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Getting Started#

Trigger a workflow on New Contact with Textlocal API. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Configure the New Contact trigger
1. Connect your Textlocal account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Contact Group
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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 Contact on Textlocal

Description:Emit new contact

Version:0.0.3

Key:textlocal-new-contact

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Code#

import common from "../common/timer-based.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "textlocal-new-contact",
  name: "New Contact",
  description: "Emit new contact",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.3",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    groupId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Contact Group",
      description: "The contact group to monitor for new contacts",
      async options(context) {
        const { page } = context;
        if (page !== 0) {
          return [];
        }

        const { groups } = await this.textlocal.getGroups();
        const options = groups.map((group) => ({
          label: group.name,
          value: group.id,
        }));
        return {
          options,
        };
      },
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    ...common.hooks,
    deactivate() {
      this.db.set("isInitialized", false);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _isContactProcessed(contact) {
      const { number } = contact;
      return Boolean(this.db.get(number));
    },
    _markContactAsProcessed(contact) {
      const { number } = contact;
      this.db.set(number, true);
    },
    async takeContactGroupSnapshot() {
      const contactScan = await this.textlocal.scanContactGroup({
        groupId: this.groupId,
      });

      for await (const contact of contactScan) {
        this._markContactAsProcessed(contact);
      }
    },
    generateMeta({
      contact,
      ts,
    }) {
      const {
        number,
        first_name: firstName,
        last_name: lastName,
      } = contact;
      const maskedName = this.getMaskedName({
        firstName,
        lastName,
      });
      const maskedNumber = this.getMaskedNumber(number);
      const summary = `New contact: ${maskedName} (${maskedNumber})`;
      return {
        id: number,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
    async processEvent(event) {
      const isInitialized = this.db.get("isInitialized");
      if (!isInitialized) {
        await this.takeContactGroupSnapshot();
        this.db.set("isInitialized", true);
        return;
      }

      const { timestamp: ts } = event;
      const contactScan = await this.textlocal.scanContactGroup({
        groupId: this.groupId,
      });

      for await (const contact of contactScan) {
        if (this._isContactProcessed(contact)) {
          continue;
        }

        const meta = this.generateMeta({
          contact,
          ts,
        });
        this.$emit(contact, meta);
        this._markContactAsProcessed(contact);
      }
    },
  },
};

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
Textlocal	`textlocal`	`app`	This component uses the Textlocal app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Contact Group	`groupId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Authentication#

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

Get your api key in your settings > API keys

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