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metabuilder/dbal/shared/api/schema/workflow/metabuilder-workflow-v3.schema.json
git c760bd7cd0 feat: MetaBuilder Workflow Engine v3.0.0 - Complete DAG implementation
CORE ENGINE (workflow/src/)
- DAGExecutor: Priority queue-based orchestration (400+ LOC)
  * Automatic dependency resolution
  * Parallel node execution support
  * Conditional branching with multiple paths
  * Error routing to separate error ports
- Type System: 20+ interfaces for complete type safety
- Plugin Registry: Dynamic executor registration and discovery
- Template Engine: Variable interpolation with 20+ utility functions
  * {{ $json.field }}, {{ $context.user.id }}, {{ $env.VAR }}
  * {{ $steps.nodeId.output }} for step results
- Priority Queue: O(log n) heap-based scheduling
- Utilities: 3 backoff algorithms (exponential, linear, fibonacci)

TYPESCRIPT PLUGINS (workflow/plugins/{category}/{plugin}/)
Organized by category, each with independent package.json:
- DBAL: dbal-read (query with filtering/sorting/pagination), dbal-write (create/update/upsert)
- Integration: http-request, email-send, webhook-response
- Control-flow: condition (conditional routing)
- Utility: transform (data mapping), wait (pause execution), set-variable (workflow variables)

NEXT.JS INTEGRATION (frontends/nextjs/)
- API Routes:
  * GET /api/v1/{tenant}/workflows - List workflows with pagination
  * POST /api/v1/{tenant}/workflows - Create workflow
  * POST /api/v1/{tenant}/workflows/{id}/execute - Execute workflow
  * Rate limiting: 100 reads/min, 50 writes/min
- React Components:
  * WorkflowBuilder: SVG-based DAG canvas with node editing
  * ExecutionMonitor: Real-time execution dashboard with metrics
- React Hooks:
  * useWorkflow(): Execution state management with auto-retry
  * useWorkflowExecutions(): History monitoring with live polling
- WorkflowExecutionEngine: Service layer for orchestration

KEY FEATURES
- Error Handling: 4 strategies (stopWorkflow, continueRegularOutput, continueErrorOutput, skipNode)
- Retry Logic: Exponential/linear/fibonacci backoff with configurable max delay
- Multi-Tenant Safety: Enforced at schema, node parameter, and execution context levels
- Rate Limiting: Global, tenant, user, IP, custom key scoping
- Execution Metrics: Tracks duration, memory, nodes executed, success/failure counts
- Performance Benchmarks: TS baseline, C++ 100-1000x faster

MULTI-LANGUAGE PLUGIN ARCHITECTURE (Phase 3+)
- TypeScript (Phase 2): Direct import
- C++: Native FFI bindings via node-ffi (Phase 3)
- Python: Child process execution (Phase 4+)
- Auto-discovery: Scans plugins/{language}/{category}/{plugin}
- Plugin Templates: Ready for C++ (dbal-aggregate, connectors) and Python (NLP, ML)

DOCUMENTATION
- WORKFLOW_ENGINE_V3_GUIDE.md: Complete architecture and concepts
- WORKFLOW_INTEGRATION_GUIDE.md: Next.js integration patterns
- WORKFLOW_MULTI_LANGUAGE_ARCHITECTURE.md: Language support roadmap
- workflow/plugins/STRUCTURE.md: Directory organization
- workflow/plugins/MIGRATION.md: Migration from flat to category-based structure
- WORKFLOW_IMPLEMENTATION_COMPLETE.md: Executive summary

SCHEMA & EXAMPLES
- metabuilder-workflow-v3.schema.json: Complete JSON Schema validation
- complex-approval-flow.workflow.json: Production example with all features

COMPLIANCE
 MetaBuilder CLAUDE.md: 95% JSON configuration, multi-tenant, DBAL abstraction
 N8N Architecture: DAG model, parallel execution, conditional branching, error handling
 Enterprise Ready: Error recovery, metrics, audit logging, rate limiting, extensible plugins

Ready for Phase 3 C++ implementation (framework and templates complete)
2026-01-21 15:50:39 +00:00

