# Phase 3 Plan 3: File Operation Commands Summary

**Local-first workflow editing with pull, push, and create commands for seamless cloud synchronization**

## Accomplishments

- Created utility functions for filename handling (sanitize_filename, find_workflow_file)
- Implemented workflow pull command with support for pulling all workflows, specific workflows by name/ID, and --all flag
- Implemented workflow push command with dry-run support and ID validation
- Implemented workflow create command with critical ID-update-to-file behavior
- All commands preserve workflow IDs in local JSON files for bidirectional sync
- 47 tests passing with comprehensive coverage of all new features
- Full mypy and ruff compliance

## Files Created/Modified

- `src/n8n_cli/utils.py` - Utility functions for filename sanitization and file finding
- `src/n8n_cli/commands/workflow.py` - Added pull/push/create commands
- `tests/test_utils.py` - Tests for utility functions (14 tests)
- `tests/commands/test_workflow.py` - Tests for file operation commands (15 new tests)

## Decisions Made

- **Pydantic mode='json' for serialization**: Use `model_dump(mode='json')` to properly serialize datetime objects when saving workflows to JSON files
- **Kebab-case filenames**: Sanitize workflow names to lowercase kebab-case for filesystem compatibility
- **ID preservation**: Always preserve workflow IDs in JSON files to enable push operations
- **Critical create behavior**: After creating a workflow, immediately update the local file with the new ID returned from the API - this enables users to immediately push/pull the workflow
- **Dry-run for push**: Support --dry-run flag to preview what would be pushed without making API calls

## Issues Encountered

**Issue**: Initial tests failed with "Object of type datetime is not JSON serializable"
**Resolution**: Changed `workflow.model_dump()` to `workflow.model_dump(mode='json')` to properly serialize datetime objects to ISO format strings

## Next Step

Ready for 03-04-PLAN.md (Advanced Workflow Commands - diff, delete, move, etc.)
