From 0c78df61eaf8e1ea95cb0e794135e79f7258e6a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Csaba Tuncsik <csaba@n8n.io>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:06:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] refactor(editor): encapsulate node creation actions (#4287)

* refactor(editor): encapsulate node creation actions

* fix(editor): add sticky node event name

* refactor(editor): move node creation and load it dynamically

* refactor(editor): move node creator

* refactor(editor): move node creator from node view to node creation

* fix(editor): fix node creator opening
---
 .../src/components/Node/NodeCreation.vue      | 131 +++++++++++++++++
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/CategoryItem.vue   |   0
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/CreatorItem.vue    |   0
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/ItemIterator.vue   |   0
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/MainPanel.vue      |   2 +-
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/NoResults.vue      |   0
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/NoResultsIcon.vue  |   0
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue    |  46 +++---
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/NodeItem.vue       |   8 +-
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/SearchBar.vue      |   0
 .../NodeCreator/SubcategoryItem.vue           |   0
 .../NodeCreator/SubcategoryPanel.vue          |   1 -
 .../{ => Node}/NodeCreator/helpers.ts         |   0
 .../src/components/mixins/nodeBase.ts         |   2 +-
 packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue     | 138 ++----------------
 15 files changed, 176 insertions(+), 152 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreation.vue
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/CategoryItem.vue (100%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/CreatorItem.vue (100%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/ItemIterator.vue (100%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/MainPanel.vue (99%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/NoResults.vue (100%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/NoResultsIcon.vue (100%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue (84%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/NodeItem.vue (96%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/SearchBar.vue (100%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/SubcategoryItem.vue (100%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/SubcategoryPanel.vue (97%)
 rename packages/editor-ui/src/components/{ => Node}/NodeCreator/helpers.ts (100%)

diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreation.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreation.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a567dd305b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreation.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+<template>
+	<div>
+		<div v-if="!createNodeActive" :class="[$style.nodeButtonsWrapper, showStickyButton ? $style.noEvents : '']" @mouseenter="onCreateMenuHoverIn">
+			<div :class="$style.nodeCreatorButton">
+				<n8n-icon-button size="xlarge" icon="plus" @click="openNodeCreator" :title="$locale.baseText('nodeView.addNode')"/>
+				<div :class="[$style.addStickyButton, showStickyButton ? $style.visibleButton : '']" @click="addStickyNote">
+					<n8n-icon-button size="medium" type="secondary" :icon="['far', 'note-sticky']" :title="$locale.baseText('nodeView.addSticky')"/>
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		<node-creator :active="createNodeActive" @nodeTypeSelected="nodeTypeSelected" @closeNodeCreator="closeNodeCreator" />
+	</div>
+</template>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+import Vue from "vue";
+import * as CanvasHelpers from "@/views/canvasHelpers";
+import {DEFAULT_STICKY_HEIGHT, DEFAULT_STICKY_WIDTH, STICKY_NODE_TYPE} from "@/constants";
+
+export default Vue.extend({
+	name: 'node-creation',
+	components: {
+		NodeCreator: () => import('@/components/Node/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue'),
+	},
+	props: {
+		nodeViewScale: {
+			type: Number,
+			required: true,
+		},
+		createNodeActive: {
+			type: Boolean,
+			default: false,
+		},
+	},
+	data() {
+		return {
+			showStickyButton: false,
+		};
+	},
+	methods: {
+		onCreateMenuHoverIn(mouseinEvent: MouseEvent) {
+			const buttonsWrapper = mouseinEvent.target as Element;
+
+			// Once the popup menu is hovered, it's pointer events are disabled so it's not interfering with element underneath it.
+			this.showStickyButton = true;
+			const moveCallback = (mousemoveEvent: MouseEvent) => {
+				if (buttonsWrapper) {
+					const wrapperBounds = buttonsWrapper.getBoundingClientRect();
+					const wrapperH = wrapperBounds.height;
+					const wrapperW = wrapperBounds.width;
+					const wrapperLeftNear = wrapperBounds.left;
+					const wrapperLeftFar = wrapperLeftNear + wrapperW;
+					const wrapperTopNear = wrapperBounds.top;
+					const wrapperTopFar = wrapperTopNear + wrapperH;
+					const inside = ((mousemoveEvent.pageX > wrapperLeftNear && mousemoveEvent.pageX < wrapperLeftFar) && (mousemoveEvent.pageY > wrapperTopNear && mousemoveEvent.pageY < wrapperTopFar));
+					if (!inside) {
+						this.showStickyButton = false;
+						document.removeEventListener('mousemove', moveCallback, false);
+					}
+				}
+			};
+			document.addEventListener('mousemove', moveCallback, false);
+		},
+		openNodeCreator() {
+			this.$emit('toggleNodeCreator', { source: 'add_node_button', createNodeActive: true });
+		},
+		addStickyNote() {
+			if (document.activeElement) {
+				(document.activeElement as HTMLElement).blur();
+			}
+
+			const offset: [number, number] = [...(this.$store.getters.getNodeViewOffsetPosition as [number, number])];
+
+			const position = CanvasHelpers.getMidCanvasPosition(this.nodeViewScale, offset);
+			position[0] -= DEFAULT_STICKY_WIDTH / 2;
+			position[1] -= DEFAULT_STICKY_HEIGHT / 2;
+
+			this.$emit('addNode', {
+				nodeTypeName: STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
+				position,
+			});
+		},
+		closeNodeCreator() {
+			this.$emit('toggleNodeCreator', { createNodeActive: false });
+		},
+		nodeTypeSelected(nodeTypeName: string) {
+			this.$emit('addNode', { nodeTypeName });
+			this.closeNodeCreator();
+		},
+	},
+});
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss" module>
+.nodeButtonsWrapper {
+	position: fixed;
+	width: 150px;
+	height: 200px;
+	top: 0;
+	right: 0;
+	display: flex;
+}
+
+.addStickyButton {
+	margin-top: var(--spacing-2xs);
+	opacity: 0;
+	transition: .1s;
+	transition-timing-function: linear;
+}
+
+.visibleButton {
+	opacity: 1;
+	pointer-events: all;
+}
+
+.noEvents {
+	pointer-events: none;
+}
+
+.nodeCreatorButton {
+	position: fixed;
+	text-align: center;
+	top: 80px;
+	right: 20px;
+	pointer-events: all !important;
+
+	button {
+		position: relative;
+	}
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/CategoryItem.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/CategoryItem.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/CategoryItem.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/CategoryItem.vue
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/CreatorItem.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/CreatorItem.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/CreatorItem.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/CreatorItem.vue
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/ItemIterator.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/ItemIterator.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/ItemIterator.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/ItemIterator.vue
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/MainPanel.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/MainPanel.vue
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/MainPanel.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/MainPanel.vue
index efc2a3d3c3..95a9308610 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/MainPanel.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/MainPanel.vue
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ import SearchBar from './SearchBar.vue';
 import SubcategoryPanel from './SubcategoryPanel.vue';
 import { INodeCreateElement, INodeItemProps, ISubcategoryItemProps } from '@/Interface';
 import { ALL_NODE_FILTER, CORE_NODES_CATEGORY, REGULAR_NODE_FILTER, TRIGGER_NODE_FILTER } from '@/constants';
-import SlideTransition from '../transitions/SlideTransition.vue';
+import SlideTransition from '../../transitions/SlideTransition.vue';
 import { matchesNodeType, matchesSelectType } from './helpers';
 
 export default mixins(externalHooks).extend({
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NoResults.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NoResults.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NoResults.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NoResults.vue
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NoResultsIcon.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NoResultsIcon.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NoResultsIcon.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NoResultsIcon.vue
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue
similarity index 84%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue
index f15adc8cf7..8b2d04a15b 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue
@@ -1,23 +1,21 @@
 <template>
-	<div>
-		<SlideTransition>
-			<div
-				v-if="active"
-				class="node-creator"
-				ref="nodeCreator"
-			 	v-click-outside="onClickOutside"
-			 	@dragover="onDragOver"
-			 	@drop="onDrop"
-			>
-				<MainPanel
-					@nodeTypeSelected="nodeTypeSelected"
-					:categorizedItems="categorizedItems"
-					:categoriesWithNodes="categoriesWithNodes"
-					:searchItems="searchItems"
-				/>
-			</div>
-		</SlideTransition>
-	</div>
+	<SlideTransition>
+		<div
+			v-if="active"
+			class="node-creator"
+			ref="nodeCreator"
+			v-click-outside="onClickOutside"
+			@dragover="onDragOver"
+			@drop="onDrop"
+		>
+			<MainPanel
+				@nodeTypeSelected="nodeTypeSelected"
+				:categorizedItems="categorizedItems"
+				:categoriesWithNodes="categoriesWithNodes"
+				:searchItems="searchItems"
+			/>
+		</div>
+	</SlideTransition>
 </template>
 