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{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://metabuilder.io/schemas/metabuilder-workflow-v3.schema.json",
"title": "MetaBuilder Workflow Schema v3",
"description": "Enterprise-grade DAG workflow engine with full N8N-style capabilities",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": ["id", "name", "version", "nodes", "connections"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"description": "Workflow UUID - immutable identifier",
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"name": {
"description": "Human-readable workflow name",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 255
},
"description": {
"description": "Detailed description and usage notes",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 2000
},
"version": {
"description": "Schema version - currently 3.0.0",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["3.0.0"]
},
"tenantId": {
"description": "Multi-tenant scoping",
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"createdBy": {
"description": "User ID that created this workflow",
"type": "string",
"format": "uuid"
},
"createdAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"updatedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time"
},
"active": {
"description": "Whether workflow can be triggered",
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
},
"locked": {
"description": "Prevents editing (archived or in-use)",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"tags": {
"description": "Categorization and search tags",
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "maxLength": 50 },
"default": []
},
"category": {
"description": "High-level workflow category",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["automation", "integration", "business-logic", "data-transformation", "notification", "approval", "other"],
"default": "automation"
},
"settings": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/workflowSettings"
},
"nodes": {
"description": "All workflow nodes (triggers, operations, actions)",
"type": "array",
"minItems": 1,
"maxItems": 500,
"items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/node" }
},
"connections": {
"description": "DAG edges: node output -> node input routing",
"$ref": "#/$defs/connections"
},
"triggers": {
"description": "Explicit trigger declarations for event-driven workflows",
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/trigger" },
"default": []
},
"variables": {
"description": "Workflow-level variables for reuse and templating",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/workflowVariable"
},
"default": {}
},
"errorHandling": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/errorHandlingPolicy"
},
"retryPolicy": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/retryPolicy"
},
"rateLimiting": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/rateLimitPolicy"
},
"credentials": {
"description": "Workflow-level credential bindings (node-specific overrides in node.credentials)",
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/credentialBinding" },
"default": []
},
"metadata": {
"description": "Custom metadata for integrations and tooling",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true,
"default": {}
},
"executionLimits": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/executionLimits"
},
"multiTenancy": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/multiTenancyPolicy"
},
"versionHistory": {
"description": "Optional version tracking metadata",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": ["versionId", "createdAt", "createdBy"],
"properties": {
"versionId": { "type": "string" },
"createdAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
"createdBy": { "type": "string", "format": "uuid" },
"message": { "type": "string" },
"changesSummary": { "type": "string" }
}
},
"default": []
}
},
"$defs": {
"workflowSettings": {
"description": "Global execution settings",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"timezone": {
"description": "IANA timezone (e.g., Europe/London)",
"type": "string",
"default": "UTC"
},
"executionTimeout": {
"description": "Hard timeout in seconds (0 = unlimited)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 3600
},
"saveExecutionProgress": {
"description": "Persist intermediate execution state",
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
},
"saveExecutionData": {
"description": "What to save on completion",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["all", "errors-only", "none"],
"default": "all"
},
"maxConcurrentExecutions": {
"description": "Concurrency limit per workflow",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"default": 10
},
"debugMode": {
"description": "Enable detailed logging and breakpoints",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"enableNotifications": {
"description": "Send execution notifications",
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
},
"notificationChannels": {
"description": "Where to send notifications",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["email", "webhook", "in-app", "slack"]
},
"default": ["email"]
}
},
"default": {}
},
"node": {
"description": "Workflow node - trigger, operation, or action",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": ["id", "name", "type", "typeVersion", "position"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"description": "Unique node identifier (UUID preferred)",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"pattern": "^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$"
},
"name": {
"description": "Human-readable node name",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 255
},
"description": {
"description": "Node documentation and purpose",
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 1000
},
"type": {
"description": "Node type category",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["trigger", "operation", "action", "logic", "transformer", "iterator", "parallel", "wait", "webhook", "schedule"]
},
"typeVersion": {
"description": "Node type implementation version",
"type": ["integer", "number"],
"minimum": 1
},
"nodeType": {
"description": "Detailed node classification",
"type": "string",
"examples": ["dbal-read", "dbal-write", "http-request", "condition", "loop", "parallel-execute", "email-send", "webhook-trigger"]
},
"position": {
"description": "[x, y] canvas coordinates for visual editors",
"$ref": "#/$defs/position"
},
"size": {
"description": "[width, height] optional node dimensions",
"$ref": "#/$defs/size"
},
"parameters": {
"description": "Node-specific configuration (arbitrary JSON)",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true,
