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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a npm trigger and Chargebee 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 Subscription action
1. Connect your Chargebee account
2. Select a Customer ID
3. Select a Plan Item Price ID
4. Configure Unit Price
5. Configure Quantity
6. Optional- Configure ID
7. Optional- Configure Net Term Days
8. Optional- Configure Start Date
9. Optional- Configure Additional Fields
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 Subscription on Chargebee

Description:Create a new subscription for an existing customer. [See the documentation](https://apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/subscriptions?lang=curl#create_subscription_for_items)

Version:0.0.1

Key:chargebee-create-subscription

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Chargebee Overview#

The Chargebee API provides a suite of powerful endpoints that facilitate automation around subscription billing, invoicing, and customer management. By leveraging this API on Pipedream, you can build complex, event-driven workflows that react to subscription changes, automate billing operations, sync customer data across platforms, and trigger personalized communication, all without managing servers.

Action Code#

import chargebee from "../../chargebee.app.mjs";
import { clearObject } from "../../common/utils.mjs";

export default {
  key: "chargebee-create-subscription",
  name: "Create Subscription",
  description: "Create a new subscription for an existing customer. [See the documentation](https://apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/subscriptions?lang=curl#create_subscription_for_items)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    chargebee,
    customerId: {
      propDefinition: [
        chargebee,
        "customerId",
      ],
    },
    itemPriceId: {
      propDefinition: [
        chargebee,
        "itemPriceId",
      ],
    },
    unitPrice: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Unit Price",
      description: "The unit price of the plan item.",
    },
    quantity: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Quantity",
      description: "The quantity of the plan item.",
    },
    id: {
      type: "string",
      label: "ID",
      description: "A unique and immutable identifier for the subscription. If not provided, it is autogenerated.",
      optional: true,
    },
    netTermDays: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Net Term Days",
      description: "Defines [Net D](https://www.chargebee.com/docs/net_d.html?_gl=1*1w075xz*_gcl_au*MTU4NzU2NDYzOC4xNzMzODA0OTYw) for the subscription. Net D is the number of days within which any invoice raised for the subscription must be paid.",
      optional: true,
    },
    startDate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Start Date",
      description: "The date/time at which the subscription is to start, e.g. `2024-08-15T09:30:00Z`. If not provided, the subscription starts immediately.",
      optional: true,
    },
    additionalFields: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Additional Fields",
      description: "Additional fields and values to set for the subscription. [See the documentation](https://apidocs.chargebee.com/docs/api/subscriptions?lang=curl#create_subscription_for_items) for all available fields.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    try {
      const response = await this.chargebee.createSubscription(this.customerId, clearObject({
        id: this.id,
        net_term_days: this.netTermDays,
        start_date: this.startDate && (Date.parse(this.startDate) / 1000),
        subscription_items: [
          {
            item_price_id: this.itemPriceId,
            item_type: "plan",
            unit_price: this.unitPrice,
            quantity: this.quantity,
          },
        ],
        ...this.additionalFields,
      }));

      $.export("$summary", `Successfully created subscription (ID: ${response?.subscription?.id})`);
      return response;
    } catch (error) {
      $.export("debug", error);
      throw new Error(`Error creating subscription: ${error.message}`);
    }
  },
};

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
Chargebee	`chargebee`	`app`	This component uses the Chargebee app.
Customer ID	`customerId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Plan Item Price ID	`itemPriceId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Unit Price	`unitPrice`	`integer`	The unit price of the plan item.
Quantity	`quantity`	`integer`	The quantity of the plan item.
ID	`id`	`string`	A unique and immutable identifier for the subscription. If not provided, it is autogenerated.
Net Term Days	`netTermDays`	`integer`	Defines Net D for the subscription. Net D is the number of days within which any invoice raised for the subscription must be paid.
Start Date	`startDate`	`string`	The date/time at which the subscription is to start, e.g. `2024-08-15T09:30:00Z`. If not provided, the subscription starts immediately.
Additional Fields	`additionalFields`	`object`	Additional fields and values to set for the subscription. See the documentation for all available fields.

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