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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a npm trigger and 4Dem action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Download Counts trigger
1. Connect your npm account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Period
4. Optional- Configure Package
Configure the Create Email action
1. Connect your 4Dem account
2. Configure Name
3. Configure Email Subject
4. Select a Sender ID
5. Optional- Configure Plain Content
6. Optional- Configure HTML Content
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 Download Counts on npm

Description:Emit new event with the latest count of downloads for an npm package. [See the documentation](https://github.com/npm/registry/blob/main/docs/download-counts.md).

Version:0.1.0

Key:npm-download-counts

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Trigger Code#

import app from "../../npm.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "npm-download-counts",
  name: "New Download Counts",
  description: "Emit new event with the latest count of downloads for an npm package. [See the documentation](https://github.com/npm/registry/blob/main/docs/download-counts.md).",
  version: "0.1.0",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    app,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      description: "One day interval time is recommended because NPM only update metrics once a day. [See the documentation](https://github.com/npm/registry/blob/main/docs/download-counts.md#data-source).",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: 60 * 60 * 24,
      },
    },
    period: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Period",
      description: "Select last-day, last-week or last-month.",
      optional: false,
      default: "last-day",
      options: [
        "last-day",
        "last-week",
        "last-month",
      ],
    },
    packageName: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Package",
      description: "Enter an npm package name. Leave blank for all",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    getDownloadCounts({
      period, packageName, ...args
    } = {}) {
      const basePath = `/downloads/point/${encodeURIComponent(period)}`;
      return this.app.makeRequest({
        path: packageName
          ? `${basePath}/${encodeURIComponent(packageName)}`
          : basePath,
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ timestamp: ts }) {
    const {
      getDownloadCounts,
      period,
      packageName,
    } = this;

    const response = await getDownloadCounts({
      period,
      packageName,
    });

    this.$emit(response, {
      id: ts,
      summary: `New Download Count ${response.downloads}`,
      ts,
    });
  },
};

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
npm	`app`	`app`	This component uses the npm app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	One day interval time is recommended because NPM only update metrics once a day. See the documentation.
Period	`period`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`last-daylast-weeklast-month`
Package	`packageName`	`string`	Enter an npm package name. Leave blank for all

Trigger Authentication#

The npm API does not require authentication.

About npm#

Node package manager

Action#

Create Email on 4Dem

Description:Create a new email. [See the documentation](https://api.4dem.it/#/operations/contents.email.store)

Version:0.0.1

Key:_4dem-create-email

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4Dem Overview#

The 4Dem API provides robust tools for email marketing, allowing users to manage contacts, send emails, and track campaign effectiveness. Leveraging this API within Pipedream enables users to automate and integrate these email marketing capabilities with other services, enhancing productivity and personalization. Use cases range from syncing subscriber data across platforms to triggering custom email campaigns based on user behavior.

Action Code#

import app from "../../_4dem.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "_4dem-create-email",
  name: "Create Email",
  description: "Create a new email. [See the documentation](https://api.4dem.it/#/operations/contents.email.store)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    name: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "name",
      ],
      description: "Email Name",
    },
    subject: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "subject",
      ],
    },
    senderId: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "senderId",
      ],
    },
    plain: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "plain",
      ],
    },
    html: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "html",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.app.createEmail({
      $,
      data: {
        name: this.name,
        subject: this.subject,
        sender: {
          id: this.senderId,
        },
        content: {
          plain: this.plain,
          html: this.html,
        },
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created email '${this.name}'`);

    return 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
4Dem	`app`	`app`	This component uses the 4Dem app.
Name	`name`	`string`	Email Name
Email Subject	`subject`	`string`	Subject of the email
Sender ID	`senderId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Plain Content	`plain`	`string`	Plain content of the email
HTML Content	`html`	`string`	HTML content of the email

Action Authentication#

4Dem uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your 4Dem account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into 4Dem and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any 4Dem API.

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