if (lowerType.includes('manual') || normalized === 'nodes-base.start') {
return 'Manual Trigger (manual execution)';
}
if (lowerType.includes('email') || lowerType.includes('imap') || lowerType.includes('gmail')) {
return 'Email Trigger (polling)';
}
if (lowerType.includes('form')) {
return 'Form Trigger (form submissions)';
}
if (lowerType.includes('trigger')) {
return 'Trigger (event-based)';
}
return 'Unknown trigger type';
} |