From 92c39b1440f72994674fd9474ff71adb657005fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tsering Paljor <tsering@baserow.io>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:53:34 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] Fix realtime bugs related to Automation (#4296)

* Check if automation exists before trying to forceCreate a workflow

* After deleting an automation app, only redirect to dashboard if the user is viewing a related workflow.

* Add changelog
---
 ...re_creating_a_workflow_would_cause_a_crash_fo.json |  9 +++++++++
 web-frontend/modules/automation/applicationTypes.js   | 11 +++++++++--
 web-frontend/modules/automation/realtime.js           | 10 ++++++----
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 changelog/entries/unreleased/bug/4293_fixed_a_bug_where_creating_a_workflow_would_cause_a_crash_fo.json

diff --git a/changelog/entries/unreleased/bug/4293_fixed_a_bug_where_creating_a_workflow_would_cause_a_crash_fo.json b/changelog/entries/unreleased/bug/4293_fixed_a_bug_where_creating_a_workflow_would_cause_a_crash_fo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ef4282ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/entries/unreleased/bug/4293_fixed_a_bug_where_creating_a_workflow_would_cause_a_crash_fo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "type": "bug",
+    "message": "Fixed a bug where creating a workflow would cause a crash for another user viewing a different app.",
+    "issue_origin": "github",
+    "issue_number": 4293,
+    "domain": "automation",
+    "bullet_points": [],
+    "created_at": "2025-11-19"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web-frontend/modules/automation/applicationTypes.js b/web-frontend/modules/automation/applicationTypes.js
index e848f5bd34..32150d1e93 100644
--- a/web-frontend/modules/automation/applicationTypes.js
+++ b/web-frontend/modules/automation/applicationTypes.js
@@ -50,8 +50,15 @@ export class AutomationApplicationType extends ApplicationType {
     return SidebarComponentAutomation
   }
 
-  delete(application, { $router }) {
-    $router.push({ name: 'dashboard' })
+  delete(application) {
+    const { store, router } = this.app
+    const workflowSelected = store.getters['automationWorkflow/getWorkflows'](
+      application
+    ).some((workflow) => workflow._.selected)
+
+    if (workflowSelected) {
+      router.push({ name: 'dashboard' })
+    }
   }
 
   async loadExtraData(automation) {
diff --git a/web-frontend/modules/automation/realtime.js b/web-frontend/modules/automation/realtime.js
index f188018955..60afe2cbd1 100644
--- a/web-frontend/modules/automation/realtime.js
+++ b/web-frontend/modules/automation/realtime.js
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ export const registerRealtimeEvents = (realtime) => {
     const automation = store.getters['application/get'](
       data.workflow.automation_id
     )
-    store.dispatch('automationWorkflow/forceCreate', {
-      automation,
-      workflow: data.workflow,
-    })
+    if (automation !== undefined) {
+      store.dispatch('automationWorkflow/forceCreate', {
+        automation,
+        workflow: data.workflow,
+      })
+    }
   })
 
   realtime.registerEvent('automation_workflow_deleted', ({ store }, data) => {