Highlight matching operator type in filter dropdown

Author: elsmr

packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/Condition.vue

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { type FilterOperatorId } from './constants';
 import {
 	getFilterOperator,
 	handleOperatorChange,
+	inferOperatorType,
 	isEmptyInput,
 	operatorTypeToNodeProperty,
 	resolveCondition,
@@ -70,6 +71,14 @@ const conditionResult = computed(() =>
 	resolveCondition({ condition: condition.value, options: props.options }),
 );
 
+const suggestedType = computed(() => {
+	if (conditionResult.value.status !== 'resolve_error') {
+		return inferOperatorType(conditionResult.value.resolved.leftValue);
+	}
+
+	return 'any';
+});
+
 const allIssues = computed(() => {
 	if (conditionResult.value.status === 'validation_error' && !isEmpty.value) {
 		return [conditionResult.value.error];
@@ -176,6 +185,7 @@ const onBlur = (): void => {
 			<template #middle>
 				<OperatorSelect
 					:selected="`${operator.type}:${operator.operation}`"
+					:suggested-type="suggestedType"
 					:read-only="readOnly"
 					@operator-change="onOperatorChange"
 				></OperatorSelect>

packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/OperatorSelect.vue

@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 import { OPERATOR_GROUPS } from './constants';
 import type { FilterOperator } from './types';
 import { getFilterOperator } from './utils';
+import type { FilterOperatorType } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 interface Props {
 	selected: string;
+	suggestedType?: FilterOperatorType;
 	readOnly?: boolean;
 }
 
-const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), { readOnly: false });
+const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), { readOnly: false, suggestedType: 'any' });
 
 const selected = ref(props.selected);
 const menuOpen = ref(false);
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ const selectedGroupIcon = computed(
 
 const selectedOperator = computed(() => getFilterOperator(selected.value));
 
+const selectedType = computed(() => selectedOperator.value.type);
+
 const onOperatorChange = (operator: string): void => {
 	selected.value = operator;
 	emit('operatorChange', operator);
@@ -65,12 +69,7 @@ function onGroupSelect(group: string) {
 		@mouseenter="shouldRenderItems = true"
 	>
 		<template v-if="selectedGroupIcon" #prefix>
-			<n8n-icon
-				:class="$style.selectedGroupIcon"
-				:icon="selectedGroupIcon"
-				color="text-light"
-				size="small"
-			/>
+			<n8n-icon :class="$style.icon" :icon="selectedGroupIcon" color="text-light" size="small" />
 		</template>
 		<div v-if="shouldRenderItems" :class="$style.groups">
 			<div v-for="group of groups" :key="group.name">
@@ -84,12 +83,18 @@ function onGroupSelect(group: string) {
 				>
 					<template #reference>
 						<div
-							:class="$style.group"
+							:class="[
+								$style.group,
+								{
+									[$style.selected]: group.id === selectedType,
+									[$style.suggested]: group.id === suggestedType,
+								},
+							]"
 							@mouseenter="() => onGroupSelect(group.id)"
 							@click="() => onGroupSelect(group.id)"
 						>
 							<div :class="$style.groupTitle">
-								<n8n-icon v-if="group.icon" :icon="group.icon" color="text-light" size="small" />
+								<n8n-icon v-if="group.icon" :icon="group.icon" :class="$style.icon" size="small" />
 								<span>{{ i18n.baseText(group.name) }}</span>
 							</div>
 							<n8n-icon icon="chevron-right" color="text-light" size="xsmall" />
@@ -116,7 +121,7 @@ function onGroupSelect(group: string) {
 </template>
 
 <style lang="scss" module>
-.selectedGroupIcon {
+.icon {
 	color: var(--color-text-light);
 }
 
@@ -137,6 +142,10 @@ function onGroupSelect(group: string) {
 	padding: var(--spacing-2xs) var(--spacing-s);
 	cursor: pointer;
 
+	&.suggested {
+		font-weight: 800;
+	}
+
 	&:hover {
 		background: var(--color-background-base);
 	}

packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/__tests__/utils.test.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getFilterOperator, handleOperatorChange } from '../utils';
+import { getFilterOperator, handleOperatorChange, inferOperatorType } from '../utils';
 
 describe('FilterConditions > utils', () => {
 	describe('handleOperatorChange', () => {
@@ -71,4 +71,17 @@ describe('FilterConditions > utils', () => {
 			});
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('inferOperatorType', () => {
+		test.each([
+			['hello world', 'string'],
+			[14.2, 'number'],
+			[false, 'boolean'],
+			[[{ a: 1 }], 'array'],
+			[{ a: 1 }, 'object'],
+			['2024-01-01', 'dateTime'],
+		])('should correctly infer %s type', (value, result) => {
+			expect(inferOperatorType(value)).toBe(result);
+		});
+	});
 });

packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/types.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { BaseTextKey } from '@/plugins/i18n';
-import type { FilterOperatorValue } from 'n8n-workflow';
+import type { FilterConditionValue, FilterOperatorValue } from 'n8n-workflow';
 
 export interface FilterOperator extends FilterOperatorValue {
 	name: BaseTextKey;
@@ -14,5 +14,9 @@ export interface FilterOperatorGroup {
 
 export type ConditionResult =
 	| { status: 'resolve_error' }
-	| { status: 'validation_error'; error: string }
-	| { status: 'success'; result: boolean };
+	| { status: 'validation_error'; error: string; resolved: FilterConditionValue }
+	| {
+			status: 'success';
+			result: boolean;
+			resolved: FilterConditionValue;
+	  };

packages/editor-ui/src/components/FilterConditions/utils.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { OPERATORS_BY_ID, type FilterOperatorId } from './constants';
 import type { ConditionResult, FilterOperator } from './types';
+import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 
 export const getFilterOperator = (key: string) =>
 	OPERATORS_BY_ID[key as FilterOperatorId] as FilterOperator;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ export const resolveCondition = ({
 				index,
 				errorFormat: 'inline',
 			});
-			return { status: 'success', result };
+			return { status: 'success', result, resolved };
 		} catch (error) {
 			let errorMessage = i18n.baseText('parameterInput.error');
 
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ export const resolveCondition = ({
 			return {
 				status: 'validation_error',
 				error: errorMessage,
+				resolved,
 			};
 		}
 	} catch (error) {
@@ -135,3 +137,20 @@ export const operatorTypeToNodeProperty = (
 			return { type: operatorType };
 	}
 };
+
+export const inferOperatorType = (value: unknown): FilterOperatorType => {
+	if (typeof value === 'string') {
+		if (validateFieldType('filter', value, 'dateTime').valid) return 'dateTime';
+		return 'string';
+	} else if (typeof value === 'number') {
+		return 'number';
+	} else if (typeof value === 'boolean') {
+		return 'boolean';
+	} else if (DateTime.isDateTime(value)) {
+		return 'dateTime';
+	} else if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
+		return Array.isArray(value) ? 'array' : 'object';
+	}
+
+	return 'any';
+};