⚡ Log and display also errors that occur in webhook function

packages/cli/src/WebhookHelpers.ts

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
 	IRunExecutionData,
 	ITaskData,
 	IWebhookData,
+	IWebhookResponseData,
 	IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 	NodeHelpers,
 	Workflow,
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ export function getWorkflowWebhooks(workflow: Workflow, additionalData: IWorkflo
 		// If the mode is not known we error. Is probably best like that instead of using
 		// the default that people know as early as possible (probably already testing phase)
 		// that something does not resolve properly.
-		const errorMessage = `The response mode ${responseMode} is not valid!.`;
+		const errorMessage = `The response mode ${responseMode} is not valid!`;
 		responseCallback(new Error(errorMessage), {});
 		throw new ResponseHelper.ResponseError(errorMessage, 500, 500);
 	}
@@ -138,12 +139,41 @@ export function getWorkflowWebhooks(workflow: Workflow, additionalData: IWorkflo
 	additionalData.httpResponse = res;
 
 	let didSendResponse = false;
+	let runExecutionDataMerge = {};
 	try {
 		// Run the webhook function to see what should be returned and if
 		// the workflow should be executed or not
-		const webhookResultData = await webhookData.workflow.runWebhook(webhookData, workflowStartNode, additionalData, NodeExecuteFunctions, executionMode);
+		let webhookResultData: IWebhookResponseData;
 
-		if (webhookResultData.noWebhookResponse === true) {
+		try {
+			webhookResultData = await webhookData.workflow.runWebhook(webhookData, workflowStartNode, additionalData, NodeExecuteFunctions, executionMode);
+		} catch (e) {
+			// Send error response to webhook caller
+			const errorMessage = 'Workflow Webhook Error: Workflow could not be started!';
+			responseCallback(new Error(errorMessage), {});
+			didSendResponse = true;
+
+			// Add error to execution data that it can be logged and send to Editor-UI
+			runExecutionDataMerge = {
+				resultData: {
+					runData: {},
+					lastNodeExecuted: workflowStartNode.name,
+					error: {
+						message: e.message,
+						stack: e.stack,
+					},
+				},
+			};
+
+			webhookResultData = {
+				noWebhookResponse: true,
+				// Add empty data that it at least tries to "execute" the webhook
+				// which then so gets the chance to throw the error.
+				workflowData: [[{json: {}}]],
+			};
+		}
+
+		if (webhookResultData.noWebhookResponse === true && didSendResponse === false) {
 			// The response got already send
 			responseCallback(null, {
 				noWebhookResponse: true,
@@ -155,18 +185,24 @@ export function getWorkflowWebhooks(workflow: Workflow, additionalData: IWorkflo
 			// Workflow should not run
 			if (webhookResultData.webhookResponse !== undefined) {
 				// Data to respond with is given
-				responseCallback(null, {
+				if (didSendResponse === false) {
-					data: webhookResultData.webhookResponse,
+					responseCallback(null, {
-					responseCode,
+						data: webhookResultData.webhookResponse,
-				});
+						responseCode,
+					});
+					didSendResponse = true;
+				}
 			} else {
 				// Send default response
-				responseCallback(null, {
+				if (didSendResponse === false) {
-					data: {
+					responseCallback(null, {
-						message: 'Webhook call got received.',
+						data: {
-					},
+							message: 'Webhook call got received.',
-					responseCode,
+						},
-				});
+						responseCode,
+					});
+					didSendResponse = true;
+				}
 			}
 			return;
 		}
@@ -217,6 +253,11 @@ export function getWorkflowWebhooks(workflow: Workflow, additionalData: IWorkflo
 			},
 		};
 
+		if (Object.keys(runExecutionDataMerge).length !== 0) {
+			// If data to merge got defined add it to the execution data
+			Object.assign(runExecutionData, runExecutionDataMerge);
+		}
+
 		const runData: IWorkflowExecutionDataProcess = {
 			credentials,
 			executionMode,

packages/workflow/src/Workflow.ts

@@ -1061,6 +1061,15 @@ export class Workflow {
 			return null;
 		}
 
+		if (runExecutionData.resultData.lastNodeExecuted === node.name && runExecutionData.resultData.error !== undefined) {
+			// The node did already fail. So throw an error here that it displays and logs it correctly.
+			// Does get used by webhook and trigger nodes in case they throw an error that it is possible
+			// to log the error and display in Editor-UI.
+			const error = new Error(runExecutionData.resultData.error.message);
+			error.stack = runExecutionData.resultData.error.stack;
+			throw error;
+		}
+
 		if (nodeType.executeSingle) {
 			const returnPromises: Array<Promise<INodeExecutionData>> = [];