Convert Currency with Helper Functions API on Custom Interval from Schedule API

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Convert Currency with the Helper Functions API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the Custom Interval trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Convert Currency action
1. Connect your Helper Functions account
2. Select a From Currency
3. Select a To Currency
4. Configure Value
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#

Custom Interval on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.

Version:0.0.2

Key:schedule-custom-interval

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

import schedule from "../../schedule.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Custom Interval",
  version: "0.0.2",
  key: "schedule-custom-interval",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow every N hours, minutes or seconds.",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
    },
  },
};

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
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Convert Currency on Helper Functions

Description:Convert an amount between currencies. [See the documentation](https://www.frankfurter.app/docs/)

Version:0.2.0

Key:helper_functions-convert-currency

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Helper Functions Overview#

The Helper Functions app on Pipedream is a set of pre-built functions that streamline common tasks in your workflows. It acts like a Swiss Army knife for developers, providing essential tools such as format conversion, date manipulation, and text processing. By leveraging these functions, you can reduce the boilerplate code needed for routine operations, speeding up the development of intricate automations. The Helper Functions API can be a game changer when it comes to tasks like parsing dates in user-friendly formats, encoding and decoding data, or generating UUIDs, making them more efficient and less error-prone.

Action Code#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform";
import helperFunctions from "../../helper_functions.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "helper_functions-convert-currency",
  name: "Convert Currency",
  description: "Convert an amount between currencies. [See the documentation](https://www.frankfurter.app/docs/)",
  version: "0.2.0",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    helperFunctions,
    fromCurrency: {
      type: "string",
      label: "From Currency",
      description: "The currency to convert from",
      async options() {
        return this.getCurrencyOptions();
      },
    },
    toCurrency: {
      type: "string",
      label: "To Currency",
      description: "The currency to convert to",
      async options() {
        return this.getCurrencyOptions();
      },
    },
    value: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Value",
      description: "The value to convert",
    },
  },
  methods: {
    async getCurrencyOptions() {
      const currencies = await this.getCurrencies();
      const options = [];
      for (const [
        key,
        value,
      ] of Object.entries(currencies)) {
        options.push({
          value: key,
          label: value,
        });
      }
      return options;
    },
    getCurrencies($ = this) {
      return axios($, {
        url: "https://api.frankfurter.app/currencies",
      });
    },
    convertCurrency($ = this) {
      return axios($, {
        url: "https://api.frankfurter.app/latest",
        params: {
          from: this.fromCurrency,
          to: this.toCurrency,
          amount: this.value,
        },
      });
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const response = await this.convertCurrency($);
    $.export("$summary", `${this.value} ${this.fromCurrency} = ${response.rates[this.toCurrency]} ${this.toCurrency}`);
    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
Helper Functions	`helperFunctions`	`app`	This component uses the Helper Functions app.
From Currency	`fromCurrency`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
To Currency	`toCurrency`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Value	`value`	`string`	The value to convert