fix: loop context lost when max iterations are reached. Add/test cases for the same

packages/server/src/automations/tests/scenarios/looping.spec.ts

@@ -152,6 +152,44 @@ describe("Loop automations", () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it("ensure the loop stops if the max iterations are reached", async () => {
+    const builder = createAutomationBuilder({
+      name: "Test Loop max iterations",
+    })
+
+    const results = await builder
+      .appAction({ fields: {} })
+      .loop({
+        option: LoopStepType.ARRAY,
+        binding: ["test", "test2", "test3"],
+        iterations: 2,
+      })
+      .serverLog({ text: "{{loop.currentItem}}" })
+      .serverLog({ text: "{{steps.1.iterations}}" })
+      .run()
+
+    expect(results.steps[1].outputs.iterations).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  it("should run an automation with loop and max iterations to ensure context correctness further down the tree", async () => {
+    const builder = createAutomationBuilder({
+      name: "Test context down tree with Loop and max iterations",
+    })
+
+    const results = await builder
+      .appAction({ fields: {} })
+      .loop({
+        option: LoopStepType.ARRAY,
+        binding: ["test", "test2", "test3"],
+        iterations: 2,
+      })
+      .serverLog({ text: "{{loop.currentItem}}" })
+      .serverLog({ text: "{{steps.1.iterations}}" })
+      .run()
+
+    expect(results.steps[2].outputs.message).toContain("- 2")
+  })
+
   it("should run an automation where a loop is successfully run twice", async () => {
     const builder = createAutomationBuilder({
       name: "Test Trigger with Loop and Create Row",

packages/server/src/constants/index.ts

@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ export enum InvalidColumns {
 
 export enum AutomationErrors {
   INCORRECT_TYPE = "INCORRECT_TYPE",
-  MAX_ITERATIONS = "MAX_ITERATIONS_REACHED",
   FAILURE_CONDITION = "FAILURE_CONDITION_MET",
 }
 

packages/server/src/threads/automation.ts

@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ class Orchestrator {
 
     let iterationCount = 0
     let shouldCleanup = true
+    let reachedMaxIterations = false
 
     for (let loopStepIndex = 0; loopStepIndex < iterations; loopStepIndex++) {
       try {
@@ -419,19 +420,8 @@ class Orchestrator {
         loopStepIndex === env.AUTOMATION_MAX_ITERATIONS ||
         (loopStep.inputs.iterations && loopStepIndex === maxIterations)
       ) {
-        this.updateContextAndOutput(
-          pathStepIdx + 1,
-          steps[stepToLoopIndex],
-          {
-            items: this.loopStepOutputs,
-            iterations: loopStepIndex,
-          },
-          {
-            status: AutomationErrors.MAX_ITERATIONS,
-            success: true,
-          }
-        )
-        shouldCleanup = false
+        reachedMaxIterations = true
+        shouldCleanup = true
         break
       }
 
@@ -480,7 +470,9 @@ class Orchestrator {
               success: true,
             }
           : {
-              success: true,
+              success: reachedMaxIterations
+                ? AutomationStepStatus.MAX_ITERATIONS
+                : true,
               items: this.loopStepOutputs,
               iterations: iterationCount,
             }

packages/types/src/documents/app/automation/automation.ts

@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ export enum AutomationFeature {
 
 export enum AutomationStepStatus {
   NO_ITERATIONS = "no_iterations",
+  MAX_ITERATIONS = "max_iterations_reached",
 }
 
 export enum AutomationStatus {