fix(editor): Show pin button on binary output but disable it with tooltip

packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunData.vue

@@ -70,48 +70,24 @@
 					data-test-id="ndv-edit-pinned-data"
 					@click="enterEditMode({ origin: 'editIconButton' })"
 				/>
-				<n8n-tooltip
-					v-if="canPinData && rawInputData.length"
-					v-show="!editMode.enabled"
-					placement="bottom-end"
-					:visible="
-						isControlledPinDataTooltip
-							? isControlledPinDataTooltip && pinDataDiscoveryTooltipVisible
-							: undefined
+
+				<RunDataPinButton
+					v-if="(canPinData || !!binaryData?.length) && rawInputData.length && !editMode.enabled"
+					:disabled="
+						(!rawInputData.length && !pinnedData.hasData.value) ||
+						isReadOnlyRoute ||
+						readOnlyEnv ||
+						!!binaryData?.length
 					"
-				>
-					<template v-if="!isControlledPinDataTooltip" #content>
-						<div :class="$style.tooltipContainer">
-							<strong>{{ $locale.baseText('ndv.pinData.pin.title') }}</strong>
-							<n8n-text size="small" tag="p">
-								{{ $locale.baseText('ndv.pinData.pin.description') }}
-
-								<n8n-link :to="dataPinningDocsUrl" size="small">
-									{{ $locale.baseText('ndv.pinData.pin.link') }}
-								</n8n-link>
-							</n8n-text>
-						</div>
-					</template>
-					<template v-else #content>
-						<div :class="$style.tooltipContainer">
-							{{ $locale.baseText('node.discovery.pinData.ndv') }}
-						</div>
-					</template>
-					<n8n-icon-button
-						:class="['ml-2xs', $style.pinDataButton]"
-						type="tertiary"
-						:active="pinnedData.hasData.value"
-						icon="thumbtack"
-						:disabled="
-							editMode.enabled ||
-							(rawInputData.length === 0 && !pinnedData.hasData.value) ||
-							isReadOnlyRoute ||
-							readOnlyEnv
-						"
-						data-test-id="ndv-pin-data"
-						@click="onTogglePinData({ source: 'pin-icon-click' })"
-					/>
-				</n8n-tooltip>
+					:tooltip-contents-visibility="{
+						binaryDataTooltipContent: !!binaryData?.length,
+						pinDataDiscoveryTooltipContent:
+							isControlledPinDataTooltip && pinDataDiscoveryTooltipVisible,
+					}"
+					:data-pinning-docs-url="dataPinningDocsUrl"
+					:pinned-data="pinnedData"
+					@toggle-pin-data="onTogglePinData({ source: 'pin-icon-click' })"
+				/>
 
 				<div v-show="editMode.enabled" :class="$style.editModeActions">
 					<n8n-button
@@ -621,6 +597,7 @@ import { useToast } from '@/composables/useToast';
 import { isObject } from 'lodash-es';
 import { useExternalHooks } from '@/composables/useExternalHooks';
 import { useSourceControlStore } from '@/stores/sourceControl.store';
+import RunDataPinButton from '@/components/RunDataPinButton.vue';
 
 const RunDataTable = defineAsyncComponent(
 	async () => await import('@/components/RunDataTable.vue'),
@@ -649,6 +626,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
 		RunDataSchema,
 		RunDataHtml,
 		RunDataSearch,
+		RunDataPinButton,
 	},
 	props: {
 		node: {
@@ -1727,12 +1705,6 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	max-width: 240px;
 }
 
-.pinDataButton {
-	svg {
-		transition: transform 0.3s ease;
-	}
-}
-
 .spinner {
 	* {
 		color: var(--color-primary);

packages/editor-ui/src/components/RunDataPinButton.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { computed } from 'vue';
+import { useI18n } from '@/composables/useI18n';
+import type { usePinnedData } from '@/composables/usePinnedData';
+
+const locale = useI18n();
+
+type Props = {
+	tooltipContentsVisibility: {
+		binaryDataTooltipContent: boolean;
+		pinDataDiscoveryTooltipContent: boolean;
+	};
+	dataPinningDocsUrl: string;
+	pinnedData: ReturnType<typeof usePinnedData>;
+	disabled: boolean;
+};
+
+const props = defineProps<Props>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+	(event: 'togglePinData'): void;
+}>();
+
+const visible = computed(() =>
+	props.tooltipContentsVisibility.pinDataDiscoveryTooltipContent ? true : undefined,
+);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+	<n8n-tooltip placement="bottom-end" :visible="visible">
+		<template #content>
+			<div v-if="props.tooltipContentsVisibility.binaryDataTooltipContent">
+				{{ locale.baseText('ndv.pinData.pin.binary') }}
+			</div>
+			<div v-else-if="props.tooltipContentsVisibility.pinDataDiscoveryTooltipContent">
+				{{ locale.baseText('node.discovery.pinData.ndv') }}
+			</div>
+			<div v-else>
+				<strong>{{ locale.baseText('ndv.pinData.pin.title') }}</strong>
+				<n8n-text size="small" tag="p">
+					{{ locale.baseText('ndv.pinData.pin.description') }}
+
+					<n8n-link :to="props.dataPinningDocsUrl" size="small">
+						{{ locale.baseText('ndv.pinData.pin.link') }}
+					</n8n-link>
+				</n8n-text>
+			</div>
+		</template>
+		<n8n-icon-button
+			:class="$style.pinDataButton"
+			type="tertiary"
+			:active="props.pinnedData.hasData.value"
+			icon="thumbtack"
+			:disabled="props.disabled"
+			data-test-id="ndv-pin-data"
+			@click="emit('togglePinData')"
+		/>
+	</n8n-tooltip>
+</template>
+
+<style lang="scss" module>
+.pinDataButton {
+	margin-left: var(--spacing-2xs);
+	svg {
+		transition: transform 0.3s ease;
+	}
+}
+</style>

