fix(editor): Provide autocomplete for nodes, even when intermediate node has not run (#10036)

packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/codemirror/completions/__tests__/utils.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { expressionWithFirstItem } from '../utils';
+import { javascriptLanguage } from '@codemirror/lang-javascript';
+
+describe('completion utils', () => {
+	describe('expressionWithFirstItem', () => {
+		it('should replace $input.item', () => {
+			const source = '$input.item.json.foo.bar';
+			const expected = '$input.first().json.foo.bar';
+			const tree = javascriptLanguage.parser.parse(source);
+			const result = expressionWithFirstItem(tree, source);
+			expect(result).toBe(expected);
+		});
+
+		it('should replace $input.itemMatching()', () => {
+			const source = '$input.itemMatching(4).json.foo.bar';
+			const expected = '$input.first().json.foo.bar';
+			const tree = javascriptLanguage.parser.parse(source);
+			const result = expressionWithFirstItem(tree, source);
+			expect(result).toBe(expected);
+		});
+
+		it('should replace $("Node Name").itemMatching()', () => {
+			const source = '$("Node Name").itemMatching(4).json.foo.bar';
+			const expected = '$("Node Name").first().json.foo.bar';
+			const tree = javascriptLanguage.parser.parse(source);
+			const result = expressionWithFirstItem(tree, source);
+			expect(result).toBe(expected);
+		});
+
+		it('should replace $("Node Name").item', () => {
+			const source = '$("Node Name").item.json.foo.bar';
+			const expected = '$("Node Name").first().json.foo.bar';
+			const tree = javascriptLanguage.parser.parse(source);
+			const result = expressionWithFirstItem(tree, source);
+			expect(result).toBe(expected);
+		});
+
+		it('should not replace anything in unrelated expressions', () => {
+			const source = '$input.first().foo.item.fn($json.item.foo)';
+			const expected = '$input.first().foo.item.fn($json.item.foo)';
+			const tree = javascriptLanguage.parser.parse(source);
+			const result = expressionWithFirstItem(tree, source);
+			expect(result).toBe(expected);
+		});
+	});
+});

packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/codemirror/completions/datatype.completions.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import type { AutocompleteInput, ExtensionTypeName, FnToDoc, Resolved } from './
 import {
 	applyBracketAccessCompletion,
 	applyCompletion,
+	attempt,
+	expressionWithFirstItem,
 	getDefaultArgs,
 	getDisplayType,
 	hasNoParams,
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ import {
 	splitBaseTail,
 	stripExcessParens,
 } from './utils';
+import { javascriptLanguage } from '@codemirror/lang-javascript';
+import { isPairedItemIntermediateNodesError } from '@/utils/expressions';
 
 /**
  * Resolution-based completions offered according to datatype.
@@ -63,7 +67,8 @@ export function datatypeCompletions(context: CompletionContext): CompletionResul
 
 	if (word.from === word.to && !context.explicit) return null;
 
-	const [base, tail] = splitBaseTail(word.text);
+	const syntaxTree = javascriptLanguage.parser.parse(word.text);
+	const [base, tail] = splitBaseTail(syntaxTree, word.text);
 
 	let options: Completion[] = [];
 
@@ -80,21 +85,26 @@ export function datatypeCompletions(context: CompletionContext): CompletionResul
 	} else if (base === '$secrets' && isCredential) {
 		options = secretProvidersOptions();
 	} else {
-		let resolved: Resolved;
+		const resolved = attempt(
-
+			(): Resolved => resolveAutocompleteExpression(`={{ ${base} }}`),
-		try {
+			(error) => {
-			resolved = resolveAutocompleteExpression(`={{ ${base} }}`);
+				if (!isPairedItemIntermediateNodesError(error)) {
-		} catch (error) {
 					return null;
 				}
 
+				// Fallback on first item to provide autocomplete when intermediate nodes have not run
+				return attempt(() =>
+					resolveAutocompleteExpression(`={{ ${expressionWithFirstItem(syntaxTree, base)} }}`),
+				);
+			},
+		);
+
 		if (resolved === null) return null;
 
-		try {
+		options = attempt(
-			options = datatypeOptions({ resolved, base, tail }).map(stripExcessParens(context));
+			() => datatypeOptions({ resolved, base, tail }).map(stripExcessParens(context)),
-		} catch (error) {
+			() => [],
-			return null;
+		);
-		}
 	}
 
 	if (tail !== '') {
@@ -125,7 +135,8 @@ export function datatypeCompletions(context: CompletionContext): CompletionResul
 }
 
 function explicitDataTypeOptions(expression: string): Completion[] {
-	try {
+	return attempt(
+		() => {
 			const resolved = resolveAutocompleteExpression(`={{ ${expression} }}`);
 			return datatypeOptions({
 				resolved,
@@ -133,9 +144,9 @@ function explicitDataTypeOptions(expression: string): Completion[] {
 				tail: '',
 				transformLabel: (label) => '.' + label,
 			});
-	} catch {
+		},
-		return [];
+		() => [],
-	}
+	);
 }
 
 function datatypeOptions(input: AutocompleteInput): Completion[] {
@@ -155,7 +166,13 @@ function datatypeOptions(input: AutocompleteInput): Completion[] {
 		return booleanOptions();
 	}
 
-	if (DateTime.isDateTime(resolved)) {
+	if (
+		attempt(
+			// This can throw when resolved is a proxy
+			() => DateTime.isDateTime(resolved),
+			() => false,
+		)
+	) {
 		return luxonOptions(input as AutocompleteInput<DateTime>);
 	}
 
