feat(editor): Improve sticky note experience on new canvas (no-changelog) (#11010)

packages/editor-ui/src/components/Node/NodeCreation.vue

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { defineAsyncComponent, reactive } from 'vue';
+/* eslint-disable vue/no-multiple-template-root */
+import { defineAsyncComponent, onBeforeUnmount, onMounted, ref } from 'vue';
 import { getMidCanvasPosition } from '@/utils/nodeViewUtils';
 import {
 	DEFAULT_STICKY_HEIGHT,
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/ui.store';
 import type { AddedNodesAndConnections, ToggleNodeCreatorOptions } from '@/Interface';
 import { useActions } from './NodeCreator/composables/useActions';
+import { useThrottleFn } from '@vueuse/core';
 import KeyboardShortcutTooltip from '@/components/KeyboardShortcutTooltip.vue';
 
 type Props = {
@@ -31,41 +33,26 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 	toggleNodeCreator: [value: ToggleNodeCreatorOptions];
 }>();
 
-const state = reactive({
-	showStickyButton: false,
-});
-
 const uiStore = useUIStore();
 
 const { getAddedNodesAndConnections } = useActions();
 
-function onCreateMenuHoverIn(mouseinEvent: MouseEvent) {
-	const buttonsWrapper = mouseinEvent.target as Element;
+const wrapperRef = ref<HTMLElement | undefined>();
+const wrapperBoundingRect = ref<DOMRect | undefined>();
+const isStickyNotesButtonVisible = ref(true);
 
-	// Once the popup menu is hovered, it's pointer events are disabled so it's not interfering with element underneath it.
-	state.showStickyButton = true;
-	const moveCallback = (mousemoveEvent: MouseEvent) => {
-		if (buttonsWrapper) {
-			const wrapperBounds = buttonsWrapper.getBoundingClientRect();
-			const wrapperH = wrapperBounds.height;
-			const wrapperW = wrapperBounds.width;
-			const wrapperLeftNear = wrapperBounds.left;
-			const wrapperLeftFar = wrapperLeftNear + wrapperW;
-			const wrapperTopNear = wrapperBounds.top;
-			const wrapperTopFar = wrapperTopNear + wrapperH;
-			const inside =
-				mousemoveEvent.pageX > wrapperLeftNear &&
-				mousemoveEvent.pageX < wrapperLeftFar &&
-				mousemoveEvent.pageY > wrapperTopNear &&
-				mousemoveEvent.pageY < wrapperTopFar;
-			if (!inside) {
-				state.showStickyButton = false;
-				document.removeEventListener('mousemove', moveCallback, false);
-			}
-		}
-	};
-	document.addEventListener('mousemove', moveCallback, false);
+const onMouseMove = useThrottleFn((event: MouseEvent) => {
+	if (wrapperBoundingRect.value) {
+		const offset = 100;
+		isStickyNotesButtonVisible.value =
+			event.clientX >= wrapperBoundingRect.value.left - offset &&
+			event.clientX <= wrapperBoundingRect.value.right + offset &&
+			event.clientY >= wrapperBoundingRect.value.top - offset &&
+			event.clientY <= wrapperBoundingRect.value.bottom + offset;
+	} else {
+		isStickyNotesButtonVisible.value = true;
 	}
+}, 250);
 
 function openNodeCreator() {
 	emit('toggleNodeCreator', {
@@ -98,16 +85,21 @@ function nodeTypeSelected(nodeTypes: string[]) {
 	emit('addNodes', getAddedNodesAndConnections(nodeTypes.map((type) => ({ type }))));
 	closeNodeCreator(true);
 }
+
+onMounted(() => {
+	wrapperBoundingRect.value = wrapperRef.value?.getBoundingClientRect();
+
+	document.addEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove);
+});
+
+onBeforeUnmount(() => {
+	document.removeEventListener('mousemove', onMouseMove);
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
-	<div>
-		<div
-			v-if="!createNodeActive"
-			:class="[$style.nodeButtonsWrapper, state.showStickyButton ? $style.noEvents : '']"
-			@mouseenter="onCreateMenuHoverIn"
-		>
-			<div :class="$style.nodeCreatorButton" data-test-id="node-creator-plus-button">
+	<div v-if="!createNodeActive" :class="$style.nodeButtonsWrapper">
+		<div :class="$style.nodeCreatorButton" ref="wrapperRef" data-test-id="node-creator-plus-button">
 			<KeyboardShortcutTooltip
 				:label="$locale.baseText('nodeView.openNodesPanel')"
 				:shortcut="{ keys: ['Tab'] }"
@@ -122,7 +114,7 @@ function nodeTypeSelected(nodeTypes: string[]) {
 				/>
 			</KeyboardShortcutTooltip>
 			<div
-					:class="[$style.addStickyButton, state.showStickyButton ? $style.visibleButton : '']"
+				:class="[$style.addStickyButton, isStickyNotesButtonVisible ? $style.visibleButton : '']"
 				data-test-id="add-sticky-button"
 				@click="addStickyNote"
 			>
@@ -143,14 +135,11 @@ function nodeTypeSelected(nodeTypes: string[]) {
 			@close-node-creator="closeNodeCreator"
 		/>
 	</Suspense>
-	</div>
 </template>
 
