Get Word Definition with Free Dictionary API on New Attachment Received from Gmail API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Attachment Received trigger
1. Connect your Gmail account
2. Configure timer
3. Optional- Configure Search Query
4. Optional- Select one or more Labels
5. Configure Return payload as plaintext
Configure the Get Word Definition action
1. Connect your Free Dictionary account
2. Configure Word
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 Attachment Received on Gmail

Description:Emit new event for each attachment in a message received. This source is capped at 100 max new messages per run.

Version:0.1.0

Key:gmail-new-attachment-received

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Gmail Overview#

By connecting your personal Gmail account to Pipedream, you'll be able to incorporate email into whatever you're building with any of the thousands of apps that are available on Pipedream.

Trigger Code#

import utils from "../../common/utils.mjs";
import gmail from "../../gmail.app.mjs";
import common from "../common/polling-messages.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "gmail-new-attachment-received",
  name: "New Attachment Received",
  description: "Emit new event for each attachment in a message received. This source is capped at 100 max new messages per run.",
  version: "0.1.0",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    gmail,
    ...common.props,
    q: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "q",
      ],
    },
    labels: {
      propDefinition: [
        gmail,
        "label",
      ],
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Labels",
      optional: true,
    },
    withTextPayload: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Return payload as plaintext",
      description: "Convert the payload response into a single text field. **This reduces the size of the payload and makes it easier for LLMs work with.**",
      default: false,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    constructQuery(lastDate) {
      const hasAttachment = "has:attachment";
      if (!this.q) {
        this.q = hasAttachment;
      } else if (!this.q.includes(hasAttachment)) {
        this.q = `${this.q} ${hasAttachment}`;
      }
      return common.methods.constructQuery.call(this, lastDate);
    },
    getLabels() {
      return this.labels;
    },
    generateMeta(attachment, message) {
      return {
        id: `${message.id}${attachment.partId}`,
        summary: `New Attachment: ${attachment.filename}`,
        ts: +message.internalDate,
      };
    },
    emitEvent(message) {
      if (message) {
        const { parts: attachments = [] } = message.payload;
        const parsedMessage = utils.validateTextPayload(message, this.withTextPayload);

        attachments.filter((attachment) => attachment.body.attachmentId).forEach((attachment) => {
          this.$emit({
            message: parsedMessage || message,
            attachment,
          }, this.generateMeta(attachment, message));
        });
      }
    },
  },
};

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
Gmail	`gmail`	`app`	This component uses the Gmail app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Search Query	`q`	`string`	Apply a search filter using Gmail's standard search operators
Labels	`labels`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Return payload as plaintext	`withTextPayload`	`boolean`	Convert the payload response into a single text field. This reduces the size of the payload and makes it easier for LLMs work with.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

emailprofileopenidhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.labelshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.sendhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.modifyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.composehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/gmail.settings.basic

About Gmail#

Gmail offers private and secure email by Google at no cost, for business and consumer accounts.

Action#

Get Word Definition on Free Dictionary

Description:Get the definition for an English word. [See docs here](https://dictionaryapi.dev/)

Version:0.0.1

Key:dictionary_api-get-word-definition

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Free Dictionary Overview#

The Free Dictionary API provides a straightforward way to access dictionary definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and translations for words in multiple languages. With it, you can fetch detailed word meanings, usage examples, and phonetic transcriptions, enabling a variety of educational and linguistic automation opportunities on Pipedream. This API is valuable for developers looking to create language learning tools, content enrichment services, or to simply integrate rich lexical data into their applications.

Action Code#

import dictionaryApi from "../../dictionary_api.app.mjs";
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  name: "Get Word Definition",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "dictionary_api-get-word-definition",
  description: "Get the definition for an English word. [See docs here](https://dictionaryapi.dev/)",
  props: {
    dictionaryApi,
    word: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Word",
      description: "Word to define",
    },
  },
  type: "action",
  methods: {},
  async run({ $ }) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/${this.word}`,
    });
  },
};

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
Free Dictionary	`dictionaryApi`	`app`	This component uses the Free Dictionary app.
Word	`word`	`string`	Word to define

Action Authentication#

The Free Dictionary API does not require authentication.

About Free Dictionary#

Free dictionary API

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