import type { ISubscriptionMap } from 'mqtt'; import type { QoS } from 'mqtt-packet'; import type { ITriggerFunctions, IDataObject, INodeType, INodeTypeDescription, ITriggerResponse, IRun, } from 'n8n-workflow'; import { NodeConnectionType, NodeOperationError } from 'n8n-workflow'; import { createClient, type MqttCredential } from './GenericFunctions'; interface Options { jsonParseBody: boolean; onlyMessage: boolean; parallelProcessing: boolean; } export class MqttTrigger implements INodeType { description: INodeTypeDescription = { displayName: 'MQTT Trigger', name: 'mqttTrigger', icon: 'file:mqtt.svg', group: ['trigger'], version: 1, description: 'Listens to MQTT events', eventTriggerDescription: '', defaults: { name: 'MQTT Trigger', }, triggerPanel: { header: '', executionsHelp: { inactive: "While building your workflow, click the 'listen' button, then trigger an MQTT event. This will trigger an execution, which will show up in this editor.

Once you're happy with your workflow, activate it. Then every time a change is detected, the workflow will execute. These executions will show up in the executions list, but not in the editor.", active: "While building your workflow, click the 'listen' button, then trigger an MQTT event. This will trigger an execution, which will show up in this editor.

Your workflow will also execute automatically, since it's activated. Every time a change is detected, this node will trigger an execution. These executions will show up in the executions list, but not in the editor.", }, activationHint: "Once you’ve finished building your workflow, activate it to have it also listen continuously (you just won’t see those executions here).", }, inputs: [], outputs: [NodeConnectionType.Main], credentials: [ { name: 'mqtt', required: true, }, ], properties: [ { displayName: 'Topics', name: 'topics', type: 'string', default: '', description: 'Topics to subscribe to, multiple can be defined with comma. Wildcard characters are supported (+ - for single level and # - for multi level). By default all subscription used QoS=0. To set a different QoS, write the QoS desired after the topic preceded by a colom. For Example: topicA:1,topicB:2', }, { displayName: 'Options', name: 'options', type: 'collection', placeholder: 'Add option', default: {}, options: [ { displayName: 'JSON Parse Body', name: 'jsonParseBody', type: 'boolean', default: false, description: 'Whether to try parse the message to an object', }, { displayName: 'Only Message', name: 'onlyMessage', type: 'boolean', default: false, description: 'Whether to return only the message property', }, { displayName: 'Parallel Processing', name: 'parallelProcessing', type: 'boolean', default: true, description: 'Whether to process messages in parallel or by keeping the message in order', }, ], }, ], }; async trigger(this: ITriggerFunctions): Promise { const topics = (this.getNodeParameter('topics') as string).split(','); if (!topics?.length) { throw new NodeOperationError(this.getNode(), 'Topics are mandatory!'); } const topicsQoS: ISubscriptionMap = {}; for (const data of topics) { const [topic, qosString] = data.split(':'); let qos = qosString ? parseInt(qosString, 10) : 0; if (qos < 0 || qos > 2) qos = 0; topicsQoS[topic] = { qos: qos as QoS }; } const options = this.getNodeParameter('options') as Options; const credentials = await this.getCredentials('mqtt'); const client = await createClient(credentials); const parsePayload = (topic: string, payload: Buffer) => { let message = payload.toString(); if (options.jsonParseBody) { try { message = JSON.parse(message); } catch (e) {} } let result: IDataObject = { message, topic }; if (options.onlyMessage) { //@ts-ignore result = [message]; } return [this.helpers.returnJsonArray([result])]; }; const manualTriggerFunction = async () => await new Promise(async (resolve) => { client.once('message', (topic, payload) => { this.emit(parsePayload(topic, payload)); resolve(); }); await client.subscribeAsync(topicsQoS); }); if (this.getMode() === 'trigger') { const donePromise = !options.parallelProcessing ? this.helpers.createDeferredPromise() : undefined; client.on('message', async (topic, payload) => { this.emit(parsePayload(topic, payload), undefined, donePromise); await donePromise?.promise; }); await client.subscribeAsync(topicsQoS); } async function closeFunction() { await client.endAsync(); } return { closeFunction, manualTriggerFunction, }; } }