fix(core): Use AbortController to notify nodes to abort execution (#6141)

and add support for cancelling ongoing operations inside a node.

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Co-authored-by: Oleg Ivaniv <me@olegivaniv.com>

cypress/e2e/19-execution.cy.ts

@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ describe('Execution', () => {
 			.canvasNodeByName('Manual')
 			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
 			.should('exist');
-		workflowPage.getters
-			.canvasNodeByName('Wait')
-			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
-			.should('exist');
 		workflowPage.getters
 			.canvasNodeByName('Set')
 			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
@@ -112,10 +108,6 @@ describe('Execution', () => {
 			.canvasNodeByName('Manual')
 			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
 			.should('exist');
-		workflowPage.getters
-			.canvasNodeByName('Wait')
-			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
-			.should('exist');
 		workflowPage.getters
 			.canvasNodeByName('Wait')
 			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-sync-alt').should('not.visible'));
@@ -128,8 +120,8 @@ describe('Execution', () => {
 		workflowPage.getters.clearExecutionDataButton().click();
 		workflowPage.getters.clearExecutionDataButton().should('not.exist');
 
-		// Check success toast (works because Cypress waits enough for the element to show after the http request node has finished)
-		workflowPage.getters.successToast().should('be.visible');
+		// Check warning toast (works because Cypress waits enough for the element to show after the http request node has finished)
+		workflowPage.getters.warningToast().should('be.visible');
 	});
 
 	it('should test webhook workflow', () => {
@@ -191,10 +183,6 @@ describe('Execution', () => {
 			.canvasNodeByName('Webhook')
 			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
 			.should('exist');
-		workflowPage.getters
-			.canvasNodeByName('Wait')
-			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
-			.should('exist');
 		workflowPage.getters
 			.canvasNodeByName('Set')
 			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
@@ -267,10 +255,6 @@ describe('Execution', () => {
 			.canvasNodeByName('Webhook')
 			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
 			.should('exist');
-		workflowPage.getters
-			.canvasNodeByName('Wait')
-			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-check'))
-			.should('exist');
 		workflowPage.getters
 			.canvasNodeByName('Wait')
 			.within(() => cy.get('.fa-sync-alt').should('not.visible'));
@@ -283,7 +267,7 @@ describe('Execution', () => {
 		workflowPage.getters.clearExecutionDataButton().click();
 		workflowPage.getters.clearExecutionDataButton().should('not.exist');
 
-		// Check success toast (works because Cypress waits enough for the element to show after the http request node has finished)
-		workflowPage.getters.successToast().should('be.visible');
+		// Check warning toast (works because Cypress waits enough for the element to show after the http request node has finished)
+		workflowPage.getters.warningToast().should('be.visible');
 	});
 });

cypress/pages/workflow.ts

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class WorkflowPage extends BasePage {
 			return cy.get(this.getters.getEndpointSelector('plus', nodeName, index));
 		},
 		successToast: () => cy.get('.el-notification:has(.el-notification--success)'),
+		warningToast: () => cy.get('.el-notification:has(.el-notification--warning)'),
 		errorToast: () => cy.get('.el-notification:has(.el-notification--error)'),
 		activatorSwitch: () => cy.getByTestId('workflow-activate-switch'),
 		workflowMenu: () => cy.getByTestId('workflow-menu'),

packages/core/src/NodeExecuteFunctions.ts

@@ -2508,6 +2508,19 @@ const getCommonWorkflowFunctions = (
 	prepareOutputData: async (outputData) => [outputData],
 });
 
+const executionCancellationFunctions = (
+	abortSignal?: AbortSignal,
+): Pick<IExecuteFunctions, 'onExecutionCancellation' | 'getExecutionCancelSignal'> => ({
+	getExecutionCancelSignal: () => abortSignal,
+	onExecutionCancellation: (handler) => {
+		const fn = () => {
+			abortSignal?.removeEventListener('abort', fn);
+			handler();
+		};
+		abortSignal?.addEventListener('abort', fn);
+	},
+});
+
 const getRequestHelperFunctions = (
 	workflow: Workflow,
 	node: INode,
@@ -3087,10 +3100,12 @@ export function getExecuteFunctions(
 	additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 	executeData: IExecuteData,
 	mode: WorkflowExecuteMode,
+	abortSignal?: AbortSignal,
 ): IExecuteFunctions {
 	return ((workflow, runExecutionData, connectionInputData, inputData, node) => {
 		return {
 			...getCommonWorkflowFunctions(workflow, node, additionalData),
+			...executionCancellationFunctions(abortSignal),
 			getMode: () => mode,
 			getCredentials: async (type, itemIndex) =>
 				getCredentials(
@@ -3512,10 +3527,12 @@ export function getExecuteSingleFunctions(
 	additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 	executeData: IExecuteData,
 	mode: WorkflowExecuteMode,
+	abortSignal?: AbortSignal,
 ): IExecuteSingleFunctions {
 	return ((workflow, runExecutionData, connectionInputData, inputData, node, itemIndex) => {
 		return {
 			...getCommonWorkflowFunctions(workflow, node, additionalData),
+			...executionCancellationFunctions(abortSignal),
 			continueOnFail: () => continueOnFail(node),
 			evaluateExpression: (expression: string, evaluateItemIndex: number | undefined) => {
 				evaluateItemIndex = evaluateItemIndex === undefined ? itemIndex : evaluateItemIndex;

