[n8n-workbench-syncer] Syncing local n8n workflows with remote host

yavetal · June 27, 2023, 6:16pm

It seems like this package is extremely popular

Anyways, just pushed version 1.3.0 (version 1.2.0 had some minor changes).

I’ve worked with this script for a while (and i found it extremely useful!) and noted something i can automate even more. I have a difference between the local workflows and the host: i need all local workflows to be disabled (i run them manually during the development), and some of the deployed workflows to be enabled (because they are finished and prod-ready).
At first, i used to enable them manually, right after the deployment. So I’ve added “[A]” to the name of the workflow, so i can easily find the ones i want to enable. Recently, i’ve got an idea to enable the workflows that starts with “[A]” just before starting the n8n on the host automatically.
Today i had some time, so i’ve implemented it. The logic is pretty straightforward, and it is fired by the new command “imar” (IMport-Activate-Run).

github.com

Systemify-me/n8n-workbench-syncer/blob/main/scripts/activate.js

const shell = require('shelljs'),
    fs = require('fs'),
    path = require('path');

const workflowsPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'project', 'workflows'),
    files = fs.readdirSync(workflowsPath);

files.forEach(function (file) {
    const fullFilename = path.join(workflowsPath, file);
    const content = fs.readFileSync(fullFilename, 'utf8');
    const jsonContent = JSON.parse(content);
    const workflowName = jsonContent.name;

    jsonContent.active = workflowName.startsWith("[A]");

    fs.writeFileSync(fullFilename, JSON.stringify(jsonContent, null, 2), 'utf8');

    console.log(file + " - '" + workflowName + "' - Active is set to: " + jsonContent.active); 
});