fix(editor): Add template id to metadata when saving workflows from json

packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.test.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ import { NodeConnectionType, NodeHelpers } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { useCanvasOperations } from '@/composables/useCanvasOperations';
 import type { CanvasConnection, CanvasNode } from '@/types';
 import { CanvasConnectionMode } from '@/types';
-import type { ICredentialsResponse, IExecutionResponse, INodeUi, IWorkflowDb } from '@/Interface';
+import type {
+	ICredentialsResponse,
+	IExecutionResponse,
+	INodeUi,
+	IWorkflowDb,
+	IWorkflowTemplate,
+	IWorkflowTemplateNode,
+} from '@/Interface';
 import { RemoveNodeCommand } from '@/models/history';
 import { useWorkflowsStore } from '@/stores/workflows.store';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/ui.store';
@@ -43,6 +50,7 @@ import type { Connection } from '@vue-flow/core';
 import { useClipboard } from '@/composables/useClipboard';
 import { createCanvasConnectionHandleString } from '@/utils/canvasUtilsV2';
 import { nextTick } from 'vue';
+import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/projects.store';
 
 vi.mock('vue-router', async (importOriginal) => {
 	const actual = await importOriginal<{}>();
@@ -2848,6 +2856,72 @@ describe('useCanvasOperations', () => {
 			expect(workflowsStore.setPanelOpen).toHaveBeenCalledWith('chat', false);
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('importTemplate', () => {
+		it('should import template to canvas', async () => {
+			const projectsStore = mockedStore(useProjectsStore);
+			projectsStore.currentProjectId = 'test-project-id';
+
+			const workflowsStore = mockedStore(useWorkflowsStore);
+			workflowsStore.convertTemplateNodeToNodeUi.mockImplementation((node) => ({
+				...node,
+				credentials: {},
+			}));
+
+			const workflowObject = createTestWorkflowObject(workflowsStore.workflow);
+			workflowsStore.getCurrentWorkflow.mockReturnValue(workflowObject);
+
+			// Create nodes: A -> B (no outgoing from B)
+			const nodeA: IWorkflowTemplateNode = createTestNode({
+				id: 'X',
+				name: 'Node X',
+				position: [80, 80],
+			});
+			const nodeB: IWorkflowTemplateNode = createTestNode({
+				id: 'Y',
+				name: 'Node Y',
+				position: [180, 80],
+			});
+
+			const workflow: IWorkflowTemplate['workflow'] = {
+				nodes: [nodeA, nodeB],
+				connections: {
+					[nodeA.name]: {
+						main: [[{ node: nodeB.name, type: NodeConnectionType.Main, index: 0 }]],
+					},
+				},
+			};
+
+			const { importTemplate } = useCanvasOperations({ router });
+
+			const templateId = 'template-id';
+			const templateName = 'template name';
+			await importTemplate({
+				id: templateId,
+				name: templateName,
+				workflow,
+			});
+
+			expect(workflowsStore.setConnections).toHaveBeenCalledWith(workflow.connections);
+			expect(workflowsStore.addNode).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+				...nodeA,
+				credentials: {},
+				disabled: false,
+			});
+			expect(workflowsStore.setNodePristine).toHaveBeenCalledWith(nodeA.name, true);
+			expect(workflowsStore.addNode).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+				...nodeB,
+				credentials: {},
+				disabled: false,
+			});
+			expect(workflowsStore.setNodePristine).toHaveBeenCalledWith(nodeB.name, true);
+			expect(workflowsStore.getNewWorkflowData).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				templateName,
+				projectsStore.currentProjectId,
+			);
+			expect(workflowsStore.addToWorkflowMetadata).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ templateId });
+		});
+	});
 });
 