packages/core/src/WorkflowExecute.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/prefer-optional-chain */
-
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access */
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-assignment */
-
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/prefer-nullish-coalescing */
+import { setMaxListeners } from 'events';
 import PCancelable from 'p-cancelable';
 
 import type {
@@ -44,23 +43,14 @@ import get from 'lodash/get';
 import * as NodeExecuteFunctions from './NodeExecuteFunctions';
 
 export class WorkflowExecute {
-	runExecutionData: IRunExecutionData;
+	private status: ExecutionStatus = 'new';
 
-	private additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData;
-
-	private mode: WorkflowExecuteMode;
-
-	private status: ExecutionStatus;
+	private readonly abortController = new AbortController();
 
 	constructor(
-		additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
-		mode: WorkflowExecuteMode,
-		runExecutionData?: IRunExecutionData,
-	) {
-		this.additionalData = additionalData;
-		this.mode = mode;
-		this.status = 'new';
-		this.runExecutionData = runExecutionData || {
+		private readonly additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
+		private readonly mode: WorkflowExecuteMode,
+		private runExecutionData: IRunExecutionData = {
 			startData: {},
 			resultData: {
 				runData: {},
@@ -73,8 +63,8 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 				waitingExecution: {},
 				waitingExecutionSource: {},
 			},
-		};
-	}
+		},
+	) {}
 
 	/**
 	 * Executes the given workflow.
@@ -830,11 +820,16 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 		let closeFunction: Promise<void> | undefined;
 
 		return new PCancelable(async (resolve, reject, onCancel) => {
-			let gotCancel = false;
+			// Let as many nodes listen to the abort signal, without getting the MaxListenersExceededWarning
+			setMaxListeners(Infinity, this.abortController.signal);
 
 			onCancel.shouldReject = false;
 			onCancel(() => {
-				gotCancel = true;
+				this.status = 'canceled';
+				this.abortController.abort();
+				const fullRunData = this.getFullRunData(startedAt);
+				void this.executeHook('workflowExecuteAfter', [fullRunData]);
+				setTimeout(() => resolve(fullRunData), 10);
 			});
 
 			const returnPromise = (async () => {
@@ -881,10 +876,10 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 						this.additionalData.executionTimeoutTimestamp !== undefined &&
 						Date.now() >= this.additionalData.executionTimeoutTimestamp
 					) {
-						gotCancel = true;
+						this.status = 'canceled';
 					}
 
-					if (gotCancel) {
+					if (this.status === 'canceled') {
 						return;
 					}
 
@@ -1014,9 +1009,6 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 					}
 
 					for (let tryIndex = 0; tryIndex < maxTries; tryIndex++) {
-						if (gotCancel) {
-							return;
-						}
 						try {
 							if (tryIndex !== 0) {
 								// Reset executionError from previous error try
@@ -1052,6 +1044,7 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 									this.additionalData,
 									NodeExecuteFunctions,
 									this.mode,
+									this.abortController.signal,
 								);
 								nodeSuccessData = runNodeData.data;
 
@@ -1089,6 +1082,7 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 										this.additionalData,
 										executionData,
 										this.mode,
+										this.abortController.signal,
 									);
 									const dataProxy = executeFunctions.getWorkflowDataProxy(0);
 
@@ -1644,7 +1638,7 @@ export class WorkflowExecute {
 				return;
 			})()
 				.then(async () => {
-					if (gotCancel && executionError === undefined) {
+					if (this.status === 'canceled' && executionError === undefined) {
 						return this.processSuccessExecution(
 							startedAt,
 							workflow,

packages/editor-ui/src/mixins/pushConnection.ts

@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@ export const pushConnection = defineComponent({
 					return false;
 				}
 
-				if (this.workflowsStore.activeExecutionId !== pushData.executionId) {
+				const { activeExecutionId } = this.workflowsStore;
+				if (activeExecutionId !== pushData.executionId) {
 					// The workflow which did finish execution did either not get started
 					// by this session or we do not have the execution id yet.
 					if (isRetry !== true) {
@@ -285,10 +286,17 @@ export const pushConnection = defineComponent({
 
 				let runDataExecutedErrorMessage = this.getExecutionError(runDataExecuted.data);
 
