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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Comment Created trigger
1. Connect your MeisterTask account
2. Configure timer
3. Optional- Select a Project
4. Optional- Select a Section
5. Select a Task
Configure the Convert SOAP XML Object to JSON action
1. Connect your Salesforce account
2. Configure infoBox
3. Configure XML Soap Object
4. Optional- Configure Extract Notifications Only
5. Optional- Configure Fail on Error
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 Comment Created on MeisterTask

Description:Emit new event when a new comment is created. [See the docs](https://developers.meistertask.com/reference/get-task-comments)

Version:0.0.1

Key:meistertask-new-comment-created

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MeisterTask Overview#

MeisterTask's API enables automation of task management processes, offering a programmatic way to interact with your tasks and projects. By leveraging the API with Pipedream, you can create powerful, serverless workflows that react to events in MeisterTask, manipulate tasks and projects, or synchronize data across multiple platforms. It's a robust tool for enhancing productivity and streamlining project collaboration.

Trigger Code#

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

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "meistertask-new-comment-created",
  name: "New Comment Created",
  description: "Emit new event when a new comment is created. [See the docs](https://developers.meistertask.com/reference/get-task-comments)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    projectId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.meistertask,
        "projectId",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    sectionId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.meistertask,
        "sectionId",
        (c) => ({
          projectId: c.projectId,
        }),
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    taskId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.meistertask,
        "taskId",
        (c) => ({
          projectId: c.projectId,
          sectionId: c.sectionId,
        }),
      ],
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getResourceFn() {
      return this.meistertask.listComments;
    },
    getArgs() {
      return {
        params: {
          sort: "-created_at",
        },
        taskId: this.taskId,
      };
    },
    generateMeta(comment) {
      return {
        id: comment.id,
        summary: comment.text,
        ts: Date.parse(comment.created_at),
      };
    },
  },
};

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
MeisterTask	`meistertask`	`app`	This component uses the MeisterTask app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Project	`projectId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Section	`sectionId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Task	`taskId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

userinfo.profileuserinfo.emailmeistertask

About MeisterTask#

Task Management for Teams

Action#

Convert SOAP XML Object to JSON on Salesforce

Description:Converts a SOAP XML Object received from Salesforce to JSON

Version:0.0.6

Key:salesforce_rest_api-convert-soap-xml-to-json

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Salesforce Overview#

The Salesforce (REST API) provides a powerful platform for creating and managing customer relationships with a wide array of features like data manipulation, querying, and complex automation. With Pipedream's serverless execution, you can create workflows that automate your sales processes, sync data with other platforms, enhance customer engagement, and trigger actions based on specific events. Dive into Salesforce data, streamline lead management, track customer interactions, and push or pull data to or from Salesforce seamlessly.

Action Code#

import salesforce_rest_api from "../../salesforce_rest_api.app.mjs";
import converter from "../../../helper_functions/actions/xml-to-json/xml-to-json.mjs";

export default {
  key: "salesforce_rest_api-convert-soap-xml-to-json",
  name: "Convert SOAP XML Object to JSON",
  description: "Converts a SOAP XML Object received from Salesforce to JSON",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    salesforce_rest_api,
    infoBox: {
      type: "alert",
      alertType: "info",
      content: `This action is useful in conjunction with Salesforce Flow Builder, and is primarily used if Instant triggers are not working for your use case.
\\
[See the documentation](https://pipedream.com/apps/salesforce-rest-api#troubleshooting) for more details.`,
    },
    xml: {
      type: "string",
      label: "XML Soap Object",
      description: "The object received from Salesforce that will be converted.",
    },
    extractNotificationOnly: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Extract Notifications Only",
      description: "Whether to extract only the notification parts from the XML. Default: `true`.",
      optional: true,
      default: true,
    },
    failOnError: {
      type: "boolean",
      label: "Fail on Error",
      description: "Whether the action should fail if an error occurs when extracting notifications. Default: `false`.",
      optional: true,
      default: false,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const json = await converter.run.bind({
      input: this.xml,
      compact: false,
    })({
      $,
    });

    if (!this.extractNotificationOnly) {
      return json;
    }

    try {
      const notifications = json.elements[0].elements[0].elements[0].elements
        .filter(({ name }) => name === "Notification");
      $.export("$summary", "Successfully converted to JSON and extracted notifications");
      return {
        notifications,
      };
    } catch (e) {
      const errorMessage = "Successfully converted to JSON, but was unable to extract notifications";
      if (this.failOnError) {
        $.export("$summary", errorMessage); // overrides exported $summary in converter
        throw new Error(errorMessage);
      }

      $.export("$summary", `${errorMessage}. Will return the whole JSON.`);
      return json;
    }
  },
};

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
Salesforce	`salesforce_rest_api`	`app`	This component uses the Salesforce app.
XML Soap Object	`xml`	`string`	The object received from Salesforce that will be converted.
Extract Notifications Only	`extractNotificationOnly`	`boolean`	Whether to extract only the notification parts from the XML. Default: `true`.
Fail on Error	`failOnError`	`boolean`	Whether the action should fail if an error occurs when extracting notifications. Default: `false`.

Action Authentication#

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

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

Convert SOAP XML Object to JSON with Salesforce API on New Comment Created from MeisterTask API

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