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{
    "id": "12",
    "name": "Find a New Book",
    "nodes": [
        {
            "name": "On clicking 'execute'",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
            "position": [
                40,
                140
            ],
            "parameters": [],
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Every Friday at 11:00 AM",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.cron",
            "position": [
                20,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "triggerTimes": {
                    "item": [
                        {
                            "hour": 11,
                            "mode": "everyWeek",
                            "weekday": "5"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Set Subject",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
            "position": [
                220,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "values": {
                    "string": [
                        {
                            "name": "subject",
                            "value": "juvenile_literature"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "options": [],
                "keepOnlySet": true
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Retrieve Book Count",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
            "position": [
                420,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "url": "=http:\/\/openlibrary.org\/subjects\/{{$json[\"subject\"]}}.json",
                "options": [],
                "queryParametersUi": {
                    "parameter": [
                        {
                            "name": "limit",
                            "value": "0"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Check Book Count",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
            "position": [
                620,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "conditions": {
                    "number": [
                        {
                            "value1": "={{$node[\"Retrieve Book Count\"].json[\"work_count\"]}}",
                            "operation": "larger"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Select Random Book",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
            "position": [
                820,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "functionCode": "var retrieve_book = 0;\nvar book_count = items[0].json.work_count;\n\nretrieve_book = Math.floor(Math.random() * book_count) + 1\n\nitems[0].json.retrieve_book = retrieve_book;\nreturn items;"
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Retrieve Detailed Book Info",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
            "position": [
                1260,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "url": "=http:\/\/openlibrary.org.{{$node[\"Retrieve Basic Book Info\"].json[\"works\"][0][\"key\"]}}.json",
                "options": [],
                "queryParametersUi": {
                    "parameter": [
                        {
                            "name": "limit",
                            "value": "1"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Retrieve Basic Book Info",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
            "position": [
                1040,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "url": "=http:\/\/openlibrary.org\/subjects\/{{$json[\"name\"]}}.json",
                "options": [],
                "queryParametersUi": {
                    "parameter": [
                        {
                            "name": "limit",
                            "value": "1"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "offset",
                            "value": "={{$json[\"retrieve_book\"]}}"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "detail",
                            "value": "true"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Book Recommendation",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
            "position": [
                1830,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "values": {
                    "string": [
                        {
                            "name": "msgSubject",
                            "value": "=Book Recommendation: {{$node[\"Create Author String\"].json[\"title\"]}}"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "msgBody",
                            "value": "=<H2><a href=\"{{$node[\"Create Author String\"].json[\"URL\"]}}\">{{$node[\"Create Author String\"].json[\"title\"]}}<\/a><\/H2>\n<p><em>By {{$node[\"Create Author String\"].json[\"authors\"]}}<\/em><br>\n{{$node[\"Create Author String\"].json[\"description\"]}}<\/p>"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "options": [],
                "keepOnlySet": true
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Filtered Book Info",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
            "position": [
                1460,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "values": {
                    "string": [
                        {
                            "name": "authors",
                            "value": "={{$node[\"Retrieve Basic Book Info\"].json[\"works\"][0][\"authors\"]}}"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "title",
                            "value": "={{$node[\"Retrieve Basic Book Info\"].json[\"works\"][0][\"title\"]}}"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "description",
                            "value": "={{$node[\"Retrieve Detailed Book Info\"].json[\"description\"][\"value\"]}}"
                        },
                        {
                            "name": "URL",
                            "value": "=https:\/\/openlibrary.org{{$node[\"Retrieve Basic Book Info\"].json[\"works\"][0][\"key\"]}}"
                        }
                    ]
                },
                "options": [],
                "keepOnlySet": true
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Create Author String",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.function",
            "position": [
                1630,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "functionCode": "var arrAuthors = items[0].json.authors;\n\nvar arrNames = arrAuthors.map(function(author) {\n  return \"<a href=\\\"https:\/\/openlibrary.org\" + author['key'] + \"\\\">\" + author['name'] + \"<\/a>\";\n});\n\nvar names = arrNames.join(\", \");\n\nitems[0].json.authors = names;\n\nreturn items;"
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Send No Book Email",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
            "position": [
                830,
                520
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "html": "=<p>Unfortunately, there are no books available for the subject of <em>{{$node[\"Check Book Count\"].json[\"name\"]}}<\/em>. Please update your n8n workflow with a different subject.<\/p>\n\n<p>A list of all available subjects can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/openlibrary.org\/subjects\">the Open Library<\/a>.<\/p>",
                "options": [],
                "subject": "=Book not found in {{$node[\"Check Book Count\"].json[\"name\"]}}",
                "toEmail": "john.doe@example.com",
                "fromEmail": "john.doe@example.com"
            },
            "credentials": {
                "smtp": "Gmail Creds"
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        },
        {
            "name": "Send Book Email",
            "type": "n8n-nodes-base.emailSend",
            "position": [
                2030,
                330
            ],
            "parameters": {
                "html": "={{$node[\"Book Recommendation\"].json[\"msgBody\"]}}",
                "options": [],
                "subject": "={{$node[\"Book Recommendation\"].json[\"msgSubject\"]}}",
                "toEmail": "john.doe@example.com",
                "fromEmail": "john.doe@example.com"
            },
            "credentials": {
                "smtp": "Gmail Creds"
            },
            "typeVersion": 1
        }
    ],
    "active": false,
    "settings": [],
    "connections": {
        "Set Subject": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Retrieve Book Count",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Check Book Count": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Select Random Book",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ],
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Send No Book Email",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Filtered Book Info": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Create Author String",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Select Random Book": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Retrieve Basic Book Info",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Book Recommendation": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Send Book Email",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Retrieve Book Count": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Check Book Count",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Create Author String": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Book Recommendation",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "On clicking 'execute'": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Set Subject",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Every Friday at 11:00 AM": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Set Subject",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Retrieve Basic Book Info": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Retrieve Detailed Book Info",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        },
        "Retrieve Detailed Book Info": {
            "main": [
                [
                    {
                        "node": "Filtered Book Info",
                        "type": "main",
                        "index": 0
                    }
                ]
            ]
        }
    }
}
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