 <style lang="scss" module>
 .nodeButtonsWrapper {
 	position: absolute;
-	width: 150px;
-	height: 200px;
 	top: 0;
 	right: 0;
 	display: flex;

packages/editor-ui/src/components/canvas/elements/nodes/render-types/CanvasNodeStickyNote.vue

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const renderOptions = computed(() => render.value.options as CanvasNodeStickyNot
 const classes = computed(() => ({
 	[$style.sticky]: true,
 	[$style.selected]: isSelected.value,
+	['sticky--active']: isActive.value, // Used to increase the z-index of the sticky note when editing
 }));
 
 /**

packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasMapping.spec.ts

@@ -543,6 +543,141 @@ describe('useCanvasMapping', () => {
 				});
 			});
 		});
+
+		describe('additionalNodePropertiesById', () => {
+			it('should return empty object when there are no sticky nodes', () => {
+				const nodes = ref([]);
+				const connections = {};
+				const workflowObject = createTestWorkflowObject();
+				const { additionalNodePropertiesById } = useCanvasMapping({
+					nodes: ref(nodes),
+					connections: ref(connections),
+					workflowObject: ref(workflowObject) as Ref<Workflow>,
+				});
+				expect(additionalNodePropertiesById.value).toEqual({});
+			});
+
+			it('should calculate zIndex correctly for a single sticky node', () => {
+				const nodes = [
+					createTestNode({
+						id: '1',
+						type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
+						position: [0, 0],
+						parameters: { width: 100, height: 100 },
+					}),
+				];
+				const connections = {};
+				const workflowObject = createTestWorkflowObject();
+				const { additionalNodePropertiesById } = useCanvasMapping({
+					nodes: ref(nodes),
+					connections: ref(connections),
+					workflowObject: ref(workflowObject) as Ref<Workflow>,
+				});
+				expect(additionalNodePropertiesById.value[nodes[0].id]).toEqual({
+					style: { zIndex: -100 },
+				});
+			});
+
+			it('should calculate zIndex correctly for multiple sticky nodes with no overlap', () => {
+				const nodes = [
+					createTestNode({
+						id: '1',
+						type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
+						position: [0, 0],
+						parameters: { width: 100, height: 100 },
+					}),
+					createTestNode({
+						id: '2',
+						type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
+						position: [200, 200],
+						parameters: { width: 100, height: 100 },
+					}),
+				];
+				const connections = {};
+				const workflowObject = createTestWorkflowObject();
+				const { additionalNodePropertiesById } = useCanvasMapping({
+					nodes: ref(nodes),
+					connections: ref(connections),
+					workflowObject: ref(workflowObject) as Ref<Workflow>,
+				});
+
+				expect(additionalNodePropertiesById.value[nodes[0].id]).toEqual({
+					style: { zIndex: -100 },
+				});
+				expect(additionalNodePropertiesById.value[nodes[1].id]).toEqual({ style: { zIndex: -99 } });
+			});
+
+			it('should calculate zIndex correctly for overlapping sticky nodes', () => {
+				const nodes = [
+					createTestNode({
+						id: '1',
+						type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
+						position: [50, 50],
+						parameters: { width: 100, height: 100 },
+					}),
+					createTestNode({
+						id: '2',
+						type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
+						position: [0, 0],
+						parameters: { width: 150, height: 150 },
+					}),
+				];
+				const connections = {};
+				const workflowObject = createTestWorkflowObject();
+				const { additionalNodePropertiesById } = useCanvasMapping({
+					nodes: ref(nodes),
+					connections: ref(connections),
+					workflowObject: ref(workflowObject) as Ref<Workflow>,
+				});
+
+				expect(additionalNodePropertiesById.value[nodes[0].id]).toEqual({
+					style: { zIndex: -99 },
+				});
+				expect(additionalNodePropertiesById.value[nodes[1].id]).toEqual({
+					style: { zIndex: -100 },
+				});
+			});
+
+			it('calculates zIndex correctly for multiple overlapping sticky nodes', () => {
+				const nodes = [
+					createTestNode({
+						id: '1',
+						type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
+						position: [0, 0],
+						parameters: { width: 100, height: 100 },
+					}),
+					createTestNode({
+						id: '2',
+						type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
+						position: [25, 25],
+						parameters: { width: 50, height: 50 },
+					}),
+					createTestNode({
+						id: '3',
+						type: STICKY_NODE_TYPE,
+						position: [50, 50],
+						parameters: { width: 100, height: 100 },
+					}),
+				];
+				const connections = {};
+				const workflowObject = createTestWorkflowObject();
+				const { additionalNodePropertiesById } = useCanvasMapping({
+					nodes: ref(nodes),
+					connections: ref(connections),
+					workflowObject: ref(workflowObject) as Ref<Workflow>,
+				});
+
+				expect(additionalNodePropertiesById.value[nodes[0].id]).toEqual({
+					style: { zIndex: -100 },
+				});
+				expect(additionalNodePropertiesById.value[nodes[1].id]).toEqual({
+					style: { zIndex: -98 },
+				});
+				expect(additionalNodePropertiesById.value[nodes[2].id]).toEqual({
+					style: { zIndex: -99 },
+				});
+			});
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe('connections', () => {

