fix: centralized workflow state management on dashboard page

src/api/workflowApi.ts

@@ -72,11 +72,58 @@ export type ApiRequestFunction = (options: ApiRequestOptions<any>) => Promise<an
  * Endpoint: GET /api/workflows/
  */
 export async function fetchWorkflows(request: ApiRequestFunction): Promise<Workflow[]> {
-  const data = await request<Workflow[]>({
-    url: '/api/workflows/',
-    method: 'get'
-  });
-  return Array.isArray(data) ? data : [];
+  console.log('📤 fetchWorkflows: Making API request to /api/workflows/');
+  
+  try {
+    const data = await request<any>({
+      url: '/api/workflows/',
+      method: 'get'
+    });
+    
+    console.log('📥 fetchWorkflows: API response:', data);
+    
+    // Handle different response formats
+    let workflows: Workflow[] = [];
+    
+    if (Array.isArray(data)) {
+      // Direct array response
+      workflows = data;
+    } else if (data && typeof data === 'object') {
+      // Check for common wrapper properties
+      if (Array.isArray(data.workflows)) {
+        workflows = data.workflows;
+      } else if (Array.isArray(data.data)) {
+        workflows = data.data;
+      } else if (Array.isArray(data.items)) {
+        workflows = data.items;
+      } else if (Array.isArray(data.results)) {
+        workflows = data.results;
+      } else {
+        // Try to find any array property
+        const keys = Object.keys(data);
+        for (const key of keys) {
+          if (Array.isArray(data[key])) {
+            workflows = data[key];
+            console.log(`ℹ️ fetchWorkflows: Found workflows array in property '${key}'`);
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Validate that we have workflow objects with id property
+    const validWorkflows = workflows.filter((w: any) => w && typeof w === 'object' && w.id);
+    
+    if (validWorkflows.length !== workflows.length) {
+      console.warn(`⚠️ fetchWorkflows: Filtered out ${workflows.length - validWorkflows.length} invalid workflows`);
+    }
+    
+    console.log(`✅ fetchWorkflows: Returning ${validWorkflows.length} valid workflows`);
+    return validWorkflows;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('❌ fetchWorkflows: Error fetching workflows:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
 }
 
 /**

src/components/FormGenerator/ActionButtons/PlayActionButton/PlayActionButton.tsx

@@ -55,13 +55,26 @@ export function PlayActionButton<T = any>({
         }
 
         if (mode === 'workflow') {
-          // Workflow mode: select workflow and navigate
+          // Workflow mode: reset workflow state and select workflow
           const workflowId = (row as any)[idField];
           if (!workflowId) {
             console.error('Workflow ID not found in row');
             return;
           }
+          
+          // Dispatch event to reset workflow state before selecting new one
+          // This ensures the dashboard resets and loads the selected workflow
+          window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('workflowCleared', { 
+            detail: { workflowId: null } 
+          }));
+          
+          // Select the workflow in context (this will trigger sync in dashboard)
           selectWorkflow(workflowId);
+          
+          // Also dispatch workflowSelected event for any other listeners
+          window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('workflowSelected', { 
+            detail: { workflowId } 
+          }));
         } else {
           // Prompt mode: set input value in dashboard
           const content = (row as any)[contentField];

src/core/PageManager/data/pages/workflows.ts

@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ export const workflowsPageData: GenericPageData = {
                         idField: 'id',
                         nameField: 'name',
                         navigateTo: 'start/dashboard',
+                        mode: 'workflow', // Set mode to 'workflow' to select workflow instead of setting prompt
                         // Only show if user has read permission (permissions.read !== 'n')
                         disabled: (hookData: any) => {
                             if (!hookData?.permissions) return { disabled: false };

src/hooks/playground/useDashboardInputForm.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useApiRequest } from '../useApi';
 import { useWorkflowSelection } from '../../contexts/WorkflowSelectionContext';
 import { useFileContext } from '../../contexts/FileContext';
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ export function useDashboardInputForm() {
     setWorkflowStatusOptimistic
   } = useWorkflowLifecycle();
   
+  // Ref to prevent infinite sync loops
+  const isSyncingRef = useRef(false);
+  
   const fileContext = useFileContext();
   const { request } = useApiRequest();
   const { prompts, loading: promptsLoading, permissions: promptsPermissions, fetchPromptById } = usePrompts();
@@ -83,11 +86,38 @@ export function useDashboardInputForm() {
     checkPermissions();
   }, [canView, checkPermission]);
   
+  // Sync context -> lifecycle: When context selection changes, update lifecycle
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (isSyncingRef.current) return;
+    
     if (selectedWorkflowId && selectedWorkflowId !== workflowId) {
-      selectWorkflow(selectedWorkflowId);
+      isSyncingRef.current = true;
+      selectWorkflow(selectedWorkflowId).finally(() => {
+        isSyncingRef.current = false;
+      });
+    } else if (!selectedWorkflowId && workflowId) {
+      // If context is cleared but lifecycle still has a workflow, reset lifecycle
+      isSyncingRef.current = true;
+      resetWorkflow();
+      isSyncingRef.current = false;
     }
-  }, [selectedWorkflowId, workflowId, selectWorkflow]);
+  }, [selectedWorkflowId, workflowId, selectWorkflow, resetWorkflow]);
+
+  // Sync lifecycle -> context: When lifecycle workflowId changes, update context
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isSyncingRef.current) return;
+    
+    if (workflowId && workflowId !== selectedWorkflowId) {
+      isSyncingRef.current = true;
+      selectWorkflowFromContext(workflowId);
+      isSyncingRef.current = false;
+    } else if (!workflowId && selectedWorkflowId) {
+      // If lifecycle is cleared but context still has selection, clear context
+      isSyncingRef.current = true;
+      clearWorkflowFromContext();
+      isSyncingRef.current = false;
+    }
+  }, [workflowId, selectedWorkflowId, selectWorkflowFromContext, clearWorkflowFromContext]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleSetInput = (event: CustomEvent<{ value: string }>) => {
@@ -425,7 +455,7 @@ export function useDashboardInputForm() {
         return;
       }
       
