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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Event Start trigger
1. Connect your Google Calendar account
2. Configure timer
3. Optional- Select a Calendar ID
4. Configure Minutes Before
Configure the Create A New Job action
1. Connect your VisualPing account
2. Optional- Configure Email
3. Optional- Configure Business
4. Optional- Configure Locale
5. Optional- Configure Site Referer
6. Optional- Configure Ad Campaign
7. Optional- Configure Origin
8. Optional- Configure Content Type
9. Configure URL
10. Configure Description
11. Select a Mode
12. Configure Active
13. Configure Interval
14. Configure Trigger
15. Select a Target Device
16. Optional- Configure Proxy
17. Optional- Configure Fixed Proxy Alias
18. Optional- Configure Xpath
19. Optional- Configure Renderer
20. Optional- Configure Disable JS
21. Optional- Configure Page Height
22. Optional- Configure Wait Time
23. Optional- Configure Preactions Active
24. Optional- Configure Preactions Objects
25. Optional- Configure Advanced Schedule Active
26. Optional- Configure Multicheck Enabled
27. Configure Enable SMS Alert
28. Configure Enable Email Alert
29. Configure Use Slack Notification
30. Configure Use Teams Notification
31. Configure Use Webhook Notification
32. Configure Use Discord Notification
33. Configure Use Slack App Notification
34. Select a Workspace ID
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 Event Start on Google Calendar

Description:Emit new event when the specified time before the Google Calendar event starts

Version:0.1.8

Key:google_calendar-event-start

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Google Calendar Overview#

The Google Calendar API lets you dip into the powerhouse of scheduling, allowing for the reading, creation, and manipulation of events and calendars directly from your applications. Through Pipedream, you can seamlessly integrate Google Calendar into a myriad of workflows, automating event management, syncing with other services, setting up custom reminders, or even collating data for reporting. The key here is to streamline your calendar-related processes, ensuring that your time management is as efficient and automated as possible.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/common.mjs";
import sampleEmit from "./test-event.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "google_calendar-event-start",
  name: "New Event Start",
  description: "Emit new event when the specified time before the Google Calendar event starts",
  version: "0.1.8",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    calendarId: {
      propDefinition: [
        common.props.googleCalendar,
        "calendarId",
      ],
    },
    minutesBefore: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Minutes Before",
      description: "Emit the event this many minutes before the event starts",
      default: 5,
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    getMillisecondsBefore() {
      return +this.minutesBefore * 60 * 1000;
    },
    getConfig({
      now, intervalMs,
    }) {
      const {
        getMillisecondsBefore,
        calendarId,
      } = this;

      const timeMin = new Date(now.getTime() - getMillisecondsBefore()).toISOString();
      const timeMax = new Date(now.getTime() + intervalMs).toISOString();
      return {
        calendarId,
        timeMax,
        timeMin,
        singleEvents: true,
        orderBy: "startTime",
      };
    },
    isRelevant(event, {
      now, intervalMs,
    }) {
      const start = new Date(event?.start?.dateTime);
      const msFromStart = start.getTime() - now.getTime();
      return msFromStart > 0
        && msFromStart < (this.getMillisecondsBefore() + intervalMs);
    },
  },
  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
Google Calendar	`googleCalendar`	`app`	This component uses the Google Calendar app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`
Calendar ID	`calendarId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Minutes Before	`minutesBefore`	`integer`	Emit the event this many minutes before the event starts

Trigger Authentication#

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

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

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.eventshttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.readonlyhttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/calendar.settings.readonly

About Google Calendar#

With Google Calendar, you can quickly schedule meetings and events and get reminders about upcoming activities, so you always know what’s next.

Action#

Create A New Job on VisualPing

Description:Creates a new job that will belong to a given user or workspace. [See the docs here](https://develop.api.visualping.io/doc.html#tag/Jobs/paths/~1v2~1jobs/post)

