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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Document trigger
1. Connect your MongoDB account
2. Configure Polling Interval
3. Select a Database
4. Select a Collection
5. Configure Timestamp Field
Configure the Append Text action
1. Connect your Google Docs account
2. Select a Document
3. Configure Text
4. Optional- Configure Append at Beginning
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 Document on MongoDB

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

Version:0.0.9

Key:mongodb-new-document

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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";
import { Timestamp } from "mongodb";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "mongodb-new-document",
  name: "New Document",
  description: "Emit new an event when a new document is added to a collection",
  version: "0.0.9",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    database: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.mongodb,
        "database",
      ],
    },
    collection: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.mongodb,
        "collection",
        (c) => ({
          database: c.database,
        }),
      ],
    },
    timestampField: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Timestamp Field",
      description: "The key of a timestamp field, such as 'created_at' that is set to the current timestamp when a document is created. Must be of type Timestamp.",
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      const client = await this.mongodb.getClient();
      await this.processEvent(client, Date.now(), 25);
      await client.close();
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    _getLastTs() {
      return this.db.get("lastTs");
    },
    _setLastTs(lastTs) {
      this.db.set("lastTs", lastTs);
    },
    getTs(doc) {
      try {
        return JSON.parse(doc[this.timestampField]);
      } catch {
        return doc[this.timestampField];
      }
    },
    convertToTimestamp(timestampStr) {
      const bigIntValue = BigInt(timestampStr);
      const seconds = Number(bigIntValue >> 32n);
      const increment = Number(bigIntValue & 0xFFFFFFFFn);
      return new Timestamp({
        t: seconds,
        i: increment,
      });
    },
    async processEvent(client, eventTs, max) {
      const lastTs = this._getLastTs() || 0;
      let maxTs = lastTs;
      let count = 0;
      const collection = this.mongodb.getCollection(client, this.database, this.collection);
      const sort = {
        [this.timestampField]: -1,
      };
      const query = {
        [this.timestampField]: {
          $gt: this.convertToTimestamp(lastTs),
        },
      };
      const documents = await collection.find(query).sort(sort)
        .toArray();
      const docs = [];
      for (const doc of documents) {
        const ts = this.getTs(doc);
        if (!(ts > lastTs) || (max && count >= max)) {
          break;
        }
        if (ts > maxTs) {
          maxTs = ts;
        }
        docs.push(doc);
        count++;
      }
      docs.reverse().forEach((doc) => this.emitEvent(doc, eventTs));
      this._setLastTs(maxTs);
    },
    generateMeta({ _id: id }, ts) {
      return {
        id,
        summary: `New Document ID ${JSON.stringify(id)}`,
        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.
Collection	`collection`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Timestamp Field	`timestampField`	`string`	The key of a timestamp field, such as 'created_at' that is set to the current timestamp when a document is created. Must be of type Timestamp.

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#

Append Text on Google Docs

Description:Append text to an existing document. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/request#InsertTextRequest)

Version:0.1.3

Key:google_docs-append-text

View on GitHub

Google Docs Overview#

The Google Docs API allows you to create, read, and update Google Docs programmatically, enabling a wide range of automations and integrations with other apps and services. With Pipedream, you can harness this API to craft custom serverless workflows that trigger on various events, like form submissions, emails, or scheduled times, and perform actions like updating a document, extracting content, or even generating templated reports.

Action Code#

import googleDocs from "../../google_docs.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_docs-append-text",
  name: "Append Text",
  description: "Append text to an existing document. [See the documentation](https://developers.google.com/docs/api/reference/rest/v1/documents/request#InsertTextRequest)",
  version: "0.1.3",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    googleDocs,
    docId: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDocs,
        "docId",
      ],
    },
    text: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDocs,
        "text",
      ],
    },
    appendAtBeginning: {
      propDefinition: [
        googleDocs,
        "appendAtBeginning",
      ],
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    await this.googleDocs.insertText(this.docId, {
      text: this.text,
    }, this.appendAtBeginning);
    const doc = this.googleDocs.getDocument(this.docId);
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully appended text to document with ID: ${this.docId}`);
    return doc;
  },
};

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 Docs	`googleDocs`	`app`	This component uses the Google Docs app.
Document	`docId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Text	`text`	`string`	Enter static text (e.g., `hello world`) or a reference to a string exported by a previous step (e.g., `{{steps.foo.$return_value}}`).
Append at Beginning	`appendAtBeginning`	`boolean`	Whether to append at the beginning (`true`) of the document or at the end (`false`). Defaults to `false`

Action Authentication#

Google Docs uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Docs account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Docs 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 Docs API.

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

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

Append Text with Google Docs API on New Document from MongoDB API

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