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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Comments by User trigger
1. Connect your Reddit account
2. Configure Polling schedule
3. Configure Username
4. Optional- Configure Number of parents
5. Optional- Select a Time filter
6. Optional- Configure Include subreddit details?
Configure the Add Multiple Rows action
1. Connect your Google Sheets account
2. Optional- Select a Drive
3. Select a Spreadsheet
4. Select a Sheet Name
5. Configure Row Values
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 Comments by User on Reddit

Description:Emit new event each time a user posts a new comment.

Version:0.1.0

Key:reddit-new-comments-by-user

View on GitHub

Reddit Overview#

You could build a tool that monitors specific subreddits and notifies you
when new posts match certain criteria.
You could build a tool that analyzes the posts and comments in a given
subreddit to generate statistics or visualizations about the topic.
You could build a bot that automatically posts or comments in response to
certain keywords or phrases.
You could build a tool that helps manage your Reddit account by automating
tasks like posting, messaging, or voting.
You could build a tool that extracts data from Reddit posts and comments for
use in other applications.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common.mjs";
const { reddit } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  type: "source",
  key: "reddit-new-comments-by-user",
  name: "New Comments by User",
  description: "Emit new event each time a user posts a new comment.",
  version: "0.1.0",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    username: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "username",
      ],
    },
    numberOfParents: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Number of parents",
      description:
        "The emitted events will contain the new comment plus the parents of said comment up to the number indicated in this property.",
      optional: true,
      min: 2,
      max: 10,
      default: 2,
    },
    timeFilter: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "timeFilter",
      ],
    },
    includeSubredditDetails: {
      propDefinition: [
        reddit,
        "includeSubredditDetails",
      ],
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      // Emits sample events on the first run during deploy.
      var redditComments = await this.reddit.getNewUserComments(
        null,
        this.username,
        this.numberOfParents,
        this.timeFilter,
        this.includeSubredditDetails,
        10,
      );
      const { children: comments = [] } = redditComments.data;
      if (comments.length === 0) {
        console.log("No data available, skipping iteration");
        return;
      }
      const { name = this._getBefore() } = comments[0].data;
      this._setBefore(name);
      const {
        cache,
        keys,
      } = this.getAllCommentsData(comments);
      this._setCache(cache);
      this._setKeys(keys);
      comments.reverse().forEach(this.emitRedditEvent);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    generateEventMetadata(redditEvent) {
      return {
        id: redditEvent.data.name,
        summary: redditEvent.data.body,
        ts: redditEvent.data.created,
      };
    },
    async isBeforeValid(before, cache) {
      // verify this comment still exists as a comment by this user
      const res = await this.reddit.getComment(cache[before]);
      const author = res[1]?.data?.children[0]?.data?.author;
      return author === this.username;
    },
    getCommentData(comment) {
      return {
        name: comment?.data?.name,
        id: comment?.data?.id,
        article: comment?.data?.link_id.slice(3),
        subreddit: comment?.data?.subreddit,
      };
    },
    getAllCommentsData(comments) {
      const cache = this._getCache();
      const keys = this._getKeys();
      comments.reverse().forEach((comment) => {
        cache[comment?.data?.name] = this.getCommentData(comment);
        keys.push(comment?.data?.name);
      });
      return {
        cache,
        keys,
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    let redditComments;
    const {
      cache: previousEmittedEvents,
      keys,
    } = await this.validateBefore(this._getCache(),
      this._getBefore(),
      this._getKeys());
    do {
      redditComments = await this.reddit.getNewUserComments(
        this._getBefore(),
        this.username,
        this.numberOfParents,
        this.timeFilter,
        this.includeSubredditDetails,
      );
      const { children: comments = [] } = redditComments.data;
      if (comments.length === 0) {
        console.log("No data available, skipping iteration");
        break;
      }
      const { name = this._getBefore() } = comments[0].data;
      this._setBefore(name);

      comments.reverse().forEach((comment) => {
        if (!previousEmittedEvents[comment.data.name]) {
          previousEmittedEvents[comment.data.name] = this.getCommentData(comment);
          keys.push(comment.data.name);
          this.emitRedditEvent(comment);
        }
      });
    } while (redditComments);
    this._setCache(previousEmittedEvents);
    this._setKeys(keys);
  },
};

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
Reddit	`reddit`	`app`	This component uses the Reddit app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Polling schedule	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	Pipedream polls Reddit for events on this schedule.
Username	`username`	`string`	The username you'd like to watch.
Number of parents	`numberOfParents`	`integer`	The emitted events will contain the new comment plus the parents of said comment up to the number indicated in this property.
Time filter	`timeFilter`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`hourdayweekmonthyearall`
Include subreddit details?	`includeSubredditDetails`	`boolean`	If set to `true`, subreddit details will be expanded/included.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

accountidentityeditflairhistoryreadreportsavestructuredstylessubmitsubscribevoteflairmodflairmodconfigmodflairmodlogmodpostsmodwikimysubredditswikieditwikiread

About Reddit#

Reddit is a network of communities based on people's interests. Find communities you're interested in, and become part of an online community!

Action#

Add Multiple Rows on Google Sheets

Description:Add multiple rows of data to a Google Sheet

Version:0.2.1

Key:google_sheets-add-multiple-rows

View on GitHub

Google Sheets Overview#

Some examples of things you can build using the Google Sheets API include:

A web app that lets users input data into a Google Sheet
A script that automatically updates a Google Sheet with data from another
source
A tool that generates graphs and charts from data in a Google Sheet
A service that sends data from a Google Sheet to another API or application

Action Code#

import googleSheets from "../../google_sheets.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_sheets-add-multiple-rows",
  name: "Add Multiple Rows",
  description: "Add multiple rows of data to a Google Sheet",
  version: "0.2.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleSheets,
    drive: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleSheets,
        "watchedDrive",
      ],
    },
    sheetId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleSheets,
        "sheetID",
        (c) => ({
          driveId: googleSheets.methods.getDriveId(c.drive),
        }),
      ],
    },
    sheetName: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleSheets,
        "sheetName",
        (c) => ({
          sheetId: c.sheetId,
        }),
      ],
    },
    rows: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleSheets,
        "rows",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run() {
    let rows = this.rows;

    let inputValidated = true;

    if (!Array.isArray(rows)) {
      rows = JSON.parse(this.rows);
    }

    if (!rows || !rows.length || !Array.isArray(rows)) {
      inputValidated = false;
    } else {
      rows.forEach((row) => { if (!Array.isArray(row)) { inputValidated = false; } });
    }

    // Throw an error if input validation failed
    if (!inputValidated) {
      console.error("Data Submitted:");
      console.error(rows);
      throw new Error("Rows data is not an array of arrays. Please enter an array of arrays in the `Rows` parameter above. If you're trying to send a single rows to Google Sheets, search for the action to add a single row to Sheets or try modifying the code for this step.");
    }

    return await this.googleSheets.addRowsToSheet({
      spreadsheetId: this.sheetId,
      range: this.sheetName,
      rows,
    });
  },
};

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
Google Sheets	`googleSheets`	`app`	This component uses the Google Sheets app.
Drive	`drive`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Spreadsheet	`sheetId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Sheet Name	`sheetName`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Row Values	`rows`	`string`	Provide an array of arrays. Each nested array should represent a row, with each element of the nested array representing a cell/column value (e.g., passing `[["Foo",1,2],["Bar",3,4]]` will insert two rows of data with three columns each). The most common pattern is to reference an array of arrays exported by a previous step (e.g., `{{steps.foo.$return_value}}`). You may also enter or construct a string that will `JSON.parse()` to an array of arrays.

Action Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive

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