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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Discord Bot trigger and Better Stack action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Message in Channel trigger
1. Connect your Discord Bot account
2. Select a Guild
3. Select one or more Channels
4. Optional- Configure Emit messages as a single event
5. Optional- Configure Ignore Bot Messages
6. Configure timer
Configure the Create Incident action
1. Connect your Better Stack account
2. Configure Requester Email
3. Configure Summary
4. Optional- Configure Name
5. Optional- Configure Description
6. Optional- Configure Call
7. Optional- Configure SMS
8. Optional- Configure Email
9. Optional- Configure Push
10. Optional- Configure Team Wait
11. Optional- Select a Policy ID
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are 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.

Trigger#

New Message in Channel on Discord Bot

Description:Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels

Version:1.0.0

Key:discord_bot-new-message-in-channel

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Discord Bot Overview#

The Discord Bot API unlocks the power to interact with Discord users and channels programmatically, making it possible to automate messages, manage servers, and integrate with other services. With Pipedream's serverless platform, you can create complex workflows that respond to events in Discord, process data, and trigger actions in other apps. This opens up opportunities for community engagement, content moderation, analytics, and more, without the overhead of managing infrastructure.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import maxBy from "lodash.maxby";
import common from "../common/common.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

const { discord } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord_bot-new-message-in-channel",
  name: "New Message in Channel",
  description: "Emit new event for each message posted to one or more channels",
  type: "source",
  version: "1.0.0",

  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe events based on the Discord message ID
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    db: "$.service.db",
    channels: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Channels",
      description: "The channels you'd like to watch for new messages",
      propDefinition: [
        discord,
        "channelId",
        ({ guildId }) => ({
          guildId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    emitEventsInBatch: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Emit messages as a single event",
      description:
        "If `true`, all messages are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each Discord message as its own event in Pipedream",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
    ignoreBotMessages: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Ignore Bot Messages",
      description: "Set to `true` to only emit messages NOT from the configured Discord bot",
      optional: true,
    },
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      if (this.ignoreBotMessages) {
        const { id } = await this.getBotProfile();
        this._setBotId(id);
      }
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // We store a cursor to the last message ID
    let lastMessageIDs = this._getLastMessageIDs();
    const botId = this.ignoreBotMessages
      ? this._getBotId()
      : null;

    // If this is our first time running this source,
    // get the last N messages, emit them, and checkpoint
    for (const channelId of this.channels) {
      let lastMessageID;
      let messages = [];

      if (!lastMessageID) {
        messages = await this.discord.getMessages({
          $,
          channelId,
          params: {
            limit: 100,
          },
        });

        lastMessageID = messages.length
          ? maxBy(messages, (message) => message.id).id
          : 1;

      } else {
        let newMessages = [];

        do {
          newMessages = await this.discord.getMessages({
            $,
            channelId,
            params: {
              after: lastMessageIDs[channelId],
            },
          });

          messages = messages.concat(newMessages);

          lastMessageID = newMessages.length
            ? maxBy(newMessages, (message) => message.id).id
            : lastMessageIDs[channelId];

        } while (newMessages.length);
      }

      // Set the new high water mark for the last message ID
      // for this channel
      lastMessageIDs[channelId] = lastMessageID;

      if (!messages.length) {
        console.log(`No new messages in channel ${channelId}`);
        return;
      }

      if (botId) {
        messages = messages.filter((message) => message.author.id !== botId);
      }

      console.log(`${messages.length} new messages in channel ${channelId}`);

      // Batched emits do not take advantage of the built-in deduper
      if (this.emitEventsInBatch) {
        const suffixChar =
          messages.length > 1
            ? "s"
            : "";

        this.$emit(messages, {
          summary: `${messages.length} new message${suffixChar}`,
          id: lastMessageID,
        });

      } else {
        messages.forEach((message) => {
          this.$emit(message, {
            summary: message.content,
            id: message.id, // dedupes events based on this ID
          });
        });
      }
    }

    // Set the last message ID for the next run
    this._setLastMessageIDs(lastMessageIDs);
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

Trigger 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
Discord Bot	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord Bot app.
Guild	`guildId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Channels	`channels`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Emit messages as a single event	`emitEventsInBatch`	`boolean`	If `true`, all messages are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each Discord message as its own event in Pipedream
Ignore Bot Messages	`ignoreBotMessages`	`boolean`	Set to `true` to only emit messages NOT from the configured Discord bot
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

Discord Bot uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Discord Bot account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Discord Bot APIs in both code and no-code steps.

