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Trigger a workflow on New Remote Directory Watcher with SFTP (key-based auth) API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

  1. Configure the New Remote Directory Watcher trigger
    1. Connect your SFTP (key-based auth) account
    2. Configure timer
    3. Configure Root directory
    4. Configure Maximum watcher depth
  2. Add steps to connect to 2,000+ APIs using code and no-code building blocks
  3. Deploy the workflow
  4. Send a test event to validate your setup
  5. Turn on the trigger

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Details

This is a pre-built, source-available component from Pipedream's GitHub repo. The component is 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.

New Remote Directory Watcher on SFTP (key-based auth)
Description:Emit new events when files get created, changed or deleted from a remote directory. [See the docs](https://github.com/theophilusx/ssh2-sftp-client#orgfac43d1)
Version:0.0.4
Key:sftp-watch-remote-directory

Code

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

export default {
  key: "sftp-watch-remote-directory",
  name: "New Remote Directory Watcher",
  description: "Emit new events when files get created, changed or deleted from a remote directory. [See the docs](https://github.com/theophilusx/ssh2-sftp-client#orgfac43d1)",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    sftpApp,
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    db: "$.service.db",
    rootDirectory: {
      label: "Root directory",
      description: "Root directory to be watched. example: `/public`",
      type: "string",
      default: "/",
    },
    maxDepth: {
      label: "Maximum watcher depth",
      description: "Watch all subdirectories within of the root directory, considering the selected maximum depth.",
      type: "integer",
      min: 0,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    setFiles(files) {
      this.db.set("files", files);
    },
    getFiles() {
      return this.db.get("files") || [];
    },
    getChangesWithEvent(currentFiles, previousFiles) {
      const fileChanges = [];
      // deleted file detection;
      for (const prvFile of previousFiles) {
        const file = currentFiles.find((p) => p.path === prvFile.path);
        if (!file) {
          fileChanges.push({
            ...prvFile,
            event: "deleted",
          });
        }
      }
      // created, updated file detection;
      for (const file of currentFiles) {
        const prvFile = previousFiles.find((p) => p.path === file.path);
        if (prvFile) {
          // unchanged files (checking size and last update time)
          if (prvFile.size === file.size && prvFile.modifyTime === file.modifyTime) {
            continue;
          }
          // file has changed
          fileChanges.push({
            ...file,
            event: "updated",
          });
        } else {
          // new file detection
          fileChanges.push({
            ...file,
            event: "created",
          });
        }
      }
      return fileChanges;
    },
    async listDirectories(sftp, parent, currDepth) {
      const files = await sftp.list(parent);
      return files.filter((file) => file.type === "d")
        .map((directory) => ({
          ...directory,
          parent,
          path: `${parent}/${directory.name}`,
          depth: currDepth,
        }));
    },
    async listDirectoriesDeep(sftp, parent, maxDepth, currDepth) {
      if (currDepth > maxDepth) {
        return [];
      }
      const nextDepth = currDepth + 1;
      const rootDirectories = await this.listDirectories(sftp, parent, currDepth);
      const childrenDirectories = [];
      for (const item of rootDirectories) {
        const path = `${parent}/${item.name}`;
        const directories = await this.listDirectoriesDeep(sftp, path, maxDepth, nextDepth);
        childrenDirectories.push(...directories);
      }
      rootDirectories.push(...childrenDirectories);
      return rootDirectories;
    },
    async listAllFilesFromDirectories(sftp, directories) {
      const allFiles = [];
      for (const directory of directories) {
        const listingResult = await sftp.list(directory.path);
        const files = listingResult.filter((file) => file.type !== "d")
          .map((file) => ({
            ...file,
            directory: directory.path,
            path: `${directory.path}/${file.name}`,
            depth: directory.depth || 0,
          }));
        allFiles.push(...files);
      }
      return allFiles;
    },
    validateRootDirectory(rootDirectory) {
      if (!rootDirectory) {
        throw new Error("Must provide root directory");
      }
      if (!rootDirectory.startsWith("/")) {
        throw new Error("The root directory must to be the absolute path and start with a slash, such as: '/public'");
      }
    },
    getEventId(event) {
      return `${event.event}|${event.path}|${event.size}|${event.modifyTime}`;
    },
    emitEvents(events) {
      for (const fileChangeEvent of events) {
        this.$emit(fileChangeEvent, {
          id: this.getEventId(fileChangeEvent),
          summary: `${fileChangeEvent.event} ${fileChangeEvent.path}`,
          ts: new Date(fileChangeEvent.modifyTime),
        });
      }
    },
    async connect() {
      return await this.sftpApp.connect();
    },
    async disconnect(sftp) {
      await sftp.end();
    },
  },
  async run() {
    this.validateRootDirectory(this.rootDirectory);

    const sftp = await this.connect();

    let directories = [
      {
        path: this.rootDirectory,
      },
    ];
    directories = directories.concat(
      await this.listDirectoriesDeep(sftp, this.rootDirectory, this.maxDepth, 0),
    );

    const currentFiles = await this.listAllFilesFromDirectories(sftp, directories);
    const previousFiles = this.getFiles();
    const filesChangesWithEvent = this.getChangesWithEvent(currentFiles, previousFiles);
    this.emitEvents(filesChangesWithEvent);

    this.setFiles(currentFiles);
    await this.disconnect(sftp);
  },
};

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.
LabelPropTypeDescription
SFTP (key-based auth)sftpAppappThis component uses the SFTP (key-based auth) app.
timer$.interface.timer
N/Adb$.service.dbThis component uses $.service.db to maintain state between executions.
Root directoryrootDirectorystring

Root directory to be watched. example: /public

Maximum watcher depthmaxDepthinteger

Watch all subdirectories within of the root directory, considering the selected maximum depth.

Authentication

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

This app holds details for an SFTP server you want to interact with in Pipedream.

Below, enter the hostname of the server you'd like to connect to, your username, and the private key you'd like to use to connect.

This app only supports key pair authentication, not authentication via password. If you need to use a username / password to connect to a host, please use the SFTP (password-based auth) app, instead.

About SFTP (key-based auth)

Interact with an SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) Server using a private key for auth

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