Compare Arrays with Helper Functions API on New Record from Knack API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Record trigger
1. Connect your Knack account
2. Configure Object Key
3. Configure timer
Configure the Compare Arrays action
1. Connect your Helper Functions account
2. Configure Array 1
3. Configure Array 2
4. Select a Compare Action
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 Record on Knack

Description:Emit new event for each record created

Version:0.0.2

Key:knack-new-record

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Knack Overview#

The Knack API allows for robust interactions with your Knack database, enabling automation of data entry, retrieval, updates, and deletion. With Pipedream, you can leverage these capabilities to create seamless workflows that react to events in real-time, sync data across platforms, and enhance your database management without manual intervention. Think less about CRUD operations and more about the magic of connecting your Knack data to the digital tools ecosystem.

Trigger Code#

import knack from "../../knack.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "knack-new-record",
  name: "New Record",
  description: "Emit new event for each record created",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.2",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    knack,
    objectKey: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Object Key",
      description: "The key of the object which this record belongs to. See [the Knack API docs](https://docs.knack.com/docs/object-based-requests) for more information.",
    },
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const records = await this.knack.getAllRecords($, {
      objectKey: this.objectKey,
    }, {
      rows_per_page: 100,
    }, true);

    for (const record of records) {
      this.$emit(record, {
        id: record.id,
        summary: `New record ${record.id}`,
        ts: new Date(),
      });
    }
  },
};

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
Knack	`knack`	`app`	This component uses the Knack app.
Object Key	`objectKey`	`string`	The key of the object which this record belongs to. See the Knack API docs for more information.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

Knack uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Knack account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Knack APIs in both code and no-code steps.

Object-based requests require at least two headers: an application ID - to identify to our servers the app whose records you are requesting - and an API key (which is specific to each app) to authenticate the request. See docs.

About Knack#

Business app platform

Action#

Compare Arrays on Helper Functions

Description:Get the difference, intersection, union, or symetric difference of two arrays/sets.

Version:0.0.1

Key:helper_functions-compare-arrays

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Helper Functions Overview#

The Helper Functions app on Pipedream is a set of pre-built functions that streamline common tasks in your workflows. It acts like a Swiss Army knife for developers, providing essential tools such as format conversion, date manipulation, and text processing. By leveraging these functions, you can reduce the boilerplate code needed for routine operations, speeding up the development of intricate automations. The Helper Functions API can be a game changer when it comes to tasks like parsing dates in user-friendly formats, encoding and decoding data, or generating UUIDs, making them more efficient and less error-prone.

Action Code#

import helperFunctions from "../../helper_functions.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "helper_functions-compare-arrays",
  name: "Compare Arrays",
  description: "Get the difference, intersection, union, or symetric difference of two arrays/sets.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    helperFunctions,
    array1: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Array 1",
      description: "Array to compare to second array",
      default: [],
    },
    array2: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Array 2",
      description: "Array to be compared with first array",
      default: [],
    },
    actionType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Compare Action",
      description: "Type of action to perform on the arrays",
      options: [
        "difference",
        "union",
        "intersection",
        "symmetric difference",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    getDifference(set1, set2) {
      return new Set([
        ...set1,
      ].filter((x) => !set2.has(x)));
    },
    getIntersection(set1, set2) {
      return new Set([
        ...set1,
      ].filter((x) => set2.has(x)));
    },
    getUnion(set1, set2) {
      for (const elem of set2) {
        set1.add(elem);
      }
      return set1;
    },
    getSymmetricDifference(set1, set2) {
      for (const elem of set2) {
        if (set1.has(elem)) {
          set1.delete(elem);
        } else {
          set1.add(elem);
        }
      }
      return set1;
    },
  },
  run() {
    const set1 = new Set(this.array1);
    const set2 = new Set(this.array2);

    let results;

    switch (this.actionType) {
    case "difference": {
      results = this.getDifference(set1, set2);
      break;
    }
    case "union": {
      results = this.getUnion(set1, set2);
      break;
    }
    case "intersection": {
      results = this.getIntersection(set1, set2);
      break;
    }
    case "symmetric difference": {
      results = this.getSymmetricDifference(set1, set2);
      break;
    }
    default:
      throw new Error(`Unknown action type: ${this.actionType}`);
    }

    return Array.from(results);
  },
};

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
Helper Functions	`helperFunctions`	`app`	This component uses the Helper Functions app.
Array 1	`array1`	`string[]`	Array to compare to second array
Array 2	`array2`	`string[]`	Array to be compared with first array
Compare Action	`actionType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`differenceunionintersectionsymmetric difference`