@@ -453,12 +470,13 @@ const applySections = ({
 };
 
 const isUrl = (url: string): boolean => {
-	try {
+	return attempt(
+		() => {
 			new URL(url);
 			return true;
-	} catch (error) {
+		},
-		return false;
+		() => false,
-	}
+	);
 };
 
 const stringOptions = (input: AutocompleteInput<string>): Completion[] => {

packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/codemirror/completions/utils.ts

@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from '@codemirror/autocomplete';
 import type { EditorView } from '@codemirror/view';
 import type { TransactionSpec } from '@codemirror/state';
-import type { SyntaxNode } from '@lezer/common';
+import type { SyntaxNode, Tree } from '@lezer/common';
-import { javascriptLanguage } from '@codemirror/lang-javascript';
 import { useRouter } from 'vue-router';
 import type { DocMetadata } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { escapeMappingString } from '@/utils/mappingUtils';
@@ -25,23 +24,93 @@ import { escapeMappingString } from '@/utils/mappingUtils';
 /**
  * Split user input into base (to resolve) and tail (to filter).
  */
-export function splitBaseTail(userInput: string): [string, string] {
+export function splitBaseTail(syntaxTree: Tree, userInput: string): [string, string] {
-	const read = (node: SyntaxNode | null) => (node ? userInput.slice(node.from, node.to) : '');
+	const lastNode = syntaxTree.resolveInner(userInput.length, -1);
-	const lastNode = javascriptLanguage.parser.parse(userInput).resolveInner(userInput.length, -1);
 
 	switch (lastNode.type.name) {
 		case '.':
-			return [read(lastNode.parent).slice(0, -1), ''];
+			return [read(lastNode.parent, userInput).slice(0, -1), ''];
 		case 'MemberExpression':
-			return [read(lastNode.parent), read(lastNode)];
+			return [read(lastNode.parent, userInput), read(lastNode, userInput)];
 		case 'PropertyName':
-			const tail = read(lastNode);
+			const tail = read(lastNode, userInput);
-			return [read(lastNode.parent).slice(0, -(tail.length + 1)), tail];
+			return [read(lastNode.parent, userInput).slice(0, -(tail.length + 1)), tail];
 		default:
 			return ['', ''];
 	}
 }
 
+function replaceSyntaxNode(source: string, node: SyntaxNode, replacement: string) {
+	return source.slice(0, node.from) + replacement + source.slice(node.to);
+}
+
+function isInputNodeCall(node: SyntaxNode, source: string): node is SyntaxNode {
+	return (
+		node.name === 'VariableName' &&
+		read(node, source) === '$' &&
+		node.parent?.name === 'CallExpression'
+	);
+}
+
+function isInputVariable(node: SyntaxNode | null | undefined, source: string): node is SyntaxNode {
+	return node?.name === 'VariableName' && read(node, source) === '$input';
+}
+
+function isItemProperty(node: SyntaxNode | null | undefined, source: string): node is SyntaxNode {
+	return (
+		node?.parent?.name === 'MemberExpression' &&
+		node.name === 'PropertyName' &&
+		read(node, source) === 'item'
+	);
+}
+
+function isItemMatchingCall(
+	node: SyntaxNode | null | undefined,
+	source: string,
+): node is SyntaxNode {
+	return (
+		node?.name === 'CallExpression' &&
+		node.firstChild?.lastChild?.name === 'PropertyName' &&
+		read(node.firstChild.lastChild, source) === 'itemMatching'
+	);
+}
+
+function read(node: SyntaxNode | null, source: string) {
+	return node ? source.slice(node.from, node.to) : '';
+}
+/**
+ * Replace expressions that depend on pairedItem with the first item when possible
+ * $input.item.json.foo -> $input.first().json.foo
+ * $('Node').item.json.foo -> $('Node').item.json.foo
+ */
+export function expressionWithFirstItem(syntaxTree: Tree, expression: string): string {
+	let result = expression;
+
+	syntaxTree.cursor().iterate(({ node }) => {
+		if (isInputVariable(node, expression)) {
+			if (isItemProperty(node.parent?.lastChild, expression)) {
+				result = replaceSyntaxNode(expression, node.parent.lastChild, 'first()');
+			} else if (isItemMatchingCall(node.parent?.parent, expression)) {
+				result = replaceSyntaxNode(expression, node.parent.parent, '$input.first()');
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (isInputNodeCall(node, expression)) {
+			if (isItemProperty(node.parent?.parent?.lastChild, expression)) {
+				result = replaceSyntaxNode(expression, node.parent.parent.lastChild, 'first()');
+			} else if (isItemMatchingCall(node.parent?.parent?.parent, expression)) {
+				result = replaceSyntaxNode(
+					expression,
+					node.parent.parent.parent,
+					`${read(node.parent, expression)}.first()`,
+				);
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	return result;
+}
+
 export function longestCommonPrefix(...strings: string[]) {
 	if (strings.length < 2) {
 		throw new Error('Expected at least two strings');
@@ -285,3 +354,22 @@ export const getDisplayType = (value: unknown): string => {
 	if (typeof value === 'object') return 'Object';
 	return (typeof value).toLocaleLowerCase();
 };
+
+export function attempt<T, TDefault>(
+	fn: () => T,
+	onError: (error: unknown) => TDefault,
+): T | TDefault;
+export function attempt<T>(fn: () => T): T | null;
+export function attempt<T, TDefault>(
+	fn: () => T,
+	onError?: (error: unknown) => TDefault,
+): T | TDefault | null {
+	try {
+		return fn();
+	} catch (error) {
+		if (onError) {
+			return onError(error);
+		}
+		return null;
+	}
+}