Anything to PDF Converter with PDF.co API on New Collection from MongoDB API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Collection trigger
1. Connect your MongoDB account
2. Configure Polling Interval
3. Select a Database
Configure the Anything to PDF Converter action
1. Connect your PDF.co account
2. Optional- Configure HTTP Username
3. Optional- Configure HTTP Password
4. Optional- Configure Name
5. Optional- Configure Expiration
6. Optional- Configure Async
7. Optional- Configure Profiles
8. Configure URL
9. Select a Source Type
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 Collection on MongoDB

Description:Emit new an event when a new collection is added to a database

Version:0.0.7

Key:mongodb-new-collection

View on GitHub

MongoDB Overview#

The MongoDB API provides powerful capabilities to interact with a MongoDB database, allowing you to perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations, manage databases, and execute sophisticated queries. With Pipedream, you can harness these abilities to automate tasks, sync data across various apps, and react to events in real-time. It’s a combo that’s particularly potent for managing data workflows, syncing application states, or triggering actions based on changes to your data.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "mongodb-new-collection",
  name: "New Collection",
  description: "Emit new an event when a new collection is added to a database",
  version: "0.0.7",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    database: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.mongodb,
        "database",
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _getCollectionIds() {
      return this.db.get("collectionIds");
    },
    _setCollectionIds(collectionIds) {
      this.db.set("collectionIds", collectionIds);
    },
    isRelevant(uuid, collectionIds) {
      return !collectionIds.includes(uuid);
    },
    async processEvent(client, ts) {
      const collectionIds = this._getCollectionIds() || [];
      const collections = await this.mongodb.listCollections(client, this.database);
      for (const collection of collections) {
        const uuid = JSON.stringify(collection.info.uuid);
        if (!this.isRelevant(uuid, collectionIds)) {
          continue;
        }
        collectionIds.push(uuid);
        this.emitEvent(collection, ts);
      }
      this._setCollectionIds(collectionIds);
    },
    generateMeta({
      info, name,
    }, ts) {
      return {
        id: info.uuid,
        summary: name,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
};

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
MongoDB	`mongodb`	`app`	This component uses the MongoDB 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 API on this schedule
Database	`database`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

Before you connect to your Mongo database from Pipedream, please make sure your database is accessible from the public internet. You may need to add a firewall rule allowing connections from 0.0.0.0/0.

Then, enter the details of your Mongo host / database below.

About MongoDB#

MongoDB is an open source NoSQL database management program.

Action#

Anything to PDF Converter on PDF.co

Description:Convert CSV, XLS, XLSX, DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT, XPS, JPG, PNG, TIFF, URL, EMAIL to PDF. [See docs here](https://apidocs.pdf.co/22-pdf-from-csv-csv-to-pdf)

Version:0.0.1

Key:pdf_co-anything-to-pdf-converter

View on GitHub

PDF.co Overview#

PDF.co API on Pipedream opens up opportunities for automating document handling tasks. You can create PDFs from scratch, merge multiple documents, extract text or data, convert PDFs to different formats, and even perform complex operations like filling out forms programmatically. With Pipedream's serverless platform, these capabilities can be integrated into workflows that respond to events, schedule tasks, or trigger on specific conditions, streamlining processes that involve PDF manipulation.

