n8n-nodes-dameng

This is an n8n community node for DaMeng (达梦) Database.

DaMeng Database is a Chinese enterprise-level relational database management system. This node allows you to interact with DaMeng databases directly from your n8n workflows.

n8n is a fair-code licensed workflow automation platform.

Installation

Follow the installation guide in the n8n community nodes documentation.

npm install n8n-nodes-dameng

⚠️ Important: Node.js 18+ Compatibility

If you're using Node.js 18 or later, you need to set the following environment variable due to OpenSSL changes:

export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider

For Docker deployments, add this to your environment:

environment:
  - NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider

Operations

This node supports the following operations:

Operation	Description
Execute SQL	Execute a custom SQL query with optional parameters
Select	Query data from a table with WHERE, ORDER BY, LIMIT, and OFFSET support
Insert	Insert data into a table
Update	Update existing data in a table
Delete	Delete data from a table

Credentials

To connect to a DaMeng database, you need to configure the following credentials:

Field	Description	Default
Host	Database server address	localhost
Port	Database port	5236
User	Username	SYSDBA
Password	Password	-
Database/Schema	Database or schema name (optional)	-
Connect Timeout	Connection timeout in ms	10000
Pool Min	Minimum pool connections	1
Pool Max	Maximum pool connections	4

Usage Examples

Execute SQL

Execute a custom SQL query:

SELECT * FROM users WHERE status = ? AND created_at > ?

Parameters: active, 2024-01-01

Select

• Table: users
• Columns: id, name, email
• Where: status = 'active'
• Order By: created_at DESC
• Limit: 10

Insert

• Table: users
• Columns: name, email, status
• Values: John Doe, john@example.com, active

Update

• Table: users
• Set Clause: status = 'inactive', updated_at = NOW()
• Where: id = 1

Delete

• Table: users
• Where: status = 'deleted' AND updated_at < '2024-01-01'

Compatibility

• DaMeng Database DM8
• MySQL compatible syntax is supported (if enabled in your DM8 instance)
• n8n version 0.5 or later
• Node.js 18+ (requires NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider)

Docker Usage

To use this node with n8n in Docker:

docker run -it --rm \
  --name n8n \
  -p 5678:5678 \
  -v ~/.n8n:/home/node/.n8n \
  -v /path/to/n8n-nodes-dameng:/home/node/.n8n/custom/n8n-nodes-dameng \
  -e N8N_CUSTOM_EXTENSIONS="/home/node/.n8n/custom/n8n-nodes-dameng" \
  -e NODE_OPTIONS="--openssl-legacy-provider" \
  docker.n8n.io/n8nio/n8n

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/n8n-nodes-dameng.git

# Install dependencies
cd n8n-nodes-dameng
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Link for local testing
npm link
cd ~/.n8n/custom
npm link n8n-nodes-dameng

Testing

# Set environment variables
export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider
export DM_HOST=your_host
export DM_PORT=5236
export DM_USER=SYSDBA
export DM_PASSWORD=your_password

# Test connection
node test-connection.js

# Run all tests
npm test

# Run integration tests only
npm test -- --testPathPattern=integration

Resources

• n8n Community Nodes Documentation
• DaMeng Database Documentation
• DaMeng Node.js Driver (dmdb)

License

MIT