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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a npm trigger and Albus 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 Ask Question action
1. Connect your Albus account
2. Configure Prompt
3. Optional- Configure Wait for Completion
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#

Ask Question on Albus

Description:Ask a question to Albus and receive a response.

Version:0.0.1

Key:albus-ask-question

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Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "albus-ask-question",
  name: "Ask Question",
  description: "Ask a question to Albus and receive a response.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    albus,
    prompt: {
      propDefinition: [
        albus,
        "prompt",
      ],
    },
    waitForCompletion: {
      propDefinition: [
        albus,
        "waitForCompletion",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    let response = await this.albus.chatCompletion({
      $,
      data: {
        prompt: this.prompt,
      },
    });
    let summary = "Successfully submitted question.";

    if (this.waitForCompletion) {
      const timer = (ms) => new Promise((res) => setTimeout(res, ms));
      let canPoll = true;
      const url = response.pollEndpoint;
      while (canPoll) {
        response = await this.albus.makeRequest({
          $,
          url,
        });
        if (!response.ok) {
          throw new Error(`Error retrieving response - ${JSON.stringify(response)}`);
        }
        canPoll = response.data.canPoll;
        await timer(3000);
      }
      summary = "Successfully submitted question and received response";
    }

    $.export("$summary", summary);
    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
Albus	`albus`	`app`	This component uses the Albus app.
Prompt	`prompt`	`string`	The question to ask
Wait for Completion	`waitForCompletion`	`boolean`	Set to `true` to poll the API in 3-second intervals until the answer is ready