Append to record with Data Stores API on New Email from Email API

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Append to record with the Data Stores API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Email trigger
1. Connect your Email account
Configure the Append to record action
1. Connect your Data Stores account
2. Configure Data Store
3. Select a Key
4. Configure Value
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 Email on Email

Description:Get a unique address where you can send emails to trigger your workflow.

Version:0.0.1

Key:email-new-email

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Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  name: "New Email",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "email-new-email",
  description: "Get a unique address where you can send emails to trigger your workflow.",
  props: {
    email,
  },
  type: "source",
  methods: {},
  async run() {},
};

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
Email	`email`	`app`	This component uses the Email app.

Trigger Authentication#

The Email API does not require authentication.

About Email#

Trigger workflows on new emails, and send emails to yourself as part of a Pipedream workflow.

Action#

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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Data Stores Overview#

Data Stores are a key-value store that allow you to persist state and share data across workflows. You can perform CRUD operations, enabling dynamic data management within your serverless architecture. Use it to save results from API calls, user inputs, or interim data; then read, update, or enrich this data in subsequent steps or workflows. Data Stores simplify stateful logic and cross-workflow communication, making them ideal for tracking process statuses, aggregating metrics, or serving as a simple configuration store.

Action 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,
    };
  },
};

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
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.