import EventSource from 'eventsource'; import type { IDataObject, ITriggerFunctions, INodeType, INodeTypeDescription, ITriggerResponse, } from 'n8n-workflow'; import { jsonParse } from 'n8n-workflow'; export class SseTrigger implements INodeType { description: INodeTypeDescription = { displayName: 'SSE Trigger', name: 'sseTrigger', icon: 'fa:cloud-download-alt', group: ['trigger'], version: 1, description: 'Triggers the workflow when Server-Sent Events occur', eventTriggerDescription: '', activationMessage: 'You can now make calls to your SSE URL to trigger executions.', defaults: { name: 'SSE Trigger', color: '#225577', }, triggerPanel: { header: '', executionsHelp: { inactive: "While building your workflow, click the 'listen' button, then trigger an SSE 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 SSE 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: ['main'], properties: [ { displayName: 'URL', name: 'url', type: 'string', default: '', placeholder: 'http://example.com', description: 'The URL to receive the SSE from', required: true, }, ], }; async trigger(this: ITriggerFunctions): Promise { const url = this.getNodeParameter('url') as string; const eventSource = new EventSource(url); eventSource.onmessage = (event) => { const eventData = jsonParse(event.data as string, { errorMessage: 'Invalid JSON for event data', }); this.emit([this.helpers.returnJsonArray([eventData])]); }; async function closeFunction() { eventSource.close(); } return { closeFunction, }; } }