Version:0.0.2

Key:visualping-create-job

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VisualPing Overview#

VisualPing is a tool that lets you monitor web pages for changes. Using its API with Pipedream, you can automate reactions to those changes. For instance, you can set up workflows that notify you or your team when specific parts of a web page update, or use changes to trigger downstream actions in other apps. Pipedream's serverless platform enables you to connect VisualPing with a vast array of apps to create custom, automated workflows without writing a lot of code.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  key: "visualping-create-job",
  name: "Create A New Job",
  version: "0.0.2",
  description: "Creates a new job that will belong to a given user or workspace. [See the docs here](https://develop.api.visualping.io/doc.html#tag/Jobs/paths/~1v2~1jobs/post)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    visualping,
    email: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "email",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    business: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "business",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    locale: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "locale",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    siteReferer: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "siteReferer",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    adCampaign: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "adCampaign",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    origin: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "origin",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    contentType: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "contentType",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    url: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "url",
      ],
    },
    description: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "description",
      ],
    },
    mode: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "mode",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    active: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "active",
      ],
    },
    interval: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "interval",
      ],
    },
    trigger: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "trigger",
      ],
    },
    targetDevice: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "targetDevice",
      ],
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    proxy: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "proxy",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    fixedProxyAlias: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "fixedProxyAlias",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    xpath: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "xpath",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    renderer: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "renderer",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    disableJS: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "disableJS",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    pageHeight: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "pageHeight",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    waitTime: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "waitTime",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    preactionsActive: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "preactionsActive",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    preactionsObjects: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "preactionsObjects",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    advancedScheduleActive: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "advancedScheduleActive",
      ],
      optional: true,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    multicheckEnabled: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "multicheckEnabled",
      ],
      optional: true,
    },
    enableSmsAlert: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "enableSmsAlert",
      ],
      default: false,
    },
    enableEmailAlert: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "enableEmailAlert",
      ],
      default: false,
    },
    useSlackNotification: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "useSlackNotification",
      ],
      default: false,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    useTeamsNotification: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "useTeamsNotification",
      ],
      default: false,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    useWebhookNotification: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "useWebhookNotification",
      ],
      default: false,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    useDiscordNotification: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "useDiscordNotification",
      ],
      default: false,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    useSlackAppNotification: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "useSlackAppNotification",
      ],
      default: false,
      reloadProps: true,
    },
    workspaceId: {
      propDefinition: [
        visualping,
        "workspaceId",
      ],
    },
  },
  async additionalProps() {
    const props = {};
    if (this.targetDevice && (this.targetDevice === "1" || this.targetDevice === "3")) {
      props.cropX = {
        type: "integer",
        label: "Crop X",
        description: "Start X position to the crop.",
      };
      props.cropY = {
        type: "integer",
        label: "Crop Y",
        description: "Start Y position to the crop.",
      };
      props.cropWidth = {
        type: "integer",
        label: "Crop Width",
        description: "The width of the crop.",
      };
      props.cropHeight = {
        type: "integer",
        label: "Crop Height",
        description: "The height of the crop.",
      };
    }
    if (this.mode && this.mode === "TEXT") {
      props.keywordAction = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Keyword Action",
        description: "Keyword detection mode.",
        optional: true,
        options: [
          "ADDED",
          "ALL",
          "DELETED",
        ],
      };
      props.keywords = {
        type: "string[]",
        label: "Keywords",
        description: "List of keywords.",
        optional: true,
      };
    }
    if (this.advancedScheduleActive) {
      props.stopTime = {
        type: "integer",
        min: 0,
        max: 24,
        label: "Stop Time",
        description: "The time to stop.",
      };
      props.startTime = {
        type: "integer",
        min: 0,
        max: 24,
        label: "Start Time",
        description: "The time to start.",
      };
      props.activeDays = {
        type: "integer[]",
        label: "Active days",
        description: "List of days from 1 to 7.",
      };
    }
    if (this.useSlackNotification) {
      props.slackUrl = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Slack URL",
        description: "The URL to the slack notification.",
      };
      props.slackChannels = {
        type: "string[]",
        label: "Slack Channels",
        description: "A list of slack's channels.",
      };
    }
    if (this.useTeamsNotification) {
      props.teamsUrl = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Teams URL",
        description: "The URL to the teams notification.",
      };
    }
    if (this.useWebhookNotification) {
      props.webhookUrl = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Webhook URL",
        description: "The URL to the webhook notification.",
      };
    }
    if (this.useDiscordNotification) {
      props.discordUrl = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Discord URL",
        description: "The URL to the discord notification.",
      };
    }
    if (this.useSlackAppNotification) {
      props.slackAppUrl = {
        type: "string",
        label: "Slack App URL",
        description: "The URL to the slack app notification.",
      };
      props.slackAppChannels = {
        type: "string[]",
        label: "Slack App Channels",
        description: "A list of slack app' channels.",
      };
    }
    return props;
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const {
      visualping,
      adCampaign,
      targetDevice,
      fixedProxyAlias,
      disableJS,
      pageHeight,
      waitTime,
      preactionsActive,
      preactionsObjects,
      advancedScheduleActive,
      multicheckEnabled,
      enableSmsAlert,
      enableEmailAlert,
      useSlackNotification,
      useTeamsNotification,
      useWebhookNotification,
      useDiscordNotification,
      useSlackAppNotification,
      workspaceId,
      cropX,
      cropY,
      cropWidth,
      cropHeight,
      keywordAction,
      keywords,
      mode,
      trigger,
      stopTime,
      startTime,
      activeDays,
      slackUrl,
      slackChannels,
      teamsUrl,
      webhookUrl,
      discordUrl,
      slackAppUrl,
      slackAppChannels,
      ...data
    } = this;

    const advancedSchedule = advancedScheduleActive
      ? {
        stop_time: stopTime,
        start_time: startTime,
        active_days: activeDays,
      }
      : null;