-				if (pushData.data.status === 'crashed') {
+				if (runDataExecuted.status === 'crashed') {
 					runDataExecutedErrorMessage = this.$locale.baseText(
 						'pushConnection.executionFailed.message',
 					);
+				} else if (runDataExecuted.status === 'canceled') {
+					runDataExecutedErrorMessage = this.$locale.baseText(
+						'executionsList.showMessage.stopExecution.message',
+						{
+							interpolate: { activeExecutionId },
+						},
+					);
 				}
 
 				const lineNumber = runDataExecuted?.data?.resultData?.error?.lineNumber;
@@ -389,7 +397,11 @@ export const pushConnection = defineComponent({
 						});
 					} else {
 						let title: string;
-						if (runDataExecuted.data.resultData.lastNodeExecuted) {
+						let type = 'error';
+						if (runDataExecuted.status === 'canceled') {
+							title = this.$locale.baseText('nodeView.showMessage.stopExecutionTry.title');
+							type = 'warning';
+						} else if (runDataExecuted.data.resultData.lastNodeExecuted) {
 							title = `Problem in node ‘${runDataExecuted.data.resultData.lastNodeExecuted}‘`;
 						} else {
 							title = 'Problem executing workflow';
@@ -398,7 +410,7 @@ export const pushConnection = defineComponent({
 						this.showMessage({
 							title,
 							message: runDataExecutedErrorMessage,
-							type: 'error',
+							type,
 							duration: 0,
 							dangerouslyUseHTMLString: true,
 						});

packages/editor-ui/src/views/NodeView.vue

@@ -1562,10 +1562,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
 			try {
 				this.stopExecutionInProgress = true;
 				await this.workflowsStore.stopCurrentExecution(executionId);
-				this.showMessage({
-					title: this.$locale.baseText('nodeView.showMessage.stopExecutionTry.title'),
-					type: 'success',
-				});
 			} catch (error) {
 				// Execution stop might fail when the execution has already finished. Let's treat this here.
 				const execution = await this.workflowsStore.getExecution(executionId);

packages/nodes-base/nodes/Wait/Wait.node.ts

@@ -347,10 +347,9 @@ export class Wait extends Webhook {
 		if (waitValue < 65000) {
 			// If wait time is shorter than 65 seconds leave execution active because
 			// we just check the database every 60 seconds.
-			return new Promise((resolve, _reject) => {
-				setTimeout(() => {
-					resolve([context.getInputData()]);
-				}, waitValue);
+			return new Promise((resolve) => {
+				const timer = setTimeout(() => resolve([context.getInputData()]), waitValue);
+				context.onExecutionCancellation(() => clearTimeout(timer));
 			});
 		}
 

packages/workflow/src/Interfaces.ts

@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ export interface IGetExecuteFunctions {
 		additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 		executeData: IExecuteData,
 		mode: WorkflowExecuteMode,
+		abortSignal?: AbortSignal,
 	): IExecuteFunctions;
 }
 
@@ -437,6 +438,7 @@ export interface IGetExecuteSingleFunctions {
 		additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 		executeData: IExecuteData,
 		mode: WorkflowExecuteMode,
+		abortSignal?: AbortSignal,
 	): IExecuteSingleFunctions;
 }
 
@@ -776,6 +778,8 @@ type BaseExecutionFunctions = FunctionsBaseWithRequiredKeys<'getMode'> & {
 	getExecuteData(): IExecuteData;
 	getWorkflowDataProxy(itemIndex: number): IWorkflowDataProxyData;
 	getInputSourceData(inputIndex?: number, inputName?: string): ISourceData;
+	getExecutionCancelSignal(): AbortSignal | undefined;
+	onExecutionCancellation(handler: () => unknown): void;
 };
 
 // TODO: Create later own type only for Config-Nodes

packages/workflow/src/RoutingNode.ts

@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export class RoutingNode {
 		executeData: IExecuteData,
 		nodeExecuteFunctions: INodeExecuteFunctions,
 		credentialsDecrypted?: ICredentialsDecrypted,
+		abortSignal?: AbortSignal,
 	): Promise<INodeExecutionData[][] | null | undefined> {
 		const items = inputData.main[0] as INodeExecutionData[];
 		const returnData: INodeExecutionData[] = [];
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ export class RoutingNode {
 			this.additionalData,
 			executeData,
 			this.mode,
+			abortSignal,
 		);
 
 		let credentials: ICredentialDataDecryptedObject | undefined;
@@ -136,6 +138,7 @@ export class RoutingNode {
 					this.additionalData,
 					executeData,
 					this.mode,
+					abortSignal,
 				);
 				const requestData: DeclarativeRestApiSettings.ResultOptions = {
 					options: {

packages/workflow/src/Workflow.ts

@@ -1216,6 +1216,7 @@ export class Workflow {
 		additionalData: IWorkflowExecuteAdditionalData,
 		nodeExecuteFunctions: INodeExecuteFunctions,
 		mode: WorkflowExecuteMode,
+		abortSignal?: AbortSignal,
 	): Promise<IRunNodeResponse> {
 		const { node } = executionData;
 		let inputData = executionData.data;
@@ -1303,6 +1304,7 @@ export class Workflow {
 				additionalData,
 				executionData,
 				mode,
+				abortSignal,
 			);
 			const data =
 				nodeType instanceof Node
@@ -1385,6 +1387,8 @@ export class Workflow {
 					nodeType,
 					executionData,
 					nodeExecuteFunctions,
+					undefined,
+					abortSignal,
 				),
 			};
 		}