fix: Save new version of the workflow instead of the previous (no-changelog) (#7428)

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packages/cli/src/PublicApi/v1/handlers/workflows/workflows.handler.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type express from 'express';
 import { Container } from 'typedi';
 import type { FindOptionsWhere } from 'typeorm';
 import { In } from 'typeorm';
+import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
 
 import { ActiveWorkflowRunner } from '@/ActiveWorkflowRunner';
 import config from '@/config';
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export = {
 			const workflow = req.body;
 
 			workflow.active = false;
+			workflow.versionId = uuid();
 
 			await replaceInvalidCredentials(workflow);
 
@@ -45,6 +47,14 @@ export = {
 
 			const createdWorkflow = await createWorkflow(workflow, req.user, role);
 
+			if (isWorkflowHistoryLicensed()) {
+				await Container.get(WorkflowHistoryService).saveVersion(
+					req.user,
+					createdWorkflow,
+					createdWorkflow.id,
+				);
+			}
+
 			await Container.get(ExternalHooks).run('workflow.afterCreate', [createdWorkflow]);
 			void Container.get(InternalHooks).onWorkflowCreated(req.user, createdWorkflow, true);
 
@@ -151,6 +161,7 @@ export = {
 			const updateData = new WorkflowEntity();
 			Object.assign(updateData, req.body);
 			updateData.id = id;
+			updateData.versionId = uuid();
 
 			const sharedWorkflow = await getSharedWorkflow(req.user, id);
 
@@ -179,10 +190,6 @@ export = {
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (isWorkflowHistoryLicensed()) {
-				await Container.get(WorkflowHistoryService).saveVersion(req.user, sharedWorkflow.workflow);
-			}
-
 			if (sharedWorkflow.workflow.active) {
 				try {
 					await workflowRunner.add(sharedWorkflow.workflowId, 'update');
@@ -195,6 +202,14 @@ export = {
 
 			const updatedWorkflow = await getWorkflowById(sharedWorkflow.workflowId);
 
+			if (isWorkflowHistoryLicensed() && updatedWorkflow) {
+				await Container.get(WorkflowHistoryService).saveVersion(
+					req.user,
+					updatedWorkflow,
+					sharedWorkflow.workflowId,
+				);
+			}
+
 			await Container.get(ExternalHooks).run('workflow.afterUpdate', [updateData]);
 			void Container.get(InternalHooks).onWorkflowSaved(req.user, updateData, true);
 

packages/cli/src/workflows/workflowHistory/workflowHistory.service.ee.ts

@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ export class WorkflowHistoryService {
 		return hist;
 	}
 
-	async saveVersion(user: User, workflow: WorkflowEntity) {
+	async saveVersion(user: User, workflow: WorkflowEntity, workflowId: string) {
 		if (isWorkflowHistoryEnabled()) {
 			await this.workflowHistoryRepository.insert({
 				authors: user.firstName + ' ' + user.lastName,
 				connections: workflow.connections,
 				nodes: workflow.nodes,
 				versionId: workflow.versionId,
-				workflowId: workflow.id,
+				workflowId,
 			});
 		}
 	}

packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.controller.ts

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import { RoleService } from '@/services/role.service';
 import * as utils from '@/utils';
 import { listQueryMiddleware } from '@/middlewares';
 import { TagService } from '@/services/tag.service';
+import { isWorkflowHistoryLicensed } from './workflowHistory/workflowHistoryHelper.ee';
+import { WorkflowHistoryService } from './workflowHistory/workflowHistory.service.ee';
 
 export const workflowsController = express.Router();
 
@@ -99,6 +101,14 @@ workflowsController.post(
 			throw new ResponseHelper.InternalServerError('Failed to save workflow');
 		}
 
+		if (isWorkflowHistoryLicensed()) {
+			await Container.get(WorkflowHistoryService).saveVersion(
+				req.user,
+				savedWorkflow,
+				savedWorkflow.id,
+			);
+		}
+
 		if (tagIds && !config.getEnv('workflowTagsDisabled') && savedWorkflow.tags) {
 			savedWorkflow.tags = Container.get(TagService).sortByRequestOrder(savedWorkflow.tags, {
 				requestOrder: tagIds,

packages/cli/src/workflows/workflows.services.ts

@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ export class WorkflowsService {
 			);
 		}
 
-		if (isWorkflowHistoryLicensed()) {
-			await Container.get(WorkflowHistoryService).saveVersion(user, shared.workflow);
+		if (isWorkflowHistoryLicensed() && workflow.versionId !== shared.workflow.versionId) {
+			await Container.get(WorkflowHistoryService).saveVersion(user, workflow, workflowId);
 		}
 
 		const relations = config.getEnv('workflowTagsDisabled') ? [] : ['tags'];