Action Code#

import app from "../../pdf_co.app.mjs";
import constants from "../common/constants.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Anything to PDF Converter",
  description: "Convert CSV, XLS, XLSX, DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT, XPS, JPG, PNG, TIFF, URL, EMAIL to PDF. [See docs here](https://apidocs.pdf.co/22-pdf-from-csv-csv-to-pdf)",
  key: "pdf_co-anything-to-pdf-converter",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    httpusername: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "httpusername",
      ],
    },
    httppassword: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "httppassword",
      ],
    },
    name: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "name",
      ],
    },
    expiration: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "expiration",
      ],
    },
    async: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "async",
      ],
    },
    profiles: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "profiles",
      ],
    },
    url: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "url",
      ],
    },
    sourceType: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Source Type",
      description: "Select the type of the source file.",
      options: constants.ANYTHING_TO_PDF_SOURCE_TYPES,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    if (!this.sourceType) {
      return {};
    }
    let additionalProps = {};
    if (this.sourceType.endsWith("/from/url") || this.sourceType.endsWith("/from/email")) {
      additionalProps = {
        margins: {
          type: "string",
          label: "Margins",
          description: "Set to css style margins like 10px, 5mm, 5in for all sides or 5px 5px 5px 5px (the order of margins is top, right, bottom, left).",
          optional: true,
        },
        paperSize: {
          type: "string",
          label: "Paper Size",
          description: "Custom size can be set in px (pixels), mm or in (inches) with width and height separated by space like this: 200 300, 200px 300px, 200mm 300mm, 20cm 30cm or 6in 8in.",
          options: constants.PAPER_SIZE_OPTS,
          optional: true,
        },
        orientation: {
          type: "string",
          label: "Orientation",
          description: "Set to Portrait or Landscape. Portrait by default.",
          options: constants.ORIENTATION_OPTS,
          optional: true,
        },
      };
      if (this.sourceType.endsWith("/from/url")) {
        additionalProps = {
          ...additionalProps,
          printBackground: {
            type: "boolean",
            label: "Print Background",
            description: "true by default. Set to false to disable printing of background.",
            optional: true,
          },
          mediaType: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Media Type",
            description: "Uses print by default. Set to screen to convert HTML as it appears in a browser or print to convert as it appears for printing or none to set none as mediaType for css styles.",
            options: constants.MEDIA_TYPE_OPTS,
            optional: true,
          },
          doNotWaitFullLoad: {
            type: "boolean",
            label: "Do Not Wait Full Load",
            description: "false by default. Set to true to skip waiting for full load (like full video load etc that may affect the total conversion time).",
            optional: true,
          },
          header: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Header",
            description: "Set to HTML for header to be applied on every page at the header.",
            optional: true,
          },
          footer: {
            type: "string",
            label: "Footer",
            description: "Set to HTML for footer to be applied on every page at the bottom.",
            optional: true,
          },
        };
      }
      if (this.sourceType.endsWith("/from/email")) {
        additionalProps = {
          ...additionalProps,
          embedAttachments: {
            type: "boolean",
            label: "Embed Attachments",
            description: "Set to true to automatically embed all attachments from original input email into final output PDF.",
            optional: true,
          },
          convertAttachments: {
            type: "boolean",
            label: "Convert Attachments",
            description: "Set to false if you do not want to convert attachments from original email and want to embed them as original files. Set to true to convert attachments that are supported by API (doc, docx, html, png, jpg etc) into PDF and merges into final output PDF.",
            optional: true,
          },
        };
      }
    }
    if (this.sourceType.startsWith("/xls/convert")) {
      additionalProps = {
        worksheetIndex: {
          type: "integer",
          label: "Worksheet Index",
          description: "Default worksheet index (zero by default).",
          optional: true,
        },
      };
    }
    return additionalProps;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const param = {
      url: this.url,
      httpusername: this.httpusername,
      httppassword: this.httppassword,
      name: this.name,
      expiration: this.expiration,
      async: this.async,
      profiles: this.profiles,
      margins: this.margins,
      paperSize: this.paperSize,
      orientation: this.orientation,
      printBackground: this.printBackground,
      mediaType: this.mediaType,
      DoNotWaitFullLoad: this.doNotWaitFullLoad,
      header: this.header,
      footer: this.footer,
      embedAttachments: this.embedAttachments,
      convertAttachments: this.convertAttachments,
    };
    const response = await this.app.genericRequest(
      $,
      param,
      this.sourceType,
    );
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully converted ${this.sourceType} to PDF`);
    return response;
  },
};

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
PDF.co	`app`	`app`	This component uses the PDF.co app.
HTTP Username	`httpusername`	`string`	HTTP auth user name if required to access source url.
HTTP Password	`httppassword`	`string`	HTTP auth password if required to access source url.
Name	`name`	`string`	File name for generated output.
Expiration	`expiration`	`integer`	Output link expiration in minutes. Default is 60 (i.e. 60 minutes or 1 hour).
Async	`async`	`boolean`	Runs processing asynchronously. Returns JobId.
Profiles	`profiles`	`any`	Use this parameter to set additional configuration for fine tuning and extra options. Explore PDF.co for profile examples.
URL	`url`	`string`	URL to the source file. Supports links from Google Drive, Dropbox and from built-in PDF.co files storage.
Source Type	`sourceType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "CSV, XLS, XLSX", "value": "/pdf/convert/from/csv" }{ "label": "DOC, DOCX, RTF, TXT, XPS", "value": "/pdf/convert/from/doc" }{ "label": "JPG, PNG, TIFF", "value": "/pdf/convert/from/image" }{ "label": "PDF from URL", "value": "/pdf/convert/from/url" }{ "label": "PDF from EMAIL", "value": "/pdf/convert/from/email" }{ "label": "PDF from XLS", "value": "/xls/convert/to/pdf" }`