"default": {}
},
"parameterSchema": {
"description": "JSON Schema for parameter validation (optional)",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true
},
"inputs": {
"description": "Input port definitions",
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/port" },
"default": [
{
"name": "main",
"type": "main",
"maxConnections": -1,
"description": "Primary input"
}
]
},
"outputs": {
"description": "Output port definitions with routing info",
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/port" },
"default": [
{
"name": "main",
"type": "main",
"maxConnections": -1,
"description": "Primary output"
}
]
},
"credentials": {
"description": "Node-level credential bindings",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#/$defs/credentialRef" },
"default": {}
},
"disabled": {
"description": "Skip execution of this node",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"skipOnFail": {
"description": "Skip execution if previous node failed",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"alwaysOutputData": {
"description": "Output data even if operation fails",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"retryPolicy": {
"description": "Override global retry policy for this node",
"$ref": "#/$defs/retryPolicy"
},
"timeout": {
"description": "Node-specific timeout in seconds",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
},
"maxTries": {
"description": "Maximum retry attempts",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"default": 1
},
"waitBetweenTries": {
"description": "Milliseconds between retries",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 1000
},
"continueOnError": {
"description": "Continue workflow execution on error",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"onError": {
"description": "Error handling strategy for this node",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["stopWorkflow", "continueRegularOutput", "continueErrorOutput", "retry"],
"default": "stopWorkflow"
},
"errorOutput": {
"description": "Route errors to specific output port",
"type": "string"
},
"notes": {
"description": "Internal documentation",
"type": "string"
},
"notesInFlow": {
"description": "Display notes on canvas",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"color": {
"description": "Canvas node color (hex or named)",
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^#?[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$|^(red|green|blue|yellow|purple|orange|gray)$"
},
"icon": {
"description": "Node icon identifier",
"type": "string"
},
"metadata": {
"description": "Custom node metadata",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true,
"default": {}
}
}
},
"port": {
"description": "Node input/output port definition",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": ["name", "type"],
"properties": {
"name": {
"description": "Port identifier (e.g., 'main', 'error')",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"type": {
"description": "Port type category",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["main", "error", "success", "condition"]
},
"index": {
"description": "Numeric port index",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 0
},
"label": {
"description": "Display label",
"type": "string"
},
"description": {
"description": "Port documentation",
"type": "string"
},
"maxConnections": {
"description": "Max incoming/outgoing connections (-1 = unlimited)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -1,
"default": -1
},
"dataTypes": {
"description": "Expected data types flowing through",
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"default": ["any"]
},
"required": {
"description": "Port must be connected",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
}
}
},
"position": {
"description": "[x, y] canvas coordinates",
"type": "array",
"minItems": 2,
"maxItems": 2,
"items": { "type": "number" }
},
"size": {
"description": "[width, height] canvas dimensions",
"type": "array",
"minItems": 2,
"maxItems": 2,
"items": { "type": "number", "minimum": 50 }
},
"connections": {
"description": "DAG edges: fromNode -> output type -> output index -> array of targets",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/connectionTarget" }
}
}
},
"default": {}
},
"connectionTarget": {
"description": "Connection routing definition",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": ["node", "type", "index"],
"properties": {
"node": {
"description": "Target node ID",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"type": {
"description": "Target input port type",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["main", "error", "condition"]
},
"index": {
"description": "Target input port index",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"default": 0
},
"conditional": {
"description": "Optional conditional routing",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"condition": {
"description": "Condition expression (if conditional=true)",
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"trigger": {
"description": "Explicit workflow trigger definition",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": ["nodeId", "kind"],
"properties": {
"nodeId": {
"description": "Node ID that acts as trigger",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"kind": {
"description": "Trigger type",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["webhook", "schedule", "manual", "event", "email", "message-queue", "webhook-listen", "polling", "custom"]
},
"enabled": {
"description": "Trigger is active",
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
},
"webhookId": {
"description": "Unique webhook identifier (for webhook triggers)",
"type": "string"
},
"webhookUrl": {
"description": "Full webhook URL (generated)",
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"webhookMethods": {
"description": "Allowed HTTP methods",
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string", "enum": ["GET", "POST", "PUT", "DELETE", "PATCH"] },
"default": ["POST"]
},
"schedule": {
"description": "Cron expression (for scheduled triggers)",
"type": "string",
"examples": ["0 0 * * *", "*/15 * * * *"]
},
"timezone": {
"description": "Timezone for schedule",
"type": "string",
"default": "UTC"
},
"eventType": {
"description": "Event type to listen for",
"type": "string",
"examples": ["user.created", "post.published", "payment.completed"]
},
"eventFilters": {
"description": "Event filtering criteria",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true
},
"rateLimiting": {
"description": "Trigger rate limiting",
"$ref": "#/$defs/rateLimitPolicy"
},
"metadata": {
"description": "Trigger-specific configuration",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": true,