 <script lang="ts">
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ import Vue from 'vue';
 
 import { ICategoriesWithNodes, INodeCreateElement } from '@/Interface';
 import { INodeTypeDescription } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import SlideTransition from '../transitions/SlideTransition.vue';
+import SlideTransition from '../../transitions/SlideTransition.vue';
 
 import MainPanel from './MainPanel.vue';
 import { getCategoriesWithNodes, getCategorizedList } from './helpers';
@@ -38,9 +36,11 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 		MainPanel,
 		SlideTransition,
 	},
-	props: [
-		'active',
-	],
+	props: {
+		active: {
+			type: Boolean,
+		},
+  },
 	computed: {
 		...mapGetters('users', ['personalizedNodeTypes']),
 		allLatestNodeTypes(): INodeTypeDescription[] {
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NodeItem.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NodeItem.vue
similarity index 96%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NodeItem.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NodeItem.vue
index f79e432422..27c2f4d398 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/NodeItem.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/NodeItem.vue
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
 import {getNewNodePosition, NODE_SIZE} from '@/views/canvasHelpers';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 
-import NodeIcon from '../NodeIcon.vue';
-import TriggerIcon from '../TriggerIcon.vue';
+import NodeIcon from '../../NodeIcon.vue';
+import TriggerIcon from '../../TriggerIcon.vue';
 
-import { COMMUNITY_NODES_INSTALLATION_DOCS_URL } from '../../constants';
-import { isCommunityPackageName } from '../helpers';
+import { COMMUNITY_NODES_INSTALLATION_DOCS_URL } from '@/constants';
+import { isCommunityPackageName } from '../../helpers';
 
 Vue.component('NodeIcon', NodeIcon);
 Vue.component('TriggerIcon', TriggerIcon);
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/SearchBar.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/SearchBar.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/SearchBar.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/SearchBar.vue
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/SubcategoryItem.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/SubcategoryItem.vue
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/SubcategoryItem.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/SubcategoryItem.vue
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/SubcategoryPanel.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/SubcategoryPanel.vue
similarity index 97%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/SubcategoryPanel.vue
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/SubcategoryPanel.vue
index e08fcd04cc..41d87db85e 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/SubcategoryPanel.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/SubcategoryPanel.vue
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 <script lang="ts">
 import camelcase from 'lodash.camelcase';
-import { INodeCreateElement } from '@/Interface';
 import Vue from 'vue';
 
 import ItemIterator from './ItemIterator.vue';
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/helpers.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/helpers.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/editor-ui/src/components/NodeCreator/helpers.ts
rename to packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreator/helpers.ts
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/nodeBase.ts b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/nodeBase.ts
index 6e75cd66b6..e89ba1d341 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/nodeBase.ts
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/components/mixins/nodeBase.ts
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ export const nodeBase = mixins(
 				if (this.$store.getters.isActionActive('dragActive')) {
 					this.$store.commit('removeActiveAction', 'dragActive');
 				} else {
-					if (this.isCtrlKeyPressed(e) === false) {
+					if (!this.isCtrlKeyPressed(e)) {
 						this.$emit('deselectAllNodes');
 					}
 
diff --git a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
index adecca6df7..2a83d08a30 100644
--- a/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
+++ b/packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue
@@ -19,19 +19,7 @@
 			</div>
 		</div>
 		<NodeDetailsView :readOnly="isReadOnly" :renaming="renamingActive" @valueChanged="valueChanged" />
-		<div :class="['node-buttons-wrapper', showStickyButton ? 'no-events' : '']" v-if="!createNodeActive && !isReadOnly"
-			@mouseenter="onCreateMenuHoverIn">
-			<div class="node-creator-button">
-				<n8n-icon-button size="xlarge" icon="plus" @click="() => openNodeCreator('add_node_button')"
-					:title="$locale.baseText('nodeView.addNode')" />
-				<div :class="['add-sticky-button', showStickyButton ? 'visible-button' : '']" @click="addStickyNote">
-					<n8n-icon-button size="medium" type="secondary" :icon="['far', 'note-sticky']"
-						:title="$locale.baseText('nodeView.addSticky')" />
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		</div>
-		<node-creator :active="createNodeActive" @nodeTypeSelected="nodeTypeSelected"
-			@closeNodeCreator="closeNodeCreator" />
+		<node-creation v-if="!isReadOnly" :create-node-active="createNodeActive" :node-view-scale="nodeViewScale" @toggleNodeCreator="onToggleNodeCreator" @addNode="onAddNode"/>
 		<div
 			:class="{ 'zoom-menu': true, 'regular-zoom-menu': !isDemo, 'demo-zoom-menu': isDemo, expanded: !sidebarMenuCollapsed }">
 			<n8n-icon-button @click="zoomToFit" type="tertiary" size="large" :title="$locale.baseText('nodeView.zoomToFit')"
@@ -73,8 +61,6 @@ import {
 import type { MessageBoxInputData } from 'element-ui/types/message-box';
 import { jsPlumb, OnConnectionBindInfo } from 'jsplumb';
 import {
-	DEFAULT_STICKY_HEIGHT,
-	DEFAULT_STICKY_WIDTH,
 	FIRST_ONBOARDING_PROMPT_TIMEOUT,
 	MODAL_CANCEL,
 	MODAL_CLOSE,
@@ -105,7 +91,6 @@ import { workflowRun } from '@/components/mixins/workflowRun';
 
