Feature/externalize files from chatflow - do not save as base64 (#1976)

* initial commit. Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * csv - docloader - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * csv - docloader - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * DocX - docloader - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * Json - docloader - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * Jsonlines - docloader - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * PDF - docloader - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * Vectara - vector store - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * OpenAPIToolkit - tools - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * OpenAPIChain - chain - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * lint fixes * datasource enabled - initial commit * CSVAgent - agents - Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * Externalizing the file base64 string from flowData * add pnpm-lock.yaml * update filerepository to add try catch * Rename FileRepository.ts to fileRepository.ts --------- Co-authored-by: Henry <hzj94@hotmail.com> Co-authored-by: Henry Heng <henryheng@flowiseai.com>
2026-06-28 13:00:56 +03:00 · 2024-04-04 21:41:06 +05:30
parent eed7de6df5
commit 658fa3984e
16 changed files with 593 additions and 194 deletions
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PORT=3000
 # APIKEY_PATH=/your_api_key_path/.flowise
 # SECRETKEY_PATH=/your_api_key_path/.flowise
 # LOG_PATH=/your_log_path/.flowise/logs
-# BLOB_STORAGE_PATH=/your_database_path/.flowise/storage
+# BLOB_STORAGE_PATH=/your_storage_path/.flowise/storage

 # NUMBER_OF_PROXIES= 1

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import { utilGetUploadsConfig } from '../../utils/getUploadsConfig'
 import { ChatMessage } from '../../database/entities/ChatMessage'
 import { ChatMessageFeedback } from '../../database/entities/ChatMessageFeedback'
 import { UpsertHistory } from '../../database/entities/UpsertHistory'
+import { containsBase64File, updateFlowDataWithFilePaths } from '../../utils/fileRepository'

