feat: PAY-3773 export entities tooling (#19658)

packages/@n8n/db/src/index.ts

@@ -37,3 +37,5 @@ export { DbConnection } from './connection/db-connection';
 export { DbConnectionOptions } from './connection/db-connection-options';
 
 export { AuthRolesService } from './services/auth.roles.service';
+
+export { DataSource } from '@n8n/typeorm';

packages/cli/src/commands/export/__tests__/entities.test.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { ExportEntitiesCommand } from '../entities';
-import { ensureDir } from 'fs-extra';
+import { mockInstance } from '@n8n/backend-test-utils';
+import { ExportService } from '@/services/export.service';
 
 jest.mock('fs-extra');
+jest.mock('@/services/export.service');
 
 describe('ExportEntitiesCommand', () => {
+	const mockExportService = mockInstance(ExportService);
 	describe('run', () => {
 		it('should export entities', async () => {
 			const command = new ExportEntitiesCommand();
@@ -18,11 +21,7 @@ describe('ExportEntitiesCommand', () => {
 			};
 			await command.run();
 
-			expect(ensureDir).toHaveBeenCalledWith('./exports');
-			// @ts-expect-error Protected property
-			expect(command.logger.info).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
-			// @ts-expect-error Protected property
-			expect(command.logger.error).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+			expect(mockExportService.exportEntities).toHaveBeenCalledWith('./exports');
 		});
 	});
 

packages/cli/src/commands/export/entities.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import { Command } from '@n8n/decorators';
 import { z } from 'zod';
 import path from 'path';
-import { ensureDir } from 'fs-extra';
+import { Container } from '@n8n/di';
 
 import { BaseCommand } from '../base-command';
+import { ExportService } from '@/services/export.service';
 
 const flagsSchema = z.object({
 	outputDir: z
@@ -22,15 +23,7 @@ export class ExportEntitiesCommand extends BaseCommand<z.infer<typeof flagsSchem
 	async run() {
 		const outputDir = this.flags.outputDir;
 
-		this.logger.info('\n⚠️⚠️ This feature is currently under development. ⚠️⚠️');
-		this.logger.info('\n🚀 Starting entity export...');
-		this.logger.info(`📁 Output directory: ${outputDir}`);
-
-		await ensureDir(outputDir);
-
-		// TODO: Export entities
-
-		this.logger.info('✅ Task completed successfully! \n');
+		await Container.get(ExportService).exportEntities(outputDir);
 	}
 
