Create Channel with Microsoft Teams API on New Mention from GitHub API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Mention trigger
1. Connect your GitHub account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Create Channel action
1. Connect your Microsoft Teams account
2. Select a Team
3. Configure Display Name
4. Configure Description
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 Mention on GitHub

Description:Emit new event when you are @mentioned in a new commit, comment, issue or pull request. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/activity/notifications?apiVersion=20.2.21-28#list-notifications-for-the-authenticated-user)

Version:0.2.2

Key:github-new-mention

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GitHub Overview#

The GitHub API is a powerful gateway to interaction with GitHub's vast web of data and services, offering a suite of endpoints to manipulate and retrieve information on repositories, pull requests, issues, and more. Harnessing this API on Pipedream, you can orchestrate automated workflows that respond to events in real-time, manage repository data, streamline collaborative processes, and connect GitHub with other services for a more integrated development lifecycle.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/common-polling.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "github-new-mention",
  name: "New Mention",
  description: "Emit new event when you are @mentioned in a new commit, comment, issue or pull request. [See the documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/activity/notifications?apiVersion=20.2.21-28#list-notifications-for-the-authenticated-user)",
  version: "0.2.2",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _getUserLogin() {
      return this.db.get("userLogin");
    },
    _setUserLogin(userLogin) {
      this.db.set("userLogin", userLogin);
    },
    _getLastDate() {
      return this.db.get("lastDate");
    },
    _setLastDate(value) {
      this.db.set("lastDate", value);
    },
    async retrieveUserLogin() {
      let login = this._getUserLogin();
      if (!login) {
        const user = await this.github.getAuthenticatedUser();
        login = user.login;
        this._setUserLogin(login);
      }
      return login;
    },
    async getItems() {
      const date = this._getLastDate();
      this._setLastDate(new Date().toISOString());
      return this.github.getFilteredNotifications({
        reason: "mention",
        data: {
          participating: true,
          all: true,
          ...(date && {
            since: date,
          }),
        },
      });
    },
    async getAndProcessData(maxEmits = 0) {
      const login = await this.retrieveUserLogin();
      const savedIds = this._getSavedIds();
      const items = await this.getItems();

      const urlData = new Map();
      let amountEmits = 0;

      const promises = items?.map((item) => (async () => {
        const url = item?.subject?.url;
        if (!urlData.has(url)) {
          urlData.set(url, await this.github.getFromUrl({
            url: item.subject.url,
          }));
        }
        const subject = urlData.get(url);
        const commentsUrl = subject.comments_url;
        if (!commentsUrl) return;

        if (!urlData.has(commentsUrl)) {
          urlData.set(commentsUrl, await this.github.getFromUrl({
            url: commentsUrl,
          }));
        }
        const comments = urlData.get(commentsUrl);
        comments?.filter?.((comment) => {
          return !savedIds.includes(comment.id) && comment.body?.includes(`@${login}`);
        }).forEach((comment) => {
          if (!maxEmits || (amountEmits < maxEmits)) {
            this.$emit(comment, {
              id: comment.id,
              summary: `New mention: ${comment.id}`,
              ts: Date.parse(comment.created_at),
            });
            amountEmits++;
          }
          savedIds.push(comment.id);
        });
      })());

      if (promises?.length) await Promise.allSettled(promises);

      this._setSavedIds(savedIds);
    },
  },
};

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
GitHub	`github`	`app`	This component uses the GitHub app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

repoadmin:orgadmin:public_keyadmin:org_hookgistprojectnotificationsuserwrite:discussionwrite:packagesread:packagesadmin:repo_hook

About GitHub#

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Action#

Create Channel on Microsoft Teams

Description:Create a new channel in Microsoft Teams. [See the docs here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/channel-post?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http)

Version:0.0.8

Key:microsoft_teams-create-channel

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Microsoft Teams Overview#

The Microsoft Teams API on Pipedream allows you to automate tasks, streamline communication, and integrate with other services to enhance the functionality of Teams as a collaboration hub. With this API, you can send messages to channels, orchestrate complex workflows based on Teams events, and manage Teams' settings programmatically.

Action Code#

import microsoftTeams from "../../microsoft_teams.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "microsoft_teams-create-channel",
  name: "Create Channel",
  description: "Create a new channel in Microsoft Teams. [See the docs here](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/channel-post?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http)",
  type: "action",
  version: "0.0.8",
  props: {
    microsoftTeams,
    teamId: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftTeams,
        "team",
      ],
    },
    displayName: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftTeams,
        "channelDisplayName",
      ],
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftTeams,
        "channelDescription",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      teamId,
      displayName,
      description,
    } = this;

    const response =
      await this.microsoftTeams.createChannel({
        teamId,
        content: {
          displayName,
          description,
        },
      });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created channel ${displayName}`);

    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
Microsoft Teams	`microsoftTeams`	`app`	This component uses the Microsoft Teams app.
Team	`teamId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Display Name	`displayName`	`string`	Display name of the channel
Description	`description`	`string`	Description of the channel

Action Authentication#

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

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

User.Reademailoffline_accessopenidprofileChat.ReadChat.ReadWriteChatMessage.SendChannel.ReadBasic.AllChannelMessage.Read.AllChannelMessage.SendTeam.ReadBasic.AllSchedule.Read.All

Create Channel with Microsoft Teams API on New Mention from GitHub API

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