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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Thread Message trigger
1. Connect your Discord Bot account
2. Select a Guild
3. Configure timer
Configure the Generate PDF action
1. Connect your Fileforge account
2. Configure alert
3. Configure HTML Files
4. Optional- Configure Test
5. Optional- Configure Expires At
6. Optional- Configure Filename
7. Optional- Configure Allow Viewing
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 Thread Message on Discord Bot

Description:Emit new event for each thread message posted.

Version:0.0.5

Key:discord_bot-new-thread-message

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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";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord_bot-new-thread-message",
  name: "New Thread Message",
  description: "Emit new event for each thread message posted.",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.5",
  dedupe: "unique", // Dedupe events based on the Discord message ID
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // We store a cursor to the last message ID
    let lastMessageIDs = this._getLastMessageIDs();

    const { threads } = await this.discord.listThreads({
      $,
      guildId: this.guildId,
    });

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

      if (!lastMessageIDs[channelId]) {
        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];
          lastMessageIDs[channelId] = lastMessageID;

        } 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 thread ${channelId}`);
        continue;
      }

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

      messages.reverse().forEach((message) => {
        if (!message.content) {
          return;
        }
        this.$emit(message, {
          id: message.id, // dedupes events based on this ID
          summary: `A new message with Id: ${message.id} was posted in thread ${channelId}.`,
          ts: Date.parse(message.timestamp),
        });
      });
    }

    // 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.
	`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#

Generate PDF on Fileforge

Description:Generate a PDF from provided HTML. [See the documentation](https://docs.fileforge.com/api-reference/api-reference/pdf/generate)

Version:0.0.1

Key:fileforge-generate-pdf

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Action Code#

import FormData from "form-data";
import fs from "fs";
import {
  checkTmp,
  parseObject,
} from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import fileforge from "../../fileforge.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "fileforge-generate-pdf",
  name: "Generate PDF",
  description: "Generate a PDF from provided HTML. [See the documentation](https://docs.fileforge.com/api-reference/api-reference/pdf/generate)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    fileforge,
    alert: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "warning",
      content: `An **\`index.html\`** file is required, and will be used as the main document.
      Other documents may also be attached, such as stylesheets or images.
      The path in the **\`filename\`** part of the multipart attachement will be respected during generation.
      **Important notice:** during generation, the **\`index.html\`** file will be processed to include the base URL of the document.
      This is required for assets to be loaded correctly.
      To link your assets from the HTML file, you should not use a leading slash in the URL.
      For example, use **\`<img src="image.jpg" />\`** instead of **\`<img src="/image.jpg" />\`**.`,
    },
    files: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "HTML Files",
      description: "The HTML files to convert to PDF. Each file should be a valid path to an HTML file saved to the `/tmp` directory (e.g. `/tmp/image.png`). [See the documentation](https://pipedream.com/docs/workflows/steps/code/nodejs/working-with-files/#the-tmp-directory)..",
    },
    test: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Test",
      description: "Generate a test document instead of a production document. The generated document will contain a watermark. Defaults to true.",
      optional: true,
    },
    expiresAt: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Expires At",
      description: "The expiration timestamp for the PDF in ISO 8601 format",
      optional: true,
    },
    fileName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Filename",
      description: "The desired filename for the generated PDF.",
      optional: true,
    },
    allowViewing: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Allow Viewing",
      description: "Specifies whether viewing is allowed.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      fileforge,
      files,
      ...data
    } = this;

    const formData = new FormData();
    const parsedFiles = parseObject(files);

    for (const file of parsedFiles) {
      formData.append("files", fs.createReadStream(checkTmp(file)));
    }

    formData.append("options", JSON.stringify({
      ...data,
      host: true,
    }), {
      contentType: "application/json",
    });

    const response = await fileforge.generatePDF({
      $,
      data: formData,
      headers: formData.getHeaders(),
    });

    $.export("$summary", "Successfully generated the PDF file.");
    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
Fileforge	`fileforge`	`app`	This component uses the Fileforge app.
HTML Files	`files`	`string[]`	The HTML files to convert to PDF. Each file should be a valid path to an HTML file saved to the `/tmp` directory (e.g. `/tmp/image.png`). See the documentation..
Test	`test`	`boolean`	Generate a test document instead of a production document. The generated document will contain a watermark. Defaults to true.
Expires At	`expiresAt`	`string`	The expiration timestamp for the PDF in ISO 8601 format
Filename	`fileName`	`string`	The desired filename for the generated PDF.
Allow Viewing	`allowViewing`	`boolean`	Specifies whether viewing is allowed.

Action Authentication#

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

About Fileforge#

API First Document Platform.

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