Delay Workflow with Delay API on New Interaction Events from Slack API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Interaction Events trigger
1. Connect your Slack account
2. Optional- Configure Action IDs
3. Optional- Select one or more Channels
4. Configure slackApphook
Configure the Delay Workflow action
1. Connect your Delay account
2. Configure Duration to delay (value)
3. Select a Duration to delay (unit)
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 Interaction Events on Slack

Description:Emit new events on new Slack [interactivity events](https://api.slack.com/interactivity) sourced from [Block Kit interactive elements](https://api.slack.com/interactivity/components), [Slash commands](https://api.slack.com/interactivity/slash-commands), or [Shortcuts](https://api.slack.com/interactivity/shortcuts).

Version:0.0.9

Key:slack-new-interaction-event-received

View on GitHub

New Interaction Events Overview#

Slack messages can contain interactive elements like buttons, dropdowns, radio buttons, and more. This source subscribes to interactive events, like when a button is clicked in a message.

Example of a Slack button

Then this source will be triggered when you or another Slack user in your workspace clicks a button, selects an option or fills out a form.

Example feed of interaction events coming from Slack

With this trigger, you can build workflows that perform some work with other APIs or services, and then reply back to the original message.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/base.mjs";

export default {
  name: "New Interaction Events",
  version: "0.0.9",
  key: "slack-new-interaction-event-received",
  description:
    "Emit new events on new Slack [interactivity events](https://api.slack.com/interactivity) sourced from [Block Kit interactive elements](https://api.slack.com/interactivity/components), [Slash commands](https://api.slack.com/interactivity/slash-commands), or [Shortcuts](https://api.slack.com/interactivity/shortcuts).",
  type: "source",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    action_ids: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Action IDs",
      description:
        "Filter interaction events by specific `action_id`'s to subscribe for new interaction events. If none selected, all `action_ids` will emit new events.",
      optional: true,
      default: [],
    },
    conversations: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.slack,
        "conversation",
      ],
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Channels",
      description:
        "Filter interaction events by one or more channels. If none selected, any interaction event in any channel will emit new events.",
      optional: true,
      default: [],
    },
    // eslint-disable-next-line pipedream/props-description,pipedream/props-label
    slackApphook: {
      type: "$.interface.apphook",
      appProp: "slack",
      /**
       * Subscribes to potentially 4 different events:
       * `interaction_events` - all interaction events on the authenticated account
       * `interaction_events:${action_id}` - all interaction events with a specific given action_id
       * `interaction_events:${channel_id}` - all interaction events within a specific channel
       * `interaction_events:${channel_id}:${action_id}` - action_id within a specific channel
       * @returns string[]
       */
      async eventNames() {
        // start with action_ids, since they can be the most specific
        const action_events = this.action_ids.reduce((carry, action_id) => {
          // if channels are provided, spread them
          if (this.conversations && this.conversations.length > 0) {
            return [
              ...carry,
              ...this.conversations.map(
                (channel) => `interaction_events:${channel}:${action_id}`,
              ),
            ];
          }

          return [
            ...carry,
            `interaction_events:${action_id}`,
          ];
        }, []);

        if (action_events.length > 0) return action_events;

        // if no action_ids are specified, move down to channels
        const channel_events = this.conversations.map(
          (channel) => `interaction_events:${channel}`,
        );

        if (channel_events.length > 0) return channel_events;

        // if not specific action_ids or channels are specified, subscribe to all events
        return [
          "interaction_events",
        ];
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {},
  async run(event) {
    this.$emit(
      {
        event,
      },
      {
        summary: `New interaction event${
          event?.channel?.id
            ? ` in channel ${event.channel.id}`
            : ""
        }${
          event.actions?.length > 0
            ? ` from action_ids ${event.actions
              .map((action) => action.action_id)
              .join(", ")}`
            : ""
        }`,
        ts: Date.now(),
      },
    );
  },
};

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
Slack	`slack`	`app`	This component uses the Slack app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Action IDs	`action_ids`	`string[]`	Filter interaction events by specific `action_id`'s to subscribe for new interaction events. If none selected, all `action_ids` will emit new events.
Channels	`conversations`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
	`slackApphook`	`$.interface.apphook`

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

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About Slack#

Slack is a channel-based messaging platform. With Slack, people can work together more effectively, connect all their software tools and services, and find the information they need to do their best work — all within a secure, enterprise-grade environment.

Action#

Delay Workflow on Delay

Description:Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).

Version:0.0.1

Key:delay-workflow-delay

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Delay Overview#

The Delay API allows you to build workflows that wait a specified amount of
time before continuing. This can be useful for rate-limiting actions, or
waiting for an external event to occur.

Here are some examples of what you can build using the Delay API:

A workflow that sends a Slack message after a specified amount of time
A workflow that checks for new data from an external API every hour
A workflow that backs up a file to Dropbox every day

Action Code#

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

export default {
  name: "Delay Workflow",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "delay-workflow-delay",
  type: "action",
  description: "Delay the execution of your workflow for a specific amount of time (does not count against your compute time).",
  props: {
    delay,
    delayDurationValue: {
      propDefinition: [
        delay,
        "delayDurationValue",
      ],
      label: "Duration to delay (value)",
      description: "Specify a value for how long you'd like to delay your workflow.",
    },
    delayDurationUnit: {
      propDefinition: [
        delay,
        "delayDurationUnit",
      ],
      label: "Duration to delay (unit)",
      description: "Specify the time unit for delaying the workflow.",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const milliseconds = this.delay.convertToMilliseconds(
      this.delayDurationUnit,
      this.delayDurationValue,
    );
    const resp = await $.flow.delay(milliseconds);
    $.export(
      "$summary",
      `Successfully configured this workflow to delay for ${this.delayDurationValue} ${this.delayDurationUnit}.`,
    );
    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
Delay	`delay`	`app`	This component uses the Delay app.
Duration to delay (value)	`delayDurationValue`	`integer`	Specify a value for how long you'd like to delay your workflow.
Duration to delay (unit)	`delayDurationUnit`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`MillisecondsSecondsMinutesHours`

Action Authentication#

The Delay API does not require authentication.

About Delay#

Delay, pause, suspend, or have the execution of your workflow wait for as little as one millisecond, or as long as one year.

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