jmromer / distribution_scheduler

n8n serverless function implementation

FOCF Distributions Event Scheduler

Function that determines if a scheduled distribution has a registration period that begins today.

// Is today a day on which a distribution event should be created for the
// item (a schedule record) being processed?
//
// Return the provided schedule item if the schedule has a distribution event
// scheduled `registration_period` days from today, where `registration_period`
// is a positive integer.
function run({ fields }) {
  const today = toString(DateTime.now().setZone("America/New_York"));
  const schedule = new Schedule(fields, today);

  for (let distributionEvent of schedule.distributionEvents()) {
    if (distributionEvent.registration === today) {
      // . . .
    }
  }

  return {};
}

Workflow Overview

1. Create a distribution schedule for a given program on Retool
2. n8n Workflow pulls distribution schedules from Airtable daily
3. For any scheduled events for which registrations open today, the workflow creates an entry in the Airtable distributions sheet.