Create Folder with Pixelbin API on New Download Counts from npm API

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Getting Started#

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

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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 Folder action
1. Connect your Pixelbin account
2. Configure Name
3. Optional- Select a Path
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 Folder on Pixelbin

Description:Creates a new folder in Pixelbin. [See the documentation](https://www.pixelbin.io/docs/api-docs/)

Version:0.0.1

Key:pixelbin-create-folder

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Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "pixelbin-create-folder",
  name: "Create Folder",
  description: "Creates a new folder in Pixelbin. [See the documentation](https://www.pixelbin.io/docs/api-docs/)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    name: {
      optional: false,
      description: "Name of the folder.",
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "name",
      ],
    },
    path: {
      description: "Path of the containing folder. Eg. `folder1/folder2`.",
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "path",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    createFolder(args = {}) {
      return this.app.post({
        path: "/folders",
        ...args,
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      createFolder,
      name,
      path,
    } = this;

    const response = await createFolder({
      $,
      data: {
        name,
        path,
      },
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created folder with ID \`${response._id}\`.`);
    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
Pixelbin	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Pixelbin app.
Name	`name`	`string`	Name of the folder.
Path	`path`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API Token and Access Key,