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Getting Started#

Trigger a workflow on New Task Added with Google Tasks API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the New Task Added trigger
1. Connect your Google Tasks account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Task List
4. Configure alert
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Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

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Details#

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is 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.

New Task Added on Google Tasks

Description:Emit new event for each task added to Google Tasks. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/tasks/reference/rest/v1/tasks/list)

Version:0.0.2

Key:google_tasks-new-task-added

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Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_tasks-new-task-added",
  name: "New Task Added",
  description: "Emit new event for each task added to Google Tasks. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/tasks/reference/rest/v1/tasks/list)",
  version: "0.0.2",
  dedupe: "unique",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    taskListId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.googleTasks,
        "taskListId",
      ],
    },
    alert: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.googleTasks,
        "alert",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    emitEvents(tasks) {
      const sortedTasks = tasks.sort((t1, t2) => (new Date(t1.updated) - new Date(t2.updated)));
      for (const task of sortedTasks) {
        this.$emit(task, this.generateMeta(task));
      }
    },
    generateMeta(event) {
      return {
        id: event.id,
        summary: `New task: ${event.title}`,
        ts: new Date(event.updated),
      };
    },
    getParams() {
      return {
        maxResults: this._maxQueryResults(),
        updatedMin: this._getLastUpdate(),
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const tasks = await this.googleTasks.paginate(
      this.googleTasks.getTasks.bind(this),
      this.getParams(),
      this.taskListId,
    );
    const maxDate = new Date(Math.max(...tasks.map((task) => new Date(task.updated))));
    this._setLastUpdate(maxDate);
    this.emitEvents(tasks);
  },
};

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 Tasks	`googleTasks`	`app`	This component uses the Google Tasks app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Task List	`taskListId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Authentication#

Google Tasks uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Tasks account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Tasks 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 Tasks API.

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

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/tasks