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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Discord Bot trigger and GitLab 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 Epic action
1. Connect your GitLab account
2. Select a Group ID
3. Optional- Select a Parent ID
4. Configure Title
5. Optional- Select one or more Labels
6. Optional- Configure Description
7. Optional- Configure Color
8. Optional- Configure Confidential
9. Optional- Configure Created at
10. Optional- Configure Start Date Is Fixed
11. Optional- Configure Due Date Is Fixed
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 Epic on GitLab

Description:Creates a new epic. [See the documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/epics.html#new-epic)

Version:0.0.5

Key:gitlab-create-epic

View on GitHub

GitLab Overview#

The GitLab API provides programmatic access to your GitLab projects, allowing you to automate common tasks, manage issues, merge requests, and more. With the GitLab API on Pipedream, you can create customized workflows that integrate with other services, streamline your development process, and enhance project management. By leveraging the power of serverless, you can set up triggers for GitLab events and perform actions across a variety of apps without managing infrastructure.

Action Code#

import lodash from "lodash";
import gitlab from "../../gitlab.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "gitlab-create-epic",
  name: "Create Epic",
  description: "Creates a new epic. [See the documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/api/epics.html#new-epic)",
  version: "0.0.5",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    gitlab,
    groupId: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "groupId",
      ],
    },
    parent_id: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "epicIid",
        ({ groupId }) => ({
          groupId,
        }),
      ],
      label: "Parent ID",
      optional: true,
    },
    title: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "title",
      ],
      description: "The title of the epic",
    },
    labels: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "groupLabels",
        ({ groupId }) => ({
          groupId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "description",
      ],
      description: "The description of the issue",
    },
    color: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "color",
      ],
    },
    confidential: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "confidential",
      ],
    },
    created_at: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "created_at",
      ],
    },
    start_date_is_fixed: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "start_date_is_fixed",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    due_date_is_fixed: {
      propDefinition: [
        gitlab,
        "due_date_is_fixed",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.start_date_is_fixed) {
      props.start_date_fixed = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Start date fixed",
        description: "The fixed start date of an epic (in GitLab 11.3 and later)",
      };
    }
    if (this.due_date_is_fixed) {
      props.due_date_fixed = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Due date fixed",
        description: "The fixed due date of an epic (in GitLab 11.3 and later)",
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const data = lodash.pickBy(lodash.pick(this, [
      "parent_id",
      "title",
      "labels",
      "description",
      "color",
      "confidential",
      "created_at",
      "start_date_is_fixed",
      "due_date_is_fixed",
      "start_date_fixed",
      "due_date_fixed",
    ]));
    data.labels = data.labels?.join();

    const response = await this.gitlab.createEpic(this.groupId, {
      data,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Created epic ${this.title}`);
    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
GitLab	`gitlab`	`app`	This component uses the GitLab app.
Group ID	`groupId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Parent ID	`parent_id`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Title	`title`	`string`	The title of the epic
Labels	`labels`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Description	`description`	`string`	The description of the issue
Color	`color`	`string`	The color of the epic. Introduced in GitLab 14.8, behind a feature flag named `epic_highlight_color` (disabled by default)
Confidential	`confidential`	`boolean`	Whether the epic should be confidential
Created at	`created_at`	`string`	When the epic was created. Date time string, ISO 8601 formatted, for example `2016-03-11T03:45:40Z` . Requires administrator or project/group owner privileges (available in GitLab 13.5 and later)
Start Date Is Fixed	`start_date_is_fixed`	`boolean`	Whether start date should be sourced from start_date_fixed or from milestones (in GitLab 11.3 and later)
Due Date Is Fixed	`due_date_is_fixed`	`boolean`	Whether due date should be sourced from due_date_fixed or from milestones (in GitLab 11.3 and later)

Action Authentication#

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

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

apiread_userread_repositorywrite_repositoryread_registrysudoopenidprofileemail

About GitLab#

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