 import NodeDetailsView from '@/components/NodeDetailsView.vue';
 import Node from '@/components/Node.vue';
-import NodeCreator from '@/components/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue';
 import NodeSettings from '@/components/NodeSettings.vue';
 import Sticky from '@/components/Sticky.vue';
 
@@ -146,17 +131,11 @@ import {
 	IWorkflowTemplate,
 	IExecutionsSummary,
 	IWorkflowToShare,
-} from '../Interface';
+} from '@/Interface';
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex';
-
-import {
-	addNodeTranslation,
-} from '@/plugins/i18n';
-
 import '../plugins/N8nCustomConnectorType';
 import '../plugins/PlusEndpointType';
 import { getAccountAge } from '@/modules/userHelpers';
-import { IUser } from 'n8n-design-system';
 import { dataPinningEventBus } from "@/event-bus/data-pinning-event-bus";
 import { debounceHelper } from '@/components/mixins/debounce';
 
@@ -185,9 +164,10 @@ export default mixins(
 		components: {
 			NodeDetailsView,
 			Node,
-			NodeCreator,
+			NodeCreator: () => import('@/components/Node/NodeCreator/NodeCreator.vue'),
 			NodeSettings,
 			Sticky,
+			NodeCreation: () => import('@/components/Node/NodeCreation.vue'),
 		},
 		errorCaptured: (err, vm, info) => {
 			console.error('errorCaptured'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
@@ -377,29 +357,6 @@ export default mixins(
 
 				this.runWorkflow();
 			},
-			onCreateMenuHoverIn(mouseinEvent: MouseEvent) {
-				const buttonsWrapper = mouseinEvent.target as Element;
-
-				// Once the popup menu is hovered, it's pointer events are disabled so it's not interfering with element underneath it.
-				this.showStickyButton = true;
-				const moveCallback = (mousemoveEvent: MouseEvent) => {
-					if (buttonsWrapper) {
-						const wrapperBounds = buttonsWrapper.getBoundingClientRect();
-						const wrapperH = wrapperBounds.height;
-						const wrapperW = wrapperBounds.width;
-						const wrapperLeftNear = wrapperBounds.left;
-						const wrapperLeftFar = wrapperLeftNear + wrapperW;
-						const wrapperTopNear = wrapperBounds.top;
-						const wrapperTopFar = wrapperTopNear + wrapperH;
-						const inside = ((mousemoveEvent.pageX > wrapperLeftNear && mousemoveEvent.pageX < wrapperLeftFar) && (mousemoveEvent.pageY > wrapperTopNear && mousemoveEvent.pageY < wrapperTopFar));
-						if (!inside) {
-							this.showStickyButton = false;
-							document.removeEventListener('mousemove', moveCallback, false);
-						}
-					}
-				};
-				document.addEventListener('mousemove', moveCallback, false);
-			},
 			clearExecutionData() {
 				this.$store.commit('setWorkflowExecutionData', null);
 				this.updateNodesExecutionIssues();
@@ -478,11 +435,6 @@ export default mixins(
 				const saved = await this.saveCurrentWorkflow();
 				if (saved) this.$store.dispatch('settings/fetchPromptsData');
 			},
-			openNodeCreator(source: string) {
-				this.createNodeActive = true;
-				this.$externalHooks().run('nodeView.createNodeActiveChanged', { source, createNodeActive: this.createNodeActive });
-				this.$telemetry.trackNodesPanel('nodeView.createNodeActiveChanged', { source, workflow_id: this.$store.getters.workflowId, createNodeActive: this.createNodeActive });
-			},
 			async openExecution(executionId: string) {
 				this.resetWorkspace();
 
@@ -743,10 +695,7 @@ export default mixins(
 					this.callDebounced('deleteSelectedNodes', { debounceTime: 500 });
 
