feat(core): Archive workflows when removing folders without transfer (#15057)

packages/cli/src/controllers/folder.controller.ts

@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export class ProjectController {
 		const { projectId, folderId } = req.params;
 
 		try {
-			await this.folderService.deleteFolder(folderId, projectId, payload);
+			await this.folderService.deleteFolder(req.user, folderId, projectId, payload);
 		} catch (e) {
 			if (e instanceof FolderNotFoundError) {
 				throw new NotFoundError(e.message);

packages/cli/src/databases/repositories/workflow.repository.ts

@@ -297,6 +297,22 @@ export class WorkflowRepository extends Repository<WorkflowEntity> {
 		return [enrichedWorkflowsAndFolders, count] as const;
 	}
 
+	async getAllWorkflowIdsInHierarchy(folderId: string, projectId: string): Promise<string[]> {
+		const subFolderIds = await this.folderRepository.getAllFolderIdsInHierarchy(
+			folderId,
+			projectId,
+		);
+
+		const query = this.createQueryBuilder('workflow');
+
+		this.applySelect(query, { id: true });
+		this.applyParentFolderFilter(query, { parentFolderIds: [folderId, ...subFolderIds] });
+
+		const workflowIds = (await query.getMany()).map((workflow) => workflow.id);
+
+		return workflowIds;
+	}
+
 	private getFolderIds(workflowsAndFolders: WorkflowFolderUnionRow[]) {
 		return workflowsAndFolders.filter((item) => item.resource === 'folder').map((item) => item.id);
 	}
@@ -669,4 +685,11 @@ export class WorkflowRepository extends Repository<WorkflowEntity> {
 			},
 		);
 	}
+
+	async moveToFolder(workflowIds: string[], toFolderId: string) {
+		await this.update(
+			{ id: In(workflowIds) },
+			{ parentFolder: toFolderId === PROJECT_ROOT ? null : { id: toFolderId } },
+		);
+	}
 }

packages/cli/src/services/folder.service.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { CreateFolderDto, DeleteFolderDto, UpdateFolderDto } from '@n8n/api-types';
-import { Folder, FolderTagMappingRepository, FolderRepository } from '@n8n/db';
+import { Folder, FolderTagMappingRepository, FolderRepository, type User } from '@n8n/db';
 import { Service } from '@n8n/di';
 // eslint-disable-next-line n8n-local-rules/misplaced-n8n-typeorm-import
 import type { EntityManager } from '@n8n/typeorm';
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { UserError, PROJECT_ROOT } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { WorkflowRepository } from '@/databases/repositories/workflow.repository';
 import { FolderNotFoundError } from '@/errors/folder-not-found.error';
 import type { ListQuery } from '@/requests';
+import { WorkflowService } from '@/workflows/workflow.service';
 
 export interface SimpleFolderNode {
 	id: string;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export class FolderService {
 		private readonly folderRepository: FolderRepository,
 		private readonly folderTagMappingRepository: FolderTagMappingRepository,
 		private readonly workflowRepository: WorkflowRepository,
+		private readonly workflowService: WorkflowService,
 	) {}
 
 	async createFolder({ parentFolderId, name }: CreateFolderDto, projectId: string) {
@@ -124,10 +126,35 @@ export class FolderService {
 		return this.transformFolderPathToTree(result);
 	}
 
-	async deleteFolder(folderId: string, projectId: string, { transferToFolderId }: DeleteFolderDto) {
+	/**
+	 * Moves all workflows in a folder to the root of the project and archives them,
+	 * flattening the folder structure.
+	 *
+	 * If any workflows were active this will also deactivate those workflows.
+	 */
+	async flattenAndArchive(user: User, folderId: string, projectId: string): Promise<void> {
+		const workflowIds = await this.workflowRepository.getAllWorkflowIdsInHierarchy(
+			folderId,
+			projectId,
+		);
+
+		for (const workflowId of workflowIds) {
+			await this.workflowService.archive(user, workflowId, true);
+		}
+
+		await this.workflowRepository.moveToFolder(workflowIds, PROJECT_ROOT);
+	}
+
+	async deleteFolder(
+		user: User,
+		folderId: string,
+		projectId: string,
+		{ transferToFolderId }: DeleteFolderDto,
+	) {
 		await this.findFolderInProjectOrFail(folderId, projectId);
 
 		if (!transferToFolderId) {
+			await this.flattenAndArchive(user, folderId, projectId);
 			await this.folderRepository.delete({ id: folderId });
 			return;
 		}

packages/cli/src/workflows/workflow.service.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import type { User, WorkflowEntity, ListQueryDb } from '@n8n/db';
 import {
 	SharedWorkflow,
 	ExecutionRepository,
+	FolderRepository,
 	WorkflowTagMappingRepository,
 	SharedWorkflowRepository,
 } from '@n8n/db';
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import { ActiveWorkflowManager } from '@/active-workflow-manager';
 import config from '@/config';
 import type { WorkflowFolderUnionFull } from '@/databases/repositories/workflow.repository';
 import { WorkflowRepository } from '@/databases/repositories/workflow.repository';
+import { FolderNotFoundError } from '@/errors/folder-not-found.error';
 import { BadRequestError } from '@/errors/response-errors/bad-request.error';
 import { NotFoundError } from '@/errors/response-errors/not-found.error';
 import { EventService } from '@/events/event.service';
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ import { ExternalHooks } from '@/external-hooks';
 import { validateEntity } from '@/generic-helpers';
 import type { ListQuery } from '@/requests';
 import { hasSharing } from '@/requests';
-import { FolderService } from '@/services/folder.service';
 import { OwnershipService } from '@/services/ownership.service';
 import { ProjectService } from '@/services/project.service.ee';
 import { RoleService } from '@/services/role.service';
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ export class WorkflowService {
 		private readonly executionRepository: ExecutionRepository,
 		private readonly eventService: EventService,
 		private readonly globalConfig: GlobalConfig,
-		private readonly folderService: FolderService,
+		private readonly folderRepository: FolderRepository,
 		private readonly workflowFinderService: WorkflowFinderService,
 	) {}
 
