Send Message with Discord API on New Form Response Submitted from TransForm API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Form Response Submitted trigger
1. Connect your TransForm account
2. Configure timer
3. Select a Form ID
Configure the Send Message action
1. Connect your Discord account
2. Configure channel
3. Configure Message
4. Optional- Configure Thread ID
5. Optional- Configure Username
6. Optional- Configure Avatar URL
7. Optional- Configure Include link to workflow
8. Optional- Configure Suppress notifications
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 Form Response Submitted on TransForm

Description:Emit new event when a response for a form is submitted

Version:0.0.2

Key:transform-form-response-submitted

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TransForm Overview#

The TransForm API allows you to automate server management tasks like creating, updating, and managing servers across multiple cloud platforms. It can be a game-changer for DevOps teams, system administrators, and developers who manage cloud infrastructure. By interfacing with TransForm via Pipedream, you can craft workflows that streamline server provisioning, configuration, and monitoring processes.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  key: "transform-form-response-submitted",
  name: "New Form Response Submitted",
  description: "Emit new event when a response for a form is submitted",
  type: "source",
  version: "0.0.2",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    transform,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    formId: {
      propDefinition: [
        transform,
        "formId",
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      const { result } = await this.transform.getFormResponses({
        formId: this.formId,
        params: {
          pageSize: 25,
          pageNumber: Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER,
        },
      });
      this.emitResults(result);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getPage() {
      return this.db.get("page") || 1;
    },
    _setPage(page) {
      this.db.set("page", page);
    },
    getMeta(formResponse) {
      const {
        __primaryKey: id,
        requestDate,
      } = formResponse;
      return {
        id,
        summary: `New form response submitted: ${id}`,
        ts: new Date(requestDate),
      };
    },
    emitResults(results) {
      results
        .filter((result) => Object.keys(result).length > 1) // filters unsubmitted responses
        .forEach((result) => this.$emit(result, this.getMeta(result)));
    },
  },
  async run() {
    let page = this._getPage();

    while (true) {
      const {
        result,
        pageCount,
        pageNumber,
      } = await this.transform.getFormResponses({
        formId: this.formId,
        params: {
          pageNumber: page,
        },
      });

      this.emitResults(result);

      if (pageCount === pageNumber) {
        break;
      }

      this._setPage(++page);
    }
  },
};

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
TransForm	`transform`	`app`	This component uses the TransForm app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Form ID	`formId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

After signing in to Alpha TransForms, you'll see the Home tab. Click the Get API Key menu option to get or generate your API Key.

About TransForm#

Alpha TransForm is a mobile app development and deployment platform that allows developers and individuals to build and deploy mobile apps that can be integrated into enterprise workflows. Businesses can use Alpha TransForm to digitize inspection and incident reports, compliance and audit reports, safety checklists, customer records and inventory tracking.

Action#

Send Message on Discord

Description:Send a simple message to a Discord channel

Version:1.0.2

Key:discord-send-message

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Discord Overview#

The Discord API interacts seamlessly with Pipedream, empowering you to craft customized automations and workflows for your Discord server. With this powerful integration, you can automate tasks like message posting, user management, and notifications, based on a myriad of triggers and actions from different apps. These automations can enhance the Discord experience for community moderators and members, by synchronizing with external tools, organizing community engagement, and streamlining notifications.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "discord-send-message",
  name: "Send Message",
  description: "Send a simple message to a Discord channel",
  version: "1.0.2",
  type: "action",
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      message,
      avatarURL,
      threadID,
      username,
      includeSentViaPipedream,
      suppressNotifications,
    } = this;
    try {
      const resp = await this.discord.sendMessage(this.channel, {
        avatar_url: avatarURL,
        username,
        flags: this.getMessageFlags(suppressNotifications),
        content: includeSentViaPipedream
          ? this.appendPipedreamText(message)
          : message,
      }, {
        thread_id: threadID,
      });
      $.export("$summary", "Message sent successfully");
      return resp || {
        success: true,
      };
    } catch (err) {
      console.log(err);
      const unsentMessage = this.getUserInputProps();
      $.export("unsent", unsentMessage);
      throw err;
    }
  },
};

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
Discord	`discord`	`app`	This component uses the Discord app.
channel	`channel`	`$.discord.channel`
Message	`message`	`string`	Enter a simple message up to 2000 characters. This is the most commonly used field. However, it's optional if you pass embed content.
Thread ID	`threadID`	`string`	If provided, the message will be posted to this thread
Username	`username`	`string`	Overrides the current username of the webhook
Avatar URL	`avatarURL`	`string`	If used, it overrides the default avatar of the webhook. Note: Consecutive posts by the same username within 10 minutes of each other will not display updated avatar.
Include link to workflow	`includeSentViaPipedream`	`boolean`	Defaults to `true`, includes a link to this workflow at the end of your Discord message.
Suppress notifications	`suppressNotifications`	`boolean`	Defaults to `false`, sends the message as silent, triggers no notifications to clients.

Action Authentication#

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

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

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