fix(deletions): folder deletions were hanging + use cascade deletions throughout

apps/sim/app/api/folders/[id]/route.ts

@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ async function deleteFolderRecursively(
   }
 
   // Delete all workflows in this folder (workspace-scoped, not user-scoped)
+  // The database cascade will handle deleting related workflow_blocks, workflow_edges, workflow_subflows
   const workflowsInFolder = await db
     .select({ id: workflow.id })
     .from(workflow)

apps/sim/app/api/workflows/[id]/route.test.ts

@@ -274,14 +274,6 @@ describe('Workflow By ID API Route', () => {
         }),
       }))
 
-      const mockTransaction = vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (callback) => {
-        await callback({
-          delete: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
-            where: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-          }),
-        })
-      })
-
       vi.doMock('@/db', () => ({
         db: {
           select: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
@@ -291,7 +283,9 @@ describe('Workflow By ID API Route', () => {
               }),
             }),
           }),
-          transaction: mockTransaction,
+          delete: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+            where: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+          }),
         },
       }))
 
@@ -326,14 +320,6 @@ describe('Workflow By ID API Route', () => {
         }),
       }))
 
-      const mockTransaction = vi.fn().mockImplementation(async (callback) => {
-        await callback({
-          delete: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
-            where: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
-          }),
-        })
-      })
-
       vi.doMock('@/db', () => ({
         db: {
           select: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
@@ -343,7 +329,9 @@ describe('Workflow By ID API Route', () => {
               }),
             }),
           }),
-          transaction: mockTransaction,
+          delete: vi.fn().mockReturnValue({
+            where: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+          }),
         },
       }))
 

apps/sim/app/api/workflows/[id]/route.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { createLogger } from '@/lib/logs/console-logger'
 import { getUserEntityPermissions, hasAdminPermission } from '@/lib/permissions/utils'
 import { loadWorkflowFromNormalizedTables } from '@/lib/workflows/db-helpers'
 import { db } from '@/db'
-import { workflow, workflowBlocks, workflowEdges, workflowSubflows } from '@/db/schema'
+import { workflow } from '@/db/schema'
 
 const logger = createLogger('WorkflowByIdAPI')
 
@@ -206,16 +206,7 @@ export async function DELETE(
       return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Access denied' }, { status: 403 })
     }
 
-    // Delete workflow and all related data in a transaction
-    await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
-      // Delete from normalized tables first (foreign key constraints)
-      await tx.delete(workflowSubflows).where(eq(workflowSubflows.workflowId, workflowId))
-      await tx.delete(workflowEdges).where(eq(workflowEdges.workflowId, workflowId))
-      await tx.delete(workflowBlocks).where(eq(workflowBlocks.workflowId, workflowId))
-
-      // Delete the main workflow record
-      await tx.delete(workflow).where(eq(workflow.id, workflowId))
-    })
+    await db.delete(workflow).where(eq(workflow.id, workflowId))
 
     const elapsed = Date.now() - startTime
     logger.info(`[${requestId}] Successfully deleted workflow ${workflowId} in ${elapsed}ms`)

apps/sim/app/api/workspaces/[id]/route.ts

@@ -2,13 +2,7 @@ import { and, eq } from 'drizzle-orm'
 import { type NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
 import { getSession } from '@/lib/auth'
 import { createLogger } from '@/lib/logs/console-logger'
-import {
-  workflow,
-  workflowBlocks,
-  workflowEdges,
-  workflowSubflows,
-  workspaceMember,
-} from '@/db/schema'
+import { workflow, workspaceMember } from '@/db/schema'
 
 const logger = createLogger('WorkspaceByIdAPI')
 
@@ -126,20 +120,10 @@ export async function DELETE(
 
     // Delete workspace and all related data in a transaction
     await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
-      // Get all workflows in this workspace
-      const workspaceWorkflows = await tx
-        .select({ id: workflow.id })
-        .from(workflow)
-        .where(eq(workflow.workspaceId, workspaceId))
-
-      // Delete all workflow-related data for each workflow
-      for (const wf of workspaceWorkflows) {
-        await tx.delete(workflowSubflows).where(eq(workflowSubflows.workflowId, wf.id))
-        await tx.delete(workflowEdges).where(eq(workflowEdges.workflowId, wf.id))
-        await tx.delete(workflowBlocks).where(eq(workflowBlocks.workflowId, wf.id))
-      }
-
-      // Delete all workflows in the workspace
+      // Delete all workflows in the workspace - database cascade will handle all workflow-related data
+      // The database cascade will handle deleting related workflow_blocks, workflow_edges, workflow_subflows,
+      // workflow_logs, workflow_execution_snapshots, workflow_execution_logs, workflow_execution_trace_spans,
+      // workflow_schedule, webhook, marketplace, chat, and memory records
       await tx.delete(workflow).where(eq(workflow.workspaceId, workspaceId))
 
       // Delete workspace members

apps/sim/app/workspace/[workspaceId]/w/components/sidebar/components/folder-context-menu/folder-context-menu.tsx

@@ -63,12 +63,17 @@ export function FolderContextMenu({
     setShowRenameDialog(true)
   }
 
-  const handleDelete = () => {
+  const handleDelete = async () => {
     if (onDelete) {
       onDelete(folderId)
     } else {
-      // Default delete behavior
-      deleteFolder(folderId, workspaceId)
+      // Default delete behavior with proper error handling
+      try {
+        await deleteFolder(folderId, workspaceId)
+        logger.info(`Successfully deleted folder from context menu: ${folderName}`)
+      } catch (error) {
+        logger.error('Failed to delete folder from context menu:', { error, folderId, folderName })
+      }
     }
   }
 

apps/sim/stores/folders/store.ts

@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ export const useFolderStore = create<FolderState>()(
 
         const responseData = await response.json()
 
+        // Remove the folder from local state
         get().removeFolder(id)
 
         // Remove from expanded state
@@ -323,33 +324,19 @@ export const useFolderStore = create<FolderState>()(
           return { expandedFolders: newExpanded }
         })
 
-        const workflowRegistry = useWorkflowRegistry.getState()
-        if (responseData.deletedItems) {
-          try {
-            const workflows = Object.values(workflowRegistry.workflows)
-            const workflowsToDelete = workflows.filter(
-              (workflow) =>
-                workflow.folderId === id || get().isWorkflowInDeletedSubfolder(workflow, id)
-            )
-
-            workflowsToDelete.forEach((workflow) => {
-              workflowRegistry.removeWorkflow(workflow.id)
-            })
-
-            get().removeSubfoldersRecursively(id)
-
-            logger.info(
-              `Deleted ${responseData.deletedItems.workflows} workflow(s) and ${responseData.deletedItems.folders} folder(s)`
-            )
-          } catch (error) {
-            logger.error('Error updating local state after folder deletion:', error)
-          }
-        }
+        // Remove subfolders from local state
+        get().removeSubfoldersRecursively(id)
 
+        // The backend has already deleted the workflows, so we just need to refresh
+        // the workflow registry to sync with the server state
+        const workflowRegistry = useWorkflowRegistry.getState()
         if (workspaceId) {
-          // Trigger workflow refresh through registry store
-          await workflowRegistry.switchToWorkspace(workspaceId)
+          await workflowRegistry.loadWorkflows(workspaceId)
         }
+
+        logger.info(
+          `Deleted ${responseData.deletedItems.workflows} workflow(s) and ${responseData.deletedItems.folders} folder(s)`
+        )
       },
 
       isWorkflowInDeletedSubfolder: (workflow: Workflow, deletedFolderId: string) => {