packages/editor-ui/src/components/__tests__/RunDataPinButton.test.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing';
+import { cleanup, waitFor } from '@testing-library/vue';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import { createComponentRenderer } from '@/__tests__/render';
+import RunDataPinButton from '@/components/RunDataPinButton.vue';
+import { STORES } from '@/constants';
+
+const renderComponent = createComponentRenderer(RunDataPinButton, {
+	global: {
+		stubs: ['font-awesome-icon'],
+		plugins: [
+			createTestingPinia({
+				initialState: {
+					[STORES.SETTINGS]: {
+						settings: {
+							templates: {
+								enabled: true,
+								host: 'https://api.n8n.io/api/',
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}),
+		],
+	},
+	props: {
+		tooltipContentsVisibility: {
+			binaryDataTooltipContent: false,
+			pinDataDiscoveryTooltipContent: false,
+		},
+		dataPinningDocsUrl: '',
+		pinnedData: {
+			hasData: false,
+		},
+		disabled: false,
+	},
+});
+
+describe('RunDataPinButton.vue', () => {
+	beforeEach(cleanup);
+
+	it('shows default tooltip content only on button hover', async () => {
+		const { getByRole, queryByRole, emitted } = renderComponent();
+
+		expect(queryByRole('tooltip')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+		expect(getByRole('button')).toBeEnabled();
+		await userEvent.hover(getByRole('button'));
+
+		expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toBeVisible();
+		expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toHaveTextContent('More info');
+
+		await userEvent.click(getByRole('button'));
+		expect(emitted().togglePinData).toBeDefined();
+	});
+
+	it('shows binary data tooltip content only on disabled button hover', async () => {
+		const { getByRole, queryByRole, emitted } = renderComponent({
+			props: {
+				tooltipContentsVisibility: {
+					binaryDataTooltipContent: true,
+					pinDataDiscoveryTooltipContent: false,
+				},
+				disabled: true,
+			},
+		});
+
+		expect(queryByRole('tooltip')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+		expect(getByRole('button')).toBeDisabled();
+
+		await userEvent.hover(getByRole('button'));
+
+		expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toBeVisible();
+		expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toHaveTextContent('disabled');
+
+		await userEvent.click(getByRole('button'));
+		expect(emitted().togglePinData).not.toBeDefined();
+	});
+
+	it('shows pin data discoverability tooltip immediately (not on hover)', async () => {
+		const { getByRole } = renderComponent({
+			props: {
+				tooltipContentsVisibility: {
+					binaryDataTooltipContent: false,
+					pinDataDiscoveryTooltipContent: true,
+				},
+			},
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toBeVisible();
+			expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toHaveTextContent('instead of waiting');
+		});
+		expect(getByRole('button')).toBeEnabled();
+
+		await userEvent.hover(getByRole('button'));
+
+		expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toBeVisible();
+		expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toHaveTextContent('instead of waiting');
+	});
+
+	it('shows binary data tooltip content even if discoverability tooltip enabled', async () => {
+		const { getByRole } = renderComponent({
+			props: {
+				tooltipContentsVisibility: {
+					binaryDataTooltipContent: true,
+					pinDataDiscoveryTooltipContent: true,
+				},
+				disabled: true,
+			},
+		});
+
+		await waitFor(() => {
+			expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toBeVisible();
+			expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toHaveTextContent('disabled');
+		});
+		expect(getByRole('button')).toBeDisabled();
+
+		await userEvent.hover(getByRole('button'));
+
+		expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toBeVisible();
+		expect(getByRole('tooltip')).toHaveTextContent('disabled');
+	});
+});

packages/editor-ui/src/plugins/i18n/locales/en.json

@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@
 	"ndv.title.renameNode": "Rename node",
 	"ndv.pinData.pin.title": "Pin data",
 	"ndv.pinData.pin.description": "Node will always output this data instead of executing.",
+	"ndv.pinData.pin.binary": "Pin Data is disabled as this node's output contains binary data.",
 	"ndv.pinData.pin.link": "More info",
 	"ndv.pinData.pin.multipleRuns.title": "Run #{index} was pinned",
 	"ndv.pinData.pin.multipleRuns.description": "This run will be outputted each time the node is run.",