Horror Story Template Selection

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{
  "name": "Horror Story - Template Selection",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "name": "Manual Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        240,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "template_path",
              "value": "templates/horror_story_prompt_template.json"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "name": "Set: Template Selection",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "typeVersion": 3,
      "position": [
        460,
        300
      ],
      "notes": "\uc5ec\uae30\uc11c \ud15c\ud50c\ub9bf\uc744 \uc120\ud0dd\ud558\uc138\uc694:\n- templates/horror_story_prompt_template.json (\uae30\ubcf8)\n- templates/sample.json\n- templates/horror_story_prompt_short.json (\uc9e7\uc740 \ubc84\uc804)\n- templates/horror_story_prompt_psychological.json (\uc2ec\ub9ac \ud638\ub7ec)"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "command": "=cd /Users/vinyl/vinylstudio/n8n-test && poetry run python3 -c \"from horror_story_generator import generate_horror_story; generate_horror_story(template_path='{{ $json.template_path }}')\"",
        "options": {
          "timeout": 180000
        }
      },
      "name": "Execute: Generate with Template",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        680,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// Execute Command \ub178\ub4dc\uc758 \ucd9c\ub825\uc5d0\uc11c \ud30c\uc77c \uacbd\ub85c \ucd94\ucd9c\nconst stdout = $input.item.json.stdout;\n\n// \uc815\uaddc\uc2dd\uc73c\ub85c \ud30c\uc77c \uacbd\ub85c \ucd94\ucd9c\nconst mdPathMatch = stdout.match(/\uc800\uc7a5 \uc704\uce58: (.+\\.md)/);\n\nif (mdPathMatch) {\n  const mdPath = mdPathMatch[1];\n  const absoluteMdPath = mdPath.startsWith('/') ? mdPath : `/Users/vinyl/vinylstudio/n8n-test/${mdPath}`;\n  const metadataPath = absoluteMdPath.replace('.md', '_metadata.json');\n  \n  return {\n    json: {\n      md_file_path: absoluteMdPath,\n      metadata_file_path: metadataPath,\n      template_used: $('Set: Template Selection').item.json.template_path,\n      full_output: stdout,\n      exit_code: $input.item.json.exitCode\n    }\n  };\n} else {\n  throw new Error('\ud30c\uc77c \uacbd\ub85c\ub97c \ucc3e\uc744 \uc218 \uc5c6\uc2b5\ub2c8\ub2e4');\n}"
      },
      "name": "Extract File Paths",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        900,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "filePath": "={{ $json.metadata_file_path }}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "name": "Read: Metadata JSON",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.readBinaryFile",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        1120,
        300
      ]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "// \uba54\ud0c0\ub370\uc774\ud130 JSON \ud30c\uc2f1\nconst metadataContent = $input.item.binary.data;\nconst metadataText = Buffer.from(metadataContent.data, 'base64').toString('utf-8');\nconst metadata = JSON.parse(metadataText);\n\n// \uac04\ub2e8\ud55c \uc644\uacb0\uc131 \uac80\uc99d\nconst wordCount = metadata.word_count || 0;\nconst outputTokens = metadata.usage?.output_tokens || 0;\nconst maxTokens = 8192;\n\n// \uac80\uc99d \ub85c\uc9c1\nconst isComplete = wordCount >= 1000 && outputTokens < maxTokens;\n\nreturn {\n  json: {\n    template_used: $('Extract File Paths').item.json.template_used,\n    title: metadata.title,\n    word_count: wordCount,\n    output_tokens: outputTokens,\n    tags: metadata.tags,\n    is_complete: isComplete,\n    validation_message: isComplete ? 'Generation successful' : 'Output may be incomplete',\n    metadata: metadata\n  }\n};"
      },
      "name": "Validate Output",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [
        1340,
        300
      ]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Manual Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Set: Template Selection",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Set: Template Selection": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Execute: Generate with Template",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Execute: Generate with Template": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extract File Paths",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Extract File Paths": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Read: Metadata JSON",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "Read: Metadata JSON": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Validate Output",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  },
  "staticData": null,
  "tags": [],
  "triggerCount": 0,
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-02T00:00:00.000Z",
  "versionId": "1"
}

About this workflow

Horror Story - Template Selection. Uses executeCommand, readBinaryFile. Event-driven trigger; 6 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/VinylStage/horror-story-generator/blob/7cba6a81f30d8d5523fe5418d3034ab077fe1fb2/docs/archive/n8n_workflows/02_template_selection.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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