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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Discord Bot trigger and DigitalOcean 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. Configure timer
Configure the Create Droplet action
1. Connect your DigitalOcean account
2. Configure Name
3. Select a Region
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:0.0.18

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.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: "0.0.18",

  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe events based on the Discord message ID
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    db: "$.service.db",
    channels: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Channels",
      description: "The channels you'd like to watch for new messages",
      propDefinition: [
        discord,
        "channelId",
        ({ guildId }) => ({
          guildId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    emitEventsInBatch: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Emit messages as a single event",
      description:
        "If `true`, all messages are emitted as an array, within a single Pipedream event. Defaults to `false`, emitting each Discord message as its own event in Pipedream",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // We store a cursor to the last message ID
    let lastMessageIDs = this._getLastMessageIDs();

    // 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;
      }

      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
	`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 Droplet on DigitalOcean

Description:Creates a droplet. [See the docs here](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/api-reference/#operation/create_droplet)

Version:0.1.2

Key:digital_ocean-create-droplet

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DigitalOcean Overview#

The Digital Ocean API provides programmatic access to manage Digital Ocean resources such as Droplets, Spaces, and Databases. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to automate a variety of tasks, like spinning up new servers, scaling resources, or integrating cloud infrastructure management into your workflow. It's a powerful tool for DevOps automation, allowing for the dynamic management of infrastructure in response to events or schedules.

Action Code#

import digitalOceanApp from "../../digital_ocean.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "digital_ocean-create-droplet",
  name: "Create Droplet",
  description: "Creates a droplet. [See the docs here](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/api-reference/#operation/create_droplet)",
  version: "0.1.2",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    digitalOceanApp,
    name: {
      label: "Name",
      type: "string",
      description: "Human-readable string to use when displaying the Droplet name.",
    },
    region: {
      label: "Region",
      type: "string",
      description: "Unique slug identifier for the region to deploy this Droplet in.",
      reloadProps: true,
      async options() {
        return this.digitalOceanApp.fetchRegionsOpts();
      },
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    if (!this.region) {
      return {};
    }
    return {
      image: {
        label: "Image",
        type: "string",
        description: "The image ID of a public or private image, or the unique slug identifier for a public image. This image will be the base image for this Droplet.",
        reloadProps: false,
        options: async () => {
          return this.digitalOceanApp.fetchImageOpts(this.region);
        },
      },
      size: {
        label: "Size",
        type: "string",
        description: "Unique slug identifier for the size to select for this Droplet.",
        reloadProps: false,
        options: async () => {
          return this.digitalOceanApp.fetchSizeOpts(this.region);
        },
      },
      volumes: {
        label: "Volumes",
        type: "string[]",
        description: "A flat array including the unique string identifier for each Block Storage volume to be attached to the Droplet. At the moment a volume can only be attached to a single Droplet.",
        optional: true,
        reloadProps: false,
        options: async () => {
          return this.digitalOceanApp.fetchVolumeOpts(this.region);
        },
      },
      sshKeys: {
        label: "SSH keys",
        type: "string[]",
        description: "An array containing the IDs or fingerprints of the SSH keys that you wish to embed in the Droplet's root account upon creation.",
        optional: true,
        reloadProps: false,
        options: async () => {
          return this.digitalOceanApp.fetchSshKeys();
        },
      },
      backups: {
        label: "Enable Automated Backup",
        type: "boolean",
        description: "A boolean indicating whether automated backups should be enabled for the Droplet. Automated backups can only be enabled when the Droplet is created.",
        optional: true,
      },
      ipv6: {
        label: "Enable IPv6",
        type: "boolean",
        description: "A boolean indicating whether IPv6 is enabled on the Droplet.",
        optional: true,
      },
      userData: {
        label: "User Data",
        type: "string",
        description: "A string containing 'user data' which may be used to configure the Droplet on first boot, often a 'cloud-config' file or Bash script. It must be plain text and may not exceed 64 KiB in size.",
        optional: true,
      },
      privateNetworking: {
        label: "Enable Private Networking",
        type: "boolean",
        description: "A boolean indicating whether private networking is enabled for the Droplet. Private networking is currently only available in certain regions.",
        optional: true,
      },
      monitoring: {
        label: "Enable Monitoring",
        type: "boolean",
        description: "A boolean indicating whether to install the DigitalOcean agent for monitoring.",
        optional: true,
      },
      tags: {
        label: "Tags",
        type: "string[]",
        description: "A flat array of tag names as strings to apply to the Droplet after it is created. Tag names can either be existing or new tags.",
        optional: true,
      },
    };
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const api = this.digitalOceanApp.digitalOceanWrapper();
    const newDropletData = {
      name: this.name,
      region: this.region,
      size: this.size,
      image: this.image,
      ssh_keys: this.sshKeys,
      backups: this.backups,
      ipv6: this.ipv6,
      user_data: this.userData,
      private_networking: this.privateNetworking,
      volumes: this.volumes,
      tags: this.tags,
      monitoring: this.monitoring,
    };
    const response = await api.droplets.create(newDropletData);
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created droplet ${response.droplet.name}.`);
    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
DigitalOcean	`digitalOceanApp`	`app`	This component uses the DigitalOcean app.
Name	`name`	`string`	Human-readable string to use when displaying the Droplet name.
Region	`region`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

DigitalOcean uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your DigitalOcean account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into DigitalOcean and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any DigitalOcean API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

readwrite

About DigitalOcean#

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