Update Task with BugHerd API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Update Task with the BugHerd API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Update Task action
1. Connect your BugHerd account
2. Select a Project ID
3. Select a Task ID
4. Optional- Configure Description
5. Optional- Select a Priority
6. Optional- Configure Status
7. Optional- Select a Assigned To Email
8. Optional- Configure Updater Email
Select a trigger to run your workflow on HTTP requests, schedules or app events
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Update Task on BugHerd

Description:Update one of the tasks in a project. [See the documentation](https://www.bugherd.com/api_v2#api_task_update)

Version:0.0.1

Key:bugherd-update-task

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Code#

import app from "../../bugherd.app.mjs";
import { PRIORITY_OPTIONS } from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  key: "bugherd-update-task",
  name: "Update Task",
  description: "Update one of the tasks in a project. [See the documentation](https://www.bugherd.com/api_v2#api_task_update)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  props: {
    app,
    projectId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "projectId",
      ],
    },
    taskId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "taskId",
        ({ projectId }) => ({
          projectId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "The description of the task",
      optional: true,
    },
    priority: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Priority",
      description: "The priority of the task",
      options: PRIORITY_OPTIONS,
      optional: true,
    },
    status: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Status",
      description: "The status of the task. Values are 'feedback', 'closed'. For projects with custom columns, pass the column name. Omit or set as null to send tasks to the Feedback panel.",
      optional: true,
    },
    assignedToEmail: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "assignedToEmail",
        ({ projectId }) => ({
          projectId,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    updaterEmail: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Updater Email",
      description: "The email of the user who is updating the task. This is only for audit logging purposes",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      app,
      projectId,
      taskId,
      ...data
    } = this;

    if (Object.keys(data).length === 0) {
      $.export("$summary", `No data to update for task ${this.taskId}`);
      return {};
    }

    const response = await app.updateTask({
      $,
      projectId,
      taskId,
      data: {
        task: {
          description: this.description,
          priority: this.priority,
          status: this.status,
          assignedToEmail: this.assignedToEmail,
          updaterEmail: this.updaterEmail,
        },
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully updated task ${this.taskId}`);
    return response;
  },
};

Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
BugHerd	`app`	`app`	This component uses the BugHerd app.
Project ID	`projectId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Task ID	`taskId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Description	`description`	`string`	The description of the task
Priority	`priority`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "Not Set", "value": "not set" }{ "label": "Critical", "value": "critical" }{ "label": "Important", "value": "important" }{ "label": "Normal", "value": "normal" }{ "label": "Minor", "value": "minor" }`
Status	`status`	`string`	The status of the task. Values are 'feedback', 'closed'. For projects with custom columns, pass the column name. Omit or set as null to send tasks to the Feedback panel.
Assigned To Email	`assignedToEmail`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Updater Email	`updaterEmail`	`string`	The email of the user who is updating the task. This is only for audit logging purposes