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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Item in Feed trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URL
4. Configure Published After
Configure the Update Event action
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Optional- Select a Calendar ID
3. Select a Event ID
4. Optional- Configure Event Title
5. Optional- Configure Event Start Date
6. Optional- Configure Event End Date
7. Optional- Configure Event Location
8. Optional- Configure Event Description
9. Optional- Configure Attendees
10. Optional- Select a Repeat Frequency
11. Optional- Configure Repeat Interval
12. Optional- Configure Repeat Until
13. Optional- Configure Repeat How Many Times?
14. Optional- Select a Time Zone
15. Optional- Select a Send Updates
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 Item in Feed on RSS

Description:Emit new items from an RSS feed

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

Trigger Code#

import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-in-feed",
    name: "New Item in Feed",
    description: "Emit new items from an RSS feed",
    version: "1.2.7",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfter: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            default: new Date(Date.now() - 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(), // default to one day ago
        },
    },
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        },
    },
    methods: {
        ...rssCommon.methods,
        generateMeta: function (item) {
            return {
                id: this.rss.itemKey(item),
                summary: item.title,
                ts: Date.now(),
            };
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(this.url);
        for (const item of items.reverse()) {
            const publishedAfter = +new Date(this.publishedAfter);
            const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
            if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfter) || publishedAfter > ts) {
                continue;
            }
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$emit(item, meta);
        }
    },
});

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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URL	`url`	`string`	Enter the URL for any public RSS feed
Published After	`publishedAfter`	`string`	Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Update Event on Google Calendar

Description:Update an event from Google Calendar. [See the documentation](https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/googleapis/latest/calendar/classes/Resource$Events.html#update)

Version:0.0.10

Key:google_calendar-update-event

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Google Calendar Overview#

The Google Calendar API lets you dip into the powerhouse of scheduling, allowing for the reading, creation, and manipulation of events and calendars directly from your applications. Through Pipedream, you can seamlessly integrate Google Calendar into a myriad of workflows, automating event management, syncing with other services, setting up custom reminders, or even collating data for reporting. The key here is to streamline your calendar-related processes, ensuring that your time management is as efficient and automated as possible.

Action Code#

import googleCalendar from "../../google_calendar.app.mjs";
import createEventCommon from "../common/create-event-common.mjs";
import constants from "../../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_calendar-update-event",
  name: "Update Event",
  description: "Update an event from Google Calendar. [See the documentation](https://googleapis.dev/nodejs/googleapis/latest/calendar/classes/Resource$Events.html#update)",
  version: "0.0.10",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleCalendar,
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    eventId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "eventId",
        (c) => ({
          calendarId: c.calendarId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    ...createEventCommon.props({
      isUpdate: true,
    }),
    timeZone: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "timeZone",
      ],
    },
    sendUpdates: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleCalendar,
        "sendUpdates",
      ],
    },
  },
  async additionalProps(props) {
    if (this.repeatFrequency) {
      const frequency = constants.REPEAT_FREQUENCIES[this.repeatFrequency];
      props.repeatInterval.description = `Enter 1 to "repeat every ${frequency}", enter 2 to "repeat every other ${frequency}", etc. Defaults to 1.`;
    }
    props.repeatInterval.hidden = !this.repeatFrequency;
    props.repeatUntil.hidden = !this.repeatFrequency;
    props.repeatTimes.hidden = !this.repeatFrequency;
    return {};
  },
  methods: {
    ...createEventCommon.methods,
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const currentEvent = await this.googleCalendar.getEvent({
      calendarId: this.calendarId,
      eventId: this.eventId,
    });

    const timeZone = await this.getTimeZone(this.timeZone || currentEvent.start.timeZone);
    const attendees = this.formatAttendees(this.attendees, currentEvent.attendees);
    const recurrence = this.formatRecurrence({
      repeatFrequency: this.repeatFrequency,
      repeatInterval: this.repeatInterval,
      repeatTimes: this.repeatTimes,
      repeatUntil: this.repeatUntil,
    });

    const response = await this.googleCalendar.updateEvent({
      calendarId: this.calendarId,
      eventId: this.eventId,
      sendUpdates: this.sendUpdates,
      requestBody: {
        summary: this.summary || currentEvent.summary,
        location: this.location || currentEvent.location,
        description: this.description || currentEvent.description,
        start: this.getDateParam({
          date: this.eventStartDate || currentEvent.start.dateTime || currentEvent.start.date,
          timeZone: timeZone || currentEvent.start.timeZone,
        }),
        end: this.getDateParam({
          date: this.eventEndDate || currentEvent.end.dateTime || currentEvent.start.date,
          timeZone: timeZone || currentEvent.end.timeZone,
        }),
        recurrence,
        attendees,
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `Successfully updated event: "${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
Google Calendar	`googleCalendar`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Event ID	`eventId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Event Title	`summary`	`string`	Enter a title for the event, (e.g., `My event`)
Event Start Date	`eventStartDate`	`string`	For all-day events, enter the Event day in the format `yyyy-mm-dd`. For events with time, format according to RFC3339: `yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+01:00`. A time zone offset is required unless a time zone is explicitly specified in timeZone.
Event End Date	`eventEndDate`	`string`	For all-day events, enter the Event day in the format `yyyy-mm-dd`. For events with time, format according to RFC3339: `yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss+01:00`. A time zone offset is required unless a time zone is explicitly specified in timeZone.
Event Location	`location`	`string`	Specify the location of the event
Event Description	`description`	`string`	Enter a description for the event
Attendees	`attendees`	`string`	Enter either an array or a comma separated list of email addresses of attendees
Repeat Frequency	`repeatFrequency`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`DAILYWEEKLYMONTHLYYEARLY`
Time Zone	`timeZone`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Send Updates	`sendUpdates`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`allexternalOnlynone`

Action Authentication#

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

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

https://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.eventshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonlyemailprofile

About Google Calendar#

With Google Calendar, you can quickly schedule meetings and events and get reminders about upcoming activities, so you always know what’s next.

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