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Getting Started#

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

Configure the New Sent API Message trigger
1. Connect your Textlocal account
2. Configure timer
Add steps to connect to 1200+ APIs using code and no-code building blocks
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 Sent API Message on Textlocal

Description:Emit new message sent via Textlocal's API

Version:0.0.4

Key:textlocal-new-sent-api-message

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Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "textlocal-new-sent-api-message",
  name: "New Sent API Message",
  description: "Emit new message sent via Textlocal's API",
  version: "0.0.4",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  hooks: {
    ...common.hooks,
    async activate() {
      let latestMessageId = this.db.get("latestMessageId");
      if (!latestMessageId) {
        latestMessageId = await this.textlocal.getLatestMessageId();
        this.db.set("latestMessageId", latestMessageId);
      }

      console.log(`Starting scanning from message ID: ${latestMessageId}`);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateMeta(message) {
      const {
        id,
        datetime,
        number,
        sender,
      } = message;
      const maskedNumber = this.getMaskedNumber(number);
      const summary = `New message from ${sender} to ${maskedNumber}`;
      const ts = Date.parse(datetime);
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
    async processEvent() {
      const latestMessageId = this.db.get("latestMessageId");
      const messageScan = await this.textlocal.scanApiMessageHistory({
        lowerBoundMessageId: latestMessageId,
      });

      const messages = [];
      for await (const message of messageScan) {
        messages.push(message);
      }

      if (messages.length === 0) {
        console.log("No new messages detected. Skipping...");
        return;
      }

      messages.reverse().forEach((message) => {
        const meta = this.generateMeta(message);
        this.$emit(message, meta);
      });

      const newLatestMessageId = Math.max(
        ...messages.map(({ id }) => id),
      ).toString();
      this.db.set("latestMessageId", newLatestMessageId);
    },
  },
};

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`

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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