user-1
April 8, 2025, 12:56pm
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Documentation read:
Whenever possible, reuse methods defined in the app file. If you need to use an API for which a method is not defined and it may be used in future components, define a new method in the app file.gmail.app.mjs defines getAttachment and I would like to reuse that method in my own component (note that getAttachment calls _client ). Any tips?
user-1
April 8, 2025, 12:56pm
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Check out our actions, for example this one:
import gmail from "../../gmail.app.mjs";
import fs from "fs";
import path from "path";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";
export default {
key: "gmail-download-attachment",
name: "Download Attachment",
description: "Download an attachment by attachmentId to the /tmp directory. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/gmail/api/reference/rest/v1/users.messages.attachments/get)",
version: "0.0.5",
type: "action",
props: {
gmail,
messageId: {
propDefinition: [
gmail,
"messageWithAttachments",
],
},
attachmentId: {
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user-1
April 8, 2025, 12:56pm
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You import the file locally or from the npm package @pipedream/gmail
user-1
April 8, 2025, 12:56pm
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user-1
April 8, 2025, 12:56pm
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Then all methods from the app file will be available as: this.gmail.methodName()
user-1
April 8, 2025, 12:56pm
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user-1
April 8, 2025, 12:56pm
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Thank you Andrew, this works.
Bottom line is to import the npm package and use it in props!
