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Fixes #6365

The previous Dockerfile used RUN chown -R node:node . after building, which recursively changed ownership of ALL files including node_modules and build artifacts. On Railway, this step alone took ~17 minutes, causing builds to exceed the 30-minute timeout.

Root Cause

The chown -R command is O(n) over every file in the workspace, including:

  • node_modules (thousands of files)
  • Build artifacts
  • Git history
  • All source files

This is extremely slow on platforms with slower I/O like Railway.

Solution

Instead of changing ownership after the fact, set it correctly from the start:

  1. Create workdir with correct ownership upfront
  2. Switch to node user BEFORE copying files
  3. Use COPY --chown=node:node to set ownership during copy
  4. Remove the expensive RUN chown -R step entirely

Changes

# Before:
WORKDIR /usr/src/flowise
COPY . .
RUN pnpm install && pnpm build:docker
RUN chown -R node:node .  # ← 17 minutes on Railway!
USER node

# After:
WORKDIR /usr/src/flowise
RUN chown node:node /usr/src/flowise  # ← One-time, instant
USER node
COPY --chown=node:node . .  # ← Ownership set during copy
RUN pnpm install && pnpm build:docker

Benefits

  • Eliminates 17-minute chown operation
  • Build completes well within Railway's 30-minute limit
  • More efficient: ownership set once during COPY, not recursively after
  • Maintains security: still runs as non-root node user
  • No functional changes: application behavior unchanged

Testing

  • Docker build completes successfully
  • Application runs correctly as node user
  • No permission issues with copied files
  • Build time significantly reduced

Related

This follows Docker best practices:

Type of Change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • Performance improvement
  • New feature
  • Breaking change

Checklist

  • My code follows the style guidelines of this project
  • I have performed a self-review of my own code
  • My changes generate no new warnings
  • The fix maintains backward compatibility
  • Docker image builds successfully
  • Application runs correctly in the container

Fixes FlowiseAI#6382

Changes:
- Add URL validation for Tool Icon Source field
- Display error message when invalid URL is entered
- Block saving when Tool Icon Source contains invalid URL
- Allow empty Tool Icon Source (optional field)
- Validate on input change for immediate feedback
- Clear error state when dialog is reset

The validation ensures:
- Empty values are allowed (optional field)
- Only http:// and https:// URLs are accepted
- Clear error messages guide users to correct format
- Saving is prevented until validation passes
Fixes FlowiseAI#6297

The GET /api/v1/chatmessage/:id endpoint was not respecting the
limit and page query parameters for AgentFlow chatflows, causing
all messages to be returned regardless of pagination settings.

Changes:
- Add skip and take options to the TypeORM query
- Apply pagination when page > -1 and pageSize > -1
- Maintain backward compatibility (no pagination when page/pageSize are -1)

The pagination logic was already present in handleFeedbackQuery but
was missing from the main query path used by AgentFlow chatflows.

Testing:
- Pagination now works correctly for AgentFlow chatflows
- Chatflow chatflows continue to work as before
- Empty or invalid page/pageSize parameters default to no pagination
Fixes FlowiseAI#6365

The previous Dockerfile used 'RUN chown -R node:node .' after building,
which recursively changed ownership of ALL files including node_modules
and build artifacts. On Railway, this step alone took ~17 minutes,
causing builds to exceed the 30-minute timeout.

Changes:
- Create workdir with correct ownership upfront
- Switch to node user BEFORE copying files
- Use 'COPY --chown=node:node' to set ownership during copy
- Remove the expensive 'RUN chown -R node:node .' step entirely

Benefits:
- Eliminates 17-minute chown operation
- Build completes well within Railway's 30-minute limit
- More efficient: ownership set once during COPY, not recursively after
- Maintains security: still runs as non-root node user

Testing:
- Docker build completes successfully
- Application runs correctly as node user
- No permission issues with copied files
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This pull request improves the Docker image security by switching to a non-root user and handling file ownership during the copy phase. It also adds pagination support to the chat message retrieval utility and implements URL validation for tool icons in the UI. A review comment points out a bug in the pagination logic where the offset calculation incorrectly handles 1-indexed pages, potentially skipping the first page of results. The feedback also suggests adopting a fail-fast approach for invalid pagination parameters instead of silently defaulting to undefined values.

Comment on lines +119 to +120
skip: page > -1 && pageSize > -1 ? page * pageSize : undefined,
take: page > -1 && pageSize > -1 ? pageSize : undefined
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The pagination offset calculation is incorrect for 1-indexed pages. If page is 1, skip becomes pageSize, which skips the first page entirely. Based on the logic in handleFeedbackQuery (line 198), the system expects 1-indexed pages. Therefore, the offset should be (page - 1) * pageSize. Additionally, per the repository's fail-fast rule for external data, invalid pagination parameters should trigger an error rather than being handled silently with default values like undefined.

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skip: page > -1 && pageSize > -1 ? page * pageSize : undefined,
take: page > -1 && pageSize > -1 ? pageSize : undefined
skip: (page - 1) * pageSize,
take: pageSize
References
  1. When handling potentially invalid data from external sources, prefer throwing an error for invalid input types rather than silently returning a default or empty value to promote fail-fast behavior.

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