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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a RSS trigger and Snappy 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 From Multiple RSS Feeds trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URLs
4. Optional- Configure Max per Feed
Configure the Create Wall Post action
1. Connect your Snappy account
2. Select a Account ID
3. Configure Content
4. Configure Tags
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 From Multiple RSS Feeds on RSS

Description:Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-from-multiple-feeds

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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 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-from-multiple-feeds",
    name: "New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds",
    type: "source",
    description: "Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds",
    version: "1.2.7",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
            description: "Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.",
        },
        max: {
            type: "integer",
            label: "Max per Feed",
            description: "Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.",
            optional: true,
            default: 20,
        },
    },
    dedupe: "unique",
    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.
            for (const url of this.urls) {
                await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            }
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = (await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url))?.slice(0, this.max);
            console.log(`Retrieved items from ${url}`);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        this.rss.sortItems(items).forEach((item) => {
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$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 URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.
Max per Feed	`max`	`integer`	Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create Wall Post on Snappy

Description:Creates a wall post. [See docs here](https://github.com/BeSnappy/api-docs#posting-to-team-wall)

Version:0.0.1

Key:snappy-create-wall-post

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Snappy Overview#

Snappy API enables interaction with Snappy, a customer support tool designed to streamline communication and enhance support team efficiency. By leveraging the Snappy API on Pipedream, you can automate ticket management, organize customer inquiries, and orchestrate seamless communication between support staff and customers. With Pipedream's ability to connect to countless services, you can create workflows that react to events in real-time, sync data across platforms, and personalize customer interactions, all in a serverless environment.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  name: "Create Wall Post",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "snappy-create-wall-post",
  description: "Creates a wall post. [See docs here](https://github.com/BeSnappy/api-docs#posting-to-team-wall)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    snappy,
    accountId: {
      propDefinition: [
        snappy,
        "accountId",
      ],
    },
    content: {
      label: "Content",
      description: "The content of the post",
      type: "string",
    },
    tags: {
      label: "Tags",
      description: "The tags of the post. E.g `[\"amazing\", \"urgent\"]`",
      type: "string[]",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.snappy.createWallPost({
      $,
      accountId: this.accountId,
      data: {
        type: "post",
        content: this.content,
        tags: typeof this.tags === "string"
          ? JSON.parse(this.tags)
          : this.tags,
      },
    });

    if (response) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully created wall post 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
Snappy	`snappy`	`app`	This component uses the Snappy app.
Account ID	`accountId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Content	`content`	`string`	The content of the post
Tags	`tags`	`string[]`	The tags of the post. E.g `["amazing", "urgent"]`