[Date/Time] Compare Dates with Formatting API on New Contact from VBOUT API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Contact trigger
1. Connect your VBOUT account
2. Configure Polling interval
3. Select a List
Configure the [Date/Time] Compare Dates action
1. Connect your Formatting account
2. Configure Start Date
3. Optional- Select a Input Format
4. Configure End Date
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 Contact on VBOUT

Description:Emit new event for each new contact. [See docs here](https://developers.vbout.com/docs#emailmarketing_getcontacts)

Version:0.0.3

Key:vbout-new-contact

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VBOUT Overview#

The VBOUT API unlocks the potential to automate your marketing stack, leveraging Pipedream's capabilities for seamless integrations with other services. With VBOUT, you can manage contacts, automate email campaigns, track user actions, and analyze performance data. Pipedream enhances this by allowing you to capture events in real-time, process data with serverless code, and connect with countless apps to extend your marketing automation workflows.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  type: "source",
  name: "New Contact",
  key: "vbout-new-contact",
  description: "Emit new event for each new contact. [See docs here](https://developers.vbout.com/docs#emailmarketing_getcontacts)",
  version: "0.0.3",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    list: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.vbout,
        "list",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getDataToEmit({
      id, email,
    }) {
      const ts = new Date().getTime();
      return {
        id,
        summary: `New Contact (${email})`,
        ts,
      };
    },
    getDatetimeField() {
      return "registration_date";
    },
    async getRecords(params) {
      const toEmit = [];
      const records = this.vbout.paginate({
        fn: this.vbout.getContacts,
        params,
        field: "contacts",
      });
      for await (const record of records) {
        toEmit.push(record);
      }
      return toEmit;
    },
    async getItems() {
      const { contacts } = await this.vbout.getContacts({
        limit: 20,
        listid: this.list.value,
      });
      return contacts;
    },
    getParams() {
      return {
        limit: 99999999,
        listid: this.list.value,
      };
    },
  },
};

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
VBOUT	`vbout`	`app`	This component uses the VBOUT app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling interval	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream will poll the vbout API on this schedule
List	`list`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

To retrieve your API key,

Navigate to your VBOUT account and sign in
Go to “Settings” > “API Integrations”

About VBOUT#

VBOUT offers several marketing tools into one powerful platform: Social media, landing pages, lead management, email marketing, automation and analytics.

Action#

[Date/Time] Compare Dates on Formatting

Description:Get the duration between two dates in days, hours, minutes, and seconds along with checking if they are the same.

Version:0.0.5

Key:formatting-compare-dates

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Action Code#

import { defineAction } from "@pipedream/types";
import commonDateTime from "../../common/date-time/commonDateTime.mjs";
import app from "../../app/formatting.app.mjs";
import { DATE_TIME_UNITS } from "../../common/date-time/dateTimeUnits.mjs";
export default defineAction({
    ...commonDateTime,
    name: "[Date/Time] Compare Dates",
    description: "Get the duration between two dates in days, hours, minutes, and seconds along with checking if they are the same.",
    key: "formatting-compare-dates",
    version: "0.0.5",
    type: "action",
    props: {
        ...commonDateTime.props,
        inputDate: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "inputDate",
            ],
            label: "Start Date",
            description: "Enter start date string, in the format defined in `Input Format`. If the start date is after the end date, these dates will be swapped and in the output `datesSwapped` will be set to `true`.",
        },
        endDate: {
            propDefinition: [
                app,
                "inputDate",
            ],
            label: "End Date",
            description: "Enter end date string, in the format defined in `Input Format`. Timezone is assumed the same for both dates if not explicitly set.",
        },
    },
    async run({ $ }) {
        const startDateObj = this.getDateFromInput(this.inputDate);
        const endDateObj = this.getDateFromInput(this.endDate);
        const startValue = startDateObj.valueOf();
        const endValue = endDateObj.valueOf();
        const datesSwapped = startValue > endValue;
        let result = "equal";
        let remainingValue = Math.abs(endValue - startValue);
        if (remainingValue) {
            const arrResults = [];
            const arrUnits = Object.entries(DATE_TIME_UNITS).sort((a, b) => b[1] - a[1]);
            for (const [word, unit,] of arrUnits) {
                const amount = Math.floor(remainingValue / unit);
                if (amount) {
                    arrResults.push(`${amount} ${amount === 1
                        ? word
                        : `${word}s`}`);
                    remainingValue %= unit;
                    if (!remainingValue)
                        break;
                }
            }
            result = arrResults.join(", ");
        }
        $.export("$summary", "Successfully compared dates");
        return {
            datesSwapped,
            result,
        };
    },
});

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
Formatting	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Formatting app.
Start Date	`inputDate`	`string`	Enter start date string, in the format defined in `Input Format`. If the start date is after the end date, these dates will be swapped and in the output `datesSwapped` will be set to `true`.
Input Format	`inputFormat`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`Sun Jan 22 23:04:05 +0000 2006January 22 2006 23:04:05January 22 2006Jan 22 20062006-01-22T23:04:052006-01-22T23:04:05+00002006-01-22 23:04:05 +00002006-01-22 23:042006-01-2201-22-200601/22/200601/22/0622-01-200622/01/200622/01/06Unix time (seconds) Eg. 1137971045Unix time (milliseconds) Eg. 1137971045000`
End Date	`endDate`	`string`	Enter end date string, in the format defined in `Input Format`. Timezone is assumed the same for both dates if not explicitly set.

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