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

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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 credentials to go into a `credentials` folder you would set:\n\n- repo.owner - john-doe\n- repo.name - n8n-backups\n- repo.path - credentials/\n\n\nThe workflow calls itself using a subworkflow, to help reduce memory usage."}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "e16c9874-1a35-41c4-8410-0c42efe17770", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [1740, 440], "parameters": {"color": 7, "width": 1028.7522287279464, "height": 434.88564057365943, "content": "## Main workflow loop"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "a1464b91-516a-4fd9-9235-20de50e74cb2", "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": "eb2fe87f-f3af-4215-ac1f-7c2b45e8aff6", "name": "Globals", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [1720, 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": "credentials/"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}, {"id": "f4498ab4-1760-4849-9fe1-ecfcd7baa9f3", "name": "Execute Command", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand", "position": [2000, 620], "parameters": {"command": "npx n8n export:credentials --all --decrypted"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "d453a000-40ef-43f5-b108-5eb30422d1a3", "name": "JSON formatting", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [2180, 620], "parameters": {"jsCode": "// Function to beautify JSON\nfunction beautifyJson(jsonString) {\n  try {\n    // Parse the JSON string\n    const jsonObject = JSON.parse(jsonString);\n\n    // Format the JSON with indentation\n    return jsonObject; // Return the parsed object directly\n  } catch (error) {\n    // Return the error message if JSON is invalid\n    return `Invalid JSON: ${error.message}`;\n  }\n}\n\n// Retrieve the JSON object from the input data\nconst input = $input.all()[0].json;\n\n// Extract the JSON string from the stdout field\nconst jsonString = input.stdout.match(/\\[{.*}\\]/s);\n\n// Check if a valid JSON string is found\nif (!jsonString) {\n  return {\n    json: {\n      error: \"No valid JSON string found in stdout.\"\n    }\n  };\n}\n\n// Beautify the JSON\nconst beautifiedJson = beautifyJson(jsonString[0]);\n\n// Output the beautified JSON, ensuring each entry is in an object with a 'json' key\nconst output = beautifiedJson.map(entry => ({ json: entry }));\n\n// Return the output\nreturn output;\n"}, "typeVersion": 2}, {"id": "49dbf875-7345-4241-a7fc-f42e53aef64e", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [1680, 1060], "parameters": {"color": 4, "width": 150, "height": 80, "content": "## Edit this node \ud83d\udc47"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "98158f3e-7aca-456b-994c-4c795d31c18c", "name": "Execute Workflow", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflow", "position": [2600, 620], "parameters": {"mode": "each", "options": {}, "workflowId": "={{ $workflow.id }}"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "d8c52eb7-bcb0-49e7-bb32-7499b1ca22cd", "name": "Execute Workflow Trigger", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeWorkflowTrigger", "position": [1440, 1280], "parameters": {"inputSource": "passthrough"}, "typeVersion": 1.1}], "pinData": {}, "connections": {"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}]]}, "Execute Command": {"main": [[{"node": "JSON formatting", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "JSON formatting": {"main": [[{"node": "Loop Over Items", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Loop Over Items": {"main": [[], [{"node": "Execute Workflow", "type": "main", "index": 0}, {"node": "Execute Workflow", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Execute Workflow": {"main": [[{"node": "Loop Over Items", "type": "main", "index": 0}]]}, "Schedule Trigger": {"main": [[{"node": "Execute Command", "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": "Execute Command", "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}]]}}}