Publish Message with Ably API on Weekly schedule from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Weekly schedule trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Publish Message action
1. Connect your Ably account
2. Configure Channel Name
3. Configure Event Name
4. Configure Message Data
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#

Weekly schedule on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).

Version:0.0.1

Key:schedule-weekly

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  name: "Weekly schedule",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "schedule-weekly",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow on one or more days each week at a specific time (with timezone support).",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
      default: {
        cron: "0 10 * * 1",
      },
    },
  },
};

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
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Publish Message on Ably

Description:Publish a message in a channel. [See docs here](https://ably.com/docs/realtime/messages#message-publish)

Version:0.0.1

Key:ably-publish-message

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Ably Overview#

Ably API provides a platform for adding real-time messaging, streaming, and presence capabilities to your apps. With Pipedream, you can harness this power to create dynamic, event-driven workflows. Automate notifications, synchronize data across systems in real time, or react to Ably events to trigger actions in other services, like sending emails, updating databases, or calling external APIs.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  name: "Publish Message",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "ably-publish-message",
  description: "Publish a message in a channel. [See docs here](https://ably.com/docs/realtime/messages#message-publish)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    ably,
    channelName: {
      propDefinition: [
        ably,
        "channelName",
      ],
      description: "The name of channel that will be published",
    },
    eventName: {
      propDefinition: [
        ably,
        "eventName",
      ],
      description: "The event name that will be published",
    },
    messageData: {
      propDefinition: [
        ably,
        "messageData",
      ],
      description: "The data of the message that will be published",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.ably.publishMessage({
      $,
      channelName: this.channelName,
      data: {
        name: this.eventName,
        data: this.messageData,
      },
    });

    if (response.messageId) {
      $.export("$summary", `Successfully published message with ID ${response.messageId}`);
    }

    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
Ably	`ably`	`app`	This component uses the Ably app.
Channel Name	`channelName`	`string`	The name of channel that will be published
Event Name	`eventName`	`string`	The event name that will be published
Message Data	`messageData`	`string`	The data of the message that will be published

Action Authentication#

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

The full application key string can obtained through the dashboard and split at the colon.
api_key_initial is the initial segment of the api key before the colon used as the user name
api_key_remaining is the remaining string (without the leading colon) used as the password.