n8n Nodes — String Escape

Lightweight n8n nodes for escaping characters in strings. This repository contains an initial scaffold for a custom n8n node called "String Escape" that will provide common escaping transformations (backslash, HTML, URL, etc.) so you can sanitize or prepare text inside n8n workflows.

Status

Initial scaffold — README and a minimal TypeScript node implementation. Core escape logic and tests are TODOs.

Features (planned)

• Escape backslashes and special characters
• HTML entity escaping
• URL encoding
• Batch processing of items
• Configurable fields and modes

Install (development)

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone <repo-url>
   cd n8n-nodes-string-escape

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Link the package into n8n (useful for local development):

   npm run build
   # in your local n8n project
   npm link ../path/to/n8n-nodes-string-escape

See n8n docs for creating and loading custom nodes: https://docs.n8n.io/.

Usage

Add the "String Escape" node to your workflow, choose the escape mode (Backslash, HTML, URL), provide the input string or point the node to the field you want to transform, and connect it to further nodes. The node will output escaped strings on the first output.

Development

• Implement and refine escape strategies in src/nodes/StringEscape.node.ts.
• Build with npm run build.
• Add unit tests and example workflows in examples/ or test/.

Contributing

Contributions welcome — open an issue or a PR describing the desired escape behaviors and example inputs/outputs.

License

MIT