 // Check if chatflow valid for streaming
 const checkIfChatflowIsValidForStreaming = async (chatflowId: string): Promise<any> => {
@@ -184,8 +185,24 @@ const getChatflowById = async (chatflowId: string): Promise<any> => {
 const saveChatflow = async (newChatFlow: ChatFlow): Promise<any> => {
    try {
        const appServer = getRunningExpressApp()
-        const newDbChatflow = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(ChatFlow).create(newChatFlow)
-        const dbResponse = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(ChatFlow).save(newDbChatflow)
+        let dbResponse: ChatFlow
+        if (containsBase64File(newChatFlow)) {
+            // we need a 2-step process, as we need to save the chatflow first and then update the file paths
+            // this is because we need the chatflow id to create the file paths
+
+            // step 1 - save with empty flowData
+            const incomingFlowData = newChatFlow.flowData
+            newChatFlow.flowData = JSON.stringify({})
+            const chatflow = appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(ChatFlow).create(newChatFlow)
+            const step1Results = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(ChatFlow).save(chatflow)
+
+            // step 2 - convert base64 to file paths and update the chatflow
+            step1Results.flowData = updateFlowDataWithFilePaths(step1Results.id, incomingFlowData)
+            dbResponse = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(ChatFlow).save(step1Results)
+        } else {
+            const chatflow = appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(ChatFlow).create(newChatFlow)
+            dbResponse = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(ChatFlow).save(chatflow)
+        }
        await appServer.telemetry.sendTelemetry('chatflow_created', {
            version: await getAppVersion(),
            chatflowId: dbResponse.id,
@@ -200,6 +217,9 @@ const saveChatflow = async (newChatFlow: ChatFlow): Promise<any> => {
 const updateChatflow = async (chatflow: ChatFlow, updateChatFlow: ChatFlow): Promise<any> => {
    try {
        const appServer = getRunningExpressApp()
+        if (containsBase64File(updateChatFlow)) {
+            updateChatFlow.flowData = updateFlowDataWithFilePaths(chatflow.id, updateChatFlow.flowData)
+        }
        const newDbChatflow = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(ChatFlow).merge(chatflow, updateChatFlow)
        const dbResponse = await appServer.AppDataSource.getRepository(ChatFlow).save(newDbChatflow)
        // chatFlowPool is initialized only when a flow is opened
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { ChatFlow } from '../database/entities/ChatFlow'
+import path from 'path'
+import { getStoragePath } from 'flowise-components'
+import fs from 'fs'
+import { IReactFlowObject } from '../Interface'
+
+export const containsBase64File = (chatflow: ChatFlow) => {
+    const parsedFlowData: IReactFlowObject = JSON.parse(chatflow.flowData)
+    const re = new RegExp('^data.*;base64', 'i')
+    let found = false
+    const nodes = parsedFlowData.nodes
+    for (const node of nodes) {
+        if (node.data.category !== 'Document Loaders') {
+            continue
+        }
+        const inputs = node.data.inputs
+        if (inputs) {
+            const keys = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(inputs)
+            for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+                const input = inputs[keys[i]]
+                if (!input) {
+                    continue
+                }
+                if (typeof input !== 'string') {
+                    continue
+                }
+                if (input.startsWith('[')) {
+                    try {
+                        const files = JSON.parse(input)
+                        for (let j = 0; j < files.length; j++) {
+                            const file = files[j]
+                            if (re.test(file)) {
+                                found = true
+                                break
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        continue
+                    }
+                }
+                if (re.test(input)) {
+                    found = true
+                    break
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return found
+}
+
+function addFileToStorage(file: string, chatflowid: string, fileNames: string[]) {
+    const dir = path.join(getStoragePath(), chatflowid)
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+        fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true })
+    }
+
+    const splitDataURI = file.split(',')
+    const filename = splitDataURI.pop()?.split(':')[1] ?? ''
+    const bf = Buffer.from(splitDataURI.pop() || '', 'base64')
+
+    const filePath = path.join(dir, filename)
+    fs.writeFileSync(filePath, bf)
+    fileNames.push(filename)
+    return 'FILE-STORAGE::' + JSON.stringify(fileNames)
+}
+
+export const updateFlowDataWithFilePaths = (chatflowid: string, flowData: string) => {
+    try {
+        const parsedFlowData: IReactFlowObject = JSON.parse(flowData)
+        const re = new RegExp('^data.*;base64', 'i')
+        const nodes = parsedFlowData.nodes
+        for (let j = 0; j < nodes.length; j++) {
+            const node = nodes[j]
+            if (node.data.category !== 'Document Loaders') {
+                continue
+            }
+            if (node.data.inputs) {
+                const inputs = node.data.inputs
+                const keys = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(inputs)
+                for (let i = 0; i < keys.length; i++) {
+                    const fileNames: string[] = []
+                    const key = keys[i]
+                    const input = inputs?.[key]
+                    if (!input) {
+                        continue
+                    }
+                    if (typeof input !== 'string') {
+                        continue
+                    }
+                    if (input.startsWith('[')) {
+                        try {
+                            const files = JSON.parse(input)
+                            for (let j = 0; j < files.length; j++) {
+                                const file = files[j]
+                                if (re.test(file)) {
+                                    node.data.inputs[key] = addFileToStorage(file, chatflowid, fileNames)
+                                }
+                            }
+                        } catch (e) {
+                            continue
+                        }
+                    } else if (re.test(input)) {
+                        node.data.inputs[key] = addFileToStorage(input, chatflowid, fileNames)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return JSON.stringify(parsedFlowData)
+    } catch (e) {
+        return ''
+    }
+}
@@ -243,6 +243,15 @@ export const getEndingNodes = (nodeDependencies: INodeDependencies, graph: INode
 */
 export const getFileName = (fileBase64: string): string => {
    let fileNames = []
+    if (fileBase64.startsWith('FILE-STORAGE::')) {
+        const names = fileBase64.substring(14)
+        if (names.includes('[') && names.includes(']')) {
+            const files = JSON.parse(names)
+            return files.join(', ')
+        } else {
+            return fileBase64.substring(14)
+        }
+    }
    if (fileBase64.startsWith('[') && fileBase64.endsWith(']')) {
        const files = JSON.parse(fileBase64)
        for (const file of files) {