feat(Merge Node): Option in combineBySql operation to return either confirmation of succes or empty result (#15509)

packages/nodes-base/nodes/Merge/v3/actions/mode/combineBySql.ts

@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ import { getResolvables, updateDisplayOptions } from '@utils/utilities';
 import { numberInputsProperty } from '../../helpers/descriptions';
 import { modifySelectQuery, rowToExecutionData } from '../../helpers/utils';
 
+type OperationOptions = {
+	emptyQueryResult: 'success' | 'empty';
+};
+
 export const properties: INodeProperties[] = [
 	numberInputsProperty,
 	{
@@ -33,6 +37,37 @@ export const properties: INodeProperties[] = [
 			editor: 'sqlEditor',
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		displayName: 'Options',
+		name: 'options',
+		type: 'collection',
+		placeholder: 'Add option',
+		default: {},
+		options: [
+			{
+				displayName: 'Empty Query Result',
+				name: 'emptyQueryResult',
+				type: 'options',
+				description: 'What to return if the query executed successfully but returned no results',
+				options: [
+					{
+						name: 'Success',
+						value: 'success',
+					},
+					{
+						name: 'Empty Result',
+						value: 'empty',
+					},
+				],
+				default: 'empty',
+			},
+		],
+		displayOptions: {
+			show: {
+				'@version': [3.2],
+			},
+		},
+	},
 ];
 
 const displayOptions = {
@@ -61,6 +96,7 @@ async function executeSelectWithMappedPairedItems(
 	node: INode,
 	inputsData: INodeExecutionData[][],
 	query: string,
+	returnSuccessItemIfEmpty: boolean,
 ): Promise<INodeExecutionData[][]> {
 	const returnData: INodeExecutionData[] = [];
 
@@ -95,7 +131,7 @@ async function executeSelectWithMappedPairedItems(
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!returnData.length) {
+		if (!returnData.length && returnSuccessItemIfEmpty) {
 			returnData.push({ json: { success: true } });
 		}
 	} catch (error) {
@@ -114,6 +150,7 @@ export async function execute(
 	const node = this.getNode();
 	const returnData: INodeExecutionData[] = [];
 	const pairedItem: IPairedItemData[] = [];
+	const options = this.getNodeParameter('options', 0, {}) as OperationOptions;
 
 	let query = this.getNodeParameter('query', 0) as string;
 
@@ -122,10 +159,17 @@ export async function execute(
 	}
 
 	const isSelectQuery = node.typeVersion >= 3.1 ? query.toLowerCase().startsWith('select') : false;
+	const returnSuccessItemIfEmpty =
+		node.typeVersion <= 3.1 ? true : options.emptyQueryResult === 'success';
 
 	if (isSelectQuery) {
 		try {
-			return await executeSelectWithMappedPairedItems(node, inputsData, query);
+			return await executeSelectWithMappedPairedItems(
+				node,
+				inputsData,
+				query,
+				returnSuccessItemIfEmpty,
+			);
 		} catch (error) {
 			Container.get(ErrorReporter).error(error, {
 				extra: {
@@ -199,7 +243,7 @@ export async function execute(
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (!returnData.length) {
+		if (!returnData.length && returnSuccessItemIfEmpty) {
 			returnData.push({ json: { success: true }, pairedItem });
 		}
 	} catch (error) {