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n8n-mcp/src/services/node-sanitizer.ts
Romuald Członkowski 6be9ffa53e fix: correct operator names, connection types, and implement __patch_find_replace (#665, #659, #642) (#672)
Three critical fixes in n8n_update_partial_workflow:

- **#665**: Replace incorrect `isNotEmpty`/`isEmpty` operator names with `notEmpty`/`empty`
  across validators, sanitizer, docs, and error messages. Add auto-correction in sanitizer.
  Unknown operators silently returned false in n8n's execution engine.

- **#659**: Remap numeric `targetInput` values (e.g., "0") to "main" in addConnection.
  Relax sourceOutput remapping guard for redundant sourceOutput+sourceIndex combinations.
  Also resolves #653 (dangling connections caused by malformed type:"0" connections).

- **#642**: Implement __patch_find_replace for surgical string edits in updateNode.
  Previously stored patch objects literally as jsCode, producing [object Object].
  Now reads current value, applies find/replace sequentially, writes back the string.

Conceived by Romuald Członkowski - https://www.aiadvisors.pl/en

Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-27 16:26:21 +01:00

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/**
* Node Sanitizer Service
*
* Ensures nodes have complete metadata required by n8n UI.
* Based on n8n AI Workflow Builder patterns:
* - Merges node type defaults with user parameters
* - Auto-adds required metadata for filter-based nodes (IF v2.2+, Switch v3.2+)
* - Fixes operator structure
* - Prevents "Could not find property option" errors
*/
import { INodeParameters } from 'n8n-workflow';
import { logger } from '../utils/logger';
import { WorkflowNode } from '../types/n8n-api';
/** Legacy operator names that n8n no longer recognizes, mapped to their correct names. */
const OPERATOR_CORRECTIONS: Record<string, string> = {
'isEmpty': 'empty',
'isNotEmpty': 'notEmpty',
};
/** Operators that take no right-hand value and require singleValue: true. */
const UNARY_OPERATORS = new Set([
'true',
'false',
'isNumeric',
'empty',
'notEmpty',
'exists',
'notExists',
]);
/**
* Sanitize a single node by adding required metadata
*/
export function sanitizeNode(node: WorkflowNode): WorkflowNode {
const sanitized = { ...node };
// Apply node-specific sanitization
if (isFilterBasedNode(node.type, node.typeVersion)) {
sanitized.parameters = sanitizeFilterBasedNode(
sanitized.parameters as INodeParameters,
node.type,
node.typeVersion
);
}
return sanitized;
}
/**
* Sanitize all nodes in a workflow
*/
export function sanitizeWorkflowNodes(workflow: any): any {
if (!workflow.nodes || !Array.isArray(workflow.nodes)) {
return workflow;
}
return {
...workflow,
nodes: workflow.nodes.map(sanitizeNode)
};
}
/**
* Check if node is filter-based (IF v2.2+, Switch v3.2+)
*/
function isFilterBasedNode(nodeType: string, typeVersion: number): boolean {
if (nodeType === 'n8n-nodes-base.if') {
return typeVersion >= 2.2;
}
if (nodeType === 'n8n-nodes-base.switch') {
return typeVersion >= 3.2;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Sanitize filter-based nodes (IF v2.2+, Switch v3.2+)
* Ensures conditions.options has complete structure
*/
function sanitizeFilterBasedNode(
parameters: INodeParameters,
nodeType: string,
typeVersion: number
): INodeParameters {
const sanitized = { ...parameters };
// Handle IF node
if (nodeType === 'n8n-nodes-base.if' && typeVersion >= 2.2) {
sanitized.conditions = sanitizeFilterConditions(sanitized.conditions as any);
}
// Handle Switch node
if (nodeType === 'n8n-nodes-base.switch' && typeVersion >= 3.2) {
if (sanitized.rules && typeof sanitized.rules === 'object') {
const rules = sanitized.rules as any;
if (rules.rules && Array.isArray(rules.rules)) {
rules.rules = rules.rules.map((rule: any) => ({
...rule,
conditions: sanitizeFilterConditions(rule.conditions)
}));
}
}
}
return sanitized;
}
/**
* Sanitize filter conditions structure
*/
function sanitizeFilterConditions(conditions: any): any {
if (!conditions || typeof conditions !== 'object') {
return conditions;
}
const sanitized = { ...conditions };
// Ensure options has complete structure
if (!sanitized.options) {
sanitized.options = {};
}
// Add required filter options metadata
const requiredOptions = {
version: 2,
leftValue: '',
caseSensitive: true,
typeValidation: 'strict'
};
// Merge with existing options, preserving user values
sanitized.options = {
...requiredOptions,
...sanitized.options
};
// Sanitize conditions array
if (sanitized.conditions && Array.isArray(sanitized.conditions)) {
sanitized.conditions = sanitized.conditions.map(sanitizeCondition);
}
return sanitized;
}
/**
* Sanitize a single condition
*/
function sanitizeCondition(condition: any): any {
if (!condition || typeof condition !== 'object') {
return condition;
}
const sanitized = { ...condition };
// Ensure condition has an ID
if (!sanitized.id) {
sanitized.id = generateConditionId();
}
// Sanitize operator structure
if (sanitized.operator) {
sanitized.operator = sanitizeOperator(sanitized.operator);
}
return sanitized;
}
/**
* Sanitize operator structure
* Ensures operator has correct format: {type, operation, singleValue?}
*/
function sanitizeOperator(operator: any): any {
if (!operator || typeof operator !== 'object') {
return operator;
}
const sanitized = { ...operator };
// Fix common mistake: type field used for operation name
// WRONG: {type: "notEmpty"}
// RIGHT: {type: "string", operation: "notEmpty"}
if (sanitized.type && !sanitized.operation) {