packages/editor-ui/src/composables/useCanvasMapping.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useWorkflowsStore } from '@/stores/workflows.store';
 import type { Ref } from 'vue';
 import { computed } from 'vue';
 import type {
+	BoundingBox,
 	CanvasConnection,
 	CanvasConnectionData,
 	CanvasConnectionPort,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import type {
 } from '@/types';
 import { CanvasConnectionMode, CanvasNodeRenderType } from '@/types';
 import {
+	checkOverlap,
 	mapLegacyConnectionsToCanvasConnections,
 	mapLegacyEndpointsToCanvasConnectionPort,
 	parseCanvasConnectionHandleString,
@@ -349,17 +351,68 @@ export function useCanvasMapping({
 	);
 
 	const additionalNodePropertiesById = computed(() => {
-		return nodes.value.reduce<Record<string, Partial<CanvasNode>>>((acc, node) => {
-			if (node.type === STICKY_NODE_TYPE) {
-				acc[node.id] = {
-					style: {
-						zIndex: -1,
-					},
+		type StickyNoteBoundingBox = BoundingBox & {
+			id: string;
+			area: number;
+			zIndex: number;
 		};
+
+		const stickyNodeBaseZIndex = -100;
+
+		const stickyNodeBoundingBoxes = nodes.value.reduce<StickyNoteBoundingBox[]>((acc, node) => {
+			if (node.type === STICKY_NODE_TYPE) {
+				const x = node.position[0];
+				const y = node.position[1];
+				const width = node.parameters.width as number;
+				const height = node.parameters.height as number;
+
+				acc.push({
+					id: node.id,
+					x,
+					y,
+					width,
+					height,
+					area: width * height,
+					zIndex: stickyNodeBaseZIndex,
+				});
 			}
 
 			return acc;
-		}, {});
+		}, []);
+
+		const sortedStickyNodeBoundingBoxes = stickyNodeBoundingBoxes.sort((a, b) => b.area - a.area);
+		sortedStickyNodeBoundingBoxes.forEach((node, index) => {
+			node.zIndex = stickyNodeBaseZIndex + index;
+		});
+
+		for (let i = 0; i < sortedStickyNodeBoundingBoxes.length; i++) {
+			const node1 = sortedStickyNodeBoundingBoxes[i];
+			for (let j = i + 1; j < sortedStickyNodeBoundingBoxes.length; j++) {
+				const node2 = sortedStickyNodeBoundingBoxes[j];
+				if (checkOverlap(node1, node2)) {
+					if (node1.area < node2.area && node1.zIndex <= node2.zIndex) {
+						// Ensure node1 (smaller area) has a higher zIndex than node2 (larger area)
+						node1.zIndex = node2.zIndex + 1;
+					} else if (node2.area < node1.area && node2.zIndex <= node1.zIndex) {
+						// Ensure node2 (smaller area) has a higher zIndex than node1 (larger area)
+						node2.zIndex = node1.zIndex + 1;
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return sortedStickyNodeBoundingBoxes.reduce<Record<string, Partial<CanvasNode>>>(
+			(acc, node) => {
+				acc[node.id] = {
+					style: {
+						zIndex: node.zIndex,
+					},
+				};
+
+				return acc;
+			},
+			{},
+		);
 	});
 
