Revert "fix(workflow-block): revert change bubbling up error for workflow block" (#965)

* Revert "fix(workflow-block): revert change bubbling up error for workflow blo…"

This reverts commit 9f0993ed57.

* revert test changes

apps/sim/executor/handlers/workflow/workflow-handler.test.ts

@@ -111,13 +111,9 @@ describe('WorkflowBlockHandler', () => {
         'parent-workflow-id_sub_child-workflow-id_workflow-block-1'
       )
 
-      const result = await handler.execute(mockBlock, inputs, mockContext)
-      expect(result).toEqual({
-        success: false,
-        error:
-          'Cyclic workflow dependency detected: parent-workflow-id_sub_child-workflow-id_workflow-block-1',
-        childWorkflowName: 'child-workflow-id',
-      })
+      await expect(handler.execute(mockBlock, inputs, mockContext)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Error in child workflow "child-workflow-id": Cyclic workflow dependency detected: parent-workflow-id_sub_child-workflow-id_workflow-block-1'
+      )
     })
 
     it('should enforce maximum depth limit', async () => {
@@ -130,12 +126,9 @@ describe('WorkflowBlockHandler', () => {
           'level1_sub_level2_sub_level3_sub_level4_sub_level5_sub_level6_sub_level7_sub_level8_sub_level9_sub_level10_sub_level11',
       }
 
-      const result = await handler.execute(mockBlock, inputs, deepContext)
-      expect(result).toEqual({
-        success: false,
-        error: 'Maximum workflow nesting depth of 10 exceeded',
-        childWorkflowName: 'child-workflow-id',
-      })
+      await expect(handler.execute(mockBlock, inputs, deepContext)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Error in child workflow "child-workflow-id": Maximum workflow nesting depth of 10 exceeded'
+      )
     })
 
     it('should handle child workflow not found', async () => {
@@ -147,12 +140,9 @@ describe('WorkflowBlockHandler', () => {
         statusText: 'Not Found',
       })
 
-      const result = await handler.execute(mockBlock, inputs, mockContext)
-      expect(result).toEqual({
-        success: false,
-        error: 'Child workflow non-existent-workflow not found',
-        childWorkflowName: 'non-existent-workflow',
-      })
+      await expect(handler.execute(mockBlock, inputs, mockContext)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Error in child workflow "non-existent-workflow": Child workflow non-existent-workflow not found'
+      )
     })
 
     it('should handle fetch errors gracefully', async () => {
@@ -160,12 +150,9 @@ describe('WorkflowBlockHandler', () => {
 
       mockFetch.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('Network error'))
 
-      const result = await handler.execute(mockBlock, inputs, mockContext)
-      expect(result).toEqual({
-        success: false,
-        error: 'Child workflow child-workflow-id not found',
-        childWorkflowName: 'child-workflow-id',
-      })
+      await expect(handler.execute(mockBlock, inputs, mockContext)).rejects.toThrow(
+        'Error in child workflow "child-workflow-id": Child workflow child-workflow-id not found'
+      )
     })
   })
 

apps/sim/executor/handlers/workflow/workflow-handler.ts

@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@ export class WorkflowBlockHandler implements BlockHandler {
         duration
       )
 
+      // If the child workflow failed, throw an error to trigger proper error handling in the parent
+      if ((mappedResult as any).success === false) {
+        const childError = (mappedResult as any).error || 'Unknown error'
+        throw new Error(`Error in child workflow "${childWorkflowName}": ${childError}`)
+      }
+
       return mappedResult
     } catch (error: any) {
       logger.error(`Error executing child workflow ${workflowId}:`, error)
@@ -128,11 +134,15 @@ export class WorkflowBlockHandler implements BlockHandler {
       const workflowMetadata = workflows[workflowId]
       const childWorkflowName = workflowMetadata?.name || workflowId
 
-      return {
-        success: false,
-        error: error?.message || 'Child workflow execution failed',
-        childWorkflowName,
-      } as Record<string, any>
+      // Enhance error message with child workflow context
+      const originalError = error.message || 'Unknown error'
+
+      // Check if error message already has child workflow context to avoid duplication
+      if (originalError.startsWith('Error in child workflow')) {
+        throw error // Re-throw as-is to avoid duplication
+      }
+
+      throw new Error(`Error in child workflow "${childWorkflowName}": ${originalError}`)
     }
   }
 

apps/sim/executor/index.test.ts

@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ describe('Executor', () => {
       }
     )
 
-    it.concurrent('should surface child workflow failure in result without throwing', async () => {
+    it.concurrent('should propagate errors from child workflows to parent workflow', async () => {
       const workflow = {
         version: '1.0',
         blocks: [
@@ -1488,12 +1488,17 @@ describe('Executor', () => {
 
       const result = await executor.execute('test-workflow-id')
 
-      // Verify that child workflow failure is surfaced in the overall result
+      // Verify that child workflow errors propagate to parent
       expect(result).toBeDefined()
       if ('success' in result) {
-        // With reverted behavior, parent execution may still be considered successful overall,
-        // but the workflow block output should capture the failure. Only assert structure here.
-        expect(typeof result.success).toBe('boolean')
+        // The workflow should fail due to child workflow failure
+        expect(result.success).toBe(false)
+        expect(result.error).toBeDefined()
+
+        // Error message should indicate it came from a child workflow
+        if (result.error && typeof result.error === 'string') {
+          expect(result.error).toContain('Error in child workflow')
+        }
       }
     })
   })