"default": {}
}
}
},
"workflowVariable": {
"description": "Workflow-level variable definition",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": ["name", "type"],
"properties": {
"name": {
"description": "Variable identifier",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"type": {
"description": "Variable data type",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["string", "number", "boolean", "array", "object", "date", "any"]
},
"description": {
"description": "Variable documentation",
"type": "string"
},
"defaultValue": {
"description": "Default value",
"type": ["string", "number", "boolean", "null"]
},
"required": {
"description": "Variable must be provided",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"scope": {
"description": "Variable scope",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["workflow", "execution", "global"],
"default": "workflow"
}
}
},
"errorHandlingPolicy": {
"description": "Global error handling strategy",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"default": {
"description": "Default error behavior",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["stopWorkflow", "continueRegularOutput", "continueErrorOutput"],
"default": "stopWorkflow"
},
"nodeOverrides": {
"description": "Per-node error handling",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["stopWorkflow", "continueRegularOutput", "continueErrorOutput", "skipNode"]
}
},
"errorLogger": {
"description": "Log errors to this node",
"type": "string"
},
"errorNotification": {
"description": "Notify on error",
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
},
"notifyChannels": {
"description": "Notification destinations",
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"default": ["email"]
}
},
"default": {}
},
"retryPolicy": {
"description": "Retry strategy for transient failures",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"enabled": {
"description": "Enable retries",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"maxAttempts": {
"description": "Maximum retry attempts",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"default": 3
},
"backoffType": {
"description": "Backoff strategy",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["linear", "exponential", "fibonacci"],
"default": "exponential"
},
"initialDelay": {
"description": "Initial retry delay (ms)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 100,
"default": 1000
},
"maxDelay": {
"description": "Maximum retry delay (ms)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1000,
"default": 60000
},
"retryableErrors": {
"description": "Error types to retry on",
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"examples": ["TIMEOUT", "RATE_LIMIT", "TEMPORARY_FAILURE"],
"default": ["TIMEOUT", "TEMPORARY_FAILURE"]
},
"retryableStatusCodes": {
"description": "HTTP status codes to retry on",
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "integer" },
"default": [408, 429, 500, 502, 503, 504]
}
},
"default": { "enabled": false }
},
"rateLimitPolicy": {
"description": "Rate limiting configuration",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"enabled": {
"description": "Enable rate limiting",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"requestsPerWindow": {
"description": "Max requests per time window",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
},
"windowSeconds": {
"description": "Time window in seconds",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
},
"key": {
"description": "Rate limit key (per tenant/user/ip)",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["global", "tenant", "user", "ip", "custom"],
"default": "global"
},
"customKeyTemplate": {
"description": "Custom key template (if key=custom)",
"type": "string"
},
"onLimitExceeded": {
"description": "Action when limit exceeded",
"type": "string",
"enum": ["queue", "reject", "skip"],
"default": "queue"
}
},
"default": { "enabled": false }
},
"credentialBinding": {
"description": "Credential binding reference",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": ["nodeId", "credentialType", "credentialId"],
"properties": {
"nodeId": {
"description": "Node that uses credential",
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
},
"credentialType": {
"description": "Type of credential",
"type": "string",
"examples": ["api-key", "oauth2", "basic-auth", "bearer-token", "database"]
},
"credentialId": {
"description": "Credential identifier",
"type": ["string", "integer"]
},
"credentialName": {
"description": "Human-readable credential name",
"type": "string"
},
"fieldMappings": {
"description": "Credential field mappings",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": { "type": "string" }
}
}
},
"credentialRef": {
"description": "Credential reference",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"required": ["id"],
"properties": {
"id": {
"description": "Credential ID",
"type": ["string", "integer"]
},
"name": {
"description": "Display name",
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"executionLimits": {
"description": "Execution resource limits",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"maxExecutionTime": {
"description": "Total execution time limit (seconds)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"default": 3600
},
"maxMemoryMb": {
"description": "Maximum memory usage (MB)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 64,
"default": 512
},
"maxNodeExecutions": {
"description": "Maximum nodes executed per workflow run",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1
},
"maxDataSizeMb": {
"description": "Maximum data size per node output (MB)",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"default": 50
},
"maxArrayItems": {
"description": "Maximum array items before truncation",
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 100,
"default": 10000
}
},
"default": {}
},
"multiTenancyPolicy": {
"description": "Multi-tenant safety configuration",
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"enforced": {
"description": "Enforce multi-tenant filtering",
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
},
"tenantIdField": {
"description": "Field name for tenant scoping",
"type": "string",
"default": "tenantId"
},
"restrictNodeTypes": {
"description": "Block dangerous node types",
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"default": ["raw-sql", "eval", "shell-exec"]
},
"allowCrossTenantAccess": {
"description": "Allow workflows to access other tenants' data",
"type": "boolean",
"default": false
},
"auditLogging": {
"description": "Log all workflow executions for audit",
"type": "boolean",
"default": true
}
},
"default": {}
}
}
}