 	catch(error: Error) {

packages/cli/src/services/__tests__/export.service.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+import { type Logger } from '@n8n/backend-common';
+import { type DataSource } from '@n8n/typeorm';
+import { mock } from 'jest-mock-extended';
+import { mkdir, rm, readdir, appendFile } from 'fs/promises';
+
+import { ExportService } from '../export.service';
+
+// Mock fs/promises
+jest.mock('fs/promises');
+
+jest.mock('@n8n/db', () => ({
+	DataSource: mock<DataSource>(),
+}));
+
+describe('ExportService', () => {
+	let exportService: ExportService;
+	let mockLogger: Logger;
+	let mockDataSource: DataSource = mock<DataSource>();
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		jest.clearAllMocks();
+
+		mockLogger = mock<Logger>();
+		mockDataSource = mock<DataSource>();
+
+		exportService = new ExportService(mockLogger, mockDataSource);
+	});
+
+	describe('exportEntities', () => {
+		const mockEntityMetadata = {
+			tableName: 'users',
+			name: 'User',
+			columns: [{ databaseName: 'id' }, { databaseName: 'email' }, { databaseName: 'name' }],
+		};
+
+		const mockEntityMetadata2 = {
+			tableName: 'workflows',
+			name: 'Workflow',
+			columns: [{ databaseName: 'id' }, { databaseName: 'name' }, { databaseName: 'active' }],
+		};
+
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			// Mock DataSource entityMetadatas
+			// @ts-expect-error Protected property
+			mockDataSource.entityMetadatas = [mockEntityMetadata, mockEntityMetadata2];
+		});
+
+		it('should export entities successfully', async () => {
+			const outputDir = '/test/output';
+			const mockEntities = [
+				{ id: 1, email: 'user1@test.com', name: 'User 1' },
+				{ id: 2, email: 'user2@test.com', name: 'User 2' },
+			];
+
+			// Mock file system operations
+			(readdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([]);
+			(mkdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+			(appendFile as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+			// Mock database queries
+			jest
+				.mocked(mockDataSource.query)
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockEntities) // First page
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce([]); // No more data
+
+			await exportService.exportEntities(outputDir);
+
+			// Verify directory creation
+			expect(mkdir).toHaveBeenCalledWith(outputDir, { recursive: true });
+
+			// Verify database queries
+			expect(mockDataSource.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				'SELECT id, email, name FROM users LIMIT 500 OFFSET 0',
+			);
+
+			// Verify file writing
+			expect(appendFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				'/test/output/user.jsonl',
+				'{"id":1,"email":"user1@test.com","name":"User 1"}\n{"id":2,"email":"user2@test.com","name":"User 2"}\n',
+				'utf8',
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('should handle multiple pages of data', async () => {
+			const outputDir = '/test/output';
+			const page1Entities = Array.from({ length: 500 }, (_, i) => ({
+				id: i + 1,
+				email: `user${i + 1}@test.com`,
+			}));
+			const page2Entities = Array.from({ length: 300 }, (_, i) => ({
+				id: i + 501,
+				email: `user${i + 501}@test.com`,
+			}));
+
+			// Mock file system operations
+			(readdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([]);
+			(mkdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+			(appendFile as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+			// Mock database queries - multiple pages
+			jest
+				.mocked(mockDataSource.query)
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce(page1Entities) // First page
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce(page2Entities) // Second page
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce([]); // No more data
+
+			await exportService.exportEntities(outputDir);
+
+			// Verify multiple database queries
+			expect(mockDataSource.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				'SELECT id, email, name FROM users LIMIT 500 OFFSET 0',
+			);
+			expect(mockDataSource.query).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				'SELECT id, email, name FROM users LIMIT 500 OFFSET 500',
+			);
+
+			// Verify multiple file writes
+			expect(appendFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+		});
+
+		it('should clear existing files before export', async () => {
+			const outputDir = '/test/output';
+			const existingFiles = ['user.jsonl', 'user.1.jsonl', 'other.txt'];
+
+			// Mock file system operations
+			(readdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(existingFiles);
+			(rm as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+			(mkdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+			(appendFile as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+			// Mock database queries