    const nofiticationConfig = {};
    if (useSlackNotification) {
      nofiticationConfig.slack = {
        url: slackUrl,
        active: true,
        channels: slackChannels,
      };
    }
    if (useTeamsNotification) {
      nofiticationConfig.teams = {
        url: teamsUrl,
        active: true,
      };
    }
    if (useWebhookNotification) {
      nofiticationConfig.webhook = {
        url: webhookUrl,
        active: true,
      };
    }
    if (useDiscordNotification) {
      nofiticationConfig.discord = {
        url: discordUrl,
        active: true,
      };
    }
    if (useSlackAppNotification) {
      nofiticationConfig.slack_app = {
        url: slackAppUrl,
        active: true,
        channels: slackAppChannels,
      };
    }

    const crop = (this.targetDevice && (this.targetDevice === "1" || this.targetDevice === "3")) ?
      {
        x: cropX,
        y: cropY,
        width: cropWidth,
        height: cropHeight,
      }
      : null;

    const response = await visualping.createJob({
      $,
      data: {
        ...data,
        ad_campaign: adCampaign,
        target_device: targetDevice,
        fixed_proxy_alias: fixedProxyAlias,
        disable_js: disableJS,
        page_height: pageHeight,
        wait_time: waitTime,
        preactions: {
          active: preactionsActive,
          actions: preactionsObjects,
        },
        trigger,
        advanced_schedule: advancedSchedule,
        mode,
        multicheck_enabled: multicheckEnabled,
        notification: {
          enableSmsAlert,
          enableEmailAlert,
          configuration: {
            ...nofiticationConfig,
          },
          threshold: {
            VISUAL: parseFloat(trigger),
            TEXT: parseFloat(trigger),
            WEB: parseFloat(trigger),
          },
        },
        workspaceId,
        crop,
        keyword_action: keywordAction,
        keywords: keywords && keywords.toString(),
      },
    });

    $.export("$summary", `A new job with id ${response.id} was successfully created!`);
    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
VisualPing	`visualping`	`app`	This component uses the VisualPing app.
Email	`email`	`string`	An email for internal use.
Business	`business`	`boolean`	For internal use.
Locale	`locale`	`string`	Locale for internal use.
Site Referer	`siteReferer`	`string`	Site Referer for internal use.
Ad Campaign	`adCampaign`	`object`	For internal use.
Origin	`origin`	`string`	For internal use.
Content Type	`contentType`	`string`	For internal use.
URL	`url`	`string`	Url of the web page monitored by this job.
Description	`description`	`string`	Job Description
Mode	`mode`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`TEXTVISUALWEB`
Active	`active`	`boolean`	Whether the job is active or paused.
Interval	`interval`	`string`	Job's crawling interval expressed in minutes. Examples: `5`, `15`, `1440`...
Trigger	`trigger`	`string`	Job's diff detection trigger expressed in percents. Examples: `0.1`, `25`...
Target Device	`targetDevice`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`{ "label": "1 - Area", "value": "1" }{ "label": "2 - Mobile", "value": "2" }{ "label": "3 - Specific Fold", "value": "3" }{ "label": "4 - All Page", "value": "4" }`
Proxy	`proxy`	`string`	String code representing the optional proxy to use for this job. Contact Visualping for details.
Fixed Proxy Alias	`fixedProxyAlias`	`string`	For internal use.
Xpath	`xpath`	`string`	Optional xpath representing the root web element to consider for this job.
Renderer	`renderer`	`string`	For internal use.
Disable JS	`disableJS`	`boolean`	For internal use.
Page Height	`pageHeight`	`string`	For internal use.
Wait Time	`waitTime`	`integer`	Number of seconds to wait the crawling and before applying any actions on the wab page.
Preactions Active	`preactionsActive`	`boolean`	Whether Preactions is active or not.
Preactions Objects	`preactionsObjects`	`any`	Array of `LegacyJobPreAction` objects.
Advanced Schedule Active	`advancedScheduleActive`	`boolean`	Whether advanced schedule is active or not.
Multicheck Enabled	`multicheckEnabled`	`string`	For internal use.
Enable SMS Alert	`enableSmsAlert`	`boolean`	Used to enable sms notifications for the considered job. Typically false.
Enable Email Alert	`enableEmailAlert`	`boolean`	Used to enable email notifications for the considered job. Typically false.
Use Slack Notification	`useSlackNotification`	`boolean`	If this job uses slack notification.
Use Teams Notification	`useTeamsNotification`	`boolean`	If this job uses teams notification.
Use Webhook Notification	`useWebhookNotification`	`boolean`	If this job uses webhook notification.
Use Discord Notification	`useDiscordNotification`	`boolean`	If this job uses discord notification.
Use Slack App Notification	`useSlackAppNotification`	`boolean`	If this job uses slack app notification.
Workspace ID	`workspaceId`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

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

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

About VisualPing#

Website change detection, monitoring and alerting

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