-      const selectedMode = workflowMode || 'Automation';
+      const selectedMode = workflowMode || 'Dynamic';
       const apiWorkflowMode: 'Dynamic' | 'Automation' = selectedMode;
       
       const workflowOptions: { workflowId?: string; workflowMode: 'Dynamic' | 'Automation' } = {
@@ -451,15 +481,22 @@ export function useDashboardInputForm() {
         if (wasNewWorkflow && result.data) {
           const workflow = result.data as Workflow;
           
+          // Dispatch event first to trigger refetch in useWorkflows
           window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('workflowCreated', { 
             detail: { workflow } 
           }));
           
+          // Refetch workflows list to ensure dropdown is updated
           await refetchWorkflows();
+          
+          // Update context first (this will trigger the sync effect to update lifecycle)
           selectWorkflowFromContext(workflow.id);
+          
+          // Also directly update lifecycle to ensure immediate state update
           await selectWorkflow(workflow.id);
         } else if (workflowId) {
-          // For resumed workflows, selectWorkflow will update status from server
+          // For resumed workflows, ensure context is synced and update lifecycle
+          selectWorkflowFromContext(workflowId);
           await selectWorkflow(workflowId);
         }
       } else {
@@ -478,15 +515,20 @@ export function useDashboardInputForm() {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const handleWorkflowCleared = () => {
+      // Reset all workflow-related state
       setPendingFiles([]);
       setOptimisticMessage(null);
+      // Reset workflow lifecycle state
+      resetWorkflow();
+      // Clear context selection
+      clearWorkflowFromContext();
     };
 
     window.addEventListener('workflowCleared', handleWorkflowCleared);
     return () => {
       window.removeEventListener('workflowCleared', handleWorkflowCleared);
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [resetWorkflow, clearWorkflowFromContext]);
 
   const handleWorkflowSelect = useCallback(async (item: { id: string | number; label: string; value: any; metadata?: Record<string, any> } | null) => {
     if (item === null) {
@@ -543,11 +585,19 @@ export function useDashboardInputForm() {
   }, []);
 
   const workflowItems = useMemo(() => {
+    console.log('🔄 useDashboardInputForm: Computing workflowItems from workflows:', workflows);
+    
     if (!workflows || !Array.isArray(workflows)) {
+      console.warn('⚠️ useDashboardInputForm: workflows is not an array:', workflows);
       return [];
     }
     
-    return workflows.map(workflow => ({
+    if (workflows.length === 0) {
+      console.log('ℹ️ useDashboardInputForm: workflows array is empty');
+      return [];
+    }
+    
+    const items = workflows.map(workflow => ({
       id: workflow.id,
       label: workflow.name || workflow.id,
       value: workflow,
@@ -556,6 +606,9 @@ export function useDashboardInputForm() {
         workflowMode: workflow.workflowMode
       }
     }));
+    
+    console.log(`✅ useDashboardInputForm: Created ${items.length} workflow items:`, items);
+    return items;
   }, [workflows]);
   
   const promptItems = useMemo(() => {
@@ -606,7 +659,7 @@ export function useDashboardInputForm() {
     messages: displayMessages || [],
     logs: logs || [],
     workflowItems,
-    selectedWorkflowId: selectedWorkflowId || workflowId || null,
+    selectedWorkflowId: workflowId || selectedWorkflowId || null,
     onWorkflowSelect: handleWorkflowSelect,
     workflowsLoading,
     promptItems,

src/hooks/playground/useWorkflows.ts

@@ -16,9 +16,19 @@ export function useWorkflows() {
       setLoading(true);
       setError(null);
       
+      console.log('🔄 useWorkflows: Fetching workflows from API...');
       const workflowList = await fetchWorkflowsApi(request);
-      setWorkflows(workflowList);
+      console.log('✅ useWorkflows: Fetched workflows:', workflowList);
+      
+      if (Array.isArray(workflowList)) {
+        setWorkflows(workflowList);
+        console.log(`✅ useWorkflows: Set ${workflowList.length} workflows in state`);
+      } else {
+        console.warn('⚠️ useWorkflows: API returned non-array data:', workflowList);
+        setWorkflows([]);
+      }
     } catch (error: any) {
+      console.error('❌ useWorkflows: Error fetching workflows:', error);
       setError(error.message || 'Failed to fetch workflows');
       setWorkflows([]);
     } finally {
@@ -39,9 +49,16 @@ export function useWorkflows() {
       }
     };
 
+    const handleWorkflowCreated = () => {
+      // Immediately refetch workflows list to include the newly created workflow
+      fetchWorkflows();
+    };
+
     window.addEventListener('workflowDeleted', handleWorkflowDeleted as EventListener);
+    window.addEventListener('workflowCreated', handleWorkflowCreated as EventListener);
     return () => {
       window.removeEventListener('workflowDeleted', handleWorkflowDeleted as EventListener);
+      window.removeEventListener('workflowCreated', handleWorkflowCreated as EventListener);
     };
   }, [fetchWorkflows, selectedWorkflowId, clearWorkflow]);