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{
"name": "Azure DevOps Pipeline Documentation & Analysis",
"nodes": [
{
"parameters": {
"httpMethod": "POST",
"path": "azure-devops-webhook",
"responseMode": "responseNode",
"options": {}
},
"id": "azure-webhook-trigger",
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"leftValue": "",
"typeValidation": "strict"
},
"conditions": [
{
"id": "push-condition",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.eventType }}",
"rightValue": "git.push",
"operator": {
"type": "string",
"operation": "equals"
}
},
{
"id": "main-branch-condition",
"leftValue": "={{ $json.resource.refUpdates[0].name }}",
"rightValue": "refs/heads/main",
"operator": {
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"operation": "equals"
}
}
],
"combinator": "and"
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},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// Extract organization, project, and repository info from webhook\nconst resource = $json.resource;\nconst repository = resource.repository;\nconst commits = resource.commits || [];\n\nconst orgInfo = {\n organization: repository.remoteUrl.match(/https:\\/\\/dev\\.azure\\.com\\/(.*?)\\//)[1],\n project: repository.project.name,\n repositoryId: repository.id,\n repositoryName: repository.name,\n commits: commits.map(commit => ({\n commitId: commit.commitId,\n comment: commit.comment,\n author: commit.author.name\n }))\n};\n\nreturn { json: orgInfo };"
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{
"parameters": {
"authentication": "oAuth2",
"resource": "repository",
"operation": "getRepositoryContent",
"organization": "={{ $json.organization }}",
"project": "={{ $json.project }}",
"repositoryId": "={{ $json.repositoryId }}",
"path": "/",
"additionalFields": {
"recursionLevel": "full",
"includeContentMetadata": true
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"id": "list-repository-files",
"name": "List Repository Files",
"type": "n8n-nodes-base.azureDevOps",
"typeVersion": 1,
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// Filter for code files and prepare for content retrieval\nconst items = $json.value || [];\nconst codeExtensions = ['.js', '.ts', '.jsx', '.tsx', '.py', '.php', '.java', '.go', '.rs', '.cpp', '.c', '.cs', '.rb', '.scala', '.kt', '.swift', '.vue', '.svelte'];\n\nconst codeFiles = items.filter(item => {\n if (item.gitObjectType !== 'blob') return false;\n const extension = '.' + item.path.split('.').pop().toLowerCase();\n return codeExtensions.includes(extension);\n}).slice(0, 10); // Limit to 10 files for performance\n\nconst repoInfo = $('Extract Repository Info').first().json;\n\nreturn codeFiles.map(file => ({\n json: {\n ...repoInfo,\n filePath: file.path,\n fileName: file.path.split('/').pop(),\n extension: '.' + file.path.split('.').pop().toLowerCase(),\n objectId: file.objectId\n }\n}));"
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},
{
"parameters": {
"authentication": "oAuth2",
"resource": "repository",
"operation": "getRepositoryContent",
"organization": "={{ $json.organization }}",
"project": "={{ $json.project }}",
"repositoryId": "={{ $json.repositoryId }}",
"path": "={{ $json.filePath }}",
"additionalFields": {
"download": true
}
},
"id": "get-file-content",
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"jsCode": "// Prepare source code for DocuWriter.ai\nconst fileContent = $json.content || $json.body;\nconst commits = $json.commits || [];\nconst latestCommit = commits[0] || {};\n\nreturn {\n json: {\n sourceCode: fileContent,\n fileName: $json.fileName,\n filePath: $json.filePath,\n language: $json.extension.replace('.', ''),\n repository: {\n organization: $json.organization,\n project: $json.project,\n name: $json.repositoryName,\n latestCommit: latestCommit\n }\n }\n};"
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"sourceCode": "={{ $json.sourceCode }}",
"generationType": "Documentation",
"mode": "accurate",
"additionalInstructions": "This is code from Azure DevOps repository {{ $json.repository.organization }}/{{ $json.repository.project }}/{{ $json.repository.name }}. Provide comprehensive documentation including: 1) Purpose and functionality, 2) Dependencies and integrations, 3) Configuration requirements, 4) Usage examples, 5) Potential improvements for Azure DevOps pipeline integration."
},
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},
{
"parameters": {
"sourceCode": "={{ $json.sourceCode }}",
"generationType": "UML Diagrams",
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},
"id": "generate-diagrams",
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"type": "docuwriter-ai",
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]
},
{
"parameters": {
"sourceCode": "={{ $json.sourceCode }}",
"generationType": "Tests",
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"title": "\ud83d\udcda Documentation Update - {{ $json.repository.name }} ({{ new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0] }})",
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"tags": "documentation;automated;docuwriter-ai"
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{
"parameters": {
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"resource": "repository",
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"organization": "={{ $json.repository.organization }}",
"project": "={{ $json.repository.project }}",
"repositoryId": "={{ $json.repository.name }}",
"branchName": "main",
"commitMessage": "docs: Auto-generated documentation update by DocuWriter.ai",
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{
"changeType": "add",
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}
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{
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"path": "/docs/architecture-diagrams.md"
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{
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"content": "={{ $json.testStrategies }}",
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}
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"parameters": {
"channel": "#devops",
"text": "\ud83d\udcda Azure DevOps Documentation Generated",
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{
"color": "#0078d4",
"title": "Repository Documentation Updated - {{ $json.repository.organization }}/{{ $json.repository.project }}/{{ $json.repository.name }}",
"text": "DocuWriter.ai has generated comprehensive documentation for your Azure DevOps repository",
"fields": [
{
"title": "Files Analyzed",
"value": "{{ $json.filesAnalyzed }}",
"short": true
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{
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"value": "User Story with documentation details",
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{
"title": "Documentation Sections",
"value": "\u2022 Code Documentation\\n\u2022 Architecture Diagrams\\n\u2022 Testing Strategies",
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"ts": "{{ Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000) }}"
}
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},
"id": "notify-slack",
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},
{
"parameters": {
"toEmail": "{{ $json.repository.latestCommit.author }}@company.com",
"subject": "\ud83d\udcda Azure DevOps Documentation Generated - {{ $json.repository.name }}",
"text": "Hi {{ $json.repository.latestCommit.author }},\n\nDocuWriter.ai has automatically generated comprehensive documentation for your recent changes in {{ $json.repository.organization }}/{{ $json.repository.project }}/{{ $json.repository.name }}.\n\n\ud83d\udccb Generated Content:\n- Code documentation for {{ $json.filesAnalyzed }} files\n- Architecture diagrams and UML\n- Testing strategies and recommendations\n\n\ud83c\udfaf What's Next:\n- Review the created work item in Azure DevOps\n- Check the committed documentation in /docs folder\n- Integrate recommendations into your development pipeline\n\nBest regards,\nDocuWriter.ai Automation"
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Azure DevOps Pipeline Documentation & Analysis. Uses azureDevOps, docuwriter-ai, itemLists, slack. Webhook trigger; 18 nodes.
Source: https://github.com/DocuWriter-ai/n8n-nodes-docuwriter-ai/blob/5f0f4911d0b1b496bb8675d9e0f583c6e44a23ac/examples/workflows/azure-devops-pipeline-documentation.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →
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