Create Attachment with Salesforce (REST API) API on New Current Message from Vestaboard API

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Getting Started#

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

Select this integration
Configure the New Current Message trigger
1. Connect your Vestaboard account
2. Configure timer
Configure the Create Attachment action
1. Connect your Salesforce (REST API) account
2. Configure Body
3. Configure Name
4. Configure Parent ID
5. Select one or more Field Selector
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 Current Message on Vestaboard

Description:Emit new event when a new message is displayed on a board. [See the docs](https://docs.vestaboard.com/read-write)

Version:0.0.1

Key:vestaboard-new-current-message

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Vestaboard Overview#

The Vestaboard API allows you to control a networked, mechanical split-flap display, enabling you to automate the content it shows. By integrating with Pipedream, you can develop serverless workflows that respond to various triggers (like incoming webhooks, emails, or scheduled timers) and push updates to your Vestaboard. You can dynamically display information such as meeting reminders, real-time performance metrics, or custom messages based on events from other apps and services.

Trigger Code#

import vestaboard from "../../vestaboard.app.mjs";
import { DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL } from "@pipedream/platform";

export default {
  key: "vestaboard-new-current-message",
  name: "New Current Message",
  description: "Emit new event when a new message is displayed on a board. [See the docs](https://docs.vestaboard.com/read-write)",
  version: "0.0.1",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    vestaboard,
    db: "$.service.db",
    timer: {
      type: "$.interface.timer",
      default: {
        intervalSeconds: DEFAULT_POLLING_SOURCE_TIMER_INTERVAL,
      },
    },
  },
  hooks: {
    async deploy() {
      const { currentMessage } = await this.vestaboard.getCurrentMessage();
      if (!currentMessage) {
        return;
      }
      this.emitEvent(currentMessage);
      this._setPreviousId(currentMessage.id);
    },
  },
  methods: {
    _getPreviousId() {
      return this.db.get("previousId");
    },
    _setPreviousId(previousId) {
      this.db.set("previousId", previousId);
    },
    generateMeta({ id }) {
      const ts = Date.now();
      return {
        id: `${id}${ts}`,
        summary: `New Message with ID ${id}`,
        ts,
      };
    },
    emitEvent(message) {
      const meta = this.generateMeta(message);
      this.$emit(message, meta);
    },
  },
  async run() {
    const previousId = this._getPreviousId();
    const { currentMessage } = await this.vestaboard.getCurrentMessage();
    if (!currentMessage || currentMessage.id === previousId) {
      return;
    }
    this.emitEvent(currentMessage);
    this._setPreviousId(currentMessage.id);
  },
};

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
Vestaboard	`vestaboard`	`app`	This component uses the Vestaboard app.
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
	`timer`	`$.interface.timer`

Trigger Authentication#

Vestaboard uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Vestaboard account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Vestaboard APIs in both code and no-code steps.

To retrieve your API keys,

Navigate to your Vestaboard account and sign in
Go to “API” > “Installables”
On one of your Installables, click on “DETAILS”
Go to “API Credentials”
Navigate to "API" > "Read/Write API"
Click "Enabled" and copy your Read/Write API Key.

About Vestaboard#

Vestaboard is smart messaging display you control with your phone or PC.

Action#

Create Attachment on Salesforce (REST API)

Description:Creates an attachment, which represents a file that a User has uploaded and attached to a parent object. See [Attachment SObject](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.228.0.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_attachment.htm) and [Create Record](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.228.0.api_rest.meta/api_rest/dome_sobject_create.htm)

Version:0.3.7

Key:salesforce_rest_api-create-attachment

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Salesforce (REST API) 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 common from "../common/base.mjs";
import attachment from "../../common/sobjects/attachment.mjs";
import {
  pickBy, pick,
} from "lodash-es";
import { toSingleLineString } from "../../common/utils.mjs";

const { salesforce } = common.props;

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "salesforce_rest_api-create-attachment",
  name: "Create Attachment",
  description: toSingleLineString(`
    Creates an attachment, which represents a file that a User has uploaded and attached to a parent object.
    See [Attachment SObject](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.228.0.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_attachment.htm)
    and [Create Record](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.228.0.api_rest.meta/api_rest/dome_sobject_create.htm)
  `),
  version: "0.3.7",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    salesforce,
    Body: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Body",
      description: "Encoded file data.",
    },
    Name: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Name",
      description: "Name of the attached file. Maximum size is 255 characters.",
    },
    ParentId: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Parent ID",
      description: "ID of the parent object of the attachment. The following objects are supported as parents of attachments:\n* Account\n* Asset\n* Campaign\n* Case\n* Contact\n* Contract\n* Custom objects\n* EmailMessage\n* EmailTemplate\n* Event\n* Lead\n* Opportunity\n* Product2\n* Solution\n* Task",
    },
    selector: {
      propDefinition: [
        salesforce,
        "fieldSelector",
      ],
      description: `${salesforce.propDefinitions.fieldSelector.description} Attachment`,
      options: () => Object.keys(attachment),
      reloadProps: true,
    },
  },
  additionalProps() {
    return this.additionalProps(this.selector, attachment);
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const data = pickBy(pick(this, [
      "Body",
      "Name",
      "ParentId",
      ...this.selector,
    ]));
    const response = await this.salesforce.createAttachment({
      $,
      data,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully created attachment "${this.Name}"`);
    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
Salesforce (REST API)	`salesforce`	`app`	This component uses the Salesforce (REST API) app.
Body	`Body`	`string`	Encoded file data.
Name	`Name`	`string`	Name of the attached file. Maximum size is 255 characters.
Parent ID	`ParentId`	`string`	ID of the parent object of the attachment. The following objects are supported as parents of attachments: Account Asset Campaign Case Contact Contract Custom objects EmailMessage EmailTemplate Event Lead Opportunity Product2 Solution Task
Field Selector	`selector`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Action Authentication#

Salesforce (REST API) uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Salesforce (REST API) account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Salesforce (REST API) 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 (REST API) API.

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

About Salesforce (REST API)#

Web services API for interacting with Salesforce

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