Append to record with Data Stores API

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Getting Started#

Create a workflow to Append to record with the Data Stores API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the Append to record action
1. Connect your Data Stores account
2. Configure Data Store
3. Select a Key
4. Configure Value
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

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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.

Append to record on Data Stores

Description:Append to a record in your data store [Pipedream Data Store](https://pipedream.com/data-stores/). If the record does not exist, a new record will be created in an array format.

Version:0.0.2

Key:data_stores-append-to-record

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Code#

import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
import app from "../../data_stores.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "data_stores-append-to-record",
  name: "Append to record",
  description: "Append to a record in your data store [Pipedream Data Store](https://pipedream.com/data-stores/). If the record does not exist, a new record will be created in an array format.",
  version: "0.0.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    dataStore: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "dataStore",
      ],
    },
    key: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "key",
        ({ dataStore }) => ({
          dataStore,
        }),
      ],
      description: "Enter a key for the record set you'd like to append to. Refer to your existing keys [here](https://pipedream.com/data-stores/).",
    },
    value: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "value",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      key,
      value,
    } = this;
    const currentValue = await this.dataStore.get(key);
    if (currentValue && !Array.isArray(currentValue)) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("The value for the specified key is not an array. You can only append records to an array.");
    }
    const recordSet = currentValue ?? [];
    const parsedValue = this.app.parseValue(value);
    recordSet.push(parsedValue);
    await this.dataStore.set(key, recordSet);
    // eslint-disable-next-line multiline-ternary
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully ${currentValue ? "appended to the record for" : "created new record with the"} key: \`${key}\`.`);
    return {
      key,
      value: parsedValue,
    };
  },
};

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
Data Stores	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Data Stores app.
Data Store	`dataStore`	`data_store`	Select an existing Data Store or create a new one.
Key	`key`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Value	`value`	`any`	Enter a string, object, or array.