+			jest.mocked(mockDataSource.query).mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+			await exportService.exportEntities(outputDir);
+
+			// Verify existing files are deleted
+			expect(rm).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/test/output/user.jsonl');
+			expect(rm).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/test/output/user.1.jsonl');
+			expect(rm).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('/test/output/other.txt');
+
+			// Verify logging
+			expect(mockLogger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				'   🗑️  Found 2 existing file(s) for user, deleting...',
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('should handle file splitting at 10,000 entities', async () => {
+			const outputDir = '/test/output';
+			const largePage = Array.from({ length: 500 }, (_, i) => ({
+				id: i + 1,
+				email: `user${i + 1}@test.com`,
+			}));
+
+			// Mock file system operations
+			(readdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([]);
+			(mkdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+			(appendFile as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+			// Mock database queries - simulate 20 pages of 500 entities each (10,000 total)
+			for (let i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
+				jest.mocked(mockDataSource.query).mockResolvedValueOnce(largePage);
+			}
+			jest.mocked(mockDataSource.query).mockResolvedValue([]); // Final empty result
+
+			await exportService.exportEntities(outputDir);
+
+			// Verify all entities go to the first file (user.jsonl)
+			expect(appendFile).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(20);
+			expect(appendFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+				'/test/output/user.jsonl',
+				expect.any(String),
+				'utf8',
+			);
+		});
+
+		it('should handle empty tables', async () => {
+			const outputDir = '/test/output';
+
+			// Mock file system operations
+			(readdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([]);
+			(mkdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+			// Mock database queries - empty result
+			jest.mocked(mockDataSource.query).mockResolvedValue([]);
+
+			await exportService.exportEntities(outputDir);
+
+			// Verify no file writing for empty tables
+			expect(appendFile).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		});
+
+		it('should handle multiple entity types', async () => {
+			const outputDir = '/test/output';
+			const userEntities = [{ id: 1, email: 'user@test.com' }];
+			const workflowEntities = [{ id: 1, name: 'Test Workflow' }];
+
+			// Mock file system operations
+			(readdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([]);
+			(mkdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+			(appendFile as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+			// Mock database queries for both entity types
+			jest
+				.mocked(mockDataSource.query)
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce(userEntities) // Users first page
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce(workflowEntities); // Workflows first page
+
+			await exportService.exportEntities(outputDir);
+
+			// Verify both entity types are processed
+			expect(jest.mocked(appendFile).mock.calls[0]).toEqual([
+				'/test/output/user.jsonl',
+				'{"id":1,"email":"user@test.com"}\n',
+				'utf8',
+			]);
+
+			expect(jest.mocked(appendFile).mock.calls[1]).toEqual([
+				'/test/output/workflow.jsonl',
+				'{"id":1,"name":"Test Workflow"}\n',
+				'utf8',
+			]);
+		});
+
+		it('should log export summary', async () => {
+			const outputDir = '/test/output';
+			const mockEntities = [{ id: 1, email: 'user@test.com' }];
+
+			// Mock file system operations
+			(readdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue([]);
+			(mkdir as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+			(appendFile as jest.Mock).mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+
+			// Mock database queries
+			jest
+				.mocked(mockDataSource.query)
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce(mockEntities) // First entity type
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce([]) // No more data for first type
+				.mockResolvedValueOnce([]); // Second entity type is empty
+
+			await exportService.exportEntities(outputDir);
+
+			// Verify summary logging
+			expect(mockLogger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('\n📊 Export Summary:');
+			expect(mockLogger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('   Tables processed: 2');
+			expect(mockLogger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('   Total entities exported: 1');
+			expect(mockLogger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('   Output directory: /test/output');
+			expect(mockLogger.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('✅ Task completed successfully! \n');
+		});
+	});
+});

