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$('Config').first().json.numberOfRecipes;\nconst offsetPlanDays = $('Config').first().json.offsetPlanDays;\nconst items = $input.first().json.items;\n\nlet planFirstDate = new Date();\nplanFirstDate.setDate(planFirstDate.getDate() + offsetPlanDays);\n\nconst recipeList = [];\nconst randomNums = [];\nlet currentItem = 0;\n\nwhile (recipeList.length < numberOfRecipes) {\n const randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * Math.floor(items.length));\n\n if (!randomNums.includes(randomNum)) {\n const thisRecipe = items[randomNum];\n\n const newDate = new Date(planFirstDate);\n newDate.setDate(planFirstDate.getDate() + currentItem);\n \n const planDate = [\n newDate.getFullYear(),\n ('0' + (newDate.getMonth() + 1)).slice(-2),\n ('0' + newDate.getDate()).slice(-2)\n ].join('-');\n \n const planDay = {\n \"date\": planDate,\n \"entryType\": \"dinner\",\n \"recipeId\": thisRecipe.id,\n \"name\": thisRecipe.name\n };\n\n currentItem++;\n recipeList.push(planDay);\n randomNums.push(randomNum);\n }\n}\n\nreturn recipeList;" }, "typeVersion": 2, "notes": "This code node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "f440ce9d-cc27-4982-a0bd-b0ce2e5217d9", "name": "Sticky Note", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 40, -60 ], "parameters": { "color": 4, "height": 340, "content": "## Trigger\nSet the trigger to run when you like" }, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "2bac2f08-2969-4f47-9fce-0e7de416cd09", "name": "Sticky Note1", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 280, -60 ], "parameters": { "color": 5, "width": 300, "height": 340, "content": "## Update this Config\nSet the base Url of your Mealie instance\nSet number of recipes to generate and number of days to offset the plan (0 will start today).\nGrab a category id from Mealie (or leave blank for all categories)" }, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "a2850e39-c25f-4210-8f9e-a657c0c63bf5", "name": "Sticky Note2", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 40, -280 ], "parameters": { "width": 540, "height": 220, "content": "## Get started\n* Set up a credential for your Mealie API token\n* Apply the credential to the 2 Http request nodes\n* Set schedule trigger and desired config" }, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." }, { "id": "20d7301c-8946-45c3-8f5f-fbe2fc80cf37", "name": "Sticky Note3", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote", "position": [ 580, -60 ], "parameters": { "color": 7, "width": 660, "height": 340, "content": "## Workflow logic\n* Get all recipes from Mealie (within category if supplied)\n* Randomly pick out the number set in the config\n* Create dinner meal plans for the upcoming days" }, "typeVersion": 1, "notes": "This stickyNote node performs automated tasks as part of the workflow." } ], "pinData": {}, "connections": { 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