feat: implement transferWorkflow operation in n8n_update_partial_workflow (#644) (#649)

Add transferWorkflow diff operation to move workflows between n8n projects:
- TransferWorkflowOperation type with destinationProjectId field
- WorkflowDiffEngine validates and tracks transfer intent
- Handler calls PUT /workflows/{id}/transfer after update
- N8nApiClient.transferWorkflow() method
- Zod schema validates destinationProjectId is non-empty
- Tool description and documentation updated
- inferIntentFromOperations case for transfer

Also fixes two pre-existing bugs found during review:
- continueOnError path now properly extracts/propagates activation flags
- Debug log in updateConnectionReferences shows correct old name

Based on work by @djakielski in PR #645.


Conceived by Romuald Członkowski - https://www.aiadvisors.pl/en
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Romuald Członkowski
2026-03-20 17:50:00 +01:00
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commit 47a1cb135d
30 changed files with 582 additions and 37 deletions

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@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import {
AddTagOperation,
RemoveTagOperation,
CleanStaleConnectionsOperation,
ReplaceConnectionsOperation
ReplaceConnectionsOperation,
TransferWorkflowOperation
} from '@/types/workflow-diff';
import { Workflow } from '@/types/n8n-api';
@@ -4989,4 +4990,151 @@ describe('WorkflowDiffEngine', () => {
expect('nonExistent' in updatedNode).toBe(false);
});
});
});
describe('transferWorkflow operation', () => {
it('should set transferToProjectId in result for valid transferWorkflow', async () => {
const operation: TransferWorkflowOperation = {
type: 'transferWorkflow',
destinationProjectId: 'project-abc-123'
};
const request: WorkflowDiffRequest = {
id: 'test-workflow',
operations: [operation]
};
const result = await diffEngine.applyDiff(baseWorkflow, request);
expect(result.success).toBe(true);
expect(result.transferToProjectId).toBe('project-abc-123');
});
it('should fail validation when destinationProjectId is empty', async () => {
const operation: TransferWorkflowOperation = {
type: 'transferWorkflow',
destinationProjectId: ''
};
const request: WorkflowDiffRequest = {
id: 'test-workflow',
operations: [operation]
};
const result = await diffEngine.applyDiff(baseWorkflow, request);
expect(result.success).toBe(false);
expect(result.errors).toBeDefined();
expect(result.errors![0].message).toContain('destinationProjectId');
});
it('should fail validation when destinationProjectId is undefined', async () => {
const operation = {
type: 'transferWorkflow',
destinationProjectId: undefined
} as any as TransferWorkflowOperation;
const request: WorkflowDiffRequest = {
id: 'test-workflow',
operations: [operation]
};
const result = await diffEngine.applyDiff(baseWorkflow, request);
expect(result.success).toBe(false);
expect(result.errors).toBeDefined();
expect(result.errors![0].message).toContain('destinationProjectId');
});
it('should not include transferToProjectId when no transferWorkflow operation is present', async () => {
const operation: UpdateNameOperation = {
type: 'updateName',
name: 'Renamed Workflow'
};
const request: WorkflowDiffRequest = {
id: 'test-workflow',
operations: [operation]
};
const result = await diffEngine.applyDiff(baseWorkflow, request);
expect(result.success).toBe(true);
expect(result.transferToProjectId).toBeUndefined();
});
it('should combine updateName and transferWorkflow operations', async () => {
const operations: WorkflowDiffOperation[] = [
{
type: 'updateName',
name: 'Transferred Workflow'
} as UpdateNameOperation,
{
type: 'transferWorkflow',
destinationProjectId: 'project-xyz-789'
} as TransferWorkflowOperation
];
const request: WorkflowDiffRequest = {
id: 'test-workflow',
operations
};
const result = await diffEngine.applyDiff(baseWorkflow, request);
expect(result.success).toBe(true);
expect(result.operationsApplied).toBe(2);
expect(result.workflow!.name).toBe('Transferred Workflow');
expect(result.transferToProjectId).toBe('project-xyz-789');
});
it('should combine removeTag and transferWorkflow in continueOnError mode', async () => {
const operations: WorkflowDiffOperation[] = [
{
type: 'removeTag',
tag: 'non-existent-tag'
} as RemoveTagOperation,
{
type: 'transferWorkflow',
destinationProjectId: 'project-target-456'
} as TransferWorkflowOperation
];
const request: WorkflowDiffRequest = {
id: 'test-workflow',
operations,
continueOnError: true
};
const result = await diffEngine.applyDiff(baseWorkflow, request);
expect(result.success).toBe(true);
expect(result.transferToProjectId).toBe('project-target-456');
});
it('should fail entire batch in atomic mode when transferWorkflow has empty destinationProjectId alongside updateName', async () => {
const operations: WorkflowDiffOperation[] = [
{
type: 'updateName',
name: 'Should Not Apply'
} as UpdateNameOperation,
{
type: 'transferWorkflow',
destinationProjectId: ''
} as TransferWorkflowOperation
];
const request: WorkflowDiffRequest = {
id: 'test-workflow',
operations
};
const result = await diffEngine.applyDiff(baseWorkflow, request);
expect(result.success).toBe(false);
expect(result.errors).toBeDefined();
expect(result.errors![0].message).toContain('destinationProjectId');
// In atomic mode, the workflow should not be returned since the batch failed
expect(result.workflow).toBeUndefined();
});
});
});