Workflow: build automation using n8n for Code Schedule Create Webhook
Integrations: code, httpRequest, manualTrigger, scheduleTrigger, set, stickyNote

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320], "parameters": {}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "c0d1d7e0-9411-4e6a-871a-0374b8a9f5db", "name": "Get Recipes", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "position": [640, 120], "parameters": {"url": "={{ $json.mealieBaseUrl }}/api/recipes", "options": {}, "sendQuery": true, "authentication": "genericCredentialType", "genericAuthType": "httpHeaderAuth", "queryParameters": {"parameters": [{"name": "perPage", "value": "100"}, {"name": "categories", "value": "={{ $json.mealieCategoryId }}"}]}}, "credentials": {"httpHeaderAuth": {"id": "oVwF1hVdy3Srvi9P", "name": "Mealie Header Auth"}}, "typeVersion": 4.1}, {"id": "2f9757fc-77f5-4bda-ae2e-7088ea5c114d", "name": "Config", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set", "position": [380, 120], "parameters": {"options": {}, "assignments": {"assignments": [{"id": "cd2665dd-b505-41e4-936d-cfa2de7bd09b", "name": "numberOfRecipes", "type": "number", "value": 5}, {"id": "e09da5c5-3f0d-4cd3-909d-e3df2888abde", "name": "offsetPlanDays", "type": "number", "value": 3}, {"id": "80e95139-83df-45ae-99a0-fc50d3e9475f", "name": "mealieCategoryId", "type": "string", "value": "6ec172b7-a87d-4877-8fe3-34cecc20f2c5"}, {"id": "f511e874-c373-4648-9e49-120367474d6d", "name": "mealieBaseUrl", "type": "string", "value": "http://192.168.1.5:9925"}]}}, "typeVersion": 3.4}, {"id": "fed805ea-0580-444d-8312-a68b25e91bbd", "name": "Generate Random Items", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "position": [860, 120], "parameters": {"jsCode": "const numberOfRecipes = $('Config').first().json.numberOfRecipes;\nconst offsetPlanDays = $('Config').first().json.offsetPlanDays;\nconst items = $input.first().json.items;\n\nlet planFirstDate = new Date();\nplanFirstDate.setDate(planFirstDate.getDate() + offsetPlanDays);\n\nconst recipeList = [];\nconst randomNums = [];\nlet currentItem = 0;\n\nwhile (recipeList.length < numberOfRecipes) {\n  const randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(items.length));\n\n  if (!randomNums.includes(randomNum)) {\n    const thisRecipe = items[randomNum];\n\n    const newDate = new Date(planFirstDate);\n    newDate.setDate(planFirstDate.getDate() + currentItem);\n  \n    const planDate = [\n      newDate.getFullYear(),\n      ('0' + (newDate.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2),\n      ('0' + newDate.getDate()).slice(-2)\n    ].join('-');\n  \n    const planDay = {\n      \"date\": planDate,\n      \"entryType\": \"dinner\",\n      \"recipeId\": thisRecipe.id,\n      \"name\": thisRecipe.name\n    };\n\n    currentItem++;\n    recipeList.push(planDay);\n    randomNums.push(randomNum);\n  }\n}\n\nreturn recipeList;"}, "typeVersion": 2}, {"id": "f440ce9d-cc27-4982-a0bd-b0ce2e5217d9", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [40, -60], "parameters": {"color": 4, "height": 340, "content": "## Trigger\nSet the trigger to run when you like"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "2bac2f08-2969-4f47-9fce-0e7de416cd09", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [280, -60], "parameters": {"color": 5, "width": 300, "height": 340, "content": "## Update this Config\nSet the base Url of your Mealie instance\nSet number of recipes to generate and number of days to offset the plan (0 will start today).\nGrab a category id from Mealie (or leave blank for all categories)"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "a2850e39-c25f-4210-8f9e-a657c0c63bf5", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [40, -280], "parameters": {"width": 540, "height": 220, "content": "## Get started\n* Set up a credential for your Mealie API token\n* Apply the credential to the 2 Http request nodes\n* Set schedule trigger and desired config"}, "typeVersion": 1}, {"id": "20d7301c-8946-45c3-8f5f-fbe2fc80cf37", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [580, -60], "parameters": {"color": 7, "width": 660, "height": 340, "content": "## Workflow logic\n* Get all recipes from Mealie (within category if supplied)\n* Randomly pick out the number set in the 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