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Getting Started#

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

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Configure the New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds trigger
1. Connect your RSS account
2. Configure timer
3. Configure Feed URLs
4. Optional- Configure Max per Feed
Configure the Create Activity action
1. Connect your Orbit account
2. Select a Workspace Slug
3. Select a Workspace Member Slug
4. Configure Title
5. Optional- Configure Description
6. Optional- Configure Link
7. Optional- Configure Link Text
8. Optional- Configure Weight
9. Optional- Configure Activity Type Key
10. Optional- Configure Occurred At
11. Optional- Configure Properties
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 Item From Multiple RSS Feeds on RSS

Description:Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds

Version:1.2.7

Key:rss-new-item-from-multiple-feeds

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RSS Overview#

The RSS app allows users to automatically fetch and parse updates from web feeds. This functionality is pivotal for staying abreast of content changes or updates from websites, blogs, and news outlets that offer RSS feeds. With Pipedream, you can harness the RSS API to trigger workflows that enable a broad range of automations, like content aggregation, monitoring for specific keywords, notifications, and data synchronization across platforms.

Trigger Code#

import rss from "../../app/rss.app.mjs";
import { defineSource } from "@pipedream/types";
import rssCommon from "../common/common.mjs";
export default defineSource({
    ...rssCommon,
    key: "rss-new-item-from-multiple-feeds",
    name: "New Item From Multiple RSS Feeds",
    type: "source",
    description: "Emit new items from multiple RSS feeds",
    version: "1.2.7",
    props: {
        ...rssCommon.props,
        urls: {
            propDefinition: [
                rss,
                "urls",
            ],
            description: "Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.",
        },
        max: {
            type: "integer",
            label: "Max per Feed",
            description: "Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.",
            optional: true,
            default: 20,
        },
    },
    dedupe: "unique",
    hooks: {
        async activate() {
            // Try to parse the feed one time to confirm we can fetch and parse.
            // The code will throw any errors to the user.
            for (const url of this.urls) {
                await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url);
            }
        },
    },
    async run() {
        const items = [];
        for (const url of this.urls) {
            const feedItems = (await this.rss.fetchAndParseFeed(url))?.slice(0, this.max);
            console.log(`Retrieved items from ${url}`);
            items.push(...feedItems);
        }
        this.rss.sortItems(items).forEach((item) => {
            const meta = this.generateMeta(item);
            this.$emit(item, 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
RSS	`rss`	`app`	This component uses the RSS app.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`	How often you want to poll the feed for new items
Feed URLs	`urls`	`string[]`	Enter one or multiple URLs from any public RSS feed. To avoid timeouts, 5 or less URLs is recommended.
Max per Feed	`max`	`integer`	Maximum number of posts per feed to retrieve at one time. Defaults to 20.

Trigger Authentication#

The RSS API does not require authentication.

About RSS#

Real Simple Syndication

Action#

Create Activity on Orbit

Description:Create a new activity. [See the docs here](https://api.orbit.love/reference/post_workspace-slug-members-member-slug-activities)

Version:0.0.1

Key:orbit-create-activity

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Orbit Overview#

The Orbit API enables you to monitor and manage the uptime and performance of your websites and internet services. Through automation and integration on Pipedream, you can streamline incident management, aggregate performance data, and enhance communication across your tech stack. By leveraging real-time data from Orbit, you can trigger workflows based on site status changes, get aggregated insights, and automate responses to performance issues.

Action Code#

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

export default {
  name: "Create Activity",
  description: "Create a new activity. [See the docs here](https://api.orbit.love/reference/post_workspace-slug-members-member-slug-activities)",
  key: "orbit-create-activity",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    app,
    workspaceSlug: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "workspaceSlug",
      ],
    },
    workspaceMemberSlug: {
      propDefinition: [
        app,
        "workspaceMemberSlug",
        ({ workspaceSlug }) => ({
          workspaceSlug,
        }),
      ],
    },
    title: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Title",
      description: "A title for the activity; displayed in the timeline",
    },
    description: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Description",
      description: "A description for the activity; displayed in the timeline",
      optional: true,
    },
    link: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Link",
      description: "A URL for the activity; displayed in the timeline",
      optional: true,
    },
    linkText: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Link Text",
      description: "The text for the timeline link",
      optional: true,
    },
    weight: {
      type: "integer",
      label: "Weight",
      description: "A custom weight to be used in filters and reports; defaults to 1.",
      optional: true,
    },
    activityTypeKey: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Activity Type Key",
      description: "The key for a custom activity type for the workspace. Will create a new activity type if it does not exist.",
      optional: true,
    },
    occurredAt: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Occurred At",
      description: "The date and time the activity occurred; defaults to now.",
      optional: true,
    },
    properties: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Properties",
      description: "Key-value pairs to provide contextual metadata about an activity.",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const activity = {
      title: this.title,
      description: this.description,
      link: this.link,
      link_text: this.linkText,
      weight: this.weight,
      activity_type_key: this.activityTypeKey,
      occurred_at: this.occurredAt,
      properties: this.properties,
    };
    const res = await this.app.createActivity(
      this.workspaceSlug,
      this.workspaceMemberSlug,
      activity,
    );
    $.export("$summary", `Activity successfully created with id "${res.data.id}"`);
    return res;
  },
};

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
Orbit	`app`	`app`	This component uses the Orbit app.
Workspace Slug	`workspaceSlug`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Workspace Member Slug	`workspaceMemberSlug`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Title	`title`	`string`	A title for the activity; displayed in the timeline
Description	`description`	`string`	A description for the activity; displayed in the timeline
Link	`link`	`string`	A URL for the activity; displayed in the timeline
Link Text	`linkText`	`string`	The text for the timeline link
Weight	`weight`	`integer`	A custom weight to be used in filters and reports; defaults to 1.
Activity Type Key	`activityTypeKey`	`string`	The key for a custom activity type for the workspace. Will create a new activity type if it does not exist.
Occurred At	`occurredAt`	`string`	The date and time the activity occurred; defaults to now.
Properties	`properties`	`object`	Key-value pairs to provide contextual metadata about an activity.

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