[Date/Time] Compare Dates with Formatting API on New Column from Microsoft SQL Server API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Column trigger
1. Connect your Microsoft SQL Server account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Select a Table
Configure the [Date/Time] Compare Dates action
1. Connect your Formatting account
2. Configure Start Date
3. Optional- Select a Input Format
4. Configure End Date
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 Column on Microsoft SQL Server

Description:Triggers when a new column is added to a table. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-columns-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16)

Version:0.0.5

Key:microsoft_sql_server-new-column

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Microsoft SQL Server Overview#

With the Microsoft SQL Server API on Pipedream, you can automate your database operations and create powerful integrations. This API allows you to execute queries, manage databases, and trigger actions based on data changes. Implementing workflows that react to database events, manipulate data, or synchronize SQL Server data with other services, becomes effortless with Pipedream's serverless platform.

Trigger Code#

import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
import common from "../common/polling.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "microsoft_sql_server-new-column",
  name: "New Column",
  description: "Triggers when a new column is added to a table. [See the documentation](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-columns-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16)",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.5",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    table: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.app,
        "table",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getCurrentColumns() {
      return this.db.get(constants.CURRENT_COLUMNS) || [];
    },
    setCurrentColumns(columns) {
      this.db.set(constants.CURRENT_COLUMNS, columns);
    },
    generateMeta(resource) {
      return {
        id: uuidv4(),
        summary: `New Column Added: ${resource.COLUMN_NAME}`,
        ts: Date.now(),
      };
    },
    async listResults() {
      const {
        app,
        table,
        getCurrentColumns,
      } = this;

      const columns = getCurrentColumns();
      const { recordset } = await app.listNewColumns({
        table,
        columns,
      });

      const newColumns = recordset.map(({ COLUMN_NAME: column }) => column);

      this.processResources(recordset);
      this.setCurrentColumns(newColumns.concat(columns));
    },
  },
};

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
Microsoft SQL Server	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Microsoft SQL Server app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often to poll the API
Table	`table`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

Before you connect to your Microsoft SQL Server database from Pipedream, please make sure your database is either:

Accessible from the public internet (You may need to add a firewall rule on 0.0.0.0/0 on port 1433), or
Accessible from a static IP that you've configured from a VPC in Pipedream, and enabled the workflow to connect through that VPC

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Action#

[Date/Time] Compare Dates on Formatting

Description:Get the duration between two dates in days, hours, minutes, and seconds along with checking if they are the same.

Version:0.0.5

Key:formatting-compare-dates

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Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import commonDateTime from "../../common/date-time/commonDateTime.mjs";
import app from "../../app/formatting.app.mjs";
import { DATE_TIME_UNITS } from "../../common/date-time/dateTimeUnits.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    ...commonDateTime,
    name: "[Date/Time] Compare Dates",
    description: "Get the duration between two dates in days, hours, minutes, and seconds along with checking if they are the same.",
    key: "formatting-compare-dates",
    version: "0.0.5",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        ...commonDateTime.props,
        inputDate: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "inputDate",
            ],
            label: "Start Date",
            description: "Enter start date string, in the format defined in `Input Format`. If the start date is after the end date, these dates will be swapped and in the output `datesSwapped` will be set to `true`.",
        },
        endDate: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "inputDate",
            ],
            label: "End Date",
            description: "Enter end date string, in the format defined in `Input Format`. Timezone is assumed the same for both dates if not explicitly set.",
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const startDateObj = this.getDateFromInput(this.inputDate);
        const endDateObj = this.getDateFromInput(this.endDate);
        const startValue = startDateObj.valueOf();
        const endValue = endDateObj.valueOf();
        const datesSwapped = startValue > endValue;
        let result = "equal";
        let remainingValue = Math.abs(endValue - startValue);
        if (remainingValue) {
            const arrResults = [];
            const arrUnits = Object.entries(DATE_TIME_UNITS).sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]);
            for (const [word, unit,] of arrUnits) {
                const amount = Math.floor(remainingValue / unit);
                if (amount) {
                    arrResults.push(`${amount} ${amount === 1
                        ? word
                        : `${word}s`}`);
                    remainingValue %= unit;
                    if (!remainingValue)
                        break;
                }
            }
            result = arrResults.join(", ");
        }
        $.export("$summary", "Successfully compared dates");
        return {
            datesSwapped,
            result,
        };
    },
});

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
Formatting	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Formatting app.
Start Date	`inputDate`	`string`	Enter start date string, in the format defined in `Input Format`. If the start date is after the end date, these dates will be swapped and in the output `datesSwapped` will be set to `true`.
Input Format	`inputFormat`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`Sun Jan 22 23:04:05 +0000 2006January 22 2006 23:04:05January 22 2006Jan 22 20062006-01-22T23:04:052006-01-22T23:04:05+00002006-01-22 23:04:05 +00002006-01-22 23:042006-01-2201-22-200601/22/200601/22/0622-01-200622/01/200622/01/06Unix time (seconds) Eg. 1137971045Unix time (milliseconds) Eg. 1137971045000`
End Date	`endDate`	`string`	Enter end date string, in the format defined in `Input Format`. Timezone is assumed the same for both dates if not explicitly set.