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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and Google Drive 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. Optional- Configure Published After Than
Configure the Create New File From Text action
1. Connect your Google Drive account
2. Optional- Select a Drive
3. Optional- Select a Folder
4. Optional- Configure Name
5. Optional- Configure Content
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:1.2.3

Key:rss-new-item-in-feed

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RSS Overview#

With the RSS API you have the power to create powerful tools and applications.
RSS is a great way to reliably subscribe to, track and build around your
favorite content sources. Here are some examples of things you can create
using the RSS API:

A personal news website to syndicate articles from multiple sources.
A custom feed reader to deliver timely notifications of updates and news.
A live editorial dashboard to track news, trends and public sentiment.
An automated “report bot” to aggregate and report on news topics.
A competitor tracking tool to stay on top of industry news.
A custom RSS-based search engine or RSS-supported deep learning engine.
A live events feed to notify users and followers of new developments.

Trigger Code#

import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
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: "1.2.3",
    type: "source",
    dedupe: "unique",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        url: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "url",
            ],
        },
        publishedAfterThan: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Published After Than",
            description: "Emit items published after the specified date in ISO 8601 format .e.g `2022-12-07T12:57:10+07:00`",
            optional: true,
        },
    },
    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()) {
            if (this.publishedAfterThan) {
                const publishedAfterThan = +new Date(this.publishedAfterThan);
                const ts = this.rss.itemTs(item);
                if (Number.isNaN(publishedAfterThan) || publishedAfterThan > 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 Than	`publishedAfterThan`	`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#

Create New File From Text on Google Drive

Description:Create a new file from plain text. [See the docs](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/files/create) for more information

Version:0.1.1

Key:google_drive-create-file-from-text

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Google Drive Overview#

Using the Google Drive API, you can build applications that:

Create and manage files and folders
Download and upload files
Share and organize files
Search for files
Track changes to files
And much more!

Troubleshooting

Error: "Google cannot give this app access to your account data because Advanced Protection is turned on for your Google Account"

If you are using a free Google account, Google Advanced Protection Program must be disabled in order to use the Google Drive app on Pipedream.

For Google Workspace users, your Google Workspace Administrator can manually allow the Pipedream Google Drive app; please follow the instructions here.

Action Code#

import googleDrive from "../../google_drive.app.mjs";
import { Readable } from "stream";

export default {
  key: "google_drive-create-file-from-text",
  name: "Create New File From Text",
  description: "Create a new file from plain text. [See the docs](https://developers.google.com/drive/api/v3/reference/files/create) for more information",
  version: "0.1.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleDrive,
    drive: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "watchedDrive",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    parentId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "folderId",
        (c) => ({
          drive: c.drive,
        }),
      ],
      description:
        "The folder you want to add the file to. If not specified, the file will be placed directly in the drive's top-level folder.",
      optional: true,
    },
    name: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDrive,
        "fileName",
      ],
      description:
        "The name of the file you want to create (e.g., `myFile.txt`)",
    },
    content: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Content",
      description: "Enter text to create the file with.",
      optional: true,
      default: "",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      parentId,
      name,
      content,
    } = this;
    const file = Readable.from([
      content,
    ]);
    const driveId = this.googleDrive.getDriveId(this.drive);
    const resp = await this.googleDrive.createFile({
      mimeType: "text/plain",
      file,
      name,
      parentId,
      driveId,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created a new file, "${resp.name}"`);
    return resp;
  },
};

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 Drive	`googleDrive`	`app`	This component uses the Google Drive app.
Drive	`drive`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Folder	`parentId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Name	`name`	`string`	The name of the file you want to create (e.g., `myFile.txt`)
Content	`content`	`string`	Enter text to create the file with.

Action Authentication#

Google Drive uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Drive account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Drive 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 Drive API.

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drivehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.readonly

About Google Drive#

Internet-related services and products

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