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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Product Trending trigger
1. Connect your Product Hunt account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Username
Configure the Create a Channel action
1. Connect your Slack account
2. Configure Channel name
3. Optional- Configure Is private?
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 Product Trending on Product Hunt

Description:Emit new event when a product posted by a user hits 100+ upvotes.

Version:0.0.1

Key:product_hunt-new-product-trending

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Product Hunt Overview#

The Product Hunt API taps into a vibrant community of tech enthusiasts and makers, allowing you to interact with their platform programmatically. With it, you can retrieve details on the latest trending products, post comments, and gather user data. Automating these interactions can keep you informed on tech trends, engage with the community, and analyze market interests.

Trigger Code#

import productHunt from "../../product_hunt.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";
import { ConfigurationError } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "product_hunt-new-product-trending",
  name: "New Product Trending",
  description: "Emit new event when a product posted by a user hits 100+ upvotes.",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    productHunt,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
    username: {
      propDefinition: [
        productHunt,
        "username",
      ],
      description: "The username (without the @ sign) of the user to watch for trending posts",
    },
  },
  methods: {
    generateMeta(node) {
      return {
        id: node.id,
        summary: node.name,
        ts: Date.parse(node.createdAt),
      };
    },
  },
  async run() {
    if (this.username.startsWith("@")) {
      throw new ConfigurationError("Username should not include the @ symbol");
    }

    const { user } = await this.productHunt.listUserPosts({
      username: this.username,
    });

    if (!user) {
      throw new Error(`User with username ${this.username} does not exist`);
    }

    const posts = user.madePosts.edges?.filter((post) => post.node.votesCount > 99);
    for (const post of posts.reverse()) {
      const { node } = post;
      const meta = this.generateMeta(node);
      this.$emit(node, meta);
    }
  },
};

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
Product Hunt	`productHunt`	`app`	This component uses the Product Hunt app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Username	`username`	`string`	The username (without the @ sign) of the user to watch for trending posts

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

publicprivatewrite

About Product Hunt#

The best new products in tech

Action#

Create a Channel on Slack

Description:Create a new channel. [See the documentation](https://api.slack.com/methods/conversations.create)

Version:0.0.21

Key:slack-create-channel

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Slack Overview#

The Pipedream Slack app enables you to build event-driven workflows that interact with the Slack API. Once you authorize the Pipedream app's access to your workspace, you can use Pipedream workflows to perform common Slack actions or write your own code against the Slack API.

The Pipedream Slack app is not a typical app. You don't interact with it directly as a bot, and it doesn't add custom functionality to your workspace out of the box. It makes it easier to automate anything you'd typically use the Slack API for, using Pipedream workflows.

Automate posting updates to your team channels
Create a bot to answer common questions
Integrate with your existing tools and services
And much more!

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "slack-create-channel",
  name: "Create a Channel",
  description: "Create a new channel. [See the documentation](https://api.slack.com/methods/conversations.create)",
  version: "0.0.21",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    slack,
    channelName: {
      label: "Channel name",
      description: "Name of the public or private channel to create",
      type: "string",
    },
    isPrivate: {
      label: "Is private?",
      type: "boolean",
      description: "`false` by default. Pass `true` to create a private channel instead of a public one.",
      default: false,
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    // parse name
    const name = this.channelName.replace(/\s+/g, "-").toLowerCase();

    const response = await this.slack.sdk().conversations.create({
      name,
      is_private: this.isPrivate,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created channel ${this.channelName}`);
    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
Slack	`slack`	`app`	This component uses the Slack app.
Channel name	`channelName`	`string`	Name of the public or private channel to create
Is private?	`isPrivate`	`boolean`	`false` by default. Pass `true` to create a private channel instead of a public one.

Action Authentication#

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

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

channels:historychannels:readchannels:writeemoji:readgroups:historygroups:readgroups:writeim:historyim:readim:writelinks:readlinks:writempim:historympim:readmpim:writereactions:readreactions:writereminders:readreminders:writestars:readteam:readusergroups:readusergroups:writeusers:readusers:read.emailusers:writechat:write:botchat:write:userfiles:write:usercommandsusers.profile:writeusers.profile:read

About Slack#

Slack is a channel-based messaging platform. With Slack, people can work together more effectively, connect all their software tools and services, and find the information they need to do their best work — all within a secure, enterprise-grade environment.

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