New Question for Specific Keywords from Stack Exchange API

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Getting Started#

Trigger a workflow on New Question for Specific Keywords with Stack Exchange API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the New Question for Specific Keywords trigger
1. Connect your Stack Exchange account
2. Select a Site
3. Configure Keywords
4. Configure timer
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Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
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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 Question for Specific Keywords on Stack Exchange

Description:Emits an event when a new question is posted and related to a set of specific keywords

Version:0.0.2

Key:stack_exchange-new-question-for-specific-keywords

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Code#

const stack_exchange = require('../../stack_exchange.app');

module.exports = {
  key: 'stack_exchange-new-question-for-specific-keywords',
  name: 'New Question for Specific Keywords',
  description:
    'Emits an event when a new question is posted and related to a set of specific keywords',
  version: '0.0.2',
  dedupe: 'unique',
  props: {
    stack_exchange,
    db: '$.service.db',
    siteId: {propDefinition: [stack_exchange, 'siteId']},
    keywords: {propDefinition: [stack_exchange, 'keywords']},
    timer: {
      type: '$.interface.timer',
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: 60 * 15, // 15 minutes
      },
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async activate() {
      const fromDate = this._getCurrentEpoch();
      this.db.set('fromDate', fromDate);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getCurrentEpoch() {
      // The StackExchange API works with Unix epochs in seconds.
      return Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000);
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {question_id: id, creation_date: ts, title} = data;
      const summary = `New question: ${title}`;
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const fromDate = this.db.get('fromDate');
    const toDate = this._getCurrentEpoch();
    const keywordsQuery = this.keywords.join(',');
    const searchParams = {
      fromDate,
      toDate,
      sort: 'creation',
      order: 'asc',
      closed: false,
      site: this.siteId,
      q: keywordsQuery,
    };

    const items = this.stack_exchange.advancedSearch(searchParams);
    for await (const item of items) {
      const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
      this.$emit(item, meta);
    }

    this.db.set('fromDate', toDate);
  },
};

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
Stack Exchange	`stack_exchange`	`app`	This component uses the Stack Exchange app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Site	`siteId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Keywords	`keywords`	`string[]`	Keywords to search for in questions
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Authentication#

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

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

read_inboxno_expirywrite_accessprivate_info