 function buildImportNodes() {

packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasOperations.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import type {
 	IWorkflowData,
 	IWorkflowDataUpdate,
 	IWorkflowDb,
+	IWorkflowTemplate,
+	WorkflowDataWithTemplateId,
 	XYPosition,
 } from '@/Interface';
 import { useDataSchema } from '@/composables/useDataSchema';
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ import type { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import { useClipboard } from '@/composables/useClipboard';
 import { useUniqueNodeName } from '@/composables/useUniqueNodeName';
 import { isPresent } from '../utils/typesUtils';
+import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/projects.store';
 
 type AddNodeData = Partial<INodeUi> & {
 	type: string;
@@ -135,6 +138,7 @@ export function useCanvasOperations({ router }: { router: ReturnType<typeof useR
 	const tagsStore = useTagsStore();
 	const nodeCreatorStore = useNodeCreatorStore();
 	const executionsStore = useExecutionsStore();
+	const projectsStore = useProjectsStore();
 
 	const i18n = useI18n();
 	const toast = useToast();
@@ -1950,6 +1954,25 @@ export function useCanvasOperations({ router }: { router: ReturnType<typeof useR
 		telemetry.track('User clicked chat open button', payload);
 	}
 
+	async function importTemplate({
+		id,
+		name,
+		workflow,
+	}: {
+		id: string | number;
+		name?: string;
+		workflow: IWorkflowTemplate['workflow'] | WorkflowDataWithTemplateId;
+	}) {
+		const convertedNodes = workflow.nodes?.map(workflowsStore.convertTemplateNodeToNodeUi);
+
+		if (workflow.connections) {
+			workflowsStore.setConnections(workflow.connections);
+		}
+		await addNodes(convertedNodes ?? []);
+		await workflowsStore.getNewWorkflowData(name, projectsStore.currentProjectId);
+		workflowsStore.addToWorkflowMetadata({ templateId: `${id}` });
+	}
+
 	return {
 		lastClickPosition,
 		editableWorkflow,
@@ -1997,5 +2020,6 @@ export function useCanvasOperations({ router }: { router: ReturnType<typeof useR
 		resolveNodeWebhook,
 		openExecution,
 		toggleChatOpen,
+		importTemplate,
 	};
 }

packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.v2.vue

@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ const {
 	duplicateNodes,
 	revertDeleteNode,
 	addNodes,
+	importTemplate,
 	revertAddNode,
 	createConnection,
 	revertCreateConnection,
@@ -476,16 +477,13 @@ async function openTemplateFromWorkflowJSON(workflow: WorkflowDataWithTemplateId
 	executionsStore.activeExecution = null;
 
 	isBlankRedirect.value = true;
+	const templateId = workflow.meta.templateId;
 	await router.replace({
 		name: VIEWS.NEW_WORKFLOW,
-		query: { templateId: workflow.meta.templateId },
+		query: { templateId },
 	});
 
-	const convertedNodes = workflow.nodes.map(workflowsStore.convertTemplateNodeToNodeUi);
-
-	workflowsStore.setConnections(workflow.connections);
-	await addNodes(convertedNodes);
-	await workflowsStore.getNewWorkflowData(workflow.name, projectsStore.currentProjectId);
+	await importTemplate({ id: templateId, name: workflow.name, workflow });
 
 	uiStore.stateIsDirty = true;
 
@@ -526,12 +524,7 @@ async function openWorkflowTemplate(templateId: string) {
 	isBlankRedirect.value = true;
 	await router.replace({ name: VIEWS.NEW_WORKFLOW, query: { templateId } });
 
-	const convertedNodes = data.workflow.nodes.map(workflowsStore.convertTemplateNodeToNodeUi);
-
-	workflowsStore.setConnections(data.workflow.connections);
-	await addNodes(convertedNodes);
-	await workflowsStore.getNewWorkflowData(data.name, projectsStore.currentProjectId);
-	workflowsStore.addToWorkflowMetadata({ templateId });
+	await importTemplate({ id: templateId, name: data.name, workflow: data.workflow });
 
 	uiStore.stateIsDirty = true;