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

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+import { Logger } from '@n8n/backend-common';
+import { mkdir, rm, readdir, appendFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import path from 'path';
+
+import { Service } from '@n8n/di';
+import { type DataSource } from '@n8n/db';
+
+@Service()
+export class ExportService {
+	constructor(
+		private readonly logger: Logger,
+		private readonly dataSource: DataSource,
+	) {}
+
+	private async clearExistingEntityFiles(outputDir: string, entityName: string): Promise<void> {
+		const existingFiles = await readdir(outputDir);
+		const entityFiles = existingFiles.filter(
+			(file) => file.startsWith(`${entityName}.`) && file.endsWith('.jsonl'),
+		);
+
+		if (entityFiles.length > 0) {
+			this.logger.info(
+				`   🗑️  Found ${entityFiles.length} existing file(s) for ${entityName}, deleting...`,
+			);
+			for (const file of entityFiles) {
+				await rm(path.join(outputDir, file));
+				this.logger.info(`      Deleted: ${file}`);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	async exportEntities(outputDir: string) {
+		this.logger.info('\n⚠️⚠️ This feature is currently under development. ⚠️⚠️');
+		this.logger.info('\n🚀 Starting entity export...');
+		this.logger.info(`📁 Output directory: ${outputDir}`);
+
+		// Ensure output directory exists
+		await mkdir(outputDir, { recursive: true });
+
+		// Get DataSource from Container and fetch all repositories
+		const entityMetadatas = this.dataSource.entityMetadatas;
+
+		this.logger.info('\n📋 Exporting entities from all tables:');
+		this.logger.info('====================================');
+
+		let totalTablesProcessed = 0;
+		let totalEntitiesExported = 0;
+		const pageSize = 500;
+		const entitiesPerFile = 10000;
+
+		for (const metadata of entityMetadatas) {
+			// Get table name and entity name
+			const tableName = metadata.tableName;
+			const entityName = metadata.name.toLowerCase();
+
+			this.logger.info(`\n📊 Processing table: ${tableName} (${entityName})`);
+
+			// Clear existing files for this entity
+			await this.clearExistingEntityFiles(outputDir, entityName);
+
+			// Get column information for this table
+			const columns = metadata.columns.map((col) => col.databaseName).join(', ');
+			this.logger.info(`   💭 Columns: ${columns}`);
+
+			let offset = 0;
+			let totalEntityCount = 0;
+			let hasNextPage = true;
+			let fileIndex = 1;
+			let currentFileEntityCount = 0;
+
+			do {
+				/*
+				 * use raw SQL query to avoid typeorm limitations,
+				 * typeorm repositories do not return joining table entries
+				 */
+				const pageEntities = await this.dataSource.query(
+					`SELECT ${columns} FROM ${tableName} LIMIT ${pageSize} OFFSET ${offset}`,
+				);
+
+				// If no entities returned, we've reached the end
+				if (pageEntities.length === 0) {
+					this.logger.info(`      No more entities available at offset ${offset}`);
+					hasNextPage = false;
+					break;
+				}
+
+				// Determine which file to write to based on current entity count
+				const targetFileIndex = Math.floor(totalEntityCount / entitiesPerFile) + 1;
+				const fileName =
+					targetFileIndex === 1 ? `${entityName}.jsonl` : `${entityName}.${targetFileIndex}.jsonl`;
+				const filePath = path.join(outputDir, fileName);
+
+				// If we've moved to a new file, log the completion of the previous file
+				if (targetFileIndex > fileIndex) {
+					this.logger.info(`   ✅ Completed file ${fileIndex}: ${currentFileEntityCount} entities`);
+					fileIndex = targetFileIndex;
+					currentFileEntityCount = 0;
+				}
+
+				// Append all entities in this page as JSONL (one JSON object per line)
+				const entitiesJsonl = pageEntities
+					.map((entity: unknown) => JSON.stringify(entity))
+					.join('\n');
+				await appendFile(filePath, entitiesJsonl + '\n', 'utf8');
+
+				totalEntityCount += pageEntities.length;
+				currentFileEntityCount += pageEntities.length;
+				offset += pageEntities.length;
+
+				this.logger.info(
+					`      Fetched page containing ${pageEntities.length} entities (page size: ${pageSize}, offset: ${offset - pageEntities.length}, total processed: ${totalEntityCount})`,
+				);
+
+				// If we got fewer entities than requested, we've reached the end
+				if (pageEntities.length < pageSize) {
+					this.logger.info(
+						`      Reached end of dataset (got ${pageEntities.length} < ${pageSize} requested)`,
+					);
+					hasNextPage = false;
+				}
+			} while (hasNextPage);
+
+			// Log completion of the final file
+			if (currentFileEntityCount > 0) {
+				this.logger.info(`   ✅ Completed file ${fileIndex}: ${currentFileEntityCount} entities`);
+			}
+
+			this.logger.info(
+				`   ✅ Completed export for ${tableName}: ${totalEntityCount} entities in ${fileIndex} file(s)`,
+			);
+			totalTablesProcessed++;
+			totalEntitiesExported += totalEntityCount;
+		}
+
+		this.logger.info('\n📊 Export Summary:');
+		this.logger.info(`   Tables processed: ${totalTablesProcessed}`);
+		this.logger.info(`   Total entities exported: ${totalEntitiesExported}`);
+		this.logger.info(`   Output directory: ${outputDir}`);
+		this.logger.info('✅ Task completed successfully! \n');
+	}
+}