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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Upcoming Event Alert trigger
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Configure Pipedream API Key
3. Optional- Select a Calendar ID
4. Optional- Select one or more Event Types
5. Configure Minutes Before
Configure the Download PDF action
1. Connect your Tableau account
2. Select a Site ID
3. Select a Workbook ID
4. Optional- Configure Max Age
5. Optional- Select a Page Orientation
6. Optional- Select a Page Type
7. Optional- Configure Viz Height
8. Optional- Configure Viz Width
9. Optional- Configure Output Filename
10. Configure syncDir
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 Upcoming Event Alert on Google Calendar

Description:Emit new event based on a time interval before an upcoming event in the calendar.

Version:0.1.0

Key:google_calendar-upcoming-event-alert

View on GitHub

Google Calendar Overview#

The Google Calendar API lets you dip into the powerhouse of scheduling, allowing for the reading, creation, and manipulation of events and calendars directly from your applications. Through Pipedream, you can seamlessly integrate Google Calendar into a myriad of workflows, automating event management, syncing with other services, setting up custom reminders, or even collating data for reporting. The key here is to streamline your calendar-related processes, ensuring that your time management is as efficient and automated as possible.

Trigger Code#

import googleCalendar from "../../google_calendar.app.mjs";
import taskScheduler from "../common/taskScheduler.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_calendar-upcoming-event-alert",
  name: "New Upcoming Event Alert",
  description: "Emit new event based on a time interval before an upcoming event in the calendar.",
  version: "0.1.0",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    googleCalendar,
    db: "$.service.db",
    http: "$.interface.http",
    pipedreamApiKey: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Pipedream API Key",
      description: "[Click here to find your Pipedream API key](https://pipedream.com/settings/user)",
      secret: true,
    },
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    eventTypes: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "eventTypes",
      ],
    },
    time: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Minutes Before",
      description: "Number of minutes to trigger before the start of the calendar event.",
      min: 0,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.time > 0) {
      props.timer = {
        type: "$.interface.timer",
        description: "Poll the API to schedule alerts for any newly created events",
        default: {
          intervalSeconds: 60 * this.time,
        },
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  hooks: {
    async deactivate() {
      const ids = this._getScheduledEventIds();
      if (!ids?.length) {
        return;
      }
      for (const id of ids) {
        if (await this.deleteScheduledEvent({
          body: {
            id,
          },
        }, this.pipedreamApiKey)) {
          console.log("Cancelled scheduled event");
        }
      }
      this._setScheduledEventIds();
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...taskScheduler.methods,
    _getScheduledEventIds() {
      return this.db.get("scheduledEventIds");
    },
    _setScheduledEventIds(ids) {
      this.db.set("scheduledEventIds", ids);
    },
    _getScheduledCalendarEventIds() {
      return this.db.get("scheduledCalendarEventIds");
    },
    _setScheduledCalendarEventIds(ids) {
      this.db.set("scheduledCalendarEventIds", ids);
    },
    _hasDeployed() {
      const result = this.db.get("hasDeployed");
      this.db.set("hasDeployed", true);
      return result;
    },
    subtractMinutes(date, minutes) {
      return date.getTime() - minutes * 60000;
    },
    async getCalendarEvents() {
      const calendarEvents = [];
      const params = {
        returnOnlyData: false,
        calendarId: this.calendarId,
        eventTypes: this.eventTypes,
      };
      do {
        const {
          data: {
            items, nextPageToken,
          },
        } = await this.googleCalendar.listEvents(params);
        if (items?.length) {
          calendarEvents.push(...items);
        }
        params.pageToken = nextPageToken;
      } while (params.pageToken);
      return calendarEvents;
    },
  },
  async run(event) {
    // self subscribe only on the first time
    if (!this._hasDeployed()) {
      await this.selfSubscribe(this.pipedreamApiKey);
    }

    const scheduledEventIds = this._getScheduledEventIds() || [];

    // incoming scheduled event
    if (event.$channel === this.selfChannel()) {
      const remainingScheduledEventIds = scheduledEventIds.filter((id) => id !== event["$id"]);
      this._setScheduledEventIds(remainingScheduledEventIds);
      this.emitEvent(event, `Upcoming ${event.summary
        ? event.summary + " "
        : ""}event`);
      return;
    }

    // schedule new events
    const scheduledCalendarEventIds = this._getScheduledCalendarEventIds() || {};
    const calendarEvents = await this.getCalendarEvents();

    for (const calendarEvent of calendarEvents) {
      const startTime = calendarEvent.start
        ? (new Date(calendarEvent.start.dateTime || calendarEvent.start.date))
        : null;
      if (!startTime
        || startTime.getTime() < Date.now()
        || scheduledCalendarEventIds[calendarEvent.id])
      {
        continue;
      }
      const later = new Date(this.subtractMinutes(startTime, this.time));

      const scheduledEventId = this.emitScheduleEvent(calendarEvent, later);
      scheduledEventIds.push(scheduledEventId);
      scheduledCalendarEventIds[calendarEvent.id] = true;
    }
    this._setScheduledEventIds(scheduledEventIds);
    this._setScheduledCalendarEventIds(scheduledCalendarEventIds);
  },
  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
Google Calendar	`googleCalendar`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Pipedream API Key	`pipedreamApiKey`	`string`	Click here to find your Pipedream API key
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Event Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`defaultfocusTimeoutOfOfficeworkingLocation`
Minutes Before	`time`	`integer`	Number of minutes to trigger before the start of the calendar event.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.eventshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonlyemailprofile

About Google Calendar#

With Google Calendar, you can quickly schedule meetings and events and get reminders about upcoming activities, so you always know what’s next.