 				} else if (e.key === 'Tab') {
-					this.createNodeActive = !this.createNodeActive && !this.isReadOnly;
-					this.$externalHooks().run('nodeView.createNodeActiveChanged', { source: 'tab', createNodeActive: this.createNodeActive });
-					this.$telemetry.trackNodesPanel('nodeView.createNodeActiveChanged', { source: 'tab', workflow_id: this.$store.getters.workflowId, createNodeActive: this.createNodeActive });
-
+					this.onToggleNodeCreator({ source: 'tab', createNodeActive: !this.createNodeActive && !this.isReadOnly });
 				} else if (e.key === this.controlKeyCode) {
 					this.ctrlKeyPressed = true;
 				} else if (e.key === 'F2' && !this.isReadOnly) {
@@ -1351,32 +1300,6 @@ export default mixins(
 					);
 				}
 			},
-
-			closeNodeCreator() {
-				this.createNodeActive = false;
-			},
-
-			addStickyNote() {
-				if (document.activeElement) {
-					(document.activeElement as HTMLElement).blur();
-				}
-
-				const offset: [number, number] = [...(this.$store.getters.getNodeViewOffsetPosition as [number, number])];
-
-				const position = CanvasHelpers.getMidCanvasPosition(this.nodeViewScale, offset);
-				position[0] -= DEFAULT_STICKY_WIDTH / 2;
-				position[1] -= DEFAULT_STICKY_HEIGHT / 2;
-
-				this.addNodeButton(STICKY_NODE_TYPE, {
-					position,
-				});
-			},
-
-			nodeTypeSelected(nodeTypeName: string) {
-				this.addNodeButton(nodeTypeName);
-				this.createNodeActive = false;
-			},
-
 			onDragOver(event: DragEvent) {
 				event.preventDefault();
 			},
@@ -1391,7 +1314,7 @@ export default mixins(
 					const mousePosition = this.getMousePositionWithinNodeView(event);
 					const sidebarOffset = this.sidebarMenuCollapsed ? CanvasHelpers.SIDEBAR_WIDTH : CanvasHelpers.SIDEBAR_WIDTH_EXPANDED;
 
-					this.addNodeButton(nodeTypeName, {
+					this.addNode(nodeTypeName, {
 						position: [
 							mousePosition[0] - CanvasHelpers.NODE_SIZE / 2,
 							mousePosition[1] - CanvasHelpers.NODE_SIZE / 2,
@@ -1593,7 +1516,7 @@ export default mixins(
 
 				this.__addConnection(connectionData, true);
 			},
-			async addNodeButton(nodeTypeName: string, options: AddNodeOptions = {}) {
+			async addNode(nodeTypeName: string, options: AddNodeOptions = {}) {
 				if (this.editAllowedCheck() === false) {
 					return;
 				}
@@ -1653,7 +1576,7 @@ export default mixins(
 						this.lastSelectedConnection = info.connection;
 					}
 
-					this.openNodeCreator(info.eventSource);
+					this.onToggleNodeCreator({ source: info.eventSource, createNodeActive: true});
 				};
 
 				this.instance.bind('connectionAborted', (connection) => {
@@ -3029,6 +2952,14 @@ export default mixins(
 					connections.forEach(CanvasHelpers.resetConnection);
 				});
 			},
+			onToggleNodeCreator({ source, createNodeActive }: { source?: string; createNodeActive: boolean }) {
+				this.createNodeActive = createNodeActive;
+				this.$externalHooks().run('nodeView.createNodeActiveChanged', { source, createNodeActive });
+				this.$telemetry.trackNodesPanel('nodeView.createNodeActiveChanged', { source, createNodeActive, workflow_id: this.$store.getters.workflowId });
+			},
+			onAddNode({ nodeTypeName, position }: { nodeTypeName: string; position?: [number, number] }) {
+				this.addNode(nodeTypeName, { position });
+			},
 		},
 
 		async mounted() {
@@ -3175,43 +3106,6 @@ export default mixins(
 	bottom: 10px;
 }
 
-.no-events {
-	pointer-events: none;
-}
-
-.node-buttons-wrapper {
-	position: fixed;
-	width: 150px;
-	height: 200px;
-	top: 0;
-	right: 0;
-	display: flex;
-
-	.add-sticky-button {
-		margin-top: var(--spacing-2xs);
-		opacity: 0;
-		transition: .1s;
-		transition-timing-function: linear;
-	}
-
-	.visible-button {
-		opacity: 1;
-		pointer-events: all;
-	}
-}
-
-.node-creator-button {
-	position: fixed;
-	text-align: center;
-	top: 80px;
-	right: 20px;
-	pointer-events: all !important;
-}
-
-.node-creator-button button {
-	position: relative;
-}
-
 .node-view-root {
 	overflow: hidden;
 	background-color: var(--color-canvas-background);