const typeValue = sanitized.type as string;
if (isOperationName(typeValue)) {
logger.debug(`Fixing operator structure: converting type="${typeValue}" to operation`);
sanitized.type = inferDataType(typeValue);
sanitized.operation = typeValue;
}
}
// Auto-correct legacy operator names to n8n-recognized names
if (sanitized.operation && OPERATOR_CORRECTIONS[sanitized.operation]) {
sanitized.operation = OPERATOR_CORRECTIONS[sanitized.operation];
}
// Set singleValue based on operator type
if (sanitized.operation) {
if (isUnaryOperator(sanitized.operation)) {
sanitized.singleValue = true;
} else {
// Binary operators should NOT have singleValue — remove it to prevent UI errors
delete sanitized.singleValue;
}
}
return sanitized;
}
/**
* Check if string looks like an operation name (not a data type)
*/
function isOperationName(value: string): boolean {
// Operation names are lowercase and don't contain dots
// Data types are: string, number, boolean, dateTime, array, object
const dataTypes = ['string', 'number', 'boolean', 'dateTime', 'array', 'object'];
return !dataTypes.includes(value) && /^[a-z][a-zA-Z]*$/.test(value);
}
/**
* Infer data type from operation name
*/
function inferDataType(operation: string): string {
// Boolean operations
const booleanOps = ['true', 'false'];
if (booleanOps.includes(operation)) {
return 'boolean';
}
// Number operations (partial match to catch variants like "greaterThan" containing "gt")
const numberOps = ['isNumeric', 'gt', 'gte', 'lt', 'lte'];
if (numberOps.some(op => operation.includes(op))) {
return 'number';
}
// Date operations (partial match to catch variants like "isAfter" containing "after")
const dateOps = ['after', 'before', 'afterDate', 'beforeDate'];
if (dateOps.some(op => operation.includes(op))) {
return 'dateTime';
}
// Object operations: empty/notEmpty/exists/notExists are generic object-level checks
const objectOps = ['empty', 'notEmpty', 'exists', 'notExists'];
if (objectOps.includes(operation)) {
return 'object';
}
// Default to string
return 'string';
}
/**
* Check if operator is unary (requires singleValue: true)
*/
function isUnaryOperator(operation: string): boolean {
return UNARY_OPERATORS.has(operation);
}
/**
* Generate unique condition ID
*/
function generateConditionId(): string {
return `condition-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).substr(2, 9)}`;
}
/**
* Validate that a node has complete metadata
* Returns array of issues found
*/
export function validateNodeMetadata(node: WorkflowNode): string[] {
const issues: string[] = [];
if (!isFilterBasedNode(node.type, node.typeVersion)) {
return issues; // Not a filter-based node
}
// Check IF node
if (node.type === 'n8n-nodes-base.if') {
const conditions = (node.parameters.conditions as any);
if (!conditions?.options) {
issues.push('Missing conditions.options');
} else {
const required = ['version', 'leftValue', 'typeValidation', 'caseSensitive'];
for (const field of required) {
if (!(field in conditions.options)) {
issues.push(`Missing conditions.options.${field}`);
}
}
}
// Check operators
if (conditions?.conditions && Array.isArray(conditions.conditions)) {
for (let i = 0; i < conditions.conditions.length; i++) {
const condition = conditions.conditions[i];
const operatorIssues = validateOperator(condition.operator, `conditions.conditions[${i}].operator`);
issues.push(...operatorIssues);
}
}
}
// Check Switch node
if (node.type === 'n8n-nodes-base.switch') {
const rules = (node.parameters.rules as any);
if (rules?.rules && Array.isArray(rules.rules)) {
for (let i = 0; i < rules.rules.length; i++) {
const rule = rules.rules[i];
if (!rule.conditions?.options) {
issues.push(`Missing rules.rules[${i}].conditions.options`);
} else {
const required = ['version', 'leftValue', 'typeValidation', 'caseSensitive'];
for (const field of required) {
if (!(field in rule.conditions.options)) {
issues.push(`Missing rules.rules[${i}].conditions.options.${field}`);
}
}
}
// Check operators
if (rule.conditions?.conditions && Array.isArray(rule.conditions.conditions)) {
for (let j = 0; j < rule.conditions.conditions.length; j++) {
const condition = rule.conditions.conditions[j];
const operatorIssues = validateOperator(
condition.operator,
`rules.rules[${i}].conditions.conditions[${j}].operator`
);
issues.push(...operatorIssues);
}
}
}
}
}
return issues;
}
/**
* Validate operator structure
*/
function validateOperator(operator: any, path: string): string[] {
const issues: string[] = [];
if (!operator || typeof operator !== 'object') {
issues.push(`${path}: operator is missing or not an object`);
return issues;
}
if (!operator.type) {
issues.push(`${path}: missing required field 'type'`);
} else if (!['string', 'number', 'boolean', 'dateTime', 'array', 'object'].includes(operator.type)) {
issues.push(`${path}: invalid type "${operator.type}" (must be data type, not operation)`);
}
if (!operator.operation) {
issues.push(`${path}: missing required field 'operation'`);
}
// Check singleValue based on operator type
if (operator.operation) {
if (isUnaryOperator(operator.operation)) {
// Unary operators MUST have singleValue: true
if (operator.singleValue !== true) {
issues.push(`${path}: unary operator "${operator.operation}" requires singleValue: true`);
}
} else {
// Binary operators should NOT have singleValue
if (operator.singleValue === true) {
issues.push(`${path}: binary operator "${operator.operation}" should not have singleValue: true (only unary operators need this)`);
}
}
}
return issues;
}