Convert SOAP XML Object to JSON with Salesforce API on New Contact Created from Salesmsg API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Salesmsg 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 Contact Created trigger
1. Connect your Salesmsg account
2. Configure Polling interval
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 Contact Created on Salesmsg

Description:Emit new event when a new contact is created.

Version:0.0.1

Key:salesmsg-contact-created

View on GitHub

Salesmsg Overview#

The Salesmsg API facilitates two-way SMS and MMS communications, allowing users to send, receive, and manage messages programmatically. It provides a suite of tools to integrate texting capabilities into various workflows and systems. On Pipedream, you can harness this API to automate conversations, sync with customer databases, trigger notifications, and much more, utilizing Pipedream's serverless platform to connect Salesmsg with a plethora of other apps and services.

Trigger Code#

import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import salesmsg from "../../salesmsg.app.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  key: "salesmsg-contact-created",
  name: "New Contact Created",
  version: "0.0.1",
  description: "Emit new event when a new contact is created.",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    salesmsg,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      label: "Polling interval",
      description: "Pipedream will poll the Salesmsg API on this schedule",
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getLastDate() {
      return this.db.get("lastDate") || "1970-01-01";
    },
    _setLastDate(lastDate) {
      this.db.set("lastDate", lastDate);
    },
    async startEvent(maxResults = 0) {

      const lastDate = this._getLastDate();
      const items = this.salesmsg.paginate({
        fn: this.salesmsg.listContacts,
        maxResults,
        perPage: true,
        params: {
          "sortBy": "created_at",
          "sortOrder": "desc",
          "filtersList[0][filters][0][key]": "created_at",
          "filtersList[0][filters][0][operator]": "is_after",
          "filtersList[0][filters][0][value]": lastDate,
          "filtersList[1][filters][0][key]": "created_at",
          "filtersList[1][filters][0][operator]": "is_equal_to",
          "filtersList[1][filters][0][value]": lastDate,
        },
      });

      let responseArray = [];

      for await (const item of items) {
        responseArray.push(item);
      }

      if (responseArray.length) this._setLastDate(responseArray[0].created_at);

      for (const item of responseArray.reverse()) {
        this.$emit(
          item,
          {
            id: item.id,
            summary: `A new contact with id: "${item.id}" was created!`,
            ts: item.created_at,
          },
        );
      }
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      await this.startEvent(25);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    await this.startEvent();
  },
  sampleEmit,
};

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
Salesmsg	`salesmsg`	`app`	This component uses the Salesmsg 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 Salesmsg API on this schedule

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

public-api

About Salesmsg#

One SMS app for your entire company. 2-way texting, SMS marketing, calling, & more.

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

View on GitHub

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:

About Salesforce#

Web services API for interacting with Salesforce

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