This app allows you to use the Discord API using your own Discord bot. If you don't want to use a custom bot, and you just need to use the Discord API, exit this screen and use the Discord app, instead.

If you want to use your own Discord bot, but haven't created one yet, see these instructions or watch this video. You'll need to add this bot to your server(s) to make successful API requests.

Once you've created your bot, you'll find the Bot token within the Bot section of your app. Enter that token below.

About Discord Bot#

Use this app to interact with the Discord API using a bot in your account

Action#

Create Incident on Better Stack

Description:Initiates an incident that signals the team. [See the documentation](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/api/create-a-new-incident/)

Version:0.0.2

Key:better_stack-create-incident

View on GitHub

Better Stack Overview#

The Better Stack API allows you to enhance your app's capabilities with powerful monitoring, logging, and analytics tools. By connecting to the API through Pipedream, you can create custom, serverless workflows that automate the ingestion, analysis, and response to your app's operational data. Leverage real-time insights, set up alerts, and integrate with various other services to maintain optimal performance and swiftly troubleshoot issues.

Action Code#

import app from "../../better_stack.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "better_stack-create-incident",
  name: "Create Incident",
  description: "Initiates an incident that signals the team. [See the documentation](https://betterstack.com/docs/uptime/api/create-a-new-incident/)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    requesterEmail: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Requester Email",
      description: "E-mail of the user who requested the incident",
    },
    summary: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Summary",
      description: "Brief summary of the incident",
    },
    name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "Short name of the incident",
      optional: true,
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "Full description of the incident",
      optional: true,
    },
    call: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Call",
      description: "Should we call the on-call person?",
      optional: true,
    },
    sms: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "SMS",
      description: "Should we send an SMS to the on-call person?",
      optional: true,
    },
    email: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Email",
      description: "Should we send an email to the on-call person?",
      optional: true,
    },
    push: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Push",
      description: "Should we send a push notification to the on-call person?",
      optional: true,
    },
    teamWait: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Team Wait",
      description: "How long to wait before escalating the incident alert to the team. Leave blank to disable escalating to the entire team. In seconds.",
      optional: true,
    },
    policyId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "policyId",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    createIncident(args = {}) {
      return this.app.post({
        path: "/incidents",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      createIncident,
      requesterEmail,
      name,
      summary,
      description,
      call,
      sms,
      email,
      push,
      teamWait,
      policyId,
    } = this;

    const response = await createIncident({
      $,
      data: {
        requester_email: requesterEmail,
        name,
        summary,
        description,
        call,
        sms,
        email,
        push,
        team_wait: teamWait,
        policy_id: policyId,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created incident with ID \`${response.data.id}\``);
    return response;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

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

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Better Stack	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Better Stack app.
Requester Email	`requesterEmail`	`string`	E-mail of the user who requested the incident
Summary	`summary`	`string`	Brief summary of the incident
Name	`name`	`string`	Short name of the incident
Description	`description`	`string`	Full description of the incident
Call	`call`	`boolean`	Should we call the on-call person?
SMS	`sms`	`boolean`	Should we send an SMS to the on-call person?
Email	`email`	`boolean`	Should we send an email to the on-call person?
Push	`push`	`boolean`	Should we send a push notification to the on-call person?
Team Wait	`teamWait`	`integer`	How long to wait before escalating the incident alert to the team. Leave blank to disable escalating to the entire team. In seconds.
Policy ID	`policyId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

Better Stack uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Better Stack account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Better Stack APIs in both code and no-code steps.

About Better Stack#

Better Stack lets you see inside any stack, debug any issue, and resolve any incident.

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