Formatting - [Date/Time] Compare Dates with Pipedream Utils API on Watch Folder from pCloud API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Watch Folder trigger
1. Connect your pCloud account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Select a Folder ID
4. Select a Folder Event
5. Optional- Configure Show Deleted?
Configure the Formatting - [Date/Time] Compare Dates action
1. Connect your Pipedream Utils 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#

Watch Folder on pCloud

Description:Emit new event when a file is created or modified in the specified folder.

Version:0.0.4

Key:pcloud-watch-folder

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pCloud Overview#

The pCloud API allows for direct interaction with your pCloud account, providing access to files and folders within your cloud storage. With Pipedream, you can automate file management tasks such as uploading, downloading, and synchronizing files. Additionally, you can create workflows to organize your cloud storage, share files with team members, or back up important data from various sources.

Trigger Code#

import pcloud from "../../pcloud.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "pcloud-watch-folder",
  name: "Watch Folder",
  description: "Emit new event when a file is created or modified in the specified folder.",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    pcloud,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling schedule",
      description: "Pipedream polls pCloud for events on this schedule.",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    folderId: {
      propDefinition: [
        pcloud,
        "folderId",
      ],
      description: "Select a **Folder** to watch for changes. Alternatively, you can provide a custom *Folder ID*.",
    },
    event: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Folder Event",
      options: [
        "Created",
        "Modified",
      ],
      description: "Specify when to emit an event related to a given folder.",
      default: "Created",
    },
    showDeleted: {
      propDefinition: [
        pcloud,
        "showDeleted",
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      const files = [];
      const { contents } = await this.getContents();
      if (!contents) {
        return;
      }
      for (const folderItem of contents) {
        if (this.isRelevant(folderItem)) {
          files.push(folderItem);
          if (files.length == 10) {
            break;
          }
        }
      }
      files.forEach(this.emitpCloudEvent);
      this._setPreviousFiles(contents);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getPreviousFiles() {
      return this.db.get("previousFiles");
    },
    _setPreviousFiles(files) {
      const key = this.getFileKey();
      const previousFiles = files.filter((file) => file[key]).map((file) => ({
        [file[key]]: true,
      }));
      this.db.set("previousFiles", previousFiles);
    },
    getFileKey() {
      return this.event === "Created"
        ? "fileid"
        : "hash";
    },
    async getContents() {
      return this.pcloud._withRetries(() =>
        this.pcloud.listContents(
          this.folderId,
          false,
          this.showDeleted,
          false,
          false,
        ));
    },
    emitpCloudEvent(pCloudEvent) {
      const metadata = this.getEventData(pCloudEvent);
      this.$emit(pCloudEvent, metadata);
    },
    getEventData(pcloudEvent) {
      const key = this.getFileKey();
      return {
        id: pcloudEvent[key],
        summary: `${this.event} file "${pcloudEvent.name}"`,
        ts: Date.now(),
      };
    },
    isRelevant(folderItem, previousFiles = []) {
      const key = this.getFileKey();
      return !folderItem.isFolder && !previousFiles[folderItem[key]];
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const previousFiles = this._getPreviousFiles();
    const files = [];
    const { contents } = await this.getContents();
    if (!contents) {
      console.log("No data available, skipping iteration");
      return;
    }
    for (const folderItem of contents) {
      if (this.isRelevant(folderItem, previousFiles)) {
        files.push(folderItem);
      }
    }
    files.forEach(this.emitpCloudEvent);
    this._setPreviousFiles(contents);
  },
};

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
pCloud	`pcloud`	`app`	This component uses the pCloud app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream polls pCloud for events on this schedule.
Folder ID	`folderId`	`integer`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Folder Event	`event`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`CreatedModified`
Show Deleted?	`showDeleted`	`boolean`	If true, deleted files and folders that can be undeleted will be displayed.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

About pCloud#

Secure encrypted cloud storage

Action#

Formatting - [Date/Time] Compare Dates on Pipedream Utils

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

Version:0.0.6

Key:pipedream_utils-compare-dates

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Pipedream Utils Overview#

The Pipedream Utils app is a set of pre-built functions that streamline common tasks in your workflows. It acts like a Swiss Army knife for developers, providing essential tools such as format conversion, date manipulation, and text processing. By leveraging these functions, you can reduce the boilerplate code needed for routine operations, speeding up the development of intricate automations. The Helper Functions API can be a game changer when it comes to tasks like parsing dates in user-friendly formats, encoding and decoding data, or generating UUIDs, making them more efficient and less error-prone.

Action Code#

import commonDateTime from "../../common/date-time/commonDateTime.mjs";
import pipedream_utils from "../../pipedream_utils.app.mjs";
import { DATE_TIME_UNITS } from "../../common/date-time/dateTimeUnits.mjs";
export default {
  ...commonDateTime,
  name: "Formatting - [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: "pipedream_utils-compare-dates",
  version: "0.0.6",
  annotations: {
    destructiveHint: false,
    openWorldHint: true,
    readOnlyHint: true,
  },
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ...commonDateTime.props,
    inputDate: {
      propDefinition: [
        pipedream_utils,
        "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: [
        pipedream_utils,
        "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
Pipedream Utils	`pipedream_utils`	`app`	This component uses the Pipedream Utils 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.