Workflow: write code for n8n workflow for Code Github Create Scheduled
Integrations: code, executeWorkflow, executeWorkflowTrigger, github, httpRequest, if, manualTrigger, merge, n8n, noOp, scheduleTrigger, set, splitInBatches, stickyNote, switch

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Do nothing", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp", "position": [2760, 1100], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "37c5983b-48fe-41d5-8e3a-eb56dec2140b", "name": "File is different", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp", "position": [2760, 1260], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "a4dcce9e-b0d0-4b9e-ab16-9142e641c73d", "name": "File is new", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.noOp", "position": [2760, 1420], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "03fcfdc4-2e52-42f0-a129-3ebaf8dd8fc1", "name": "Create new file", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.github", "position": [2980, 1420], "parameters": {"owner": {"__rl": true, "mode": "name", "value": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.owner }}"}, "filePath": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.path }}{{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.id}}.json", "resource": "file", "repository": {"__rl": true, "mode": "name", "value": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.name }}"}, "fileContent": "={{$('isDiffOrNew').item.json[\"n8n_data_stringy\"]}}", "commitMessage": "={{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.name}} ({{$json.github_status}})"}, "credentials": {"githubApi": {"id": "3mfzXcMjoqNHsujs", "name": "GitHub account"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "dd35cc39-4ab4-4d53-b439-b425a2177e8f", "name": "Edit existing file", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.github", "position": [2980, 1240], "parameters": {"owner": {"__rl": true, "mode": "name", "value": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.owner }}"}, "filePath": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.path }}{{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.id}}.json", "resource": "file", "operation": "edit", "repository": {"__rl": true, "mode": "name", "value": "={{ $('Globals').item.json.repo.name }}"}, "fileContent": "={{$('isDiffOrNew').item.json[\"n8n_data_stringy\"]}}", "commitMessage": "={{$('Execute Workflow Trigger').first().json.name}} ({{$json.github_status}})"}, "credentials": {"githubApi": {"id": "3mfzXcMjoqNHsujs", "name": "GitHub account"}}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "d05e2a25-24be-43fb-baa4-9c3391840e70", "name": "Loop Over Items", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.splitInBatches", "position": [2240, 620], "parameters": {"options": {}}, "typeVersion": 3}, {"id": "2a139d59-1387-4899-88b3-21106cd01099", "name": "Schedule Trigger", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger", "position": [1780, 720], "parameters": {"rule": {"interval": [{"field": "hours", "hoursInterval": 2}]}}, "typeVersion": 1.2}, {"id": "04e6c245-3117-4ef8-a181-754e616e958b", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [1340, 273.8835396388249], "parameters": {"color": 4, "width": 371.1995072042308, "height": 600.88409546716, "content": "## Backup to GitHub \nThis workflow will backup all instance workflows to GitHub.\n\nThe files are saved `ID.json` for the filename.\n\n### Setup\nOpen `Globals` node and update the values below \ud83d\udc47\n\n- **repo.owner:** your Github username\n- **repo.name:** the name of your repository\n- **repo.path:** the folder to use within the repository. If it doesn't exist it will be created.\n\n\nIf your username was `john-doe` and your repository was called `n8n-backups` and you wanted the workflows to go into a `workflows` folder you would set:\n\n- repo.owner - john-doe\n- repo.name - n8n-backups\n- repo.path - workflows/\n\n\nThe workflow calls itself using a subworkflow, to help reduce memory usage."}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "3d996985-0064-4749-85a1-2191c73746c9", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [1740, 440], "parameters": {"color": 7, "width": 886.4410237965205, "height": 434.88564057365943, "content": "## Main workflow loop"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "c9bfa393-e120-4bfe-b957-702756b91aaf", "name": "Get file data", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.github", "position": [1920, 1000], "parameters": {"owner": {"__rl": true, "mode": "name", "value": "={{ $json.repo.owner }}"}, "filePath": "={{ $json.repo.path }}{{ $('Execute Workflow Trigger').item.json.id }}.json", "resource": "file", "operation": "get", "repository": {"__rl": true, "mode": "name", "value": "={{ $json.repo.name }}"}, "asBinaryProperty": false, "additionalParameters": {}}, "credentials": {"githubApi": {"id": "3mfzXcMjoqNHsujs", "name": "GitHub account"}}, "typeVersion": 1, "continueOnFail": true, "alwaysOutputData": true}, {"id": "d42ddc37-3bd9-4f19-8831-695bec4d0137", "name": "Globals", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [1700, 1160], "parameters": {"options": {}, "assignments": {"assignments": [{"id": "6cf546c5-5737-4dbd-851b-17d68e0a3780", "name": "repo.owner", "type": "string", "value": "john-doe"}, {"id": "452efa28-2dc6-4ea3-a7a2-c35d100d0382", "name": "repo.name", "type": "string", "value": "n8n-backup"}, {"id": "81c4dc54-86bf-4432-a23f-22c7ea831e74", "name": "repo.path", "type": "string", "value": "workflows/"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}, {"id": "e970c63c-2aa2-46f9-be04-f045b6a938de", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [1660, 1060], "parameters": {"color": 4, "width": 150, "height": 80, "content": "## Edit this node \ud83d\udc47"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "5b1991f7-0351-44de-908d-9aa8b8262d60", "name": "Execute Workflow Trigger", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger", "position": [1420, 1280], "parameters": {"inputSource": "passthrough"}, "typeVersion": 1.1}, {"id": "8e5b3f71-0c5e-4e78-a3f7-0b574c9ddf06", "name": "Execute Workflow", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow", "position": [2460, 620], "parameters": {"mode": "each", "options": {}, "workflowId": {"__rl": true, "mode": "id", "value": "={{ $workflow.id }}"}, "workflowInputs": {"value": {}, "schema": [], "mappingMode": "defineBelow", "matchingColumns": [], "attemptToConvertTypes": false, "convertFieldsToString": true}}, "typeVersion": 1.2}], "pinData": {}, "connections": {"n8n": {"main": [[{"node": "Loop Over Items", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Globals": {"main": [[{"node": "Get file data", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Get File": {"main": [[{"node": "Merge Items", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "File is new": {"main": [[{"node": "Create new file", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Merge Items": {"main": [[{"node": "isDiffOrNew", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "isDiffOrNew": {"main": [[{"node": "Check Status", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Check Status": {"main": [[{"node": "Same file - Do nothing", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "File is different", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "File is new", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Get file data": {"main": [[{"node": "If file too large", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Create new file": {"main": [[{"node": "Return", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Loop Over Items": {"main": [[], [{"node": "Execute Workflow", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Execute Workflow": {"main": [[{"node": "Loop Over Items", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Schedule Trigger": {"main": [[{"node": "n8n", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "File is different": {"main": [[{"node": "Edit existing file", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "If file too large": {"main": [[{"node": "Get File", "type": "main", "index": 0}], [{"node": "Merge Items", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Edit existing file": {"main": [[{"node": "Return", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "On clicking 'execute'": {"main": [[{"node": "n8n", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Same file - Do nothing": {"main": [[{"node": "Return", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Execute Workflow Trigger": {"main": [[{"node": "Globals", "type": "main", "index": 0}, {"node": "Merge Items", "type": "main", "index": 1}]]}}}