Action#

Download PDF on Tableau

Description:Downloads images of the sheets of a workbook as a PDF file. [See the documentation](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_ref_workbooks_and_views.htm#download_workbook_pdf)

Version:0.0.2

Key:tableau-download-pdf

View on GitHub

Tableau Overview#

The Tableau API allows you to tap into the robust data visualization and business intelligence capabilities of Tableau. Within Pipedream, you can leverage this API to automate reporting, manage users, update data sources, and extract insights. This enables you to integrate Tableau's analytics with other services, streamlining your data workflows and ensuring your dashboards remain up-to-date with minimal manual effort.

Action Code#

import app from "../../tableau.app.mjs";
import fs from "fs";
import path from "path";

export default {
  key: "tableau-download-pdf",
  name: "Download PDF",
  description: "Downloads images of the sheets of a workbook as a PDF file. [See the documentation](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/rest_api/en-us/REST/rest_api_ref_workbooks_and_views.htm#download_workbook_pdf)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: false,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    siteId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "siteId",
      ],
    },
    workbookId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "workbookId",
        ({ siteId }) => ({
          siteId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    maxAge: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Max Age",
      description: "The maximum number of minutes a workbook PDF will be cached before being refreshed. Minimum interval is one minute",
      optional: true,
      min: 1,
    },
    orientation: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Page Orientation",
      description: "The orientation of the pages in the PDF file produced",
      options: [
        "Portrait",
        "Landscape",
      ],
      default: "Portrait",
      optional: true,
    },
    pageType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Page Type",
      description: "The type of page, which determines the page dimensions of the PDF file returned",
      options: [
        "A3",
        "A4",
        "A5",
        "B5",
        "Executive",
        "Folio",
        "Ledger",
        "Legal",
        "Letter",
        "Note",
        "Quarto",
        "Tabloid",
      ],
      default: "Legal",
      optional: true,
    },
    vizHeight: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Viz Height",
      description: "The height of the rendered PDF image in pixels that, along with `Viz Width`, determines its resolution and aspect ratio",
      optional: true,
    },
    vizWidth: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Viz Width",
      description: "The width of the rendered PDF image in pixels that, along with `Viz Height`, determines its resolution and aspect ratio",
      optional: true,
    },
    outputFilename: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Output Filename",
      description: "The filename for the downloaded PDF file, which will be saved to the `/tmp` folder",
      default: "workbook.pdf",
      optional: true,
    },
    syncDir: {
      type: "dir",
      accessMode: "write",
      sync: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      siteId,
      workbookId,
      maxAge,
      orientation,
      pageType,
      vizHeight,
      vizWidth,
      outputFilename,
    } = this;

    const response = await this.app.downloadWorkbookPdf({
      $,
      siteId,
      workbookId,
      params: {
        "max-age-minutes": maxAge,
        orientation,
        "page-type": pageType,
        "viz-height": vizHeight,
        "viz-width": vizWidth,
      },
      responseType: "arraybuffer",
    });

    // Write the PDF to the /tmp folder
    const filename = outputFilename || "workbook.pdf";
    const filePath = path.join("/tmp", filename);

    await fs.promises.writeFile(filePath, Buffer.from(response));

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully downloaded workbook PDF to \`${filePath}\``);
    return {
      filePath,
      fileContent: 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
Tableau	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Tableau app.
Site ID	`siteId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Workbook ID	`workbookId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Max Age	`maxAge`	`integer`	The maximum number of minutes a workbook PDF will be cached before being refreshed. Minimum interval is one minute
Page Orientation	`orientation`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`PortraitLandscape`
Page Type	`pageType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`A3A4A5B5ExecutiveFolioLedgerLegalLetterNoteQuartoTabloid`
Viz Height	`vizHeight`	`integer`	The height of the rendered PDF image in pixels that, along with `Viz Width`, determines its resolution and aspect ratio
Viz Width	`vizWidth`	`integer`	The width of the rendered PDF image in pixels that, along with `Viz Height`, determines its resolution and aspect ratio
Output Filename	`outputFilename`	`string`	The filename for the downloaded PDF file, which will be saved to the `/tmp` folder
syncDir	`syncDir`	`dir`

Action Authentication#

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

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

About Tableau#

Tableau is a visual analytics platform transforming the way we use data to solve problems—empowering people and organizations to make the most of their data.

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