@@ -301,7 +302,14 @@ export class WorkflowService {
 		if (parentFolderId) {
 			const project = await this.sharedWorkflowRepository.getWorkflowOwningProject(workflow.id);
 			if (parentFolderId !== PROJECT_ROOT) {
-				await this.folderService.findFolderInProjectOrFail(parentFolderId, project?.id ?? '');
+				try {
+					await this.folderRepository.findOneOrFailFolderInProject(
+						parentFolderId,
+						project?.id ?? '',
+					);
+				} catch (e) {
+					throw new FolderNotFoundError(parentFolderId);
+				}
 			}
 			updatePayload.parentFolder = parentFolderId === PROJECT_ROOT ? null : { id: parentFolderId };
 		}
@@ -417,7 +425,11 @@ export class WorkflowService {
 		return workflow;
 	}
 
-	async archive(user: User, workflowId: string): Promise<WorkflowEntity | undefined> {
+	async archive(
+		user: User,
+		workflowId: string,
+		skipArchived: boolean = false,
+	): Promise<WorkflowEntity | undefined> {
 		const workflow = await this.workflowFinderService.findWorkflowForUser(workflowId, user, [
 			'workflow:delete',
 		]);
@@ -427,6 +439,10 @@ export class WorkflowService {
 		}
 
 		if (workflow.isArchived) {
+			if (skipArchived) {
+				return workflow;
+			}
+
 			throw new BadRequestError('Workflow is already archived.');
 		}
 

packages/cli/test/integration/folder/folder.controller.test.ts

@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ describe('DELETE /projects/:projectId/folders/:folderId', () => {
 		expect(folderInDb).toBeNull();
 	});
 
-	test('should delete folder, all child folders, and contained workflows when no transfer folder is specified', async () => {
+	test('should delete folder, all child folders, and archive and move contained workflows to project root when no transfer folder is specified', async () => {
 		const project = await createTeamProject('test', owner);
 		const rootFolder = await createFolder(project, { name: 'Root' });
 		const childFolder = await createFolder(project, {
@@ -766,9 +766,8 @@ describe('DELETE /projects/:projectId/folders/:folderId', () => {
 		});
 
 		// Create workflows in the folders
-		const workflow1 = await createWorkflow({ parentFolder: rootFolder }, owner);
+		const workflow1 = await createWorkflow({ parentFolder: rootFolder, active: false }, owner);
-
+		const workflow2 = await createWorkflow({ parentFolder: childFolder, active: true }, owner);
-		const workflow2 = await createWorkflow({ parentFolder: childFolder }, owner);
 
 		await authOwnerAgent.delete(`/projects/${project.id}/folders/${rootFolder.id}`);
 
@@ -780,10 +779,24 @@ describe('DELETE /projects/:projectId/folders/:folderId', () => {
 		expect(childFolderInDb).toBeNull();
 
 		// Check workflows
-		const workflow1InDb = await workflowRepository.findOneBy({ id: workflow1.id });
+
-		const workflow2InDb = await workflowRepository.findOneBy({ id: workflow2.id });
+		const workflow1InDb = await workflowRepository.findOne({
-		expect(workflow1InDb).toBeNull();
+			where: { id: workflow1.id },
-		expect(workflow2InDb).toBeNull();
+			relations: ['parentFolder'],
+		});
+		expect(workflow1InDb).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(workflow1InDb?.isArchived).toBe(true);
+		expect(workflow1InDb?.parentFolder).toBe(null);
+		expect(workflow1InDb?.active).toBe(false);
+
+		const workflow2InDb = await workflowRepository.findOne({
+			where: { id: workflow2.id },
+			relations: ['parentFolder'],
+		});
+		expect(workflow2InDb).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(workflow2InDb?.isArchived).toBe(true);
+		expect(workflow2InDb?.parentFolder).toBe(null);
+		expect(workflow2InDb?.active).toBe(false);
 	});
 
 	test('should transfer folder contents when transferToFolderId is specified', async () => {

packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json

@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
 	"folder.count": "the {count} folder | the {count} folders",
 	"workflow.count": "the {count} workflow | the {count} workflows",
 	"folder.and.workflow.separator": "and",
-	"folders.delete.action": "Delete all workflows and subfolders",
+	"folders.delete.action": "Archive all workflows and delete subfolders",
 	"folders.delete.error.message": "Problem while deleting folder",
 	"folders.delete.confirmation.message": "Type \"delete {folderName}\" to confirm",
 	"folders.transfer.confirm.message": "Data transferred to \"{folderName}\"",