feat(Notion Node): Option to simplify output in getChildBlocks operation (#7791)

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Co-authored-by: Marcus <marcus@n8n.io>

packages/nodes-base/nodes/Notion/BlockDescription.ts

@@ -199,4 +199,19 @@ export const blockFields: INodeProperties[] = [
 		},
 		default: false,
 	},
+	{
+		displayName: 'Simplify Output',
+		name: 'simplifyOutput',
+		type: 'boolean',
+		displayOptions: {
+			show: {
+				resource: ['block'],
+				operation: ['getAll'],
+			},
+			hide: {
+				'@version': [1, 2],
+			},
+		},
+		default: true,
+	},
 ];

packages/nodes-base/nodes/Notion/GenericFunctions.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export type SortData = { key: string; type: string; direction: string; timestamp
 const apiVersion: { [key: number]: string } = {
 	1: '2021-05-13',
 	2: '2021-08-16',
+	2.1: '2021-08-16',
 };
 
 export async function notionApiRequest(
@@ -1067,3 +1068,45 @@ export function extractDatabaseMentionRLC(blockValues: IDataObject[]) {
 		}
 	});
 }
+
+export function simplifyBlocksOutput(blocks: IDataObject[], rootId: string) {
+	for (const block of blocks) {
+		const type = block.type as string;
+		block.root_id = rootId;
+
+		['created_time', 'last_edited_time', 'created_by'].forEach((key) => {
+			delete block[key];
+		});
+
+		try {
+			if (['code'].includes(type)) {
+				const text = (block[type] as IDataObject).text as IDataObject[];
+				if (text && Array.isArray(text)) {
+					const content = text.map((entry) => entry.plain_text || '').join('');
+					block.content = content;
+					delete block[type];
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (['child_page', 'child_database'].includes(type)) {
+				const content = (block[type] as IDataObject).title as string;
+				block.content = content;
+				delete block[type];
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			const text = (block[type] as IDataObject)?.text as IDataObject[];
+
+			if (text && Array.isArray(text)) {
+				const content = text.map((entry) => entry.plain_text || '').join('');
+				block.content = content;
+				delete block[type];
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			continue;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return blocks;
+}

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

@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ export class Notion extends VersionedNodeType {
 			group: ['output'],
 			subtitle: '={{$parameter["operation"] + ": " + $parameter["resource"]}}',
 			description: 'Consume Notion API',
-			defaultVersion: 2,
+			defaultVersion: 2.1,
 		};
 
 		const nodeVersions: IVersionedNodeType['nodeVersions'] = {
 			1: new NotionV1(baseDescription),
 			2: new NotionV2(baseDescription),
+			2.1: new NotionV2(baseDescription),
 		};
 
 		super(nodeVersions, baseDescription);

packages/nodes-base/nodes/Notion/v2/NotionV2.node.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 	notionApiRequest,
 	notionApiRequestAllItems,
 	notionApiRequestGetBlockChildrens,
+	simplifyBlocksOutput,
 	simplifyObjects,
 	validateJSON,
 } from '../GenericFunctions';
@@ -312,6 +313,16 @@ export class NotionV2 implements INodeType {
 						..._data,
 					}));
 
+					const nodeVersion = this.getNode().typeVersion;
+
+					if (nodeVersion > 2) {
+						const simplifyOutput = this.getNodeParameter('simplifyOutput', i) as boolean;
+
+						if (simplifyOutput) {
+							responseData = simplifyBlocksOutput(responseData, blockId);
+						}
+					}
+
 					const executionData = this.helpers.constructExecutionMetaData(
 						this.helpers.returnJsonArray(responseData as IDataObject),
 						{ itemData: { item: i } },

packages/nodes-base/nodes/Notion/v2/VersionDescription.ts

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export const versionDescription: INodeTypeDescription = {
 	name: 'notion',
 	icon: 'file:notion.svg',
 	group: ['output'],
-	version: 2,
+	version: [2, 2.1],
 	subtitle: '={{$parameter["operation"] + ": " + $parameter["resource"]}}',
 	description: 'Consume Notion API',
 	defaults: {