 	const mappedNodes = computed<CanvasNode[]>(() => [
@@ -491,6 +544,7 @@ export function useCanvasMapping({
 	}
 
 	return {
+		additionalNodePropertiesById,
 		nodeExecutionRunDataOutputMapById,
 		connections: mappedConnections,
 		nodes: mappedNodes,

packages/editor-ui/src/styles/plugins/_vueflow.scss

@@ -1,9 +1,35 @@
 .vue-flow__resize-control.line {
 	border-color: transparent;
+	z-index: 1;
+
+	&.top {
+		height: var(--spacing-s);
+		border-top-width: var(--spacing-s);
+	}
+
+	&.right {
+		width: var(--spacing-s);
+		border-right-width: var(--spacing-s);
+	}
+
+	&.bottom {
+		height: var(--spacing-s);
+		border-bottom-width: var(--spacing-s);
+	}
+
+	&.left {
+		width: var(--spacing-s);
+		border-left-width: var(--spacing-s);
+	}
 }
 
 .vue-flow__resize-control.handle {
 	background-color: transparent;
+	width: var(--spacing-s);
+	height: var(--spacing-s);
+	border: 0;
+	border-radius: 0;
+	z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .vue-flow__minimap {
@@ -40,4 +66,8 @@
 	&.dragging {
 		cursor: grabbing;
 	}
+
+	&:has(.sticky--active) {
+		z-index: 1 !important;
+	}
 }

packages/editor-ui/src/types/canvas.ts

@@ -185,3 +185,10 @@ export type ExecutionOutputMap = {
 		[outputIndex: string]: ExecutionOutputMapData;
 	};
 };
+
+export type BoundingBox = {
+	x: number;
+	y: number;
+	width: number;
+	height: number;
+};

packages/editor-ui/src/utils/__tests__/canvasUtilsV2.spec.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
 	parseCanvasConnectionHandleString,
 	createCanvasConnectionHandleString,
 	createCanvasConnectionId,
+	checkOverlap,
 } from '@/utils/canvasUtilsV2';
 import { NodeConnectionType, type IConnections, type INodeTypeDescription } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import type { CanvasConnection } from '@/types';
@@ -832,3 +833,47 @@ describe('getUniqueNodeName', () => {
 		expect(result).toBe('Node A mock-uuid');
 	});
 });
+
+describe('checkOverlap', () => {
+	it('should return true when nodes overlap', () => {
+		const node1 = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		const node2 = { x: 5, y: 5, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		expect(checkOverlap(node1, node2)).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when node1 is completely to the left of node2', () => {
+		const node1 = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		const node2 = { x: 15, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		expect(checkOverlap(node1, node2)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when node2 is completely to the left of node1', () => {
+		const node1 = { x: 15, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		const node2 = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		expect(checkOverlap(node1, node2)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when node1 is completely above node2', () => {
+		const node1 = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		const node2 = { x: 0, y: 15, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		expect(checkOverlap(node1, node2)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when node2 is completely above node1', () => {
+		const node1 = { x: 0, y: 15, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		const node2 = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		expect(checkOverlap(node1, node2)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when nodes touch at the edges', () => {
+		const node1 = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		const node2 = { x: 10, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		expect(checkOverlap(node1, node2)).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('should return false when nodes touch at the corners', () => {
+		const node1 = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		const node2 = { x: 10, y: 10, width: 10, height: 10 };
+		expect(checkOverlap(node1, node2)).toBe(false);
+	});
+});

packages/editor-ui/src/utils/canvasUtilsV2.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { IConnection, IConnections, INodeTypeDescription } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import type { INodeUi } from '@/Interface';
-import type { CanvasConnection, CanvasConnectionPort } from '@/types';
+import type { BoundingBox, CanvasConnection, CanvasConnectionPort } from '@/types';
 import { CanvasConnectionMode } from '@/types';
 import type { Connection } from '@vue-flow/core';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
@@ -207,3 +207,18 @@ export function getUniqueNodeName(name: string, existingNames: Set<string>): str
 
 	return `${name} ${uuid()}`;
 }
+
+export function checkOverlap(node1: BoundingBox, node2: BoundingBox) {
+	return !(
+		// node1 is completely to the left of node2
+		(
+			node1.x + node1.width <= node2.x ||
+			// node2 is completely to the left of node1
+			node2.x + node2.width <= node1.x ||
+			// node1 is completely above node2
+			node1.y + node1.height <= node2.y ||
+			// node2 is completely above node1
+			node2.y + node2.height <= node1.y
+		)
+	);
+}