fix: Prevent unnecessarily touching updatedAt when n8n starts

packages/cli/src/ActiveWorkflowRunner.ts

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import { NodeTypes } from '@/NodeTypes';
 import { WorkflowRunner } from '@/WorkflowRunner';
 import { ExternalHooks } from '@/ExternalHooks';
 import { whereClause } from './UserManagement/UserManagementHelper';
+import { WorkflowsService } from './workflows/workflows.services';
 
 const WEBHOOK_PROD_UNREGISTERED_HINT =
 	"The workflow must be active for a production URL to run successfully. You can activate the workflow using the toggle in the top-right of the editor. Note that unlike test URL calls, production URL calls aren't shown on the canvas (only in the executions list)";
@@ -867,7 +868,7 @@ export class ActiveWorkflowRunner {
 					workflowInstance.getPollNodes().length +
 					WebhookHelpers.getWorkflowWebhooks(workflowInstance, additionalData, undefined, true)
 						.length;
-				await Db.collections.Workflow.update(workflowInstance.id, { triggerCount });
+				await WorkflowsService.updateWorkflowTriggerCount(workflowInstance.id, triggerCount);
 			}
 		} catch (error) {
 			// There was a problem activating the workflow

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

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { validate as jsonSchemaValidate } from 'jsonschema';
 import type { INode, IPinData, JsonObject } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { NodeApiError, jsonParse, LoggerProxy, Workflow } from 'n8n-workflow';
-import type { FindOptionsWhere } from 'typeorm';
+import type { FindOptionsWhere, UpdateResult } from 'typeorm';
 import { In } from 'typeorm';
 import pick from 'lodash.pick';
 import { v4 as uuid } from 'uuid';
@@ -459,4 +459,21 @@ export class WorkflowsService {
 
 		return sharedWorkflow.workflow;
 	}
+
+	static async updateWorkflowTriggerCount(id: string, triggerCount: number): Promise<UpdateResult> {
+		const qb = Db.collections.Workflow.createQueryBuilder('workflow');
+		return qb
+			.update()
+			.set({
+				triggerCount,
+				updatedAt: () => {
+					if (config.getEnv('database.type') === 'mysqldb') {
+						return 'updatedAt';
+					}
+					return '"updatedAt"';
+				},
+			})
+			.where('id = :id', { id })
+			.execute();
+	}
 }